Acceptance Rate and Application Statistics
The following table compares the admission related statistics including number of applicants, admitted, and enrolled between Top 100 Colleges By CollegeEvaluator. The average acceptance rate of Top 100 Colleges By CollegeEvaluator is 23.27% and the average admission yield (enrollment rate) is 33.24%.
California Institute of Technology has the tighest (lowest) acceptance rate of 2.69% and Massachusetts Institute of Technology has the highest yield (enrollment rate) of 84.97% among Top 100 Colleges By CollegeEvaluator. The numbers in parenthesis() in below table represent the number and rate by gender (men/women). The statistics is based on the latest data from IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education for academic year 2022-2023.
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| Rank | Name | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Enrollment Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 33,767 (21,588/12,179) | 1,337 (661/676) | 1,136 (582/554) | 4% (3%/6%) | 85% (88%/5%) | |
| 2 | Stanford University | 56,378 (28,379/27,999) | 2,075 (948/1,127) | 1,736 (794/942) | 4% (3%/4%) | 84% (84%/3%) | |
| 3 | Princeton University | 38,019 (18,422/19,597) | 2,167 (1,045/1,122) | 1,499 (736/763) | 6% (6%/6%) | 69% (70%/4%) | |
| 4 | Harvard University | 61,221 (28,024/33,197) | 1,984 (908/1,076) | 1,646 (740/906) | 3% (3%/3%) | 83% (81%/3%) | |
| 5 | University of Chicago | 37,522 (16,830/20,670) | 2,039 (1,064/975) | 1,729 (936/793) | 5% (6%/5%) | 85% (88%/4%) | |
| 6 | Columbia University in the City of New York | 60,879 (24,499/34,973) | 2,404 (1,151/1,199) | 1,540 (742/761) | 4% (5%/3%) | 64% (64%/2%) | |
| 7 | University of Pennsylvania | 54,588 (25,055/29,533) | 3,549 (1,627/1,922) | 2,409 (1,071/1,338) | 7% (6%/7%) | 68% (66%/5%) | |
| 8 | Yale University | 50,060 (21,108/28,952) | 2,289 (1,118/1,171) | 1,554 (759/795) | 5% (5%/4%) | 68% (68%/3%) | |
| 9 | California Institute of Technology | 16,626 (11,352/5,274) | 448 (211/237) | 224 (116/108) | 3% (2%/4%) | 50% (55%/2%) | |
| 10 | Duke University | 50,016 (23,211/26,805) | 3,174 (1,437/1,737) | 1,745 (793/952) | 6% (6%/6%) | 55% (55%/4%) | |
| 11 | Northwestern University | 51,261 (23,535/27,725) | 3,695 (1,652/2,043) | 2,038 (919/1,119) | 7% (7%/7%) | 55% (56%/4%) | |
| 12 | Brown University | 50,649 (18,939/31,710) | 2,562 (1,275/1,287) | 1,717 (828/889) | 5% (7%/4%) | 67% (65%/3%) | |
| 13 | Dartmouth College | 28,336 (13,323/15,013) | 1,808 (906/902) | 1,124 (564/560) | 6% (7%/6%) | 62% (62%/4%) | |
| 14 | Rice University | 31,443 (15,807/15,636) | 2,730 (1,354/1,376) | 1,203 (604/599) | 9% (9%/9%) | 44% (45%/4%) | |
| 15 | Vanderbilt University | 46,377 (20,388/25,989) | 3,093 (1,411/1,682) | 1,619 (739/880) | 7% (7%/6%) | 52% (52%/3%) | |
| 16 | Pomona College | 10,666 (4,254/6,407) | 749 (340/409) | 413 (174/239) | 7% (8%/6%) | 55% (51%/4%) | |
| 17 | Cornell University | 69,195 (34,671/34,524) | 5,168 (2,317/2,851) | 3,491 (1,570/1,921) | 7% (7%/8%) | 68% (68%/6%) | |
| 18 | Carnegie Mellon University | 34,261 (20,471/13,790) | 3,873 (1,842/2,031) | 1,716 (839/877) | 11% (9%/15%) | 44% (46%/6%) | |
| 19 | University of Notre Dame | 26,509 (12,958/13,551) | 3,421 (1,789/1,632) | 2,037 (1,058/979) | 13% (14%/12%) | 60% (59%/7%) | |
| 20 | Swarthmore College | 14,707 (6,047/8,660) | 1,019 (489/530) | 433 (204/229) | 7% (8%/6%) | 42% (42%/3%) | |
| 21 | Washington University in St Louis | 32,014 (14,754/17,260) | 3,764 (1,795/1,969) | 1,813 (827/986) | 12% (12%/11%) | 48% (46%/6%) | |
| 22 | Amherst College | 14,864 (6,260/7,845) | 1,079 (451/582) | 467 (210/243) | 7% (7%/7%) | 43% (47%/3%) | |
| 23 | Johns Hopkins University | 37,844 (16,330/21,496) | 2,745 (1,238/1,501) | 1,406 (632/773) | 7% (8%/7%) | 51% (51%/4%) | |
| 24 | Barnard College | 12,009 (0/12,009) | 1,056 (0/1,056) | 697 (0/697) | 9% (0%/9%) | 66% (0%/6%) | |
| 25 | New York University | 100,662 (38,481/62,181) | 12,539 (4,743/7,796) | 6,184 (2,419/3,765) | 12% (12%/13%) | 49% (51%/6%) | |
| 26 | Georgetown University | 26,638 (10,345/16,055) | 3,257 (1,325/1,907) | 1,586 (625/949) | 12% (13%/12%) | 49% (47%/6%) | |
| 27 | University of Southern California | 69,062 (30,701/38,330) | 8,304 (3,869/4,424) | 3,420 (1,571/1,840) | 12% (13%/12%) | 41% (41%/5%) | |
| 28 | Claremont McKenna College | 5,709 (2,545/3,164) | 591 (266/325) | 322 (157/165) | 10% (10%/10%) | 54% (59%/5%) | |
| 29 | Harvey Mudd College | 4,440 (2,931/1,509) | 593 (271/322) | 237 (116/121) | 13% (9%/21%) | 40% (43%/8%) | |
| 30 | Williams College | 15,321 (6,870/7,974) | 1,302 (607/653) | 577 (264/294) | 8% (9%/8%) | 44% (43%/4%) | |
| 31 | Wellesley College | 8,491 (0/8,491) | 1,152 (0/1,152) | 585 (0/585) | 14% (0%/14%) | 51% (0%/7%) | |
| 32 | Tufts University | 34,882 (13,900/19,732) | 3,381 (1,374/1,873) | 1,695 (696/929) | 10% (10%/9%) | 50% (51%/5%) | |
| 33 | Emory University | 33,179 (13,161/20,018) | 3,767 (1,653/2,114) | 1,424 (636/788) | 11% (13%/11%) | 38% (38%/4%) | |
| 34 | Middlebury College | 12,952 (5,404/7,548) | 1,644 (745/899) | 639 (291/348) | 13% (14%/12%) | 39% (39%/5%) | |
| 35 | Carleton College | 8,583 (4,092/4,491) | 1,427 (679/748) | 532 (268/264) | 17% (17%/17%) | 37% (39%/6%) | |
| 36 | Tulane University of Louisiana | 31,615 (11,132/20,483) | 3,621 (1,150/2,471) | 1,843 (619/1,224) | 11% (10%/12%) | 51% (54%/6%) | |
| 37 | Colby College | 16,890 (7,552/9,338) | 1,286 (582/704) | 673 (323/350) | 8% (8%/8%) | 52% (55%/4%) | |
| 38 | Bowdoin College | 9,376 (3,994/5,382) | 862 (392/470) | 508 (232/276) | 9% (10%/9%) | 59% (59%/5%) | |
| 39 | Grinnell College | 9,997 (4,758/5,104) | 1,076 (450/617) | 437 (194/243) | 11% (9%/12%) | 41% (43%/5%) | |
| 40 | The University of Texas at Austin | 60,055 (28,507/31,260) | 18,830 (7,598/11,172) | 9,109 (3,617/5,482) | 31% (27%/36%) | 48% (48%/18%) | |
| 41 | Washington and Lee University | 7,224 (3,575/3,649) | 1,225 (545/680) | 476 (228/248) | 17% (15%/19%) | 39% (42%/7%) | |
| 42 | Boston University | 80,796 (31,328/49,468) | 11,607 (5,061/6,546) | 3,635 (1,475/2,160) | 14% (16%/13%) | 31% (29%/4%) | |
| 43 | University of Virginia-Main Campus | 50,926 (23,195/27,731) | 9,503 (4,116/5,387) | 4,022 (1,735/2,287) | 19% (18%/19%) | 42% (42%/8%) | |
| 44 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 50,610 (33,820/16,790) | 8,672 (4,847/3,825) | 3,647 (2,111/1,536) | 17% (14%/23%) | 42% (44%/9%) | |
| 45 | Soka University of America | 498 (150/348) | 282 (92/190) | 129 (48/81) | 57% (61%/55%) | 46% (52%/23%) | |
| 46 | University of Florida | 64,473 (28,248/36,225) | 15,054 (6,358/8,696) | 6,612 (2,730/3,882) | 23% (23%/24%) | 44% (43%/11%) | |
| 47 | Brigham Young University | 10,559 (4,723/5,836) | 7,040 (2,758/4,282) | 5,565 (2,230/3,335) | 67% (58%/73%) | 79% (81%/57%) | |
| 48 | Principia College | 209 (116/92) | 100 (58/41) | 61 (39/21) | 48% (50%/45%) | 61% (67%/23%) | |
| 49 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 56,341 (23,412/32,929) | 9,639 (3,863/5,776) | 4,435 (1,679/2,756) | 17% (17%/18%) | 46% (43%/8%) | |
| 50 | Haverford College | 5,657 (2,569/3,088) | 804 (341/463) | 362 (149/213) | 14% (13%/15%) | 45% (44%/7%) | |
| 51 | Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey | No admission statistics available for the school. | |||||
| 52 | Northeastern University | 91,000 (39,035/51,965) | 6,191 (2,259/3,932) | 2,519 (903/1,616) | 7% (6%/8%) | 41% (40%/3%) | |
| 53 | Boston College | 40,494 (15,887/24,459) | 6,748 (2,964/3,765) | 2,335 (1,079/1,253) | 17% (19%/15%) | 35% (36%/5%) | |
| 54 | University of Miami | 49,169 (20,268/28,901) | 9,312 (4,480/4,832) | 2,371 (1,159/1,212) | 19% (22%/17%) | 25% (26%/4%) | |
| 55 | University of California-Los Angeles | 149,801 (68,595/81,206) | 12,845 (5,096/7,749) | 6,462 (2,410/4,052) | 9% (7%/10%) | 50% (47%/5%) | |
| 56 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 84,289 (42,285/42,004) | 14,914 (6,434/8,480) | 7,050 (3,069/3,981) | 18% (15%/20%) | 47% (48%/9%) | |
| 57 | Lehigh University | 15,163 (7,744/7,419) | 5,607 (2,713/2,894) | 1,511 (804/707) | 37% (35%/39%) | 27% (30%/10%) | |
| 58 | University of California-Berkeley | 128,209 (61,188/67,021) | 14,523 (5,357/9,166) | 6,728 (2,701/4,027) | 11% (9%/14%) | 46% (50%/6%) | |
| 59 | Hamilton College | 9,899 (4,108/5,791) | 1,166 (451/715) | 478 (199/279) | 12% (11%/12%) | 41% (44%/5%) | |
| 60 | Vassar College | 11,412 (3,283/8,129) | 2,129 (849/1,280) | 681 (278/403) | 19% (26%/16%) | 32% (33%/5%) | |
| 61 | Wesleyan University | 14,521 (5,458/9,063) | 2,096 (1,010/1,086) | 743 (366/377) | 14% (19%/12%) | 35% (36%/4%) | |
| 62 | Hillsdale College | 3,017 (1,443/1,574) | 621 (306/315) | 387 (190/197) | 21% (21%/20%) | 62% (62%/13%) | |
| 63 | University of Rochester | 19,966 (9,805/10,155) | 7,768 (3,282/4,480) | 1,625 (756/863) | 39% (33%/44%) | 21% (23%/8%) | |
| 64 | Harding University | 2,254 (979/1,275) | 1,017 (446/571) | 802 (359/443) | 45% (46%/45%) | 79% (80%/35%) | |
| 65 | Villanova University | 23,835 (10,834/13,000) | 5,576 (2,767/2,809) | 1,779 (871/908) | 23% (26%/22%) | 32% (31%/7%) | |
| 66 | Colgate University | 21,109 (9,386/11,723) | 2,624 (1,076/1,548) | 812 (343/469) | 12% (11%/13%) | 31% (32%/4%) | |
| 67 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 41,654 (19,448/22,206) | 27,612 (12,593/15,019) | 7,780 (3,830/3,950) | 66% (65%/68%) | 28% (30%/18%) | |
| 68 | Santa Clara University | 16,650 (8,165/8,485) | 8,677 (3,876/4,801) | 1,641 (791/850) | 52% (47%/57%) | 19% (20%/10%) | |
| 69 | North Carolina State University at Raleigh | 35,568 (17,461/18,107) | 16,779 (7,434/9,345) | 5,627 (2,727/2,900) | 47% (43%/52%) | 34% (37%/16%) | |
| 70 | Scripps College | 3,099 (0/3,099) | 865 (0/865) | 260 (0/260) | 28% (0%/28%) | 30% (0%/8%) | |
| 71 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 60,214 (29,555/30,659) | 29,539 (13,386/16,153) | 8,628 (3,918/4,710) | 49% (45%/53%) | 29% (29%/15%) | |
| 72 | Texas A & M University-College Station | 43,422 (22,007/21,415) | 27,203 (14,043/13,160) | 12,490 (6,718/5,772) | 63% (64%/61%) | 46% (48%/27%) | |
| 73 | Loyola Marymount University | 21,695 (8,755/12,940) | 8,963 (3,650/5,313) | 1,608 (728/880) | 41% (42%/41%) | 18% (20%/7%) | |
| 74 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 63,257 (36,223/27,010) | 28,354 (13,926/14,418) | 7,957 (4,076/3,879) | 45% (38%/53%) | 28% (29%/14%) | |
| 75 | Case Western Reserve University | 38,701 (19,838/18,863) | 10,607 (5,357/5,250) | 1,553 (818/735) | 27% (27%/28%) | 15% (15%/4%) | |
| 76 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 68,582 (42,068/26,514) | 36,146 (19,147/16,999) | 9,447 (5,229/4,218) | 53% (46%/64%) | 26% (27%/16%) | |
| 77 | William & Mary | 18,087 (6,841/11,246) | 6,059 (2,661/3,398) | 1,642 (725/917) | 33% (39%/30%) | 27% (27%/8%) | |
| 78 | Brandeis University | 9,917 (4,222/5,695) | 3,908 (1,493/2,415) | 986 (438/548) | 39% (35%/42%) | 25% (29%/10%) | |
| 79 | Saint Louis University | 12,986 (4,931/7,223) | 11,001 (4,104/6,307) | 1,665 (606/961) | 85% (83%/87%) | 15% (15%/13%) | |
| 80 | Colorado College | 7,846 (3,195/4,651) | 1,279 (534/745) | 534 (231/303) | 16% (17%/16%) | 42% (43%/7%) | |
| 81 | Wake Forest University | 16,857 (7,697/9,160) | 3,602 (1,607/1,995) | 1,370 (621/749) | 21% (21%/22%) | 38% (39%/8%) | |
| 82 | University of Georgia | 39,320 (16,218/23,087) | 16,729 (6,149/10,574) | 6,273 (2,362/3,909) | 43% (38%/46%) | 37% (38%/17%) | |
| 83 | Pitzer College | 3,500 (1,145/2,127) | 644 (231/365) | 309 (129/159) | 18% (20%/17%) | 48% (56%/7%) | |
| 84 | Syracuse University | 41,489 (17,211/24,278) | 21,471 (8,900/12,571) | 4,108 (1,836/2,272) | 52% (52%/52%) | 19% (21%/9%) | |
| 85 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 45,321 (26,376/18,831) | 25,825 (13,843/11,919) | 7,166 (3,954/3,196) | 57% (52%/63%) | 28% (29%/17%) | |
| 86 | George Washington University | 27,266 (9,424/17,842) | 13,354 (4,882/8,472) | 2,941 (1,101/1,840) | 49% (52%/47%) | 22% (23%/10%) | |
| 87 | Davidson College | 6,479 (3,066/3,413) | 1,098 (508/590) | 542 (249/293) | 17% (17%/17%) | 49% (49%/9%) | |
| 88 | Oberlin College | 11,066 (4,678/6,388) | 3,859 (1,486/2,373) | 882 (357/525) | 35% (32%/37%) | 23% (24%/8%) | |
| 89 | American University | 19,510 (6,354/13,062) | 7,926 (2,417/5,466) | 1,761 (575/1,186) | 41% (38%/42%) | 22% (24%/9%) | |
| 90 | Pepperdine University | 11,466 (4,190/7,276) | 5,585 (2,161/3,424) | 942 (356/586) | 49% (52%/47%) | 17% (16%/8%) | |
| 91 | College of the Holy Cross | 7,036 (3,368/3,668) | 2,558 (1,177/1,381) | 903 (406/497) | 36% (35%/38%) | 35% (34%/14%) | |
| 92 | Union College | 8,458 (4,400/4,058) | 3,934 (2,007/1,927) | 575 (326/249) | 47% (46%/47%) | 15% (16%/6%) | |
| 93 | University of Connecticut | 40,894 (17,820/23,074) | 22,293 (8,603/13,690) | 4,069 (1,731/2,338) | 55% (48%/59%) | 18% (20%/10%) | |
| 94 | Muhlenberg College | 4,329 (1,807/2,522) | 2,836 (1,108/1,728) | 420 (167/253) | 66% (61%/69%) | 15% (15%/10%) | |
| 95 | University of Massachusetts-Amherst | 45,451 (21,896/23,555) | 28,871 (11,819/17,052) | 5,589 (2,577/3,012) | 64% (54%/72%) | 19% (22%/13%) | |
| 96 | University of Utah | 21,072 (10,624/10,439) | 18,781 (9,262/9,513) | 5,520 (2,737/2,777) | 89% (87%/91%) | 29% (30%/27%) | |
| 97 | Michigan State University | 53,341 (24,979/28,362) | 46,914 (21,668/25,246) | 9,829 (4,730/5,099) | 88% (87%/89%) | 21% (22%/18%) | |
| 98 | Connecticut College | 8,744 (3,590/5,154) | 3,533 (1,235/2,298) | 630 (237/393) | 40% (34%/45%) | 18% (19%/8%) | |
| 99 | University of Delaware | 35,362 (13,830/21,532) | 26,101 (9,635/16,466) | 4,906 (1,924/2,982) | 74% (70%/76%) | 19% (20%/14%) | |
| 100 | University of Wisconsin-La Crosse | 7,290 (3,037/4,253) | 5,413 (2,075/3,338) | 2,326 (978/1,348) | 74% (68%/78%) | 43% (47%/32%) | |
| Average | 32,873 (15,014/15,045) | 7,649 (3,382/4,255) | 2,622 (1,193/1,425) | 23.27% (22.5%/28.3%) | 33.24% (34.2%/32.5%) | ||
SAT Scores Comparison
The average SAT score of Top 100 Colleges By CollegeEvaluator is 1446. By subject, the average score of the SAT EBRW(Evidence-based Reading and Writing) is 713 and the average SAT Math score is 733.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology has the highest SAT scores of 1,560 and Principia College has the lowest SAT scores of 1,125 among Top 100 Colleges By CollegeEvaluator. The following table compares SAT Scores between Top 100 Colleges By CollegeEvaluator for the academic year 2022-2023.
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| Rank | Name | Submit%* (Submit#**) | SAT Total | Evidence-Based Reading and Writing | Math | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 78% (883) | 1560 | 760 | 800 | |
| 2 | Stanford University | 49% (855) | 1550 | 760 | 790 | |
| 3 | Princeton University | 59% (890) | 1540 | 760 | 780 | |
| 4 | Harvard University | 55% (903) | 1550 | 760 | 790 | |
| 5 | University of Chicago | 52% (891) | 1540 | 760 | 780 | |
| 6 | Columbia University in the City of New York | 44% (672) | 1530 | 750 | 780 | |
| 7 | University of Pennsylvania | 48% (1,153) | 1540 | 750 | 790 | |
| 8 | Yale University | 59% (913) | 1540 | 760 | 780 | |
| 9 | California Institute of Technology | Test Score is NOT considered for California Institute of Technology admission. | ||||
| 10 | Duke University | 49% (859) | 1550 | 760 | 790 | |
| 11 | Northwestern University | 47% (965) | 1530 | 750 | 780 | |
| 12 | Brown University | 54% (923) | 1540 | 760 | 780 | |
| 13 | Dartmouth College | 42% (475) | 1550 | 760 | 790 | |
| 14 | Rice University | 53% (635) | 1540 | 750 | 790 | |
| 15 | Vanderbilt University | 29% (468) | 1530 | 750 | 780 | |
| 16 | Pomona College | 35% (145) | 1520 | 750 | 770 | |
| 17 | Cornell University | 37% (1,281) | 1530 | 750 | 780 | |
| 18 | Carnegie Mellon University | 51% (867) | 1540 | 750 | 790 | |
| 19 | University of Notre Dame | 36% (731) | 1510 | 740 | 770 | |
| 20 | Swarthmore College | 42% (180) | 1520 | 750 | 770 | |
| 21 | Washington University in St Louis | 27% (492) | 1530 | 750 | 780 | |
| 22 | Amherst College | 40% (185) | 1510 | 740 | 770 | |
| 23 | Johns Hopkins University | 44% (625) | 1550 | 760 | 790 | |
| 24 | Barnard College | 30% (210) | 1505 | 745 | 760 | |
| 25 | New York University | 26% (1,627) | 1530 | 750 | 780 | |
| 26 | Georgetown University | 72% (1,149) | 1500 | 740 | 760 | |
| 27 | University of Southern California | 34% (1,173) | 1520 | 740 | 780 | |
| 28 | Claremont McKenna College | 28% (90) | 1510 | 740 | 770 | |
| 29 | Harvey Mudd College | 43% (102) | 1530 | 750 | 780 | |
| 30 | Williams College | 41% (235) | 1530 | 750 | 780 | |
| 31 | Wellesley College | 38% (224) | 1490 | 740 | 750 | |
| 32 | Tufts University | 37% (631) | 1510 | 740 | 770 | |
| 33 | Emory University | 41% (587) | 1500 | 730 | 770 | |
| 34 | Middlebury College | 29% (183) | 1490 | 740 | 750 | |
| 35 | Carleton College | 37% (197) | 1490 | 740 | 750 | |
| 36 | Tulane University of Louisiana | 16% (293) | 1450 | 720 | 730 | |
| 37 | Colby College | 42% (282) | 1490 | 730 | 760 | |
| 38 | Bowdoin College | 36% (183) | 1520 | 750 | 770 | |
| 39 | Grinnell College | 28% (121) | 1480 | 730 | 750 | |
| 40 | The University of Texas at Austin | 63% (5,720) | 1370 | 680 | 690 | |
| 41 | Washington and Lee University | 28% (133) | 1480 | 730 | 750 | |
| 42 | Boston University | 23% (823) | 1440 | 700 | 740 | |
| 43 | University of Virginia-Main Campus | 50% (2,001) | 1490 | 730 | 760 | |
| 44 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 74% (2,713) | 1480 | 720 | 760 | |
| 45 | Soka University of America | 38% (49) | 1350 | 610 | 740 | |
| 46 | University of Florida | 81% (5,358) | 1390 | 690 | 700 | |
| 47 | Brigham Young University | 13% (702) | 1360 | 680 | 680 | |
| 48 | Principia College | 20% (12) | 1125 | 550 | 575 | |
| 49 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 26% (1,169) | 1460 | 720 | 740 | |
| 50 | Haverford College | 43% (157) | 1500 | 740 | 760 | |
| 51 | Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey | No data is available. | ||||
| 52 | Northeastern University | 33% (827) | 1500 | 730 | 770 | |
| 53 | Boston College | 34% (800) | 1490 | 730 | 760 | |
| 54 | University of Miami | 35% (838) | 1390 | 690 | 700 | |
| 55 | University of California-Los Angeles | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Los Angeles admission. | ||||
| 56 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 54% (3,829) | 1470 | 720 | 750 | |
| 57 | Lehigh University | 37% (552) | 1410 | 690 | 720 | |
| 58 | University of California-Berkeley | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Berkeley admission. | ||||
| 59 | Hamilton College | 37% (175) | 1490 | 730 | 760 | |
| 60 | Vassar College | 33% (227) | 1490 | 740 | 750 | |
| 61 | Wesleyan University | 52% (384) | 1420 | 710 | 710 | |
| 62 | Hillsdale College | 28% (110) | 1440 | 730 | 710 | |
| 63 | University of Rochester | 28% (447) | 1470 | 710 | 760 | |
| 64 | Harding University | 28% (221) | 1160 | 590 | 570 | |
| 65 | Villanova University | 28% (492) | 1440 | 700 | 740 | |
| 66 | Colgate University | 31% (252) | 1480 | 730 | 750 | |
| 67 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 50% (3,906) | 1370 | 670 | 700 | |
| 68 | Santa Clara University | 34% (558) | 1364 | 671 | 693 | |
| 69 | North Carolina State University at Raleigh | 25% (1,432) | 1360 | 670 | 690 | |
| 70 | Scripps College | 32% (83) | 1460 | 740 | 720 | |
| 71 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 17% (1,457) | 1430 | 690 | 740 | |
| 72 | Texas A & M University-College Station | 78% (9,745) | 1270 | 630 | 640 | |
| 73 | Loyola Marymount University | 19% (300) | 1360 | 680 | 680 | |
| 74 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 44% (3,485) | 1440 | 700 | 740 | |
| 75 | Case Western Reserve University | 42% (650) | 1490 | 720 | 770 | |
| 76 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 67% (6,319) | 1330 | 650 | 680 | |
| 77 | William & Mary | 52% (860) | 1460 | 730 | 730 | |
| 78 | Brandeis University | 39% (381) | 1470 | 720 | 750 | |
| 79 | Saint Louis University | 9% (145) | 1300 | 660 | 640 | |
| 80 | Colorado College | 34% (180) | 1370 | 690 | 680 | |
| 81 | Wake Forest University | Test Scores are considered (not required), but no data is available/reported. | ||||
| 82 | University of Georgia | 46% (2,875) | 1310 | 660 | 650 | |
| 83 | Pitzer College | Test Score is NOT considered for Pitzer College admission. | ||||
| 84 | Syracuse University | 26% (1,078) | 1350 | 670 | 680 | |
| 85 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 39% (2,795) | 1330 | 660 | 670 | |
| 86 | George Washington University | 31% (904) | 1410 | 710 | 700 | |
| 87 | Davidson College | 33% (181) | 1430 | 710 | 720 | |
| 88 | Oberlin College | 37% (329) | 1450 | 730 | 720 | |
| 89 | American University | 25% (441) | 1370 | 700 | 670 | |
| 90 | Pepperdine University | 16% (152) | 1390 | 700 | 690 | |
| 91 | College of the Holy Cross | 35% (313) | 1350 | 680 | 670 | |
| 92 | Union College | 38% (219) | 1390 | 690 | 700 | |
| 93 | University of Connecticut | 44% (1,798) | 1330 | 660 | 670 | |
| 94 | Muhlenberg College | 32% (135) | 1310 | 660 | 650 | |
| 95 | University of Massachusetts-Amherst | 30% (1,656) | 1370 | 680 | 690 | |
| 96 | University of Utah | 12% (643) | 1300 | 650 | 650 | |
| 97 | Michigan State University | 39% (3,834) | 1260 | 630 | 630 | |
| 98 | Connecticut College | 17% (106) | 1420 | 720 | 700 | |
| 99 | University of Delaware | 25% (1,241) | 1280 | 640 | 640 | |
| 100 | University of Wisconsin-La Crosse | Test Scores are considered (not required), but no data is available/reported. | ||||
| Average | 38.62% | 1446 | 713 | 733 | ||
ACT Scores Comparison
The average ACT score of Top 100 Colleges By CollegeEvaluator is 32. By subject, the average ACT English score is 33 and the ACT math score is 31.
The following table compares ACT Scores between Top 100 Colleges By CollegeEvaluator for academic year 2022-2023.
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*Number of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.
**Percent of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.
Application Requirements
The following table list and compare the requirements when applying Top 100 Colleges By CollegeEvaluator based on academic year 2022-2023 data.
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✔: Required △: Considered but not Required ✔: Recommended ✗: Neither Required nor Recommended
- HS GPA: High School or Secondary School GPA
- HS Rank: High School or Secondary School Rank
- HS Record: High School or Secondary School Record
- Prep. Program: Completion of College Preparatory Program
- Rec.: Recommendations
- Comp.: Formal demonstration of competencies (e.g., portfolios, certificates of mastery, assessment instruments)
The ranking data is provided by CollegeEvaluator.
*Number of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.
**Percent of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.