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Admission Comparison Between Best Production / Operations Schools

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Acceptance Rate and Application Statistics

The following table compares the admission related statistics including number of applicants, admitted, and enrolled between best Production / Operations schools. The average acceptance rate of best Production / Operations schools is 21.07% and the average admission yield (enrollment rate) is 33.95%.
Harvard University has the tighest (lowest) acceptance rate of 3.24% and Stanford University has the highest yield (enrollment rate) of 83.66% among best Production / Operations schools. 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.
Admission Stats Comparison Between Best Production / Operations Schools
RankName ApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledAcceptance RateEnrollment Rate
2 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%)
3 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%)
4 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%)
5 Stanford University 56,378 (28,379/27,999) 2,075 (948/1,127) 1,736 (794/942) 4% (3%/4%) 84% (84%/3%)
6 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%)
7 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%)
8 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%)
8 Harvard University 61,221 (28,024/33,197) 1,984 (908/1,076) 1,646 (740/906) 3% (3%/3%) 83% (81%/3%)
10 Indiana University-Bloomington 50,080 (23,646/26,434) 41,272 (19,322/21,950) 9,736 (4,887/4,849) 82% (82%/83%) 24% (25%/18%)
Average57,949 (28,662/28,662)12,212 (5,892/6,314)4,146 (2,032/2,110)21.07% (20.6%/22.0%)33.95% (34.5%/33.4%)

SAT Scores Comparison

The average SAT score of best Production / Operations schools is 1481. By subject, the average score of the SAT EBRW(Evidence-based Reading and Writing) is 726 and the average SAT Math score is 756.
Stanford University has the highest SAT scores of 1,550 and Indiana University-Bloomington has the lowest SAT scores of 1,290 among best Production / Operations schools. The following table compares SAT Scores between best Production / Operations schools for the academic year 2022-2023.
SAT Score Comparison Between Best Production / Operations Schools
RankNameSubmit%*
(Submit#**)
SAT TotalEvidence-Based Reading and WritingMath
2Carnegie Mellon University 51%
(867)
1540750790
3University of Pennsylvania 48%
(1,153)
1540750790
4University of Michigan-Ann Arbor 54%
(3,829)
1470720750
5Stanford University 49%
(855)
1550760790
6Northwestern University 47%
(965)
1530750780
7Purdue University-Main Campus 67%
(6,319)
1330650680
8Columbia University in the City of New York 44%
(672)
1530750780
8Harvard University 55%
(903)
1550760790
10Indiana University-Bloomington 38%
(3,721)
1290640650
Average50.33% 1481726756

*Number of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.

**Percent of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.

ACT Scores Comparison

The average ACT score of best Production / Operations schools is 30. By subject, the average ACT English score is 34 and the ACT math score is 33.
The following table compares ACT Scores between best Production / Operations schools for academic year 2022-2023.
ACT Score Comparison Between Best Production / Operations Schools
RankNameSubmit%*
(Submit#**)
CompositeEnglishMath
2Carnegie Mellon University 20%
(338)
353535
3University of Pennsylvania 23%
(545)
353535
4University of Michigan-Ann Arbor 24%
(1,692)
333532
5Stanford University 23%
(405)
353535
6Northwestern University 31%
(638)
343534
7Purdue University-Main Campus 29%
(2,702)
313130
8Columbia University in the City of New York 23%
(356)
353534
8Harvard University 28%
(466)
353534
10Indiana University-Bloomington 21%
(2,059)
303028
Average24.67% 343433

*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 best Production / Operations schools based on academic year 2022-2023 data.
Application Requirements Comparison Between Best Production / Operations Schools
Rank NameHS GPAHS RankHS Record Prep. ProgramRec.Compe.SAT/ACTTOEFL
2 Carnegie Mellon University
3 University of Pennsylvania
4 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
5 Stanford University
6 Northwestern University
7 Purdue University-Main Campus
8 Columbia University in the City of New York
8 Harvard University
10 Indiana University-Bloomington

: 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)
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