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 Forbes. The average acceptance rate of Top 100 Colleges by Forbes is 28.08% and the average admission yield (enrollment rate) is 28.63%.
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 Forbes. 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.
Compare Selected Schools
| Rank | Name | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Enrollment Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Princeton University | 38,019 (18,422/19,597) | 2,167 (1,045/1,122) | 1,499 (736/763) | 6% (6%/6%) | 69% (70%/4%) | |
| 2 | Yale University | 50,060 (21,108/28,952) | 2,289 (1,118/1,171) | 1,554 (759/795) | 5% (5%/4%) | 68% (68%/3%) | |
| 3 | Stanford University | 56,378 (28,379/27,999) | 2,075 (948/1,127) | 1,736 (794/942) | 4% (3%/4%) | 84% (84%/3%) | |
| 4 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 33,767 (21,588/12,179) | 1,337 (661/676) | 1,136 (582/554) | 4% (3%/6%) | 85% (88%/5%) | |
| 5 | 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%) | |
| 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 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%) | |
| 8 | 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%) | |
| 9 | Harvard University | 61,221 (28,024/33,197) | 1,984 (908/1,076) | 1,646 (740/906) | 3% (3%/3%) | 83% (81%/3%) | |
| 10 | Williams College | 15,321 (6,870/7,974) | 1,302 (607/653) | 577 (264/294) | 8% (9%/8%) | 44% (43%/4%) | |
| 11 | Amherst College | 14,864 (6,260/7,845) | 1,079 (451/582) | 467 (210/243) | 7% (7%/7%) | 43% (47%/3%) | |
| 12 | 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%) | |
| 13 | 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%) | |
| 14 | 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%) | |
| 15 | Brown University | 50,649 (18,939/31,710) | 2,562 (1,275/1,287) | 1,717 (828/889) | 5% (7%/4%) | 67% (65%/3%) | |
| 16 | Dartmouth College | 28,336 (13,323/15,013) | 1,808 (906/902) | 1,124 (564/560) | 6% (7%/6%) | 62% (62%/4%) | |
| 17 | Duke University | 50,016 (23,211/26,805) | 3,174 (1,437/1,737) | 1,745 (793/952) | 6% (6%/6%) | 55% (55%/4%) | |
| 18 | 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%) | |
| 19 | Vanderbilt University | 46,377 (20,388/25,989) | 3,093 (1,411/1,682) | 1,619 (739/880) | 7% (7%/6%) | 52% (52%/3%) | |
| 20 | Georgetown University | 26,638 (10,345/16,055) | 3,257 (1,325/1,907) | 1,586 (625/949) | 12% (13%/12%) | 49% (47%/6%) | |
| 21 | University of California-San Diego | 131,197 (61,341/69,856) | 31,103 (12,945/18,158) | 6,546 (2,790/3,756) | 24% (21%/26%) | 21% (22%/5%) | |
| 22 | Rice University | 31,443 (15,807/15,636) | 2,730 (1,354/1,376) | 1,203 (604/599) | 9% (9%/9%) | 44% (45%/4%) | |
| 23 | 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%) | |
| 24 | University of California-Santa Barbara | 110,995 (50,599/60,396) | 28,688 (11,643/17,045) | 4,967 (2,089/2,878) | 26% (23%/28%) | 17% (18%/5%) | |
| 25 | Swarthmore College | 14,707 (6,047/8,660) | 1,019 (489/530) | 433 (204/229) | 7% (8%/6%) | 42% (42%/3%) | |
| 26 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | 52,488 (22,714/29,774) | 24,942 (9,469/15,473) | 7,386 (3,030/4,356) | 48% (42%/52%) | 30% (32%/15%) | |
| 27 | 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%) | |
| 28 | University of Chicago | 37,522 (16,830/20,670) | 2,039 (1,064/975) | 1,729 (936/793) | 5% (6%/5%) | 85% (88%/4%) | |
| 29 | 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%) | |
| 30 | 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%) | |
| 31 | 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%) | |
| 32 | 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%) | |
| 33 | 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%) | |
| 34 | University of Maryland-College Park | 56,761 (27,774/28,987) | 25,320 (11,325/13,995) | 5,849 (2,881/2,968) | 45% (41%/48%) | 23% (25%/10%) | |
| 35 | 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%) | |
| 36 | Pomona College | 10,666 (4,254/6,407) | 749 (340/409) | 413 (174/239) | 7% (8%/6%) | 55% (51%/4%) | |
| 37 | University of California-Davis | 94,747 (44,180/50,567) | 35,377 (14,117/21,260) | 6,399 (2,495/3,904) | 37% (32%/42%) | 18% (18%/8%) | |
| 38 | 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%) | |
| 39 | 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%) | |
| 40 | 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%) | |
| 41 | Claremont McKenna College | 5,709 (2,545/3,164) | 591 (266/325) | 322 (157/165) | 10% (10%/10%) | 54% (59%/5%) | |
| 42 | Wesleyan University | 14,521 (5,458/9,063) | 2,096 (1,010/1,086) | 743 (366/377) | 14% (19%/12%) | 35% (36%/4%) | |
| 43 | San Diego State University | 77,250 (31,570/45,680) | 30,331 (11,447/18,884) | 6,573 (2,564/4,009) | 39% (36%/41%) | 22% (22%/9%) | |
| 44 | Bowdoin College | 9,376 (3,994/5,382) | 862 (392/470) | 508 (232/276) | 9% (10%/9%) | 59% (59%/5%) | |
| 45 | Colgate University | 21,109 (9,386/11,723) | 2,624 (1,076/1,548) | 812 (343/469) | 12% (11%/13%) | 31% (32%/4%) | |
| 46 | 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%) | |
| 47 | California Institute of Technology | 16,626 (11,352/5,274) | 448 (211/237) | 224 (116/108) | 3% (2%/4%) | 50% (55%/2%) | |
| 48 | 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%) | |
| 49 | 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%) | |
| 50 | 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%) | |
| 51 | 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%) | |
| 52 | Binghamton University | 41,642 (18,470/23,172) | 17,384 (7,382/10,002) | 3,107 (1,400/1,707) | 42% (40%/43%) | 18% (19%/7%) | |
| 53 | Middlebury College | 12,952 (5,404/7,548) | 1,644 (745/899) | 639 (291/348) | 13% (14%/12%) | 39% (39%/5%) | |
| 54 | 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%) | |
| 55 | Tufts University | 34,882 (13,900/19,732) | 3,381 (1,374/1,873) | 1,695 (696/929) | 10% (10%/9%) | 50% (51%/5%) | |
| 56 | Washington and Lee University | 7,224 (3,575/3,649) | 1,225 (545/680) | 476 (228/248) | 17% (15%/19%) | 39% (42%/7%) | |
| 57 | Wellesley College | 8,491 (0/8,491) | 1,152 (0/1,152) | 585 (0/585) | 14% (0%/14%) | 51% (0%/7%) | |
| 58 | Davidson College | 6,479 (3,066/3,413) | 1,098 (508/590) | 542 (249/293) | 17% (17%/17%) | 49% (49%/9%) | |
| 59 | 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%) | |
| 60 | Florida State University | 78,088 (31,200/46,872) | 19,552 (7,829/11,718) | 6,033 (2,415/3,618) | 25% (25%/25%) | 31% (31%/8%) | |
| 61 | University of California-Irvine | 119,191 (55,549/63,642) | 25,212 (10,064/15,148) | 5,664 (2,176/3,488) | 21% (18%/24%) | 22% (22%/5%) | |
| 62 | Haverford College | 5,657 (2,569/3,088) | 804 (341/463) | 362 (149/213) | 14% (13%/15%) | 45% (44%/7%) | |
| 63 | 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%) | |
| 64 | Hamilton College | 9,899 (4,108/5,791) | 1,166 (451/715) | 478 (199/279) | 12% (11%/12%) | 41% (44%/5%) | |
| 65 | 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%) | |
| 66 | Emory University | 33,179 (13,161/20,018) | 3,767 (1,653/2,114) | 1,424 (636/788) | 11% (13%/11%) | 38% (38%/4%) | |
| 67 | 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%) | |
| 68 | Lafayette College | 10,500 (5,505/4,995) | 3,531 (1,712/1,819) | 757 (363/394) | 34% (31%/36%) | 21% (21%/8%) | |
| 69 | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | 38,050 (17,665/20,336) | 28,504 (12,637/15,848) | 6,737 (2,967/3,761) | 75% (72%/78%) | 24% (23%/18%) | |
| 70 | New Jersey Institute of Technology | 13,010 (8,343/4,667) | 8,585 (5,159/3,426) | 1,575 (1,082/493) | 66% (62%/73%) | 18% (21%/11%) | |
| 71 | Harvey Mudd College | 4,440 (2,931/1,509) | 593 (271/322) | 237 (116/121) | 13% (9%/21%) | 40% (43%/8%) | |
| 72 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 65,189 (30,930/34,259) | 34,370 (15,801/18,569) | 8,060 (3,771/4,289) | 53% (51%/54%) | 23% (24%/13%) | |
| 73 | Barnard College | 12,009 (0/12,009) | 1,056 (0/1,056) | 697 (0/697) | 9% (0%/9%) | 66% (0%/6%) | |
| 74 | University of Maryland-Baltimore County | 11,534 (5,337/5,892) | 9,291 (4,267/4,780) | 2,144 (1,117/963) | 81% (80%/81%) | 23% (26%/16%) | |
| 75 | University of California-Riverside | 54,683 (25,945/28,738) | 37,563 (16,502/21,061) | 5,573 (2,640/2,933) | 69% (64%/73%) | 15% (16%/10%) | |
| 76 | Clemson University | 52,819 (20,644/32,170) | 22,704 (8,497/14,207) | 4,588 (1,912/2,676) | 43% (41%/44%) | 20% (23%/8%) | |
| 77 | 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%) | |
| 78 | 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%) | |
| 79 | Franklin W Olin College of Engineering | 862 (646/216) | 165 (80/85) | 75 (43/32) | 19% (12%/39%) | 45% (54%/15%) | |
| 80 | Trinity College | 6,220 (2,980/3,240) | 2,248 (935/1,313) | 565 (253/312) | 36% (31%/41%) | 25% (27%/10%) | |
| 81 | University of Richmond | 14,364 (6,304/8,060) | 3,501 (1,523/1,978) | 851 (384/467) | 24% (24%/25%) | 24% (25%/6%) | |
| 82 | Colorado School of Mines | 10,886 (7,498/3,388) | 6,314 (4,090/2,224) | 1,512 (1,034/478) | 58% (55%/66%) | 24% (25%/14%) | |
| 83 | California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo | 58,774 (29,613/29,161) | 17,885 (7,431/10,454) | 5,110 (2,412/2,698) | 30% (25%/36%) | 29% (32%/9%) | |
| 84 | William & Mary | 18,087 (6,841/11,246) | 6,059 (2,661/3,398) | 1,642 (725/917) | 33% (39%/30%) | 27% (27%/8%) | |
| 85 | 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%) | |
| 86 | 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%) | |
| 87 | San Jose State University | 34,002 (17,189/16,813) | 26,083 (11,935/14,148) | 4,037 (2,131/1,906) | 77% (69%/84%) | 15% (18%/11%) | |
| 88 | 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%) | |
| 89 | Colby College | 16,890 (7,552/9,338) | 1,286 (582/704) | 673 (323/350) | 8% (8%/8%) | 52% (55%/4%) | |
| 90 | California State University-Fullerton | 48,748 (20,218/28,530) | 32,527 (12,865/19,662) | 5,280 (2,200/3,080) | 67% (64%/69%) | 16% (17%/11%) | |
| 91 | Hillsdale College | 3,017 (1,443/1,574) | 621 (306/315) | 387 (190/197) | 21% (21%/20%) | 62% (62%/13%) | |
| 92 | University of California-Santa Cruz | 65,912 (29,570/36,342) | 30,926 (12,501/18,425) | 3,859 (1,705/2,154) | 47% (42%/51%) | 12% (14%/6%) | |
| 93 | George Mason University | 20,001 (9,248/10,753) | 18,001 (8,147/9,854) | 4,144 (2,147/1,997) | 90% (88%/92%) | 23% (26%/19%) | |
| 94 | 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%) | |
| 95 | 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%) | |
| 96 | Stony Brook University | 40,513 (18,093/22,420) | 19,908 (8,324/11,584) | 3,347 (1,611/1,736) | 49% (46%/52%) | 17% (19%/8%) | |
| 97 | The University of Texas at Dallas | 21,500 (10,818/10,682) | 18,220 (8,963/9,257) | 4,218 (2,292/1,926) | 85% (83%/87%) | 23% (26%/18%) | |
| 98 | 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%) | |
| 99 | Skidmore College | 13,183 (5,213/7,970) | 3,367 (1,270/2,097) | 784 (301/483) | 26% (24%/26%) | 23% (24%/6%) | |
| Average | 42,192 (19,451/19,473) | 11,847 (5,216/6,627) | 3,461 (1,583/1,875) | 28.08% (26.8%/34.0%) | 28.63% (29.7%/27.7%) | ||
SAT Scores Comparison
The average SAT score of Top 100 Colleges by Forbes is 1450. By subject, the average score of the SAT EBRW(Evidence-based Reading and Writing) is 714 and the average SAT Math score is 736.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology has the highest SAT scores of 1,560 and George Mason University has the lowest SAT scores of 1,250 among Top 100 Colleges by Forbes. The following table compares SAT Scores between Top 100 Colleges by Forbes for the academic year 2022-2023.
Compare Selected Schools
| Rank | Name | Submit%* (Submit#**) | SAT Total | Evidence-Based Reading and Writing | Math | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Princeton University | 59% (890) | 1540 | 760 | 780 | |
| 2 | Yale University | 59% (913) | 1540 | 760 | 780 | |
| 3 | Stanford University | 49% (855) | 1550 | 760 | 790 | |
| 4 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 78% (883) | 1560 | 760 | 800 | |
| 5 | University of California-Berkeley | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Berkeley admission. | ||||
| 6 | Columbia University in the City of New York | 44% (672) | 1530 | 750 | 780 | |
| 7 | University of California-Los Angeles | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Los Angeles admission. | ||||
| 8 | University of Pennsylvania | 48% (1,153) | 1540 | 750 | 790 | |
| 9 | Harvard University | 55% (903) | 1550 | 760 | 790 | |
| 10 | Williams College | 41% (235) | 1530 | 750 | 780 | |
| 11 | Amherst College | 40% (185) | 1510 | 740 | 770 | |
| 12 | Cornell University | 37% (1,281) | 1530 | 750 | 780 | |
| 13 | Johns Hopkins University | 44% (625) | 1550 | 760 | 790 | |
| 14 | University of Southern California | 34% (1,173) | 1520 | 740 | 780 | |
| 15 | Brown University | 54% (923) | 1540 | 760 | 780 | |
| 16 | Dartmouth College | 42% (475) | 1550 | 760 | 790 | |
| 17 | Duke University | 49% (859) | 1550 | 760 | 790 | |
| 18 | Northwestern University | 47% (965) | 1530 | 750 | 780 | |
| 19 | Vanderbilt University | 29% (468) | 1530 | 750 | 780 | |
| 20 | Georgetown University | 72% (1,149) | 1500 | 740 | 760 | |
| 21 | University of California-San Diego | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-San Diego admission. | ||||
| 22 | Rice University | 53% (635) | 1540 | 750 | 790 | |
| 23 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 54% (3,829) | 1470 | 720 | 750 | |
| 24 | University of California-Santa Barbara | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Santa Barbara admission. | ||||
| 25 | Swarthmore College | 42% (180) | 1520 | 750 | 770 | |
| 26 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | Test Score is NOT considered for University of Washington-Seattle Campus admission. | ||||
| 27 | University of Florida | 81% (5,358) | 1390 | 690 | 700 | |
| 28 | University of Chicago | 52% (891) | 1540 | 760 | 780 | |
| 29 | University of Virginia-Main Campus | 50% (2,001) | 1490 | 730 | 760 | |
| 30 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 44% (3,485) | 1440 | 700 | 740 | |
| 31 | The University of Texas at Austin | 63% (5,720) | 1370 | 680 | 690 | |
| 32 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 26% (1,169) | 1460 | 720 | 740 | |
| 33 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 74% (2,713) | 1480 | 720 | 760 | |
| 34 | University of Maryland-College Park | 53% (3,078) | 1460 | 710 | 750 | |
| 35 | Brigham Young University | 13% (702) | 1360 | 680 | 680 | |
| 36 | Pomona College | 35% (145) | 1520 | 750 | 770 | |
| 37 | University of California-Davis | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Davis admission. | ||||
| 38 | University of Notre Dame | 36% (731) | 1510 | 740 | 770 | |
| 39 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 17% (1,457) | 1430 | 690 | 740 | |
| 40 | Washington University in St Louis | 27% (492) | 1530 | 750 | 780 | |
| 41 | Claremont McKenna College | 28% (90) | 1510 | 740 | 770 | |
| 42 | Wesleyan University | 52% (384) | 1420 | 710 | 710 | |
| 43 | San Diego State University | Test Score is NOT considered for San Diego State University admission. | ||||
| 44 | Bowdoin College | 36% (183) | 1520 | 750 | 770 | |
| 45 | Colgate University | 31% (252) | 1480 | 730 | 750 | |
| 46 | New York University | 26% (1,627) | 1530 | 750 | 780 | |
| 47 | California Institute of Technology | Test Score is NOT considered for California Institute of Technology admission. | ||||
| 48 | Boston University | 23% (823) | 1440 | 700 | 740 | |
| 49 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 50% (3,906) | 1370 | 670 | 700 | |
| 50 | Texas A & M University-College Station | 78% (9,745) | 1270 | 630 | 640 | |
| 51 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 67% (6,319) | 1330 | 650 | 680 | |
| 52 | Binghamton University | 54% (1,673) | 1430 | 700 | 730 | |
| 53 | Middlebury College | 29% (183) | 1490 | 740 | 750 | |
| 54 | University of Georgia | 46% (2,875) | 1310 | 660 | 650 | |
| 55 | Tufts University | 37% (631) | 1510 | 740 | 770 | |
| 56 | Washington and Lee University | 28% (133) | 1480 | 730 | 750 | |
| 57 | Wellesley College | 38% (224) | 1490 | 740 | 750 | |
| 58 | Davidson College | 33% (181) | 1430 | 710 | 720 | |
| 59 | Carnegie Mellon University | 51% (867) | 1540 | 750 | 790 | |
| 60 | Florida State University | 68% (4,107) | 1290 | 650 | 640 | |
| 61 | University of California-Irvine | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Irvine admission. | ||||
| 62 | Haverford College | 43% (157) | 1500 | 740 | 760 | |
| 63 | Michigan State University | 39% (3,834) | 1260 | 630 | 630 | |
| 64 | Hamilton College | 37% (175) | 1490 | 730 | 760 | |
| 65 | North Carolina State University at Raleigh | 25% (1,432) | 1360 | 670 | 690 | |
| 66 | Emory University | 41% (587) | 1500 | 730 | 770 | |
| 67 | Indiana University-Bloomington | 38% (3,721) | 1290 | 640 | 650 | |
| 68 | Lafayette College | 39% (296) | 1410 | 700 | 710 | |
| 69 | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | 8% (521) | 1378 | 676 | 702 | |
| 70 | New Jersey Institute of Technology | 40% (633) | 1320 | 640 | 680 | |
| 71 | Harvey Mudd College | 43% (102) | 1530 | 750 | 780 | |
| 72 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 15% (1,241) | 1400 | 680 | 720 | |
| 73 | Barnard College | 30% (210) | 1505 | 745 | 760 | |
| 74 | University of Maryland-Baltimore County | 31% (657) | 1300 | 650 | 650 | |
| 75 | University of California-Riverside | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Riverside admission. | ||||
| 76 | Clemson University | 45% (2,050) | 1320 | 660 | 660 | |
| 77 | George Washington University | 31% (904) | 1410 | 710 | 700 | |
| 78 | University of Connecticut | 44% (1,798) | 1330 | 660 | 670 | |
| 79 | Franklin W Olin College of Engineering | 48% (36) | 1520 | 740 | 780 | |
| 80 | Trinity College | 14% (81) | 1380 | 700 | 680 | |
| 81 | University of Richmond | 22% (190) | 1470 | 720 | 750 | |
| 82 | Colorado School of Mines | 45% (686) | 1400 | 690 | 710 | |
| 83 | California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo | Test Score is NOT considered for California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo admission. | ||||
| 84 | William & Mary | 52% (860) | 1460 | 730 | 730 | |
| 85 | Northeastern University | 33% (827) | 1500 | 730 | 770 | |
| 86 | Wake Forest University | Test Scores are considered (not required), but no data is available/reported. | ||||
| 87 | San Jose State University | Test Score is NOT considered for San Jose State University admission. | ||||
| 88 | Boston College | 34% (800) | 1490 | 730 | 760 | |
| 89 | Colby College | 42% (282) | 1490 | 730 | 760 | |
| 90 | California State University-Fullerton | Test Score is NOT considered for California State University-Fullerton admission. | ||||
| 91 | Hillsdale College | 28% (110) | 1440 | 730 | 710 | |
| 92 | University of California-Santa Cruz | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Santa Cruz admission. | ||||
| 93 | George Mason University | 38% (1,565) | 1250 | 630 | 620 | |
| 94 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 39% (2,795) | 1330 | 660 | 670 | |
| 95 | Santa Clara University | 34% (558) | 1364 | 671 | 693 | |
| 96 | Stony Brook University | 41% (1,368) | 1410 | 680 | 730 | |
| 97 | The University of Texas at Dallas | 79% (3,320) | 1300 | 640 | 660 | |
| 98 | University of Utah | 12% (643) | 1300 | 650 | 650 | |
| 99 | Skidmore College | 26% (203) | 1390 | 700 | 690 | |
| Average | 41.81% | 1450 | 714 | 736 | ||
ACT Scores Comparison
The average ACT score of Top 100 Colleges by Forbes 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 Forbes for academic year 2022-2023.
Compare Selected Schools
| Rank | Name | Submit%* (Submit#**) | Composite | English | Math | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Princeton University | 25% (376) | 35 | 35 | 34 | |
| 2 | Yale University | 29% (455) | 35 | 35 | 34 | |
| 3 | Stanford University | 23% (405) | 35 | 35 | 35 | |
| 4 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 32% (362) | 35 | 35 | 35 | |
| 5 | University of California-Berkeley | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Berkeley admission. | ||||
| 6 | Columbia University in the City of New York | 23% (356) | 35 | 35 | 34 | |
| 7 | University of California-Los Angeles | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Los Angeles admission. | ||||
| 8 | University of Pennsylvania | 23% (545) | 35 | 35 | 35 | |
| 9 | Harvard University | 28% (466) | 35 | 35 | 34 | |
| 10 | Williams College | 21% (120) | 35 | 35 | 34 | |
| 11 | Amherst College | 21% (99) | 34 | 35 | 32 | |
| 12 | Cornell University | 14% (490) | 34 | 35 | 34 | |
| 13 | Johns Hopkins University | 15% (217) | 35 | 35 | 35 | |
| 14 | University of Southern California | 16% (559) | 34 | 35 | 33 | |
| 15 | Brown University | 27% (456) | 35 | 35 | 34 | |
| 16 | Dartmouth College | 24% (272) | 34 | 35 | 34 | |
| 17 | Duke University | 37% (638) | 35 | 35 | 35 | |
| 18 | Northwestern University | 31% (638) | 34 | 35 | 34 | |
| 19 | Vanderbilt University | 32% (519) | 35 | 35 | 34 | |
| 20 | Georgetown University | 36% (569) | 34 | 35 | 33 | |
| 21 | University of California-San Diego | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-San Diego admission. | ||||
| 22 | Rice University | 23% (281) | 35 | 35 | 35 | |
| 23 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 24% (1,692) | 33 | 35 | 32 | |
| 24 | University of California-Santa Barbara | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Santa Barbara admission. | ||||
| 25 | Swarthmore College | 19% (82) | 33 | 35 | 33 | |
| 26 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | Test Score is NOT considered for University of Washington-Seattle Campus admission. | ||||
| 27 | University of Florida | 41% (2,729) | 31 | 32 | 28 | |
| 28 | University of Chicago | 32% (546) | 34 | 35 | 34 | |
| 29 | University of Virginia-Main Campus | 17% (674) | 33 | 35 | 32 | |
| 30 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 20% (1,560) | 32 | 33 | 31 | |
| 31 | The University of Texas at Austin | 22% (1,983) | 30 | 32 | 28 | |
| 32 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 32% (1,398) | 32 | 33 | 30 | |
| 33 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 38% (1,397) | 33 | 34 | 33 | |
| 34 | University of Maryland-College Park | 2% (90) | 33 | 34 | 31 | |
| 35 | Brigham Young University | 55% (3,043) | 30 | 30 | 28 | |
| 36 | Pomona College | 18% (76) | 34 | 35 | 32 | |
| 37 | University of California-Davis | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Davis admission. | ||||
| 38 | University of Notre Dame | 31% (628) | 34 | 0 | 0 | |
| 39 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 40% (3,440) | 29 | 29 | 28 | |
| 40 | Washington University in St Louis | 33% (597) | 34 | 35 | 34 | |
| 41 | Claremont McKenna College | 17% (56) | 34 | 35 | 33 | |
| 42 | Wesleyan University | 24% (176) | 32 | 34 | 30 | |
| 43 | San Diego State University | Test Score is NOT considered for San Diego State University admission. | ||||
| 44 | Bowdoin College | 21% (108) | 34 | 35 | 33 | |
| 45 | Colgate University | 23% (184) | 33 | 35 | 31 | |
| 46 | New York University | 11% (688) | 34 | 0 | 0 | |
| 47 | California Institute of Technology | Test Score is NOT considered for California Institute of Technology admission. | ||||
| 48 | Boston University | 12% (448) | 33 | 34 | 31 | |
| 49 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 6% (450) | 31 | 32 | 29 | |
| 50 | Texas A & M University-College Station | 22% (2,750) | 28 | 28 | 27 | |
| 51 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 29% (2,702) | 31 | 31 | 30 | |
| 52 | Binghamton University | 12% (358) | 31 | 0 | 0 | |
| 53 | Middlebury College | 18% (115) | 34 | 0 | 0 | |
| 54 | University of Georgia | 26% (1,622) | 30 | 34 | 29 | |
| 55 | Tufts University | 19% (315) | 34 | 0 | 0 | |
| 56 | Washington and Lee University | 26% (125) | 34 | 35 | 32 | |
| 57 | Wellesley College | 20% (119) | 34 | 35 | 32 | |
| 58 | Davidson College | 30% (162) | 32 | 0 | 0 | |
| 59 | Carnegie Mellon University | 20% (338) | 35 | 35 | 35 | |
| 60 | Florida State University | 32% (1,926) | 29 | 29 | 26 | |
| 61 | University of California-Irvine | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Irvine admission. | ||||
| 62 | Haverford College | 19% (67) | 34 | 35 | 33 | |
| 63 | Michigan State University | 11% (1,107) | 28 | 28 | 27 | |
| 64 | Hamilton College | 18% (88) | 34 | 0 | 0 | |
| 65 | North Carolina State University at Raleigh | 27% (1,509) | 30 | 30 | 28 | |
| 66 | Emory University | 24% (335) | 33 | 0 | 0 | |
| 67 | Indiana University-Bloomington | 21% (2,059) | 30 | 30 | 28 | |
| 68 | Lafayette College | 14% (109) | 31 | 34 | 29 | |
| 69 | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | 39% (2,610) | 29 | 29 | 28 | |
| 70 | New Jersey Institute of Technology | 4% (61) | 30 | 32 | 30 | |
| 71 | Harvey Mudd College | 17% (41) | 35 | 35 | 35 | |
| 72 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 40% (3,220) | 30 | 32 | 29 | |
| 73 | Barnard College | 20% (137) | 33 | 35 | 31 | |
| 74 | University of Maryland-Baltimore County | 4% (75) | 26 | 27 | 25 | |
| 75 | University of California-Riverside | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Riverside admission. | ||||
| 76 | Clemson University | 25% (1,137) | 30 | 29 | 27 | |
| 77 | George Washington University | 15% (446) | 32 | 34 | 29 | |
| 78 | University of Connecticut | 6% (247) | 31 | 31 | 29 | |
| 79 | Franklin W Olin College of Engineering | 24% (18) | 35 | 35 | 35 | |
| 80 | Trinity College | 5% (26) | 31 | 32 | 28 | |
| 81 | University of Richmond | 18% (151) | 33 | 0 | 0 | |
| 82 | Colorado School of Mines | 24% (365) | 31 | 32 | 31 | |
| 83 | California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo | Test Score is NOT considered for California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo admission. | ||||
| 84 | William & Mary | 18% (300) | 33 | 35 | 31 | |
| 85 | Northeastern University | 11% (282) | 34 | 35 | 33 | |
| 86 | Wake Forest University | Test Scores are considered (not required), but no data is available/reported. | ||||
| 87 | San Jose State University | Test Score is NOT considered for San Jose State University admission. | ||||
| 88 | Boston College | 18% (415) | 34 | 35 | 32 | |
| 89 | Colby College | 23% (158) | 34 | 35 | 32 | |
| 90 | California State University-Fullerton | Test Score is NOT considered for California State University-Fullerton admission. | ||||
| 91 | Hillsdale College | 30% (118) | 32 | 35 | 30 | |
| 92 | University of California-Santa Cruz | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Santa Cruz admission. | ||||
| 93 | George Mason University | 3% (133) | 28 | 28 | 26 | |
| 94 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 7% (468) | 30 | 30 | 28 | |
| 95 | Santa Clara University | 17% (278) | 31 | 0 | 0 | |
| 96 | Stony Brook University | 5% (157) | 31 | 32 | 30 | |
| 97 | The University of Texas at Dallas | 19% (793) | 28 | 29 | 27 | |
| 98 | University of Utah | 48% (2,651) | 25 | 25 | 25 | |
| 99 | Skidmore College | 12% (94) | 31 | 33 | 29 | |
| Average | 22.12% | 32 | 33 | 31 | ||
*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 Forbes 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.