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The following table compares the admission related statistics including number of applicants, admitted, and enrolled between Top 100 National Universities. The average acceptance rate of Top 100 National Universities is 31.38% and the average admission yield (enrollment rate) is 25.38%.
California Institute of Technology has the tighest (lowest) acceptance rate of 2.57% and University of Chicago has the highest yield (enrollment rate) of 88.29% among Top 100 National Universities. 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 2024-2025.
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Admission Stats Comparison Between Top 100 National Universities
RankName ApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledAcceptance RateEnrollment Rate
1 Stanford University
57,326 (29,602/27,724) 2,067 (1,015/1,052) 1,693 (835/858) 4% (3%/4%) 82% (82%/3%)
2 Harvard University
54,008 (25,613/28,372) 1,970 (920/1,050) 1,647 (767/880) 4% (4%/4%) 84% (83%/3%)
3 Princeton University
40,468 (20,563/19,883) 1,868 (903/965) 1,410 (693/717) 5% (4%/5%) 75% (77%/4%)
4 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
28,232 (17,210/8,975) 1,284 (606/612) 1,102 (542/497) 5% (4%/7%) 86% (89%/6%)
5 Columbia University in the City of New York
60,115 (26,607/32,507) 2,400 (1,122/1,226) 1,558 (795/736) 4% (4%/4%) 65% (71%/2%)
6 Yale University
57,517 (24,951/32,540) 2,227 (1,136/1,091) 1,554 (782/772) 4% (5%/3%) 70% (69%/2%)
7 California Institute of Technology
13,856 (9,401/4,446) 356 (166/190) 218 (107/111) 3% (2%/4%) 61% (64%/2%)
8 University of Chicago
43,612 (19,195/23,636) 1,955 (1,070/885) 1,726 (955/771) 4% (6%/4%) 88% (89%/3%)
9 University of Pennsylvania
65,226 (30,339/34,887) 3,523 (1,634/1,889) 2,395 (1,108/1,287) 5% (5%/5%) 68% (68%/4%)
10 Brown University
48,904 (18,960/29,917) 2,638 (1,326/1,309) 1,719 (855/863) 5% (7%/4%) 65% (64%/3%)
11 Northwestern University
49,474 (23,774/25,686) 3,806 (1,735/2,070) 2,105 (977/1,127) 8% (7%/8%) 55% (56%/4%)
12 Dartmouth College
31,656 (15,153/15,812) 1,710 (893/795) 1,182 (612/554) 5% (6%/5%) 69% (69%/4%)
13 Duke University
51,795 (24,298/27,497) 2,957 (1,388/1,569) 1,740 (824/916) 6% (6%/6%) 59% (59%/3%)
14 Cornell University
62,993 (32,321/30,643) 5,516 (2,529/2,987) 3,525 (1,648/1,877) 9% (8%/10%) 64% (65%/6%)
15 Rice University
32,473 (17,033/15,436) 2,597 (1,330/1,267) 1,148 (587/561) 8% (8%/8%) 44% (44%/4%)
16 Vanderbilt University
45,409 (20,851/24,553) 2,662 (1,238/1,424) 1,630 (744/886) 6% (6%/6%) 61% (60%/4%)
17 University of California-Los Angeles
146,272 (67,788/78,484) 13,114 (5,468/7,646) 6,610 (2,629/3,981) 9% (8%/10%) 50% (48%/5%)
18 University of California-Berkeley
124,242 (60,612/63,630) 13,639 (5,473/8,166) 6,272 (2,705/3,567) 11% (9%/13%) 46% (49%/6%)
19 Georgetown University
26,131 (10,768/15,102) 3,374 (1,393/1,953) 1,575 (661/900) 13% (13%/13%) 47% (47%/6%)
20 University of Southern California
82,027 (36,539/44,530) 8,050 (3,870/4,067) 3,489 (1,623/1,866) 10% (11%/9%) 43% (42%/4%)
21 Johns Hopkins University
45,895 (20,391/25,469) 2,954 (1,419/1,527) 1,389 (625/762) 6% (7%/6%) 47% (44%/3%)
22 Washington University in St Louis
32,754 (15,330/17,411) 3,951 (1,920/2,030) 1,847 (862/985) 12% (13%/12%) 47% (45%/6%)
23 University of Notre Dame
29,942 (14,922/15,020) 3,374 (1,736/1,638) 2,082 (1,059/1,023) 11% (12%/11%) 62% (61%/7%)
24 Tufts University
34,432 (14,314/18,839) 3,957 (1,633/2,189) 1,801 (733/1,000) 11% (11%/12%) 46% (45%/5%)
25 Carnegie Mellon University
33,941 (20,143/12,734) 3,959 (1,973/1,870) 1,808 (974/780) 12% (10%/15%) 46% (49%/6%)
26 Emory University
33,450 (13,406/20,037) 3,562 (1,558/2,004) 1,438 (631/807) 11% (12%/10%) 40% (41%/4%)
27 New York University
110,807 (45,074/65,681) 10,232 (4,093/6,131) 5,666 (2,351/3,311) 9% (9%/9%) 55% (57%/5%)
28 Lehigh University
20,396 (10,556/9,834) 5,289 (2,551/2,736) 1,501 (795/706) 26% (24%/28%) 28% (31%/7%)
29 University of Virginia-Main Campus
58,951 (27,252/31,685) 9,909 (4,382/5,527) 3,961 (1,718/2,243) 17% (16%/17%) 40% (39%/7%)
30 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
66,535 (27,893/38,632) 10,209 (4,256/5,953) 4,640 (1,752/2,888) 15% (15%/15%) 45% (41%/7%)
31 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
98,310 (48,101/50,209) 15,373 (6,684/8,689) 7,278 (3,199/4,079) 16% (14%/17%) 47% (48%/8%)
32 Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
59,789 (40,022/19,765) 8,413 (4,634/3,779) 3,836 (2,160/1,676) 14% (12%/19%) 46% (47%/8%)
33 Boston University
78,769 (30,456/44,822) 8,749 (3,492/4,975) 3,268 (1,267/1,887) 11% (11%/11%) 37% (36%/4%)
34 Boston College
35,037 (14,202/20,829) 5,755 (2,853/2,902) 2,501 (1,240/1,261) 16% (20%/14%) 43% (43%/6%)
35 Northeastern University
98,425 (42,678/55,719) 5,133 (2,058/3,074) 2,759 (1,090/1,668) 5% (5%/6%) 54% (53%/3%)
36 Brigham Young University
11,698 (5,470/6,228) 7,929 (3,324/4,605) 6,147 (2,581/3,566) 68% (61%/74%) 78% (78%/57%)
37 Tulane University of Louisiana
32,609 (12,289/20,314) 4,559 (1,830/2,728) 1,838 (685/1,153) 14% (15%/13%) 40% (37%/6%)
38 University of California-San Diego
134,450 (63,349/71,101) 35,917 (14,810/21,107) 7,330 (3,155/4,175) 27% (23%/30%) 20% (21%/6%)
39 University of Rochester
21,384 (10,565/10,806) 8,570 (3,971/4,591) 1,317 (682/635) 40% (38%/42%) 15% (17%/6%)
40 George Washington University
27,016 (9,735/17,272) 12,723 (4,432/8,286) 2,459 (843/1,616) 47% (46%/48%) 19% (19%/9%)
41 University of California-Santa Barbara
110,259 (50,112/60,147) 36,347 (14,725/21,622) 5,008 (1,918/3,090) 33% (29%/36%) 14% (13%/5%)
42 Yeshiva University
1,665 (858/807) 926 (478/448) 566 (311/255) 56% (56%/56%) 61% (65%/32%)
43 Stevens Institute of Technology
10,673 (7,086/3,585) 5,078 (3,252/1,824) 1,055 (703/352) 48% (46%/51%) 21% (22%/10%)
44 University of California-Irvine
122,699 (57,725/64,974) 35,054 (14,772/20,282) 6,736 (2,846/3,890) 29% (26%/31%) 19% (19%/6%)
45 Brandeis University
10,462 (4,566/5,888) 4,237 (1,642/2,591) 735 (323/412) 40% (36%/44%) 17% (20%/7%)
46 University of Florida
73,557 (32,729/40,826) 17,804 (8,260/9,542) 7,513 (3,392/4,119) 24% (25%/23%) 42% (41%/10%)
47 Villanova University
23,256 (10,207/13,046) 6,274 (2,823/3,450) 1,740 (773/967) 27% (28%/26%) 28% (27%/7%)
48 University of California-Davis
98,864 (43,348/52,516) 41,353 (17,217/24,136) 6,767 (2,771/3,996) 42% (40%/46%) 16% (16%/8%)
49 University of Maryland-College Park
60,056 (30,014/29,998) 26,902 (12,660/14,213) 5,818 (2,798/2,999) 45% (42%/47%) 22% (22%/10%)
50 Case Western Reserve University
37,082 (19,086/17,983) 13,550 (6,924/6,614) 1,619 (829/788) 37% (36%/37%) 12% (12%/4%)
51 American University
17,173 (6,004/11,162) 10,640 (3,684/6,950) 1,662 (659/1,003) 62% (61%/62%) 16% (18%/9%)
52 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
17,175 (11,175/6,000) 10,901 (7,307/3,594) 1,314 (892/422) 63% (65%/60%) 12% (12%/7%)
53 University of Miami
53,954 (21,427/32,497) 10,195 (4,816/5,361) 2,473 (1,100/1,368) 19% (22%/16%) 24% (23%/4%)
54 University of Wisconsin-Madison
65,894 (32,837/33,037) 29,782 (13,832/15,941) 8,514 (3,779/4,734) 45% (42%/48%) 29% (27%/14%)
55 University of Washington-Seattle Campus
69,166 (31,651/37,515) 27,076 (11,110/15,966) 7,196 (3,147/4,049) 39% (35%/43%) 27% (28%/11%)
56 Santa Clara University
18,970 (8,928/10,042) 9,105 (3,975/5,130) 1,611 (805/806) 48% (45%/51%) 18% (20%/8%)
57 University of Georgia
42,732 (17,793/24,933) 16,108 (6,275/9,833) 6,169 (2,364/3,805) 38% (35%/39%) 38% (38%/15%)
58 William & Mary
17,798 (6,742/11,047) 6,064 (2,519/3,544) 1,614 (643/971) 34% (37%/32%) 27% (26%/9%)
59 Pepperdine University
11,526 (4,197/7,325) 7,245 (2,716/4,528) 843 (353/490) 63% (65%/62%) 12% (13%/7%)
60 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
73,742 (41,597/32,124) 31,247 (15,134/16,102) 9,008 (4,538/4,469) 42% (36%/50%) 29% (30%/14%)
61 Chapman University
15,634 (5,652/9,973) 10,230 (3,610/6,612) 1,631 (568/1,060) 65% (64%/66%) 16% (16%/11%)
62 Purdue University-Main Campus
78,745 (48,473/30,272) 39,272 (22,551/16,721) 11,467 (6,945/4,522) 50% (47%/55%) 29% (31%/15%)
63 Florida State University
78,272 (32,146/46,088) 18,954 (8,588/10,359) 5,855 (2,502/3,352) 24% (27%/22%) 31% (29%/7%)
64 The University of Texas at Austin
72,885 (35,912/36,750) 19,417 (8,101/11,264) 9,210 (3,847/5,343) 27% (23%/31%) 47% (47%/15%)
65 Ohio State University-Main Campus
72,829 (35,783/37,046) 44,116 (21,328/22,788) 9,607 (4,582/5,025) 61% (60%/62%) 22% (21%/14%)
66 University of Tulsa
5,121 (2,224/2,864) 3,150 (1,562/1,577) 733 (396/337) 62% (70%/55%) 23% (25%/12%)
67 University of Delaware
39,995 (15,840/24,154) 28,238 (10,489/17,748) 4,424 (1,764/2,660) 71% (66%/73%) 16% (17%/11%)
68 University of California-Santa Cruz
71,722 (31,765/39,957) 47,186 (19,903/27,283) 4,383 (1,979/2,404) 66% (63%/68%) 9% (10%/6%)
69 Illinois Institute of Technology
12,216 (7,202/4,488) 6,710 (3,872/2,644) 519 (335/179) 55% (54%/59%) 8% (9%/4%)
70 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
52,498 (30,054/22,242) 28,758 (15,531/13,105) 7,289 (3,966/3,295) 55% (52%/59%) 25% (26%/15%)
71 University of San Diego
17,008 (6,311/10,697) 8,908 (3,262/5,646) 1,104 (401/703) 52% (52%/53%) 12% (12%/7%)
72 North Carolina State University at Raleigh
44,047 (21,260/22,777) 18,385 (7,980/10,401) 5,839 (2,828/3,011) 42% (38%/46%) 32% (35%/13%)
73 Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
88,478 (40,752/47,118) 53,579 (23,582/29,600) 9,169 (4,459/4,645) 61% (58%/63%) 17% (19%/10%)
74 Gallaudet University
403 (199/204) 234 (120/114) 142 (73/69) 58% (60%/56%) 61% (61%/34%)
75 Loyola Marymount University
23,089 (9,307/13,782) 10,409 (4,505/5,904) 1,541 (737/804) 45% (48%/43%) 15% (16%/6%)
76 Southern Methodist University
15,245 (7,131/8,114) 9,657 (4,384/5,273) 1,716 (841/875) 63% (61%/65%) 18% (19%/11%)
77 University of Connecticut
55,479 (23,683/31,772) 29,065 (11,403/17,652) 4,478 (1,758/2,720) 52% (48%/56%) 15% (15%/9%)
78 Fordham University
43,364 (16,532/26,822) 25,719 (9,260/16,452) 2,492 (961/1,530) 59% (56%/61%) 10% (10%/6%)
79 Texas A & M University-College Station
54,669 (27,258/27,411) 31,397 (15,582/15,815) 12,530 (6,291/6,239) 57% (57%/58%) 40% (40%/23%)
80 Wake Forest University
18,727 (8,224/10,498) 4,058 (1,919/2,137) 1,464 (671/793) 22% (23%/20%) 36% (35%/8%)
81 Arizona State University Campus Immersion
70,928 (34,345/36,574) 63,756 (30,552/33,196) 14,099 (6,832/7,264) 90% (89%/91%) 22% (22%/20%)
82 Syracuse University
44,480 (17,646/26,817) 20,427 (8,311/12,110) 3,835 (1,644/2,191) 46% (47%/45%) 19% (20%/8%)
83 University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus
60,898 (26,607/34,291) 35,372 (14,766/20,606) 4,596 (1,902/2,694) 58% (55%/60%) 13% (13%/8%)
84 The University of Texas at Dallas
31,789 (16,064/15,725) 20,704 (10,064/10,640) 4,196 (2,273/1,923) 65% (63%/68%) 20% (23%/12%)
85 The University of Tennessee-Knoxville
59,764 (23,936/35,827) 24,863 (10,765/14,098) 6,804 (3,202/3,602) 42% (45%/39%) 27% (30%/10%)
86 Rutgers University-New Brunswick
68,614 (32,652/35,948) 39,899 (18,574/21,314) 8,191 (4,045/4,146) 58% (57%/59%) 21% (22%/12%)
87 University of Central Florida
61,456 (26,263/35,187) 24,653 (11,176/13,476) 8,259 (4,188/4,071) 40% (43%/38%) 34% (37%/12%)
88 Colorado School of Mines
11,436 (7,915/3,510) 6,940 (4,517/2,412) 1,602 (1,121/478) 61% (57%/69%) 23% (25%/14%)
89 University of Massachusetts-Lowell
13,781 (7,027/6,740) 11,444 (5,913/5,525) 2,068 (1,190/876) 83% (84%/82%) 18% (20%/13%)
90 Texas Christian University
22,307 (8,910/13,397) 9,925 (3,660/6,265) 2,453 (945/1,508) 44% (41%/47%) 25% (26%/11%)
91 Baylor University
46,946 (17,823/29,114) 24,075 (10,124/13,950) 3,427 (1,424/2,003) 51% (57%/48%) 14% (14%/7%)
92 University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
41,496 (20,012/21,345) 33,091 (15,827/17,170) 7,391 (3,411/3,946) 80% (79%/80%) 22% (22%/18%)
93 Missouri University of Science and Technology
8,352 (5,685/2,663) 6,059 (4,202/1,854) 1,269 (966/303) 73% (74%/70%) 21% (23%/11%)
94 The New School
9,828 (2,315/6,968) 6,238 (1,410/4,485) 1,328 (292/969) 63% (61%/64%) 21% (21%/14%)
95 Michigan State University
62,138 (29,049/33,067) 52,690 (24,505/28,167) 9,652 (4,456/5,193) 85% (84%/85%) 18% (18%/16%)
96 University of Hawaii at Manoa
16,722 (5,160/11,316) 14,481 (4,384/9,883) 3,103 (1,211/1,826) 87% (85%/87%) 21% (28%/16%)
97 San Diego State University
89,972 (37,490/52,482) 32,561 (12,805/19,756) 6,629 (2,624/4,005) 36% (34%/38%) 20% (20%/8%)
98 Florida International University
32,855 (13,435/19,420) 17,957 (7,192/10,765) 5,238 (2,285/2,953) 55% (54%/55%) 29% (32%/15%)
99 University of Denver
18,786 (7,886/10,895) 14,618 (6,007/8,607) 1,337 (587/748) 78% (76%/79%) 9% (10%/7%)
100 Harding University
2,714 (1,271/1,442) 1,914 (909/1,005) 854 (413/441) 71% (72%/70%) 45% (45%/31%)
Average47,587 (22,030/22,030)14,932 (6,661/8,246)3,790 (1,747/2,036)31.38% (30.2%/37.4%)25.38% (26.2%/24.7%)
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SAT Scores Comparison

The average SAT score of Top 100 National Universities is 1418. By subject, the average score of the SAT EBRW(Evidence-based Reading and Writing) is 701 and the average SAT Math score is 717.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology has the highest SAT scores of 1,560 and Gallaudet University has the lowest SAT scores of 890 among Top 100 National Universities. The following table compares SAT Scores between Top 100 National Universities for the academic year 2024-2025.
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SAT Score Comparison Between Top 100 National Universities
RankNameSubmit%*
(Submit#**)		SAT TotalEvidence-Based Reading and WritingMath
1Stanford University
51%
(857)		1550760790
2Harvard University
54%
(892)		1550760790
3Princeton University
56%
(783)		1550760790
4Massachusetts Institute of Technology
83%
(911)		1560760800
5Columbia University in the City of New York
45%
(680)		1550760790
6Yale University
61%
(950)		1540760780
7California Institute of Technology
Test Score is NOT considered for California Institute of Technology admission.
8University of Chicago
49%
(850)		1550760790
9University of Pennsylvania
50%
(1,204)		1550760790
10Brown University
61%
(1,046)		1540760780
11Northwestern University
46%
(963)		1540760780
12Dartmouth College
51%
(597)		1540760780
13Duke University
48%
(824)		1540760780
14Cornell University
40%
(1,424)		1540750790
15Rice University
48%
(546)		1550760790
16Vanderbilt University
27%
(447)		1540750790
17University of California-Los Angeles
Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Los Angeles admission.
18University of California-Berkeley
Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Berkeley admission.
19Georgetown University
78%
(1,232)		1490740750
20University of Southern California
34%
(1,191)		1500730770
21Johns Hopkins University
50%
(691)		1550760790
22Washington University in St Louis
29%
(538)		1540750790
23University of Notre Dame
33%
(684)		1520750770
24Tufts University
40%
(716)		1510740770
25Carnegie Mellon University
53%
(951)		1540750790
26Emory University
43%
(623)		1520740780
27New York University
28%
(1,598)		1520740780
28Lehigh University
30%
(445)		1440710730
29University of Virginia-Main Campus
46%
(1,805)		1480730750
30University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
28%
(1,320)		1480730750
31University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
51%
(3,697)		1460720740
32Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
77%
(2,966)		1480720760
33Boston University
33%
(1,083)		1480720760
34Boston College
30%
(711)		1500740760
35Northeastern University
24%
(653)		1490730760
36Brigham Young University
12%
(739)		1360680680
37Tulane University of Louisiana
13%
(230)		1465725740
38University of California-San Diego
Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-San Diego admission.
39University of Rochester
19%
(249)		1490720770
40George Washington University
26%
(648)		1430720710
41University of California-Santa Barbara
Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Santa Barbara admission.
42Yeshiva University
19%
(107)		1440700740
43Stevens Institute of Technology
36%
(383)		1440700740
44University of California-Irvine
Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Irvine admission.
45Brandeis University
30%
(217)		1470730740
46University of Florida
80%
(5,908)		1400700700
47Villanova University
19%
(323)		1450710740
48University of California-Davis
Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Davis admission.
49University of Maryland-College Park
42%
(2,448)		1465720745
50Case Western Reserve University
46%
(745)		1510740770
51American University
22%
(366)		1370700670
52Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
49%
(643)		1450710740
53University of Miami
33%
(817)		1400700700
54University of Wisconsin-Madison
15%
(1,241)		1460710750
55University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Test Score is NOT considered for University of Washington-Seattle Campus admission.
56Santa Clara University
24%
(385)		1420700720
57University of Georgia
61%
(3,785)		1370680690
58William & Mary
43%
(696)		1470740730
59Pepperdine University
18%
(149)		1370680690
60University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
48%
(4,310)		1440700740
61Chapman University
14%
(236)		1350680670
62Purdue University-Main Campus
79%
(9,110)		1350660690
63Florida State University
64%
(3,487)		1350680670
64The University of Texas at Austin
56%
(5,189)		1390690700
65Ohio State University-Main Campus
17%
(1,615)		1400680720
66University of Tulsa
23%
(168)		1410710700
67University of Delaware
19%
(832)		1280650630
68University of California-Santa Cruz
Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Santa Cruz admission.
69Illinois Institute of Technology
30%
(158)		1300640660
70Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
41%
(3,010)		1360670690
71University of San Diego
Test Score is NOT considered for University of San Diego admission.
72North Carolina State University at Raleigh
18%
(1,072)		1370680690
73Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
31%
(2,848)		1330660670
74Gallaudet University
70%
(99)		890430460
75Loyola Marymount University
18%
(279)		1350680670
76Southern Methodist University
16%
(266)		1420700720
77University of Connecticut
36%
(1,613)		1340670670
78Fordham University
18%
(437)		1410700710
79Texas A & M University-College Station
79%
(8,888)		1270630640
80Wake Forest University
22%
(325)		1470730740
81Arizona State University Campus Immersion
Test Score is NOT considered for Arizona State University Campus Immersion admission.
82Syracuse University
22%
(861)		1360680680
83University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus
40%
(1,814)		1360680680
84The University of Texas at Dallas
78%
(3,290)		1280630650
85The University of Tennessee-Knoxville
24%
(1,635)		1280640640
86Rutgers University-New Brunswick
50%
(4,109)		1410690720
87University of Central Florida
71%
(5,690)		1260640620
88Colorado School of Mines
42%
(670)		1400690710
89University of Massachusetts-Lowell
27%
(553)		1280640640
90Texas Christian University
22%
(548)		1250630620
91Baylor University
32%
(1,080)		1300650650
92University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
8%
(606)		1410690720
93Missouri University of Science and Technology
13%
(165)		1300630670
94The New School
Test Score is NOT considered for The New School admission.
95Michigan State University
39%
(3,746)		1260630630
96University of Hawaii at Manoa
1%
(22)		1160595565
97San Diego State University
Test Score is NOT considered for San Diego State University admission.
98Florida International University
90%
(4,700)		1160600560
99University of Denver
20%
(270)		1320670650
100Harding University
18%
(157)		1150590560
Average38.85% 1418701717

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

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

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ACT Scores Comparison

The average ACT score of Top 100 National Universities is 32. By subject, the average ACT English score is 32 and the ACT math score is 30.
The following table compares ACT Scores between Top 100 National Universities for academic year 2024-2025.
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ACT Score Comparison Between Top 100 National Universities
RankNameSubmit%*
(Submit#**)		CompositeEnglishMath
1Stanford University
19%
(324)		353535
2Harvard University
19%
(321)		353535
3Princeton University
21%
(303)		353535
4Massachusetts Institute of Technology
29%
(322)		353535
5Columbia University in the City of New York
18%
(267)		353535
6Yale University
25%
(384)		343534
7California Institute of Technology
Test Score is NOT considered for California Institute of Technology admission.
8University of Chicago
27%
(460)		353534
9University of Pennsylvania
17%
(416)		353535
10Brown University
24%
(410)		353534
11Northwestern University
23%
(488)		343534
12Dartmouth College
22%
(259)		343534
13Duke University
30%
(526)		353535
14Cornell University
13%
(455)		343535
15Rice University
22%
(248)		353535
16Vanderbilt University
25%
(401)		353534
17University of California-Los Angeles
Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Los Angeles admission.
18University of California-Berkeley
Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Berkeley admission.
19Georgetown University
30%
(480)		333532
20University of Southern California
12%
(432)		333533
21Johns Hopkins University
18%
(254)		353535
22Washington University in St Louis
28%
(517)		343534
23University of Notre Dame
26%
(541)		34
24Tufts University
19%
(335)		34
25Carnegie Mellon University
22%
(405)		353535
26Emory University
20%
(286)		34
27New York University
10%
(583)		34
28Lehigh University
9%
(137)		323431
29University of Virginia-Main Campus
14%
(547)		333533
30University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
41%
(1,896)		313329
31University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
18%
(1,274)		333533
32Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
35%
(1,354)		333432
33Boston University
10%
(330)		333532
34Boston College
15%
(366)		343532
35Northeastern University
7%
(203)		343533
36Brigham Young University
46%
(2,807)		303128
37Tulane University of Louisiana
28%
(506)		323430
38University of California-San Diego
Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-San Diego admission.
39University of Rochester
6%
(78)		333433
40George Washington University
11%
(272)		323430
41University of California-Santa Barbara
Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Santa Barbara admission.
42Yeshiva University
16%
(89)		313328
43Stevens Institute of Technology
6%
(68)		333331
44University of California-Irvine
Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Irvine admission.
45Brandeis University
10%
(77)		323430
46University of Florida
40%
(2,952)		313229
47Villanova University
9%
(164)		333532
48University of California-Davis
Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Davis admission.
49University of Maryland-College Park
7%
(411)		343432
50Case Western Reserve University
23%
(376)		343534
51American University
8%
(140)		313327
52Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
11%
(147)		33
53University of Miami
19%
(477)		323329
54University of Wisconsin-Madison
29%
(2,498)		313230
55University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Test Score is NOT considered for University of Washington-Seattle Campus admission.
56Santa Clara University
10%
(154)		3231
57University of Georgia
38%
(2,356)		323329
58William & Mary
16%
(252)		333530
59Pepperdine University
10%
(84)		313328
60University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
16%
(1,408)		323432
61Chapman University
5%
(78)		303227
62Purdue University-Main Campus
25%
(2,898)		313230
63Florida State University
36%
(1,968)		303127
64The University of Texas at Austin
18%
(1,686)		313229
65Ohio State University-Main Campus
31%
(3,005)		303129
66University of Tulsa
52%
(377)		303229
67University of Delaware
3%
(114)		303028
68University of California-Santa Cruz
Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Santa Cruz admission.
69Illinois Institute of Technology
8%
(44)		293028
70Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
9%
(668)		303029
71University of San Diego
Test Score is NOT considered for University of San Diego admission.
72North Carolina State University at Raleigh
29%
(1,688)		303028
73Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
5%
(494)		303028
74Gallaudet University
31%
(44)		141215
75Loyola Marymount University
8%
(122)		303227
76Southern Methodist University
9%
(160)		323330
77University of Connecticut
5%
(214)		313228
78Fordham University
6%
(160)		323429
79Texas A & M University-College Station
21%
(2,328)		282827
80Wake Forest University
26%
(376)		333531
81Arizona State University Campus Immersion
Test Score is NOT considered for Arizona State University Campus Immersion admission.
82Syracuse University
9%
(357)		313328
83University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus
10%
(463)		313229
84The University of Texas at Dallas
15%
(566)		282728
85The University of Tennessee-Knoxville
81%
(5,507)		282826
86Rutgers University-New Brunswick
5%
(432)		313230
87University of Central Florida
28%
(2,266)		272625
88Colorado School of Mines
18%
(288)		323331
89University of Massachusetts-Lowell
2%
(47)		292727
90Texas Christian University
21%
(503)		293127
91Baylor University
18%
(620)		303027
92University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
33%
(2,463)		292827
93Missouri University of Science and Technology
78%
(991)		282627
94The New School
Test Score is NOT considered for The New School admission.
95Michigan State University
7%
(651)		282826
96University of Hawaii at Manoa
3%
(104)		211918
97San Diego State University
Test Score is NOT considered for San Diego State University admission.
98Florida International University
10%
(521)		242421
99University of Denver
13%
(170)		313128
100Harding University
75%
(643)		242423
Average20.46% 323230

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

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

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Application Requirements

The following table list and compare the requirements when applying Top 100 National Universities based on academic year 2024-2025 data.
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Application Requirements Comparison Between Top 100 National Universities
Rank NameHS GPAHS RankHS Record Prep. ProgramRec.Compe.SAT/ACTTOEFL
1 Stanford University
✓✓ ✔✓ ✔✓ ✓✓
2 Harvard University
✓✓ ✔✓ ✔✓ ✔✓
3 Princeton University
✓✓ ✔✓ ✔✓ ✓✔
4 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
✓✓ ✔✓ ✔✗ ✔✓
5 Columbia University in the City of New York
✔✔ ✔✔ ✔✓ ✓✓
6 Yale University
✓✓ ✔✗ ✔✓ ✓✔
7 California Institute of Technology
✓✓ ✔✓ ✔✓ ✗✔
8 University of Chicago
✓✓ ✔✔ ✔✓ ✓✓
9 University of Pennsylvania
✔✓ ✔✓ ✔✓ ✓✓
10 Brown University
✓✓ ✔✔ ✔✗ ✓✓
11 Northwestern University
✓✓ ✔✔ ✔✗ ✓✔
12 Dartmouth College
✔✓ ✔✔ ✔✓ ✓✔
13 Duke University
✔✗ ✔✔ ✔✗ ✓✗
14 Cornell University
✓✓ ✔✓ ✔✓ ✓✔
15 Rice University
✓✓ ✔✓ ✔✓ ✓✔
16 Vanderbilt University
✔✓ ✔✔ ✔✗ ✓✔
17 University of California-Los Angeles
✔✗ ✔✔ ✗✗ ✗✔
18 University of California-Berkeley
✔✗ ✔✓ ✓✗ ✗✔
19 Georgetown University
✔✓ ✔✓ ✔✓ ✔✓
20 University of Southern California
✔✓ ✔✔ ✔✔ ✓✔
21 Johns Hopkins University
✔✓ ✔✗ ✔✗ ✓✔
22 Washington University in St Louis
✓✓ ✔✔ ✔✓ ✓✔
23 University of Notre Dame
✓✓ ✔✔ ✔✓ ✓✔
24 Tufts University
✓✓ ✔✔ ✔✓ ✓✔
25 Carnegie Mellon University
✔✓ ✔✓ ✔✓ ✓✔
26 Emory University
✗✓ ✔✓ ✓✓ ✓✓
27 New York University
✔✗ ✔✓ ✔✔ ✓✔
28 Lehigh University
✔✗ ✔✓ ✔✗ ✓✔
29 University of Virginia-Main Campus
✓✓ ✔✓ ✔✓ ✓✓
30 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
✓✓ ✔✓ ✔✓ ✓✔
31 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
✓✓ ✔✓ ✔✗ ✓✔
32 Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
✔✗ ✔✔ ✓✗ ✔✔
33 Boston University
✔✓ ✔✔ ✔✗ ✓✔
34 Boston College
✓✓ ✔✔ ✔✓ ✓✔
35 Northeastern University
✔✓ ✔✓ ✔✓ ✓✔
36 Brigham Young University
✔✗ ✔✓ ✔✗ ✓✔
37 Tulane University of Louisiana
✔✓ ✔✔ ✔✓ ✓✔
38 University of California-San Diego
✔✗ ✔✔ ✗✗ ✗✔
39 University of Rochester
✓✓ ✔✔ ✔✗ ✓✔
40 George Washington University
✔✓ ✔✔ ✔✗ ✓✔
41 University of California-Santa Barbara
✔✗ ✔✔ ✗✗ ✗✔
42 Yeshiva University
✔✗ ✔✗ ✔✗ ✓✔
43 Stevens Institute of Technology
✔✓ ✔✔ ✔✓ ✓✔
44 University of California-Irvine
✔✔ ✔✔ ✗✗ ✗✔
45 Brandeis University
✓✓ ✔✔ ✔✗ ✓✔
46 University of Florida
✔✗ ✔✔ ✗✗ ✔✗
47 Villanova University
✔✓ ✔✔ ✔✗ ✓✔
48 University of California-Davis
✔✗ ✔✔ ✗✗ ✗✔
49 University of Maryland-College Park
✓✓ ✔✓ ✔✓ ✓✔
50 Case Western Reserve University
✔✓ ✔✔ ✔✓ ✓✔
51 American University
✔✗ ✔✔ ✔✗ ✓✔
52 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
✔✔ ✔✔ ✔✔ ✓✔
53 University of Miami
✔✓ ✔✓ ✔✓ ✓✔
54 University of Wisconsin-Madison
✔✓ ✔✔ ✔✗ ✓✔
55 University of Washington-Seattle Campus
✔✗ ✔✔ ✗✗ ✗✔
56 Santa Clara University
✔✓ ✔✔ ✔✗ ✓✔
57 University of Georgia
✔✗ ✔✔ ✔✗ ✔✓
58 William & Mary
✔✓ ✔✔ ✔✗ ✓✓
59 Pepperdine University
✔✗ ✔✗ ✔✗ ✓✔
60 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
✗✗ ✔✔ ✗✗ ✓✔
61 Chapman University
✔✓ ✔✔ ✔✔ ✓✔
62 Purdue University-Main Campus
✗✓ ✔✓ ✓✓ ✔✔
63 Florida State University
✔✓ ✔✔ ✗✗ ✔✔
64 The University of Texas at Austin
✓✓ ✔✔ ✓✓ ✓✔
65 Ohio State University-Main Campus
✔✔ ✔✔ ✓✗ ✓✔
66 University of Tulsa
✔✓ ✔✓ ✓✓ ✓✔
67 University of Delaware
✔✓ ✔✔ ✔✓ ✓✔
68 University of California-Santa Cruz
✔✗ ✔✔ ✗✗ ✗✔
69 Illinois Institute of Technology
✓✓ ✔✔ ✓✓ ✓✔
70 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
✔✗ ✔✓ ✗✗ ✓✔
71 University of San Diego
✔✓ ✔✔ ✔✓ ✗✔
72 North Carolina State University at Raleigh
✔✓ ✔✔ ✓✗ ✓✔
73 Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
✔✗ ✔✓ ✗✗ ✓✔
74 Gallaudet University
✔✗ ✔✓ ✔✗ ✔✗
75 Loyola Marymount University
✔✓ ✔✔ ✔✗ ✓✔
76 Southern Methodist University
✔✓ ✔✔ ✔✓ ✓✔
77 University of Connecticut
✔✓ ✔✔ ✓✗ ✔✔
78 Fordham University
✔✓ ✔✔ ✔✗ ✓✔
79 Texas A & M University-College Station
✔✔ ✔✓ ✓✗ ✓✔
80 Wake Forest University
✓✓ ✔✓ ✔✗ ✓✔
81 Arizona State University Campus Immersion
✓✓ ✔✓ ✗✗ ✗✔
82 Syracuse University
✔✓ ✔✔ ✔✔ ✓✔
83 University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus
✓✓ ✔✔ ✓✗ ✓✔
84 The University of Texas at Dallas
✔✓ ✔✓ ✓✓ ✓✔
85 The University of Tennessee-Knoxville
✔✗ ✔✓ ✓✓ ✔✔
86 Rutgers University-New Brunswick
✔✓ ✔✔ ✗✗ ✓✔
87 University of Central Florida
✔✓ ✔✔ ✗✗ ✔✗
88 Colorado School of Mines
✔✓ ✔✔ ✓✗ ✓✔
89 University of Massachusetts-Lowell
✔✗ ✔✔ ✔✗ ✓✔
90 Texas Christian University
✔✓ ✔✔ ✔✔ ✓✔
91 Baylor University
✔✓ ✔✓ ✓✓ ✓✔
92 University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
✓✓ ✔✔ ✓✗ ✓✔
93 Missouri University of Science and Technology
✔✓ ✔✔ ✓✗ ✓✔
94 The New School
✔✓ ✔✓ ✔✔ ✗✔
95 Michigan State University
✔✗ ✗✔ ✓✗ ✓✔
96 University of Hawaii at Manoa
✔✔ ✔✔ ✓✓ ✓✔
97 San Diego State University
✔✗ ✔✔ ✗✗ ✗✔
98 Florida International University
✔✓ ✔✔ ✗✓ ✔✔
99 University of Denver
✔✓ ✔✓ ✔✗ ✓✔
100 Harding University
✔✗ ✔✓ ✔✗ ✔✔

✔: 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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