Acceptance Rate and Application Statistics
The following table compares the admission related statistics including number of applicants, admitted, and enrolled between US Colleges in Top 100 Arts and Humanities World Ranking. The average acceptance rate of US Colleges in Top 100 Arts and Humanities World Ranking is 22.12% and the average admission yield (enrollment rate) is 29.68%.
Stanford University has the tighest (lowest) acceptance rate of 3.61% and University of Chicago has the highest yield (enrollment rate) of 88.29% among US Colleges in Top 100 Arts and Humanities World Ranking. 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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| Rank | Name | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Enrollment 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 | 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 | Harvard University | 54,008 (25,613/28,372) | 1,970 (920/1,050) | 1,647 (767/880) | 4% (4%/4%) | 84% (83%/3%) | |
| 7 | Yale University | 57,517 (24,951/32,540) | 2,227 (1,136/1,091) | 1,554 (782/772) | 4% (5%/3%) | 70% (69%/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 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%) | |
| 10 | Princeton University | 40,468 (20,563/19,883) | 1,868 (903/965) | 1,410 (693/717) | 5% (4%/5%) | 75% (77%/4%) | |
| 11 | 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%) | |
| 13 | 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%) | |
| 14 | 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%) | |
| 15 | 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%) | |
| 18 | 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%) | |
| 21 | Duke University | 51,795 (24,298/27,497) | 2,957 (1,388/1,569) | 1,740 (824/916) | 6% (6%/6%) | 59% (59%/3%) | |
| 22 | 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%) | |
| 38 | 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%) | |
| 40 | Brown University | 48,904 (18,960/29,917) | 2,638 (1,326/1,309) | 1,719 (855/863) | 5% (7%/4%) | 65% (64%/3%) | |
| 48 | 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%) | |
| 53 | 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%) | |
| 54 | 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%) | |
| 57 | 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%) | |
| 59 | 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%) | |
| 59 | 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%) | |
| 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%) | |
| 67 | 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%) | |
| 68 | 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%) | |
| 71 | 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%) | |
| 72 | 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%) | |
| 73 | 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%) | |
| 76 | 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%) | |
| 80 | Indiana University-Bloomington | 67,658 (32,684/34,954) | 52,918 (24,941/27,965) | 9,611 (4,718/4,893) | 78% (76%/80%) | 18% (19%/14%) | |
| 82 | 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%) | |
| 93 | 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%) | |
| 99 | Georgetown University | 26,131 (10,768/15,102) | 3,374 (1,393/1,953) | 1,575 (661/900) | 13% (13%/13%) | 47% (47%/6%) | |
| Average | 67,886 (32,087/32,087) | 15,015 (6,719/8,280) | 4,457 (2,024/2,427) | 22.12% (20.9%/25.8%) | 29.68% (30.1%/29.3%) | ||
SAT Scores Comparison
The average SAT score of US Colleges in Top 100 Arts and Humanities World Ranking is 1494. By subject, the average score of the SAT EBRW(Evidence-based Reading and Writing) is 734 and the average SAT Math score is 761.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology has the highest SAT scores of 1,560 and Indiana University-Bloomington has the lowest SAT scores of 1,290 among US Colleges in Top 100 Arts and Humanities World Ranking. The following table compares SAT Scores between US Colleges in Top 100 Arts and Humanities World Ranking for the academic year 2024-2025.
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| Rank | Name | Submit%* (Submit#**) | SAT Total | Evidence-Based Reading and Writing | Math | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stanford University | 51% (857) | 1550 | 760 | 790 | |
| 2 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 83% (911) | 1560 | 760 | 800 | |
| 5 | Harvard University | 54% (892) | 1550 | 760 | 790 | |
| 7 | Yale University | 61% (950) | 1540 | 760 | 780 | |
| 8 | University of Chicago | 49% (850) | 1550 | 760 | 790 | |
| 9 | University of California-Berkeley | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Berkeley admission. | ||||
| 10 | Princeton University | 56% (783) | 1550 | 760 | 790 | |
| 11 | Columbia University in the City of New York | 45% (680) | 1550 | 760 | 790 | |
| 13 | University of Pennsylvania | 50% (1,204) | 1550 | 760 | 790 | |
| 14 | University of California-Los Angeles | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Los Angeles admission. | ||||
| 15 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 51% (3,697) | 1460 | 720 | 740 | |
| 18 | New York University | 28% (1,598) | 1520 | 740 | 780 | |
| 21 | Duke University | 48% (824) | 1540 | 760 | 780 | |
| 22 | Cornell University | 40% (1,424) | 1540 | 750 | 790 | |
| 38 | Johns Hopkins University | 50% (691) | 1550 | 760 | 790 | |
| 40 | Brown University | 61% (1,046) | 1540 | 760 | 780 | |
| 48 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 15% (1,241) | 1460 | 710 | 750 | |
| 53 | University of Notre Dame | 33% (684) | 1520 | 750 | 770 | |
| 54 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 50% (4,109) | 1410 | 690 | 720 | |
| 57 | University of California-San Diego | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-San Diego admission. | ||||
| 59 | Carnegie Mellon University | 53% (951) | 1540 | 750 | 790 | |
| 59 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 17% (1,615) | 1400 | 680 | 720 | |
| 64 | The University of Texas at Austin | 56% (5,189) | 1390 | 690 | 700 | |
| 67 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 28% (1,320) | 1480 | 730 | 750 | |
| 68 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | 40% (1,814) | 1360 | 680 | 680 | |
| 71 | Northwestern University | 46% (963) | 1540 | 760 | 780 | |
| 72 | University of Southern California | 34% (1,191) | 1500 | 730 | 770 | |
| 73 | University of California-Santa Barbara | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Santa Barbara admission. | ||||
| 76 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | Test Score is NOT considered for University of Washington-Seattle Campus admission. | ||||
| 80 | Indiana University-Bloomington | 42% (4,054) | 1290 | 640 | 650 | |
| 82 | University of Maryland-College Park | 42% (2,448) | 1465 | 720 | 745 | |
| 93 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 48% (4,310) | 1440 | 700 | 740 | |
| 99 | Georgetown University | 78% (1,232) | 1490 | 740 | 750 | |
| Average | 46.75% | 1494 | 734 | 761 | ||
ACT Scores Comparison
The average ACT score of US Colleges in Top 100 Arts and Humanities World Ranking is 33. By subject, the average ACT English score is 34 and the ACT math score is 33.
The following table compares ACT Scores between US Colleges in Top 100 Arts and Humanities World Ranking for academic year 2024-2025.
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| Rank | Name | Submit%* (Submit#**) | Composite | English | Math | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stanford University | 19% (324) | 35 | 35 | 35 | |
| 2 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 29% (322) | 35 | 35 | 35 | |
| 5 | Harvard University | 19% (321) | 35 | 35 | 35 | |
| 7 | Yale University | 25% (384) | 34 | 35 | 34 | |
| 8 | University of Chicago | 27% (460) | 35 | 35 | 34 | |
| 9 | University of California-Berkeley | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Berkeley admission. | ||||
| 10 | Princeton University | 21% (303) | 35 | 35 | 35 | |
| 11 | Columbia University in the City of New York | 18% (267) | 35 | 35 | 35 | |
| 13 | University of Pennsylvania | 17% (416) | 35 | 35 | 35 | |
| 14 | University of California-Los Angeles | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Los Angeles admission. | ||||
| 15 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 18% (1,274) | 33 | 35 | 33 | |
| 18 | New York University | 10% (583) | 34 | |||
| 21 | Duke University | 30% (526) | 35 | 35 | 35 | |
| 22 | Cornell University | 13% (455) | 34 | 35 | 35 | |
| 38 | Johns Hopkins University | 18% (254) | 35 | 35 | 35 | |
| 40 | Brown University | 24% (410) | 35 | 35 | 34 | |
| 48 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 29% (2,498) | 31 | 32 | 30 | |
| 53 | University of Notre Dame | 26% (541) | 34 | |||
| 54 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 5% (432) | 31 | 32 | 30 | |
| 57 | University of California-San Diego | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-San Diego admission. | ||||
| 59 | Carnegie Mellon University | 22% (405) | 35 | 35 | 35 | |
| 59 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 31% (3,005) | 30 | 31 | 29 | |
| 64 | The University of Texas at Austin | 18% (1,686) | 31 | 32 | 29 | |
| 67 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 41% (1,896) | 31 | 33 | 29 | |
| 68 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | 10% (463) | 31 | 32 | 29 | |
| 71 | Northwestern University | 23% (488) | 34 | 35 | 34 | |
| 72 | University of Southern California | 12% (432) | 33 | 35 | 33 | |
| 73 | University of California-Santa Barbara | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Santa Barbara admission. | ||||
| 76 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | Test Score is NOT considered for University of Washington-Seattle Campus admission. | ||||
| 80 | Indiana University-Bloomington | 14% (1,357) | 30 | 31 | 29 | |
| 82 | University of Maryland-College Park | 7% (411) | 34 | 34 | 32 | |
| 93 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 16% (1,408) | 32 | 34 | 32 | |
| 99 | Georgetown University | 30% (480) | 33 | 35 | 32 | |
| Average | 20.43% | 33 | 34 | 33 | ||
*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 US Colleges in Top 100 Arts and Humanities World Ranking based on academic year 2024-2025 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)
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**Percent of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.