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 Education World Ranking. The average acceptance rate of US Colleges in Top 100 Education World Ranking is 32.46% and the average admission yield (enrollment rate) is 25.52%.
Stanford University has the tighest (lowest) acceptance rate of 3.61% and Harvard University has the highest yield (enrollment rate) of 83.60% among US Colleges in Top 100 Education 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 | Harvard University | 54,008 (25,613/28,372) | 1,970 (920/1,050) | 1,647 (767/880) | 4% (4%/4%) | 84% (83%/3%) | |
| 3 | 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%) | |
| 6 | 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%) | |
| 6 | 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%) | |
| 8 | 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%) | |
| 9 | 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%) | |
| 11 | 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%) | |
| 12 | Vanderbilt University | 45,409 (20,851/24,553) | 2,662 (1,238/1,424) | 1,630 (744/886) | 6% (6%/6%) | 61% (60%/4%) | |
| 14 | 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%) | |
| 16 | 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%) | |
| 17 | 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%) | |
| 22 | 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%) | |
| 23 | 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%) | |
| 25 | 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%) | |
| 28 | 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%) | |
| 30 | 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%) | |
| 32 | 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%) | |
| 33 | 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%) | |
| 38 | 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%) | |
| 39 | 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%) | |
| 47 | 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%) | |
| 48 | 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%) | |
| 49 | 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%) | |
| 51 | 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%) | |
| 54 | 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%) | |
| 55 | 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%) | |
| 56 | 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%) | |
| 63 | Brown University | 48,904 (18,960/29,917) | 2,638 (1,326/1,309) | 1,719 (855/863) | 5% (7%/4%) | 65% (64%/3%) | |
| 69 | 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%) | |
| 71 | 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%) | |
| 73 | 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%) | |
| 74 | 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%) | |
| 77 | 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%) | |
| 80 | University of Iowa | 27,770 (11,808/15,897) | 23,222 (9,537/13,638) | 5,208 (2,089/3,083) | 84% (81%/86%) | 22% (22%/19%) | |
| 83 | 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%) | |
| 85 | University of Colorado Boulder | 67,286 (33,451/33,805) | 52,539 (24,316/28,201) | 7,432 (3,666/3,762) | 78% (73%/83%) | 14% (15%/11%) | |
| 86 | 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%) | |
| 92 | 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%) | |
| 97 | 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%) | |
| 100 | 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%) | |
| Average | 68,627 (31,640/31,640) | 22,279 (9,921/12,323) | 5,685 (2,563/3,111) | 32.46% (31.4%/38.9%) | 25.52% (25.8%/25.2%) | ||
SAT Scores Comparison
The average SAT score of US Colleges in Top 100 Education World Ranking is 1423. By subject, the average score of the SAT EBRW(Evidence-based Reading and Writing) is 702 and the average SAT Math score is 721.
Stanford University has the highest SAT scores of 1,550 and University of Hawaii at Manoa has the lowest SAT scores of 1,160 among US Colleges in Top 100 Education World Ranking. The following table compares SAT Scores between US Colleges in Top 100 Education 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 | Harvard University | 54% (892) | 1550 | 760 | 790 | |
| 3 | University of California-Berkeley | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Berkeley admission. | ||||
| 6 | University of Pennsylvania | 50% (1,204) | 1550 | 760 | 790 | |
| 6 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 15% (1,241) | 1460 | 710 | 750 | |
| 8 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 51% (3,697) | 1460 | 720 | 740 | |
| 9 | University of California-Los Angeles | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Los Angeles admission. | ||||
| 11 | Michigan State University | 39% (3,746) | 1260 | 630 | 630 | |
| 12 | Vanderbilt University | 27% (447) | 1540 | 750 | 790 | |
| 14 | Columbia University in the City of New York | 45% (680) | 1550 | 760 | 790 | |
| 16 | Johns Hopkins University | 50% (691) | 1550 | 760 | 790 | |
| 17 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | Test Score is NOT considered for University of Washington-Seattle Campus admission. | ||||
| 22 | The University of Texas at Austin | 56% (5,189) | 1390 | 690 | 700 | |
| 23 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 31% (2,848) | 1330 | 660 | 670 | |
| 25 | University of Southern California | 34% (1,191) | 1500 | 730 | 770 | |
| 28 | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | 8% (606) | 1410 | 690 | 720 | |
| 30 | New York University | 28% (1,598) | 1520 | 740 | 780 | |
| 32 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 17% (1,615) | 1400 | 680 | 720 | |
| 33 | Indiana University-Bloomington | 42% (4,054) | 1290 | 640 | 650 | |
| 38 | University of Virginia-Main Campus | 46% (1,805) | 1480 | 730 | 750 | |
| 39 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 48% (4,310) | 1440 | 700 | 740 | |
| 47 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | Test Score is NOT considered for Arizona State University Campus Immersion admission. | ||||
| 48 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 28% (1,320) | 1480 | 730 | 750 | |
| 49 | University of Georgia | 61% (3,785) | 1370 | 680 | 690 | |
| 51 | University of California-San Diego | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-San Diego admission. | ||||
| 54 | Boston College | 30% (711) | 1500 | 740 | 760 | |
| 55 | Florida State University | 64% (3,487) | 1350 | 680 | 670 | |
| 56 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | 40% (1,814) | 1360 | 680 | 680 | |
| 63 | Brown University | 61% (1,046) | 1540 | 760 | 780 | |
| 69 | University of California-Santa Barbara | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Santa Barbara admission. | ||||
| 71 | Boston University | 33% (1,083) | 1480 | 720 | 760 | |
| 73 | Texas A & M University-College Station | 79% (8,888) | 1270 | 630 | 640 | |
| 74 | University of California-Irvine | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Irvine admission. | ||||
| 77 | University of Maryland-College Park | 42% (2,448) | 1465 | 720 | 745 | |
| 80 | University of Iowa | 19% (964) | 1230 | 620 | 610 | |
| 83 | University of Rochester | 19% (249) | 1490 | 720 | 770 | |
| 85 | University of Colorado Boulder | 18% (1,372) | 1340 | 670 | 670 | |
| 86 | University of Connecticut | 36% (1,613) | 1340 | 670 | 670 | |
| 92 | North Carolina State University at Raleigh | 18% (1,072) | 1370 | 680 | 690 | |
| 97 | University of Hawaii at Manoa | 1% (22) | 1160 | 595 | 565 | |
| 100 | University of Miami | 33% (817) | 1400 | 700 | 700 | |
| Average | 37.47% | 1423 | 702 | 721 | ||
ACT Scores Comparison
The average ACT score of US Colleges in Top 100 Education World Ranking 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 US Colleges in Top 100 Education 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 | Harvard University | 19% (321) | 35 | 35 | 35 | |
| 3 | University of California-Berkeley | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Berkeley admission. | ||||
| 6 | University of Pennsylvania | 17% (416) | 35 | 35 | 35 | |
| 6 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 29% (2,498) | 31 | 32 | 30 | |
| 8 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 18% (1,274) | 33 | 35 | 33 | |
| 9 | University of California-Los Angeles | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Los Angeles admission. | ||||
| 11 | Michigan State University | 7% (651) | 28 | 28 | 26 | |
| 12 | Vanderbilt University | 25% (401) | 35 | 35 | 34 | |
| 14 | Columbia University in the City of New York | 18% (267) | 35 | 35 | 35 | |
| 16 | Johns Hopkins University | 18% (254) | 35 | 35 | 35 | |
| 17 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | Test Score is NOT considered for University of Washington-Seattle Campus admission. | ||||
| 22 | The University of Texas at Austin | 18% (1,686) | 31 | 32 | 29 | |
| 23 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 5% (494) | 30 | 30 | 28 | |
| 25 | University of Southern California | 12% (432) | 33 | 35 | 33 | |
| 28 | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | 33% (2,463) | 29 | 28 | 27 | |
| 30 | New York University | 10% (583) | 34 | |||
| 32 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 31% (3,005) | 30 | 31 | 29 | |
| 33 | Indiana University-Bloomington | 14% (1,357) | 30 | 31 | 29 | |
| 38 | University of Virginia-Main Campus | 14% (547) | 33 | 35 | 33 | |
| 39 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 16% (1,408) | 32 | 34 | 32 | |
| 47 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | Test Score is NOT considered for Arizona State University Campus Immersion admission. | ||||
| 48 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 41% (1,896) | 31 | 33 | 29 | |
| 49 | University of Georgia | 38% (2,356) | 32 | 33 | 29 | |
| 51 | University of California-San Diego | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-San Diego admission. | ||||
| 54 | Boston College | 15% (366) | 34 | 35 | 32 | |
| 55 | Florida State University | 36% (1,968) | 30 | 31 | 27 | |
| 56 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | 10% (463) | 31 | 32 | 29 | |
| 63 | Brown University | 24% (410) | 35 | 35 | 34 | |
| 69 | University of California-Santa Barbara | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Santa Barbara admission. | ||||
| 71 | Boston University | 10% (330) | 33 | 35 | 32 | |
| 73 | Texas A & M University-College Station | 21% (2,328) | 28 | 28 | 27 | |
| 74 | University of California-Irvine | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Irvine admission. | ||||
| 77 | University of Maryland-College Park | 7% (411) | 34 | 34 | 32 | |
| 80 | University of Iowa | 57% (2,949) | 24 | 23 | 24 | |
| 83 | University of Rochester | 6% (78) | 33 | 34 | 33 | |
| 85 | University of Colorado Boulder | 6% (453) | 31 | 32 | 28 | |
| 86 | University of Connecticut | 5% (214) | 31 | 32 | 28 | |
| 92 | North Carolina State University at Raleigh | 29% (1,688) | 30 | 30 | 28 | |
| 97 | University of Hawaii at Manoa | 3% (104) | 21 | 19 | 18 | |
| 100 | University of Miami | 19% (477) | 32 | 33 | 29 | |
| Average | 19.12% | 32 | 32 | 30 | ||
*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 Education 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)
The ranking data is provided by CollegeEvaluator.
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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.