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 Social Science World Ranking. The average acceptance rate of US Colleges in Top 100 Social Science World Ranking is 27.94% and the average admission yield (enrollment rate) is 26.39%.
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 Social Science 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Stanford University | 57,326 (29,602/27,724) | 2,067 (1,015/1,052) | 1,693 (835/858) | 4% (3%/4%) | 82% (82%/3%) | |
| 3 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 28,232 (17,210/8,975) | 1,284 (606/612) | 1,102 (542/497) | 5% (4%/7%) | 86% (89%/6%) | |
| 4 | Harvard University | 54,008 (25,613/28,372) | 1,970 (920/1,050) | 1,647 (767/880) | 4% (4%/4%) | 84% (83%/3%) | |
| 5 | Princeton University | 40,468 (20,563/19,883) | 1,868 (903/965) | 1,410 (693/717) | 5% (4%/5%) | 75% (77%/4%) | |
| 8 | Yale University | 57,517 (24,951/32,540) | 2,227 (1,136/1,091) | 1,554 (782/772) | 4% (5%/3%) | 70% (69%/2%) | |
| 9 | University of Chicago | 43,612 (19,195/23,636) | 1,955 (1,070/885) | 1,726 (955/771) | 4% (6%/4%) | 88% (89%/3%) | |
| 10 | 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%) | |
| 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%) | |
| 12 | 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%) | |
| 13 | 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%) | |
| 15 | 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%) | |
| 16 | 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%) | |
| 17 | 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%) | |
| 18 | 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%) | |
| 19 | Duke University | 51,795 (24,298/27,497) | 2,957 (1,388/1,569) | 1,740 (824/916) | 6% (6%/6%) | 59% (59%/3%) | |
| 24 | 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%) | |
| 28 | 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%) | |
| 29 | 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%) | |
| 31 | 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%) | |
| 35 | 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%) | |
| 42 | 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%) | |
| 43 | 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%) | |
| 50 | 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%) | |
| 51 | 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%) | |
| 53 | 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%) | |
| 54 | Brown University | 48,904 (18,960/29,917) | 2,638 (1,326/1,309) | 1,719 (855/863) | 5% (7%/4%) | 65% (64%/3%) | |
| 58 | Georgetown University | 26,131 (10,768/15,102) | 3,374 (1,393/1,953) | 1,575 (661/900) | 13% (13%/13%) | 47% (47%/6%) | |
| 59 | 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%) | |
| 62 | 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%) | |
| 66 | 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%) | |
| 68 | 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%) | |
| 70 | 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%) | |
| 72 | 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%) | |
| 73 | 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%) | |
| 73 | 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%) | |
| 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%) | |
| 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%) | |
| 94 | 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%) | |
| 97 | 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%) | |
| Average | 70,212 (33,339/33,339) | 19,618 (8,837/10,755) | 5,176 (2,369/2,799) | 27.94% (26.5%/32.3%) | 26.39% (26.8%/26.0%) | ||
SAT Scores Comparison
The average SAT score of US Colleges in Top 100 Social Science World Ranking is 1477. By subject, the average score of the SAT EBRW(Evidence-based Reading and Writing) is 725 and the average SAT Math score is 752.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology has the highest SAT scores of 1,560 and Michigan State University has the lowest SAT scores of 1,260 among US Colleges in Top 100 Social Science World Ranking. The following table compares SAT Scores between US Colleges in Top 100 Social Science World Ranking for the academic year 2024-2025.
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| Rank | Name | Submit%* (Submit#**) | SAT Total | Evidence-Based Reading and Writing | Math | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Stanford University | 51% (857) | 1550 | 760 | 790 | |
| 3 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 83% (911) | 1560 | 760 | 800 | |
| 4 | Harvard University | 54% (892) | 1550 | 760 | 790 | |
| 5 | Princeton University | 56% (783) | 1550 | 760 | 790 | |
| 8 | Yale University | 61% (950) | 1540 | 760 | 780 | |
| 9 | University of Chicago | 49% (850) | 1550 | 760 | 790 | |
| 10 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 51% (3,697) | 1460 | 720 | 740 | |
| 11 | Columbia University in the City of New York | 45% (680) | 1550 | 760 | 790 | |
| 12 | University of California-Los Angeles | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Los Angeles admission. | ||||
| 13 | University of California-Berkeley | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Berkeley admission. | ||||
| 15 | University of Pennsylvania | 50% (1,204) | 1550 | 760 | 790 | |
| 16 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 15% (1,241) | 1460 | 710 | 750 | |
| 17 | New York University | 28% (1,598) | 1520 | 740 | 780 | |
| 18 | Cornell University | 40% (1,424) | 1540 | 750 | 790 | |
| 19 | Duke University | 48% (824) | 1540 | 760 | 780 | |
| 24 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | Test Score is NOT considered for University of Washington-Seattle Campus admission. | ||||
| 28 | Johns Hopkins University | 50% (691) | 1550 | 760 | 790 | |
| 29 | Northwestern University | 46% (963) | 1540 | 760 | 780 | |
| 31 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 28% (1,320) | 1480 | 730 | 750 | |
| 35 | University of California-San Diego | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-San Diego admission. | ||||
| 42 | The University of Texas at Austin | 56% (5,189) | 1390 | 690 | 700 | |
| 43 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 48% (4,310) | 1440 | 700 | 740 | |
| 50 | University of Southern California | 34% (1,191) | 1500 | 730 | 770 | |
| 51 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 17% (1,615) | 1400 | 680 | 720 | |
| 53 | Indiana University-Bloomington | 42% (4,054) | 1290 | 640 | 650 | |
| 54 | Brown University | 61% (1,046) | 1540 | 760 | 780 | |
| 58 | Georgetown University | 78% (1,232) | 1490 | 740 | 750 | |
| 59 | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | 8% (606) | 1410 | 690 | 720 | |
| 62 | University of California-Santa Barbara | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Santa Barbara admission. | ||||
| 66 | Michigan State University | 39% (3,746) | 1260 | 630 | 630 | |
| 68 | University of California-Irvine | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Irvine admission. | ||||
| 70 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 31% (2,848) | 1330 | 660 | 670 | |
| 72 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 77% (2,966) | 1480 | 720 | 760 | |
| 73 | Carnegie Mellon University | 53% (951) | 1540 | 750 | 790 | |
| 73 | University of Maryland-College Park | 42% (2,448) | 1465 | 720 | 745 | |
| 81 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | Test Score is NOT considered for Arizona State University Campus Immersion admission. | ||||
| 86 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 50% (4,109) | 1410 | 690 | 720 | |
| 94 | University of California-Davis | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Davis admission. | ||||
| 97 | Syracuse University | 22% (861) | 1360 | 680 | 680 | |
| Average | 45.58% | 1477 | 725 | 752 | ||
ACT Scores Comparison
The average ACT score of US Colleges in Top 100 Social Science World Ranking is 33. By subject, the average ACT English score is 34 and the ACT math score is 32.
The following table compares ACT Scores between US Colleges in Top 100 Social Science World Ranking for academic year 2024-2025.
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| Rank | Name | Submit%* (Submit#**) | Composite | English | Math | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Stanford University | 19% (324) | 35 | 35 | 35 | |
| 3 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 29% (322) | 35 | 35 | 35 | |
| 4 | Harvard University | 19% (321) | 35 | 35 | 35 | |
| 5 | Princeton University | 21% (303) | 35 | 35 | 35 | |
| 8 | Yale University | 25% (384) | 34 | 35 | 34 | |
| 9 | University of Chicago | 27% (460) | 35 | 35 | 34 | |
| 10 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 18% (1,274) | 33 | 35 | 33 | |
| 11 | Columbia University in the City of New York | 18% (267) | 35 | 35 | 35 | |
| 12 | University of California-Los Angeles | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Los Angeles admission. | ||||
| 13 | University of California-Berkeley | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Berkeley admission. | ||||
| 15 | University of Pennsylvania | 17% (416) | 35 | 35 | 35 | |
| 16 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 29% (2,498) | 31 | 32 | 30 | |
| 17 | New York University | 10% (583) | 34 | |||
| 18 | Cornell University | 13% (455) | 34 | 35 | 35 | |
| 19 | Duke University | 30% (526) | 35 | 35 | 35 | |
| 24 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | Test Score is NOT considered for University of Washington-Seattle Campus admission. | ||||
| 28 | Johns Hopkins University | 18% (254) | 35 | 35 | 35 | |
| 29 | Northwestern University | 23% (488) | 34 | 35 | 34 | |
| 31 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 41% (1,896) | 31 | 33 | 29 | |
| 35 | University of California-San Diego | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-San Diego admission. | ||||
| 42 | The University of Texas at Austin | 18% (1,686) | 31 | 32 | 29 | |
| 43 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 16% (1,408) | 32 | 34 | 32 | |
| 50 | University of Southern California | 12% (432) | 33 | 35 | 33 | |
| 51 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 31% (3,005) | 30 | 31 | 29 | |
| 53 | Indiana University-Bloomington | 14% (1,357) | 30 | 31 | 29 | |
| 54 | Brown University | 24% (410) | 35 | 35 | 34 | |
| 58 | Georgetown University | 30% (480) | 33 | 35 | 32 | |
| 59 | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | 33% (2,463) | 29 | 28 | 27 | |
| 62 | University of California-Santa Barbara | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Santa Barbara admission. | ||||
| 66 | Michigan State University | 7% (651) | 28 | 28 | 26 | |
| 68 | University of California-Irvine | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Irvine admission. | ||||
| 70 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 5% (494) | 30 | 30 | 28 | |
| 72 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 35% (1,354) | 33 | 34 | 32 | |
| 73 | Carnegie Mellon University | 22% (405) | 35 | 35 | 35 | |
| 73 | University of Maryland-College Park | 7% (411) | 34 | 34 | 32 | |
| 81 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | Test Score is NOT considered for Arizona State University Campus Immersion admission. | ||||
| 86 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 5% (432) | 31 | 32 | 30 | |
| 94 | University of California-Davis | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Davis admission. | ||||
| 97 | Syracuse University | 9% (357) | 31 | 33 | 28 | |
| Average | 20.16% | 33 | 34 | 32 | ||
*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 Social Science 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.