US Colleges in Top 100 World Ranking 34 Colleges Admission Comparison

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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 World Ranking. The average acceptance rate of US Colleges In Top 100 World Ranking is 17.04% and the average admission yield (enrollment rate) is 33.17%.

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 US Colleges In Top 100 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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Admission Stats Comparison Between US Colleges In Top 100 World Ranking
	Rank	Name	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled	Acceptance Rate	Enrollment Rate
	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	Stanford University	57,326 (29,602/27,724)	2,067 (1,015/1,052)	1,693 (835/858)	4% (3%/4%)	82% (82%/3%)
	5	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	28,232 (17,210/8,975)	1,284 (606/612)	1,102 (542/497)	5% (4%/7%)	86% (89%/6%)
	6	California Institute of Technology	13,856 (9,401/4,446)	356 (166/190)	218 (107/111)	3% (2%/4%)	61% (64%/2%)
	7	Princeton University	40,468 (20,563/19,883)	1,868 (903/965)	1,410 (693/717)	5% (4%/5%)	75% (77%/4%)
	8	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%)
	9	Yale University	57,517 (24,951/32,540)	2,227 (1,136/1,091)	1,554 (782/772)	4% (5%/3%)	70% (69%/2%)
	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 Chicago	43,612 (19,195/23,636)	1,955 (1,070/885)	1,726 (955/771)	4% (6%/4%)	88% (89%/3%)
	14	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%)
	15	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%)
	20	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%)
	21	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%)
	23	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%)
	24	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%)
	25	Duke University	51,795 (24,298/27,497)	2,957 (1,388/1,569)	1,740 (824/916)	6% (6%/6%)	59% (59%/3%)
	26	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%)
	26	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	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%)
	32	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%)
	38	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%)
	48	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	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%)
	57	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%)
	61	Brown University	48,904 (18,960/29,917)	2,638 (1,326/1,309)	1,719 (855/863)	5% (7%/4%)	65% (64%/3%)
	63	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%)
	64	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%)
	65	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%)
	69	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%)
	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%)
	81	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%)
	82	Emory University	33,450 (13,406/20,037)	3,562 (1,558/2,004)	1,438 (631/807)	11% (12%/10%)	40% (41%/4%)
	95	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%)
Average			69,524 (32,882/32,882)	11,847 (5,154/6,671)	3,930 (1,747/2,174)	17.04% (15.7%/20.3%)	33.17% (33.9%/32.6%)

SAT Scores Comparison

The average SAT score of US Colleges In Top 100 World Ranking is 1517. By subject, the average score of the SAT EBRW(Evidence-based Reading and Writing) is 743 and the average SAT Math score is 774.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology has the highest SAT scores of 1,560 and The University of Texas at Austin has the lowest SAT scores of 1,390 among US Colleges In Top 100 World Ranking. The following table compares SAT Scores between US Colleges In Top 100 World Ranking for the academic year 2024-2025.

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SAT Score Comparison Between US Colleges In Top 100 World Ranking
	Rank	Name	Submit%^* (Submit#^**)	SAT Total	Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	Math
		2	Harvard University	54% (892)	1550	760	790
	3	Stanford University	51% (857)	1550	760	790
	5	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	83% (911)	1560	760	800
	6	California Institute of Technology	Test Score is NOT considered for California Institute of Technology admission.
	7	Princeton University	56% (783)	1550	760	790
	8	University of California-Berkeley	Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Berkeley admission.
	9	Yale University	61% (950)	1540	760	780
	11	Columbia University in the City of New York	45% (680)	1550	760	790
	13	University of Chicago	49% (850)	1550	760	790
	14	University of Pennsylvania	50% (1,204)	1550	760	790
	15	Johns Hopkins University	50% (691)	1550	760	790
	20	Cornell University	40% (1,424)	1540	750	790
	21	University of California-Los Angeles	Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Los Angeles admission.
	23	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	51% (3,697)	1460	720	740
	24	New York University	28% (1,598)	1520	740	780
	25	Duke University	48% (824)	1540	760	780
	26	Northwestern University	46% (963)	1540	760	780
	26	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	Test Score is NOT considered for University of Washington-Seattle Campus admission.
	28	Carnegie Mellon University	53% (951)	1540	750	790
	32	University of California-San Diego	Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-San Diego admission.
	38	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus	77% (2,966)	1480	720	760
	48	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	48% (4,310)	1440	700	740
	50	The University of Texas at Austin	56% (5,189)	1390	690	700
	57	Washington University in St Louis	29% (538)	1540	750	790
	61	Brown University	61% (1,046)	1540	760	780
	63	University of California-Davis	Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Davis admission.
	64	University of California-Santa Barbara	Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Santa Barbara admission.
	65	University of Southern California	34% (1,191)	1500	730	770
	69	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	28% (1,320)	1480	730	750
	71	Boston University	33% (1,083)	1480	720	760
	81	University of Wisconsin-Madison	15% (1,241)	1460	710	750
	82	Emory University	43% (623)	1520	740	780
	95	University of California-Irvine	Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Irvine admission.
Average			47.56%	1517	743	774

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

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

ACT Scores Comparison

The average ACT score of US Colleges In Top 100 World Ranking is 34. By subject, the average ACT English score is 35 and the ACT math score is 33.

The following table compares ACT Scores between US Colleges In Top 100 World Ranking for academic year 2024-2025.

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ACT Score Comparison Between US Colleges In Top 100 World Ranking
	Rank	Name	Submit%^* (Submit#^**)	Composite	English	Math
	Rank		2	Harvard University	19% (321)	35	35	35
	3	Stanford University	19% (324)	35	35	35
	5	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	29% (322)	35	35	35
	6	California Institute of Technology	Test Score is NOT considered for California Institute of Technology admission.
	7	Princeton University	21% (303)	35	35	35
	8	University of California-Berkeley	Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Berkeley admission.
	9	Yale University	25% (384)	34	35	34
	11	Columbia University in the City of New York	18% (267)	35	35	35
	13	University of Chicago	27% (460)	35	35	34
	14	University of Pennsylvania	17% (416)	35	35	35
	15	Johns Hopkins University	18% (254)	35	35	35
	20	Cornell University	13% (455)	34	35	35
	21	University of California-Los Angeles	Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Los Angeles admission.
	23	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	18% (1,274)	33	35	33
	24	New York University	10% (583)	34
	25	Duke University	30% (526)	35	35	35
	26	Northwestern University	23% (488)	34	35	34
	26	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	Test Score is NOT considered for University of Washington-Seattle Campus admission.
	28	Carnegie Mellon University	22% (405)	35	35	35
	32	University of California-San Diego	Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-San Diego admission.
	38	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus	35% (1,354)	33	34	32
	48	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	16% (1,408)	32	34	32
	50	The University of Texas at Austin	18% (1,686)	31	32	29
	57	Washington University in St Louis	28% (517)	34	35	34
	61	Brown University	24% (410)	35	35	34
	63	University of California-Davis	Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Davis admission.
	64	University of California-Santa Barbara	Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Santa Barbara admission.
	65	University of Southern California	12% (432)	33	35	33
	69	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	41% (1,896)	31	33	29
	71	Boston University	10% (330)	33	35	32
	81	University of Wisconsin-Madison	29% (2,498)	31	32	30
	82	Emory University	20% (286)	34
	95	University of California-Irvine	Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Irvine admission.
Average			21.68%	34	35	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 World Ranking based on academic year 2024-2025 data.

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Application Requirements Comparison Between US Colleges In Top 100 World Ranking
Rank	Name	HS GPA	HS Rank	HS Record	Prep. Program	Rec.	Compe.	SAT/ACT	TOEFL
2	Name	Harvard University	✓	✓	✔	✓	✔	✓	✔	✓
3	Stanford University	✓	✓	✔	✓	✔	✓	✓	✓
5	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	✓	✓	✔	✓	✔	✗	✔	✓
6	California Institute of Technology	✓	✓	✔	✓	✔	✓	✗	✔
7	Princeton University	✓	✓	✔	✓	✔	✓	✓	✔
8	University of California-Berkeley	✔	✗	✔	✓	✓	✗	✗	✔
9	Yale University	✓	✓	✔	✗	✔	✓	✓	✔
11	Columbia University in the City of New York	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✓	✓	✓
13	University of Chicago	✓	✓	✔	✔	✔	✓	✓	✓
14	University of Pennsylvania	✔	✓	✔	✓	✔	✓	✓	✓
15	Johns Hopkins University	✔	✓	✔	✗	✔	✗	✓	✔
20	Cornell University	✓	✓	✔	✓	✔	✓	✓	✔
21	University of California-Los Angeles	✔	✗	✔	✔	✗	✗	✗	✔
23	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	✓	✓	✔	✓	✔	✗	✓	✔
24	New York University	✔	✗	✔	✓	✔	✔	✓	✔
25	Duke University	✔	✗	✔	✔	✔	✗	✓	✗
26	Northwestern University	✓	✓	✔	✔	✔	✗	✓	✔
26	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	✔	✗	✔	✔	✗	✗	✗	✔
28	Carnegie Mellon University	✔	✓	✔	✓	✔	✓	✓	✔
32	University of California-San Diego	✔	✗	✔	✔	✗	✗	✗	✔
38	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus	✔	✗	✔	✔	✓	✗	✔	✔
48	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	✗	✗	✔	✔	✗	✗	✓	✔
50	The University of Texas at Austin	✓	✓	✔	✔	✓	✓	✓	✔
57	Washington University in St Louis	✓	✓	✔	✔	✔	✓	✓	✔
61	Brown University	✓	✓	✔	✔	✔	✗	✓	✓
63	University of California-Davis	✔	✗	✔	✔	✗	✗	✗	✔
64	University of California-Santa Barbara	✔	✗	✔	✔	✗	✗	✗	✔
65	University of Southern California	✔	✓	✔	✔	✔	✔	✓	✔
69	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	✓	✓	✔	✓	✔	✓	✓	✔
71	Boston University	✔	✓	✔	✔	✔	✗	✓	✔
81	University of Wisconsin-Madison	✔	✓	✔	✔	✔	✗	✓	✔
82	Emory University	✗	✓	✔	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
95	University of California-Irvine	✔	✔	✔	✔	✗	✗	✗	✔

✔: 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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