Tightest Colleges To Admit

RankCollege NameApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledAcceptance RateYieldTuition & FeesStudent PopulationSAT Score
1Minerva University
San Francisco, CA
20,8162081501.0%72.1%$18,700660-
9California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, CA
16,6264482242.7%50.0%$63,2552,401-
4Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
61,2211,9841,6463.2%83.0%$59,07630,6311,550
2Stanford University
Stanford, CA
56,3782,0751,7363.7%83.7%$62,48418,2831,550
6Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY
60,8792,4041,5403.9%64.1%$69,04534,7821,530
1Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA
33,7671,3371,1364.0%85.0%$60,15611,8581,560
8Yale University
New Haven, CT
50,0602,2891,5544.6%67.9%$64,70014,7761,540
12Brown University
Providence, RI
50,6492,5621,7175.1%67.0%$68,23011,1891,540
5University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
37,5222,0391,7295.4%84.8%$66,93918,3391,540
3Princeton University
Princeton, NJ
38,0192,1671,4995.7%69.2%$59,7108,8421,540
10Duke University
Durham, NC
50,0163,1741,7456.3%55.0%$65,80518,0231,550
13Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH
28,3361,8081,1246.4%62.2%$65,7396,7441,550
7University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
54,5883,5492,4096.5%67.9%$66,10428,2011,540
15Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
46,3773,0931,6196.7%52.3%$63,94613,7101,530
52Northeastern University
Boston, MA
91,0006,1912,5196.8%40.7%$63,14130,0131,500
20Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, PA
14,7071,0194336.9%42.5%$62,4121,6251,520
16Pomona College
Claremont, CA
10,6667494137.0%55.1%$62,3261,7161,520
11Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
51,2613,6952,0387.2%55.2%$65,99723,1611,530
23Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD
37,8442,7451,4067.3%51.2%$63,34031,2751,550
22Amherst College
Amherst, MA
14,8641,0794677.3%43.3%$67,2801,8981,510
17Cornell University
Ithaca, NY
69,1955,1683,4917.5%67.6%$66,01425,8981,530
37Colby College
Waterville, ME
16,8901,2866737.6%52.3%$66,6002,2991,490
30Williams College
Williamstown, MA
15,3211,3025778.5%44.3%$64,8602,2221,530
56University of California-Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
149,80112,8456,4628.6%50.3%$44,52446,430-
14Rice University
Houston, TX
31,4432,7301,2038.7%44.1%$58,1288,6721,540
24Barnard College
New York, NY
12,0091,0566978.8%66.0%$66,2463,4421,505
38Bowdoin College
Brunswick, ME
9,3768625089.2%58.9%$64,9101,9151,520
32Tufts University
Medford, MA
34,8823,3811,6959.7%50.1%$67,84413,4311,510
28Claremont McKenna College
Claremont, CA
5,70959132210.4%54.5%$64,1501,3891,510
54United States Naval Academy
Annapolis, MD
12,9271,3901,18410.8%85.2%-4,4501,310
39Grinnell College
Grinnell, IA
9,9971,07643710.8%40.6%$64,8621,7591,480
18Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA
34,2613,8731,71611.3%44.3%$63,82916,0021,540
59University of California-Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
128,20914,5236,72811.3%46.3%$45,62745,307-
33Emory University
Atlanta, GA
33,1793,7671,42411.4%37.8%$60,77414,8411,500
36Tulane University of Louisiana
New Orleans, LA
31,6153,6211,84311.5%50.9%$65,53814,0271,450
21Washington University in St Louis
Saint Louis, MO
32,0143,7641,81311.8%48.2%$62,98217,0121,530
60Hamilton College
Clinton, NY
9,8991,16647811.8%41.0%$65,7402,0721,490
70United States Military Academy
West Point, NY
12,5591,5011,17312.0%78.1%-4,3931,340
27University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
69,0628,3043,42012.0%41.2%$68,23748,9451,520
26Georgetown University
Washington, DC
26,6383,2571,58612.2%48.7%$65,08120,9841,500
67Colgate University
Hamilton, NY
21,1092,62481212.4%30.9%$67,0243,1411,480
25New York University
New York, NY
100,66212,5396,18412.5%49.3%$60,43859,1441,530
34Middlebury College
Middlebury, VT
12,9521,64463912.7%38.9%$65,2802,8431,490
19University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN
26,5093,4212,03712.9%59.5%$62,69313,1051,510
31Wellesley College
Wellesley, MA
8,4911,15258513.6%50.8%$64,3202,4471,490
123Bates College
Lewiston, ME
8,2731,13751813.7%45.6%$63,4781,7901,480
50Haverford College
Haverford, PA
5,65780436214.2%45.0%$68,3001,4211,500
42Boston University
Boston, MA
80,79611,6073,63514.4%31.3%$65,16836,7141,440
62Wesleyan University
Middletown, CT
14,5212,09674314.4%35.4%$67,3163,2531,420
2Emory University-Oxford College
Oxford, GA
20,0993,01542215.0%14.0%$60,7741,0481,490
72United States Air Force Academy
USAF Academy, CO
8,3531,3561,05616.2%77.9%-4,0851,395
83Colorado College
Colorado Springs, CO
7,8461,27953416.3%41.8%$67,9322,2031,370
35Carleton College
Northfield, MN
8,5831,42753216.6%37.3%$65,4572,0591,490
53Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA
40,4946,7482,33516.7%34.6%$67,68015,2871,490
90Davidson College
Davidson, NC
6,4791,09854216.9%49.4%$60,3001,9271,430
41Washington and Lee University
Lexington, VA
7,2241,22547617.0%38.9%$64,5252,2431,480
49University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC
56,3419,6394,43517.1%46.0%$39,33031,7051,460
44Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
Atlanta, GA
50,6108,6723,64717.1%42.1%$32,87645,2961,480
3Rhode Island School of Design
Providence, RI
5,09988848117.4%54.2%$59,7602,6201,440
57University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI
84,28914,9147,05017.7%47.3%$58,07251,2251,470
61Vassar College
Poughkeepsie, NY
11,4122,12968118.7%32.0%$67,8052,4591,490
43University of Virginia-Main Campus
Charlottesville, VA
50,9269,5034,02218.7%42.3%$58,01426,0821,490
55University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL
49,1699,3122,37118.9%25.5%$59,92619,4021,390
228University of California-Irvine
Irvine, CA
119,19125,2125,66421.2%22.5%$45,01435,937-
84Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, NC
16,8573,6021,37021.4%38.0%$64,7588,963-
444Denison University
Granville, OH
12,2202,68468322.0%25.4%$64,0002,4161,370
4Babson College
Wellesley, MA
7,6071,70065622.3%38.6%$56,0323,9891,440
112Smith College
Northampton, MA
7,2691,66261922.9%37.2%$61,5682,8731,440
46University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
64,47315,0546,61223.3%43.9%$28,65955,2111,390
66Villanova University
Villanova, PA
23,8355,5761,77923.4%31.9%$64,70110,3831,440
174University of California-San Diego
La Jolla, CA
131,19731,1036,54623.7%21.0%$46,04242,006-
210University of Richmond
University of Richmond, VA
14,3643,50185124.4%24.3%$62,6003,8761,470
108Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL
78,08819,5526,03325.0%30.9%$18,78644,1611,290
177Skidmore College
Saratoga Springs, NY
13,1833,36778425.5%23.3%$62,2482,7581,390
164University of California-Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA
110,99528,6884,96725.8%17.3%$45,74226,420-
5American Musical and Dramatic Academy
New York, NY
8,1582,10947025.9%22.3%$45,5601,480-
323The University of Tampa
Tampa, FL
40,28610,6151,87826.3%17.7%$33,42410,566-
78Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH
38,70110,6071,55327.4%14.6%$64,67112,2011,490
769Spelman College
Atlanta, GA
13,6493,87557728.4%14.9%$30,0583,102-
133Macalester College
Saint Paul, MN
8,4342,39755228.4%23.0%$64,9082,1751,420
370Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, AL
12,0433,57553329.7%14.9%$23,4402,5701,100
469Alcorn State University
Alcorn State, MS
6,7482,02049829.9%24.7%$8,5492,9331,005
205California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, CA
58,77417,8855,11030.4%28.6%$30,99522,000-
280Trinity University
San Antonio, TX
11,4633,49765530.5%18.7%$51,3522,6921,380
698Reed College
Portland, OR
9,0232,77939430.8%14.2%$67,0201,5341,410
40The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX
60,05518,8309,10931.4%48.4%$42,77852,3841,370
313Regent University
Virginia Beach, VA
6,9892,26052232.3%23.1%$20,68610,3371,150
115Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA
11,7073,8111,03432.6%27.1%$64,7723,7871,390
595Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Tallahassee, FL
12,3724,0741,52032.9%37.3%$17,7259,2151,070
80William & Mary
Williamsburg, VA
18,0876,0591,64233.5%27.1%$49,4129,6541,460
141Lafayette College
Easton, PA
10,5003,53175733.6%21.4%$62,5742,7291,410
111Kenyon College
Gambier, OH
8,1162,78453134.3%19.1%$69,3301,8851,420
91Oberlin College
Oberlin, OH
11,0663,85988234.9%22.9%$64,6462,9921,450
255Dickinson College
Carlisle, PA
8,2612,88557734.9%20.0%$63,4752,137-
161Trinity College
Hartford, CT
6,2202,24856536.1%25.1%$67,4202,2051,380
638Franklin and Marshall College
Lancaster, PA
8,9233,23348736.2%15.1%$68,3801,9901,378
94College of the Holy Cross
Worcester, MA
7,0362,55890336.4%35.3%$60,8503,0831,350
58Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA
15,1635,6071,51137.0%26.9%$62,1807,3941,410
197University of California-Davis
Davis, CA
94,74735,3776,39937.3%18.1%$46,02439,679-
64University of Rochester
Rochester, NY
19,9667,7681,62538.9%20.9%$64,34812,1971,470