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145,903

#1 · University of California, Los Angeles

Division I · Big Ten Conference · Los Angeles, CA

6,084

Median

of 1,049 schools, all divisions

24.0×

Top vs median

how far the leader sits above the middle

85,956

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Top 15

1University of California, Los AngelesDivision I · Big Ten Conference · Los Angeles, CA145,903
2University of California, San DiegoDivision I · Big West Conference · San Diego, CA130,771
3University of California, BerkeleyDivision I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Berkeley, CA125,910
4University of California, IrvineDivision I · Big West Conference · Irvine, CA121,101
5New York UniversityDivision III · University Athletic Association · New York, NY113,578
6University of California, Santa BarbaraDivision I · Big West Conference · Santa Barbara, CA110,871
7Northeastern UniversityDivision I · Coastal Athletic Association · Boston, MA96,631
8University of California, DavisDivision I · Mountain West Conference · Davis, CA94,637
9University of MichiganDivision I · Big Ten Conference · Ann Arbor, MI87,632
10Pennsylvania State UniversityDivision I · Big Ten Conference · University Park, PA85,956
11San Diego State UniversityDivision I · Pac-12 Conference · San Diego, CA82,800
12University of Southern CaliforniaDivision I · Big Ten Conference · Los Angeles, CA80,808
13Boston UniversityDivision I · Patriot League · Boston, MA80,495
14Long Beach State UniversityDivision I · Big West Conference · Long Beach, CA79,680
15Florida State UniversityDivision I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Tallahassee, FL74,038

Every school, all divisions

#1 · University of California, Los Angelesevery school

The spread across 1,049 schools; the median is 6,084.

How it is measured

The most recent admissions cycle reported.

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#	School	Applicants	Admitted	Undergrads
1	University of California, Los Angeles Division I · Big Ten Conference · Los Angeles, CA	145,903	9%	33,040
2	University of California, San Diego Division I · Big West Conference · San Diego, CA	130,771	25%	33,792
3	University of California, Berkeley Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Berkeley, CA	125,910	12%	33,078
4	University of California, Irvine Division I · Big West Conference · Irvine, CA	121,101	26%	29,503
5	New York University Division III · University Athletic Association · New York, NY	113,578	9%	29,760
6	University of California, Santa Barbara Division I · Big West Conference · Santa Barbara, CA	110,871	28%	23,232
7	Northeastern University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association · Boston, MA	96,631	6%	15,891
8	University of California, Davis Division I · Mountain West Conference · Davis, CA	94,637	42%	31,797
9	University of Michigan Division I · Big Ten Conference · Ann Arbor, MI	87,632	18%	33,730
10	Pennsylvania State University Division I · Big Ten Conference · University Park, PA	85,956	54%	42,223
11	San Diego State University Division I · Pac-12 Conference · San Diego, CA	82,800	34%	34,050
12	University of Southern California Division I · Big Ten Conference · Los Angeles, CA	80,808	10%	21,023
13	Boston University Division I · Patriot League · Boston, MA	80,495	11%	18,656
14	Long Beach State University Division I · Big West Conference · Long Beach, CA	79,680	47%	34,243
15	Florida State University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Tallahassee, FL	74,038	25%	32,217
16	Purdue University Division I · Big Ten Conference · West Lafayette, IN	73,083	50%	39,864
17	The Ohio State University Division I · Big Ten Conference · Columbus, OH	70,028	51%	45,728
18	University of California, Santa Cruz Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference · Santa Cruz, CA	68,845	63%	17,812
19	Arizona State University Division I · Big 12 Conference · Tempe, AZ	68,840	90%	65,174
20	University of California, Merced Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association · Merced, CA	67,891	39%	8,372
21	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Division I · Big Ten Conference · Champaign, IL	67,398	44%	35,564
22	University of Texas at Austin Division I · Southeastern Conference · Austin, TX	66,109	29%	42,444
23	Cornell University Division I · The Ivy League · Ithaca, NY	65,635	8%	16,051
24	University of Florida Division I · Southeastern Conference · Gainesville, FL	65,375	24%	34,924
25	University of South Florida Division I · American Conference · Tampa, FL	65,187	41%	37,269
26	California Polytechnic State University Division I · Big West Conference · San Luis Obispo, CA	63,736	30%	21,559
27	University of Wisconsin-Madison Division I · Big Ten Conference · Madison, WI	63,505	43%	36,797
28	University of California, Riverside Division I · Big West Conference · Riverside, CA	62,807	63%	22,646
29	University of Washington Division I · Big Ten Conference · Seattle, WA	62,428	43%	39,515
30	University of Central Florida Division I · Big 12 Conference · Orlando, FL	60,627	40%	59,470
31	Clemson University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Clemson, SC	60,122	38%	22,875
32	University of Pennsylvania Division I · The Ivy League · Philadelphia, PA	59,465	6%	11,611
33	University of Maryland, College Park Division I · Big Ten Conference · College Park, MD	59,377	45%	30,608
34	Michigan State University Division I · Big Ten Conference · East Lansing, MI	58,879	84%	40,483
35	University of Alabama Division I · Southeastern Conference · Tuscaloosa, AL	58,418	76%	33,435
36	University of Pittsburgh Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Pittsburgh, PA	58,416	50%	25,171
37	University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Chapel Hill, NC	57,902	19%	20,681
38	Columbia University-Barnard College Division I · The Ivy League · New York, NY	57,613	4%	9,111
39	Harvard University Division I · The Ivy League · Boston, MA	56,937	3%	9,095
40	University of Virginia Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Charlottesville, VA	56,528	17%	17,612
41	University of Arizona Division I · Big 12 Conference · Tucson, AZ	56,466	86%	41,899
42	University of Colorado Boulder Division I · Big 12 Conference · Boulder, CO	56,069	83%	32,105
43	Indiana University, Bloomington Division I · Big Ten Conference · Bloomington, IN	54,279	80%	36,833
44	Stanford University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Stanford, CA	53,733	4%	8,054
45	Georgia Institute of Technology Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Atlanta, GA	52,377	16%	19,505
46	Yale University Division I · The Ivy League · New Haven, CT	51,803	5%	6,818
47	Northwestern University Division I · Big Ten Conference · Evanston, IL	51,769	7%	9,157
48	Brown University Division I · The Ivy League · Providence, RI	51,316	5%	7,741
49	Texas A&M University, College Station Division I · Southeastern Conference · College Station, TX	50,832	63%	59,933
50	University of Tennessee, Knoxville Division I · Southeastern Conference · Knoxville, TN	50,488	46%	28,883
51	University of Massachusetts, Amherst Division I · Mid-American Conference · Amherst, MA	50,424	58%	23,936
52	Stony Brook University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association · Stony Brook, NY	50,341	49%	17,549
53	Binghamton University Division I · America East Conference · Vestal, NY	49,513	38%	14,409
54	California State University, Fullerton Division I · Big West Conference · Fullerton, CA	48,591	87%	37,125
55	University of Miami (Florida) Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Coral Gables, FL	48,286	19%	12,883
56	Auburn University Division I · Southeastern Conference · Auburn, AL	48,178	50%	26,874
57	Grand Canyon University Division I · Mountain West Conference · Phoenix, AZ	47,978	60%	70,929
58	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Blacksburg, VA	47,208	57%	30,504
59	University of South Carolina, Columbia Division I · Southeastern Conference · Columbia, SC	46,682	61%	28,470
60	University of Connecticut Division I · BIG EAST Conference · Storrs, CT	46,645	54%	19,388
61	Duke University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Durham, NC	46,365	7%	6,488
62	California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association · Pomona, CA	45,775	74%	24,455
63	Vanderbilt University Division I · Southeastern Conference · Nashville, TN	45,313	6%	7,152
64	Southern New Hampshire University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference · Manchester, NH	45,127	96%	159,653
65	Fordham University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Bronx, NY	43,663	56%	10,307
66	University of Georgia Division I · Southeastern Conference · Athens, GA	43,419	37%	31,514
67	Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick Division I · Big Ten Conference · New Brunswick, NJ	43,347	65%	36,588
68	Louisiana State University Division I · Southeastern Conference · Baton Rouge, LA	42,558	74%	32,574
69	Syracuse University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Syracuse, NY	42,089	42%	15,739
70	Loyola University Chicago Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Chicago, IL	40,468	81%	12,487
71	Drexel University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association · Philadelphia, PA	40,204	78%	13,589
72	North Carolina State University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Raleigh, NC	40,049	40%	27,323
73	University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Division I · Big Ten Conference · Minneapolis, MN	39,863	77%	39,556
74	Baylor University Division I · Big 12 Conference · Waco, TX	39,735	51%	15,155
75	Princeton University Division I · The Ivy League · Princeton, NJ	39,644	4%	5,671
76	University of Oregon Division I · Big Ten Conference · Eugene, OR	39,400	85%	19,963
77	Case Western Reserve University Division III · University Athletic Association · Cleveland, OH	39,033	29%	6,186
78	Johns Hopkins University Division III · Centennial Conference · Baltimore, MD	38,926	8%	6,089
79	University of Chicago Division III · University Athletic Association · Chicago, IL	38,631	5%	7,643
80	University at Buffalo, the State University of New York Division I · Mid-American Conference · Buffalo, NY	38,210	69%	20,463
81	Northern Arizona University Division I · Big Sky Conference · Flagstaff, AZ	37,805	91%	23,128
82	University of Delaware Division I · Conference USA · Newark, DE	37,690	65%	19,772
83	Texas State University Division I · Pac-12 Conference · San Marcos, TX	37,183	89%	34,547
84	Liberty University Division I · Conference USA · Lynchburg, VA	36,921	99%	52,823
85	University of North Texas Division I · American Conference · Denton, TX	36,807	72%	33,858
86	Colorado State University Division I · Pac-12 Conference · Fort Collins, CO	36,612	90%	25,834
87	Temple University Division I · American Conference · Philadelphia, PA	36,399	83%	21,720
88	Boston College Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Chestnut Hill, MA	36,069	16%	10,083
89	San Jose State University Division I · Mountain West Conference · San Jose, CA	35,780	80%	27,111
90	James Madison University Division I · Sun Belt Conference · Harrisonburg, VA	35,750	76%	21,006
91	University of Tampa Division II · Sunshine State Conference · Tampa, FL	35,353	41%	10,111
92	Texas Tech University Division I · Big 12 Conference · Lubbock, TX	34,020	71%	32,635
93	Tufts University Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Medford, MA	34,003	10%	6,877
94	Carnegie Mellon University Division III · University Athletic Association · Pittsburgh, PA	33,707	11%	7,289
95	University of Cincinnati Division I · Big 12 Conference · Cincinnati, OH	33,165	88%	31,184
96	California State University, Los Angeles Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association · Los Angeles, CA	32,748	92%	21,527
97	Washington University in St. Louis Division III · University Athletic Association · St. Louis, MO	32,240	12%	8,267
98	DePaul University Division I · BIG EAST Conference · Chicago, IL	32,176	74%	14,374
99	The City College of New York Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference · New York, NY	31,988	58%	12,356
100	Emory University Division III · University Athletic Association · Atlanta, GA	31,929	11%	7,359

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