Academics & admissions
Most applications
How many people applied for a first-year place.
145,903
#1 · University of California, Los Angeles
Division I · Big Ten Conference · Los Angeles, CA
15,216
Median
of 359 schools, Division I
9.6×
Top vs median
how far the leader sits above the middle
82,800
10th place
the cut for a top-ten list
Top 15
Every school, Division I
#1 · University of California, Los Angelesevery school
The spread across 359 schools; the median is 15,216.
How it is measured
The most recent admissions cycle reported.
Related
The full list · top 100
| # | 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 | University of California, Santa Barbara Division I · Big West Conference · Santa Barbara, CA | 110,871 | 28% | 23,232 | |
| 6 | Northeastern University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association · Boston, MA | 96,631 | 6% | 15,891 | |
| 7 | University of California, Davis Division I · Mountain West Conference · Davis, CA | 94,637 | 42% | 31,797 | |
| 8 | University of Michigan Division I · Big Ten Conference · Ann Arbor, MI | 87,632 | 18% | 33,730 | |
| 9 | Pennsylvania State University Division I · Big Ten Conference · University Park, PA | 85,956 | 54% | 42,223 | |
| 10 | San Diego State University Division I · Pac-12 Conference · San Diego, CA | 82,800 | 34% | 34,050 | |
| 11 | University of Southern California Division I · Big Ten Conference · Los Angeles, CA | 80,808 | 10% | 21,023 | |
| 12 | Boston University Division I · Patriot League · Boston, MA | 80,495 | 11% | 18,656 | |
| 13 | Long Beach State University Division I · Big West Conference · Long Beach, CA | 79,680 | 47% | 34,243 | |
| 14 | Florida State University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Tallahassee, FL | 74,038 | 25% | 32,217 | |
| 15 | Purdue University Division I · Big Ten Conference · West Lafayette, IN | 73,083 | 50% | 39,864 | |
| 16 | The Ohio State University Division I · Big Ten Conference · Columbus, OH | 70,028 | 51% | 45,728 | |
| 17 | Arizona State University Division I · Big 12 Conference · Tempe, AZ | 68,840 | 90% | 65,174 | |
| 18 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Division I · Big Ten Conference · Champaign, IL | 67,398 | 44% | 35,564 | |
| 19 | University of Texas at Austin Division I · Southeastern Conference · Austin, TX | 66,109 | 29% | 42,444 | |
| 20 | Cornell University Division I · The Ivy League · Ithaca, NY | 65,635 | 8% | 16,051 | |
| 21 | University of Florida Division I · Southeastern Conference · Gainesville, FL | 65,375 | 24% | 34,924 | |
| 22 | University of South Florida Division I · American Conference · Tampa, FL | 65,187 | 41% | 37,269 | |
| 23 | California Polytechnic State University Division I · Big West Conference · San Luis Obispo, CA | 63,736 | 30% | 21,559 | |
| 24 | University of Wisconsin-Madison Division I · Big Ten Conference · Madison, WI | 63,505 | 43% | 36,797 | |
| 25 | University of California, Riverside Division I · Big West Conference · Riverside, CA | 62,807 | 63% | 22,646 | |
| 26 | University of Washington Division I · Big Ten Conference · Seattle, WA | 62,428 | 43% | 39,515 | |
| 27 | University of Central Florida Division I · Big 12 Conference · Orlando, FL | 60,627 | 40% | 59,470 | |
| 28 | Clemson University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Clemson, SC | 60,122 | 38% | 22,875 | |
| 29 | University of Pennsylvania Division I · The Ivy League · Philadelphia, PA | 59,465 | 6% | 11,611 | |
| 30 | University of Maryland, College Park Division I · Big Ten Conference · College Park, MD | 59,377 | 45% | 30,608 | |
| 31 | Michigan State University Division I · Big Ten Conference · East Lansing, MI | 58,879 | 84% | 40,483 | |
| 32 | University of Alabama Division I · Southeastern Conference · Tuscaloosa, AL | 58,418 | 76% | 33,435 | |
| 33 | University of Pittsburgh Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Pittsburgh, PA | 58,416 | 50% | 25,171 | |
| 34 | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Chapel Hill, NC | 57,902 | 19% | 20,681 | |
| 35 | Columbia University-Barnard College Division I · The Ivy League · New York, NY | 57,613 | 4% | 9,111 | |
| 36 | Harvard University Division I · The Ivy League · Boston, MA | 56,937 | 3% | 9,095 | |
| 37 | University of Virginia Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Charlottesville, VA | 56,528 | 17% | 17,612 | |
| 38 | University of Arizona Division I · Big 12 Conference · Tucson, AZ | 56,466 | 86% | 41,899 | |
| 39 | University of Colorado Boulder Division I · Big 12 Conference · Boulder, CO | 56,069 | 83% | 32,105 | |
| 40 | Indiana University, Bloomington Division I · Big Ten Conference · Bloomington, IN | 54,279 | 80% | 36,833 | |
| 41 | Stanford University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Stanford, CA | 53,733 | 4% | 8,054 | |
| 42 | Georgia Institute of Technology Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Atlanta, GA | 52,377 | 16% | 19,505 | |
| 43 | Yale University Division I · The Ivy League · New Haven, CT | 51,803 | 5% | 6,818 | |
| 44 | Northwestern University Division I · Big Ten Conference · Evanston, IL | 51,769 | 7% | 9,157 | |
| 45 | Brown University Division I · The Ivy League · Providence, RI | 51,316 | 5% | 7,741 | |
| 46 | Texas A&M University, College Station Division I · Southeastern Conference · College Station, TX | 50,832 | 63% | 59,933 | |
| 47 | University of Tennessee, Knoxville Division I · Southeastern Conference · Knoxville, TN | 50,488 | 46% | 28,883 | |
| 48 | University of Massachusetts, Amherst Division I · Mid-American Conference · Amherst, MA | 50,424 | 58% | 23,936 | |
| 49 | Stony Brook University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association · Stony Brook, NY | 50,341 | 49% | 17,549 | |
| 50 | Binghamton University Division I · America East Conference · Vestal, NY | 49,513 | 38% | 14,409 | |
| 51 | California State University, Fullerton Division I · Big West Conference · Fullerton, CA | 48,591 | 87% | 37,125 | |
| 52 | University of Miami (Florida) Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Coral Gables, FL | 48,286 | 19% | 12,883 | |
| 53 | Auburn University Division I · Southeastern Conference · Auburn, AL | 48,178 | 50% | 26,874 | |
| 54 | Grand Canyon University Division I · Mountain West Conference · Phoenix, AZ | 47,978 | 60% | 70,929 | |
| 55 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Blacksburg, VA | 47,208 | 57% | 30,504 | |
| 56 | University of South Carolina, Columbia Division I · Southeastern Conference · Columbia, SC | 46,682 | 61% | 28,470 | |
| 57 | University of Connecticut Division I · BIG EAST Conference · Storrs, CT | 46,645 | 54% | 19,388 | |
| 58 | Duke University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Durham, NC | 46,365 | 7% | 6,488 | |
| 59 | Vanderbilt University Division I · Southeastern Conference · Nashville, TN | 45,313 | 6% | 7,152 | |
| 60 | Fordham University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Bronx, NY | 43,663 | 56% | 10,307 | |
| 61 | University of Georgia Division I · Southeastern Conference · Athens, GA | 43,419 | 37% | 31,514 | |
| 62 | Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick Division I · Big Ten Conference · New Brunswick, NJ | 43,347 | 65% | 36,588 | |
| 63 | Louisiana State University Division I · Southeastern Conference · Baton Rouge, LA | 42,558 | 74% | 32,574 | |
| 64 | Syracuse University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Syracuse, NY | 42,089 | 42% | 15,739 | |
| 65 | Loyola University Chicago Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Chicago, IL | 40,468 | 81% | 12,487 | |
| 66 | Drexel University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association · Philadelphia, PA | 40,204 | 78% | 13,589 | |
| 67 | North Carolina State University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Raleigh, NC | 40,049 | 40% | 27,323 | |
| 68 | University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Division I · Big Ten Conference · Minneapolis, MN | 39,863 | 77% | 39,556 | |
| 69 | Baylor University Division I · Big 12 Conference · Waco, TX | 39,735 | 51% | 15,155 | |
| 70 | Princeton University Division I · The Ivy League · Princeton, NJ | 39,644 | 4% | 5,671 | |
| 71 | University of Oregon Division I · Big Ten Conference · Eugene, OR | 39,400 | 85% | 19,963 | |
| 72 | University at Buffalo, the State University of New York Division I · Mid-American Conference · Buffalo, NY | 38,210 | 69% | 20,463 | |
| 73 | Northern Arizona University Division I · Big Sky Conference · Flagstaff, AZ | 37,805 | 91% | 23,128 | |
| 74 | University of Delaware Division I · Conference USA · Newark, DE | 37,690 | 65% | 19,772 | |
| 75 | Texas State University Division I · Pac-12 Conference · San Marcos, TX | 37,183 | 89% | 34,547 | |
| 76 | Liberty University Division I · Conference USA · Lynchburg, VA | 36,921 | 99% | 52,823 | |
| 77 | University of North Texas Division I · American Conference · Denton, TX | 36,807 | 72% | 33,858 | |
| 78 | Colorado State University Division I · Pac-12 Conference · Fort Collins, CO | 36,612 | 90% | 25,834 | |
| 79 | Temple University Division I · American Conference · Philadelphia, PA | 36,399 | 83% | 21,720 | |
| 80 | Boston College Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Chestnut Hill, MA | 36,069 | 16% | 10,083 | |
| 81 | San Jose State University Division I · Mountain West Conference · San Jose, CA | 35,780 | 80% | 27,111 | |
| 82 | James Madison University Division I · Sun Belt Conference · Harrisonburg, VA | 35,750 | 76% | 21,006 | |
| 83 | Texas Tech University Division I · Big 12 Conference · Lubbock, TX | 34,020 | 71% | 32,635 | |
| 84 | University of Cincinnati Division I · Big 12 Conference · Cincinnati, OH | 33,165 | 88% | 31,184 | |
| 85 | DePaul University Division I · BIG EAST Conference · Chicago, IL | 32,176 | 74% | 14,374 | |
| 86 | Rice University Division I · American Conference · Houston, TX | 31,059 | 8% | 4,574 | |
| 87 | University at Albany Division I · America East Conference · Albany, NY | 30,740 | 70% | 12,190 | |
| 88 | North Carolina A&T State University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association · Greensboro, NC | 30,717 | 46% | 12,216 | |
| 89 | Howard University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. · Washington, DC | 30,342 | 35% | 10,190 | |
| 90 | University of Houston Division I · Big 12 Conference · Houston, TX | 30,327 | 70% | 37,946 | |
| 91 | Georgia State University Division I · Sun Belt Conference · Atlanta, GA | 30,230 | 62% | 27,588 | |
| 92 | California State University, Northridge Division I · Big West Conference · Northridge, CA | 29,789 | 93% | 32,429 | |
| 93 | Oregon State University Division I · Pac-12 Conference · Corvallis, OR | 29,025 | 79% | 30,021 | |
| 94 | Dartmouth College Division I · The Ivy League · Hanover, NH | 28,841 | 6% | 4,447 | |
| 95 | Ball State University Division I · Mid-American Conference · Muncie, IN | 28,668 | 72% | 14,874 | |
| 96 | University of Notre Dame Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Notre Dame, IN | 28,353 | 12% | 8,968 | |
| 97 | University of Vermont Division I · America East Conference · Burlington, VT | 28,236 | 60% | 12,168 | |
| 98 | University of Kentucky Division I · Southeastern Conference · Lexington, KY | 28,233 | 92% | 23,930 | |
| 99 | University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Division I · Southeastern Conference · Fayetteville, AR | 28,186 | 72% | 27,472 | |
| 100 | Tulane University Division I · American Conference · New Orleans, LA | 27,936 | 15% | 8,077 |
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