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All divisionsDivision IDivision IIDivision III
113,578
#1 · New York University
Division III · University Athletic Association · New York, NY
4,179
Median
of 417 schools, Division III
27.2×
Top vs median
how far the leader sits above the middle
31,929
10th place
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Top 15

  1. 1New York UniversityDivision III · University Athletic Association · New York, NY113,578
  2. 2University of California, Santa CruzDivision III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference · Santa Cruz, CA68,845
  3. 3Case Western Reserve UniversityDivision III · University Athletic Association · Cleveland, OH39,033
  4. 4Johns Hopkins UniversityDivision III · Centennial Conference · Baltimore, MD38,926
  5. 5University of ChicagoDivision III · University Athletic Association · Chicago, IL38,631
  6. 6Tufts UniversityDivision III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Medford, MA34,003
  7. 7Carnegie Mellon UniversityDivision III · University Athletic Association · Pittsburgh, PA33,707
  8. 8Washington University in St. LouisDivision III · University Athletic Association · St. Louis, MO32,240
  9. 9The City College of New YorkDivision III · City University of New York Athletic Conference · New York, NY31,988
  10. 10Emory UniversityDivision III · University Athletic Association · Atlanta, GA31,929
  11. 11Hunter CollegeDivision III · City University of New York Athletic Conference · New York, NY31,614
  12. 12Brooklyn CollegeDivision III · City University of New York Athletic Conference · Brooklyn, NY27,112
  13. 13Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyDivision III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · Cambridge, MA26,904
  14. 14Baruch CollegeDivision III · City University of New York Athletic Conference · New York, NY24,867
  15. 15Rochester Institute of TechnologyDivision III · Liberty League · Rochester, NY24,269

Every school, Division III

206113,578
#1 · New York Universityevery school

The spread across 417 schools; the median is 4,179.

How it is measured

The most recent admissions cycle reported.

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#SchoolApplicantsAdmittedUndergrads
1New York University
Division III · University Athletic Association · New York, NY
113,5789%29,760
2University of California, Santa Cruz
Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference · Santa Cruz, CA
68,84563%17,812
3Case Western Reserve University
Division III · University Athletic Association · Cleveland, OH
39,03329%6,186
4Johns Hopkins University
Division III · Centennial Conference · Baltimore, MD
38,9268%6,089
5University of Chicago
Division III · University Athletic Association · Chicago, IL
38,6315%7,643
6Tufts University
Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Medford, MA
34,00310%6,877
7Carnegie Mellon University
Division III · University Athletic Association · Pittsburgh, PA
33,70711%7,289
8Washington University in St. Louis
Division III · University Athletic Association · St. Louis, MO
32,24012%8,267
9The City College of New York
Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference · New York, NY
31,98858%12,356
10Emory University
Division III · University Athletic Association · Atlanta, GA
31,92911%7,359
11Hunter College
Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference · New York, NY
31,61454%17,378
12Brooklyn College
Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference · Brooklyn, NY
27,11254%11,330
13Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · Cambridge, MA
26,9045%4,576
14Baruch College
Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference · New York, NY
24,86750%16,086
15Rochester Institute of Technology
Division III · Liberty League · Rochester, NY
24,26971%14,076
16Montclair State University
Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference · Montclair, NJ
23,59987%18,062
17University of Rochester
Division III · University Athletic Association · Rochester, NY
21,68036%6,764
18Lehman College
Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference · Bronx, NY
20,95455%11,227
19University of Massachusetts Boston
Division III · Little East Conference · Boston, MA
20,91883%12,373
20Rowan University
Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference · Glassboro, NJ
17,92378%14,869
21John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference · New York, NY
17,92157%11,678
22Colby College
Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Waterville, ME
17,7867%2,284
23Rutgers, The State Univ. of New Jersey, Newark
Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference · Newark, NJ
17,77979%7,417
24Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Division III · Liberty League · Troy, NY
16,28358%5,954
25State University of New York at New Paltz
Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference · New Paltz, NY
16,24959%6,504
26Buffalo State, State University of New York
Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference · Buffalo, NY
15,94376%5,572
27Chapman University
Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. · Orange, CA
15,91456%7,874
28State University of New York at Cortland
Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference · Cortland, NY
15,86751%5,905
29Denison University
Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference · Granville, OH
14,58017%2,405
30Wesleyan University (Connecticut)
Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Middletown, CT
14,50017%3,066
31State University of New York at Oswego
Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference · Oswego, NY
14,46580%5,652
32Swarthmore College
Division III · Centennial Conference · Swarthmore, PA
14,2877%1,644
33University of Hartford
Division III · Conference of New England · West Hartford, CT
14,25383%4,131
34York College (New York)
Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference · Jamaica, NY
14,23659%5,906
35Stevens Institute of Technology
Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom · Hoboken, NJ
14,17043%4,092
36State University of New York at Oneonta
Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference · Oneonta, NY
13,66070%4,904
37State University of New York at Geneseo
Division III · Empire 8 · Geneseo, NY
13,47964%3,868
38California Institute of Technology
Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. · Pasadena, CA
13,1073%1,023
39Amherst College
Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Amherst, MA
12,72710%1,910
40Vassar College
Division III · Liberty League · Poughkeepsie, NY
12,14518%2,456
41Skidmore College
Division III · Liberty League · Saratoga Springs, NY
12,14423%2,776
42Kean University
Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference · Union, NJ
12,14277%11,234
43Pomona-Pitzer Colleges
Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. · Claremont, CA
12,1217%1,664
44Ithaca College
Division III · Liberty League · Ithaca, NY
12,00770%4,368
45Rutgers, The State Univ. of New Jersey, Camden
Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference · Camden, NJ
11,95178%3,922
46Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · Worcester, MA
11,80958%5,453
47The College of New Jersey
Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference · Ewing, NJ
11,66862%7,073
48Williams College
Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Williamstown, MA
11,46510%2,112
49Trinity University (Texas)
Division III · Southern Athletic Association · San Antonio, TX
11,42528%2,531
50University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
Division III · American Southwest Conference · Belton, TX
11,40795%3,024
51Brandeis University
Division III · University Athletic Association · Waltham, MA
11,28235%3,675
52Medgar Evers College
Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference · Brooklyn, NY
11,23983%3,846
53University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Whitewater, WI
11,19083%9,812
54Emerson College
Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · Boston, MA
11,09247%4,171
55Oberlin College
Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference · Oberlin, OH
11,03933%2,966
56Bowdoin College
Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Brunswick, ME
10,9668%1,850
57State University of New York at Brockport
Division III · Empire 8 · Brockport, NY
10,85571%5,429
58University of La Verne
Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. · La Verne, CA
10,81348%3,352
59Clark University (Massachusetts)
Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · Worcester, MA
10,73042%2,369
60University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Eau Claire, WI
10,31576%9,304
61Penn State Harrisburg
Division III · United East Conference · Middletown, PA
10,29696%4,164
62Suffolk University
Division III · Conference of New England · Boston, MA
10,10185%4,484
63Grinnell College
Division III · Midwest Conference · Grinnell, IA
9,98813%1,775
64Smith College
Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · Northampton, MA
9,86920%2,506
65University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth
Division III · Little East Conference · Dartmouth, MA
9,79492%5,602
66Hamilton College
Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Clinton, NY
9,64312%2,048
67University of Scranton
Division III · Landmark Conference · Scranton, PA
9,53084%3,666
68Farmingdale State College
Division III · Skyline Conference · Farmingdale, NY
9,45569%9,508
69Connecticut College
Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · New London, CT
9,39738%1,995
70Stockton University
Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference · Galloway, NJ
9,33888%7,812
71Union College (New York)
Division III · Liberty League · Schenectady, NY
9,29544%2,082
72Franklin & Marshall College
Division III · Centennial Conference · Lancaster, PA
9,23132%1,911
73University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Oshkosh, WI
9,08287%12,674
74Bates College
Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Lewiston, ME
8,93713%1,753
75Illinois Institute of Technology
Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference · Chicago, IL
8,91255%3,316
76Johnson & Wales University Charlotte
Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference · Charlotte, NC
8,84184%3,952
77Johnson & Wales University (Providence)
Division III · Conference of New England · Providence, RI
8,84184%3,952
78University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Stevens Point, WI
8,82090%7,419
79Bridgewater State University
Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference · Bridgewater, MA
8,63189%8,172
80Plattsburgh State University of New York
Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference · Plattsburgh, NY
8,41075%3,856
81Pratt Institute
Division III · Atlantic East Conference · Brooklyn, NY
8,28153%3,814
82Roger Williams University
Division III · Conference of New England · Bristol, RI
8,23888%4,050
83Kenyon College
Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference · Gambier, OH
8,21831%2,184
84Wellesley College
Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · Wellesley, MA
8,18414%2,418
85Macalester College
Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · St. Paul, MN
8,09928%2,142
86Salisbury University
Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference · Salisbury, MD
8,09089%6,281
87Carthage College
Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin · Kenosha, WI
8,04484%2,642
88Babson College
Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · Babson Park, MA
7,99520%2,752
89Alfred State College
Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference · Alfred, NY
7,83982%3,749
90Alfred University
Division III · Empire 8 · Alfred, NY
7,76148%1,422
91William Paterson University of New Jersey
Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference · Wayne, NJ
7,75493%6,546
92Ramapo College
Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference · Mahwah, NJ
7,55373%5,013
93Colorado College
Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference · Colorado Springs, CO
7,53220%2,145
94Augustana College (Illinois)
Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin · Rock Island, IL
7,42468%2,446
95Plymouth State University
Division III · Little East Conference · Plymouth, NH
7,42191%3,336
96Clarkson University
Division III · Liberty League · Potsdam, NY
7,34777%2,513
97University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · La Crosse, WI
7,31273%9,378
98Regent University
Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference · Virginia Beach, VA
7,26141%4,577
99Purchase College, State University of New York
Division III · Skyline Conference · Purchase, NY
7,22173%3,165
100DePauw University
Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference · Greencastle, IN
7,19754%1,819
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