Academics & admissions
Most selective
The share of applicants admitted. For a recruit, a coach’s support changes this number; the academic floor does not move.
3%
#1 · California Institute of Technology
Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. · Pasadena, CA
78%
Median
of 1,049 schools, all divisions
26.0×
Median vs top
how many times the median the leader is below
6%
10th place
the cut for a top-ten list
Top 15
Every school, all divisions
#1 · California Institute of Technologyevery school
The spread across 1,049 schools; the median is 78%.
How it is measured
Open-admission schools are left out.
Related
The full list · top 100
| # | School | Admission rate | SAT mid 50% | Graduate | Undergrads | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California Institute of Technology Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. · Pasadena, CA | 3% | — | 93% | 1,023 | |
| 2 | Harvard University Division I · The Ivy League · Boston, MA | 3% | 1500–1580 | 97% | 9,095 | |
| 3 | Columbia University-Barnard College Division I · The Ivy League · New York, NY | 4% | 1490–1570 | 95% | 9,111 | |
| 4 | Princeton University Division I · The Ivy League · Princeton, NJ | 4% | 1500–1580 | 97% | 5,671 | |
| 5 | Stanford University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Stanford, CA | 4% | 1510–1580 | 93% | 8,054 | |
| 6 | Brown University Division I · The Ivy League · Providence, RI | 5% | 1500–1570 | 96% | 7,741 | |
| 7 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · Cambridge, MA | 5% | 1510–1580 | 96% | 4,576 | |
| 8 | University of Chicago Division III · University Athletic Association · Chicago, IL | 5% | 1510–1570 | 95% | 7,643 | |
| 9 | Yale University Division I · The Ivy League · New Haven, CT | 5% | 1500–1580 | 96% | 6,818 | |
| 10 | Dartmouth College Division I · The Ivy League · Hanover, NH | 6% | 1500–1570 | 96% | 4,447 | |
| 11 | Northeastern University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association · Boston, MA | 6% | 1460–1550 | 90% | 15,891 | |
| 12 | University of Pennsylvania Division I · The Ivy League · Philadelphia, PA | 6% | 1500–1570 | 97% | 11,611 | |
| 13 | Vanderbilt University Division I · Southeastern Conference · Nashville, TN | 6% | 1510–1560 | 93% | 7,152 | |
| 14 | Colby College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Waterville, ME | 7% | 1440–1550 | 90% | 2,284 | |
| 15 | Duke University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Durham, NC | 7% | 1510–1570 | 96% | 6,488 | |
| 16 | Northwestern University Division I · Big Ten Conference · Evanston, IL | 7% | 1490–1560 | 96% | 9,157 | |
| 17 | Pomona-Pitzer Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. · Claremont, CA | 7% | 1480–1560 | 93% | 1,664 | |
| 18 | Swarthmore College Division III · Centennial Conference · Swarthmore, PA | 7% | 1460–1560 | 94% | 1,644 | |
| 19 | Bowdoin College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Brunswick, ME | 8% | 1480–1550 | 96% | 1,850 | |
| 20 | Cornell University Division I · The Ivy League · Ithaca, NY | 8% | 1480–1560 | 95% | 16,051 | |
| 21 | Johns Hopkins University Division III · Centennial Conference · Baltimore, MD | 8% | 1530–1580 | 95% | 6,089 | |
| 22 | Rice University Division I · American Conference · Houston, TX | 8% | 1500–1570 | 96% | 4,574 | |
| 23 | New York University Division III · University Athletic Association · New York, NY | 9% | 1480–1570 | 89% | 29,760 | |
| 24 | University of California, Los Angeles Division I · Big Ten Conference · Los Angeles, CA | 9% | — | 93% | 33,040 | |
| 25 | U.S. Naval Academy Division I · Patriot League · Annapolis, MD | 9% | 1200–1420 | 92% | 4,465 | |
| 26 | Amherst College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Amherst, MA | 10% | 1360–1550 | 93% | 1,910 | |
| 27 | Tufts University Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Medford, MA | 10% | 1460–1550 | 93% | 6,877 | |
| 28 | University of Southern California Division I · Big Ten Conference · Los Angeles, CA | 10% | 1440–1550 | 92% | 21,023 | |
| 29 | Williams College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Williamstown, MA | 10% | 1470–1560 | 97% | 2,112 | |
| 30 | Boston University Division I · Patriot League · Boston, MA | 11% | 1400–1520 | 90% | 18,656 | |
| 31 | Carnegie Mellon University Division III · University Athletic Association · Pittsburgh, PA | 11% | 1500–1570 | 93% | 7,289 | |
| 32 | Claremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. · Claremont, CA | 11% | 1450–1560 | 95% | 1,381 | |
| 33 | Emory University Division III · University Athletic Association · Atlanta, GA | 11% | 1460–1550 | 92% | 7,359 | |
| 34 | Colgate University Division I · Patriot League · Hamilton, NY | 12% | 1430–1530 | 91% | 3,131 | |
| 35 | Hamilton College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Clinton, NY | 12% | 1410–1550 | 91% | 2,048 | |
| 36 | University of California, Berkeley Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Berkeley, CA | 12% | — | 93% | 33,078 | |
| 37 | University of Notre Dame Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Notre Dame, IN | 12% | 1440–1540 | 97% | 8,968 | |
| 38 | Washington University in St. Louis Division III · University Athletic Association · St. Louis, MO | 12% | 1500–1570 | 94% | 8,267 | |
| 39 | Bates College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Lewiston, ME | 13% | 1400–1510 | 91% | 1,753 | |
| 40 | Georgetown University Division I · BIG EAST Conference · Washington, DC | 13% | 1390–1550 | 94% | 7,968 | |
| 41 | Grinnell College Division III · Midwest Conference · Grinnell, IA | 13% | 1418–1550 | 87% | 1,775 | |
| 42 | Haverford College Division III · Centennial Conference · Haverford, PA | 13% | 1430–1540 | 89% | 1,424 | |
| 43 | Davidson College Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Davidson, NC | 14% | 1360–1510 | 92% | 1,904 | |
| 44 | U.S. Air Force Academy Division I · Mountain West Conference · USAF Academy, CO | 14% | 1250–1450 | 88% | 4,124 | |
| 45 | U.S. Military Academy Division I · Patriot League · West Point, NY | 14% | 1200–1430 | 85% | 4,508 | |
| 46 | Wellesley College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · Wellesley, MA | 14% | 1440–1550 | 91% | 2,418 | |
| 47 | Tulane University Division I · American Conference · New Orleans, LA | 15% | 1390–1510 | 89% | 8,077 | |
| 48 | Boston College Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Chestnut Hill, MA | 16% | 1430–1540 | 91% | 10,083 | |
| 49 | Georgia Institute of Technology Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Atlanta, GA | 16% | 1330–1530 | 92% | 19,505 | |
| 50 | Denison University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference · Granville, OH | 17% | 1300–1470 | 80% | 2,405 | |
| 51 | University of Virginia Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Charlottesville, VA | 17% | 1410–1530 | 95% | 17,612 | |
| 52 | Washington and Lee University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. · Lexington, VA | 17% | 1410–1530 | 95% | 1,898 | |
| 53 | Wesleyan University (Connecticut) Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Middletown, CT | 17% | 1450–1540 | 92% | 3,066 | |
| 54 | University of Michigan Division I · Big Ten Conference · Ann Arbor, MI | 18% | 1350–1530 | 93% | 33,730 | |
| 55 | Vassar College Division III · Liberty League · Poughkeepsie, NY | 18% | 1435–1550 | 89% | 2,456 | |
| 56 | University of Miami (Florida) Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Coral Gables, FL | 19% | 1330–1470 | 84% | 12,883 | |
| 57 | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Chapel Hill, NC | 19% | 1370–1530 | 92% | 20,681 | |
| 58 | Babson College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · Babson Park, MA | 20% | 1380–1500 | 92% | 2,752 | |
| 59 | Colorado College Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference · Colorado Springs, CO | 20% | 1365–1520 | 86% | 2,145 | |
| 60 | Smith College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · Northampton, MA | 20% | 1408–1540 | 90% | 2,506 | |
| 61 | College of the Holy Cross Division I · Patriot League · Worcester, MA | 21% | 1250–1420 | 90% | 3,035 | |
| 62 | Florida A&M University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. · Tallahassee, FL | 21% | 1030–1150 | 52% | 7,796 | |
| 63 | Hillsdale College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference · Hillsdale, MI | 21% | 1340–1510 | 85% | 1,688 | |
| 64 | Carleton College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Northfield, MN | 22% | 1430–1550 | 91% | 2,069 | |
| 65 | Wake Forest University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Winston-Salem, NC | 22% | 1390–1510 | 91% | 5,471 | |
| 66 | Skidmore College Division III · Liberty League · Saratoga Springs, NY | 23% | 1300–1460 | 82% | 2,776 | |
| 67 | University of Richmond Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Richmond, VA | 23% | 1410–1530 | 88% | 3,054 | |
| 68 | Grambling State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. · Grambling, LA | 24% | 860–1150 | 32% | 4,279 | |
| 69 | University of Florida Division I · Southeastern Conference · Gainesville, FL | 24% | 1300–1480 | 91% | 34,924 | |
| 70 | U.S. Coast Guard Academy Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · New London, CT | 24% | 1210–1380 | 88% | 1,081 | |
| 71 | Alcorn State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. · Lorman, MS | 25% | 850–998 | 45% | 2,432 | |
| 72 | Florida State University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Tallahassee, FL | 25% | 1240–1390 | 83% | 32,217 | |
| 73 | University of California, San Diego Division I · Big West Conference · San Diego, CA | 25% | — | 88% | 33,792 | |
| 74 | Villanova University Division I · BIG EAST Conference · Villanova, PA | 25% | 1400–1510 | 92% | 7,063 | |
| 75 | University of California, Irvine Division I · Big West Conference · Irvine, CA | 26% | — | 86% | 29,503 | |
| 76 | Macalester College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · St. Paul, MN | 28% | 1350–1510 | 90% | 2,142 | |
| 77 | Trinity University (Texas) Division III · Southern Athletic Association · San Antonio, TX | 28% | 1320–1465 | 82% | 2,531 | |
| 78 | University of California, Santa Barbara Division I · Big West Conference · Santa Barbara, CA | 28% | — | 85% | 23,232 | |
| 79 | Case Western Reserve University Division III · University Athletic Association · Cleveland, OH | 29% | 1430–1540 | 87% | 6,186 | |
| 80 | Lehigh University Division I · Patriot League · Bethlehem, PA | 29% | 1350–1490 | 89% | 5,811 | |
| 81 | University of Texas at Austin Division I · Southeastern Conference · Austin, TX | 29% | 1230–1490 | 88% | 42,444 | |
| 82 | California Polytechnic State University Division I · Big West Conference · San Luis Obispo, CA | 30% | — | 85% | 21,559 | |
| 83 | Shaw University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Raleigh, NC | 30% | — | 20% | 843 | |
| 84 | Bryn Mawr College Division III · Centennial Conference · Bryn Mawr, PA | 31% | 1300–1470 | 86% | 1,349 | |
| 85 | Kenyon College Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference · Gambier, OH | 31% | 1360–1500 | 87% | 2,184 | |
| 86 | Lafayette College Division I · Patriot League · Easton, PA | 31% | 1340–1490 | 88% | 2,764 | |
| 87 | Tuskegee University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. · Tuskegee, AL | 31% | 995–1255 | 57% | 2,400 | |
| 88 | Allen University Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. · Columbia, SC | 32% | — | 13% | 635 | |
| 89 | Bucknell University Division I · Patriot League · Lewisburg, PA | 32% | 1300–1450 | 86% | 3,846 | |
| 90 | Franklin & Marshall College Division III · Centennial Conference · Lancaster, PA | 32% | 1298–1460 | 86% | 1,911 | |
| 91 | U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Division III · Skyline Conference · Kings Point, NY | 32% | 1140–1300 | 81% | 947 | |
| 92 | Berea College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference · Berea, KY | 33% | 1156–1335 | 62% | 1,487 | |
| 93 | Oberlin College Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference · Oberlin, OH | 33% | 1370–1510 | 79% | 2,966 | |
| 94 | William & Mary Division I · Coastal Athletic Association · Williamsburg, VA | 33% | 1365–1510 | 91% | 6,963 | |
| 95 | San Diego State University Division I · Pac-12 Conference · San Diego, CA | 34% | — | 78% | 34,050 | |
| 96 | Trinity College (Connecticut) Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Hartford, CT | 34% | 1310–1460 | 83% | 2,237 | |
| 97 | William Jewell College Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference · Liberty, MO | 34% | 960–1120 | 62% | 868 | |
| 98 | Brandeis University Division III · University Athletic Association · Waltham, MA | 35% | 1390–1530 | 86% | 3,675 | |
| 99 | Howard University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. · Washington, DC | 35% | 1100–1298 | 69% | 10,190 | |
| 100 | University of Rochester Division III · University Athletic Association · Rochester, NY | 36% | 1400–1540 | 84% | 6,764 |
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