List of Colleges by Acceptance Rate
Below is a ranking of the 3581 colleges in the United States with the lowest acceptance rate for freshman undergraduate applications. Harvard University leads the list by accepting 5% of high school students that applied.
School | Acceptance Rate | |
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Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA |
5% |
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Stanford UniversityStanford, CA |
5% |
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Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ |
6% |
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California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA |
7% |
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Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT |
7% |
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University of ChicagoChicago, IL |
7% |
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Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA |
7% |
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Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY |
7% |
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The Juilliard SchoolNew York, NY |
8% |
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Duke UniversityDurham, NC |
8% |
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Brown UniversityProvidence, RI |
8% |
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Pomona CollegeClaremont, CA |
9% |
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Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL |
9% |
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Bowdoin CollegeBrunswick, ME |
9% |
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United States Naval AcademyAnnapolis, Maryland |
9% |
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Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NH |
9% |
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United States Military AcademyWest Point, New York |
9% |
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University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA |
9% |