U.S. Colleges that are Hardest to Get Into

Stanford University

#2 Best Colleges in America

• 17,381enrollment
• $16,562net price
• 4%acceptance rate
• 1420-1570SAT range
• 32-35ACT range
• 4.18Avg GPA

Harvard University

#4 Best Colleges in America

• 31,566enrollment
• $17,030net price
• 5%acceptance rate
• 1460-1580SAT range
• 33-35ACT range
• 4.04Avg GPA

Princeton University

#1 Best Colleges in America

• 8,374enrollment
• $16,302net price
• 5%acceptance rate
• 1440-1570SAT range
• 32-35ACT range
• 3.87Avg GPA

Yale University

#5 Best Colleges in America

• 13,433enrollment
• $18,053net price
• 6%acceptance rate
• 1460-1570SAT range
• 33-35ACT range
• 3.95*Avg GPA

Columbia University in the City of New York

#22 Best Colleges in America

• 31,077enrollment
• $22,824net price
• 6%acceptance rate
• 1450-1560SAT range
• 33-35ACT range
• 3.91*Avg GPA

California Institute of Technology

#7 Best Colleges in America

• 2,233enrollment
• $24,466net price
• 7%acceptance rate
• 1530-1580SAT range
• 35-36ACT range
• 3.97*Avg GPA

University of Chicago

#6 Best Colleges in America

• 17,002enrollment
• $34,834net price
• 7%acceptance rate
• 1470-1570SAT range
• 33-35ACT range
• 4.0Avg GPA

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

#9 Best Colleges in America

• 11,574enrollment
• $22,230net price
• 7%acceptance rate
• 1500-1570SAT range
• 34-36ACT range
• 3.96*Avg GPA

Pomona College

#21 Best Colleges in America

• 1,573enrollment
• $18,427net price
• 8%acceptance rate
• 1400-1540SAT range
• 31-34ACT range
• 3.89*Avg GPA

Northwestern University

#15 Best Colleges in America

• 22,127enrollment
• $26,099net price
• 8%acceptance rate
• 1430-1550SAT range
• 33-35ACT range
• 3.92*Avg GPA

The Juilliard School

• 942enrollment
• $32,903net price
• 8%acceptance rate
• -SAT range
• -ACT range
• NAAvg GPA

University of Pennsylvania

#16 Best Colleges in America

• 25,860enrollment
• $24,539net price
• 8%acceptance rate
• 1420-1550SAT range
• 32-35ACT range
• 3.9Avg GPA

Brown University

#10 Best Colleges in America

• 10,257enrollment
• $25,651net price
• 8%acceptance rate
• 1420-1550SAT range
• 32-35ACT range
• 3.94*Avg GPA

Claremont McKenna College

#20 Best Colleges in America

• 1,327enrollment
• $28,712net price
• 9%acceptance rate
• 1350-1500SAT range
• 31-34ACT range
• 3.89*Avg GPA

United States Naval Academy

• 4,512enrollment
• -net price
• 9%acceptance rate
• 1150-1370SAT range
• 26-32ACT range
• 3.8*Avg GPA

Dartmouth College

#11 Best Colleges in America

• 6,572enrollment
• $22,303net price
• 9%acceptance rate
• 1420-1560SAT range
• 31-35ACT range
• 3.9*Avg GPA

Duke University

#3 Best Colleges in America

• 16,606enrollment
• $22,011net price
• 9%acceptance rate
• 1450-1570SAT range
• 33-35ACT range
• 3.94*Avg GPA

Swarthmore College

#3 Best Colleges in Pennsylvania

• 1,559enrollment
• $20,444net price
• 9%acceptance rate
• 1380-1550SAT range
• 31-34ACT range
• 3.9*Avg GPA