U.S. Colleges that are Hardest to Get Into

Harvard University

#1 Best Colleges in America

• 30,391enrollment
• $18,037net price
• 5%acceptance rate
• 1460-1580SAT range
• 33-35ACT range
• 4.0Avg GPA

Stanford University

#3 Best Colleges in America

• 15,953enrollment
• $20,023net price
• 5%acceptance rate
• 1420-1570SAT range
• 31-35ACT range
• 3.96Avg GPA

Princeton University

#2 Best Colleges in America

• 7,853enrollment
• $18,685net price
• 6%acceptance rate
• 1450-1570SAT range
• 32-35ACT range
• 3.92Avg GPA

California Institute of Technology

#7 Best Colleges in America

• 2,240enrollment
• $26,591net price
• 7%acceptance rate
• 1530-1580SAT range
• 35-36ACT range
• 3.97Estimated Avg GPA

Yale University

#4 Best Colleges in America

• 12,060enrollment
• $17,511net price
• 7%acceptance rate
• 1460-1580SAT range
• 33-35ACT range
• 3.95Estimated Avg GPA

University of Chicago

#6 Best Colleges in America

• 17,834enrollment
• $36,584net price
• 7%acceptance rate
• 1500-1570SAT range
• 34-35ACT range
• 4.2Avg Weighted GPA

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

#8 Best Colleges in America

• 11,254enrollment
• $19,998net price
• 7%acceptance rate
• 1510-1580SAT range
• 34-36ACT range
• 3.96Estimated Avg GPA

Columbia University in the City of New York

#21 Best Colleges in America

• 30,135enrollment
• $22,126net price
• 7%acceptance rate
• 1460-1570SAT range
• 33-35ACT range
• 3.91Estimated Avg GPA

The Juilliard School

• 961enrollment
• $41,022net price
• 8%acceptance rate
• -SAT range
• -ACT range
• NAAvg GPA

Duke University

#5 Best Colleges in America

• 16,172enrollment
• $26,932net price
• 8%acceptance rate
• 1470-1570SAT range
• 34-35ACT range
• 3.94Estimated Avg GPA

Brown University

#11 Best Colleges in America

• 9,948enrollment
• $27,659net price
• 8%acceptance rate
• 1440-1560SAT range
• 33-35ACT range
• 3.94Estimated Avg GPA

Pomona College

• 1,475enrollment
• $30,392net price
• 9%acceptance rate
• -SAT range
• -ACT range
• 3.89Estimated Avg GPA

Northwestern University

#14 Best Colleges in America

• 22,603enrollment
• $28,344net price
• 9%acceptance rate
• 1430-1550SAT range
• 33-35ACT range
• 3.92Estimated Avg GPA

Bowdoin College

• 1,777enrollment
• $25,622net price
• 9%acceptance rate
• -SAT range
• -ACT range
• NAAvg GPA

United States Naval Academy

• 4,594enrollment
• -net price
• 9%acceptance rate
• 1230-1450SAT range
• 28-33ACT range
• 3.8Estimated Avg GPA

Dartmouth College

#12 Best Colleges in America

• 6,292enrollment
• $24,525net price
• 9%acceptance rate
• 1440-1560SAT range
• 32-35ACT range
• 3.9Estimated Avg GPA

United States Military Academy

• 4,536enrollment
• -net price
• 9%acceptance rate
• 1210-1440SAT range
• 28-33ACT range
• 3.9Avg GPA

University of Pennsylvania

#16 Best Colleges in America

• 26,552enrollment
• $24,167net price
• 9%acceptance rate
• 1460-1570SAT range
• 33-35ACT range
• 3.9Avg Weighted GPA