U.S. Colleges with low acceptance rates

California Institute of Technology

4% Acceptance Rate

#7 Best Colleges in America

• 2,397enrollment
• $26,591net price
• 1530-1580SAT range
• 35-36ACT range
• 3.97Estimated Avg GPA

Applications Due Jan 1

Harvard University

4% Acceptance Rate

#4 Best Colleges in America

• 31,345enrollment
• $18,037net price
• 1480-1580SAT range
• 33-36ACT range
• 4.0Avg GPA

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

4% Acceptance Rate

#8 Best Colleges in America

• 11,934enrollment
• $19,998net price
• 1510-1580SAT range
• 34-36ACT range
• 3.96Estimated Avg GPA

Applications Due Jan 1

Princeton University

4% Acceptance Rate

#1 Best Colleges in America

• 8,478enrollment
• $18,685net price
• 1460-1570SAT range
• 33-35ACT range
• 3.93Avg GPA

Applications Due Jan 1

Columbia University in the City of New York

4% Acceptance Rate

#21 Best Colleges in America

• 33,776enrollment
• $22,126net price
• 1470-1570SAT range
• 34-35ACT range
• 3.91Estimated Avg GPA

Applications Due Jan 1

Columbia University in the City of New York

4% Acceptance Rate

#21 Best Colleges in America

• 33,776enrollment
• $22,126net price
• 1470-1570SAT range
• 34-35ACT range
• 3.83Avg GPA

Applications Due Jan 1

Stanford University

4% Acceptance Rate

#2 Best Colleges in America

• 17,680enrollment
• $20,023net price
• 1470-1570SAT range
• 34-35ACT range
• 3.96Avg GPA

Applications Due Jan 3

Yale University

5% Acceptance Rate

#5 Best Colleges in America

• 14,567enrollment
• $17,511net price
• 1480-1580SAT range
• 33-35ACT range
• 3.95Estimated Avg GPA

Applications Due Dec 31

University of Chicago

6% Acceptance Rate

#6 Best Colleges in America

• 18,832enrollment
• $36,584net price
• 1510-1580SAT range
• 33-35ACT range
• 3.95Estimated Avg GPA

Applications Due Jan 1

Dartmouth College

6% Acceptance Rate

#12 Best Colleges in America

• 6,761enrollment
• $24,525net price
• 1440-1560SAT range
• 33-35ACT range
• 3.9Estimated Avg GPA

Applications Due Jan 1

Duke University

6% Acceptance Rate

#3 Best Colleges in America

• 17,620enrollment
• $26,932net price
• 1468-1558SAT range
• 33-35ACT range
• 3.94Estimated Avg GPA

Applications Due Jan 2

University of Pennsylvania

6% Acceptance Rate

#16 Best Colleges in America

• 28,038enrollment
• $24,167net price
• 1480-1570SAT range
• 33-35ACT range
• 3.95Estimated Avg GPA

Applications Due Jan 1

Brown University

6% Acceptance Rate

#11 Best Colleges in America

• 10,696enrollment
• $27,659net price
• 1460-1570SAT range
• 33-35ACT range
• 3.94Estimated Avg GPA

Applications Due Jan 1

Pomona College

7% Acceptance Rate

#19 Best Colleges in America

• 1,764enrollment
• $30,392net price
• 1470-1570SAT range
• 33-35ACT range
• 3.89Estimated Avg GPA

Applications Due Dec 15

Northwestern University

7% Acceptance Rate

#13 Best Colleges in America

• 23,409enrollment
• $28,344net price
• 1470-1570SAT range
• 34-35ACT range
• 3.92Estimated Avg GPA

Applications Due Jan 1

The Juilliard School

7% Acceptance Rate

• 979enrollment
• $41,022net price
• -SAT range
• -ACT range
• NAAvg GPA

Applications Due Dec 1

Vanderbilt University

7% Acceptance Rate

#15 Best Colleges in America

• 13,796enrollment
• $25,804net price
• 1480-1570SAT range
• 34-35ACT range
• 3.89Avg GPA

Applications Due Jan 1

Johns Hopkins University

8% Acceptance Rate

#10 Best Colleges in America

• 32,049enrollment
• $25,241net price
• 1470-1560SAT range
• 34-36ACT range
• 3.92Avg GPA

Applications Due Apr 1