Top Rated U.S. Private Colleges

Harvard University

#1 Best Colleges in America

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

Applications Due Jan 1

Stanford University

#3 Best Colleges in America

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

Applications Due Jan 3

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

Applications Due Dec 31

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

Applications Due Jan 2

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

Applications Due Jan 1

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

Applications Due Jan 1

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

Applications Due Jan 1

Rice University

#9 Best Colleges in America

• 7,643enrollment
• $19,215net price
• 11%acceptance rate
• 1460-1570SAT range
• 34-36ACT range
• 3.96Estimated Avg GPA

Applications Due Jan 1

Johns Hopkins University

#10 Best Colleges in America

• 28,890enrollment
• $25,241net price
• 11%acceptance rate
• 1470-1560SAT range
• 34-36ACT range
• 3.92Avg GPA

Applications Due Apr 1

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

Applications Due Jan 1

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

Applications Due Jan 1

Amherst College

#13 Best Colleges in America

• 1,745enrollment
• $18,832net price
• 12%acceptance rate
• 1430-1560SAT range
• 32-35ACT range
• 3.91Estimated Avg GPA

Applications Due Jan 1

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

Applications Due Jan 1

Vanderbilt University

#15 Best Colleges in America

• 13,537enrollment
• $25,804net price
• 12%acceptance rate
• 1470-1570SAT range
• 33-35ACT range
• 3.86Avg GPA

Applications Due Jan 1

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

Applications Due Jan 1

Cornell University

#17 Best Colleges in America

• 23,620enrollment
• $27,522net price
• 11%acceptance rate
• 1400-1540SAT range
• 32-35ACT range
• 3.9Estimated Avg GPA

Applications Due Jan 2

Washington University in St Louis

#18 Best Colleges in America

• 15,449enrollment
• $27,233net price
• 16%acceptance rate
• 1480-1560SAT range
• 33-35ACT range
• 4.21Avg Weighted GPA

Applications Due Jan 15