Top Rated U.S. Private Colleges

Princeton University

#1 Best Colleges in America

• 8,478enrollment
• $18,685net price
• 4%acceptance rate
• 1460-1570SAT range
• 33-35ACT range
• 3.93Avg GPA

Applications Due Jan 1

Stanford University

#2 Best Colleges in America

• 17,680enrollment
• $20,023net price
• 4%acceptance rate
• 1470-1570SAT range
• 34-35ACT range
• 3.96Avg GPA

Applications Due Jan 2

Duke University

#3 Best Colleges in America

• 17,620enrollment
• $26,932net price
• 6%acceptance rate
• 1468-1558SAT range
• 33-35ACT range
• 3.94Estimated Avg GPA

Applications Due Jan 3

Harvard University

#4 Best Colleges in America

• 31,345enrollment
• $18,037net price
• 4%acceptance rate
• 1480-1580SAT range
• 33-36ACT range
• 4.0Avg GPA

Applications Due Jan 1

Yale University

#5 Best Colleges in America

• 14,567enrollment
• $17,511net price
• 5%acceptance rate
• 1480-1580SAT range
• 33-35ACT range
• 3.95Estimated Avg GPA

Applications Due Jan 2

University of Chicago

#6 Best Colleges in America

• 18,832enrollment
• $36,584net price
• 6%acceptance rate
• 1510-1580SAT range
• 33-35ACT range
• 3.95Estimated Avg GPA

California Institute of Technology

#7 Best Colleges in America

• 2,397enrollment
• $26,591net price
• 4%acceptance rate
• 1530-1580SAT range
• 35-36ACT range
• 3.97Estimated Avg GPA

Applications Due Jan 3

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

#8 Best Colleges in America

• 11,934enrollment
• $19,998net price
• 4%acceptance rate
• 1510-1580SAT range
• 34-36ACT range
• 3.96Estimated Avg GPA

Applications Due Jan 1

Rice University

#9 Best Colleges in America

• 8,285enrollment
• $19,215net price
• 9%acceptance rate
• 1490-1570SAT range
• 34-35ACT range
• 3.96Estimated Avg GPA

Applications Due Jan 1

Johns Hopkins University

#10 Best Colleges in America

• 32,049enrollment
• $25,241net price
• 8%acceptance rate
• 1470-1560SAT range
• 34-36ACT range
• 3.92Avg GPA

Applications Due Jan 3

Brown University

#11 Best Colleges in America

• 10,696enrollment
• $27,659net price
• 6%acceptance rate
• 1460-1570SAT range
• 33-35ACT range
• 3.94Estimated Avg GPA

Applications Due Jan 5

Dartmouth College

#12 Best Colleges in America

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

Applications Due Jan 3

Northwestern University

#13 Best Colleges in America

• 23,409enrollment
• $28,344net price
• 7%acceptance rate
• 1470-1570SAT range
• 34-35ACT range
• 3.92Estimated Avg GPA

Applications Due Jan 1

Amherst College

#14 Best Colleges in America

• 1,971enrollment
• $18,832net price
• 9%acceptance rate
• 1370-1550SAT range
• 32-34ACT range
• 3.91Estimated Avg GPA

Applications Due Jan 2

Vanderbilt University

#15 Best Colleges in America

• 13,796enrollment
• $25,804net price
• 7%acceptance rate
• 1480-1570SAT range
• 34-35ACT range
• 3.89Avg GPA

Applications Due Jan 1

University of Pennsylvania

#16 Best Colleges in America

• 28,038enrollment
• $24,167net price
• 6%acceptance rate
• 1480-1570SAT range
• 33-35ACT range
• 3.95Estimated Avg GPA

Applications Due Jan 5

Cornell University

#17 Best Colleges in America

• 25,582enrollment
• $27,522net price
• 9%acceptance rate
• 1450-1560SAT range
• 33-35ACT range
• 3.9Estimated Avg GPA

Applications Due Jan 2

Claremont McKenna College

#18 Best Colleges in America

• 1,422enrollment
• $22,004net price
• 11%acceptance rate
• 1420-1530SAT range
• 32-35ACT range
• 3.89Estimated Avg GPA

Applications Due Jan 5