The average acceptance rate of Top National Universities is 4.60%, a total of 44,420 applicants applied to the schools and 2,082 accepted.
University of Pennsylvania had the most number of applicants of 59,465 and California Institute of Technology had the least number of applicants of 13,107 among Top National Universities.
Harvard University had the lowest acceptance rate of 3.00% and Duke University had the highest rate of 7.00%.
| Rank | School | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stanford UniversityStanford, CA | 53,733 | 2,149 | 1,741 | 4.00% | 81.01% |
| 2 | Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA | 56,937 | 1,708 | 1,435 | 3.00% | 84.02% |
| 3 | Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA | 26,904 | 1,345 | 1,157 | 5.00% | 86.02% |
| 4 | Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ | 39,644 | 1,586 | 1,221 | 4.00% | 76.99% |
| 5 | Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT | 51,803 | 2,590 | 1,813 | 5.00% | 70.00% |
| 6 | Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY | 57,613 | 2,305 | 1,452 | 4.00% | 62.99% |
| 7 | University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA | 59,465 | 3,568 | 2,462 | 6.00% | 69.00% |
| 8 | California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA | 13,107 | 393 | 255 | 3.00% | 64.89% |
| 9 | University of ChicagoChicago, IL | 38,631 | 1,932 | 1,700 | 5.00% | 87.99% |
| 10 | Duke UniversityDurham, NC | 46,365 | 3,246 | 1,785 | 7.00% | 54.99% |
| - | Average | 44,420 | 2,082 | 1,502 | 5% | 74% |