The average acceptance rate of US Top 100 Colleges is 36.12%, a total of 46,883 applicants applied to the schools and 15,089 accepted.
University of California-Los Angeles had the most number of applicants of 145,903 and Yeshiva University had the least number of applicants of 1,713 among US Top 100 Colleges.
Harvard University had the lowest acceptance rate of 3.00% and Marquette University had the highest rate of 87.00%.
| Rank | School | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ | 39,644 | 1,586 | 1,221 | 4.00% | 76.99% |
| 2 | Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA | 26,904 | 1,345 | 1,157 | 5.00% | 86.02% |
| 3 | Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA | 56,937 | 1,708 | 1,435 | 3.00% | 84.02% |
| 4 | Stanford UniversityStanford, CA | 53,733 | 2,149 | 1,741 | 4.00% | 81.01% |
| 5 | Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT | 51,803 | 2,590 | 1,813 | 5.00% | 70.00% |
| 6 | University of ChicagoChicago, IL | 38,631 | 1,932 | 1,700 | 5.00% | 87.99% |
| 7 | Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD | 38,926 | 3,114 | 1,495 | 8.00% | 48.01% |
| 8 | University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA | 59,465 | 3,568 | 2,462 | 6.00% | 69.00% |
| 9 | California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA | 13,107 | 393 | 255 | 3.00% | 64.89% |
| 10 | Duke UniversityDurham, NC | 46,365 | 3,246 | 1,785 | 7.00% | 54.99% |
| 11 | Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL | 51,769 | 3,624 | 2,066 | 7.00% | 57.01% |
| 12 | Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NH | 28,841 | 1,730 | 1,159 | 6.00% | 66.99% |
| 13 | Brown UniversityProvidence, RI | 51,316 | 2,566 | 1,617 | 5.00% | 63.02% |
| 14 | Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN | 45,313 | 2,719 | 1,550 | 6.00% | 57.01% |
| 15 | Rice UniversityHouston, TX | 31,059 | 2,485 | 1,143 | 8.00% | 46.00% |
| 16 | Washington University in St LouisSaint Louis, MO | 32,240 | 3,869 | 1,818 | 12.00% | 46.99% |
| 17 | Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY | 65,635 | 5,251 | 3,466 | 8.00% | 66.01% |
| 18 | Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY | 57,613 | 2,305 | 1,452 | 4.00% | 62.99% |
| 19 | University of Notre DameNotre Dame, IN | 28,353 | 3,402 | 2,007 | 12.00% | 58.99% |
| 20 | University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, CA | 125,910 | 15,109 | 6,799 | 12.00% | 45.00% |
| 21 | University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA | 145,903 | 13,131 | 6,828 | 9.00% | 52.00% |
| 22 | Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA | 33,707 | 3,708 | 1,632 | 11.00% | 44.01% |
| 23 | Emory UniversityAtlanta, GA | 31,929 | 3,512 | 1,405 | 11.00% | 40.01% |
| 24 | Georgetown UniversityWashington, DC | 25,485 | 3,313 | 1,590 | 13.00% | 47.99% |
| 25 | New York UniversityNew York, NY | 113,578 | 10,222 | 5,520 | 9.00% | 54.00% |
| 26 | University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI | 87,632 | 15,774 | 7,414 | 18.00% | 47.00% |
| 27 | University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA | 80,808 | 8,081 | 3,636 | 10.00% | 44.99% |
| 28 | University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, VA | 56,528 | 9,610 | 4,036 | 17.00% | 42.00% |
| 29 | University of FloridaGainesville, FL | 65,375 | 15,690 | 6,747 | 24.00% | 43.00% |
| 30 | University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC | 57,902 | 11,001 | 4,730 | 19.00% | 43.00% |
| 31 | Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, NC | 17,479 | 3,845 | 1,423 | 22.00% | 37.01% |
| 32 | Tufts UniversityMedford, MA | 34,003 | 3,400 | 1,700 | 10.00% | 50.00% |
| 33 | University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA | 110,871 | 31,044 | 4,967 | 28.00% | 16.00% |
| 34 | University of California-IrvineIrvine, CA | 121,101 | 31,486 | 6,927 | 26.00% | 22.00% |
| 35 | University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, CA | 130,771 | 32,693 | 7,192 | 25.00% | 22.00% |
| 36 | Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA | 36,069 | 5,771 | 2,366 | 16.00% | 41.00% |
| 37 | University of RochesterRochester, NY | 21,680 | 7,805 | 1,561 | 36.00% | 20.00% |
| 38 | University of California-DavisDavis, CA | 94,637 | 39,748 | 6,757 | 42.00% | 17.00% |
| 39 | The University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX | 66,109 | 19,172 | 9,394 | 29.00% | 49.00% |
| 40 | University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, WI | 63,505 | 27,307 | 7,919 | 43.00% | 29.00% |
| 41 | Boston UniversityBoston, MA | 80,495 | 8,854 | 3,187 | 11.00% | 36.00% |
| 42 | University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, IL | 67,398 | 29,655 | 8,303 | 44.00% | 28.00% |
| 43 | William & MaryWilliamsburg, VA | 17,548 | 5,791 | 1,621 | 33.00% | 27.99% |
| 44 | Brandeis UniversityWaltham, MA | 11,282 | 3,949 | 869 | 35.00% | 22.01% |
| 45 | Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, OH | 39,033 | 11,320 | 1,585 | 29.00% | 14.00% |
| 46 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAtlanta, GA | 52,377 | 8,380 | 3,687 | 16.00% | 44.00% |
| 47 | Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA | 96,631 | 5,798 | 2,899 | 6.00% | 50.00% |
| 48 | Tulane University of LouisianaNew Orleans, LA | 27,936 | 4,190 | 1,927 | 15.00% | 45.99% |
| 49 | Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, OH | 70,028 | 35,714 | 8,214 | 51.00% | 23.00% |
| 50 | University of GeorgiaAthens, GA | 43,419 | 16,065 | 6,105 | 37.00% | 38.00% |
| 51 | Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PA | 18,415 | 5,340 | 1,495 | 29.00% | 28.00% |
| 52 | Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, IN | 73,083 | 36,542 | 9,501 | 50.00% | 26.00% |
| 53 | Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy, NY | 16,283 | 9,444 | 1,511 | 58.00% | 16.00% |
| 54 | Villanova UniversityVillanova, PA | 23,127 | 5,782 | 1,735 | 25.00% | 30.01% |
| 55 | Florida State UniversityTallahassee, FL | 74,038 | 18,510 | 5,738 | 25.00% | 31.00% |
| 56 | Pepperdine UniversityMalibu, CA | 12,457 | 6,229 | 747 | 50.00% | 11.99% |
| 57 | Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, NJ | 43,347 | 28,176 | 7,608 | 65.00% | 27.00% |
| 58 | Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara, CA | 18,843 | 8,291 | 1,575 | 44.00% | 19.00% |
| 59 | University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, MD | 59,377 | 26,720 | 6,146 | 45.00% | 23.00% |
| 60 | University of MiamiCoral Gables, FL | 48,286 | 9,174 | 2,385 | 19.00% | 26.00% |
| 61 | University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, WA | 62,428 | 26,844 | 6,979 | 43.00% | 26.00% |
| 62 | George Washington UniversityWashington, DC | 27,094 | 11,921 | 2,623 | 44.00% | 22.00% |
| 63 | Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, NY | 42,089 | 17,677 | 3,712 | 42.00% | 21.00% |
| 64 | University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, MN | 39,863 | 30,695 | 6,753 | 77.00% | 22.00% |
| 65 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, PA | 58,416 | 29,208 | 4,673 | 50.00% | 16.00% |
| 66 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, VA | 47,208 | 26,909 | 7,265 | 57.00% | 27.00% |
| 67 | Texas A & M University-College StationCollege Station, TX | 50,832 | 32,024 | 13,770 | 63.00% | 43.00% |
| 68 | University of ConnecticutStorrs, CT | 46,645 | 25,188 | 4,282 | 54.00% | 17.00% |
| 69 | University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, MA | 50,424 | 29,246 | 5,264 | 58.00% | 18.00% |
| 70 | Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester, MA | 11,809 | 6,849 | 1,370 | 58.00% | 20.00% |
| 71 | Yeshiva UniversityNew York, NY | 1,713 | 1,096 | 647 | 63.98% | 59.03% |
| 72 | American UniversityWashington, DC | 17,786 | 8,359 | 1,839 | 47.00% | 22.00% |
| 73 | Fordham UniversityBronx, NY | 43,663 | 24,451 | 2,445 | 56.00% | 10.00% |
| 74 | Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, IN | 54,279 | 43,423 | 9,553 | 80.00% | 22.00% |
| 75 | North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, NC | 40,049 | 16,020 | 5,767 | 40.00% | 36.00% |
| 76 | Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, TX | 15,092 | 9,206 | 1,565 | 61.00% | 17.00% |
| 77 | Baylor UniversityWaco, TX | 39,735 | 20,265 | 3,242 | 51.00% | 16.00% |
| 78 | Clemson UniversityClemson, SC | 60,122 | 22,846 | 4,569 | 38.00% | 20.00% |
| 79 | Loyola Marymount UniversityLos Angeles, CA | 23,361 | 9,344 | 1,495 | 40.00% | 16.00% |
| 80 | Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MI | 58,879 | 49,458 | 9,397 | 84.00% | 19.00% |
| 81 | Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, PA | 85,956 | 46,416 | 8,819 | 54.00% | 19.00% |
| 82 | Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY | 50,341 | 24,667 | 3,453 | 49.00% | 14.00% |
| 83 | Binghamton UniversityVestal, NY | 49,513 | 18,815 | 3,199 | 38.00% | 17.00% |
| 84 | Gonzaga UniversitySpokane, WA | 9,530 | 7,243 | 1,231 | 76.00% | 17.00% |
| 85 | Marquette UniversityMilwaukee, WI | 15,636 | 13,603 | 1,904 | 87.00% | 14.00% |
| 86 | Stevens Institute of TechnologyHoboken, NJ | 14,170 | 6,093 | 1,036 | 43.00% | 17.00% |
| 87 | University of California-Santa CruzSanta Cruz, CA | 68,845 | 43,372 | 4,337 | 63.00% | 10.00% |
| 88 | University of IowaIowa City, IA | 25,682 | 21,830 | 5,021 | 85.00% | 23.00% |
| 89 | Brigham Young UniversityProvo, UT | 11,006 | 7,594 | 6,075 | 69.00% | 80.00% |
| 90 | Colorado School of MinesGolden, CO | 9,821 | 5,893 | 1,473 | 60.00% | 25.00% |
| 91 | Elon UniversityElon, NC | 18,791 | 12,590 | 1,637 | 67.00% | 13.00% |
| 92 | Howard UniversityWashington, DC | 30,342 | 10,620 | 2,230 | 35.00% | 21.00% |
| 93 | Texas Christian UniversityFort Worth, TX | 20,517 | 8,822 | 2,470 | 43.00% | 28.00% |
| 94 | University at BuffaloBuffalo, NY | 38,210 | 26,365 | 4,218 | 69.00% | 16.00% |
| 95 | University of California-RiversideRiverside, CA | 62,807 | 39,568 | 5,540 | 63.00% | 14.00% |
| 96 | University of DelawareNewark, DE | 37,690 | 24,499 | 4,655 | 65.00% | 19.00% |
| 97 | Auburn UniversityAuburn, AL | 48,178 | 24,089 | 5,781 | 50.00% | 24.00% |
| 98 | Clark UniversityWorcester, MA | 10,730 | 4,507 | 631 | 42.00% | 14.00% |
| 99 | New Jersey Institute of TechnologyNewark, NJ | 13,993 | 9,375 | 1,781 | 67.00% | 19.00% |
| 100 | University of California-MercedMerced, CA | 67,891 | 26,477 | 2,383 | 39.00% | 9.00% |
| 101 | University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, CO | 56,069 | 46,537 | 7,446 | 83.00% | 16.00% |
| 102 | University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, IL | 25,420 | 20,082 | 4,619 | 79.00% | 23.00% |
| 103 | University of San DiegoSan Diego, CA | 15,953 | 7,498 | 1,275 | 47.00% | 17.00% |
| 104 | University of South FloridaTampa, FL | 65,187 | 26,727 | 5,880 | 41.00% | 22.00% |
| - | Average | 46,883 | 15,089 | 3,779 | 36% | 34% |