35 colleges' acceptance rates are Lower than 10%. For the colleges, the average SAT score is 1522 and the average tuition & fees is $59,543.
| School Name | Acceptance Rate | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | SAT Score | Tuition & Fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA | 3.00% | 13,107 | 412 | 266 | - | $63,255 |
| University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA | 9.00% | 145,903 | 12,736 | 6,585 | - | $44,524 ($13,747) |
| Pacific Oaks CollegePasadena, CA | 10.00% | 30 | 3 | 2 | - | $33,360 |
| Pomona CollegeClaremont, CA | 7.00% | 12,121 | 819 | 408 | 1520 | $62,326 |
| University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA | 10.00% | 80,808 | 8,094 | 3,633 | 1510 | $68,237 |
| Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT | 5.00% | 51,803 | 2,332 | 1,641 | 1540 | $64,700 |
| University of ChicagoChicago, IL | 5.00% | 38,631 | 1,849 | 1,626 | 1550 | $65,619 |
| Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL | 7.00% | 51,769 | 3,703 | 2,111 | 1530 | $65,997 |
| Bowdoin CollegeBrunswick, ME | 8.00% | 10,966 | 879 | 504 | 1510 | $64,910 |
| Colby CollegeWaterville, ME | 7.00% | 17,786 | 1,215 | 605 | 1510 | $66,600 |
| Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD | 8.00% | 38,926 | 2,943 | 1,418 | 1550 | $62,840 |
| United States Naval AcademyAnnapolis, MD | 9.00% | 14,727 | 1,379 | 1,175 | 1300 | - (-) |
| Amherst CollegeAmherst, MA | 10.00% | 12,727 | 1,250 | 488 | 1500 | $67,280 |
| Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA | 3.00% | 56,937 | 1,965 | 1,645 | 1550 | $59,076 |
| Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA | 5.00% | 26,904 | 1,274 | 1,091 | 1550 | $60,156 |
| Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA | 6.00% | 96,631 | 5,459 | 2,744 | 1500 | $63,141 |
| Tufts UniversityMedford, MA | 10.00% | 34,003 | 3,444 | 1,739 | 1510 | $67,844 |
| Williams CollegeWilliamstown, MA | 10.00% | 11,465 | 1,145 | 541 | 1530 | $64,860 |
| Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NH | 6.00% | 28,841 | 1,797 | 1,206 | 1540 | $65,511 |
| Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ | 4.00% | 39,644 | 1,782 | 1,366 | 1540 | $59,710 |
| Barnard CollegeNew York, NY | 8.00% | 11,803 | 940 | 711 | 1510 | $66,246 |
| Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY | 4.00% | 57,613 | 2,439 | 1,540 | 1540 | $68,171 |
| Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY | 8.00% | 65,635 | 5,358 | 3,537 | 1520 | $66,014 |
| The Juilliard SchoolNew York, NY | 9.01% | 2,020 | 181 | 95 | - | $56,550 |
| New York UniversityNew York, NY | 9.00% | 113,578 | 10,693 | 5,818 | 1530 | $60,438 |
| Duke UniversityDurham, NC | 7.00% | 46,365 | 3,145 | 1,742 | 1550 | $65,805 |
| Curtis Institute of MusicPhiladelphia, PA | 6.95% | 446 | 31 | 25 | - | $6,000 |
| University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA | 6.00% | 59,465 | 3,489 | 2,416 | 1540 | $66,104 |
| Swarthmore CollegeSwarthmore, PA | 7.00% | 14,287 | 992 | 415 | 1530 | $62,412 |
| Brown UniversityProvidence, RI | 5.00% | 51,316 | 2,686 | 1,695 | 1540 | $68,230 |
| Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN | 6.00% | 45,313 | 2,844 | 1,622 | 1540 | $63,946 |
| Rice UniversityHouston, TX | 8.00% | 31,059 | 2,447 | 1,125 | 1550 | $58,128 |
| Middlebury CollegeMiddlebury, VT | 10.00% | 13,297 | 1,379 | 615 | 1490 | $65,280 |
| Stanford UniversityStanford, CA | 4.00% | 53,733 | 2,099 | 1,699 | 1550 | $62,484 |
| Minerva UniversitySan Francisco, CA | 4.00% | 9,856 | 350 | 197 | - | $18,700 |
| Average | 6.97% | 38,843 | 2,673 | 1,544 | 1,522 | $59,543 ($13,150) |