US Top 100 Colleges Acceptance Rates and Admission Statistics

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%.

Table. US Top 100 Colleges Acceptance Rates and Admission Comparison
RankSchool ApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledAcceptance RateYield
1Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ39,6441,5861,2214.00%76.99%
2Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA26,9041,3451,1575.00%86.02%
3Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA56,9371,7081,4353.00%84.02%
4Stanford UniversityStanford, CA53,7332,1491,7414.00%81.01%
5Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT51,8032,5901,8135.00%70.00%
6University of ChicagoChicago, IL38,6311,9321,7005.00%87.99%
7Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD38,9263,1141,4958.00%48.01%
8University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA59,4653,5682,4626.00%69.00%
9California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA13,1073932553.00%64.89%
10Duke UniversityDurham, NC46,3653,2461,7857.00%54.99%
11Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL51,7693,6242,0667.00%57.01%
12Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NH28,8411,7301,1596.00%66.99%
13Brown UniversityProvidence, RI51,3162,5661,6175.00%63.02%
14Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN45,3132,7191,5506.00%57.01%
15Rice UniversityHouston, TX31,0592,4851,1438.00%46.00%
16Washington University in St LouisSaint Louis, MO32,2403,8691,81812.00%46.99%
17Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY65,6355,2513,4668.00%66.01%
18Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY57,6132,3051,4524.00%62.99%
19University of Notre DameNotre Dame, IN28,3533,4022,00712.00%58.99%
20University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, CA125,91015,1096,79912.00%45.00%
21University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA145,90313,1316,8289.00%52.00%
22Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA33,7073,7081,63211.00%44.01%
23Emory UniversityAtlanta, GA31,9293,5121,40511.00%40.01%
24Georgetown UniversityWashington, DC25,4853,3131,59013.00%47.99%
25New York UniversityNew York, NY113,57810,2225,5209.00%54.00%
26University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI87,63215,7747,41418.00%47.00%
27University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA80,8088,0813,63610.00%44.99%
28University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, VA56,5289,6104,03617.00%42.00%
29University of FloridaGainesville, FL65,37515,6906,74724.00%43.00%
30University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC57,90211,0014,73019.00%43.00%
31Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, NC17,4793,8451,42322.00%37.01%
32Tufts UniversityMedford, MA34,0033,4001,70010.00%50.00%
33University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA110,87131,0444,96728.00%16.00%
34University of California-IrvineIrvine, CA121,10131,4866,92726.00%22.00%
35University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, CA130,77132,6937,19225.00%22.00%
36Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA36,0695,7712,36616.00%41.00%
37University of RochesterRochester, NY21,6807,8051,56136.00%20.00%
38University of California-DavisDavis, CA94,63739,7486,75742.00%17.00%
39The University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX66,10919,1729,39429.00%49.00%
40University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, WI63,50527,3077,91943.00%29.00%
41Boston UniversityBoston, MA80,4958,8543,18711.00%36.00%
42University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, IL67,39829,6558,30344.00%28.00%
43William & MaryWilliamsburg, VA17,5485,7911,62133.00%27.99%
44Brandeis UniversityWaltham, MA11,2823,94986935.00%22.01%
45Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, OH39,03311,3201,58529.00%14.00%
46Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAtlanta, GA52,3778,3803,68716.00%44.00%
47Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA96,6315,7982,8996.00%50.00%
48Tulane University of LouisianaNew Orleans, LA27,9364,1901,92715.00%45.99%
49Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, OH70,02835,7148,21451.00%23.00%
50University of GeorgiaAthens, GA43,41916,0656,10537.00%38.00%
51Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PA18,4155,3401,49529.00%28.00%
52Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, IN73,08336,5429,50150.00%26.00%
53Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy, NY16,2839,4441,51158.00%16.00%
54Villanova UniversityVillanova, PA23,1275,7821,73525.00%30.01%
55Florida State UniversityTallahassee, FL74,03818,5105,73825.00%31.00%
56Pepperdine UniversityMalibu, CA12,4576,22974750.00%11.99%
57Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, NJ43,34728,1767,60865.00%27.00%
58Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara, CA18,8438,2911,57544.00%19.00%
59University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, MD59,37726,7206,14645.00%23.00%
60University of MiamiCoral Gables, FL48,2869,1742,38519.00%26.00%
61University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, WA62,42826,8446,97943.00%26.00%
62George Washington UniversityWashington, DC27,09411,9212,62344.00%22.00%
63Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, NY42,08917,6773,71242.00%21.00%
64University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, MN39,86330,6956,75377.00%22.00%
65University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, PA58,41629,2084,67350.00%16.00%
66Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, VA47,20826,9097,26557.00%27.00%
67Texas A & M University-College StationCollege Station, TX50,83232,02413,77063.00%43.00%
68University of ConnecticutStorrs, CT46,64525,1884,28254.00%17.00%
69University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, MA50,42429,2465,26458.00%18.00%
70Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester, MA11,8096,8491,37058.00%20.00%
71Yeshiva UniversityNew York, NY1,7131,09664763.98%59.03%
72American UniversityWashington, DC17,7868,3591,83947.00%22.00%
73Fordham UniversityBronx, NY43,66324,4512,44556.00%10.00%
74Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, IN54,27943,4239,55380.00%22.00%
75North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, NC40,04916,0205,76740.00%36.00%
76Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, TX15,0929,2061,56561.00%17.00%
77Baylor UniversityWaco, TX39,73520,2653,24251.00%16.00%
78Clemson UniversityClemson, SC60,12222,8464,56938.00%20.00%
79Loyola Marymount UniversityLos Angeles, CA23,3619,3441,49540.00%16.00%
80Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MI58,87949,4589,39784.00%19.00%
81Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, PA85,95646,4168,81954.00%19.00%
82Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY50,34124,6673,45349.00%14.00%
83Binghamton UniversityVestal, NY49,51318,8153,19938.00%17.00%
84Gonzaga UniversitySpokane, WA9,5307,2431,23176.00%17.00%
85Marquette UniversityMilwaukee, WI15,63613,6031,90487.00%14.00%
86Stevens Institute of TechnologyHoboken, NJ14,1706,0931,03643.00%17.00%
87University of California-Santa CruzSanta Cruz, CA68,84543,3724,33763.00%10.00%
88University of IowaIowa City, IA25,68221,8305,02185.00%23.00%
89Brigham Young UniversityProvo, UT11,0067,5946,07569.00%80.00%
90Colorado School of MinesGolden, CO9,8215,8931,47360.00%25.00%
91Elon UniversityElon, NC18,79112,5901,63767.00%13.00%
92Howard UniversityWashington, DC30,34210,6202,23035.00%21.00%
93Texas Christian UniversityFort Worth, TX20,5178,8222,47043.00%28.00%
94University at BuffaloBuffalo, NY38,21026,3654,21869.00%16.00%
95University of California-RiversideRiverside, CA62,80739,5685,54063.00%14.00%
96University of DelawareNewark, DE37,69024,4994,65565.00%19.00%
97Auburn UniversityAuburn, AL48,17824,0895,78150.00%24.00%
98Clark UniversityWorcester, MA10,7304,50763142.00%14.00%
99New Jersey Institute of TechnologyNewark, NJ13,9939,3751,78167.00%19.00%
100University of California-MercedMerced, CA67,89126,4772,38339.00%9.00%
101University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, CO56,06946,5377,44683.00%16.00%
102University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, IL25,42020,0824,61979.00%23.00%
103University of San DiegoSan Diego, CA15,9537,4981,27547.00%17.00%
104University of South FloridaTampa, FL65,18726,7275,88041.00%22.00%
-Average46,88315,0893,77936%34%