The average acceptance rate of US Top 100 Colleges is 37.26%, a total of 50,371 applicants applied to the schools and 17,117 accepted.
University of California-Los Angeles had the most number of applicants of 146,272 and Yeshiva University had the least number of applicants of 1,665 among US Top 100 Colleges.
California Institute of Technology had the lowest acceptance rate of 2.57% and University of California-Merced had the highest rate of 90.53%.
| Rank | School | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ | 40,468 | 1,868 | 1,410 | 4.62% | 75.48% |
| 2 | Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA | 28,232 | 1,284 | 1,102 | 4.55% | 85.83% |
| 3 | Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA | 54,008 | 1,970 | 1,647 | 3.65% | 83.60% |
| 4 | Stanford UniversityStanford, CA | 57,326 | 2,067 | 1,693 | 3.61% | 81.91% |
| 5 | Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT | 57,517 | 2,227 | 1,554 | 3.87% | 69.78% |
| 6 | University of ChicagoChicago, IL | 43,612 | 1,955 | 1,726 | 4.48% | 88.29% |
| 7 | Duke UniversityDurham, NC | 51,795 | 2,957 | 1,740 | 5.71% | 58.84% |
| 8 | Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD | 45,895 | 2,954 | 1,389 | 6.44% | 47.02% |
| 9 | Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL | 49,474 | 3,806 | 2,105 | 7.69% | 55.31% |
| 10 | University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA | 65,226 | 3,523 | 2,395 | 5.40% | 67.98% |
| 11 | California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA | 13,856 | 356 | 218 | 2.57% | 61.24% |
| 12 | Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY | 62,993 | 5,516 | 3,525 | 8.76% | 63.91% |
| 13 | Brown UniversityProvidence, RI | 48,904 | 2,638 | 1,719 | 5.39% | 65.16% |
| 14 | Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NH | 31,656 | 1,710 | 1,182 | 5.40% | 69.12% |
| 15 | Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY | 60,115 | 2,400 | 1,558 | 3.99% | 64.92% |
| 16 | University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, CA | 124,242 | 13,639 | 6,272 | 10.98% | 45.99% |
| 17 | Rice UniversityHouston, TX | 32,473 | 2,597 | 1,148 | 8.00% | 44.20% |
| 18 | University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA | 146,272 | 13,114 | 6,610 | 8.97% | 50.40% |
| 19 | Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN | 45,409 | 2,662 | 1,630 | 5.86% | 61.23% |
| 20 | Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA | 33,941 | 3,959 | 1,808 | 11.66% | 45.67% |
| 21 | University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI | 98,310 | 15,373 | 7,278 | 15.64% | 47.34% |
| 22 | University of Notre DameNotre Dame, IN | 29,942 | 3,374 | 2,082 | 11.27% | 61.71% |
| 23 | Washington University in St LouisSt. Louis, MO | 32,754 | 3,951 | 1,847 | 12.06% | 46.75% |
| 24 | Emory UniversityAtlanta, GA | 33,450 | 3,562 | 1,438 | 10.65% | 40.37% |
| 25 | Georgetown UniversityWashington, DC | 26,131 | 3,374 | 1,575 | 12.91% | 46.68% |
| 26 | University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC | 66,535 | 10,209 | 4,640 | 15.34% | 45.45% |
| 27 | University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, VA | 58,951 | 9,909 | 3,961 | 16.81% | 39.97% |
| 28 | University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA | 82,027 | 8,050 | 3,489 | 9.81% | 43.34% |
| 29 | University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, CA | 134,450 | 35,917 | 7,330 | 26.71% | 20.41% |
| 30 | University of FloridaGainesville, FL | 73,557 | 17,804 | 7,513 | 24.20% | 42.20% |
| 31 | The University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX | 72,885 | 19,417 | 9,210 | 26.64% | 47.43% |
| 32 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAtlanta, GA | 59,789 | 8,413 | 3,836 | 14.07% | 45.60% |
| 33 | New York UniversityNew York, NY | 110,807 | 10,232 | 5,666 | 9.23% | 55.38% |
| 34 | University of California-DavisDavis, CA | 98,864 | 41,353 | 6,767 | 41.83% | 16.36% |
| 35 | University of California-IrvineIrvine, CA | 122,699 | 35,054 | 6,736 | 28.57% | 19.22% |
| 36 | Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA | 35,037 | 5,755 | 2,501 | 16.43% | 43.46% |
| 37 | Tufts UniversityMedford, MA | 34,432 | 3,957 | 1,801 | 11.49% | 45.51% |
| 38 | University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, IL | 73,742 | 31,247 | 9,008 | 42.37% | 28.83% |
| 39 | University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, WI | 65,894 | 29,782 | 8,514 | 45.20% | 28.59% |
| 40 | University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA | 110,259 | 36,347 | 5,008 | 32.97% | 13.78% |
| 41 | Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, OH | 72,829 | 44,116 | 9,607 | 60.57% | 21.78% |
| 42 | Boston UniversityBoston, MA | 78,769 | 8,749 | 3,268 | 11.11% | 37.35% |
| 43 | Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, NJ | 68,614 | 39,899 | 8,191 | 58.15% | 20.53% |
| 44 | University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, MD | 60,056 | 26,902 | 5,818 | 44.79% | 21.63% |
| 45 | University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, WA | 69,166 | 27,076 | 7,196 | 39.15% | 26.58% |
| 46 | Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PA | 20,396 | 5,289 | 1,501 | 25.93% | 28.38% |
| 47 | Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA | 98,425 | 5,133 | 2,759 | 5.22% | 53.75% |
| 48 | Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, IN | 78,745 | 39,272 | 11,467 | 49.87% | 29.20% |
| 49 | University of GeorgiaAthens, GA | 42,732 | 16,108 | 6,169 | 37.70% | 38.30% |
| 50 | University of RochesterRochester, NY | 21,384 | 8,570 | 1,317 | 40.08% | 15.37% |
| 51 | Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, OH | 37,082 | 13,550 | 1,619 | 36.54% | 11.95% |
| 52 | Florida State UniversityTallahassee, FL | 78,272 | 18,954 | 5,855 | 24.22% | 30.89% |
| 53 | Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, TX | 54,669 | 31,397 | 12,530 | 57.43% | 39.91% |
| 54 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, VA | 52,498 | 28,758 | 7,289 | 54.78% | 25.35% |
| 55 | Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, NC | 18,727 | 4,058 | 1,464 | 21.67% | 36.08% |
| 56 | William & MaryWilliamsburg, VA | 17,798 | 6,064 | 1,614 | 34.07% | 26.62% |
| 57 | University of California-MercedMerced, CA | 31,928 | 28,906 | 2,093 | 90.53% | 7.24% |
| 58 | Villanova UniversityVillanova, PA | 23,256 | 6,274 | 1,740 | 26.98% | 27.73% |
| 59 | George Washington UniversityWashington, DC | 27,016 | 12,723 | 2,459 | 47.09% | 19.33% |
| 60 | Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, PA | 88,478 | 53,579 | 9,169 | 60.56% | 17.11% |
| 61 | Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara, CA | 18,970 | 9,105 | 1,611 | 48.00% | 17.69% |
| 62 | Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY | 55,880 | 27,406 | 4,042 | 49.04% | 14.75% |
| 63 | University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, MN | 41,496 | 33,091 | 7,391 | 79.75% | 22.34% |
| 64 | Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MI | 62,138 | 52,690 | 9,652 | 84.80% | 18.32% |
| 65 | North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, NC | 44,047 | 18,385 | 5,839 | 41.74% | 31.76% |
| 66 | Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy, NY | 17,175 | 10,901 | 1,314 | 63.47% | 12.05% |
| 67 | University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, MA | 50,261 | 30,020 | 5,388 | 59.73% | 17.95% |
| 68 | University of MiamiCoral Gables, FL | 53,954 | 10,195 | 2,473 | 18.90% | 24.26% |
| 69 | Brandeis UniversityWaltham, MA | 10,462 | 4,237 | 735 | 40.50% | 17.35% |
| 70 | Tulane University of LouisianaNew Orleans, LA | 32,609 | 4,559 | 1,838 | 13.98% | 40.32% |
| 71 | University of ConnecticutStorrs, CT | 55,479 | 29,065 | 4,478 | 52.39% | 15.41% |
| 72 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, PA | 60,898 | 35,372 | 4,596 | 58.08% | 12.99% |
| 73 | Binghamton UniversityVestal, NY | 53,007 | 20,464 | 3,248 | 38.61% | 15.87% |
| 74 | Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, IN | 67,658 | 52,918 | 9,611 | 78.21% | 18.16% |
| 75 | Clemson UniversityClemson, SC | 61,517 | 23,586 | 4,880 | 38.34% | 20.69% |
| 76 | Rutgers University-NewarkNewark, NJ | 36,793 | 26,254 | 1,857 | 71.36% | 7.07% |
| 77 | Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, NY | 44,480 | 20,427 | 3,835 | 45.92% | 18.77% |
| 78 | University at BuffaloBuffalo, NY | 40,856 | 30,308 | 4,265 | 74.18% | 14.07% |
| 79 | University of California-RiversideRiverside, CA | 58,048 | 44,343 | 5,422 | 76.39% | 12.23% |
| 80 | Colorado School of MinesGolden, CO | 11,436 | 6,940 | 1,602 | 60.69% | 23.08% |
| 81 | Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PA | 37,314 | 29,642 | 2,399 | 79.44% | 8.09% |
| 82 | New Jersey Institute of TechnologyNewark, NJ | 15,607 | 10,156 | 1,746 | 65.07% | 17.19% |
| 83 | Stevens Institute of TechnologyHoboken, NJ | 10,673 | 5,078 | 1,055 | 47.58% | 20.78% |
| 84 | Pepperdine UniversityMalibu, CA | 11,526 | 7,245 | 843 | 62.86% | 11.64% |
| 85 | University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, IL | 27,085 | 20,951 | 4,419 | 77.35% | 21.09% |
| 86 | Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester, MA | 12,559 | 7,555 | 1,366 | 60.16% | 18.08% |
| 87 | Yeshiva UniversityNew York, NY | 1,665 | 926 | 566 | 55.62% | 61.12% |
| 88 | American UniversityWashington, DC | 17,173 | 10,640 | 1,662 | 61.96% | 15.62% |
| 89 | Baylor UniversityWaco, TX | 46,946 | 24,075 | 3,427 | 51.28% | 14.23% |
| 90 | Howard UniversityWashington, DC | 34,211 | 14,144 | 2,738 | 41.34% | 19.36% |
| 91 | Marquette UniversityMilwaukee, WI | 18,701 | 15,212 | 2,149 | 81.34% | 14.13% |
| 92 | Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochester, NY | 27,911 | 18,682 | 3,042 | 66.93% | 16.28% |
| 93 | Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, TX | 15,245 | 9,657 | 1,716 | 63.35% | 17.77% |
| 94 | University of California-Santa CruzSanta Cruz, CA | 71,722 | 47,186 | 4,383 | 65.79% | 9.29% |
| 95 | University of DelawareNewark, DE | 39,995 | 28,238 | 4,424 | 70.60% | 15.67% |
| 96 | University of South FloridaTampa, FL | 68,576 | 29,621 | 6,904 | 43.19% | 23.31% |
| 97 | Florida International UniversityMiami, FL | 32,855 | 17,957 | 5,238 | 54.66% | 29.17% |
| 98 | Fordham UniversityBronx, NY | 43,364 | 25,719 | 2,492 | 59.31% | 9.69% |
| 99 | Rutgers University-CamdenCamden, NJ | 32,840 | 21,768 | 531 | 66.29% | 2.44% |
| 100 | Texas Christian UniversityFort Worth, TX | 22,307 | 9,925 | 2,453 | 44.49% | 24.72% |
| 101 | University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, CO | 67,286 | 52,539 | 7,432 | 78.08% | 14.15% |
| - | Average | 50,371 | 17,117 | 3,869 | 37% | 33% |