The acceptance rate, a percentage of applicants who accepted, is an difficulty indicator for college admission. In general, the lower the acceptance rate, the more difficult it is to get into college.
The top ranked colleges such as
Harvard and
Stanford keep very low rate of less than 10%. A Number of schools has been working to lower their acceptance rate in recent years. For example,
UF's rate dropped from 38.75% (2018) to 23.00% (2022) and
Johns Hopkins's rate fell from 11.48% (2018) to 7.00% (2022)
At 25 colleges, the acceptance rate is continually dropped year by year in the past 5 years. A main factor driving down the acceptance rate is the increase in the number of applicants, while the number of admitted students does not change drastically. In fact, many schools had significantly more applicants than last year.
In addition, schools' effort results in the lower acceptance rate. Low rates can be a way to get relatively good students, so schools try to keep them as low as possible. Also, a shrinking number of students or school size can lower acceptance rates.
The next two tables show the key statistics and the changes of acceptance rate for the past 5 years. You can check the detailed information and admission trends in each school's page.
Comparison Table
The following two tables compare the colleges with important academic statistics as well as admission facts. The tuition and admission data is based on the academic year 2023-2024 and enrollment data is based on the academic year 2021-2022
Key Statistics
School Name | Acceptance Rate | Yield |
Population | SAT Score | Tuition |
In-State | Out-of-State |
University of Florida Gainesville, FL |
23.35% | 43.92% | 55,211 | 1,390 | $6,381 | $28,659 |
Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD |
7.25% | 51.22% | 31,275 | 1,550 | $63,340 |
University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA |
18.66% | 42.32% | 26,082 | 1,490 | $20,986 | $58,014 |
Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA |
16.66% | 34.60% | 15,287 | 1,490 | $67,680 |
University of South Alabama Mobile, AL |
65.36% | 19.68% | 13,438 | 1,095 | $9,676 | $18,652 |
Fairfield University Fairfield, CT |
52.18% | 19.05% | 6,019 | 1,310 | $56,360 |
Biola University La Mirada, CA |
56.63% | 29.52% | 5,387 | 1,250 | $46,704 |
Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus Portales, NM |
27.55% | 92.37% | 5,106 | 950 | $6,863 | $8,843 |
Harding University Searcy, AR |
45.12% | 78.86% | 4,805 | 1,160 | $24,888 |
Franciscan University of Steubenville Steubenville, OH |
66.65% | 40.50% | 3,656 | 1,210 | $32,630 |
Wayland Baptist University Plainview, TX |
69.72% | 28.67% | 2,978 | - | $23,186 |
Denison University Granville, OH |
21.96% | 25.45% | 2,416 | 1,370 | $64,000 |
Spring Arbor University Spring Arbor, MI |
47.32% | 20.84% | 2,396 | 1,050 | $32,580 |
Northern Vermont University Johnson, VT |
72.88% | 11.86% | 1,779 | - | $12,804 | $26,892 |
Vermont Technical College Randolph, VT |
49.78% | 27.43% | 1,414 | - | $11,400 | $21,408 |
EDP University of Puerto Rico Inc-San Juan San Juan, PR |
39.64% | 74.31% | 1,302 | - | $14,125 |
Westminster College Salt Lake City, UT |
69.75% | 12.42% | 1,280 | 1,230 | $41,416 |
Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte Charlotte, NC |
73.34% | 11.30% | 1,140 | 1,025 | $40,408 |
Corban University Salem, OR |
34.77% | 26.25% | 963 | - | $37,208 |
Wabash College Crawfordsville, IN |
61.49% | 21.92% | 835 | 1,225 | $49,125 |
Bethany Lutheran College Mankato, MN |
58.50% | 45.24% | 830 | 1,120 | $30,010 |
Newschool of Architecture and Design San Diego, CA |
44.95% | 24.49% | 294 | - | $30,291 |
St. Joseph's College of Nursing Syracuse, NY |
22.22% | 100.00% | 239 | - | $23,206 |
Visible Music College Memphis, TN |
20.41% | 75.00% | 230 | - | $22,000 |
DLP Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center Johnstown, PA |
42.11% | 54.17% | 155 | - | $32,489 |
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Acceptance Rate Changes
School Name | Rate Change 2019-2023 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
University of Florida Gainesville, FL |
-15.75 | 38.75% | 36.58% | 31.13% | 30.00% | 23.00% |
Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD |
-4.48 | 11.48% | 11.17% | 11.06% | 8.00% | 7.00% |
University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA |
-7.43 | 26.43% | 23.94% | 22.58% | 21.00% | 19.00% |
Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA |
-10.89 | 27.89% | 27.22% | 26.38% | 19.00% | 17.00% |
University of South Alabama Mobile, AL |
-14.31 | 79.31% | 78.69% | 73.03% | 71.00% | 65.00% |
Fairfield University Fairfield, CT |
-8.3 | 60.30% | 57.13% | 56.13% | 56.00% | 52.00% |
Biola University La Mirada, CA |
-16.46 | 73.47% | 69.85% | 64.38% | 61.00% | 57.01% |
Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus Portales, NM |
-32.36 | 60.38% | 58.25% | 50.60% | 32.97% | 28.02% |
Harding University Searcy, AR |
-29.63 | 74.62% | 61.34% | 55.07% | 54.00% | 44.99% |
Franciscan University of Steubenville Steubenville, OH |
-10.08 | 77.10% | 76.64% | 73.00% | 68.01% | 67.02% |
Wayland Baptist University Plainview, TX |
-28.02 | 98.04% | 97.48% | 81.44% | 81.04% | 70.02% |
Denison University Granville, OH |
-11.91 | 33.91% | 29.39% | 28.17% | 28.00% | 22.00% |
Spring Arbor University Spring Arbor, MI |
-23.91 | 70.93% | 65.66% | 63.30% | 60.00% | 47.02% |
Northern Vermont University Johnson, VT |
-11.23 | 84.24% | 77.78% | 75.77% | 75.01% | 73.01% |
Vermont Technical College Randolph, VT |
-18.21 | 68.21% | 67.04% | 58.40% | 55.94% | 50.00% |
EDP University of Puerto Rico Inc-San Juan San Juan, PR |
-45.78 | 85.78% | 70.48% | 55.80% | 42.92% | 40.00% |
Westminster College Salt Lake City, UT |
-22.9 | 92.92% | 91.84% | 87.45% | 75.99% | 70.02% |
Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte Charlotte, NC |
-12.69 | 85.69% | 84.55% | 82.27% | 82.01% | 73.00% |
Corban University Salem, OR |
-55.89 | 90.91% | 85.10% | 48.34% | 38.02% | 35.02% |
Wabash College Crawfordsville, IN |
-3.95 | 64.97% | 64.19% | 63.21% | 62.02% | 61.02% |
Bethany Lutheran College Mankato, MN |
-19.82 | 77.87% | 72.64% | 64.51% | 61.06% | 58.05% |
Newschool of Architecture and Design San Diego, CA |
-55.05 | 100.00% | 98.36% | 96.25% | 60.85% | 44.95% |
St. Joseph's College of Nursing Syracuse, NY |
-77.78 | 100.00% | 75.00% | 72.73% | 61.54% | 22.22% |
Visible Music College Memphis, TN |
-79.93 | 100.00% | 75.25% | 71.93% | 37.04% | 20.07% |
DLP Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center Johnstown, PA |
-43.6 | 85.71% | 79.69% | 76.12% | 52.83% | 42.11% |
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