US Top 100 Colleges

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%.

Table. US Top 100 Colleges Acceptance Rates and Admission Comparison
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%

US Top 100 Colleges Acceptance Rates and Admission Statistics