List of U.S. Colleges with 10% - 20% Acceptance Rate

[updated for 2024-2025 admission data]

42 U.S. Colleges' acceptance rates are 10% - 20%. For the colleges, the average SAT score is 1455 and the average tuition & fees is $58,392. Of these, 7 (16.7%) are public and 35 (83.3%) are private.

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U.S. Colleges with Acceptance Rate 10% - 20%
School NameAcceptance RateApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledSAT ScoreTuition & Fees
University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, CA 10.98% 124,242 13,639 6,272 - $47,265
($15,377)
Harvey Mudd CollegeClaremont, CA 12.66% 5,094 645 231 1540 $68,613
Northeastern University OaklandOakland, CA 16.65% 18,030 3,002 446 1480 $67,778
Colorado CollegeColorado Springs, CO 18.47% 8,511 1,572 476 1340 $70,734
United States Air Force AcademyUSAF Academy, CO 14.09% 10,187 1,435 1,126 1330 -
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Wesleyan UniversityMiddletown, CT 16.49% 14,389 2,373 825 1490 $70,042
Georgetown UniversityWashington, DC 12.91% 26,131 3,374 1,575 1490 $68,089
University of MiamiCoral Gables, FL 18.90% 53,954 10,195 2,473 1400 $62,616
Emory UniversityAtlanta, GA 10.65% 33,450 3,562 1,438 1520 $64,280
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAtlanta, GA 14.07% 59,789 8,413 3,836 1480 $34,484
($12,058)
University of Notre DameNotre Dame, IN 11.27% 29,942 3,374 2,082 1520 $65,025
Grinnell CollegeGrinnell, IA 14.51% 9,758 1,416 438 1490 $68,196
Berea CollegeBerea, KY 19.34% 3,857 746 401 1240 $51,658
Tulane University of LouisianaNew Orleans, LA 13.98% 32,609 4,559 1,838 1465 $68,678
Bates CollegeLewiston, ME 13.32% 10,027 1,336 488 1465 $66,590
Babson CollegeWellesley, MA 17.09% 9,381 1,603 625 1460 $57,152
Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA 16.43% 35,037 5,755 2,501 1500 $70,702
Boston UniversityBoston, MA 11.11% 78,769 8,749 3,268 1480 $68,102
College of the Holy CrossWorcester, MA 17.61% 9,568 1,685 835 1340 $64,500
Tufts UniversityMedford, MA 11.49% 34,432 3,957 1,801 1510 $70,704
Wellesley CollegeWellesley, MA 14.05% 8,714 1,224 583 1520 $67,176
University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI 15.64% 98,310 15,373 7,278 1460 $63,081
($18,848)
College of the OzarksPoint Lookout, MO 11.99% 2,919 350 284 1100 $22,360
Washington University in St LouisSt. Louis, MO 12.06% 32,754 3,951 1,847 1540 $65,790
Colgate UniversityHamilton, NY 13.88% 20,682 2,871 825 1500 $70,306
Hamilton CollegeClinton, NY 13.62% 8,531 1,162 453 1500 $68,960
Helene Fuld College of NursingNew York, NY 16.95% 118 20 17 - $25,852
United States Military AcademyWest Point, NY 12.45% 12,320 1,534 1,195 1330 -
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Vassar CollegePoughkeepsie, NY 18.57% 12,447 2,311 665 1500 $71,030
Webb InstituteGlen Cove, NY 14.04% 235 33 25 1490 $63,214
Davidson CollegeDavidson, NC 13.37% 8,114 1,085 520 1460 $64,430
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC 15.34% 66,535 10,209 4,640 1480 $41,203
($8,994)
Denison UniversityGranville, OH 17.39% 15,012 2,611 621 1410 $67,000
Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA 11.66% 33,941 3,959 1,808 1540 $65,636
Central Penn CollegeSummerdale, PA 18.46% 1,208 223 186 - $19,854
Haverford CollegeHaverford, PA 12.37% 7,341 908 387 1510 $70,398
Rhode Island School of DesignProvidence, RI 18.66% 6,692 1,249 518 1480 $62,688
Middlebury CollegeMiddlebury, VT 10.75% 12,540 1,348 598 1500 $67,600
Riverside College of Health SciencesNewport News, VA 12.90% 62 8 8 - $14,250
University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, VA 16.81% 58,951 9,909 3,961 1480 $61,591
($23,118)
Washington and Lee UniversityLexington, VA 13.97% 8,213 1,147 472 1480 $68,045
California Miramar UniversitySan Diego, CA 18.47% 379 70 50 - $9,994
Average 14.65%24,3613,4031,4271,455$58,392
($8,977)