For the academic year 2022-2023, the average acceptance rate of Best Forbes Top 25 Schools is 6.34%. The yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 60.02%. A total of 717,120 have applied, 45,432 admitted, and 27,270 students have enrolled one of Best Forbes Top 25 Schools.
California Institute of Technology is the tightest school to admit with 2.69% acceptance rate, and Harvard University has the second lowest acceptance rate of 3.24%.
Best Forbes Top 25 Schools 2023 Acceptance Rate Comparison
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2023 Acceptance Rates & Admission Statistics Comparison Table | School Name | Applicants | Admitted |
Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Admission Yield |
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Amherst CollegeAmherst, MA | 14,864 | 1,079 | 467 |
7.26% | 43.28% |
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Bowdoin CollegeBrunswick, ME | 9,376 | 862 | 508 |
9.19% | 58.93% |
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Brown UniversityProvidence, RI | 50,649 | 2,562 | 1,717 |
5.06% | 67.02% |
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California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA | 16,626 | 448 | 224 |
2.69% | 50.00% |
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Carleton CollegeNorthfield, MN | 8,583 | 1,427 | 532 |
16.63% | 37.28% |
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Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY | 60,879 | 2,404 | 1,540 |
3.95% | 64.06% |
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Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NH | 28,336 | 1,808 | 1,124 |
6.38% | 62.17% |
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Davidson CollegeDavidson, NC | 6,479 | 1,098 | 542 |
16.95% | 49.36% |
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Duke UniversityDurham, NC | 50,016 | 3,174 | 1,745 |
6.35% | 54.98% |
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Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA | 61,221 | 1,984 | 1,646 |
3.24% | 82.96% |
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Haverford CollegeHaverford, PA | 5,657 | 804 | 362 |
14.21% | 45.02% |
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Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL | 51,261 | 3,695 | 2,038 |
7.21% | 55.16% |
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Pomona CollegeClaremont, CA | 10,666 | 749 | 413 |
7.02% | 55.14% |
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Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ | 38,019 | 2,167 | 1,499 |
5.70% | 69.17% |
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Stanford UniversityStanford, CA | 56,378 | 2,075 | 1,736 |
3.68% | 83.66% |
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Swarthmore CollegeSwarthmore, PA | 14,707 | 1,019 | 433 |
6.93% | 42.49% |
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Tufts UniversityMedford, MA | 34,882 | 3,381 | 1,695 |
9.69% | 50.13% |
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University of ChicagoChicago, IL | 37,522 | 2,039 | 1,729 |
5.43% | 84.80% |
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University of Notre DameNotre Dame, IN | 26,509 | 3,421 | 2,037 |
12.91% | 59.54% |
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University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA | 54,588 | 3,549 | 2,409 |
6.50% | 67.88% |
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Wesleyan UniversityMiddletown, CT | 14,521 | 2,096 | 743 |
14.43% | 35.45% |
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Williams CollegeWilliamstown, MA | 15,321 | 1,302 | 577 |
8.50% | 44.32% |
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Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT | 50,060 | 2,289 | 1,554 |
4.57% | 67.89% |
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| Average | 31,179 | 1,975 | 1,186 | 6.34% | 60.02% |
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*The admission data is updated with academic year 2022-2023 data from National Center For Education Statistics (September 2, 2023).