For the academic year 2022-2023, the average acceptance rate of Best 2014 US Top 50 Schools is 17.39%. The yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 32.65%. A total of 2,695,357 have applied, 468,824 admitted, and 153,051 students have enrolled one of Best 2014 US Top 50 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 2014 US Top 50 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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Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA | 40,494 | 6,748 | 2,335 |
16.66% | 34.60% |
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Boston UniversityBoston, MA | 80,796 | 11,607 | 3,635 |
14.37% | 31.32% |
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Brandeis UniversityWaltham, MA | 9,917 | 3,908 | 986 |
39.41% | 25.23% |
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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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Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA | 34,261 | 3,873 | 1,716 |
11.30% | 44.31% |
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Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, OH | 38,701 | 10,607 | 1,553 |
27.41% | 14.64% |
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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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Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY | 69,195 | 5,168 | 3,491 |
7.47% | 67.55% |
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Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NH | 28,336 | 1,808 | 1,124 |
6.38% | 62.17% |
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Duke UniversityDurham, NC | 50,016 | 3,174 | 1,745 |
6.35% | 54.98% |
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Emory UniversityAtlanta, GA | 33,179 | 3,767 | 1,424 |
11.35% | 37.80% |
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Georgetown UniversityWashington, DC | 26,638 | 3,257 | 1,586 |
12.23% | 48.70% |
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Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAtlanta, GA | 50,610 | 8,672 | 3,647 |
17.13% | 42.05% |
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Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA | 61,221 | 1,984 | 1,646 |
3.24% | 82.96% |
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Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD | 37,844 | 2,745 | 1,406 |
7.25% | 51.22% |
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Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PA | 15,163 | 5,607 | 1,511 |
36.98% | 26.95% |
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New York UniversityNew York, NY | 100,662 | 12,539 | 6,184 |
12.46% | 49.32% |
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Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA | 91,000 | 6,191 | 2,519 |
6.80% | 40.69% |
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Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL | 51,261 | 3,695 | 2,038 |
7.21% | 55.16% |
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Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, PA | 85,784 | 47,360 | 9,216 |
55.21% | 19.46% |
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Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ | 38,019 | 2,167 | 1,499 |
5.70% | 69.17% |
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Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy, NY | 16,863 | 10,878 | 2,002 |
64.51% | 18.40% |
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Rice UniversityHouston, TX | 31,443 | 2,730 | 1,203 |
8.68% | 44.07% |
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Stanford UniversityStanford, CA | 56,378 | 2,075 | 1,736 |
3.68% | 83.66% |
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Tufts UniversityMedford, MA | 34,882 | 3,381 | 1,695 |
9.69% | 50.13% |
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University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, CA | 128,209 | 14,523 | 6,728 |
11.33% | 46.33% |
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University of California-DavisDavis, CA | 94,747 | 35,377 | 6,399 |
37.34% | 18.09% |
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University of California-IrvineIrvine, CA | 119,191 | 25,212 | 5,664 |
21.15% | 22.47% |
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University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA | 149,801 | 12,845 | 6,462 |
8.57% | 50.31% |
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University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, CA | 131,197 | 31,103 | 6,546 |
23.71% | 21.05% |
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University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA | 110,995 | 28,688 | 4,967 |
25.85% | 17.31% |
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University of ChicagoChicago, IL | 37,522 | 2,039 | 1,729 |
5.43% | 84.80% |
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University of FloridaGainesville, FL | 64,473 | 15,054 | 6,612 |
23.35% | 43.92% |
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University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, IL | 63,257 | 28,354 | 7,957 |
44.82% | 28.06% |
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University of MiamiCoral Gables, FL | 49,169 | 9,312 | 2,371 |
18.94% | 25.46% |
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University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI | 84,289 | 14,914 | 7,050 |
17.69% | 47.27% |
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University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC | 56,341 | 9,639 | 4,435 |
17.11% | 46.01% |
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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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University of RochesterRochester, NY | 19,966 | 7,768 | 1,625 |
38.91% | 20.92% |
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University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA | 69,062 | 8,304 | 3,420 |
12.02% | 41.18% |
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University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, WI | 60,214 | 29,539 | 8,628 |
49.06% | 29.21% |
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Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN | 46,377 | 3,093 | 1,619 |
6.67% | 52.34% |
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Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, NC | 16,857 | 3,602 | 1,370 |
21.37% | 38.03% |
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Washington University in St LouisSaint Louis, MO | 32,014 | 3,764 | 1,813 |
11.76% | 48.17% |
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William & MaryWilliamsburg, VA | 18,087 | 6,059 | 1,642 |
33.50% | 27.10% |
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Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT | 50,060 | 2,289 | 1,554 |
4.57% | 67.89% |
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Yeshiva UniversityNew York, NY | 1,615 | 1,021 | 636 |
63.22% | 62.29% |
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| Average | 55,007 | 9,568 | 3,123 | 17.39% | 32.65% |
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*The admission data is updated with academic year 2022-2023 data from National Center For Education Statistics (September 2, 2023).