Most Searched Colleges 2023 Acceptance Rate Comparison

For the academic year 2022-2023, the average acceptance rate of Most Searched Colleges is 28.03%. The yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 29.00%. A total of 681,977 have applied, 191,190 admitted, and 55,446 students have enrolled one of Most Searched Colleges.

Harvard University is the tightest school to admit with 3.24% acceptance rate, and Duke University has the second lowest acceptance rate of 6.35%.

Most Searched Colleges 2023 Acceptance Rate Comparison

The following 10 schools in the table below are frequently searched colleges over the past 30 days.

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2023 Acceptance Rates & Admission Statistics Comparison Table
School Name	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled	Acceptance Rate	Admission Yield
Duke University Durham, NC	50,016	3,174	1,745	6.35%	54.98%
Harvard University Cambridge, MA	61,221	1,984	1,646	3.24%	82.96%
Michigan State University East Lansing, MI	53,341	46,914	9,829	87.95%	20.95%
The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL	54,072	43,290	8,037	80.06%	18.57%
University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	149,801	12,845	6,462	8.57%	50.31%
University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD	56,761	25,320	5,849	44.61%	23.10%
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	84,289	14,914	7,050	17.69%	47.27%
University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	69,062	8,304	3,420	12.02%	41.18%
University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA	50,926	9,503	4,022	18.66%	42.32%
University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA	52,488	24,942	7,386	47.52%	29.61%
Average	68,198	19,119	5,545	28.03%	29.00%

*The admission data is updated with academic year 2022-2023 data from National Center For Education Statistics (September 2, 2023).

**Information is not available for schools that are not appeared in the table. The schools have not report the information to the IPEDS or not applicable.)

Most Searched Colleges with Outstanding Admission Stats

Tightest Schools (Lowest Acceptance Rates)

Harvard University 3.24%
Duke University 6.35%
University of California-Los Angeles 8.57%
University of Southern California 12.02%
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor 17.69%

Favored Schools (Highest Admission Yield)

Harvard University 82.96%
Duke University 54.98%
University of California-Los Angeles 50.31%
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor 47.27%
University of Virginia-Main Campus 42.32%