Most selective colleges in New York
Ranked by how few applicants they admit. Every one of these is a reach for every applicant, whatever the numbers say.
10 colleges
- Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY4% admit1510–1580 SATOptional
- Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY9% admit1500–1570 SATRequired
- Barnard CollegeNew York, NY9% admit1470–1560 SATOptional
- New York UniversityNew York, NY9% admit1480–1560 SATOptional
- Hamilton CollegeClinton, NY14% admit1450–1550 SATOptional
- Colgate UniversityHamilton, NY14% admit1430–1540 SATOptional
- Webb InstituteGlen Cove, NY14% admit1430–1530 SATRequired
- Vassar CollegePoughkeepsie, NY19% admit1450–1550 SATOptional
- The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and ArtNew York, NY21% admit1295–1501 SATFlexible
- Skidmore CollegeSaratoga Springs, NY21% admit1340–1480 SATOptional
Acceptance rate and cost come from U.S. Department of Education reporting. Admitted SAT, ACT and GPA come from each college’s Common Data Set, where it publishes one. Every name links to that school’s full read.
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How was most selective colleges in new york built?
From published federal reporting and each college’s own Common Data Set. It’s filtered and sorted on the number the list is about. It isn’t a ranking, and nobody set the order by hand.
What should I do with a list like this?
Use it to find schools worth a look. Then check each one against your own numbers. A school being on a list says nothing about whether it fits you. Fit is the question that matters.
What Spike does with this
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