Spike Rankings 2027
Hardest Colleges to Get Into in America
The colleges that admit the smallest share of the students who apply. How Spike ranks
How this list is ranked.
Ordered by reported acceptance rate, lowest first. Equal rates share a rank.
233 colleges qualify from Spike’s guide of 233. Colleges without enough reported data are left out.
Guide updated . Data snapshot: . Sources and data years.
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233 colleges
Number 1: California Institute of Technology- 3% admitted
- 92% graduate
- Acceptance
- 3%
- Net price
- $8,509
Number 2: Stanford University- 4% admitted
- 1,520
- 92% graduate
- Acceptance
- 4%
- Net price
- $12,307
- SAT median
- 1520
Number 3: Harvard University- 4% admitted
- 1,530
- 97% graduate
- Acceptance
- 4%
- Net price
- $19,148
- SAT median
- 1530
Number 4: Yale University- 4% admitted
- 1,530
- 96% graduate
- Acceptance
- 4%
- Net price
- $11,340
- SAT median
- 1530
Number 5: Columbia University in the City of New York- 4% admitted
- 1,520
- 96% graduate
- Acceptance
- 4%
- Net price
- $15,370
- SAT median
- 1520
Number 6: New York University Abu Dhabi
- 4% admitted
- 1,450
- 96% graduate
- Acceptance
- 4%
- SAT median
- 1450
Number 7: University of Chicago- 4% admitted
- 1,545
- 95% graduate
- Acceptance
- 4%
- Net price
- $16,776
- SAT median
- 1545
Number 8: Massachusetts Institute of Technology- 5% admitted
- 96% graduate
- Acceptance
- 5%
- Net price
- $14,815
Number 9: Princeton University- 5% admitted
- 1,515
- 97% graduate
- Acceptance
- 5%
- Net price
- $7,815
- SAT median
- 1515
Number 10: Brown University- 5% admitted
- 1,515
- 96% graduate
- Acceptance
- 5%
- Net price
- $26,976
- SAT median
- 1515
Number 11: Dartmouth College- 5% admitted
- 1,500
- 95% graduate
- Acceptance
- 5%
- Net price
- $26,707
- SAT median
- 1500
Number 11: University of Pennsylvania- 5% admitted
- 1,525
- 97% graduate
- Acceptance
- 5%
- Net price
- $29,577
- SAT median
- 1525
Number 13: Duke University- 6% admitted
- 1,513
- 96% graduate
- Acceptance
- 6%
- Net price
- $23,706
- SAT median
- 1513
Number 14: Vanderbilt University- 6% admitted
- 1,525
- 93% graduate
- Acceptance
- 6%
- Net price
- $15,497
- SAT median
- 1525
Number 15: Johns Hopkins University- 6% admitted
- 94% graduate
- Acceptance
- 6%
- Net price
- $18,431
Number 16: Northwestern University- 8% admitted
- 1,520
- 96% graduate
- Acceptance
- 8%
- Net price
- $34,420
- SAT median
- 1520
Number 17: Rice University- 8% admitted
- 1,530
- 95% graduate
- Acceptance
- 8%
- Net price
- $11,164
- SAT median
- 1530
Number 18: Cornell University- 9% admitted
- 1,505
- 95% graduate
- Acceptance
- 9%
- Net price
- $33,934
- SAT median
- 1505
Number 19: University of California-Los Angeles- 9% admitted
- 93% graduate
- Acceptance
- 9%
- Net price
- $14,659
Number 20: New York University- 9% admitted
- 1,510
- 88% graduate
- Acceptance
- 9%
- Net price
- $35,737
- SAT median
- 1510
Number 21: University of Southern California- 10% admitted
- 1,475
- 91% graduate
- Acceptance
- 10%
- Net price
- $33,056
- SAT median
- 1475
Number 22: Emory University- 11% admitted
- 1,480
- 91% graduate
- Acceptance
- 11%
- Net price
- $16,754
- SAT median
- 1480
Number 23: University of California-Berkeley- 11% admitted
- 93% graduate
- Acceptance
- 11%
- Net price
- $14,538
Number 24: Boston University- 11% admitted
- 1,440
- 89% graduate
- Acceptance
- 11%
- Net price
- $36,503
- SAT median
- 1440
Number 25: University of Notre Dame- 11% admitted
- 1,480
- 95% graduate
- Acceptance
- 11%
- Net price
- $25,339
- SAT median
- 1480
Number 26: Tufts University- 11% admitted
- 1,495
- 94% graduate
- Acceptance
- 11%
- Net price
- $38,797
- SAT median
- 1495
Number 27: Carnegie Mellon University- 12% admitted
- 1,520
- 94% graduate
- Acceptance
- 12%
- Net price
- $35,780
- SAT median
- 1520
Number 28: Washington University in St Louis- 12% admitted
- 1,530
- 94% graduate
- Acceptance
- 12%
- Net price
- $13,360
- SAT median
- 1530
Number 29: Georgetown University- 13% admitted
- 1,480
- 95% graduate
- Acceptance
- 13%
- Net price
- $33,661
- SAT median
- 1480
Number 30: Washington and Lee University- 14% admitted
- 1,470
- 95% graduate
- Acceptance
- 14%
- Net price
- $25,279
- SAT median
- 1470
Number 31: Tulane University of Louisiana- 14% admitted
- 1,435
- 87% graduate
- Acceptance
- 14%
- Net price
- $40,693
- SAT median
- 1435
Number 32: Webb Institute- 14% admitted
- 1,450
- 88% graduate
- Acceptance
- 14%
- Net price
- $14,510
- SAT median
- 1450
Number 33: Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus- 14% admitted
- 1,405
- 94% graduate
- Acceptance
- 14%
- Net price
- $12,028
- SAT median
- 1405
Number 34: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill- 15% admitted
- 1,260
- 91% graduate
- Acceptance
- 15%
- Net price
- $11,305
- SAT median
- 1260
Number 35: University of Michigan-Ann Arbor- 16% admitted
- 93% graduate
- Acceptance
- 16%
- Net price
- $14,362
Number 36: Boston College- 16% admitted
- 1,475
- 90% graduate
- Acceptance
- 16%
- Net price
- $38,930
- SAT median
- 1475
Number 37: University of Virginia-Main Campus- 17% admitted
- 1,440
- 95% graduate
- Acceptance
- 17%
- Net price
- $18,056
- SAT median
- 1440
Number 38: Denison University- 17% admitted
- 1,330
- 79% graduate
- Acceptance
- 17%
- Net price
- $40,163
- SAT median
- 1330
Number 39: College of the Holy Cross- 18% admitted
- 1,330
- 87% graduate
- Acceptance
- 18%
- Net price
- $38,829
- SAT median
- 1330
Number 40: Rhode Island School of Design- 19% admitted
- 1,395
- 90% graduate
- Acceptance
- 19%
- Net price
- $50,513
- SAT median
- 1395
Number 41: University of Miami- 19% admitted
- 1,380
- 84% graduate
- Acceptance
- 19%
- Net price
- $36,483
- SAT median
- 1380
Number 42: Berea College- 19% admitted
- 1,194
- 62% graduate
- Acceptance
- 19%
- Net price
- $5,836
- SAT median
- 1194
Number 43: Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University- 21% admitted
- 1,080
- 57% graduate
- Acceptance
- 21%
- Net price
- $15,220
- SAT median
- 1080
Number 44: The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art- 21% admitted
- 81% graduate
- Acceptance
- 21%
- Net price
- $12,999
Number 45: Wake Forest University- 22% admitted
- 90% graduate
- Acceptance
- 22%
- Net price
- $28,165
Number 46: University of Florida- 24% admitted
- 1,385
- 92% graduate
- Acceptance
- 24%
- Net price
- $5,969
- SAT median
- 1385
Number 47: Florida State University- 24% admitted
- 1,260
- 86% graduate
- Acceptance
- 24%
- Net price
- $8,605
- SAT median
- 1260
Number 48: Spelman College- 25% admitted
- 78% graduate
- Acceptance
- 25%
- Net price
- $46,089
Number 49: Pitzer College- 25% admitted
- 83% graduate
- Acceptance
- 25%
- Net price
- $36,135
Number 50: Trinity University- 26% admitted
- 1,374
- 83% graduate
- Acceptance
- 26%
- Net price
- $22,962
- SAT median
- 1374
Number 51: Lehigh University- 26% admitted
- 1,408
- 86% graduate
- Acceptance
- 26%
- Net price
- $25,272
- SAT median
- 1408
Number 52: The University of Texas at Austin- 27% admitted
- 1,365
- 89% graduate
- Acceptance
- 27%
- Net price
- $18,554
- SAT median
- 1365
Number 53: University of California-San Diego- 27% admitted
- 86% graduate
- Acceptance
- 27%
- Net price
- $14,794
Number 54: Villanova University- 27% admitted
- 1,420
- 92% graduate
- Acceptance
- 27%
- Net price
- $41,536
- SAT median
- 1420
Number 55: Franklin and Marshall College- 28% admitted
- 81% graduate
- Acceptance
- 28%
- Net price
- $33,445
Number 56: University of California-Irvine- 29% admitted
- 87% graduate
- Acceptance
- 29%
- Net price
- $13,866
Number 57: Bucknell University- 29% admitted
- 1,373
- 86% graduate
- Acceptance
- 29%
- Net price
- $50,021
- SAT median
- 1373
Number 58: Trinity College- 29% admitted
- 1,407
- 83% graduate
- Acceptance
- 29%
- Net price
- $37,004
- SAT median
- 1407
Number 59: Kenyon College- 31% admitted
- 1,420
- 84% graduate
- Acceptance
- 31%
- Net price
- $33,279
- SAT median
- 1420
Number 60: California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo- 31% admitted
- 86% graduate
- Acceptance
- 31%
- Net price
- $18,832
Number 61: Lafayette College- 31% admitted
- 1,380
- 87% graduate
- Acceptance
- 31%
- Net price
- $35,879
- SAT median
- 1380
Number 62: California Institute of the Arts- 32% admitted
- 65% graduate
- Acceptance
- 32%
- Net price
- $49,996
Number 63: University of California-Santa Barbara- 33% admitted
- 83% graduate
- Acceptance
- 33%
- Net price
- $16,807
Number 64: William & Mary- 34% admitted
- 1,440
- 89% graduate
- Acceptance
- 34%
- Net price
- $18,880
- SAT median
- 1440
Number 65: Mount Holyoke College- 36% admitted
- 1,405
- 83% graduate
- Acceptance
- 36%
- Net price
- $30,861
- SAT median
- 1405
Number 66: San Diego State University- 36% admitted
- 77% graduate
- Acceptance
- 36%
- Net price
- $13,243
Number 67: Case Western Reserve University- 37% admitted
- 1,470
- 87% graduate
- Acceptance
- 37%
- Net price
- $44,622
- SAT median
- 1470
Number 68: Connecticut College- 37% admitted
- 1,405
- 82% graduate
- Acceptance
- 37%
- Net price
- $35,960
- SAT median
- 1405
Number 69: University of Georgia- 38% admitted
- 1,360
- 89% graduate
- Acceptance
- 38%
- Net price
- $13,636
- SAT median
- 1360
Number 70: Whitman College- 38% admitted
- 1,375
- 78% graduate
- Acceptance
- 38%
- Net price
- $29,486
- SAT median
- 1375
Number 71: Clemson University- 38% admitted
- 1,320
- 87% graduate
- Acceptance
- 38%
- Net price
- $22,032
- SAT median
- 1320
Number 72: Gettysburg College- 39% admitted
- 1,355
- 81% graduate
- Acceptance
- 39%
- Net price
- $33,015
- SAT median
- 1355
Number 73: University of Washington-Seattle Campus- 39% admitted
- 85% graduate
- Acceptance
- 39%
- Net price
- $13,663
Number 74: University of Rochester- 40% admitted
- 1,445
- 84% graduate
- Acceptance
- 40%
- Net price
- $34,347
- SAT median
- 1445
Number 75: University of Central Florida- 40% admitted
- 1,260
- 78% graduate
- Acceptance
- 40%
- Net price
- $11,516
- SAT median
- 1260
Number 76: Howard University- 41% admitted
- 1,185
- 72% graduate
- Acceptance
- 41%
- Net price
- $33,002
- SAT median
- 1185
Number 77: North Carolina State University at Raleigh- 42% admitted
- 1,355
- 85% graduate
- Acceptance
- 42%
- Net price
- $16,486
- SAT median
- 1355
Number 78: University of California-Davis- 42% admitted
- 86% graduate
- Acceptance
- 42%
- Net price
- $14,318
Number 79: Dickinson College- 42% admitted
- 77% graduate
- Acceptance
- 42%
- Net price
- $28,634
Number 80: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign- 42% admitted
- 1,415
- 86% graduate
- Acceptance
- 42%
- Net price
- $13,042
- SAT median
- 1415
Number 81: Furman University- 43% admitted
- 1,331
- 76% graduate
- Acceptance
- 43%
- Net price
- $31,764
- SAT median
- 1331
Number 82: Southwestern University- 43% admitted
- 1,240
- 73% graduate
- Acceptance
- 43%
- Net price
- $29,435
- SAT median
- 1240
Number 83: Berklee College of Music- 44% admitted
- 70% graduate
- Acceptance
- 44%
- Net price
- $47,587
Number 84: Morehouse College- 44% admitted
- 58% graduate
- Acceptance
- 44%
- Net price
- $38,655
Number 85: Occidental College- 44% admitted
- 1,415
- 80% graduate
- Acceptance
- 44%
- Net price
- $37,470
- SAT median
- 1415
Number 86: Texas Christian University- 44% admitted
- 1,240
- 86% graduate
- Acceptance
- 44%
- Net price
- $35,045
- SAT median
- 1240
Number 87: University of Maryland-College Park- 45% admitted
- 1,420
- 88% graduate
- Acceptance
- 45%
- Net price
- $14,296
- SAT median
- 1420
Number 88: Bentley University- 45% admitted
- 1,327
- 87% graduate
- Acceptance
- 45%
- Net price
- $38,969
- SAT median
- 1327
Number 89: Loyola Marymount University- 45% admitted
- 1,335
- 79% graduate
- Acceptance
- 45%
- Net price
- $50,518
- SAT median
- 1335
Number 90: University of Wisconsin-Madison- 45% admitted
- 1,410
- 90% graduate
- Acceptance
- 45%
- Net price
- $16,600
- SAT median
- 1410
Number 91: Auburn University- 46% admitted
- 82% graduate
- Acceptance
- 46%
- Net price
- $25,424
Number 91: Syracuse University- 46% admitted
- 1,310
- 82% graduate
- Acceptance
- 46%
- Net price
- $43,336
- SAT median
- 1310
Number 93: California State University-Long Beach- 46% admitted
- 70% graduate
- Acceptance
- 46%
- Net price
- $9,426
Number 94: George Washington University- 47% admitted
- 1,400
- 83% graduate
- Acceptance
- 47%
- Net price
- $35,760
- SAT median
- 1400
Number 95: CUNY Bernard M Baruch College- 48% admitted
- 71% graduate
- Acceptance
- 48%
- Net price
- $657
Number 96: Stevens Institute of Technology- 48% admitted
- 1,440
- 88% graduate
- Acceptance
- 48%
- Net price
- $37,396
- SAT median
- 1440
Number 97: Santa Clara University- 48% admitted
- 1,410
- 88% graduate
- Acceptance
- 48%
- Net price
- $50,570
- SAT median
- 1410
Number 98: Tuskegee University- 49% admitted
- 1,025
- 55% graduate
- Acceptance
- 49%
- Net price
- $40,141
- SAT median
- 1025
Number 99: Stony Brook University- 49% admitted
- 1,390
- 76% graduate
- Acceptance
- 49%
- Net price
- $18,902
- SAT median
- 1390
Number 100: Purdue University-Main Campus- 50% admitted
- 1,310
- 84% graduate
- Acceptance
- 50%
- Net price
- $14,851
- SAT median
- 1310
Number 101: North Carolina A & T State University- 50% admitted
- 1,080
- 57% graduate
- Acceptance
- 50%
- Net price
- $9,884
- SAT median
- 1080
Number 102: Rhodes College- 50% admitted
- 1,410
- 83% graduate
- Acceptance
- 50%
- Net price
- $28,776
- SAT median
- 1410
Number 103: Baylor University- 51% admitted
- 1,255
- 81% graduate
- Acceptance
- 51%
- Net price
- $44,441
- SAT median
- 1255
Number 104: Emerson College- 51% admitted
- 1,300
- 79% graduate
- Acceptance
- 51%
- Net price
- $49,215
- SAT median
- 1300
Number 105: Bard College- 52% admitted
- 68% graduate
- Acceptance
- 52%
- Net price
- $27,126
Number 106: University of Connecticut- 52% admitted
- 1,330
- 83% graduate
- Acceptance
- 52%
- Net price
- $24,342
- SAT median
- 1330
Number 107: University of North Florida- 53% admitted
- 1,105
- 69% graduate
- Acceptance
- 53%
- Net price
- $11,689
- SAT median
- 1105
Number 108: CUNY Hunter College- 54% admitted
- 58% graduate
- Acceptance
- 54%
- Net price
- $1,051
Number 109: Centre College- 54% admitted
- 1,350
- 80% graduate
- Acceptance
- 54%
- Net price
- $19,980
- SAT median
- 1350
Number 110: Florida International University- 55% admitted
- 1,150
- 76% graduate
- Acceptance
- 55%
- Net price
- $11,462
- SAT median
- 1150
Number 111: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University- 55% admitted
- 1,310
- 86% graduate
- Acceptance
- 55%
- Net price
- $25,808
- SAT median
- 1310
Number 112: Illinois Institute of Technology- 55% admitted
- 1,320
- 73% graduate
- Acceptance
- 55%
- Net price
- $22,443
- SAT median
- 1320
Number 113: The University of the South- 57% admitted
- 1,295
- 79% graduate
- Acceptance
- 57%
- Net price
- $31,931
- SAT median
- 1295
Number 114: Texas A&M University-College Station- 57% admitted
- 1,260
- 84% graduate
- Acceptance
- 57%
- Net price
- $21,527
- SAT median
- 1260
Number 115: University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus- 58% admitted
- 1,360
- 86% graduate
- Acceptance
- 58%
- Net price
- $29,362
- SAT median
- 1360
Number 116: Rutgers University-New Brunswick- 58% admitted
- 1,355
- 84% graduate
- Acceptance
- 58%
- Net price
- $24,897
- SAT median
- 1355
Number 117: CUNY Brooklyn College- 58% admitted
- 53% graduate
- Acceptance
- 58%
- Net price
- $950
Number 118: Milwaukee School of Engineering- 59% admitted
- 1,283
- 65% graduate
- Acceptance
- 59%
- Net price
- $27,027
- SAT median
- 1283
Number 119: Fordham University- 59% admitted
- 1,390
- 81% graduate
- Acceptance
- 59%
- Net price
- $42,760
- SAT median
- 1390
Number 120: CUNY City College- 60% admitted
- 53% graduate
- Acceptance
- 60%
- Net price
- $1,557
Number 121: College of Charleston- 60% admitted
- 1,185
- 66% graduate
- Acceptance
- 60%
- Net price
- $18,177
- SAT median
- 1185
Number 122: University of South Carolina-Columbia- 60% admitted
- 1,255
- 79% graduate
- Acceptance
- 60%
- Net price
- $22,197
- SAT median
- 1255
Number 123: Worcester Polytechnic Institute- 60% admitted
- 90% graduate
- Acceptance
- 60%
- Net price
- $43,885
Number 124: Fashion Institute of Technology- 60% admitted
- 81% graduate
- Acceptance
- 60%
- Net price
- $16,514
Number 125: Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus- 61% admitted
- 86% graduate
- Acceptance
- 61%
- Net price
- $33,675
Number 126: Ohio State University-Main Campus- 61% admitted
- 1,345
- 87% graduate
- Acceptance
- 61%
- Net price
- $17,269
- SAT median
- 1345
Number 127: Colorado School of Mines- 61% admitted
- 1,390
- 82% graduate
- Acceptance
- 61%
- Net price
- $32,901
- SAT median
- 1390
Number 128: University of San Francisco- 62% admitted
- 1,290
- 68% graduate
- Acceptance
- 62%
- Net price
- $30,496
- SAT median
- 1290
Number 129: Agnes Scott College- 62% admitted
- 70% graduate
- Acceptance
- 62%
- Net price
- $24,648
Number 130: Hampton University- 62% admitted
- 61% graduate
- Acceptance
- 62%
- Net price
- $25,683
Number 131: Pepperdine University- 63% admitted
- 1,350
- 81% graduate
- Acceptance
- 63%
- Net price
- $48,065
- SAT median
- 1350
Number 132: Southern Methodist University- 63% admitted
- 1,425
- 84% graduate
- Acceptance
- 63%
- Net price
- $39,816
- SAT median
- 1425
Number 133: Florida Gulf Coast University- 63% admitted
- 1,095
- 57% graduate
- Acceptance
- 63%
- Net price
- $11,555
- SAT median
- 1095
Number 134: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute- 63% admitted
- 1,440
- 82% graduate
- Acceptance
- 63%
- Net price
- $32,758
- SAT median
- 1440
Number 135: Drake University- 64% admitted
- 1,300
- 72% graduate
- Acceptance
- 64%
- Net price
- $29,415
- SAT median
- 1300
Number 136: Lawrence University- 64% admitted
- 1,345
- 78% graduate
- Acceptance
- 64%
- Net price
- $22,758
- SAT median
- 1345
Number 137: Clark Atlanta University- 64% admitted
- 957
- 44% graduate
- Acceptance
- 64%
- Net price
- $38,626
- SAT median
- 957
Number 138: New Jersey Institute of Technology- 65% admitted
- 1,305
- 72% graduate
- Acceptance
- 65%
- Net price
- $18,783
- SAT median
- 1305
Number 139: The University of Texas at Dallas- 65% admitted
- 77% graduate
- Acceptance
- 65%
- Net price
- $15,271
Number 140: University of Vermont- 65% admitted
- 1,325
- 80% graduate
- Acceptance
- 65%
- Net price
- $20,277
- SAT median
- 1325
Number 141: Chapman University- 65% admitted
- 1,310
- 82% graduate
- Acceptance
- 65%
- Net price
- $46,708
- SAT median
- 1310
Number 142: University of Dayton- 65% admitted
- 1,230
- 80% graduate
- Acceptance
- 65%
- Net price
- $30,366
- SAT median
- 1230
Number 143: Florida Atlantic University- 66% admitted
- 1,110
- 63% graduate
- Acceptance
- 66%
- Net price
- $10,394
- SAT median
- 1110
Number 144: Elon University- 66% admitted
- 83% graduate
- Acceptance
- 66%
- Net price
- $35,785
Number 145: Rochester Institute of Technology- 67% admitted
- 1,360
- 70% graduate
- Acceptance
- 67%
- Net price
- $37,232
- SAT median
- 1360
Number 146: Xavier University of Louisiana- 69% admitted
- 1,070
- 52% graduate
- Acceptance
- 69%
- Net price
- $19,722
- SAT median
- 1070
Number 147: University of Delaware- 71% admitted
- 1,248
- 79% graduate
- Acceptance
- 71%
- Net price
- $16,337
- SAT median
- 1248
Number 148: University of the Pacific- 71% admitted
- 1,250
- 71% graduate
- Acceptance
- 71%
- Net price
- $24,186
- SAT median
- 1250
Number 149: James Madison University- 72% admitted
- 1,225
- 80% graduate
- Acceptance
- 72%
- Net price
- $23,550
- SAT median
- 1225
Number 150: University of Rhode Island- 72% admitted
- 1,190
- 73% graduate
- Acceptance
- 72%
- Net price
- $22,469
- SAT median
- 1190
Number 151: Missouri University of Science and Technology- 73% admitted
- 1,375
- 66% graduate
- Acceptance
- 73%
- Net price
- $15,772
- SAT median
- 1375
Number 152: Texas Tech University- 73% admitted
- 1,195
- 69% graduate
- Acceptance
- 73%
- Net price
- $19,890
- SAT median
- 1195
Number 153: Pratt Institute-Main- 73% admitted
- 1,300
- 74% graduate
- Acceptance
- 73%
- Net price
- $48,876
- SAT median
- 1300
Number 154: Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College- 73% admitted
- 1,225
- 68% graduate
- Acceptance
- 73%
- Net price
- $19,286
- SAT median
- 1225
Number 155: University of Houston- 74% admitted
- 1,235
- 65% graduate
- Acceptance
- 74%
- Net price
- $11,439
- SAT median
- 1235
Number 156: Art Center College of Design- 75% admitted
- 80% graduate
- Acceptance
- 75%
- Net price
- $48,389
Number 157: Saint Louis University- 75% admitted
- 1,325
- 79% graduate
- Acceptance
- 75%
- Net price
- $29,674
- SAT median
- 1325
Number 158: Miami University-Oxford- 75% admitted
- 1,265
- 81% graduate
- Acceptance
- 75%
- Net price
- $29,447
- SAT median
- 1265
Number 159: University of Idaho- 76% admitted
- 1,105
- 59% graduate
- Acceptance
- 76%
- Net price
- $15,321
- SAT median
- 1105
Number 160: California Lutheran University- 76% admitted
- 1,190
- 69% graduate
- Acceptance
- 76%
- Net price
- $26,445
- SAT median
- 1190
Number 161: University of California-Riverside- 76% admitted
- 76% graduate
- Acceptance
- 76%
- Net price
- $12,672
Number 162: University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus- 77% admitted
- 1,245
- 75% graduate
- Acceptance
- 77%
- Net price
- $15,531
- SAT median
- 1245
Number 163: Bradley University- 77% admitted
- 1,170
- 75% graduate
- Acceptance
- 77%
- Net price
- $22,469
- SAT median
- 1170
Number 164: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology- 77% admitted
- 1,375
- 76% graduate
- Acceptance
- 77%
- Net price
- $43,360
- SAT median
- 1375
Number 165: Seattle University- 77% admitted
- 1,225
- 73% graduate
- Acceptance
- 77%
- Net price
- $34,324
- SAT median
- 1225
Number 166: Willamette University- 77% admitted
- 71% graduate
- Acceptance
- 77%
- Net price
- $25,908
Number 167: Oregon State University- 77% admitted
- 1,245
- 69% graduate
- Acceptance
- 77%
- Net price
- $21,504
- SAT median
- 1245
Number 168: Clarkson University- 77% admitted
- 1,280
- 73% graduate
- Acceptance
- 77%
- Net price
- $32,137
- SAT median
- 1280
Number 169: Mississippi State University- 78% admitted
- 1,155
- 68% graduate
- Acceptance
- 78%
- Net price
- $18,781
- SAT median
- 1155
Number 170: University of Denver- 78% admitted
- 1,295
- 75% graduate
- Acceptance
- 78%
- Net price
- $31,961
- SAT median
- 1295
Number 171: University of Colorado Boulder- 78% admitted
- 1,280
- 74% graduate
- Acceptance
- 78%
- Net price
- $23,708
- SAT median
- 1280
Number 172: Indiana University-Bloomington- 78% admitted
- 1,270
- 80% graduate
- Acceptance
- 78%
- Net price
- $16,003
- SAT median
- 1270
Number 173: University of Missouri-Columbia- 78% admitted
- 1,240
- 76% graduate
- Acceptance
- 78%
- Net price
- $21,142
- SAT median
- 1240
Number 174: Lewis & Clark College- 78% admitted
- 1,330
- 75% graduate
- Acceptance
- 78%
- Net price
- $34,286
- SAT median
- 1330
Number 175: Kettering University- 79% admitted
- 1,240
- 72% graduate
- Acceptance
- 79%
- Net price
- $29,797
- SAT median
- 1240
Number 176: University of Louisville- 79% admitted
- 1,160
- 61% graduate
- Acceptance
- 79%
- Net price
- $14,960
- SAT median
- 1160
Number 177: Drexel University- 79% admitted
- 1,310
- 78% graduate
- Acceptance
- 79%
- Net price
- $37,529
- SAT median
- 1310
Number 178: Creighton University- 80% admitted
- 1,250
- 83% graduate
- Acceptance
- 80%
- Net price
- $32,456
- SAT median
- 1250
Number 179: The University of Texas at Arlington- 80% admitted
- 1,110
- 52% graduate
- Acceptance
- 80%
- Net price
- $17,040
- SAT median
- 1110
Number 180: Temple University- 80% admitted
- 74% graduate
- Acceptance
- 80%
- Net price
- $23,058
Number 181: Whittier College- 81% admitted
- 1,230
- 58% graduate
- Acceptance
- 81%
- Net price
- $24,940
- SAT median
- 1230
Number 182: Marquette University- 81% admitted
- 1,270
- 81% graduate
- Acceptance
- 81%
- Net price
- $30,561
- SAT median
- 1270
Number 183: Saint Edward's University- 81% admitted
- 60% graduate
- Acceptance
- 81%
- Net price
- $26,034
Number 184: Loyola University Chicago- 82% admitted
- 1,260
- 73% graduate
- Acceptance
- 82%
- Net price
- $36,340
- SAT median
- 1260
Number 185: Kansas State University- 82% admitted
- 71% graduate
- Acceptance
- 82%
- Net price
- $18,210
Number 186: Montana State University- 82% admitted
- 1,185
- 58% graduate
- Acceptance
- 82%
- Net price
- $23,106
- SAT median
- 1185
Number 187: Morgan State University- 82% admitted
- 970
- 41% graduate
- Acceptance
- 82%
- Net price
- $14,653
- SAT median
- 970
Number 188: University of Redlands- 83% admitted
- 1,195
- 66% graduate
- Acceptance
- 83%
- Net price
- $30,924
- SAT median
- 1195
Number 189: University of Iowa- 84% admitted
- 1,240
- 75% graduate
- Acceptance
- 84%
- Net price
- $22,508
- SAT median
- 1240
Number 190: San Jose State University- 85% admitted
- 68% graduate
- Acceptance
- 85%
- Net price
- $14,241
Number 191: Michigan State University- 85% admitted
- 1,210
- 81% graduate
- Acceptance
- 85%
- Net price
- $21,322
- SAT median
- 1210
Number 192: Ohio University-Main Campus- 85% admitted
- 1,180
- 65% graduate
- Acceptance
- 85%
- Net price
- $20,666
- SAT median
- 1180
Number 193: Butler University- 85% admitted
- 1,245
- 79% graduate
- Acceptance
- 85%
- Net price
- $37,499
- SAT median
- 1245
Number 194: University of Cincinnati-Main Campus- 85% admitted
- 1,250
- 75% graduate
- Acceptance
- 85%
- Net price
- $24,917
- SAT median
- 1250
Number 195: University of Utah- 86% admitted
- 1,285
- 66% graduate
- Acceptance
- 86%
- Net price
- $27,314
- SAT median
- 1285
Number 196: Kent State University at Kent- 86% admitted
- 1,105
- 57% graduate
- Acceptance
- 86%
- Net price
- $20,294
- SAT median
- 1105
Number 197: Xavier University- 86% admitted
- 1,185
- 70% graduate
- Acceptance
- 86%
- Net price
- $31,905
- SAT median
- 1185
Number 198: Washington State University- 87% admitted
- 62% graduate
- Acceptance
- 87%
- Net price
- $13,462
Number 199: The University of Texas at San Antonio- 87% admitted
- 1,120
- 52% graduate
- Acceptance
- 87%
- Net price
- $9,872
- SAT median
- 1120
Number 200: Boise State University- 87% admitted
- 61% graduate
- Acceptance
- 87%
- Net price
- $18,423
Number 201: George Mason University- 87% admitted
- 1,245
- 67% graduate
- Acceptance
- 87%
- Net price
- $14,697
- SAT median
- 1245
Number 202: University of Nebraska-Lincoln- 87% admitted
- 1,205
- 68% graduate
- Acceptance
- 87%
- Net price
- $16,214
- SAT median
- 1205
Number 203: Illinois State University- 88% admitted
- 1,100
- 66% graduate
- Acceptance
- 88%
- Net price
- $17,829
- SAT median
- 1100
Number 204: University of New Hampshire-Main Campus- 88% admitted
- 1,205
- 76% graduate
- Acceptance
- 88%
- Net price
- $26,150
- SAT median
- 1205
Number 205: University of Oregon- 88% admitted
- 71% graduate
- Acceptance
- 88%
- Net price
- $22,547
Number 206: Colorado State University-Fort Collins- 89% admitted
- 1,185
- 67% graduate
- Acceptance
- 89%
- Net price
- $22,247
- SAT median
- 1185
Number 207: Iowa State University- 89% admitted
- 1,207
- 76% graduate
- Acceptance
- 89%
- Net price
- $18,517
- SAT median
- 1207
Number 208: New Mexico State University-Main Campus- 89% admitted
- 1,030
- 54% graduate
- Acceptance
- 89%
- Net price
- $6,313
- SAT median
- 1030
Number 209: West Virginia University- 89% admitted
- 1,130
- 65% graduate
- Acceptance
- 89%
- Net price
- $18,020
- SAT median
- 1130
Number 210: University of Portland- 89% admitted
- 1,263
- 80% graduate
- Acceptance
- 89%
- Net price
- $28,803
- SAT median
- 1263
Number 211: Arizona State University Campus Immersion- 90% admitted
- 68% graduate
- Acceptance
- 90%
- Net price
- $14,694
Number 212: Old Dominion University- 90% admitted
- 1,120
- 45% graduate
- Acceptance
- 90%
- Net price
- $12,913
- SAT median
- 1120
Number 213: California State University-Fullerton- 91% admitted
- 69% graduate
- Acceptance
- 91%
- Net price
- $5,115
Number 214: Portland State University- 91% admitted
- 1,125
- 53% graduate
- Acceptance
- 91%
- Net price
- $8,337
- SAT median
- 1125
Number 215: Wentworth Institute of Technology- 91% admitted
- 1,235
- 66% graduate
- Acceptance
- 91%
- Net price
- $30,134
- SAT median
- 1235
Number 216: Cleveland State University- 91% admitted
- 1,035
- 51% graduate
- Acceptance
- 91%
- Net price
- $13,754
- SAT median
- 1035
Number 217: Michigan Technological University- 92% admitted
- 1,233
- 69% graduate
- Acceptance
- 92%
- Net price
- $13,446
- SAT median
- 1233
Number 218: Virginia Commonwealth University- 93% admitted
- 1,185
- 64% graduate
- Acceptance
- 93%
- Net price
- $25,037
- SAT median
- 1185
Number 219: School of Visual Arts- 93% admitted
- 1,252
- 77% graduate
- Acceptance
- 93%
- Net price
- $59,593
- SAT median
- 1252
Number 220: University of Kentucky- 93% admitted
- 1,207
- 72% graduate
- Acceptance
- 93%
- Net price
- $18,868
- SAT median
- 1207
Number 221: Loyola University New Orleans- 93% admitted
- 60% graduate
- Acceptance
- 93%
- Net price
- $21,888
Number 222: California State University-Northridge- 93% admitted
- 57% graduate
- Acceptance
- 93%
- Net price
- $6,346
Number 223: University of Kansas- 93% admitted
- 1,210
- 70% graduate
- Acceptance
- 93%
- Net price
- $20,004
- SAT median
- 1210
Number 224: Wichita State University- 94% admitted
- 1,102
- 52% graduate
- Acceptance
- 94%
- Net price
- $10,307
- SAT median
- 1102
Number 225: California State University-Sacramento- 94% admitted
- 55% graduate
- Acceptance
- 94%
- Net price
- $11,186
Number 226: University of New Mexico-Main Campus- 95% admitted
- 54% graduate
- Acceptance
- 95%
- Net price
- $19,966
Number 227: California State University-Fresno- 95% admitted
- 58% graduate
- Acceptance
- 95%
- Net price
- $5,418
Number 228: Belmont University- 95% admitted
- 1,245
- 71% graduate
- Acceptance
- 95%
- Net price
- $32,648
- SAT median
- 1245
Number 229: The University of Montana- 96% admitted
- 1,175
- 48% graduate
- Acceptance
- 96%
- Net price
- $21,302
- SAT median
- 1175
Number 230: San Francisco State University- 96% admitted
- 50% graduate
- Acceptance
- 96%
- Net price
- $9,803
Number 231: University of Mississippi- 97% admitted
- 1,126
- 71% graduate
- Acceptance
- 97%
- Net price
- $13,752
- SAT median
- 1126
Number 232: University of Maine- 97% admitted
- 1,170
- 56% graduate
- Acceptance
- 97%
- Net price
- $17,224
- SAT median
- 1170
Number 233: University of Wyoming- 97% admitted
- 60% graduate
- Acceptance
- 97%
- Net price
- $13,647
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