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See how any two colleges stack up on acceptance rate, admitted-student SAT scores, and what each school weighs most in its admissions review. Pick a matchup below, or run the free calculator to estimate your personal odds at both.
255 comparisons, most selective first.
California Institute of Technology vs Harvard University
3% vs 3% acceptance · Most selective
California Institute of Technology vs Columbia University
3% vs 4% acceptance · Most selective
Harvard University vs Massachusetts Institute of Technology
3% vs 4% acceptance · Most selective
California Institute of Technology vs Stanford University
3% vs 4% acceptance · Most selective
Columbia University vs Princeton University
4% vs 4% acceptance · Most selective
Princeton University vs Stanford University
4% vs 4% acceptance · Most selective
Massachusetts Institute of Technology vs Stanford University
4% vs 4% acceptance · Most selective
Columbia University vs Stanford University
4% vs 4% acceptance · Most selective
Columbia University vs Massachusetts Institute of Technology
4% vs 4% acceptance · Most selective
Brown University vs Massachusetts Institute of Technology
5% vs 4% acceptance · Most selective
Brown University vs Yale University
5% vs 5% acceptance · Most selective
University of Chicago vs Yale University
5% vs 5% acceptance · Most selective
Brown University vs University of Chicago
5% vs 5% acceptance · Most selective
Dartmouth College vs University of Chicago
6% vs 5% acceptance · Most selective
Massachusetts Institute of Technology vs Northeastern University
4% vs 7% acceptance · Most selective
Pomona College vs Stanford University
7% vs 4% acceptance · Most selective
Dartmouth College vs Duke University
6% vs 6% acceptance · Most selective
Duke University vs University of Pennsylvania
6% vs 6% acceptance · Most selective
University of Pennsylvania vs Vanderbilt University
6% vs 6% acceptance · Most selective
Dartmouth College vs University of Pennsylvania
6% vs 6% acceptance · Most selective
Dartmouth College vs Vanderbilt University
6% vs 6% acceptance · Most selective
Columbia University vs New York University
4% vs 8% acceptance · Most selective
Northwestern University vs University of Chicago
7% vs 5% acceptance · Most selective
Northeastern University vs Vanderbilt University
7% vs 6% acceptance · Most selective
Northeastern University vs Northwestern University
7% vs 7% acceptance · Most selective
Johns Hopkins University vs Northwestern University
7% vs 7% acceptance · Most selective
Johns Hopkins University vs Pomona College
7% vs 7% acceptance · Most selective
Johns Hopkins University vs Northeastern University
7% vs 7% acceptance · Most selective
Northeastern University vs Pomona College
7% vs 7% acceptance · Most selective
Swarthmore College vs University of Pennsylvania
9% vs 6% acceptance · Most selective
Pomona College vs Rice University
7% vs 8% acceptance · Most selective
Johns Hopkins University vs U.S. Naval Academy
7% vs 8% acceptance · Most selective
Rice University vs U.S. Naval Academy
8% vs 8% acceptance · Most selective
New York University vs U.S. Naval Academy
8% vs 8% acceptance · Most selective
New York University vs Rice University
8% vs 8% acceptance · Most selective
Cornell University vs New York University
9% vs 8% acceptance · Most selective
UCLA vs U.S. Naval Academy
9% vs 8% acceptance · Most selective
Cornell University vs UCLA
9% vs 9% acceptance · Most selective
Amherst College vs UCLA
9% vs 9% acceptance · Most selective
Amherst College vs Bowdoin College
9% vs 9% acceptance · Most selective
Bowdoin College vs Claremont McKenna College
9% vs 9% acceptance · Most selective
Claremont McKenna College vs Swarthmore College
9% vs 9% acceptance · Most selective
Amherst College vs Cornell University
9% vs 9% acceptance · Most selective
Bowdoin College vs Cornell University
9% vs 9% acceptance · Most selective
Claremont McKenna College vs Cornell University
9% vs 9% acceptance · Most selective
Cornell University vs Swarthmore College
9% vs 9% acceptance · Most selective
Colby College vs Swarthmore College
10% vs 9% acceptance · Most selective
Bowdoin College vs Colby College
9% vs 10% acceptance · Most selective
Colby College vs Tufts University
10% vs 10% acceptance · Most selective
Tufts University vs Williams College
10% vs 10% acceptance · Most selective
Colby College vs Williams College
10% vs 10% acceptance · Most selective
Carnegie Mellon University vs Swarthmore College
11% vs 9% acceptance · Highly selective
Wesleyan University vs Yale University
15% vs 5% acceptance · Highly selective
Tulane University vs Williams College
11% vs 10% acceptance · Highly selective
Tulane University vs U.S. Air Force Academy
11% vs 11% acceptance · Highly selective
University of California, Berkeley vs U.S. Air Force Academy
11% vs 11% acceptance · Highly selective
Carnegie Mellon University vs University of California, Berkeley
11% vs 11% acceptance · Highly selective
Carnegie Mellon University vs Washington University in St. Louis
11% vs 11% acceptance · Highly selective
Carnegie Mellon University vs Tulane University
11% vs 11% acceptance · Highly selective
Tulane University vs Washington University in St. Louis
11% vs 11% acceptance · Highly selective
Georgetown University vs Washington University in St. Louis
12% vs 11% acceptance · Highly selective
U.S. Air Force Academy vs U.S. Military Academy
11% vs 12% acceptance · Highly selective
Davidson College vs Duke University
17% vs 6% acceptance · Highly selective
Georgetown University vs U.S. Military Academy
12% vs 12% acceptance · Highly selective
University of Notre Dame vs U.S. Military Academy
12% vs 12% acceptance · Highly selective
University of Notre Dame vs University of Southern California
12% vs 12% acceptance · Highly selective
Grinnell College vs University of Southern California
12% vs 12% acceptance · Highly selective
Grinnell College vs Hamilton College
12% vs 12% acceptance · Highly selective
Georgetown University vs University of Notre Dame
12% vs 12% acceptance · Highly selective
Georgetown University vs University of Southern California
12% vs 12% acceptance · Highly selective
Georgetown University vs Grinnell College
12% vs 12% acceptance · Highly selective
Georgetown University vs Hamilton College
12% vs 12% acceptance · Highly selective
Colorado College vs U.S. Air Force Academy
13% vs 11% acceptance · Highly selective
Bates College vs Colby College
14% vs 10% acceptance · Highly selective
Colorado College vs Hamilton College
13% vs 12% acceptance · Highly selective
Colorado College vs Emory University
13% vs 13% acceptance · Highly selective
Emory University vs Haverford College
13% vs 13% acceptance · Highly selective
Haverford College vs Wellesley College
13% vs 13% acceptance · Highly selective
Colorado College vs Haverford College
13% vs 13% acceptance · Highly selective
Colorado College vs Wellesley College
13% vs 13% acceptance · Highly selective
Boston University vs Wellesley College
14% vs 13% acceptance · Highly selective
Bates College vs Boston University
14% vs 14% acceptance · Highly selective
Bates College vs Boston College
14% vs 15% acceptance · Highly selective
Boston College vs Colgate University
15% vs 15% acceptance · Highly selective
Colgate University vs Middlebury College
15% vs 15% acceptance · Highly selective
Middlebury College vs Vassar College
15% vs 15% acceptance · Highly selective
Vassar College vs Wesleyan University
15% vs 15% acceptance · Highly selective
Boston College vs Middlebury College
15% vs 15% acceptance · Highly selective
Boston College vs Vassar College
15% vs 15% acceptance · Highly selective
Boston College vs Wesleyan University
15% vs 15% acceptance · Highly selective
Emory University vs Georgia Tech
13% vs 17% acceptance · Highly selective
Carleton College vs Wesleyan University
16% vs 15% acceptance · Highly selective
Boston College vs Carleton College
15% vs 16% acceptance · Highly selective
Carleton College vs Davidson College
16% vs 17% acceptance · Highly selective
Davidson College vs Georgia Tech
17% vs 17% acceptance · Highly selective
Georgia Tech vs University of North Carolina
17% vs 17% acceptance · Highly selective
University of North Carolina vs Washington and Lee University
17% vs 17% acceptance · Highly selective
Davidson College vs Washington and Lee University
17% vs 17% acceptance · Highly selective
Davidson College vs University of North Carolina
17% vs 17% acceptance · Highly selective
University of Michigan vs Washington and Lee University
18% vs 17% acceptance · Highly selective
Georgia Tech vs University of Michigan
17% vs 18% acceptance · Highly selective
Davidson College vs University of Miami
17% vs 19% acceptance · Highly selective
University of Virginia vs Washington and Lee University
19% vs 17% acceptance · Highly selective
University of Miami vs University of Michigan
19% vs 18% acceptance · Highly selective
University of Michigan vs University of Virginia
18% vs 19% acceptance · Highly selective
University of Miami vs University of Virginia
19% vs 19% acceptance · Highly selective
Paul Quinn College vs Rice University
30% vs 8% acceptance · Selective
Princeton University vs Stevens Institute of Technology
4% vs 36% acceptance · Most selective
UC Irvine vs University of Virginia
21% vs 19% acceptance · Highly selective
UC Irvine vs Wake Forest University
21% vs 21% acceptance · Highly selective
University of Florida vs University of Miami
23% vs 19% acceptance · Highly selective
Babson College vs Wake Forest University
22% vs 21% acceptance · Highly selective
University of Richmond vs University of Virginia
24% vs 19% acceptance · Highly selective
Babson College vs Smith College
22% vs 22% acceptance · Highly selective
Carleton College vs Macalester College
16% vs 28% acceptance · Highly selective
Trinity College vs Wesleyan University
30% vs 15% acceptance · Selective
Smith College vs University of Florida
22% vs 23% acceptance · Highly selective
University of Florida vs Villanova University
23% vs 23% acceptance · Highly selective
Georgetown University vs Howard University
12% vs 34% acceptance · Highly selective
UC San Diego vs Villanova University
24% vs 23% acceptance · Highly selective
UC San Diego vs University of Florida
24% vs 23% acceptance · Highly selective
University of Richmond vs Villanova University
24% vs 23% acceptance · Highly selective
UC San Diego vs University of Richmond
24% vs 24% acceptance · Highly selective
Rhodes College vs Vanderbilt University
42% vs 6% acceptance · Selective
Florida State University vs University of Florida
25% vs 23% acceptance · Highly selective
Florida State University vs University of Richmond
25% vs 24% acceptance · Highly selective
Florida State University vs UC San Diego
25% vs 24% acceptance · Highly selective
Franklin & Marshall College vs University of Richmond
25% vs 24% acceptance · Highly selective
Brown University vs Providence College
5% vs 44% acceptance · Most selective
Florida State University vs Franklin & Marshall College
25% vs 25% acceptance · Highly selective
Hillsdale College vs University of Michigan
32% vs 18% acceptance · Selective
Coppin State University vs U.S. Naval Academy
42% vs 8% acceptance · Selective
Franklin & Marshall College vs UC Santa Barbara
25% vs 26% acceptance · Highly selective
Florida State University vs UC Santa Barbara
25% vs 26% acceptance · Highly selective
Dillard University vs Tulane University
40% vs 11% acceptance · Selective
Denison University vs UC Santa Barbara
26% vs 26% acceptance · Selective
Denison University vs Skidmore College
26% vs 26% acceptance · Selective
Northwestern University vs University of Illinois
7% vs 45% acceptance · Most selective
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo vs Skidmore College
28% vs 26% acceptance · Selective
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo vs UC Santa Barbara
28% vs 26% acceptance · Selective
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo vs Macalester College
28% vs 28% acceptance · Selective
Case Western Reserve University vs Denison University
30% vs 26% acceptance · Selective
Colorado College vs Colorado School of Mines
13% vs 44% acceptance · Highly selective
Lafayette College vs Macalester College
30% vs 28% acceptance · Selective
Georgia Tech vs Morehouse College
17% vs 42% acceptance · Highly selective
Brandeis University vs Lafayette College
30% vs 30% acceptance · Selective
Brandeis University vs Bryn Mawr College
30% vs 30% acceptance · Selective
Bryn Mawr College vs Case Western Reserve University
30% vs 30% acceptance · Selective
Case Western Reserve University vs Kenyon College
30% vs 30% acceptance · Selective
Kenyon College vs Trinity College
30% vs 30% acceptance · Selective
Paul Quinn College vs Trinity College
30% vs 30% acceptance · Selective
Bryn Mawr College vs Lafayette College
30% vs 30% acceptance · Selective
Case Western Reserve University vs Lafayette College
30% vs 30% acceptance · Selective
Kenyon College vs Lafayette College
30% vs 30% acceptance · Selective
Lafayette College vs Trinity College
30% vs 30% acceptance · Selective
Lafayette College vs Paul Quinn College
30% vs 30% acceptance · Selective
Paul Quinn College vs University of Texas at Austin
30% vs 31% acceptance · Selective
Harris-Stowe State University vs Washington University in St. Louis
50% vs 11% acceptance · Selective
Bucknell University vs University of Texas at Austin
32% vs 31% acceptance · Selective
Bucknell University vs College of the Holy Cross
32% vs 32% acceptance · Selective
College of the Holy Cross vs Lehigh University
32% vs 32% acceptance · Selective
Hillsdale College vs Lehigh University
32% vs 32% acceptance · Selective
Hillsdale College vs Oberlin College
32% vs 32% acceptance · Selective
University of Texas at Austin vs William & Mary
31% vs 33% acceptance · Selective
Bucknell University vs Lehigh University
32% vs 32% acceptance · Selective
Bucknell University vs Hillsdale College
32% vs 32% acceptance · Selective
Bucknell University vs Oberlin College
32% vs 32% acceptance · Selective
University of Notre Dame vs Wabash College
12% vs 52% acceptance · Highly selective
Oberlin College vs William & Mary
32% vs 33% acceptance · Selective
Cal Poly Pomona vs William & Mary
33% vs 33% acceptance · Selective
Cal Poly Pomona vs Connecticut College
33% vs 33% acceptance · Selective
Connecticut College vs Tuskegee University
33% vs 33% acceptance · Selective
Cal State Long Beach vs Tuskegee University
34% vs 33% acceptance · Selective
Cal State Long Beach vs William & Mary
34% vs 33% acceptance · Selective
Cal State Long Beach vs Howard University
34% vs 34% acceptance · Selective
Howard University vs University of Rochester
34% vs 34% acceptance · Selective
Pepperdine University vs University of Rochester
35% vs 34% acceptance · Selective
Talladega College vs Tuskegee University
36% vs 33% acceptance · Selective
Pepperdine University vs Union College
35% vs 35% acceptance · Selective
Binghamton University vs Union College
36% vs 35% acceptance · Selective
Binghamton University vs Stevens Institute of Technology
36% vs 36% acceptance · Selective
Stevens Institute of Technology vs Talladega College
36% vs 36% acceptance · Selective
Talladega College vs UC Davis
36% vs 37% acceptance · Selective
Binghamton University vs UC Davis
36% vs 37% acceptance · Selective
Dickinson College vs Occidental College
37% vs 37% acceptance · Selective
Oakwood University vs Talladega College
38% vs 36% acceptance · Selective
Dartmouth College vs Franklin Pierce University
6% vs 68% acceptance · Most selective
Bentley University vs Mount Holyoke College
38% vs 38% acceptance · Selective
Bentley University vs Oakwood University
38% vs 38% acceptance · Selective
Grinnell College vs Morningside University
12% vs 64% acceptance · Highly selective
Stevens Institute of Technology vs The College of New Jersey
36% vs 40% acceptance · Selective
Florida A&M University vs San Diego State University
38% vs 39% acceptance · Selective
Macalester College vs St. Olaf College
28% vs 50% acceptance · Selective
Muhlenberg College vs Texas Christian University
40% vs 40% acceptance · Selective
The College of New Jersey vs Virginia Military Institute
40% vs 40% acceptance · Selective
Dillard University vs Texas Christian University
40% vs 40% acceptance · Selective
Florida Memorial University vs Texas Christian University
40% vs 40% acceptance · Selective
Middlebury College vs University of Vermont
15% vs 65% acceptance · Highly selective
University of Central Florida vs Virginia Military Institute
41% vs 40% acceptance · Selective
Gettysburg College vs Rollins College
41% vs 41% acceptance · Selective
George Washington University vs Howard University
49% vs 34% acceptance · Selective
Alabama A&M University vs Coppin State University
42% vs 42% acceptance · Selective
Florida Southern College vs Loyola Marymount University
42% vs 42% acceptance · Selective
Alabama A&M University vs University of Pittsburgh
42% vs 42% acceptance · Selective
Bryan College vs Rhodes College
48% vs 42% acceptance · Selective
Dillard University vs Southern University New Orleans
40% vs 50% acceptance · Selective
Clemson University vs Wofford College
43% vs 49% acceptance · Selective
University of Washington vs Whitman College
48% vs 44% acceptance · Selective
Jackson State University vs Rust College
48% vs 48% acceptance · Selective
Adrian College vs Hillsdale College
65% vs 32% acceptance · Moderately selective
Gonzaga University vs University of Washington
49% vs 48% acceptance · Selective
Morris College vs Wofford College
50% vs 49% acceptance · Selective
Purdue University vs Wabash College
53% vs 52% acceptance · Moderately selective
Harris-Stowe State University vs Saint Louis University
50% vs 55% acceptance · Selective
Langston University vs Oklahoma Wesleyan University
59% vs 48% acceptance · Moderately selective
Beloit College vs University of Wisconsin
59% vs 49% acceptance · Moderately selective
Mississippi State University vs Rust College
61% vs 48% acceptance · Moderately selective
Arkansas State University vs Philander Smith University
59% vs 50% acceptance · Moderately selective
Providence College vs Salve Regina University
44% vs 66% acceptance · Selective
Centre College vs Kentucky State University
57% vs 55% acceptance · Moderately selective
Central Christian College vs MidAmerica Nazarene University
50% vs 64% acceptance · Selective
Campbellsville University vs Centre College
62% vs 57% acceptance · Moderately selective
Arkansas State University vs University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
59% vs 61% acceptance · Moderately selective
New Mexico State University vs University of the Southwest
55% vs 65% acceptance · Moderately selective
Langston University vs Oklahoma City University
59% vs 62% acceptance · Moderately selective
Beloit College vs Lawrence University
59% vs 63% acceptance · Moderately selective
College of Idaho vs Northwest Nazarene University
55% vs 68% acceptance · Moderately selective
Bellevue University vs Creighton University
65% vs 60% acceptance · Moderately selective
Brigham Young University vs Westminster University (UT)
59% vs 68% acceptance · Moderately selective
Augustana University vs Dakota Wesleyan University
62% vs 65% acceptance · Moderately selective
Delaware State University vs University of Delaware
60% vs 68% acceptance · Moderately selective
Bushnell University vs Lewis & Clark College
65% vs 63% acceptance · Moderately selective
Coe College vs Morningside University
65% vs 64% acceptance · Moderately selective
Bethany College (KS) vs MidAmerica Nazarene University
65% vs 64% acceptance · Moderately selective
Arizona Christian University vs Benedictine University at Mesa
65% vs 65% acceptance · Moderately selective
Benedictine University at Mesa vs Embry-Riddle Prescott
65% vs 65% acceptance · Moderately selective
Bellevue University vs Hastings College
65% vs 65% acceptance · Moderately selective
Bushnell University vs Corban University
65% vs 65% acceptance · Moderately selective
Dakota Wesleyan University vs Mount Marty University
65% vs 65% acceptance · Moderately selective
Bethany College (WV) vs Charleston University (WV)
65% vs 68% acceptance · Moderately selective
Carroll College (MT) vs Providence University (MT)
68% vs 65% acceptance · Moderately selective
Saint Michael's College vs University of Vermont
68% vs 65% acceptance · Moderately selective
Franklin Pierce University vs Saint Anselm College
68% vs 68% acceptance · Moderately selective
Goldey-Beacom College vs University of Delaware
68% vs 68% acceptance · Moderately selective
Charleston University (WV) vs Davis & Elkins College
68% vs 68% acceptance · Moderately selective
Chaminade University vs Hawaii Pacific University
68% vs 68% acceptance · Moderately selective
Carroll College (MT) vs Rocky Mountain College
68% vs 72% acceptance · Moderately selective
Eastern New Mexico University vs University of the Southwest
75% vs 65% acceptance · Moderately selective
Hawaii Hilo vs Hawaii Pacific University
75% vs 68% acceptance · Moderately selective
Northwest Nazarene University vs University of Idaho
68% vs 78% acceptance · Moderately selective
University of Utah vs Westminster University (UT)
78% vs 68% acceptance · Accessible
Bismarck State College vs Mary University
78% vs 68% acceptance · Accessible
Alaska Anchorage vs Alaska Fairbanks
75% vs 75% acceptance · Moderately selective
Bismarck State College vs Dickinson State University
78% vs 78% acceptance · Accessible
University of Nevada, Las Vegas vs University of Nevada, Reno
84% vs 86% acceptance · Accessible