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Acceptance rates, admitted SAT scores, and full admissions profiles for 1,094 U.S. colleges, organized into collections you can explore in one click. Every number traces to public reporting, and every school links to its complete profile.

1,094

colleges covered

states + DC

165

browsable collections

IPEDS + CDS

primary sources

The Ivy League

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All eight Ivies, ranked by acceptance rate. Tap a school for its complete admissions profile: what it weighs, its admitted SAT range, and how to read your own odds.

University of Pennsylvania

Browse the collections

Each card opens a sortable collection. Every school links to its full admissions profile.

Top 100 SchoolsThe 100 most selective colleges in the country, ranked by acceptance rate.100 schools →Most SelectiveEvery school that admits fewer than 1 in 10 applicants.29 schools →Best Value AdmissionsSchools that admit most applicants and still post strong admitted SAT profiles.227 schools →Top Public UniversitiesThe 50 most selective public universities, including service academies and flagships.50 schools →Liberal Arts CollegesNationally recognized liberal arts colleges, ranked by selectivity.44 schools →Browse by StateAverage acceptance rate, school count, and the most selective college in every state.51 states →Class of 2031 ResultsEarly and regular decision results as colleges announce them, each with its source, next to last cycle's rates.updated as announced →Early Decision RatesEarly Decision vs everyone-else admit rates and the share of each class admitted early, from each college's Common Data Set.51 colleges →Waitlist Admit RatesHow many students each college waitlisted, how many stayed on, and how many it admitted from the list.57 colleges →All SchoolsThe full database: every college with its acceptance rate and admissions profile.1,094 schools →

Browse by acceptance rate

Every college sorted into a selectivity band. Pick the band that matches your profile and build the list from there.

under 10% · 27 10% to 20% · 36 20% to 30% · 22 30% to 40% · 28 40% to 50% · 63 50% to 60% · 83 60% to 70% · 167 70% to 80% · 244 80% to 90% · 223 90% and up · 201

Ranked by state

Every state with a real list gets two ranked pages: the hardest colleges to get into, and the public universities by acceptance rate.

Alabama Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Florida Georgia Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska New Jersey New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin

Browse by what schools weigh

Straight from each school's own Common Data Set: which colleges weigh the essay, the interview, legacy, demonstrated interest, test scores and more.

Essay very important · 156 Consider legacy · 138 Demonstrated interest · 151 Interview matters · 28 Test scores very important · 167 First-gen considered · 636 Recommendations very important · 91 Extracurriculars very important · 55 Character very important · 202 Talent very important · 75 Work experience · 568 Volunteer work matters · 50 Religious affiliation · 76

Famous groups of schools

Well-known groupings with verifiable membership, each ranked by acceptance rate.

Public Ivies32 public universities widely called Public Ivies, ranked by selectivity.32 schools →NESCAC / Little IviesThe 11 NESCAC colleges, often called the Little Ivies, ranked by selectivity.11 schools →Big TenAll 18 Big Ten member universities, ranked by selectivity.18 schools →SECAll 16 SEC member universities, ranked by selectivity.16 schools →ACCAll 18 ACC member universities, ranked by selectivity.18 schools →Big 12All 16 Big 12 member universities, ranked by selectivity.16 schools →

Private colleges by state

Two more state cuts: every private college ranked, and the schools in each state that admit 35% or fewer.

Alabama Arizona Arkansas California Connecticut Florida Georgia Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Nebraska New Jersey New York North Carolina Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina Tennessee Texas Virginia Washington Washington, D.C.West Virginia Wisconsin

Most selective, by state

The most selective colleges in each state that has at least five.

California Massachusetts New York Pennsylvania

Find schools by your score

Answer-first pages that sort every college into safety, target, and reach for a given score, from real admitted-student data.

By SAT ScoreWhat colleges can you get into with your SAT? Safety, target, and reach lists for every score band.Scores 900–1550 →By ACT ScoreYour ACT composite, mapped to college lists via the official ACT-SAT concordance.Composites 17–36 →By GPAWhich selectivity tiers a given GPA is competitive at, from 2.5 to 4.0.GPA 2.5–4.0 →By GPA and test scoreWhat are my chances with a 3.8 GPA and a 1400 SAT? Likely, Target and Reach at 60 well-known colleges for 273 profiles.273 profiles →

Explore by region

Every school in the database, split by U.S. Census region.

NortheastEvery Northeast school in the database, ranked by selectivity.212 schools →SouthEvery South school in the database, ranked by selectivity.416 schools →MidwestEvery Midwest school in the database, ranked by selectivity.313 schools →WestEvery West school in the database, ranked by selectivity.153 schools →

Northeast publics · 61 Northeast privates · 151 South publics · 198 South privates · 218 Midwest publics · 117 Midwest privates · 196 West publics · 84 West privates · 69

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CollegeCalcAI computes a personalized acceptance estimate from your GPA, scores, and activities. Free, no account to start.

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Type a school or state, filter by type and selectivity, and click any school for its full profile.

Showing 60 of 1,094 colleges · average acceptance rate 70%

College	State	Type	Acceptance rate ↑	SAT (75th)
California Institute of Technology	CA	private	3%	1580	My chances →
Columbia University	NY	private	4%	1560	My chances →
Harvard University	MA	private	4%	1580	My chances →
Stanford University	CA	private	4%	1570	My chances →
University of Chicago	IL	private	4%	1570	My chances →
Yale University	CT	private	4%	1570	My chances →
Brown University	RI	private	5%	1560	My chances →
Dartmouth College	NH	private	5%	1560	My chances →
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	MA	private	5%	1570	My chances →
Northeastern University	MA	private	5%	1530	My chances →
Princeton University	NJ	private	5%	1570	My chances →
University of Pennsylvania	PA	private	5%	1560	My chances →
Duke University	NC	private	6%	1570	My chances →
Johns Hopkins University	MD	private	6%	1560	My chances →
Vanderbilt University	TN	private	6%	1560	My chances →
Bowdoin College	ME	private	7%	1520	My chances →
Colby College	ME	private	7%	1500	My chances →
Pomona College	CA	private	7%	1540	My chances →
Swarthmore College	PA	private	7%	1530	My chances →
Northwestern University	IL	private	8%	1560	My chances →
Rice University	TX	private	8%	1560	My chances →
Williams College	MA	private	8%	1530	My chances →
Amherst College	MA	private	9%	1540	My chances →
Cornell University	NY	private	9%	1550	My chances →
New York University	NY	private	9%	1530	My chances →
U.S. Naval Academy	MD	public	9%	1400	My chances →
UCLA	CA	public	9%	1510	My chances →
Claremont McKenna College	CA	private	10%	1520	My chances →
University of Southern California	CA	private	10%	1530	My chances →
Boston University	MA	private	11%	1500	My chances →
Emory University	GA	private	11%	1520	My chances →
Middlebury College	VT	private	11%	1490	My chances →
Tufts University	MA	private	11%	1530	My chances →
University of California, Berkeley	CA	public	11%	1530	My chances →
University of Notre Dame	IN	private	11%	1550	My chances →
Carnegie Mellon University	PA	private	12%	1550	My chances →
College of the Ozarks	MO	private	12%	1120	My chances →
Haverford College	PA	private	12%	1500	My chances →
U.S. Military Academy	NY	public	12%	1370	My chances →
Washington University in St. Louis	MO	private	12%	1550	My chances →
Bates College	ME	private	13%	1470	My chances →
Davidson College	NC	private	13%	1470	My chances →
Georgetown University	DC	private	13%	1520	My chances →
Colgate University	NY	private	14%	1460	My chances →
Georgia Tech	GA	public	14%	1530	My chances →
Hamilton College	NY	private	14%	1500	My chances →
Tulane University	LA	private	14%	1500	My chances →
U.S. Air Force Academy	CO	public	14%	1410	My chances →
Washington and Lee University	VA	private	14%	1470	My chances →
Wellesley College	MA	private	14%	1500	My chances →
Grinnell College	IA	private	15%	1470	My chances →
University of North Carolina	NC	public	15%	1470	My chances →
Boston College	MA	private	16%	1520	My chances →
University of Michigan	MI	public	16%	1520	My chances →
Wesleyan University	CT	private	16%	1490	My chances →
Babson College	MA	private	17%	1420	My chances →
Denison University	OH	private	17%	1400	My chances →
University of Virginia	VA	public	17%	1510	My chances →
College of the Holy Cross	MA	private	18%	1400	My chances →
Colorado College	CO	private	18%	1440	My chances →

Acceptance rates and 75th-percentile SAT scores are drawn from publicly reported Common Data Sets, the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS), and NCES. Figures are typical reference values, not guarantees. Your personal odds depend on your full profile.

Acceptance rates and admitted test ranges reflect publicly reported data (U.S. Department of Education / NCES IPEDS / Common Data Sets) and are rounded. The full methodology behind CollegeCalcAI estimates is published in full. Estimates are a planning tool, not a guarantee.