ACC (Atlantic Coast Conference) Schools Ranked by Acceptance Rate

The 18 ACC universities in the CollegeCalcAI database, ranked by undergraduate acceptance rate. Athletic conferences are not academic tiers, and the spread proves it: the list runs from Stanford University (4%) to University of Louisville (79%), with a median of 21%. 10 are public, so residency changes the real odds at most of them.

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Median acceptance

21%

Most selective

Stanford University

4% acceptance

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Estimated chance of admission for three typical students, from the same model as the calculator. Unweighted GPA; 2, 4 and 7 AP courses respectively; Regular Decision; no legacy, athletic or first-generation hook.

Which of the ACC (Atlantic Coast Conference) Schools Ranked by Acceptance Rate can I get into with a 3.7 GPA and a 1300 SAT?

By CollegeCalcAI's model, a student with a 3.7 unweighted GPA and a 1300 SAT has a Likely or Safety estimate (45% or higher) at 7 of the 18 colleges here, including Clemson University, NC State University and Syracuse University. 2 more are Target (25 to 44%), such as Wake Forest University and Florida State University. The other 9 are Reach. Estimates assume Regular Decision and no hook; courses, activities and essays move them.

Estimated admission chance for three student profiles at each college: 3.3 GPA, 1150 SAT; 3.7 GPA, 1300 SAT; 4.0 GPA, 1500 SAT
College	3.3 GPA1150 SAT	3.7 GPA1300 SAT	4.0 GPA1500 SAT
Stanford Universityadmits 4%	4%Reach	6%Reach	8%Reach
Duke Universityadmits 6%	6%Reach	8%Reach	12%Reach
University of California, Berkeleyadmits 11%	9%Reach	13%Reach	21%Reach
University of Notre Dameadmits 11%	9%Reach	12%Reach	21%Reach
Georgia Techadmits 14%	10%Reach	15%Reach	28%Target
University of North Carolinaadmits 15%	11%Reach	18%Reach	32%Target
Boston Collegeadmits 16%	12%Reach	17%Reach	32%Target
University of Virginiaadmits 17%	12%Reach	19%Reach	34%Target
University of Miamiadmits 19%	13%Reach	22%Reach	40%Target
Wake Forest Universityadmits 22%	15%Reach	25%Target	46%Likely
Florida State Universityadmits 24%	16%Reach	35%Target	59%Likely
Clemson Universityadmits 38%	25%Target	58%Likely	86%Safety
NC State Universityadmits 42%	30%Target	68%Likely	90%Safety
Syracuse Universityadmits 46%	33%Target	72%Safety	93%Safety
Virginia Techadmits 55%	51%Likely	89%Safety	98%Safety
University of Pittsburghadmits 58%	52%Likely	91%Safety	98%Safety
Southern Methodist Universityadmits 63%	62%Likely	93%Safety	98%Safety
University of Louisvilleadmits 79%	96%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety

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