Big Ten Schools Ranked by Acceptance Rate

The 18 Big Ten 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 Northwestern University (8%) to University of Oregon (88%), with a median of 53%. 16 are public, so residency changes the real odds at most of them.

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Median acceptance

53%

Most selective

Northwestern University

8% 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 Big Ten 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 14 of the 18 colleges here, including University of Washington, University of Illinois and University of Maryland. The other 4 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
Northwestern Universityadmits 8%	7%Reach	10%Reach	15%Reach
UCLAadmits 9%	8%Reach	11%Reach	18%Reach
University of Southern Californiaadmits 10%	8%Reach	12%Reach	20%Reach
University of Michiganadmits 16%	11%Reach	17%Reach	33%Target
University of Washingtonadmits 39%	26%Target	54%Likely	85%Safety
University of Illinoisadmits 42%	28%Target	57%Likely	87%Safety
University of Marylandadmits 45%	32%Target	64%Likely	91%Safety
University of Wisconsinadmits 45%	32%Target	67%Likely	92%Safety
Purdue Universityadmits 50%	37%Target	77%Safety	96%Safety
Penn State Universityadmits 55%	51%Likely	89%Safety	98%Safety
Rutgers Universityadmits 58%	51%Likely	90%Safety	98%Safety
Ohio State Universityadmits 61%	57%Likely	92%Safety	98%Safety
Indiana Universityadmits 78%	94%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
University of Minnesotaadmits 80%	91%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
University of Iowaadmits 84%	97%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
Michigan State Universityadmits 85%	98%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
University of Nebraskaadmits 87%	98%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
University of Oregonadmits 88%	98%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety

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