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Colleges That Consider First-Generation Status

636 colleges in the CollegeCalcAI database consider first-generation college status in the "Selection of Students" section (C7) of their own Common Data Set. 197 are public and 439 are private; the median school on the list admits 72%, and the most selective are Columbia University (4%), Harvard University (4%), and Stanford University (4%). Being the first in your family to attend college is a documented factor at these schools. It belongs in your application, and it is worth knowing which schools weigh it. The list is drawn only from schools with a published factor record; schools that do not report one are not assumed either way.

Schools
636
Median acceptance
72%
Most selective
Columbia 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 Colleges That Consider First-Generation Status 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 23 of the 100 colleges here, including Trinity University (TX), Fairfield University and UC Santa Barbara. 22 more are Target (25 to 44%), such as Berea College and Florida A&M University. The other 55 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
College3.3 GPA1150 SAT3.7 GPA1300 SAT4.0 GPA1500 SAT
Columbia Universityadmits 4%4%Reach6%Reach8%Reach
Harvard Universityadmits 4%4%Reach6%Reach8%Reach
Stanford Universityadmits 4%4%Reach6%Reach8%Reach
Yale Universityadmits 4%4%Reach6%Reach8%Reach
University of Chicagoadmits 4%4%Reach6%Reach8%Reach
Brown Universityadmits 5%5%Reach7%Reach10%Reach
Dartmouth Collegeadmits 5%5%Reach7%Reach10%Reach
Northeastern Universityadmits 5%5%Reach7%Reach11%Reach
Princeton Universityadmits 5%5%Reach7%Reach10%Reach
University of Pennsylvaniaadmits 5%5%Reach7%Reach10%Reach
Massachusetts Institute of Technologyadmits 5%5%Reach7%Reach10%Reach
Duke Universityadmits 6%6%Reach8%Reach12%Reach
Vanderbilt Universityadmits 6%6%Reach8%Reach12%Reach
Johns Hopkins Universityadmits 6%6%Reach8%Reach12%Reach
Bowdoin Collegeadmits 7%7%Reach9%Reach14%Reach
Colby Collegeadmits 7%7%Reach9%Reach15%Reach
Pomona Collegeadmits 7%7%Reach9%Reach14%Reach
Swarthmore Collegeadmits 7%7%Reach9%Reach14%Reach
Northwestern Universityadmits 8%7%Reach10%Reach15%Reach
Williams Collegeadmits 8%7%Reach10%Reach16%Reach
UCLAadmits 9%8%Reach11%Reach18%Reach
Amherst Collegeadmits 9%8%Reach11%Reach18%Reach
University of Southern Californiaadmits 10%8%Reach12%Reach20%Reach
Claremont McKenna Collegeadmits 10%9%Reach12%Reach20%Reach
Boston Universityadmits 11%9%Reach13%Reach23%Reach
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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 (continued)
University of California, Berkeleyadmits 11%9%Reach13%Reach21%Reach
University of Notre Dameadmits 11%9%Reach12%Reach21%Reach
Emory Universityadmits 11%9%Reach13%Reach22%Reach
Middlebury Collegeadmits 11%9%Reach13%Reach23%Reach
Tufts Universityadmits 11%9%Reach13%Reach22%Reach
U.S. Military Academyadmits 12%10%Reach17%Reach28%Target
Haverford Collegeadmits 12%10%Reach14%Reach24%Reach
Washington University in St. Louisadmits 12%10%Reach13%Reach23%Reach
College of the Ozarksadmits 12%15%Reach22%Reach28%Target
Davidson Collegeadmits 13%10%Reach16%Reach27%Target
Georgetown Universityadmits 13%10%Reach15%Reach26%Target
Bates Collegeadmits 13%10%Reach16%Reach27%Target
Colgate Universityadmits 14%11%Reach17%Reach30%Target
Tulane Universityadmits 14%11%Reach16%Reach28%Target
U.S. Air Force Academyadmits 14%10%Reach19%Reach32%Target
Hamilton Collegeadmits 14%11%Reach16%Reach28%Target
Washington and Lee Universityadmits 14%11%Reach17%Reach29%Target
Wellesley Collegeadmits 14%11%Reach16%Reach28%Target
University of North Carolinaadmits 15%11%Reach18%Reach32%Target
Grinnell Collegeadmits 15%11%Reach18%Reach32%Target
Boston Collegeadmits 16%12%Reach17%Reach32%Target
Wesleyan Universityadmits 16%12%Reach19%Reach32%Target
University of Virginiaadmits 17%12%Reach19%Reach34%Target
Babson Collegeadmits 17%12%Reach22%Reach39%Target
Denison Universityadmits 17%12%Reach23%Reach39%Target
College of the Holy Crossadmits 18%13%Reach24%Reach42%Target
Colorado Collegeadmits 18%13%Reach22%Reach40%Target
University of Miamiadmits 19%13%Reach22%Reach40%Target
Berea Collegeadmits 19%18%Reach34%Target45%Likely
Vassar Collegeadmits 19%13%Reach22%Reach39%Target
Carleton Collegeadmits 20%14%Reach22%Reach41%Target
Florida A&M Universityadmits 21%25%Target40%Target51%Likely
Hillsdale Collegeadmits 21%14%Reach28%Target48%Likely
Skidmore Collegeadmits 21%14%Reach29%Target49%Likely
Smith Collegeadmits 21%14%Reach26%Target47%Likely
University of Richmondadmits 22%15%Reach28%Target51%Likely
Wake Forest Universityadmits 22%15%Reach25%Target46%Likely
Florida State Universityadmits 24%16%Reach35%Target59%Likely
University of Floridaadmits 24%15%Reach31%Target57%Likely
Lehigh Universityadmits 26%17%Reach34%Target61%Likely
Trinity University (TX)admits 26%25%Target48%Likely62%Likely
UC San Diegoadmits 27%17%Reach32%Target59%Likely
University of Texas at Austinadmits 27%17%Reach33%Target62%Likely
Villanova Universityadmits 27%17%Reach33%Target61%Likely
Franklin & Marshall Collegeadmits 28%18%Reach38%Target64%Likely
Bucknell Universityadmits 29%19%Reach41%Target70%Safety
UC Irvineadmits 29%18%Reach40%Target69%Likely
Bryn Mawr Collegeadmits 29%18%Reach38%Target67%Likely
Macalester Collegeadmits 29%18%Reach38%Target67%Likely
Trinity Collegeadmits 29%19%Reach41%Target68%Likely
Lafayette Collegeadmits 31%20%Reach44%Target73%Safety
Kenyon Collegeadmits 31%20%Reach43%Target72%Safety
Fairfield Universityadmits 33%27%Target56%Likely77%Safety
UC Santa Barbaraadmits 33%21%Reach45%Likely76%Safety
William & Maryadmits 34%22%Reach43%Target75%Safety
Oberlin Collegeadmits 34%22%Reach47%Likely77%Safety
Brescia Universityadmits 35%46%Likely69%Likely81%Safety
Mount Holyoke Collegeadmits 36%25%Target55%Likely82%Safety
Case Western Reserve Universityadmits 37%24%Reach48%Likely80%Safety
Connecticut Collegeadmits 37%24%Reach54%Likely83%Safety
Fisk Universityadmits 37%56%Likely74%Safety85%Safety
University of Georgiaadmits 38%24%Reach55%Likely85%Safety
Whitman Collegeadmits 38%24%Reach57%Likely84%Safety
William Jewell Collegeadmits 38%47%Likely74%Safety85%Safety
Regent Universityadmits 38%48%Likely75%Safety86%Safety
Binghamton Universityadmits 39%26%Target57%Likely86%Safety
University of Washingtonadmits 39%26%Target54%Likely85%Safety
Gettysburg Collegeadmits 39%30%Target64%Likely87%Safety
Illinois Wesleyan Universityadmits 39%34%Target69%Likely87%Safety
Bethany Lutheran Collegeadmits 39%52%Likely76%Safety87%Safety
Huston-Tillotson Universityadmits 39%59%Likely76%Safety87%Safety
University of Central Floridaadmits 40%31%Target67%Likely89%Safety
Clark Universityadmits 40%43%Target76%Safety87%Safety
University of Rochesteradmits 40%27%Target56%Likely85%Safety
Paul Quinn Collegeadmits 40%60%Likely78%Safety88%Safety

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