Colleges With a 30% to 40% Acceptance Rate
28 colleges in the CollegeCalcAI database have a 30 to 40 percent acceptance rate, spread across 18 states: 10 public and 18 private. The median admitted-student SAT (75th percentile) in this band is 1365. Ranked from most to least selective, the list starts with Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Lafayette College, and Kenyon College. Schools admitting one in five to one in three applicants are reaches for most and targets for the strongest profiles; treat every one as competitive.
- Cal Poly San Luis Obispo31%acceptanceSelectiveCA · SAT 1420
- Lafayette College31%acceptanceSelectivePA · SAT 1410
- Kenyon College31%acceptanceSelectiveOH · SAT 1420
- Fairfield University33%acceptanceSelectiveCT · SAT 1310
- UC Santa Barbara33%acceptanceSelectiveCA · SAT 1430
- Hope International University33%acceptanceSelectiveCA · SAT 1120
- William & Mary34%acceptanceSelectiveVA · SAT 1480
- Oberlin College34%acceptanceSelectiveOH · SAT 1430
- Southern University35%acceptanceSelectiveLA · SAT 1020
- Brescia University35%acceptanceSelectiveKY · SAT 1120
- San Diego State University36%acceptanceSelectiveCA · SAT 1340
- Mount Holyoke College36%acceptanceSelectiveMA · SAT 1380
- Case Western Reserve University37%acceptanceSelectiveOH · SAT 1480
- Connecticut College37%acceptanceSelectiveCT · SAT 1420
- Dickinson State University37%acceptanceSelectiveND · SAT 1100
- Fisk University37%acceptanceSelectiveTN · SAT 1050
- Clemson University38%acceptanceSelectiveSC · SAT 1400
- University of Georgia38%acceptanceSelectiveGA · SAT 1430
- Whitman College38%acceptanceSelectiveWA · SAT 1400
- William Jewell College38%acceptanceSelectiveMO · SAT 1150
- Regent University38%acceptanceSelectiveVA · SAT 1150
- Thomas University38%acceptanceSelectiveGA · SAT 1120
- Binghamton University39%acceptanceSelectiveNY · SAT 1430
- University of Washington39%acceptanceSelectiveWA · SAT 1450
- Gettysburg College39%acceptanceSelectivePA · SAT 1350
- Illinois Wesleyan University39%acceptanceSelectiveIL · SAT 1300
- Bethany Lutheran College39%acceptanceSelectiveMN · SAT 1130
- Huston-Tillotson University39%acceptanceSelectiveTX · SAT 1000
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Acceptance rates and admitted test ranges reflect publicly reported data (U.S. Department of Education / NCES IPEDS / Common Data Sets) and are rounded. Estimates from CollegeCalcAI are a planning tool computed by a fixed, transparent model, not a guarantee of any admission decision.