Colleges in the Northeast

Every college in our database located in the Northeast (U.S. Census region), ranked by acceptance rate. Click any school for its full admissions profile, or sort the list by name, state, or admitted SAT.

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212

Median acceptance

71%

Most selective

Columbia University

4% acceptance

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Which of the Colleges in the Northeast 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 60 of the 100 colleges here, including Fairfield University, Mount Holyoke College and Connecticut College. 9 more are Target (25 to 44%), such as Skidmore College and Smith College. The other 31 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
Columbia Universityadmits 4%	4%Reach	6%Reach	8%Reach
Harvard Universityadmits 4%	4%Reach	6%Reach	8%Reach
Yale Universityadmits 4%	4%Reach	6%Reach	8%Reach
Brown Universityadmits 5%	5%Reach	7%Reach	10%Reach
Dartmouth Collegeadmits 5%	5%Reach	7%Reach	10%Reach
Northeastern Universityadmits 5%	5%Reach	7%Reach	11%Reach
Princeton Universityadmits 5%	5%Reach	7%Reach	10%Reach
University of Pennsylvaniaadmits 5%	5%Reach	7%Reach	10%Reach
Massachusetts Institute of Technologyadmits 5%	5%Reach	7%Reach	10%Reach
Bowdoin Collegeadmits 7%	7%Reach	9%Reach	14%Reach
Colby Collegeadmits 7%	7%Reach	9%Reach	15%Reach
Swarthmore Collegeadmits 7%	7%Reach	9%Reach	14%Reach
Williams Collegeadmits 8%	7%Reach	10%Reach	16%Reach
Cornell Universityadmits 9%	8%Reach	10%Reach	18%Reach
Amherst Collegeadmits 9%	8%Reach	11%Reach	18%Reach
New York Universityadmits 9%	8%Reach	11%Reach	18%Reach
Boston Universityadmits 11%	9%Reach	13%Reach	23%Reach
Middlebury Collegeadmits 11%	9%Reach	13%Reach	23%Reach
Tufts Universityadmits 11%	9%Reach	13%Reach	22%Reach
U.S. Military Academyadmits 12%	10%Reach	17%Reach	28%Target
Carnegie Mellon Universityadmits 12%	9%Reach	13%Reach	23%Reach
Haverford Collegeadmits 12%	10%Reach	14%Reach	24%Reach
Bates Collegeadmits 13%	10%Reach	16%Reach	27%Target
Colgate Universityadmits 14%	11%Reach	17%Reach	30%Target
Hamilton Collegeadmits 14%	11%Reach	16%Reach	28%Target

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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)
Wellesley Collegeadmits 14%	11%Reach	16%Reach	28%Target
Boston Collegeadmits 16%	12%Reach	17%Reach	32%Target
Wesleyan Universityadmits 16%	12%Reach	19%Reach	32%Target
Babson Collegeadmits 17%	12%Reach	22%Reach	39%Target
College of the Holy Crossadmits 18%	13%Reach	24%Reach	42%Target
Vassar Collegeadmits 19%	13%Reach	22%Reach	39%Target
Skidmore Collegeadmits 21%	14%Reach	29%Target	49%Likely
Smith Collegeadmits 21%	14%Reach	26%Target	47%Likely
Lehigh Universityadmits 26%	17%Reach	34%Target	61%Likely
Villanova Universityadmits 27%	17%Reach	33%Target	61%Likely
Franklin & Marshall Collegeadmits 28%	18%Reach	38%Target	64%Likely
Bucknell Universityadmits 29%	19%Reach	41%Target	70%Safety
Bryn Mawr Collegeadmits 29%	18%Reach	38%Target	67%Likely
Trinity Collegeadmits 29%	19%Reach	41%Target	68%Likely
Lafayette Collegeadmits 31%	20%Reach	44%Target	73%Safety
Fairfield Universityadmits 33%	27%Target	56%Likely	77%Safety
Mount Holyoke Collegeadmits 36%	25%Target	55%Likely	82%Safety
Connecticut Collegeadmits 37%	24%Reach	54%Likely	83%Safety
Binghamton Universityadmits 39%	26%Target	57%Likely	86%Safety
Gettysburg Collegeadmits 39%	30%Target	64%Likely	87%Safety
Clark Universityadmits 40%	43%Target	76%Safety	87%Safety
University of Rochesteradmits 40%	27%Target	56%Likely	85%Safety
Brandeis Universityadmits 41%	27%Target	57%Likely	87%Safety
Dickinson Collegeadmits 42%	30%Target	67%Likely	90%Safety
Union Collegeadmits 44%	31%Target	69%Likely	92%Safety
Bentley Universityadmits 45%	36%Target	75%Safety	93%Safety
Syracuse Universityadmits 46%	33%Target	72%Safety	93%Safety
Baruch Collegeadmits 48%	63%Likely	89%Safety	95%Safety
Stevens Institute of Technologyadmits 48%	36%Target	71%Safety	94%Safety
Stony Brook Universityadmits 49%	36%Target	78%Safety	96%Safety
Anna Maria Collegeadmits 50%	60%Likely	91%Safety	96%Safety
Providence Collegeadmits 51%	47%Likely	85%Safety	96%Safety
Emerson Collegeadmits 51%	61%Likely	91%Safety	96%Safety
University of Connecticutadmits 52%	45%Likely	85%Safety	97%Safety
Bard Collegeadmits 52%	63%Likely	92%Safety	96%Safety
Moravian Universityadmits 54%	67%Likely	94%Safety	98%Safety
St. Lawrence Universityadmits 54%	66%Likely	93%Safety	97%Safety
Penn State Universityadmits 55%	51%Likely	89%Safety	98%Safety
Allegheny Collegeadmits 55%	69%Likely	94%Safety	98%Safety
Lancaster Bible Collegeadmits 56%	82%Safety	96%Safety	98%Safety
Marist Universityadmits 57%	64%Likely	94%Safety	98%Safety
Rutgers Universityadmits 58%	51%Likely	90%Safety	98%Safety
University of Pittsburghadmits 58%	52%Likely	91%Safety	98%Safety
Alvernia Universityadmits 58%	76%Safety	96%Safety	98%Safety
Brooklyn Collegeadmits 58%	81%Safety	97%Safety	98%Safety
Fordham Universityadmits 59%	58%Likely	92%Safety	98%Safety
Albertus Magnus Collegeadmits 59%	77%Safety	97%Safety	98%Safety
University of Massachusetts Amherstadmits 60%	58%Likely	93%Safety	98%Safety
SUNY Cortlandadmits 60%	83%Safety	97%Safety	98%Safety
Worcester Polytechnic Instituteadmits 60%	55%Likely	90%Safety	98%Safety
SUNY New Paltzadmits 62%	86%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
The College of New Jerseyadmits 62%	63%Likely	95%Safety	98%Safety
Rensselaer Polytechnic Instituteadmits 63%	61%Likely	92%Safety	98%Safety
Hobart Collegeadmits 64%	84%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
Queens College (NY)admits 64%	92%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
Bryant Universityadmits 65%	87%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
New Jersey Institute of Technologyadmits 65%	68%Likely	96%Safety	98%Safety
Sacred Heart Universityadmits 65%	88%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
University of Vermontadmits 65%	75%Safety	97%Safety	98%Safety
Stonehill Collegeadmits 66%	85%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
Adelphi Universityadmits 66%	87%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
Lincoln University (PA)admits 66%	93%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
Rutgers-Camdenadmits 66%	91%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
SUNY Geneseoadmits 66%	91%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
St. John Fisher Universityadmits 66%	87%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
Rochester Institute of Technologyadmits 67%	72%Safety	97%Safety	98%Safety
Hofstra Universityadmits 68%	83%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
Daemen Universityadmits 68%	94%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
Dominican University (NY)admits 68%	94%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
Drew Universityadmits 68%	90%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
Post Universityadmits 68%	94%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
Salve Regina Universityadmits 68%	90%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
Wheaton College (MA)admits 68%	88%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
University at Albanyadmits 69%	88%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
Gordon Collegeadmits 69%	89%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety

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