Private Colleges in the Northeast, Ranked by Acceptance Rate

151 private colleges across 9 states in the Northeast (U.S. Census region), ranked from most to least selective. The most selective are Columbia University (4%), Harvard University (4%), and Yale University (4%), and the median school on the list admits 68%. Private colleges price aid individually, so a selective private school can end up costing less than an out-of-state public; the acceptance rate is the number to plan around.

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151

Median acceptance

68%

Most selective

Columbia University

4% acceptance

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Which of the Private 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 61 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 30 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
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
Wellesley 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)
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
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
Stevens Institute of Technologyadmits 48%	36%Target	71%Safety	94%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
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
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
Alvernia Universityadmits 58%	76%Safety	96%Safety	98%Safety
Fordham Universityadmits 59%	58%Likely	92%Safety	98%Safety
Albertus Magnus Collegeadmits 59%	77%Safety	97%Safety	98%Safety
Worcester Polytechnic Instituteadmits 60%	55%Likely	90%Safety	98%Safety
Rensselaer Polytechnic Instituteadmits 63%	61%Likely	92%Safety	98%Safety
Hobart Collegeadmits 64%	84%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
Bryant Universityadmits 65%	87%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
Sacred Heart Universityadmits 65%	88%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
Stonehill Collegeadmits 66%	85%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
Adelphi Universityadmits 66%	87%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
Gordon Collegeadmits 69%	89%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
Ithaca Collegeadmits 69%	87%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
Merrimack Collegeadmits 70%	93%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
Caldwell Universityadmits 71%	96%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
Endicott Collegeadmits 71%	93%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
Holy Family Universityadmits 71%	96%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
Roberts Wesleyan Universityadmits 71%	96%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
Widener Universityadmits 71%	92%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
Fisher Collegeadmits 71%	97%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
Canisius Universityadmits 72%	96%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
Quinnipiac Universityadmits 72%	93%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
Grove City Collegeadmits 72%	93%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
Muhlenberg Collegeadmits 72%	86%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
Springfield Collegeadmits 72%	94%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
Seton Hall Universityadmits 73%	90%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
Alfred Universityadmits 74%	95%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
Chestnut Hill Collegeadmits 74%	97%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
Gannon Universityadmits 74%	97%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
Lycoming Collegeadmits 74%	95%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
Norwich Universityadmits 74%	97%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
York College (PA)admits 74%	95%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety

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