ADMISSION STATISTICS AT 150+ U.S. COLLEGES

Drew Heilpern

October 6, 2021

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The following is a sampling of admission statistics at well-known colleges. The information in this table is written for the high school graduating class of 2022.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, many colleges have extended their test optional policies to give students the choice of submitting or not submitting standardized testing scores as part of their applications. If scores are sent, most colleges will consider the scores. Schools that are test blind do not consider standardized testing scores even if scores are sent.

Colleges that accept self-reporting of scores do not require official score reports from the testing agencies be sent until after the student is admitted in order to verify their self-reported scores.

College testing requirements vary and are constantly shifting. Please be sure to check college websites for pandemic updates and specific requirements.

A few things to note:

• College selectivity is often measured by the school’s Acceptance Rate. (acceptance rate = # of accepted candidates/# of candidate applicants)

• Yield is a measure of the school’s ability to enroll its accepted candidates. While some of the most selective schools, notably Harvard and Yale, yield a very high percentage of candidates, many competitive schools enroll fewer than half of their admitted candidates. (yield = # of enrolled candidates/# of accepted candidates)

• SAT and ACT submission percentages indicate the percentage of applicants sending SAT scores versus ACT scores to a particular institution.

• Visit our Glossary of Terms for more college admission jargon.

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Sources: Common Data Set, 2020–2021, College Board’s BigFuture, National Center for Education Statistics, and individual college websites

24–2989%22%YesYesYesYesSUNY, Stony Brook University49%18%1240–142026–3288%20%SAT onlyRecommends All2022NoSwarthmore College9%35%1400–153031–3468%40%YesYes2022YesSyracuse University44%21%1180–138026–3070%32%YesNo2022NoTexas A & M University63%37%1170–138025–3261%39%NoYes2022NoTexas Christian University48%23%1120–131025–3139%46%YesRecommends All2023YesThe College of New Jersey51%21%1150–130024–3088%20%SAT onlyYes2023NoThe New School59%21%1150–138025–3028%11%NoYesYesYesTrinity College (CT)36%27%1310–142030–3218%13%YesYesYesYesTufts University16%43%1400–151032–3559%41%YesYes2023YesTulane University11%37%1360–147030–3330%68%YesYes2022YesUnion College41%15%1210–140028–3352%29%YesYesYesYesUnited States Air Force Academy13%78%1220–142029–3349%51%YesYesNoNoUnited States Coast Guard Academy20%70%1220–140025–3073%50%YesYesYesYesUnited States Military Academy10%83%1220–144028–3385%70%YesYes2022YesUnited States Naval Academy9%84%1250–151027–3471%60%YesYesNoNoUniversity of Arizona85%20%1110–134021–2946%49%NoYesYesNoUniversity of Chicago7%74%1510–156034–3541%36%YesRecommends AllYesYesUniversity of Colorado, Boulder84%17%1140–134024–3173%45%YesRecommends AllYesYesUniversity of Connecticut49%20%1190–139027–3288%17%YesYes2023NoUniversity of Florida37%42%1370–145028–3381%50%YesYesNoNoUniversity of Georgia48%42%1220–139027–3268%63%YesYesNoNoUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign63%27%1220–145027–3375%50%YesYes2023YesUniversity of Maryland,
College Park51%26%1290–146029–3484%28%YesYes2023NoUniversity of Massachusetts, Amherst64%19%1190–139026–3288%18%YesYes2023YesUniversity of Miami (FL)33%18%1260–140028–3255%40%YesRecommends All2022YesUniversity of Michigan,
Ann Arbor26%41%1340–152031–3464%48%YesYes2022YesUniversity of North Carolina, Chapel Hill24%43%1270–146027–3365%70%YesYes2022YesUniversity of Notre Dame19%54%1400–155032–3542%58%YesYes2023YesUniversity of Pennsylvania9%61%1460–157033–3565%35%YesRecommends All2022YesUniversity of Puget Sound84%9%1150–137025–3059%37%YesYesYesYesUniversity of Redlands75%16%1130–125026–2878%22%YesRecommends AllYesYesUniversity of Richmond31%22%1290–144030–3359%40%YesYes2022YesUniversity of Rochester30%20%1310–150029–3364%25%YesYesYesYesUniversity of San Diego59%13%Test BlindTest BlindTest BlindTest BlindTest BlindTest BlindTest BlindTest BlindUniversity of San Francisco48%8%1130–133023–2957%21%YesRecommends AllYesYesUniversity of Southern California16%36%1360–151030–3469%41%SAT onlyYes2023NoUniversity of Texas at Austin32%46%1220–145026–3379%47%NoRecommends All2022NoUniversity of Texas at Dallas79%28%1230–143026–3384%39%SAT onlyYes2022NoUniversity of the Pacific66%7%1130–136023–3189%34%YesRecommends AllYesYesUniversity of Virginia23%41%1330–149030–3470%36%YesYes2023YesUniversity of Washington
at Seattle56%29%1220–143027–3381%28%YesYesYesYesUniversity of Wisconsin
at Madison57%28%1300–144027–3227%78%NoRecommends All2024YesUrsinus College72%14%1150–135024–3067%18%YesYesYesNoVanderbilt University12%40%1470–157033–3545%56%YesRecommends All2022YesVassar College25%28%1380–149032–3464%40%YesYes2023YesVillanova University31%25%1320–146030–3360%40%YesRecommends All2022YesWake Forest University32%38%1300–146030–3350%45%YesYesYesNoWashington and Lee University19%37%1350–150032–3452%48%YesRecommends All2022YesWashington University
in St. Louis19%40%1480–156033–3537%67%YesYes2022YesWebb Institute21%82%1420–153033–3678%22%YesYes2022YesWellesley College20%43%1370–151031–3468%41%NoYes2022YesWesleyan University (CT)21%27%1340–151031–3449%37%YesYesYesYesWheaton College (MA)77%17%1180–134025–3152%7%YesYesYesNoWilliams College15%36%1430–154033–3567%43%YesYes2023YesWorcester Polytechnic Institute59%20%Test BlindTest BlindTest BlindTest BlindTest BlindTest BlindTest Blind–2029Test BlindYale University7%55%1470–156033–3570%46%YesYes2022Yes

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