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ADMISSION STATISTICS AT 150+ U.S. COLLEGES

October 6, 2021

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

SCHOOLACCEPTANCE RATEYIELDSAT TOTAL 25th-75th%ACT TOTAL 25th-75th%%
SUBMITTING
SAT
%
SUBMITTING
ACT
SUPERSCORINGSCORE CHOICETEST OPTIONAL
(Yes, No, Extended to HS Class Year)
or TEST BLIND
SELF-REPORTING
SAT/ACT SCORE
American University39%21%1220–139027–3250%31%SAT onlyYesYesNo
Amherst College12%36%1410–153031–3466%45%YesYes2023Yes
Arizona State University88%28%1110–131021–2858%58%NoYesYesNo
Babson College26%36%1270–145027–3269%29%YesYes2024Yes
Bard College60%12%1220–142027–3230%14%YesYesYesYes
Barnard College14%53%1370–150031–3462%46%YesRecommends All2023Yes
Bates College14%44%1210–142027–3361%35%YesYesYesYes
Baylor University69%16%1200–135026–3150%50%YesYes2023Yes
Beloit College58%10%1100–129021–2929%29%YesYesYesYes
Bennington College60%17%1240–136025–3123%11%YesYesYesYes
Bentley University47%28%1230–141027–3185%20%YesYes2023Yes
Boston College26%31%1350–148031–3464%36%YesYes2022No
Boston University20%24%1340–146030–3470%33%YesRecommends All2023No
Bowdoin College9%54%1340–151030–3467%40%YesYesYesYes
Brandeis University34%22%1350–147031–3362%25%YesYesYesYes
Brown University8%62%1440–155033–3570%43%YesYes2022Yes
Bryn Mawr College38%28%1260–147026–3268%34%YesYes2022Yes
Bucknell University38%27%1230–139027–3166%32%YesYes2024Yes
California Institute
of Technology
7%42%1510–157035–3645%34%YesRecommends All2023Yes
Carleton College21%31%1330–153030–3452%59%SAT onlyYes2022Yes
Carnegie Mellon University17%36%1460–156033–3576%35%YesRecommends All2022No
Case Western Reserve University30%15%1350–149031–3469%49%YesYes2024Yes
Chapman University58%19%1180–135025–3068%42%SAT onlyRecommends AllYesYes
Claremont McKenna College13%44%1330–146031–3462%44%YesYes2024Yes
Clark University47%14%1160–136027–3266%15%YesRecommends AllYesYes
Clemson University62%24%1230–138027–3259%41%YesYes2022No
Colby College10%40%1390–153032–3447%32%YesYesYesYes
Colgate University27%32%1300–146030–3357%43%YesYes2023Yes
College of the Holy Cross38%27%1300–141029–3240%19%YesYesYesYes
College of William and Mary42%25%1300–149030–3477%32%YesYes2023Yes
Colorado College14%39%1260–144029–3350%43%SAT onlyYesYesYes
Columbia University6%56%1500–156034–3566%46%YesYes2022Yes
Connecticut College38%17%1310–142030–3324%17%SAT onlyYesYesYes
Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art16%50%1305–153030–3574%18%YesRecommends All2022Yes
Cornell University11%59%1410–153032–3573%36%YesYes2022Yes
Dartmouth College9%54%1430–155032–3557%43%SAT onlyYes2022No
Davidson College20%46%1310–146030–3360%47%YesRecommends AllYesYes
Denison University28%24%1220–143028–3242%35%YesYesYesYes
DePaul University70%14%1070–128023–2772%43%NoYesYesYes
Dickinson College52%18%1250–137027–3161%18%YesYesYesYes
Duke University8%54%1480–157033–3531%70%YesYes2022Yes
Elon University72%15%1160–131025–3066%45%YesRecommends All2023Yes
Emerson College41%17%1200–139027–3164%22%YesYesYesNo
Emory University19%25%1400–151031–3461%39%YesRecommends All2022Yes
Fordham University46%8%1300–145029–3371%39%YesYes2022Yes
Franklin and Marshall College37%17%1250–139028–3152%25%YesYesYesYes
George Washington University43%17%1290–143029–3350%27%YesYesYesNo
Georgetown University17%45%1380–153031–3575%46%SAT onlyNo2022No
Gettysburg College48%21%1270–141027–32N/AN/AYesYesYesYes
Gonzaga University73%17%1180–133025–3071%42%YesRecommends AllYesNo
Grinnell College23%25%1370–153030–3449%51%YesYes2022No
Grove City College78%42%1130–138024–3086%31%YesN/A2022Yes
Hamilton College18%34%1410–150032–3443%40%YesRecommends All2023Yes
Hampshire College59%9%Test BlindTest BlindTest BlindTest BlindTest BlindTest BlindTest BlindTest Blind
Harvard College5%70%1460–158033–3572%45%SAT onlyYes2026Yes
Harvey Mudd College18%34%1490–156034–3571%42%YesRecommends All2022Yes
Haverford College18%40%1370–151032–3574%33%YesRecommends All2024Yes
Hendrix College71%25%1150–137025–3126%90%YesYesYesYes
Hillsdale College36%47%1290–146029–3341%53%NoYes2022No
Howard University40%27%1130–126022–2678%37%SAT onlyYes2022No
Indiana University, Bloomington77%22%1150–136024–3177%53%YesYesYesYes
Johns Hopkins University11%42%1470–157033–3561%36%YesRecommends All2022Yes
Kalamazoo College74%15%1150–136025–3044%20%YesYesYesNo
Kenyon College37%18%1280–146030–3353%51%YesRecommends All2022Yes
Lafayette College36%21%1270–142028–3375%29%YesYes2023Yes
Lawrence University69%18%1210–140026–3245%47%YesYesYesYes
Lehigh University50%22%1280–142029–3370%28%YesYes2023Yes
Lewis & Clark College80%11%1220–136327–3156%36%YesYesYesYes
Loyola Marymount University50%16%1230–138027–3165%42%SAT onlyYes2022Yes
Loyola University, Chicago71%12%1170–137025–3158%54%YesRecommends AllYesYes
Loyola University, Maryland80%12%1150–131025–3053%17%YesYesYesYes
Loyola University
New Orleans
72%17%Test BlindTest BlindTest BlindTest BlindTest BlindTest BlindTest BlindTest Blind
Marquette University82%13%1170–132025–3025%60%YesYesYesYes
Massachusetts Institute
of Technology
7%73%1510–157034–3677%42%YesYes2022Yes
Michigan State University76%23%1110–128023–2980%36%NoYesYesYes
Middlebury College22%30%1340–152031–3463%44%YesRecommends All2023Yes
Mills College84%15%N/AN/AN/AN/ASAT onlyYesYesYes
Mount Holyoke College52%25%1320–145027–3043%25%YesYesYesYes
Muhlenberg College62%18%1170–134026–3160%23%YesYesYesYes
New College of Florida70%16%1190–136525–3080%34%YesRecommends AllNoYes
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology97%17%1150–137023–3038%79%NoNot Specified2022No
New York University21%40%1390–151031–3464%27%YesYes2022No
Northeastern University20%24%1430–154033–3554%31%YesYes2022Yes
Northwestern University9%52%1430–154033–3558%55%YesYes2022Yes
Oberlin College35%21%1270–145028–3363%41%YesYes2023Yes
Occidental College41%14%1290–144028–3370%41%YesYes2022Yes
Ohio State University,
Main Campus (Columbus)
68%26%1230–139026–3236%80%NoYes2022Yes
Penn State, University Park54%21%1150–134025–3077%18%NoRecommends All2023No
Pepperdine University42%15%1210–139026–3170%38%SAT onlyYes2023Yes
Pitzer College17%32%Test BlindTest BlindTest BlindTest BlindTest BlindTest BlindTest Blind–2024Test Blind
Pomona College9%45%1390–153032–3568%48%YesRecommends All2023Yes
Princeton University6%62%1460–156032–3571%45%SAT onlyRecommends All2022No
Providence College54%17%1210–136027–3144%14%YesRecommends AllYesYes
Quinnipiac University73%11%1070–126023–2871%25%SAT onlyRecommends AllYesYes
Reed College42%15%Test BlindTest BlindTest BlindTest BlindTest BlindTest BlindTest Blind–2022Test Blind
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute47%19%1290–149029–3467%29%SAT onlyYes2022Yes
Rhodes College51%17%1250–140027–3240%73%YesYes2023Yes
Rice University11%39%1460–157034–3659%41%YesRecommends All2022Yes
Rollins College61%14%1120–133024–3259%41%SAT onlyYesYesNo
Rutgers University,
New Brunswick
67%24%1180–141025–3290%18%SAT onlyRecommends All2022No
Santa Clara University51%14%1280–143028–3268%39%YesYes2022Yes
Sarah Lawrence College55%19%1220–141027–3241%23%YesYesYesYes
Scripps College35%21%1320–147029–3361%45%YesYesYesYes
Skidmore College32%21%1250–139027–3149%24%SAT onlyYesYesYes
Smith College37%27%1350–149031–3454%26%SAT onlyYesYesNo
St. John’s College (MD)60%18%1210–143026–3257%20%YesRecommends AllYesYes
St. Lawrence University47%20%1180–136028–3242%17%YesYesYesYes
St. Mary’s College
of California
77%11%1080–126021–2884%34%YesRecommends AllYesYes
St. Mary’s College
of Maryland
79%19%1090–125023–2985%22%SAT onlyRecommends AllYesYes
St. Olaf College51%27%1160–137025–3239%72%YesYesYesYes
Stanford University5%68%1420–155031–3572%45%SAT onlyYes2022Yes
Stevens Institute
of Technology
53%17%1320–148031–3473%23%YesYes2022Yes
SUNY, Binghamton University43%18%1320–144029–3299%31%YesYes2023Yes
SUNY, Geneseo61%14%1150–129024–2989%22%YesYesYesYes
SUNY, Stony Brook University49%18%1240–142026–3288%20%SAT onlyRecommends All2022No
Swarthmore College9%35%1400–153031–3468%40%YesYes2022Yes
Syracuse University44%21%1180–138026–3070%32%YesNo2022No
Texas A & M University63%37%1170–138025–3261%39%NoYes2022No
Texas Christian University48%23%1120–131025–3139%46%YesRecommends All2023Yes
The College of New Jersey51%21%1150–130024–3088%20%SAT onlyYes2023No
The New School59%21%1150–138025–3028%11%NoYesYesYes
Trinity College (CT)36%27%1310–142030–3218%13%YesYesYesYes
Tufts University16%43%1400–151032–3559%41%YesYes2023Yes
Tulane University11%37%1360–147030–3330%68%YesYes2022Yes
Union College41%15%1210–140028–3352%29%YesYesYesYes
United States Air Force Academy13%78%1220–142029–3349%51%YesYesNoNo
United States Coast Guard Academy20%70%1220–140025–3073%50%YesYesYesYes
United States Military Academy10%83%1220–144028–3385%70%YesYes2022Yes
United States Naval Academy9%84%1250–151027–3471%60%YesYesNoNo
University of Arizona85%20%1110–134021–2946%49%NoYesYesNo
University of Chicago7%74%1510–156034–3541%36%YesRecommends AllYesYes
University of Colorado, Boulder84%17%1140–134024–3173%45%YesRecommends AllYesYes
University of Connecticut49%20%1190–139027–3288%17%YesYes2023No
University of Florida37%42%1370–145028–3381%50%YesYesNoNo
University of Georgia48%42%1220–139027–3268%63%YesYesNoNo
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign63%27%1220–145027–3375%50%YesYes2023Yes
University of Maryland,
College Park
51%26%1290–146029–3484%28%YesYes2023No
University of Massachusetts, Amherst64%19%1190–139026–3288%18%YesYes2023Yes
University of Miami (FL)33%18%1260–140028–3255%40%YesRecommends All2022Yes
University of Michigan,
Ann Arbor
26%41%1340–152031–3464%48%YesYes2022Yes
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill24%43%1270–146027–3365%70%YesYes2022Yes
University of Notre Dame19%54%1400–155032–3542%58%YesYes2023Yes
University of Pennsylvania9%61%1460–157033–3565%35%YesRecommends All2022Yes
University of Puget Sound84%9%1150–137025–3059%37%YesYesYesYes
University of Redlands75%16%1130–125026–2878%22%YesRecommends AllYesYes
University of Richmond31%22%1290–144030–3359%40%YesYes2022Yes
University of Rochester30%20%1310–150029–3364%25%YesYesYesYes
University of San Diego59%13%Test BlindTest BlindTest BlindTest BlindTest BlindTest BlindTest BlindTest Blind
University of San Francisco48%8%1130–133023–2957%21%YesRecommends AllYesYes
University of Southern California16%36%1360–151030–3469%41%SAT onlyYes2023No
University of Texas at Austin32%46%1220–145026–3379%47%NoRecommends All2022No
University of Texas at Dallas79%28%1230–143026–3384%39%SAT onlyYes2022No
University of the Pacific66%7%1130–136023–3189%34%YesRecommends AllYesYes
University of Virginia23%41%1330–149030–3470%36%YesYes2023Yes
University of Washington
at Seattle
56%29%1220–143027–3381%28%YesYesYesYes
University of Wisconsin
at Madison
57%28%1300–144027–3227%78%NoRecommends All2024Yes
Ursinus College72%14%1150–135024–3067%18%YesYesYesNo
Vanderbilt University12%40%1470–157033–3545%56%YesRecommends All2022Yes
Vassar College25%28%1380–149032–3464%40%YesYes2023Yes
Villanova University31%25%1320–146030–3360%40%YesRecommends All2022Yes
Wake Forest University32%38%1300–146030–3350%45%YesYesYesNo
Washington and Lee University19%37%1350–150032–3452%48%YesRecommends All2022Yes
Washington University
in St. Louis
19%40%1480–156033–3537%67%YesYes2022Yes
Webb Institute21%82%1420–153033–3678%22%YesYes2022Yes
Wellesley College20%43%1370–151031–3468%41%NoYes2022Yes
Wesleyan University (CT)21%27%1340–151031–3449%37%YesYesYesYes
Wheaton College (MA)77%17%1180–134025–3152%7%YesYesYesNo
Williams College15%36%1430–154033–3567%43%YesYes2023Yes
Worcester Polytechnic Institute59%20%Test BlindTest BlindTest BlindTest BlindTest BlindTest BlindTest Blind–2029Test Blind
Yale University7%55%1470–156033–3570%46%YesYes2022Yes

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