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Browse detailed profiles, admission statistics, and score data for top US universities.

Found 100 universities
Princeton University logo

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ | Private

Admit Rate
4.62%
Undergrads
5,598
Avg GPA
3.95
SAT (MDN)
1530
Median Earnings
$93,603
Massachusetts Institute of Technology logo

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, MA | Private

Admit Rate
4.55%
Undergrads
4,543
Avg GPA
N/A
SAT (MDN)
1550
Median Earnings
$129,392
Harvard University logo

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA | Private

Admit Rate
3.65%
Undergrads
7,316
Avg GPA
4.21
SAT (MDN)
N/A
Median Earnings
$104,267
Stanford University logo

Stanford University

Stanford, CA | Private

Admit Rate
3.61%
Undergrads
7,841
Avg GPA
3.94
SAT (MDN)
1540
Median Earnings
$109,840
Yale University logo

Yale University

New Haven, CT | Private

Admit Rate
3.87%
Undergrads
6,805
Avg GPA
N/A
SAT (MDN)
1530
Median Earnings
$85,476
Northwestern University logo

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL | Private

Admit Rate
7.69%
Undergrads
8,794
Avg GPA
N/A
SAT (MDN)
1540
Median Earnings
$83,318
Duke University logo

Duke University

Durham, NC | Private

Admit Rate
5.71%
Undergrads
6,435
Avg GPA
N/A
SAT (MDN)
N/A
Median Earnings
$92,741
California Institute of Technology logo

California Institute of Technology

Pasadena, CA | Private

Admit Rate
2.57%
Undergrads
1,023
Avg GPA
N/A
SAT (MDN)
N/A
Median Earnings
$139,418
Johns Hopkins University logo

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD | Private

Admit Rate
6.44%
Undergrads
5,607
Avg GPA
3.93
SAT (MDN)
1540
Median Earnings
$95,030
University of Pennsylvania logo

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA | Private

Admit Rate
5.40%
Undergrads
10,610
Avg GPA
3.90
SAT (MDN)
N/A
Median Earnings
$100,577
University of Chicago logo

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL | Private

Admit Rate
4.48%
Undergrads
7,617
Avg GPA
4.97
SAT (MDN)
1540
Median Earnings
$90,882
Cornell University logo

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY | Private

Admit Rate
8.41%
Undergrads
15,899
Avg GPA
N/A
SAT (MDN)
1540
Median Earnings
$90,531
Columbia University logo

Columbia University

New York, NY | Private

Admit Rate
3.86%
Undergrads
8,428
Avg GPA
N/A
SAT (MDN)
1540
Median Earnings
$96,713
Brown University logo

Brown University

Providence, RI | Private

Admit Rate
5.39%
Undergrads
7,220
Avg GPA
N/A
SAT (MDN)
1540
Median Earnings
$72,361
University of California-Los Angeles logo

University of California-Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA | Public

Admit Rate
8.97%
Undergrads
32,472
Avg GPA
3.93
SAT (MDN)
N/A
Median Earnings
$64,315
Dartmouth College logo

Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH | Private

Admit Rate
5.40%
Undergrads
4,419
Avg GPA
N/A
SAT (MDN)
N/A
Median Earnings
$90,893
University of California-Berkeley logo

University of California-Berkeley

Berkeley, CA | Public

Admit Rate
11.04%
Undergrads
31,548
Avg GPA
3.90
SAT (MDN)
N/A
Median Earnings
$81,720
Vanderbilt University logo

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN | Private

Admit Rate
5.86%
Undergrads
7,087
Avg GPA
3.89
SAT (MDN)
1540
Median Earnings
$78,257
Rice University logo

Rice University

Houston, TX | Private

Admit Rate
8.00%
Undergrads
4,483
Avg GPA
N/A
SAT (MDN)
1540
Median Earnings
$74,727
University of Notre Dame logo

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN | Private

Admit Rate
11.27%
Undergrads
8,953
Avg GPA
N/A
SAT (MDN)
1510
Median Earnings
$83,696
Washington University in St Louis logo

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, MO | Private

Admit Rate
12.06%
Undergrads
7,576
Avg GPA
4.19
SAT (MDN)
1540
Median Earnings
$85,837
Carnegie Mellon University logo

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA | Private

Admit Rate
11.66%
Undergrads
7,038
Avg GPA
3.89
SAT (MDN)
1540
Median Earnings
$105,185
University of Michigan logo

University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, MI | Public

Admit Rate
15.64%
Undergrads
32,345
Avg GPA
3.90
SAT (MDN)
1460
Median Earnings
$76,103
Georgetown University logo

Georgetown University

Washington, DC | Private

Admit Rate
12.91%
Undergrads
7,220
Avg GPA
N/A
SAT (MDN)
1490
Median Earnings
$88,039
University of Virginia logo

University of Virginia

Charlottesville, VA | Public

Admit Rate
16.81%
Undergrads
16,829
Avg GPA
N/A
SAT (MDN)
1470
Median Earnings
$74,942
Emory University logo

Emory University

Atlanta, GA | Private

Admit Rate
10.29%
Undergrads
7,263
Avg GPA
3.84
SAT (MDN)
1510
Median Earnings
$71,805
University of Southern California logo

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, CA | Private

Admit Rate
9.81%
Undergrads
20,502
Avg GPA
3.80
SAT (MDN)
N/A
Median Earnings
$77,241
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill logo

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, NC | Public

Admit Rate
15.56%
Undergrads
19,840
Avg GPA
4.49
SAT (MDN)
1470
Median Earnings
$61,222
University of California-San Diego logo

University of California-San Diego

La Jolla, CA | Public

Admit Rate
26.77%
Undergrads
32,852
Avg GPA
3.90
SAT (MDN)
N/A
Median Earnings
$69,529
The University of Texas at Austin logo

The University of Texas at Austin

Austin, TX | Public

Admit Rate
26.64%
Undergrads
39,787
Avg GPA
N/A
SAT (MDN)
N/A
Median Earnings
$64,007
New York University logo

New York University

New York, NY | Private

Admit Rate
9.23%
Undergrads
28,692
Avg GPA
3.81
SAT (MDN)
1520
Median Earnings
$72,083
University of Florida logo

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL | Public

Admit Rate
24.20%
Undergrads
31,571
Avg GPA
3.92
SAT (MDN)
1400
Median Earnings
$62,503
University of California-Irvine logo

University of California-Irvine

Irvine, CA | Public

Admit Rate
28.78%
Undergrads
28,884
Avg GPA
N/A
SAT (MDN)
N/A
Median Earnings
$60,478
University of California-Davis logo

University of California-Davis

Davis, CA | Public

Admit Rate
41.83%
Undergrads
30,929
Avg GPA
4.04
SAT (MDN)
N/A
Median Earnings
$62,995
Georgia Institute of Technology logo

Georgia Institute of Technology

Atlanta, GA | Public

Admit Rate
14.07%
Undergrads
17,171
Avg GPA
4.14
SAT (MDN)
1460
Median Earnings
$91,543
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign logo

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, IL | Public

Admit Rate
42.37%
Undergrads
34,468
Avg GPA
N/A
SAT (MDN)
1470
Median Earnings
$68,323
Tufts University logo

Tufts University

Medford, MA | Private

Admit Rate
11.53%
Undergrads
6,685
Avg GPA
N/A
SAT (MDN)
1510
Median Earnings
$74,058
Boston College logo

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA | Private

Admit Rate
16.19%
Undergrads
9,856
Avg GPA
N/A
SAT (MDN)
1500
Median Earnings
$76,701
University of California-Santa Barbara logo

University of California-Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, CA | Public

Admit Rate
32.96%
Undergrads
22,659
Avg GPA
4.30
SAT (MDN)
N/A
Median Earnings
$60,240
University of Wisconsin-Madison logo

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Madison, WI | Public

Admit Rate
45.17%
Undergrads
34,278
Avg GPA
3.90
SAT (MDN)
1400
Median Earnings
$63,244
Rutgers University logo

Rutgers University

New Brunswick, NJ | Public

Admit Rate
65.35%
Undergrads
35,082
Avg GPA
N/A
SAT (MDN)
N/A
Median Earnings
$64,806
Ohio State University logo

Ohio State University

Columbus, OH | Public

Admit Rate
60.57%
Undergrads
41,983
Avg GPA
N/A
SAT (MDN)
1360
Median Earnings
$57,031
Boston University logo

Boston University

Boston, MA | Private

Admit Rate
11.11%
Undergrads
17,899
Avg GPA
3.90
SAT (MDN)
1470
Median Earnings
$67,398
University of Maryland logo

University of Maryland

College Park, MD | Public

Admit Rate
44.80%
Undergrads
28,498
Avg GPA
4.44
SAT (MDN)
1470
Median Earnings
$68,993
University of Rochester logo

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY | Private

Admit Rate
40.08%
Undergrads
6,350
Avg GPA
3.72
SAT (MDN)
1470
Median Earnings
$75,454
Purdue University logo

Purdue University

West Lafayette, IN | Public

Admit Rate
49.87%
Undergrads
37,678
Avg GPA
3.76
SAT (MDN)
1350
Median Earnings
$65,798
University of Georgia logo

University of Georgia

Athens, GA | Public

Admit Rate
37.92%
Undergrads
29,799
Avg GPA
4.15
SAT (MDN)
1300
Median Earnings
$56,318
Wake Forest University logo

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC | Private

Admit Rate
21.67%
Undergrads
5,413
Avg GPA
N/A
SAT (MDN)
1460
Median Earnings
$75,161
University of Washington logo

University of Washington

Seattle, WA | Public

Admit Rate
39.15%
Undergrads
29,863
Avg GPA
3.83
SAT (MDN)
1410
Median Earnings
$67,468
Lehigh University logo

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA | Private

Admit Rate
25.93%
Undergrads
5,736
Avg GPA
N/A
SAT (MDN)
1430
Median Earnings
$88,766
Virginia Tech logo

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA | Public

Admit Rate
54.99%
Undergrads
29,626
Avg GPA
4.09
SAT (MDN)
N/A
Median Earnings
$70,429
Case Western Reserve University logo

Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland, OH | Private

Admit Rate
37.78%
Undergrads
6,093
Avg GPA
3.78
SAT (MDN)
1500
Median Earnings
$75,546
Texas A & M University logo

Texas A & M University

College Station, TX | Public

Admit Rate
57.32%
Undergrads
52,906
Avg GPA
N/A
SAT (MDN)
1270
Median Earnings
$63,641
Florida State University logo

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL | Public

Admit Rate
24.22%
Undergrads
29,011
Avg GPA
3.71
SAT (MDN)
1350
Median Earnings
$52,382
William & Mary logo

William & Mary

Williamsburg, VA | Public

Admit Rate
34.07%
Undergrads
6,887
Avg GPA
4.40
SAT (MDN)
1470
Median Earnings
$60,143
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities logo

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Minneapolis, MN | Public

Admit Rate
79.75%
Undergrads
29,124
Avg GPA
N/A
SAT (MDN)
1400
Median Earnings
$59,332
Northeastern University logo

Northeastern University

Boston, MA | Private

Admit Rate
5.22%
Undergrads
15,857
Avg GPA
N/A
SAT (MDN)
1490
Median Earnings
$81,396
Villanova University logo

Villanova University

Villanova, PA | Private

Admit Rate
26.98%
Undergrads
6,783
Avg GPA
3.93
SAT (MDN)
1450
Median Earnings
$85,405
North Carolina State University at Raleigh logo

North Carolina State University at Raleigh

Raleigh, NC | Public

Admit Rate
41.67%
Undergrads
24,925
Avg GPA
3.83
SAT (MDN)
1360
Median Earnings
$61,965
University of Massachusetts-Amherst logo

University of Massachusetts-Amherst

Amherst, MA | Public

Admit Rate
59.73%
Undergrads
22,537
Avg GPA
4.04
SAT (MDN)
1410
Median Earnings
$64,017
University of Miami logo

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL | Private

Admit Rate
18.90%
Undergrads
12,405
Avg GPA
3.80
SAT (MDN)
1400
Median Earnings
$61,350
Michigan State University logo

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI | Public

Admit Rate
84.80%
Undergrads
37,492
Avg GPA
3.74
SAT (MDN)
1210
Median Earnings
$60,601
Tulane University of Louisiana logo

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, LA | Private

Admit Rate
13.98%
Undergrads
7,458
Avg GPA
3.70
SAT (MDN)
1450
Median Earnings
$58,024
George Washington University logo

George Washington University

Washington, DC | Private

Admit Rate
47.09%
Undergrads
10,386
Avg GPA
N/A
SAT (MDN)
1420
Median Earnings
$77,757
University of Connecticut logo

University of Connecticut

Storrs, CT | Public

Admit Rate
52.39%
Undergrads
18,838
Avg GPA
N/A
SAT (MDN)
1340
Median Earnings
$65,432
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute logo

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Troy, NY | Private

Admit Rate
63.43%
Undergrads
5,889
Avg GPA
3.80
SAT (MDN)
1450
Median Earnings
$89,152
Indiana University logo

Indiana University

Bloomington, IN | Public

Admit Rate
78.21%
Undergrads
35,871
Avg GPA
3.76
SAT (MDN)
1290
Median Earnings
$57,463
University of California-Riverside logo

University of California-Riverside

Riverside, CA | Public

Admit Rate
76.85%
Undergrads
21,979
Avg GPA
3.83
SAT (MDN)
N/A
Median Earnings
$52,275
Colorado School of Mines logo

Colorado School of Mines

Golden, CO | Public

Admit Rate
58.00%
Undergrads
5,582
Avg GPA
3.85
SAT (MDN)
1400
Median Earnings
$87,594
University of Illinois Chicago logo

University of Illinois Chicago

Chicago, IL | Public

Admit Rate
77.35%
Undergrads
19,961
Avg GPA
3.55
SAT (MDN)
1240
Median Earnings
$60,411
University of Delaware logo

University of Delaware

Newark, DE | Public

Admit Rate
69.24%
Undergrads
18,084
Avg GPA
3.98
SAT (MDN)
1300
Median Earnings
$65,354
University of South Florida logo

University of South Florida

Tampa, FL | Public

Admit Rate
43.19%
Undergrads
30,184
Avg GPA
4.06
SAT (MDN)
N/A
Median Earnings
$49,819
Florida International University logo

Florida International University

Miami, FL | Public

Admit Rate
54.66%
Undergrads
26,027
Avg GPA
4.10
SAT (MDN)
1160
Median Earnings
$52,215
Brigham Young University logo

Brigham Young University

Provo, UT | Private

Admit Rate
67.78%
Undergrads
29,261
Avg GPA
3.90
SAT (MDN)
1360
Median Earnings
$64,207
University of Arizona logo

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ | Public

Admit Rate
86.14%
Undergrads
34,237
Avg GPA
3.47
SAT (MDN)
1240
Median Earnings
$54,540
University of Central Florida logo

University of Central Florida

Orlando, FL | Public

Admit Rate
44.71%
Undergrads
41,654
Avg GPA
4.16
SAT (MDN)
1260
Median Earnings
$49,979
Arizona State University logo

Arizona State University

Tempe, AZ | Public

Admit Rate
89.89%
Undergrads
59,707
Avg GPA
3.53
SAT (MDN)
N/A
Median Earnings
$55,512
University of Utah logo

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT | Public

Admit Rate
85.98%
Undergrads
22,374
Avg GPA
3.67
SAT (MDN)
1290
Median Earnings
$60,025
Carleton College logo

Carleton College

Northfield, MN | Private

Admit Rate
20.41%
Undergrads
2,049
Avg GPA
N/A
SAT (MDN)
1510
Median Earnings
$55,541
Pomona College logo

Pomona College

Claremont, CA | Private

Admit Rate
7.09%
Undergrads
1,646
Avg GPA
N/A
SAT (MDN)
1530
Median Earnings
$55,809
Bowdoin College logo

Bowdoin College

Brunswick, ME | Private

Admit Rate
7.13%
Undergrads
1,845
Avg GPA
N/A
SAT (MDN)
1510
Median Earnings
$60,191
Harvey Mudd College logo

Harvey Mudd College

Claremont, CA | Private

Admit Rate
12.66%
Undergrads
911
Avg GPA
N/A
SAT (MDN)
1530
Median Earnings
$117,259
Middlebury College logo

Middlebury College

Middlebury, VT | Private

Admit Rate
10.75%
Undergrads
2,778
Avg GPA
N/A
SAT (MDN)
1500
Median Earnings
$64,971
Williams College logo

Williams College

Williamstown, MA | Private

Admit Rate
8.25%
Undergrads
2,070
Avg GPA
N/A
SAT (MDN)
1535
Median Earnings
$67,670
Wellesley College logo

Wellesley College

Wellesley, MA | Private

Admit Rate
14.05%
Undergrads
2,335
Avg GPA
N/A
SAT (MDN)
1520
Median Earnings
$60,970
Claremont McKenna College logo

Claremont McKenna College

Claremont, CA | Private

Admit Rate
9.59%
Undergrads
1,377
Avg GPA
N/A
SAT (MDN)
1520
Median Earnings
$82,384
Washington and Lee University logo

Washington and Lee University

Lexington, VA | Private

Admit Rate
13.97%
Undergrads
1,887
Avg GPA
N/A
SAT (MDN)
1480
Median Earnings
$79,081
Babson College logo

Babson College

Wellesley, MA | Private

Admit Rate
17.09%
Undergrads
2,720
Avg GPA
N/A
SAT (MDN)
1460
Median Earnings
$92,178
College of the Holy Cross logo

College of the Holy Cross

Worcester, MA | Private

Admit Rate
21.10%
Undergrads
3,015
Avg GPA
N/A
SAT (MDN)
1340
Median Earnings
$70,289
Colby College logo

Colby College

Waterville, ME | Private

Admit Rate
7.09%
Undergrads
2,282
Avg GPA
N/A
SAT (MDN)
1510
Median Earnings
$58,184
Hamilton College logo

Hamilton College

Clinton, NY | Private

Admit Rate
13.62%
Undergrads
2,044
Avg GPA
N/A
SAT (MDN)
1500
Median Earnings
$65,661
Colgate University logo

Colgate University

Hamilton, NY | Private

Admit Rate
13.88%
Undergrads
3,112
Avg GPA
3.85
SAT (MDN)
1490
Median Earnings
$67,715
Barnard College logo

Barnard College

New York, NY | Private

Admit Rate
8.84%
Undergrads
3,183
Avg GPA
4.13
SAT (MDN)
1510
Median Earnings
$67,029
Davidson College logo

Davidson College

Davidson, NC | Private

Admit Rate
13.37%
Undergrads
1,904
Avg GPA
3.86
SAT (MDN)
N/A
Median Earnings
$57,755
Amherst College logo

Amherst College

Amherst, MA | Private

Admit Rate
9.01%
Undergrads
1,910
Avg GPA
N/A
SAT (MDN)
1540
Median Earnings
$70,140
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology logo

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Terre Haute, IN | Private

Admit Rate
76.86%
Undergrads
2,213
Avg GPA
3.83
SAT (MDN)
1410
Median Earnings
$88,989
Haverford College logo

Haverford College

Haverford, PA | Private

Admit Rate
12.37%
Undergrads
1,419
Avg GPA
N/A
SAT (MDN)
1500
Median Earnings
$58,828
Wesleyan University logo

Wesleyan University

Middletown, CT | Private

Admit Rate
16.49%
Undergrads
2,969
Avg GPA
N/A
SAT (MDN)
1420
Median Earnings
$58,985
Swarthmore College logo

Swarthmore College

Swarthmore, PA | Private

Admit Rate
7.46%
Undergrads
1,641
Avg GPA
N/A
SAT (MDN)
1530
Median Earnings
$55,739
Bates College logo

Bates College

Lewiston, ME | Private

Admit Rate
13.30%
Undergrads
1,753
Avg GPA
N/A
SAT (MDN)
1450
Median Earnings
$61,532

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Acceptance rates are calculated based on the most recent Fall admission cycle data provided in the Common Data Set. Note that rates can vary significantly between Early Decision and Regular Decision cycles.

Does "In-State Tuition" apply to me?

In-state tuition is generally reserved for residents of the state where the public university is located. Out-of-state students and international students typically pay a higher rate, known as out-of-state tuition. Private universities usually charge the same tuition regardless of residency.

What does "Middle 50%" mean for test scores?

The "Middle 50%" range represents the scores between the 25th and 75th percentiles of admitted students. If your score is within or above this range, you are academically competitive for that school.

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