Explore

Find your fit

Filter by selectivity, scores, and size, then switch between cards, a sortable table, charts, or a map.

Admit rate: 6.8%
SAT midpoint: 1530
Undergrads: 226K

35 of 1,893 colleges match · page 1 of 2

California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, CA · Private
987 undergrads$48.5K/yr
2.6%admitted
Minerva University
San Francisco, CA · Private
637 undergrads$19.5K/yr
3.0%admitted
Stanford University
Stanford, CA · Private
SAT 1520–15807.6K undergrads$49.6K/yr
3.6%admitted
Yale University
New Haven, CT · Private
SAT 1470–15706.8K undergrads$51.4K/yr
3.9%admitted
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA · Private
SAT 1450–15607.6K undergrads$48.3K/yr
4.2%admitted
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL · Private
SAT 1500–15607.6K undergrads$61.1K/yr
4.5%admitted
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA · Private
SAT 1520–15804.5K undergrads$46.3K/yr
4.6%admitted
Curtis Institute of Music
Philadelphia, PA · Private
109 undergrads$26.3K/yr
4.6%admitted
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ · Private
SAT 1510–15805.7K undergrads$38.3K/yr
4.6%admitted
Duke University
Durham, NC · Private
SAT 1510–15706.4K undergrads$58.6K/yr
4.7%admitted
Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY · Private
SAT 1500–15779K undergrads$54.7K/yr
4.9%admitted
Northeastern University
Boston, MA · Private
SAT 1440–154017.3K undergrads$51.3K/yr
5.2%admitted
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN · Private
SAT 1510–15607.4K undergrads$46.5K/yr
5.4%admitted
Brown University
Providence, RI · Private
SAT 1510–15807.2K undergrads$55.5K/yr
5.4%admitted
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA · Private
SAT 1510–157010.7K undergrads$55.6K/yr
5.4%admitted
Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH · Private
SAT 1440–15604.5K undergrads$56K/yr
6.0%admitted
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD · Private
SAT 1520–15705.7K undergrads$50.3K/yr
6.4%admitted
Bowdoin College
Brunswick, ME · Private
SAT 1460–15501.9K undergrads$50.8K/yr
6.8%admitted
Colby College
Waterville, ME · Private
SAT 1460–15502.4K undergrads$54K/yr
7.1%admitted
Pomona College
Claremont, CA · Private
SAT 1490–15601.7K undergrads$47K/yr
7.1%admitted
Washington University of Science and Technology
Alexandria, VA · Private
400 undergrads
7.3%admitted
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, PA · Private
SAT 1490–15601.6K undergrads$49.1K/yr
7.5%admitted
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL · Private
SAT 1510–15709.2K undergrads$57.2K/yr
7.7%admitted
Rice University
Houston, TX · Private
SAT 1500–15704.8K undergrads$46.8K/yr
8.0%admitted

California Institute of Technology

Pasadena, CA · Private

2.6%

admitted · about 1 in 39

Most selective

Selectivity2.6%

Size987

SAT range–

Pell share18%

Avg cost$48.5K

10-year direction

Cost: Falling, −11% after inflation since 2013–14
Applications: Growing, +112% since fall 2014
Diversity: More diverse, index 0.70 → 0.78 since fall 2014
Selectivity: More selective, admit rate 9% → 3% since fall 2014

Ultra-selectiveVery small student-faculty ratio

Minerva University

San Francisco, CA · Private

3.0%

admitted · about 1 in 33

Most selective

Selectivity3.0%

Size637

SAT range–

Pell share0%

Avg cost$19.5K

10-year direction

Cost: Falling, −7% after inflation since 2015–16
Applications: Growing, +20% since fall 2015
Selectivity: Steady, admit rate 2% → 3% since fall 2015

Ultra-selective

Stanford University

Stanford, CA · Private

3.6%

admitted · about 1 in 28

Most selective

Selectivity3.6%

Size7.6K

SAT range1520–1580

Pell share19%

Avg cost$49.6K

10-year direction

Cost: Steady, −4% after inflation since 2013–14
Applications: Growing, +36% since fall 2014
Diversity: More diverse, index 0.77 → 0.80 since fall 2014
Selectivity: Steady, admit rate 5% → 4% (to fall 2024) since fall 2014

Ultra-selectiveHigh yield

Yale University

New Haven, CT · Private

3.9%

admitted · about 1 in 26

Most selective

Selectivity3.9%

Size6.8K

SAT range1470–1570

Pell share20%

Avg cost$51.4K

10-year direction

Cost: Steady, −4% after inflation since 2013–14
Applications: Growing, +86% since fall 2014
Diversity: More diverse, index 0.72 → 0.80 since fall 2014
Selectivity: Steady, admit rate 6% → 4% since fall 2014

Ultra-selectiveHigh yield

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA · Private

4.2%

admitted · about 1 in 24

Most selective

Selectivity4.2%

Size7.6K

SAT range1450–1560

Pell share16%

Avg cost$48.3K

10-year direction

Cost: Steady, +5% after inflation since 2013–14
Applications: Growing, +57% since fall 2014
Diversity: More diverse, index 0.73 → 0.80 since fall 2014
Selectivity: Steady, admit rate 6% → 4% (to fall 2024) since fall 2014

Ultra-selectiveHigh yield

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL · Private

4.5%

admitted · about 1 in 22

Most selective

Selectivity4.5%

Size7.6K

SAT range1500–1560

Pell share15%

Avg cost$61.1K

10-year direction

Cost: Steady, +1% after inflation since 2013–14
Applications: Growing, +59% since fall 2014
Diversity: More diverse, index 0.74 → 0.81 since fall 2014
Selectivity: More selective, admit rate 9% → 4% since fall 2014

Ultra-selectiveHigh yield

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, MA · Private

4.6%

admitted · about 1 in 22

Most selective

Selectivity4.6%

Size4.5K

SAT range1520–1580

Pell share19%

Avg cost$46.3K

10-year direction

Cost: Falling, −9% after inflation since 2013–14
Applications: Growing, +54% since fall 2014
Diversity: Steady, index 0.76 → 0.79 since fall 2014
Selectivity: More selective, admit rate 8% → 5% (to fall 2024) since fall 2014

Ultra-selectiveHigh yield

Curtis Institute of Music

Philadelphia, PA · Private

4.6%

admitted · about 1 in 22

Most selective

Selectivity4.6%

Size109

SAT range–

Pell share1%

Avg cost$26.3K

10-year direction

Cost: Rising, +44% after inflation since 2013–14
Applications: Growing, +105% since fall 2014
Selectivity: Steady, admit rate 5% → 5% since fall 2014

Ultra-selectiveHigh yield

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ · Private

4.6%

admitted · about 1 in 22

Most selective

Selectivity4.6%

Size5.7K

SAT range1510–1580

Pell share19%

Avg cost$38.3K

10-year direction

Cost: Falling, −9% after inflation since 2013–14
Applications: Growing, +52% since fall 2014
Diversity: More diverse, index 0.72 → 0.79 since fall 2014
Selectivity: Steady, admit rate 7% → 5% since fall 2014

Ultra-selectiveHigh yield

Duke University

Durham, NC · Private

4.7%

admitted · about 1 in 21

Most selective

Selectivity4.7%

Size6.4K

SAT range1510–1570

Pell share14%

Avg cost$58.6K

10-year direction

Cost: Steady, +1% after inflation since 2013–14
Applications: Growing, +64% since fall 2014
Diversity: More diverse, index 0.70 → 0.79 (to fall 2024) since fall 2014
Selectivity: More selective, admit rate 11% → 6% (to fall 2024) since fall 2014

Ultra-selectiveTop test scores

Columbia University in the City of New York

New York, NY · Private

4.9%

admitted · about 1 in 20

Most selective

Selectivity4.9%

Size9K

SAT range1500–1577

Pell share23%

Avg cost$54.7K

10-year direction

Cost: Falling, −5% after inflation since 2013–14
Applications: Growing, +82% since fall 2014
Diversity: More diverse, index 0.77 → 0.81 since fall 2014
Selectivity: Steady, admit rate 7% → 4% (to fall 2024) since fall 2014

Ultra-selectiveTop test scores

Northeastern University

Boston, MA · Private

5.2%

admitted · about 1 in 19

Most selective

Selectivity5.2%

Size17.3K

SAT range1440–1540

Pell share12%

Avg cost$51.3K

10-year direction

Cost: Steady, 0% after inflation since 2013–14
Applications: Growing, +98% since fall 2014
Diversity: More diverse, index 0.70 → 0.75 since fall 2014
Selectivity: More selective, admit rate 32% → 5% since fall 2014

Ultra-selectiveTop test scores

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN · Private

5.4%

admitted · about 1 in 19

Most selective

Selectivity5.4%

Size7.4K

SAT range1510–1560

Pell share20%

Avg cost$46.5K

10-year direction

Cost: Steady, −1% after inflation since 2013–14
Applications: Growing, +54% since fall 2014
Diversity: More diverse, index 0.63 → 0.77 (to fall 2024) since fall 2014
Selectivity: More selective, admit rate 13% → 6% (to fall 2024) since fall 2014

Ultra-selectiveTop test scores

Brown University

Providence, RI · Private

5.4%

admitted · about 1 in 19

Most selective

Selectivity5.4%

Size7.2K

SAT range1510–1580

Pell share14%

Avg cost$55.5K

10-year direction

Cost: Steady, 0% after inflation since 2013–14
Applications: Growing, +61% since fall 2014
Diversity: More diverse, index 0.75 → 0.79 since fall 2014
Selectivity: More selective, admit rate 9% → 5% since fall 2014

Ultra-selectiveTop test scores

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA · Private

5.4%

admitted · about 1 in 19

Most selective

Selectivity5.4%

Size10.7K

SAT range1510–1570

Pell share17%

Avg cost$55.6K

10-year direction

Cost: Steady, 0% after inflation since 2013–14
Applications: Growing, +82% since fall 2014
Diversity: More diverse, index 0.73 → 0.80 since fall 2014
Selectivity: More selective, admit rate 10% → 5% since fall 2014

Ultra-selectiveHigh yield

Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH · Private

6.0%

admitted · about 1 in 17

Most selective

Selectivity6.0%

Size4.5K

SAT range1440–1560

Pell share14%

Avg cost$56K

10-year direction

Cost: Steady, −2% after inflation since 2013–14
Applications: Growing, +64% since fall 2014
Diversity: Steady, index 0.72 → 0.75 since fall 2014
Selectivity: More selective, admit rate 12% → 5% (to fall 2024) since fall 2014

Ultra-selectiveHigh yield

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD · Private

6.4%

admitted · about 1 in 16

Most selective

Selectivity6.4%

Size5.7K

SAT range1520–1570

Pell share19%

Avg cost$50.3K

10-year direction

Cost: Falling, −13% after inflation since 2013–14
Applications: Growing, +87% since fall 2014
Diversity: More diverse, index 0.72 → 0.81 since fall 2014
Selectivity: More selective, admit rate 16% → 6% since fall 2014

Ultra-selectiveTop test scores

Bowdoin College

Brunswick, ME · Private

6.8%

admitted · about 1 in 15

Most selective

Selectivity6.8%

Size1.9K

SAT range1460–1550

Pell share17%

Avg cost$50.8K

10-year direction

Cost: Falling, −8% after inflation since 2013–14
Applications: Growing, +91% since fall 2014
Diversity: More diverse, index 0.57 → 0.67 since fall 2014
Selectivity: More selective, admit rate 15% → 7% (to fall 2024) since fall 2014

Ultra-selectiveTop test scores

Colby College

Waterville, ME · Private

7.1%

admitted · about 1 in 14

Most selective

Selectivity7.1%

Size2.4K

SAT range1460–1550

Pell share14%

Avg cost$54K

10-year direction

Cost: Steady, −2% after inflation since 2013–14
Applications: Growing, +273% since fall 2014
Diversity: More diverse, index 0.61 → 0.66 since fall 2014
Selectivity: More selective, admit rate 28% → 7% since fall 2014

Ultra-selectiveTop test scores

Pomona College

Claremont, CA · Private

7.1%

admitted · about 1 in 14

Most selective

Selectivity7.1%

Size1.7K

SAT range1490–1560

Pell share20%

Avg cost$47K

10-year direction

Cost: Steady, −1% after inflation since 2013–14
Applications: Growing, +59% since fall 2014
Diversity: More diverse, index 0.76 → 0.82 since fall 2014
Selectivity: More selective, admit rate 12% → 7% since fall 2014

Ultra-selectiveTop test scores

Washington University of Science and Technology

Alexandria, VA · Private

7.3%

admitted · about 1 in 14

Most selective

Selectivity7.3%

Size400

SAT range–

Pell share4%

Avg cost–

Swarthmore College

Swarthmore, PA · Private

7.5%

admitted · about 1 in 13

Most selective

Selectivity7.5%

Size1.6K

SAT range1490–1560

Pell share19%

Avg cost$49.1K

10-year direction

Cost: Falling, −9% after inflation since 2013–14
Applications: Growing, +136% since fall 2014
Diversity: More diverse, index 0.76 → 0.82 since fall 2014
Selectivity: More selective, admit rate 17% → 7% since fall 2014

Ultra-selectiveTop test scores

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL · Private

7.7%

admitted · about 1 in 13

Most selective

Selectivity7.7%

Size9.2K

SAT range1510–1570

Pell share19%

Avg cost$57.2K

10-year direction

Cost: Steady, −3% after inflation since 2013–14
Applications: Growing, +47% since fall 2014
Diversity: More diverse, index 0.67 → 0.81 since fall 2014
Selectivity: More selective, admit rate 13% → 8% since fall 2014

Ultra-selectiveTop test scores

Rice University

Houston, TX · Private

8.0%

admitted · about 1 in 13

Most selective

Selectivity8.0%

Size4.8K

SAT range1500–1570

Pell share17%

Avg cost$46.8K

10-year direction

Cost: Steady, +3% after inflation since 2013–14
Applications: Growing, +83% since fall 2014
Diversity: More diverse, index 0.76 → 0.80 since fall 2014
Selectivity: More selective, admit rate 15% → 8% (to fall 2024) since fall 2014

Ultra-selectiveTop test scores

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why

Card meters show where each college ranks among all 1,893 that report that measure. A dash means not reported. Size buckets: Small < 5K, Medium 5–15K, Large 15–30K, Very large 30K+.

Explore

Find your fit

Filter by selectivity, scores, and size, then switch between cards, a sortable table, charts, or a map.