Top 25 College Admission Stats | Zenith Prep Academy

There are a variety of key metrics to consider when trying to assess how competitive a college is and what your chances might be. There are a lot of different factors that impact college admissions: colleges will consider variables that you can control (like GPA, Test Scores, your level of Extracurricular Achievement).

They will also consider some variables that you have less control over like the relative strength of your profile in comparison with other students in your school and geographic region. Even the major that you select can have an impact on your chances: for example, students who are applying to major in Computer Science will almost always have a harder time getting in than students who are applying for Slavic Languages (but you can’t just say you want to apply for Slavic Languages if your profile doesn’t sincerely match that interest).

Admissions rates and average test scores are good overall statistics, but in order to really understand your individualized admissions chances you’ll need some expert guidance. That’s where Zenith Prep’s college counselors can help you figure out how your profile will actually be read by college admissions officers. We have a staff of former admissions officers on our team from colleges like Yale, New York University, Columbia, UC Berkely, and Stanford.

Top 25 Schools in College Admissions

To get you started thinking about admissions chances, here are some baseline statistics for the top 25 colleges (as ranked by US News and World Report). Note that there are students who sometimes get in with slightly lower tests scores and GPAs if there are other factors that make their profile appealing like an unusually strong set of extracurriculars, unusually insightful essays that showcase the student’s voice, or a level of achievement that is unusual in the student’s geographic area.

1. Princeton University

2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

3. Harvard University

4. Stanford University

5. Yale University

6. University of Pennsylvania

7. California Institute of Technology (CalTech)

8. Duke University

9. Brown University

10. Johns Hopkins University

11. Northwestern University

12. Columbia University

13. Cornell University

14. University of Chicago

15. University of California, Berkley

Acceptance rate: 11%
Recommended Unweighted GPA: 3.80 or greater
Recommended SAT: UC Berkeley does not currently use standardized tests as part of its admissions process.
Recommended ACT: UC Berkeley does not currently use standardized tests as part of its admissions process.

16. University of California, Los Angeles

Acceptance rate: 9%
Recommended Unweighted GPA: 3.80 or greater
Recommended SAT: UCLA does not currently use standardized tests as part of its admissions process.
Recommended ACT: UCLA does not currently use standardized tests as part of its admissions process.

17. Rice University

18. Dartmouth College

19. Vanderbilt University

20. University of Notre Dame

21. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

22. Georgetown University

23. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

24. Carnegie Mellon University

25. Emory University

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College Admissions Statistics for Top 25 Schools

Top 25 Schools in College Admissions

1. Princeton University

2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

3. Harvard University

4. Stanford University

5. Yale University

6. University of Pennsylvania

7. California Institute of Technology (CalTech)

8. Duke University

9. Brown University

10. Johns Hopkins University

11. Northwestern University

12. Columbia University

13. Cornell University

14. University of Chicago

15. University of California, Berkley

16. University of California, Los Angeles

17. Rice University

18. Dartmouth College

19. Vanderbilt University

20. University of Notre Dame

21. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

22. Georgetown University

23. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

24. Carnegie Mellon University

25. Emory University

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College Admissions Statistics for Top 25 Schools

Top 25 Schools in College Admissions

1. Princeton University

2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

3. Harvard University

4. Stanford University

5. Yale University

6. University of Pennsylvania

7. California Institute of Technology (CalTech)

8. Duke University

9. Brown University

10. Johns Hopkins University

11. Northwestern University

12. Columbia University

13. Cornell University

14. University of Chicago

15. University of California, Berkley

16. University of California, Los Angeles

17. Rice University

18. Dartmouth College

19. Vanderbilt University

20. University of Notre Dame

21. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

22. Georgetown University

23. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

24. Carnegie Mellon University

25. Emory University

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