2016 U.S. News rank |
2015 U.S. News rank |
School |
Fall 2014 acceptance rate |
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile |
1 |
1 |
Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ |
7.4% |
1400-1600 |
2 |
2 |
Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA |
6% |
1410-1600 |
3 |
3 |
Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT |
6.3% |
1410-1600 |
4 |
4 |
Columbia UniversityNew York, NY |
7% |
1390-1570 |
4 |
4 |
Stanford UniversityStanford, CA |
5.1% |
1380-1570 |
4 |
4 |
University of ChicagoChicago, IL |
8.8% |
1430-1590 |
7 |
7 |
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA |
7.9% |
1420-1570 |
8 |
8 |
Duke UniversityDurham, NC |
11.4% |
1370-1550 |
9 |
8 |
University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA |
10.4% |
1360-1550 |
10 |
10 |
California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA |
8.8% |
1500-1600 |
10 |
12 |
Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD |
15% |
1360-1530 |
12 |
11 |
Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NH |
11.5% |
1360-1550 |
12 |
13 |
Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL |
13.1% |
1390-1560 |
14 |
16 |
Brown UniversityProvidence, RI |
8.7% |
1330-1550 |
15 |
15 |
Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY |
14.2% |
1330-1510 |
15 |
16 |
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN |
13.1% |
32-34 |
15 |
14 |
Washington University in St. LouisSt. Louis, MO |
17.1% |
32-34 |
18 |
19 |
Rice UniversityHouston, TX |
15.1% |
1390-1550 |
18 |
16 |
University of Notre DameNotre Dame, IN |
21.1% |
32-34 |
20 |
20 |
University of California—BerkeleyBerkeley, CA |
16% |
1290-1490 |
21 |
21 |
Emory UniversityAtlanta, GA |
26.8% |
1280-1460 |
21 |
21 |
Georgetown UniversityWashington, DC |
17.4% |
1320-1520 |
23 |
25 |
Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA |
24.6% |
1340-1540 |
23 |
23 |
University of California—Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA |
18.6% |
1190-1460 |
23 |
25 |
University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA |
18% |
1280-1480 |
26 |
23 |
University of VirginiaCharlottesville, VA |
29% |
1250-1460 |
27 |
27 |
Tufts UniversityMedford, MA |
17.3% |
1360-1520 |
27 |
27 |
Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, NC |
34.4% |
1210-1420 2 |
29 |
29 |
University of Michigan—Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI |
32.2% |
29-33 |
30 |
31 |
Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA |
33.9% |
1270-1460 |
30 |
30 |
University of North Carolina—Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC |
28.5% |
1210-1400 |
32 |
32 |
New York UniversityNew York, NY |
35.5% |
1240-1450 |
33 |
33 |
University of RochesterRochester, NY |
36.4% |
1240-1450 2 |
34 |
35 |
Brandeis UniversityWaltham, MA |
35.2% |
1250-1480 |
34 |
33 |
College of William and MaryWilliamsburg, VA |
33% |
1270-1470 |
36 |
35 |
Georgia Institute of TechnologyAtlanta, GA |
33.4% |
1310-1490 |
37 |
38 |
Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, OH |
38.3% |
1270-1470 |
37 |
40 |
University of California—Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA |
36.3% |
1120-1380 |
39 |
42 |
University of California—IrvineIrvine, CA |
37.4% |
1040-1310 |
39 |
37 |
University of California—San DiegoLa Jolla, CA |
33.5% |
1180-1420 |
41 |
42 |
Boston UniversityBoston, MA |
34.5% |
1190-1410 |
41 |
42 |
Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy, NY |
37.5% |
1300-1490 |
41 |
54 |
Tulane UniversityNew Orleans, LA |
28% |
29-32 |
41 |
38 |
University of California—DavisDavis, CA |
40.6% |
1080-1350 |
41 |
42 |
University of Illinois—Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, IL |
59% |
26-32 |
41 |
47 |
University of Wisconsin—MadisonMadison, WI |
49.8% |
26-31 |
47 |
40 |
Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PA |
34.3% |
1230-1410 |
47 |
42 |
Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA |
32.2% |
1340-1500 |
47 |
48 |
Pennsylvania State University—University ParkUniversity Park, PA |
50.3% |
1090-1290 |
47 |
48 |
University of FloridaGainesville, FL |
47.1% |
1170-1360 |
51 |
48 |
University of MiamiCoral Gables, FL |
38.2% |
1220-1420 |
52 |
54 |
Ohio State University—ColumbusColumbus, OH |
53% |
27-31 |
52 |
54 |
Pepperdine UniversityMalibu, CA |
35.5% |
1120-1330 |
52 |
53 |
University of Texas—AustinAustin, TX |
39.7% |
1170-1390 |
52 |
48 |
University of WashingtonSeattle, WA |
55.2% |
1110-1350 |
52 |
48 |
Yeshiva UniversityNew York, NY |
81.8% |
1120-1360 |
57 |
54 |
George Washington UniversityWashington, DC |
43.8% |
1200-1390 |
57 |
58 |
University of ConnecticutStorrs, CT |
50% |
1150-1350 |
57 |
62 |
University of Maryland—College ParkCollege Park, MD |
47.8% |
1210-1420 |
57 |
68 |
Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester, MA |
43.8% |
1210-14102 |
61 |
62 |
Clemson UniversityClemson, SC |
52.8% |
1160-1350 |
61 |
62 |
Purdue University—West LafayetteWest Lafayette, IN |
59.2% |
1080-1330 |
61 |
58 |
Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, TX |
52.4% |
28-31 |
61 |
58 |
Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, NY |
53.2% |
1070-1280 |
61 |
62 |
University of GeorgiaAthens, GA |
55.8% |
1140-1330 |
66 |
62 |
Brigham Young University—ProvoProvo, UT |
47% |
27-31 |
66 |
58 |
Fordham UniversityNew York, NY |
48.1% |
1150-1350 |
66 |
62 |
University of PittsburghPittsburgh, PA |
53.1% |
1180-1360 |
69 |
71 |
University of Minnesota—Twin CitiesMinneapolis, MN |
45.4% |
26-30 |
70 |
68 |
Texas A&M University—College StationCollege Station, TX |
71% |
1060-1310 |
70 |
71 |
Virginia TechBlacksburg, VA |
72.6% |
1110-1320 |
72 |
71 |
American UniversityWashington, DC |
45.8% |
1150-13402 |
72 |
71 |
Baylor UniversityWaco, TX |
55.4% |
24-30 |
72 |
70 |
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey—New BrunswickPiscataway, NJ |
60.5% |
1090-13403 |
75 |
76 |
Clark UniversityWorcester, MA |
54% |
1108-13332 |
75 |
88 |
Colorado School of MinesGolden, CO |
36.5% |
28-32 |
75 |
76 |
Indiana University—BloomingtonBloomington, IN |
76.1% |
1060-1290 |
75 |
85 |
Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MI |
66.1% |
23-28 |
75 |
76 |
Stevens Institute of TechnologyHoboken, NJ |
43.8% |
1255-1425 |
75 |
75 |
University of DelawareNewark, DE |
65.9% |
1100-1300 |
75 |
76 |
University of Massachusetts—AmherstAmherst, MA |
61.3% |
1120-1310 |
82 |
76 |
Miami University—OxfordOxford, OH |
65.8% |
25-30 |
82 |
76 |
Texas Christian UniversityFort Worth, TX |
48.9% |
24-30 |
82 |
85 |
University of California—Santa CruzSanta Cruz, CA |
57% |
1010-1280 |
82 |
71 |
University of IowaIowa City, IA |
81% |
23-28 |
86 |
76 |
Marquette UniversityMilwaukee, WI |
66.7% |
25-29 |
86 |
88 |
University of DenverDenver, CO |
76.5% |
25-30 |
86 |
88 |
University of TulsaTulsa, OK |
40.3% |
26-32 |
89 |
88 |
Binghamton University—SUNYBinghamton, NY |
44.1% |
1210-1370 |
89 |
95 |
North Carolina State University—RaleighRaleigh, NC |
51.4% |
1160-1330 |
89 |
88 |
Stony Brook University—SUNYStony Brook, NY |
41.3% |
1150-1350 |
89 |
76 |
SUNY College of Environmental Science and ForestrySyracuse, NY |
51.1% |
1090-1280 |
89 |
88 |
University of Colorado—BoulderBoulder, CO |
84.2% |
24-30 |
89 |
95 |
University of San DiegoSan Diego, CA |
46.3% |
1130-1320 |
89 |
85 |
University of VermontBurlington, VT |
73.4% |
1080-1290 |
96 |
95 |
Florida State UniversityTallahassee, FL |
55.4% |
26-29 |
96 |
99 |
Saint Louis UniversitySt. Louis, MO |
60.3% |
25-30 |
96 |
88 |
University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, AL |
51.1% |
22-31 |
99 |
95 |
Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PA |
76% |
1090-1300 |
99 |
106 |
Loyola University ChicagoChicago, IL |
63.3% |
25-29 |
99 |
103 |
University at Buffalo—SUNYBuffalo, NY |
57.8% |
1050-1250 |