Top 10 Colleges With The Lowest Acceptance Rates

Jasmine Sigmann, Feature Writer|March 9, 2023

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  1. University of Chicago (Chicago, IL) 6%

University of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois has an acceptance rate of 6%. Therefore out of the estimated 37,522 applicants, only about 2,251 are accepted. 

  1. Duke University (Durham, NC) 6%

Duke University in Durham North Carolina has an acceptance rate of 6%. Therefore out of the estimated 34,406 applicants, only about 2,064 are accepted. 

  1. Dartmouth College (Hanover, NH) 6%

Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire has an acceptance rate of 6%. Therefore out of the estimated 25,703 applicants, only about 1,542 are accepted.

  1. Brown University (Providence, RI) 6%

Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island has an acceptance rate of 6%. Therefore out of the estimated 44,503 applicants, only about 2,670 are accepted.

  1. Yale University (New Haven, CT) 5%

Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut has an acceptance rate of 5%. Therefore out of the estimated 35,220 applicants, only about 1,761 are accepted.

  1. Stanford University (Stanford, CA) 4%

Stanford University in Stanford, California has an acceptance rate of 4%. Therefore out of the estimated 43,997 applicants, only about 1,759 are accepted.

  1. Princeton University (Princeton, NJ) 4%

Princeton University in Princeton New Jersey has an acceptance rate of 4%. Therefore out of the estimated 38,019 applicants, only about 1,520 are accepted.

  1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA) 4%

Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts has an acceptance rate of 4%. Therefore out of the estimated 33,796 applicants, only about 1,351 are accepted.

  1. Harvard University (Cambridge, MA) 4%

Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts has an acceptance rate of 4%. Therefore out of the estimated 61,220 applicants, only about 2,448 are accepted.

  1. California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, CA) 4%

California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, California has an acceptance rate of 4%. Therefore out of the estimated 8,367 applicants only about 334 are accepted.

Source: https://research.com/education/list-of-college-acceptance-rates