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We cover the 170 US colleges that rank highly with US News, Forbes or Niche, so many strong regional universities may not appear. How we choose → The ones we have not done →

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Cambridge, MA ✦ Private ✦ Research University ✦ 4.6K students ✦ D3

Unlikely

Accept 4%✦SAT 1510–1580✦GPA 3.96est.✦Cost $89K

Harvard University (Harvard)

Cambridge, MA ✦ Private ✦ Research University ✦ 6.7K students ✦ D1

Unlikely

Accept 4%✦SAT 1510–1580✦GPA 3.92est.✦Cost $92K

Stanford University (Stanford)

Stanford, CA ✦ Private ✦ Research University ✦ 7.3K students ✦ D1

Unlikely

Accept 4%✦SAT 1520–1580✦GPA 3.94✦Cost $93K

Princeton University (Princeton)

Princeton, NJ ✦ Private ✦ Research University ✦ 5.9K students ✦ D1

Unlikely

Accept 4%✦SAT 1500–1570Test optional✦GPA 3.95✦Cost $91K

California Institute of Technology (Caltech)

Pasadena, CA ✦ Private ✦ Engineering ✦ 1K students ✦ D3

Unlikely

Accept 3%✦SAT 1530–1580✦GPA 3.97est.✦Cost $93K

Yale University (Yale)

New Haven, CT ✦ Private ✦ Research University ✦ 6.5K students ✦ D1

Unlikely

Accept 4%✦SAT 1470–1570✦GPA 3.95est.✦Cost $94K

University of Chicago (UChicago)

Chicago, IL ✦ Private ✦ Research University ✦ 7.5K students ✦ D3

Unlikely

Accept 5%✦SAT 1510–1560Test optional✦GPA 3.90est.✦Cost $100K

Columbia University (Columbia)

New York, NY ✦ Private ✦ Research University ✦ 9.2K students ✦ D1

Unlikely

Accept 4%✦SAT 1510–1570Test optional✦GPA 3.93est.✦Cost $96K

University of Pennsylvania (UPenn)

Philadelphia, PA ✦ Private ✦ Research University ✦ 10K students ✦ D1

Unlikely

Accept 5%✦SAT 1510–1570✦GPA 3.90✦Cost $95K

Cornell University (Cornell)

Ithaca, NY ✦ Private ✦ Research University ✦ 16.1K students ✦ D1

Unlikely

Accept 9%✦SAT 1490–1560✦GPA 3.90est.✦Cost $96K

Duke University (Duke)

Durham, NC ✦ Private ✦ Research University ✦ 6.7K students ✦ D1

Unlikely

Accept 5%✦SAT 1500–1570Test optional✦GPA 3.94est.✦Cost $97K

University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley)

Berkeley, CA ✦ Public ✦ Research University ✦ 33.5K students ✦ D1

Unlikely

Accept 11%Scores ignored✦GPA 3.90✦Cost $42K in-state / $81K out

Northwestern University (Northwestern)

Evanston, IL ✦ Private ✦ Research University ✦ 8.8K students ✦ D1

Unlikely

Accept 7%✦SAT 1510–1560Test optional✦GPA 3.81est.✦Cost $96K

Johns Hopkins University (Johns Hopkins)

Baltimore, MD ✦ Private ✦ Research University ✦ 5.7K students ✦ D3

Unlikely

Accept 6%✦SAT 1530–1560✦GPA 3.94✦Cost $91K

Carnegie Mellon University (CMU)

Pittsburgh, PA ✦ Private ✦ Research University ✦ 7.8K students ✦ D3

Unlikely

Accept 11%✦SAT 1510–1560✦GPA 3.89✦Cost $90K

Brown University (Brown)

Providence, RI ✦ Private ✦ Research University ✦ 7.9K students ✦ D1

Unlikely

Accept 6%✦SAT 1470–1560✦GPA 3.94est.✦Cost $97K

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

Los Angeles, CA ✦ Public ✦ Research University ✦ 33.5K students ✦ D1

Unlikely

Accept 9%Scores ignored✦GPA 3.96✦Cost $36K in-state / $76K out

Dartmouth College (Dartmouth)

Hanover, NH ✦ Private ✦ Research University ✦ 4.4K students ✦ D1

Unlikely

Accept 6%✦SAT 1440–1560✦GPA 3.90est.✦Cost $95K

Vanderbilt University (Vanderbilt)

Nashville, TN ✦ Private ✦ Research University ✦ 7.1K students ✦ D1

Unlikely

Accept 5%✦SAT 1510–1560Test optional✦GPA 3.89✦Cost $97K

Rice University (Rice)

Houston, TX ✦ Private ✦ Research University ✦ 4.8K students ✦ D1

Unlikely

Accept 8%✦SAT 1510–1560Test optional✦GPA 3.93est.✦Cost $93K

University of Michigan (UMich)

Ann Arbor, MI ✦ Public ✦ Research University ✦ 34.5K students ✦ D1

Unlikely

Accept 16%✦SAT 1360–1530Test optional✦GPA 3.90✦Cost $35K in-state / $84K out

Washington University in St. Louis (WashU)

St. Louis, MO ✦ Private ✦ Research University ✦ 8.1K students ✦ D3

Unlikely

Accept 11%✦SAT 1500–1560Test optional✦GPA 3.89est.✦Cost $95K

Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech)

Atlanta, GA ✦ Public ✦ Engineering ✦ 20.6K students ✦ D1

Unlikely

Accept 13%✦SAT 1370–1530✦GPA 3.82est.✦Cost $27K in-state / $51K out

Williams College (Williams)

Williamstown, MA ✦ Private ✦ Liberal Arts ✦ 2.1K students ✦ D3

Unlikely

Accept 7%✦SAT 1470–1550Test optional✦GPA 3.94est.✦Cost $96K

Georgetown University (Georgetown)

Washington, DC ✦ Private ✦ Research University ✦ 7.9K students ✦ D1

Unlikely

Accept 13%✦SAT 1405–1530✦GPA 3.89est.✦Cost $97K

Amherst College (Amherst)

Amherst, MA ✦ Private ✦ Liberal Arts ✦ 1.9K students ✦ D3

Unlikely

Accept 7%✦SAT 1470–1550Test optional✦GPA 3.90est.✦Cost $96K

University of Notre Dame (Notre Dame)

Notre Dame, IN ✦ Private ✦ Research University ✦ 8.9K students ✦ D1

Unlikely

Accept 9%✦SAT 1470–1540Test optional✦GPA 3.91est.✦Cost $89K

University of Virginia (UVA)

Charlottesville, VA ✦ Public ✦ Research University ✦ 17.4K students ✦ D1

Unlikely

Accept 15%✦SAT 1410–1510Test optional✦GPA 3.99est.✦Cost $37K in-state / $78K out

Swarthmore College (Swarthmore)

Swarthmore, PA ✦ Private ✦ Liberal Arts ✦ 1.6K students ✦ D3

Unlikely

Accept 7%✦SAT 1480–1540Test optional✦GPA 3.90est.✦Cost $96K

Pomona College (Pomona)

Claremont, CA ✦ Private ✦ Liberal Arts ✦ 1.8K students ✦ D3

Unlikely

Accept 7%✦SAT 1480–1540Test optional✦GPA 3.90est.✦Cost $96K

Emory University (Emory)

Atlanta, GA ✦ Private ✦ Research University ✦ 7.1K students ✦ D3

Unlikely

Accept 10%✦SAT 1480–1530Test optional✦GPA 3.80✦Cost $93K

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC)

Chapel Hill, NC ✦ Public ✦ Research University ✦ 21.1K students ✦ D1

Unlikely

Accept 17%✦SAT 1400–1530Test optional✦GPA 3.83est.✦Cost $25K in-state / $65K out

University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin)

Austin, TX ✦ Public ✦ Research University ✦ 43.2K students ✦ D1

Long Shot

Accept 22%✦SAT 1230–1490✦GPA 3.82est.✦Cost $26K in-state / $58K out

Bowdoin College (Bowdoin)

Brunswick, ME ✦ Private ✦ Liberal Arts ✦ 1.9K students ✦ D3

Unlikely

Accept 7%✦SAT 1470–1540Test optional✦GPA 3.95est.✦Cost $95K

Harvey Mudd College (Harvey Mudd)

Claremont, CA ✦ Private ✦ Engineering ✦ 900 students ✦ D3

Unlikely

Accept 13%✦SAT 1500–1560Test optional✦GPA 3.94est.✦Cost $102K

Wesleyan University (Wesleyan)

Middletown, CT ✦ Private ✦ Liberal Arts ✦ 3.2K students ✦ D3

Long Shot

Accept 16%✦SAT 1300–1500Test optional✦GPA 3.90est.✦Cost $98K

Washington and Lee University (W&L)

Lexington, VA ✦ Private ✦ Liberal Arts ✦ 1.9K students ✦ D3

Unlikely

Accept 14%✦SAT 1430–1540Test optional✦GPA 3.85est.✦Cost $95K

Wellesley College (Wellesley)

Wellesley, MA ✦ Private ✦ Liberal Arts ✦ 2.4K students ✦ D3

Unlikely

Accept 15%✦SAT 1460–1550Test optional✦GPA 3.86est.✦Cost $96K

Haverford College (Haverford)

Haverford, PA ✦ Private ✦ Liberal Arts ✦ 1.4K students ✦ D3

Unlikely

Accept 13%✦SAT 1460–1530Test optional✦GPA 3.90est.✦Cost $96K

New York University (NYU)

New York, NY ✦ Private ✦ Research University ✦ 28.8K students ✦ D3

Unlikely

Accept 8%✦SAT 1480–1550Test optional✦GPA 3.81✦Cost $95K

University of Southern California (USC)

Los Angeles, CA ✦ Private ✦ Research University ✦ 21K students ✦ D1

Unlikely

Accept 11%✦SAT 1470–1550Test optional✦GPA 3.87✦Cost $99K

Tufts University (Tufts)

Medford, MA ✦ Private ✦ Research University ✦ 6.7K students ✦ D3

Unlikely

Accept 10%✦SAT 1460–1530Test optional✦GPA 3.90est.✦Cost $97K

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC)

Champaign, IL ✦ Public ✦ Research University ✦ 37.1K students ✦ D1

Stretch

Accept 37%✦SAT 1390–1520Test optional✦GPA 3.82est.✦Cost $33K in-state / $55K out

University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego)

La Jolla, CA ✦ Public ✦ Research University ✦ 35K students ✦ D1

Long Shot

Accept 28%Scores ignored✦GPA 3.90✦Cost $38K in-state / $78K out

Middlebury College (Middlebury)

Middlebury, VT ✦ Private ✦ Liberal Arts ✦ 2.6K students ✦ D3

Unlikely

Accept 18%✦SAT 1460–1530Test optional✦GPA 3.87est.✦Cost $94K

Carleton College (Carleton)

Northfield, MN ✦ Private ✦ Liberal Arts ✦ 2K students ✦ D3

Long Shot

Accept 22%✦SAT 1470–1540Test optional✦GPA 3.90est.✦Cost $95K

Claremont McKenna College (CMC)

Claremont, CA ✦ Private ✦ Liberal Arts ✦ 1.4K students ✦ D3

Unlikely

Accept 10%✦SAT 1490–1550Test optional✦GPA 3.87est.✦Cost $99K

University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW-Madison)

Madison, WI ✦ Public ✦ Research University ✦ 39.2K students ✦ D1

Stretch

Accept 41%✦SAT 1400–1490Test optional✦GPA 3.90✦Cost $25K in-state / $58K out

University of Washington (UW)

Seattle, WA ✦ Public ✦ Research University ✦ 40.7K students ✦ D1

Stretch

Accept 42%Scores ignored✦GPA 3.83✦Cost $32K in-state / $63K out

Vassar College (Vassar)

Poughkeepsie, NY ✦ Private ✦ Liberal Arts ✦ 2.5K students ✦ D3

Long Shot

Accept 21%✦SAT 1460–1520Test optional✦GPA 3.86est.✦Cost $97K

Barnard College (Barnard)

New York, NY ✦ Private ✦ Liberal Arts ✦ 3.2K students ✦ D1

Unlikely

Accept 10%✦SAT 1480–1540Test optional✦GPA 3.85est.✦Cost $99K

Colby College (Colby)

Waterville, ME ✦ Private ✦ Liberal Arts ✦ 2K students ✦ D3

Unlikely

Accept 7%✦SAT 1470–1530Test optional✦GPA 3.87est.✦Cost $95K

Hamilton College (Hamilton)

Clinton, NY ✦ Private ✦ Liberal Arts ✦ 2K students ✦ D3

Unlikely

Accept 14%✦SAT 1440–1510Test optional✦GPA 3.80est.✦Cost $95K

Grinnell College (Grinnell)

Grinnell, IA ✦ Private ✦ Liberal Arts ✦ 1.7K students ✦ D3

Unlikely

Accept 14%✦SAT 1430–1510Test optional✦GPA 3.88est.✦Cost $92K

Bates College (Bates)

Lewiston, ME ✦ Private ✦ Liberal Arts ✦ 1.8K students ✦ D3

Unlikely

Accept 15%✦SAT 1325–1510Test optional✦GPA 3.88est.✦Cost $95K

Rhode Island School of Design (RISD)

Providence, RI ✦ Private ✦ Art & Design ✦ 2K students

Long Shot

Accept 20%✦SAT 1395–1520Test optional✦GPA 3.71est.✦Cost $86K

Boston College (BC)

Chestnut Hill, MA ✦ Private ✦ Comprehensive ✦ 9.5K students ✦ D1

Unlikely

Accept 13%✦SAT 1450–1510Test optional✦GPA 3.90est.✦Cost $95K

College of William & Mary (William & Mary)

Williamsburg, VA ✦ Public ✦ Research University ✦ 6.8K students ✦ D1

Long Shot

Accept 37%✦SAT 1400–1530Test optional✦GPA 3.90est.✦Cost $45K in-state / $72K out

Purdue University (Purdue)

West Lafayette, IN ✦ Public ✦ Research University ✦ 43.6K students ✦ D1

Possible

Accept 43%✦SAT 1210–1470✦GPA 3.81✦Cost $21K in-state / $40K out

University of Florida (UF)

Gainesville, FL ✦ Public ✦ Research University ✦ 36.6K students ✦ D1

Long Shot

Accept 20%✦SAT 1330–1490✦GPA 3.92✦Cost $21K in-state / $49K out

University of Maryland (UMD)

College Park, MD ✦ Public ✦ Research University ✦ 31.4K students ✦ D1

Stretch

Accept 45%✦SAT 1410–1520Test optional✦GPA 3.95est.✦Cost $30K in-state / $61K out

University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB)

Santa Barbara, CA ✦ Public ✦ Research University ✦ 23.2K students ✦ D1

Stretch

Accept 38%Scores ignored✦GPA 3.90est.✦Cost $42K in-state / $81K out

Davidson College (Davidson)

Davidson, NC ✦ Private ✦ Liberal Arts ✦ 1.9K students ✦ D1

Unlikely

Accept 13%✦SAT 1410–1500Test optional✦GPA 3.85✦Cost $93K

Boston University (BU)

Boston, MA ✦ Private ✦ Research University ✦ 18.5K students ✦ D1

Unlikely

Accept 13%✦SAT 1430–1500Test optional✦GPA 3.86✦Cost $91K

Northeastern University (Northeastern)

Boston, MA ✦ Private ✦ Research University ✦ 22.5K students ✦ D1

Unlikely

Accept 6%✦SAT 1450–1510Test optional✦GPA 3.70est.✦Cost $96K

Wake Forest University (Wake Forest)

Winston-Salem, NC ✦ Private ✦ Comprehensive ✦ 5.5K students ✦ D1

Long Shot

Accept 21%✦SAT 1420–1500Test optional✦GPA 3.85est.✦Cost $93K

Colgate University (Colgate)

Hamilton, NY ✦ Private ✦ Liberal Arts ✦ 3.2K students ✦ D1

Long Shot

Accept 20%✦SAT 1460–1530Test optional✦GPA 3.85✦Cost $97K

Smith College (Smith)

Northampton, MA ✦ Private ✦ Liberal Arts ✦ 2.5K students ✦ D3

Long Shot

Accept 21%✦SAT 1420–1530Test optional✦GPA 3.83est.✦Cost $95K

University of California, Davis (UC Davis)

Davis, CA ✦ Public ✦ Research University ✦ 32.3K students ✦ D1

Stretch

Accept 45%Scores ignored✦GPA 3.90est.✦Cost $40K in-state / $79K out

The Ohio State University (Ohio State)

Columbus, OH ✦ Public ✦ Research University ✦ 47K students ✦ D1

Stretch

Accept 49%✦SAT 1300–1440✦GPA 3.78est.✦Cost $30K in-state / $60K out

University of California, Irvine (UC Irvine)

Irvine, CA ✦ Public ✦ Research University ✦ 29.7K students ✦ D1

Long Shot

Accept 29%Scores ignored✦GPA 3.95est.✦Cost $36K in-state / $76K out

Oberlin College (Oberlin)

Oberlin, OH ✦ Private ✦ Liberal Arts ✦ 3K students ✦ D3

Stretch

Accept 34%✦SAT 1370–1490Test optional✦GPA 3.60✦Cost $92K

College of the Holy Cross (Holy Cross)

Worcester, MA ✦ Private ✦ Liberal Arts ✦ 3K students ✦ D1

Long Shot

Accept 18%✦SAT 1250–1410Test optional✦GPA 3.83est.✦Cost $92K

The Cooper Union (Cooper Union)

New York, NY ✦ Private ✦ Engineering ✦ 834 students

Long Shot

Accept 16%✦SAT 1370–1520✦GPA 3.75est.✦Cost $44K

Villanova University (Villanova)

Villanova, PA ✦ Private ✦ Comprehensive ✦ 7K students ✦ D1

Long Shot

Accept 30%✦SAT 1450–1520Test optional✦GPA 3.87est.✦Cost $93K

Tulane University (Tulane)

New Orleans, LA ✦ Private ✦ Research University ✦ 6.8K students ✦ D1

Long Shot

Accept 15%✦SAT 1430–1500Test optional✦GPA 3.67✦Cost $96K

Case Western Reserve University (Case Western)

Cleveland, OH ✦ Private ✦ Research University ✦ 6.5K students ✦ D3

Stretch

Accept 35%✦SAT 1450–1530Test optional✦GPA 3.78✦Cost $92K

Trinity University (Trinity)

San Antonio, TX ✦ Private ✦ Liberal Arts ✦ 2.5K students ✦ D3

Long Shot

Accept 25%✦SAT 1330–1470Test optional✦GPA 3.74✦Cost $75K

University of Minnesota (UMN)

Minneapolis, MN ✦ Public ✦ Research University ✦ 41.3K students ✦ D1

Possible

Accept 79%✦SAT 1310–1460Test optional✦GPA 3.73est.✦Cost $34K in-state / $58K out

California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly SLO)

San Luis Obispo, CA ✦ Public ✦ Comprehensive ✦ 22K students ✦ D1

Stretch

Accept 29%Scores ignored✦GPA 3.87est.✦Cost $36K in-state / $50K out

Texas A&M University (Texas A&M)

College Station, TX ✦ Public ✦ Research University ✦ 62K students ✦ D1

Possible

Accept 52%✦SAT 1160–1390Test optional✦GPA 3.78est.✦Cost $26K in-state / $54K out

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA ✦ Public ✦ Research University ✦ 31K students ✦ D1

Stretch

Accept 55%✦SAT 1280–1450Test optional✦GPA 3.97est.✦Cost $34K in-state / $57K out

Brandeis University (Brandeis)

Waltham, MA ✦ Private ✦ Research University ✦ 3.4K students ✦ D3

Stretch

Accept 45%✦SAT 1370–1470Test optional✦GPA 3.84✦Cost $94K

University of Rochester (Rochester)

Rochester, NY ✦ Private ✦ Research University ✦ 6.1K students ✦ D3

Stretch

Accept 42%✦SAT 1400–1510Test optional✦GPA 3.72✦Cost $95K

University of Miami (Miami)

Coral Gables, FL ✦ Private ✦ Research University ✦ 13.3K students ✦ D1

Long Shot

Accept 22%✦SAT 1340–1450✦GPA 3.75✦Cost $95K

Pennsylvania State University (Penn State)

University Park, PA ✦ Public ✦ Research University ✦ 42.6K students ✦ D1

Possible

Accept 55%✦SAT 1250–1410Test optional✦GPA 3.67est.✦Cost $36K in-state / $59K out

Babson College (Babson)

Wellesley, MA ✦ Private ✦ Business ✦ 2.8K students ✦ D3

Unlikely

Accept 17%✦SAT 1410–1500Test optional✦GPA 3.92est.✦Cost $84K

North Carolina State University (NC State)

Raleigh, NC ✦ Public ✦ Research University ✦ 28.4K students ✦ D1

Stretch

Accept 40%✦SAT 1310–1440Test optional✦GPA 3.83✦Cost $25K in-state / $50K out

University of Georgia (UGA)

Athens, GA ✦ Public ✦ Research University ✦ 32.4K students ✦ D1

Stretch

Accept 34%✦SAT 1250–1420✦GPA 3.82est.✦Cost $24K in-state / $46K out

Colorado School of Mines (Mines)

Golden, CO ✦ Public ✦ Engineering ✦ 6.2K students ✦ D2

Possible

Accept 61%✦SAT 1340–1440Test optional✦GPA 3.85est.✦Cost $42K in-state / $67K out

Lehigh University (Lehigh)

Bethlehem, PA ✦ Private ✦ Comprehensive ✦ 6K students ✦ D1

Long Shot

Accept 29%✦SAT 1380–1490Test optional✦GPA 3.70est.✦Cost $90K

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)

Troy, NY ✦ Private ✦ Engineering ✦ 5.8K students ✦ D3

Possible

Accept 67%✦SAT 1380–1490Test optional✦GPA 3.91✦Cost $87K

University of Richmond (Richmond)

Richmond, VA ✦ Private ✦ Liberal Arts ✦ 3.2K students ✦ D1

Long Shot

Accept 22%✦SAT 1420–1490Test optional✦GPA 3.81✦Cost $90K

Macalester College (Macalester)

St. Paul, MN ✦ Private ✦ Liberal Arts ✦ 2.1K students ✦ D3

Long Shot

Accept 28%✦SAT 1350–1480Test optional✦GPA 3.81est.✦Cost $92K

Rutgers University-New Brunswick (Rutgers)

New Brunswick, NJ ✦ Public ✦ Research University ✦ 38K students ✦ D1

Possible

Accept 58%✦SAT 1270–1480Test optional✦GPA 3.70est.✦Cost $41K in-state / $63K out

University of Pittsburgh (Pitt)

Pittsburgh, PA ✦ Public ✦ Research University ✦ 20.4K students ✦ D1

Possible

Accept 59%✦SAT 1270–1450Test optional✦GPA 3.88est.✦Cost $40K in-state / $62K out

University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass)

Amherst, MA ✦ Public ✦ Research University ✦ 24K students ✦ D1

Possible

Accept 60%✦SAT 1330–1480Test optional✦GPA 3.88est.✦Cost $37K in-state / $61K out

University of California, Santa Cruz (UC Santa Cruz)

Santa Cruz, CA ✦ Public ✦ Research University ✦ 17.9K students ✦ D3

Possible

Accept 73%Scores ignored✦GPA 3.87✦Cost $39K in-state / $79K out

Indiana University Bloomington (IU)

Bloomington, IN ✦ Public ✦ Research University ✦ 38.1K students ✦ D1

Safety

Accept 78%✦SAT 1180–1390Test optional✦GPA 3.76✦Cost $25K in-state / $55K out

100

University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder)

Boulder, CO ✦ Public ✦ Research University ✦ 31.9K students ✦ D1

Safety

Accept 80%✦SAT 1180–1390Test optional✦GPA 3.79✦Cost $34K in-state / $65K out

101

Clemson University (Clemson)

Clemson, SC ✦ Public ✦ Research University ✦ 23.4K students ✦ D1

Stretch

Accept 43%✦SAT 1250–1380Test optional✦GPA 3.90est.✦Cost $31K in-state / $59K out

102

University of Connecticut (UConn)

Storrs, CT ✦ Public ✦ Research University ✦ 20.1K students ✦ D1

Possible

Accept 54%✦SAT 1260–1410Test optional✦GPA 3.75est.✦Cost $39K in-state / $61K out

103

Stony Brook University (Stony Brook)

Stony Brook, NY ✦ Public ✦ Research University ✦ 18K students ✦ D1

Stretch

Accept 49%✦SAT 1340–1480Test optional✦GPA 3.80est.✦Cost $31K in-state / $55K out

104

Binghamton University (Binghamton)

Vestal, NY ✦ Public ✦ Research University ✦ 14.2K students ✦ D1

Stretch

Accept 38%✦SAT 1320–1480Test optional✦GPA 3.88✦Cost $31K in-state / $54K out

105

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (Rose-Hulman)

Terre Haute, IN ✦ Private ✦ Engineering ✦ 2.1K students ✦ D3

Possible

Accept 81%✦SAT 1270–1450Test optional✦GPA 3.91✦Cost $78K

106

Stevens Institute of Technology (Stevens)

Hoboken, NJ ✦ Private ✦ Engineering ✦ 4.2K students ✦ D3

Stretch

Accept 51%✦SAT 1370–1470Test optional✦GPA 3.86✦Cost $89K

107

Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)

Worcester, MA ✦ Private ✦ Engineering ✦ 5.5K students ✦ D3

Possible

Accept 62%✦SAT 1340–1480Test optional✦GPA 3.90✦Cost $85K

108

Parsons School of Design (Parsons)

New York, NY ✦ Private ✦ Art & Design ✦ 4.2K students

Safety

Accept 56%✦SAT 1100–1300Test optional✦GPA 3.47est.✦Cost $91K

109

George Washington University (GW)

Washington, DC ✦ Private ✦ Research University ✦ 12K students ✦ D1

Stretch

Accept 47%✦SAT 1310–1450Test optional✦GPA 3.81est.✦Cost $91K

110

Bucknell University (Bucknell)

Lewisburg, PA ✦ Private ✦ Liberal Arts ✦ 3.9K students ✦ D1

Possible

Accept 32%✦SAT 1170–1360Test optional✦GPA 3.58✦Cost $92K

111

Lafayette College (Lafayette)

Easton, PA ✦ Private ✦ Liberal Arts ✦ 2.7K students ✦ D1

Stretch

Accept 31%✦SAT 1370–1490Test optional✦GPA 3.55✦Cost $92K

112

Reed College (Reed)

Portland, OR ✦ Private ✦ Liberal Arts ✦ 1.3K students

Long Shot

Accept 29%Scores ignored✦GPA 4.00est.✦Cost $93K

113

Michigan State University (Michigan State)

East Lansing, MI ✦ Public ✦ Research University ✦ 41.2K students ✦ D1

Safety

Accept 83%✦SAT 1100–1310Test optional✦GPA 3.74✦Cost $32K in-state / $59K out

114

Florida State University (FSU)

Tallahassee, FL ✦ Public ✦ Research University ✦ 33K students ✦ D1

Long Shot

Accept 24%✦SAT 1290–1400✦GPA 3.71✦Cost $20K in-state / $39K out

115

Southern Methodist University (SMU)

Dallas, TX ✦ Private ✦ Comprehensive ✦ 7.2K students ✦ D1

Stretch

Accept 48%✦SAT 1360–1480Test optional✦GPA 3.68✦Cost $93K

116

Santa Clara University (Santa Clara)

Santa Clara, CA ✦ Private ✦ Comprehensive ✦ 6.6K students ✦ D1

Stretch

Accept 49%✦SAT 1330–1480Test optional✦GPA 3.72✦Cost $86K

117

Trinity College (Trinity)

Hartford, CT ✦ Private ✦ Liberal Arts ✦ 2.2K students ✦ D3

Stretch

Accept 29%✦SAT 1340–1460Test optional✦GPA 3.60est.✦Cost $96K

118

University of Iowa (Iowa)

Iowa City, IA ✦ Public ✦ Research University ✦ 22.7K students ✦ D1

Safety

Accept 80%✦SAT 1130–1320Test optional✦GPA 3.83✦Cost $26K in-state / $48K out

119

Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)

Rochester, NY ✦ Private ✦ Engineering ✦ 14.3K students ✦ D3

Possible

Accept 71%✦SAT 1310–1440Test optional✦GPA 3.90✦Cost $82K

120

Pratt Institute (Pratt)

Brooklyn, NY ✦ Private ✦ Art & Design ✦ 3.7K students

Safety

Accept 86%✦SAT 1140–1380Test optional✦GPA 3.64✦Cost $86K

121

California Institute of the Arts (CalArts)

Valencia, CA ✦ Private ✦ Art & Design ✦ 1K students

Possible

Accept 30%✦SAT 1050–1260Test optional✦GPA 3.70est.✦Cost $77K

122

American University (AU)

Washington, DC ✦ Private ✦ Comprehensive ✦ 6.7K students ✦ D1

Possible

Accept 66%✦SAT 1320–1430Test optional✦GPA 3.50est.✦Cost $84K

123

Fordham University (Fordham)

Bronx, NY ✦ Private ✦ Comprehensive ✦ 10.6K students ✦ D1

Possible

Accept 58%✦SAT 1350–1480Test optional✦GPA 3.63✦Cost $96K

124

Syracuse University (Syracuse)

Syracuse, NY ✦ Private ✦ Comprehensive ✦ 16K students ✦ D1

Stretch

Accept 44%✦SAT 1290–1420Test optional✦GPA 3.80✦Cost $91K

125

Pepperdine University (Pepperdine)

Malibu, CA ✦ Private ✦ Comprehensive ✦ 3.6K students ✦ D1

Possible

Accept 69%✦SAT 1240–1420Test optional✦GPA 3.57✦Cost $96K

126

Brigham Young University (BYU)

Provo, UT ✦ Private ✦ Comprehensive ✦ 33K students ✦ D1

Possible

Accept 68%✦SAT 1290–1440Test optional✦GPA 3.89✦Cost $25K

127

Marquette University (Marquette)

Milwaukee, WI ✦ Private ✦ Comprehensive ✦ 8K students ✦ D1

Safety

Accept 78%✦SAT 1230–1360Test optional✦GPA 3.60✦Cost $71K

128

Howard University (Howard)

Washington, DC ✦ Private ✦ Research University ✦ 11.5K students ✦ D1

Safety

Accept 41%✦SAT 1060–1270Test optional✦GPA 3.67✦Cost $60K

129

Baylor University (Baylor)

Waco, TX ✦ Private ✦ Comprehensive ✦ 14.5K students ✦ D1

Possible

Accept 53%✦SAT 1200–1370Test optional✦GPA 3.90est.✦Cost $84K

130

Dickinson College (Dickinson)

Carlisle, PA ✦ Private ✦ Liberal Arts ✦ 2.3K students ✦ D3

Stretch

Accept 40%✦SAT 1330–1440Test optional✦GPA 3.62est.✦Cost $90K

131

Whitman College (Whitman)

Walla Walla, WA ✦ Private ✦ Liberal Arts ✦ 1.5K students ✦ D3

Stretch

Accept 40%✦SAT 1330–1470Test optional✦GPA 3.91✦Cost $85K

132

University of South Florida (USF)

Tampa, FL ✦ Public ✦ Research University ✦ 38.5K students ✦ D1

Possible

Accept 41%✦SAT 1160–1340✦GPA 3.64est.✦Cost $21K in-state / $37K out

133

University of Kentucky (Kentucky)

Lexington, KY ✦ Public ✦ Research University ✦ 26.5K students ✦ D1

Safety

Accept 94%✦SAT 1060–1270Test optional✦GPA 3.58✦Cost $32K in-state / $53K out

134

University of California, Riverside (UC Riverside)

Riverside, CA ✦ Public ✦ Research University ✦ 24K students ✦ D1

Safety

Accept 86%Scores ignored✦GPA 3.75✦Cost $38K in-state / $77K out

135

Iowa State University (Iowa State)

Ames, IA ✦ Public ✦ Research University ✦ 25.6K students ✦ D1

Safety

Accept 88%✦SAT 1150–1360Test optional✦GPA 3.76✦Cost $23K in-state / $43K out

136

University of Arizona (UArizona)

Tucson, AZ ✦ Public ✦ Research University ✦ 45K students ✦ D1

Safety

Accept 84%✦SAT 1090–1320Test optional✦GPA 3.43✦Cost $32K in-state / $62K out

137

University of South Carolina (South Carolina)

Columbia, SC ✦ Public ✦ Research University ✦ 31.8K students ✦ D1

Possible

Accept 57%✦SAT 1190–1360Test optional✦GPA 3.69✦Cost $31K in-state / $57K out

138

New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT)

Newark, NJ ✦ Public ✦ Engineering ✦ 10.2K students ✦ D1

Possible

Accept 67%✦SAT 1210–1470Test optional✦GPA 3.72✦Cost $41K in-state / $61K out

139

Bentley University (Bentley)

Waltham, MA ✦ Private ✦ Business ✦ 4.2K students ✦ D2

Stretch

Accept 45%✦SAT 1290–1403Test optional✦GPA 3.75est.✦Cost $88K

140

Loyola Marymount University (LMU)

Los Angeles, CA ✦ Private ✦ Comprehensive ✦ 7K students ✦ D1

Stretch

Accept 48%✦SAT 1265–1400Test optional✦GPA 3.82est.✦Cost $91K

141

Gonzaga University (Gonzaga)

Spokane, WA ✦ Private ✦ Comprehensive ✦ 5.4K students ✦ D1

Possible

Accept 76%✦SAT 1280–1410Test optional✦GPA 3.73est.✦Cost $76K

142

University of Delaware (Delaware)

Newark, DE ✦ Public ✦ Research University ✦ 19K students ✦ D1

Safety

Accept 72%✦SAT 1220–1370Test optional✦GPA 3.50est.✦Cost $35K in-state / $62K out

143

University at Buffalo (UB)

Buffalo, NY ✦ Public ✦ Research University ✦ 20.4K students ✦ D1

Safety

Accept 81%✦SAT 1210–1380Test optional✦GPA 3.70est.✦Cost $30K in-state / $52K out

144

Arizona State University (ASU)

Tempe, AZ ✦ Public ✦ Comprehensive ✦ 65K students ✦ D1

Safety

Accept 88%✦SAT 1130–1360Test optional✦GPA 3.54✦Cost $32K in-state / $56K out

145

University of Oregon (UOregon)

Eugene, OR ✦ Public ✦ Research University ✦ 20.6K students ✦ D1

Safety

Accept 88%✦SAT 1050–1320Test optional✦GPA 3.73✦Cost $36K in-state / $66K out

146

University of Utah (Utah)

Salt Lake City, UT ✦ Public ✦ Research University ✦ 28.1K students ✦ D1

Safety

Accept 90%✦SAT 1120–1320Test optional✦GPA 3.64✦Cost $28K in-state / $54K out

147

Baruch College (Baruch)

New York, NY ✦ Public ✦ Business ✦ 16.5K students ✦ D3

Possible

Accept 48%✦SAT 1230–1400Test optional✦GPA 3.60est.✦Cost $22K in-state / $34K out

148

Oregon State University (Oregon State)

Corvallis, OR ✦ Public ✦ Research University ✦ 31.3K students ✦ D1

Safety

Accept 79%✦SAT 1130–1360Test optional✦GPA 3.70✦Cost $34K in-state / $61K out

149

University of Tennessee (Tennessee)

Knoxville, TN ✦ Public ✦ Research University ✦ 30.6K students ✦ D1

Stretch

Accept 44%✦SAT 1280–1380✦GPA 3.66est.✦Cost $29K in-state / $49K out

150

Drexel University (Drexel)

Philadelphia, PA ✦ Private ✦ Comprehensive ✦ 11.8K students ✦ D1

Possible

Accept 70%✦SAT 1250–1430Test optional✦GPA 3.79✦Cost $85K

151

University of Illinois Chicago (UIC)

Chicago, IL ✦ Public ✦ Research University ✦ 24K students ✦ D1

Safety

Accept 76%✦SAT 1030–1300Test optional✦GPA 3.45✦Cost $33K in-state / $50K out

152

Florida International University (FIU)

Miami, FL ✦ Public ✦ Research University ✦ 40.9K students ✦ D1

Safety

Accept 61%✦SAT 1070–1250✦GPA 3.70est.✦Cost $20K in-state / $37K out

153

San Diego State University (SDSU)

San Diego, CA ✦ Public ✦ Research University ✦ 34.6K students ✦ D1

Stretch

Accept 37%Scores ignored✦GPA 3.83✦Cost $33K in-state / $47K out

154

Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD)

Savannah, GA ✦ Private ✦ Art & Design ✦ 15.6K students ✦ NAIA

Safety

Accept 83%✦SAT 1060–1260Test optional✦GPA 3.56est.✦Cost $62K

155

University of Nebraska-Lincoln (Nebraska)

Lincoln, NE ✦ Public ✦ Research University ✦ 19.7K students ✦ D1

Safety

Accept 87%✦SAT 1070–1310Test optional✦GPA 3.54✦Cost $25K in-state / $45K out

156

Colorado State University (Colorado State)

Fort Collins, CO ✦ Public ✦ Research University ✦ 27K students ✦ D1

Safety

Accept 89%✦SAT 1070–1270Test optional✦GPA 3.68✦Cost $30K in-state / $53K out

157

Temple University (Temple)

Philadelphia, PA ✦ Public ✦ Research University ✦ 21.4K students ✦ D1

Safety

Accept 86%✦SAT 1030–1310Test optional✦GPA 3.46est.✦Cost $37K in-state / $53K out

158

University of San Diego (USD)

San Diego, CA ✦ Private ✦ Comprehensive ✦ 5.9K students ✦ D1

Possible

Accept 54%Scores ignored✦GPA 3.85est.✦Cost $84K

159

Centre College (Centre)

Danville, KY ✦ Private ✦ Liberal Arts ✦ 1.4K students ✦ D3

Possible

Accept 48%✦SAT 1200–1410Test optional✦GPA 3.80est.✦Cost $74K

160

Washington State University (WSU)

Pullman, WA ✦ Public ✦ Research University ✦ 21.5K students ✦ D1

Safety

Accept 87%Scores ignored✦GPA 3.42est.✦Cost $28K in-state / $45K out

161

University of Oklahoma (Oklahoma)

Norman, OK ✦ Public ✦ Research University ✦ 25.1K students ✦ D1

Safety

Accept 78%✦SAT 1160–1310Test optional✦GPA 3.64✦Cost $24K in-state / $42K out

162

University of Missouri (Mizzou)

Columbia, MO ✦ Public ✦ Research University ✦ 24.4K students ✦ D1

Safety

Accept 77%✦SAT 1150–1330Test optional✦GPA 3.57est.✦Cost $31K in-state / $54K out

163

California State University, Long Beach (Long Beach State)

Long Beach, CA ✦ Public ✦ Research University ✦ 36.7K students ✦ D1

Possible

Accept 45%Scores ignored✦GPA 3.66✦Cost $25K in-state / $39K out

164

Transylvania University (Transy)

Lexington, KY ✦ Private ✦ Liberal Arts ✦ 937 students ✦ D3

Safety

Accept 87%Test optional✦GPA 3.75est.✦Cost $66K

165

University of Louisville (UofL)

Louisville, KY ✦ Public ✦ Research University ✦ 14.7K students ✦ D1

Safety

Accept 79%✦SAT 1010–1230Test optional✦GPA 3.60✦Cost $27K in-state / $43K out

166

Murray State University (Murray State)

Murray, KY ✦ Public ✦ Comprehensive ✦ 8.2K students ✦ D1

Safety

Accept 84%✦SAT 970–1170Test optional✦GPA 3.61✦Cost $24K in-state / $29K out

167

Bellarmine University (Bellarmine)

Louisville, KY ✦ Private ✦ Comprehensive ✦ 2.4K students ✦ D1

Safety

Accept 94%✦SAT 1080–1300Test optional✦GPA 3.49✦Cost $64K

168

Western Kentucky University (WKU)

Bowling Green, KY ✦ Public ✦ Comprehensive ✦ 11.8K students ✦ D1

Safety

Accept 91%✦SAT 930–1130Test optional✦GPA 3.47✦Cost $24K in-state / $39K out

169

Eastern Kentucky University (EKU)

Richmond, KY ✦ Public ✦ Comprehensive ✦ 12.4K students ✦ D1

Safety

Accept 97%✦SAT 930–1150Test optional✦GPA 3.34✦Cost $25K in-state / $26K out

170

Northern Kentucky University (NKU)

Highland Heights, KY ✦ Public ✦ Comprehensive ✦ 10.1K students ✦ D1

Safety

Accept 83%Test optional✦GPA 3.35✦Cost $24K in-state / $28K out