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College comparison table
					Test policy	Regular deadline
California Institute of Technology Elite Private · CA	2.6%				Required	Jan 4, 2027	$65,898
Harvard University Ivy League · MA	3.6%	1510–1580	34–36		Required	Jan 1, 2027	$61,676
Stanford University Elite Private · CA	3.6%	1510–1580	34–35		Required	Jan 5, 2027	$65,910
Yale University Ivy League · CT	3.9%	1470–1570	33–35		Required	Jan 2, 2027	$67,250
Columbia University Ivy League · NY	4%	1510–1580	34–35		Test-Optional	Jan 1, 2027	$71,845	9.0%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Elite Private · MA	4.5% 6.0% Early Action · 3.5% Regular Action	1520–1580	34–36		Required	Jan 4, 2027	$62,396
University of Chicago Elite Private · IL	4.5%	1510–1580	34–35		Test-Optional	Jan 4, 2027	$70,662
Princeton University Ivy League · NJ	4.6% 5.5% Out-of-state · 2.1% International	1510–1580	34–35		Test-Optional	Jan 1, 2027	$62,688
Northeastern University Private · MA	5.2% 43% Early Decision · 3.8% Everyone else	1440–1540	33–35		Test-Optional	Jan 1, 2027	$66,162	20%
Brown University Ivy League · RI	5.4% 16% Early Decision · 4.2% Everyone else	1510–1580	34–35		Required	Jan 5, 2027	$71,412
Dartmouth College Ivy League · NH	5.4% 22% Early Decision · 3.8% Everyone else	1500–1570	33–35		Required	Jan 1, 2027	$68,268
University of Pennsylvania Ivy League · PA	5.4% 14% Early Decision · 4.0% Everyone else	1510–1570	34–36		Required	Jan 5, 2027	$68,686
Duke University Elite Private · NC	5.7% 13% Early Decision · 4.2% Everyone else	1500–1570	34–35		Test-Optional	Jan 4, 2027	$68,758
Vanderbilt University Elite Private · TN	5.9% 14% Early Decision · 4.1% Everyone else	1500–1570	34–35		Test-Optional	Jan 1, 2027	$67,498	26%
Johns Hopkins University Elite Private · MD	6.4% 11% Early Decision · 5.3% Everyone else	1520–1570	34–36	3.95	Required	Jan 2, 2027	$65,230
Bowdoin College Liberal Arts · ME	7.1% 15% Early Decision · 5.5% Everyone else	1470–1550	33–35		Test-Optional	Jan 5, 2027	$67,832
Colby College Liberal Arts · ME	7.1%	1460–1550	32–34		Test-Optional	Jan 4, 2027	$69,600
Pomona College Liberal Arts · CA	7.1% 13% Early Decision · 6.1% Everyone else	1490–1560	33–35		Test-Optional	Jan 8, 2027	$65,420
Swarthmore College Liberal Arts · PA	7.5% 18% Early Decision · 6.4% Everyone else	1490–1560	33–35		Test-Optional	Jan 4, 2027	$65,494
New York University Elite Private · NY	7.7%	1480–1560	34–35	3.81	Test-Optional	Jan 5, 2027	$62,796	39%
Northwestern University Elite Private · IL	7.7% 23% Early Decision · 5.9% Everyone else	1510–1570	33–35		Test-Optional	Jan 4, 2027	$68,322
Rice University Elite Private · TX	8% 11% Early Decision · 7.4% Everyone else	1510–1570	34–35		Test-Optional	Jan 4, 2027	$64,144
Williams College Liberal Arts · MA	8.3% 27% Early Decision · 7.4% Everyone else	1490–1570	34–35		Test-Optional	Jan 4, 2027	$68,560
Barnard College Liberal Arts · NY	8.8%	1470–1560	32–34		Test-Optional	Jan 1, 2027	$69,888
Cornell University Ivy League · NY	8.8% 19% Early Decision · 6.7% Everyone else	1500–1570	33–35		Required	Jan 2, 2027	$69,314	9.3%
Amherst College Liberal Arts · MA	9% 22% Early Decision · 6.8% Everyone else	1490–1580	33–35		Test-Optional	Jan 5, 2027	$70,480
University of California-Los Angeles Top Public · CA	9% 24% Herb Alpert School of Music · 0.5% School of Nursing			4.20–4.30 (weighted)	Test-Blind	Nov 30, 2026	$49,403	23%
Claremont McKenna College Liberal Arts · CA	9.6% 22% Early Decision · 7.4% Non-ED (derived)	1470–1560	33–35		Test-Optional	Jan 10, 2027	$67,980
University of Southern California Elite Private · CA	9.8%	1450–1550	32–35	3.85	Test-Optional	Jan 10, 2027	$72,097	27%
Emory University Elite Private · GA	11% 22% Early Decision · 8.6% Everyone else	1470–1550	32–35		Test-Optional	Jan 1, 2027	$64,280	23%
Middlebury College Liberal Arts · VT	11% 39% Early Decision · 9.9% Everyone else	1445–1550	33–35		Test-Optional	Jan 4, 2027	$67,600
University of California-Berkeley Top Public · CA	11% 18% Rausser College of Natural Resources · 5.2% Haas School of Business			4.16–4.28 (weighted)	Test-Blind	Nov 30, 2026	$50,547	24%
Boston University Elite Private · MA	11% 31% Early Decision · 11% Everyone else	1420–1530	32–34	3.7–4.0 (school-reported)	Test-Optional	Jan 5, 2027	$68,102	35%
University of Notre Dame Elite Private · IN	11% 11% Out-of-state (US) · 4.3% International	1455–1560	33–35		Test-Optional	Jan 4, 2027	$65,025
Tufts University Elite Private · MA	12% 32% Early Decision · 9.3% Everyone else	1470–1560	33–35		Test-Optional	Jan 4, 2027	$70,704
Carnegie Mellon University Elite Private · PA	12%	1500–1570	34–35	3.89	Test-Flexible	Jan 4, 2027	$66,246
Washington University in St Louis Elite Private · MO	12% 25% Early Decision · 9.8% Everyone else	1500–1570	33–35		Test-Optional	Jan 4, 2027	$65,790
Haverford College Liberal Arts · PA	12% 23% Out-of-state · 3.8% International	1460–1550	33–35		Test-Optional	Jan 10, 2027	$70,688
Harvey Mudd College Liberal Arts · CA	13% 18% Out-of-state · 5.3% International	1500–1570	34–36		Test-Optional	Jan 5, 2027	$68,613
Georgetown University Elite Private · DC	13%	1390–1550	31–35		Required	Jan 1, 2027	$68,017
Bates College Liberal Arts · ME	13% 28% Out-of-state · 3.2% International	1420–1530	31–34		Test-Optional	Jan 10, 2027	$66,590
Davidson College Liberal Arts · NC	13% 20% Out-of-state · 2.4% International	1400–1530	31–34	3.85	Test-Optional	Jan 10, 2027	$64,410	18%
Hamilton College Liberal Arts · NY	14% 28% Early Decision · 12% Everyone else	1450–1550	33–35		Test-Optional	Jan 4, 2027	$68,960
Colgate University Liberal Arts · NY	14% 20% Early Decision · 13% Everyone else	1430–1540	33–34	3.85	Test-Optional	Jan 15, 2027	$70,306
Tulane University of Louisiana Private · LA	14% 58% Early Decision · 12% Everyone else	1400–1520	31–34		Test-Optional	Jan 15, 2027	$68,678
Georgia Institute of Technology Top Public · GA	14% 17% Ivan Allen College (of Liberal Arts) · 9.7% College of Computing	1370–1540	30–34	4.17 (weighted)	Required	Jan 6, 2027	$34,484	20%
Wellesley College Liberal Arts · MA	14% 22% In-State · 3.4% International	1460–1560	33–35		Test-Optional	Jan 8, 2027	$67,176
Grinnell College Liberal Arts · IA	15%	1410–1540	31–34		Test-Optional	Jan 15, 2027	$68,106
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Top Public · NC	15% 37% In-state · 9.6% Out-of-state	1390–1530	28–34	4.47 (weighted)	Required	Jan 15, 2027	$41,203
University of Michigan Top Public · MI	16% 18% LSA · 7.1% Ross School of Business	1360–1530	31–34	3.9	Test-Optional	Feb 1, 2027	$60,946
Boston College Elite Private · MA	16% 33% Early Decision · 14% Everyone else	1440–1540	33–35		Test-Optional	Jan 4, 2027	$70,702
Wesleyan University Liberal Arts · CT	17% 39% Early Decision · 14% Everyone else	1415–1540	33–35		Test-Optional	Jan 1, 2027	$70,342
University of Virginia Top Public · VA	17% 18% Engineering · 8.9% Nursing	1410–1540	32–35		Test-Optional	Jan 1, 2027	$59,512
Vassar College Liberal Arts · NY	19% 29% Out-of-state · 5.0% International	1450–1550	33–35		Test-Optional	Jan 1, 2027	$71,030
University of Miami Private · FL	19% 23% In-state (Florida) · 9.4% International	1320–1480	30–33		Required	Jan 5, 2027	$62,616
Carleton College Liberal Arts · MN	20% 39% Out-of-state · 4.0% International	1450–1560	32–34		Test-Optional	Jan 15, 2027	$68,892
Wake Forest University Elite Private · NC	22%	1410–1520	32–34		Test-Optional	Jan 1, 2027	$67,642
Florida State University Public · FL	24%	1270–1410	29–32				$18,786
University of Florida Top Public · FL	24%	1320–1480	29–33	3.92	Required	Jan 15, 2027	$28,659	41%
Lehigh University Private · PA	26% 47% Early Decision · 27% Everyone else	1370–1500	31–34		Test-Optional	Jan 1, 2027	$64,980
University of Texas at Austin Top Public · TX	27%	1250–1510	27–33		Required	Dec 1, 2026	$44,908	22%
University of California-San Diego Top Public · CA	27%			4.12–4.28 (weighted)	Test-Blind	Nov 30, 2026	$50,958	53%
Villanova University Private · PA	27% 60% Early Decision · 26% Everyone else	1395–1510	32–34	3.93	Test-Optional	Jan 15, 2027	$67,776
University of California-Irvine Public · CA	29% 34% Arts & Humanities · 16% Business			4.06–4.27 (weighted)	Test-Blind	Nov 30, 2026	$49,922	40%
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo Public · CA	31%			4.12 (weighted)			$34,665
University of California-Santa Barbara Public · CA	33%			4.05–4.27 (weighted)	Test-Blind	Nov 30, 2026	$50,614	59%
College of William & Mary Public · VA	34%	1400–1530	32–34	4.34 (weighted)	Test-Optional	Jan 5, 2027	$51,038
Oberlin College Liberal Arts · OH	34% 45% Out-of-state · 11% International	1360–1520	31–34	3.6	Test-Optional	Jan 15, 2027	$67,366
San Diego State University Public · CA	36% 91% Out-of-State · 31% In-State (California resident)			3.84			$21,328
Case Western Reserve University Private · OH	37%	1430–1540	32–34	3.78	Test-Optional	Jan 15, 2027	$66,608
University of Georgia Public · GA	38% 42% In-state · 28% Out-of-state	1270–1480	29–34	4.15 (weighted)	Required	Jan 1, 2027	$31,688
Clemson University Public · SC	38% 53% In-state · 40% Out-of-state	1240–1410	28–32		Test-Optional	Jan 1, 2027	$40,866
Binghamton University Public · NY	39% 79% Out-of-state · 31% In-state (New York)	1340–1500	30–32	3.88	Test-Optional	Jan 15, 2027	$30,447
University of Washington Top Public · WA	39% 47% All First-Year Applicants (baseline for non-ca · 2% Computer Science/Computer Engineering (Direct			3.84	Test-Optional	Nov 15, 2026	$43,209
University of Central Florida Public · FL	40%	1200–1350	25–29	4.16 (weighted)			$22,467
University of Rochester Private · NY	40% 59% Out-of-state · 18% International	1410–1540	31–34	3.72	Test-Optional	Jan 5, 2027	$67,080
Brandeis University Private · MA	41% 64% Out-of-state · 18% International	1390–1520	31–34	3.9	Test-Optional	Jan 15, 2027	$68,080
Howard University Private · DC	41% 60% International · 39% DC in-state	1090–1320	22–28	3.75			$35,810
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Public · TN	42%	1200–1370	25–31				$33,256
North Carolina State University Public · NC	42% 46% In-state · 25% International	1300–1470	28–32	3.83	Test-Flexible	Jan 15, 2027	$32,847	45%
University of California-Davis Public · CA	42%			4.00–4.25 (weighted)	Test-Blind	Nov 30, 2026	$50,974	57%
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Top Public · IL	42% 49% College of Agricultural, Consumer & Environmen · 7.4% Computer Science (major, within Grainger Colle	1310–1520	30–34		Test-Optional	Jan 5, 2027	$35,124	43%
University of South Florida Public · FL	43%	1130–1320	24–29	4.06 (weighted)			$17,324
Texas Christian University Private · TX	45%	1140–1350	26–31		Test-Optional	Feb 1, 2027	$61,740
University of Maryland Public · MD	45%	1400–1530	32–35	4.44 (weighted)	Test-Optional	Jan 20, 2027	$41,186
University of Wisconsin-Madison Top Public · WI	45% 56% Wisconsin resident · 32% International	1380–1520	29–33	3.9	Test-Optional	Jan 15, 2027	$42,103
Auburn University Public · AL	46%	1260–1390	26–31	4.1 (weighted)			$34,922
Syracuse University Private · NY	46%	1270–1440	29–32		Test-Optional	Jan 5, 2027	$65,528
California State University-Long Beach Public · CA	46%			3.67			$19,950
George Washington University Private · DC	47% 49% Out-of-state · 32% In-state	1350–1500	31–34		Test-Optional	Jan 5, 2027	$67,710	60%
Santa Clara University Private · CA	48% 54% Out-of-state · 29% International	1350–1490	31–33		Test-Optional	Jan 7, 2027	$61,293
Stony Brook University Public · NY	49% 67% International · 40% In-state (New York)	1330–1500	29–33	92.91/100	Test-Optional	Jan 15, 2027	$32,741
Purdue University Public · IN	50% 74% College of Pharmacy · 7.7% Professional Flight Technology (Flight)	1200–1480	27–34		Test-Optional	Jan 15, 2027	$28,794
Baylor University Private · TX	51% 55% Out-of-state · 50% International	1200–1400	27–32		Test-Optional	Feb 1, 2027	$58,100
University of Connecticut Public · CT	52% 64% International · 41% In-state	1210–1440	28–33		Test-Optional	Jan 15, 2027	$43,712
Florida International University Public · FL	55%	1070–1260	21–27				$18,964
Virginia Tech Public · VA	55% 59% Out-of-state · 47% In-state	1280–1450	28–32		Test-Optional	Jan 15, 2027	$37,764
Texas A&M University Public · TX	57%	1150–1400	25–31		Test-Optional	Dec 1, 2026	$40,124
Rutgers University-New Brunswick Public · NJ	58%	1310–1500	28–33		Test-Optional	Dec 1, 2026	$37,441
University of Pittsburgh Public · PA	58% 95% Greensburg (regional) · 58% Pittsburgh (Oakland)	1280–1460	29–33	4.06 (weighted)	Test-Optional	Rolling	$41,430
Fordham University Private · NY	59%	1320–1480	30–33		Test-Optional	Jan 3, 2027	$64,915
University of Massachusetts-Amherst Public · MA	60%	1310–1500	30–33	4.04 (weighted)	Test-Optional	Jan 15, 2027	$40,449
University of South Carolina Public · SC	60%	1180–1360	26–32				$35,972
Ohio State University Public · OH	61% 99% Mansfield (regional) · 61% Columbus	1310–1480	28–32		Required	Jan 15, 2027	$40,022
Pennsylvania State University Public · PA	61% 99% Berks (Commonwealth) · 61% University Park	1240–1420	27–32		Test-Optional	Rolling after Nov 1, 2026	$41,790
Southern Methodist University Private · TX	63%	1340–1490	30–34		Test-Optional	Jan 15, 2027	$67,040
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Private · NY	64% 68% Out-of-state · 56% International	1375–1510	30–34		Test-Optional	Jan 15, 2027	$64,081
The University of Texas at Dallas Public · TX	65%	1160–1410	24–32				$40,144
University of Vermont Public · VT	65% 77% In-state · 30% International	1290–1440	30–32				$45,502
University of California-Santa Cruz Public · CA	66% 84% Domestic nonresident · 71% California resident			3.79–4.20 (weighted)			$50,205
Florida Atlantic University Public · FL	66%	1040–1200	21–26	3.83			$17,324
Hofstra University Private · NY	68% 82% Out-of-state · 6.1% International	1230–1400	28–32	3.8			$57,660
University at Albany Public · NY	69%						$31,256
University of Delaware Public · DE	71% 71% In-state · 55% International	1190–1370	28–32	3.98			$41,400
James Madison University Public · VA	72% 88% International · 64% In-state	1170–1340	24–29				$31,604
University of North Texas Public · TX	72% 73% In-state · 41% International	980–1230	19–27				$21,149	71%
University of Rhode Island Public · RI	72%	1020–1280		3.65			$37,146
Texas Tech University Public · TX	73% 75% In-state · 34% International	1090–1280	23–28	3.64			$24,451
Louisiana State University Public · LA	73%	1180–1340	24–30	3.83			$28,631
Seton Hall University Private · NJ	73%	1220–1390	27–32				$53,170
University of Houston Public · TX	74% 85% International · 62% Out-of-state	1160–1340	23–29	3.46			$22,547
University at Buffalo Public · NY	74% 94% International · 70% Out-of-state	1210–1380	27–32	91.6/100			$31,536	65%
University of Arkansas Public · AR	74% 79% In-state · 12% International	1030–1220	21–28	3.83			$29,966
Miami University-Oxford Public · OH	75%	1220–1390	25–30	3.82			$41,221
DePaul University Private · IL	76%	1140–1330	25–31	3.77			$45,999
University of California-Riverside Public · CA	76%			3.66–4.17 (weighted)			$49,806
The University of Alabama Public · AL	77%	1170–1400	24–31	3.86			$34,172
University of Oklahoma Public · OK	77%	1140–1330	23–29	3.64			$27,377
Oregon State University Public · OR	77%	1140–1400	24–31	3.7			$38,190
University of Illinois Chicago Public · IL	77% 80% Out-of-state · 51% International	1130–1350	25–31	3.45			$29,884	55%
Mississippi State University Public · MS	78%	1100–1350	21–29	3.74			$27,637
University of Denver Private · CO	78% 88% Out-of-state · 63% International	1240–1410	28–33	3.68			$61,398
University of Colorado Boulder Public · CO	78% 85% Arts & Sciences · 32% Leeds School of Business	1240–1430	29–33	3.70–4.26 (weighted)	Test-Optional	Jan 15, 2027	$44,918
Indiana University Public · IN	78%	1170–1400	27–33	3.8	Test-Optional	Feb 1, 2027	$41,891
University of Missouri Public · MO	79%	1150–1330	23–30				$36,056
Drexel University Private · PA	79% 76% Out-of-state · 57% International	1240–1440	27–32	3.79			$62,412
University of Minnesota Public · MN	80%	1300–1500	26–31	3.51–3.96	Test-Optional	Jan 1, 2027	$38,362
Temple University Public · PA	80% 88% Out-of-State · 72% International			3.42			$38,958
Marquette University Private · WI	81% 80% Out-of-state · 65% International	1200–1360	26–31	3.6			$51,170
Loyola University Chicago Private · IL	82% 87% Out-of-state · 47% International	1170–1360	27–32	3.74			$53,710
Gonzaga University Private · WA	82% 82% Out-of-state · 52% International	1190–1380	27–31	3.7			$55,480
St. John's University-New York Public · NY	83%	1150–1340	24–29				$53,020
University of Iowa Public · IA	84% 85% In-state · 42% International	1130–1330	21–28	3.86			$33,371
San Jose State University Public · CA	85%			3.5			$21,010
Michigan State University Public · MI	85% 88% International · 82% Out-of-state	1180–1360	25–31	3.74	Test-Optional	Apr 1, 2027	$43,842
University of Cincinnati Public · OH	85% 90% In-state (Ohio) · 83% International	1160–1370	24–29	3.67			$29,310
University of Utah Public · UT	86%	1190–1380	22–29	3.64			$30,860
University of Arizona Public · AZ	86% 90% Out-of-state · 50% International	1150–1420	21–29	3.43			$42,278
Washington State University Public · WA	87%			3.46			$29,950
George Mason University Public · VA	88%	1160–1360	25–30	3.66			$38,688
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Public · NE	88%	1098–1330	22–28	3.54			$28,584
University of New Hampshire Public · NH	88% 90% Out-of-state · 85% International	1090–1330	26–30	3.64			$39,852	90%
University of Oregon Public · OR	88%	1130–1360	23–30				$44,598
Colorado State University Public · CO	89%						$34,783
Iowa State University Public · IA	89% 92% In-state · 65% International	1120–1360	21–28	3.76			$28,881
West Virginia University Public · WV	89% 81% Out-of-state · 36% International	1010–1220	20–26				$28,608	56%
Arizona State University Public · AZ	90%			3.52			$33,139
University of California-Merced Public · CA	91%			3.57–4.16 (weighted)			$49,823
Virginia Commonwealth University Public · VA	93%	1010–1270	22–30	3.63			$40,109
University of Kentucky Public · KY	93% 95% In-state · 90% International	1070–1290	21–28	3.58			$34,140
University of Kansas Public · KS	94%	1070–1300	20–28	3.71			$30,432	84%
University of Mississippi Public · MS	97%	1000–1200	21–29	3.6			$28,600

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California Institute of Technology
Elite Private · CA
2.6%
Test policy
Required
Regular deadline
Jan 4, 2027
Tuition
$65,898
Harvard University
Ivy League · MA
3.6%
SAT mid 50%
1510–1580
ACT
34–36
Test policy
Required
Regular deadline
Jan 1, 2027
Tuition
$61,676
Stanford University
Elite Private · CA
3.6%
SAT mid 50%
1510–1580
ACT
34–35
Test policy
Required
Regular deadline
Jan 5, 2027
Tuition
$65,910
Yale University
Ivy League · CT
3.9%
SAT mid 50%
1470–1570
ACT
33–35
Test policy
Required
Regular deadline
Jan 2, 2027
Tuition
$67,250
Columbia University
Ivy League · NY
4%
SAT mid 50%
1510–1580
ACT
34–35
Test policy
Test-Optional
Regular deadline
Jan 1, 2027
Tuition
$71,845
Transfer rate
9.0%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Elite Private · MA
4.5%
6.0% Early Action · 3.5% Regular Action
SAT mid 50%
1520–1580
ACT
34–36
Test policy
Required
Regular deadline
Jan 4, 2027
Tuition
$62,396
University of Chicago
Elite Private · IL
4.5%
SAT mid 50%
1510–1580
ACT
34–35
Test policy
Test-Optional
Regular deadline
Jan 4, 2027
Tuition
$70,662
Princeton University
Ivy League · NJ
4.6%
5.5% Out-of-state · 2.1% International
SAT mid 50%
1510–1580
ACT
34–35
Test policy
Test-Optional
Regular deadline
Jan 1, 2027
Tuition
$62,688
Northeastern University
Private · MA
5.2%
43% Early Decision · 3.8% Everyone else
SAT mid 50%
1440–1540
ACT
33–35
Test policy
Test-Optional
Regular deadline
Jan 1, 2027
Tuition
$66,162
Transfer rate
20%
Brown University
Ivy League · RI
5.4%
16% Early Decision · 4.2% Everyone else
SAT mid 50%
1510–1580
ACT
34–35
Test policy
Required
Regular deadline
Jan 5, 2027
Tuition
$71,412
Dartmouth College
Ivy League · NH
5.4%
22% Early Decision · 3.8% Everyone else
SAT mid 50%
1500–1570
ACT
33–35
Test policy
Required
Regular deadline
Jan 1, 2027
Tuition
$68,268
University of Pennsylvania
Ivy League · PA
5.4%
14% Early Decision · 4.0% Everyone else
SAT mid 50%
1510–1570
ACT
34–36
Test policy
Required
Regular deadline
Jan 5, 2027
Tuition
$68,686
Duke University
Elite Private · NC
5.7%
13% Early Decision · 4.2% Everyone else
SAT mid 50%
1500–1570
ACT
34–35
Test policy
Test-Optional
Regular deadline
Jan 4, 2027
Tuition
$68,758
Vanderbilt University
Elite Private · TN
5.9%
14% Early Decision · 4.1% Everyone else
SAT mid 50%
1500–1570
ACT
34–35
Test policy
Test-Optional
Regular deadline
Jan 1, 2027
Tuition
$67,498
Transfer rate
26%
Johns Hopkins University
Elite Private · MD
6.4%
11% Early Decision · 5.3% Everyone else
SAT mid 50%
1520–1570
ACT
34–36
Avg. GPA
3.95
Test policy
Required
Regular deadline
Jan 2, 2027
Tuition
$65,230
Bowdoin College
Liberal Arts · ME
7.1%
15% Early Decision · 5.5% Everyone else
SAT mid 50%
1470–1550
ACT
33–35
Test policy
Test-Optional
Regular deadline
Jan 5, 2027
Tuition
$67,832
Colby College
Liberal Arts · ME
7.1%
SAT mid 50%
1460–1550
ACT
32–34
Test policy
Test-Optional
Regular deadline
Jan 4, 2027
Tuition
$69,600
Pomona College
Liberal Arts · CA
7.1%
13% Early Decision · 6.1% Everyone else
SAT mid 50%
1490–1560
ACT
33–35
Test policy
Test-Optional
Regular deadline
Jan 8, 2027
Tuition
$65,420
Swarthmore College
Liberal Arts · PA
7.5%
18% Early Decision · 6.4% Everyone else
SAT mid 50%
1490–1560
ACT
33–35
Test policy
Test-Optional
Regular deadline
Jan 4, 2027
Tuition
$65,494
New York University
Elite Private · NY
7.7%
SAT mid 50%
1480–1560
ACT
34–35
Avg. GPA
3.81
Test policy
Test-Optional
Regular deadline
Jan 5, 2027
Tuition
$62,796
Transfer rate
39%
Northwestern University
Elite Private · IL
7.7%
23% Early Decision · 5.9% Everyone else
SAT mid 50%
1510–1570
ACT
33–35
Test policy
Test-Optional
Regular deadline
Jan 4, 2027
Tuition
$68,322
Rice University
Elite Private · TX
8%
11% Early Decision · 7.4% Everyone else
SAT mid 50%
1510–1570
ACT
34–35
Test policy
Test-Optional
Regular deadline
Jan 4, 2027
Tuition
$64,144
Williams College
Liberal Arts · MA
8.3%
27% Early Decision · 7.4% Everyone else
SAT mid 50%
1490–1570
ACT
34–35
Test policy
Test-Optional
Regular deadline
Jan 4, 2027
Tuition
$68,560
Barnard College
Liberal Arts · NY
8.8%
SAT mid 50%
1470–1560
ACT
32–34
Test policy
Test-Optional
Regular deadline
Jan 1, 2027
Tuition
$69,888
Cornell University
Ivy League · NY
8.8%
19% Early Decision · 6.7% Everyone else
SAT mid 50%
1500–1570
ACT
33–35
Test policy
Required
Regular deadline
Jan 2, 2027
Tuition
$69,314
Transfer rate
9.3%
Amherst College
Liberal Arts · MA
9%
22% Early Decision · 6.8% Everyone else
SAT mid 50%
1490–1580
ACT
33–35
Test policy
Test-Optional
Regular deadline
Jan 5, 2027
Tuition
$70,480
University of California-Los Angeles
Top Public · CA
9%
24% Herb Alpert School of Music · 0.5% School of Nursing
Avg. GPA
4.20–4.30 (weighted)
Test policy
Test-Blind
Regular deadline
Nov 30, 2026
Tuition
$49,403
Transfer rate
23%
Claremont McKenna College
Liberal Arts · CA
9.6%
22% Early Decision · 7.4% Non-ED (derived)
SAT mid 50%
1470–1560
ACT
33–35
Test policy
Test-Optional
Regular deadline
Jan 10, 2027
Tuition
$67,980
University of Southern California
Elite Private · CA
9.8%
SAT mid 50%
1450–1550
ACT
32–35
Avg. GPA
3.85
Test policy
Test-Optional
Regular deadline
Jan 10, 2027
Tuition
$72,097
Transfer rate
27%
Emory University
Elite Private · GA
11%
22% Early Decision · 8.6% Everyone else
SAT mid 50%
1470–1550
ACT
32–35
Test policy
Test-Optional
Regular deadline
Jan 1, 2027
Tuition
$64,280
Transfer rate
23%
Middlebury College
Liberal Arts · VT
11%
39% Early Decision · 9.9% Everyone else
SAT mid 50%
1445–1550
ACT
33–35
Test policy
Test-Optional
Regular deadline
Jan 4, 2027
Tuition
$67,600
University of California-Berkeley
Top Public · CA
11%
18% Rausser College of Natural Resources · 5.2% Haas School of Business
Avg. GPA
4.16–4.28 (weighted)
Test policy
Test-Blind
Regular deadline
Nov 30, 2026
Tuition
$50,547
Transfer rate
24%
Boston University
Elite Private · MA
11%
31% Early Decision · 11% Everyone else
SAT mid 50%
1420–1530
ACT
32–34
Avg. GPA
3.7–4.0 (school-reported)
Test policy
Test-Optional
Regular deadline
Jan 5, 2027
Tuition
$68,102
Transfer rate
35%
University of Notre Dame
Elite Private · IN
11%
11% Out-of-state (US) · 4.3% International
SAT mid 50%
1455–1560
ACT
33–35
Test policy
Test-Optional
Regular deadline
Jan 4, 2027
Tuition
$65,025
Tufts University
Elite Private · MA
12%
32% Early Decision · 9.3% Everyone else
SAT mid 50%
1470–1560
ACT
33–35
Test policy
Test-Optional
Regular deadline
Jan 4, 2027
Tuition
$70,704
Carnegie Mellon University
Elite Private · PA
12%
SAT mid 50%
1500–1570
ACT
34–35
Avg. GPA
3.89
Test policy
Test-Flexible
Regular deadline
Jan 4, 2027
Tuition
$66,246
Washington University in St Louis
Elite Private · MO
12%
25% Early Decision · 9.8% Everyone else
SAT mid 50%
1500–1570
ACT
33–35
Test policy
Test-Optional
Regular deadline
Jan 4, 2027
Tuition
$65,790
Haverford College
Liberal Arts · PA
12%
23% Out-of-state · 3.8% International
SAT mid 50%
1460–1550
ACT
33–35
Test policy
Test-Optional
Regular deadline
Jan 10, 2027
Tuition
$70,688
Harvey Mudd College
Liberal Arts · CA
13%
18% Out-of-state · 5.3% International
SAT mid 50%
1500–1570
ACT
34–36
Test policy
Test-Optional
Regular deadline
Jan 5, 2027
Tuition
$68,613
Georgetown University
Elite Private · DC
13%
SAT mid 50%
1390–1550
ACT
31–35
Test policy
Required
Regular deadline
Jan 1, 2027
Tuition
$68,017
Bates College
Liberal Arts · ME
13%
28% Out-of-state · 3.2% International
SAT mid 50%
1420–1530
ACT
31–34
Test policy
Test-Optional
Regular deadline
Jan 10, 2027
Tuition
$66,590
Davidson College
Liberal Arts · NC
13%
20% Out-of-state · 2.4% International
SAT mid 50%
1400–1530
ACT
31–34
Avg. GPA
3.85
Test policy
Test-Optional
Regular deadline
Jan 10, 2027
Tuition
$64,410
Transfer rate
18%
Hamilton College
Liberal Arts · NY
14%
28% Early Decision · 12% Everyone else
SAT mid 50%
1450–1550
ACT
33–35
Test policy
Test-Optional
Regular deadline
Jan 4, 2027
Tuition
$68,960
Colgate University
Liberal Arts · NY
14%
20% Early Decision · 13% Everyone else
SAT mid 50%
1430–1540
ACT
33–34
Avg. GPA
3.85
Test policy
Test-Optional
Regular deadline
Jan 15, 2027
Tuition
$70,306
Tulane University of Louisiana
Private · LA
14%
58% Early Decision · 12% Everyone else
SAT mid 50%
1400–1520
ACT
31–34
Test policy
Test-Optional
Regular deadline
Jan 15, 2027
Tuition
$68,678
Georgia Institute of Technology
Top Public · GA
14%
17% Ivan Allen College (of Liberal Arts) · 9.7% College of Computing
SAT mid 50%
1370–1540
ACT
30–34
Avg. GPA
4.17 (weighted)
Test policy
Required
Regular deadline
Jan 6, 2027
Tuition
$34,484
Transfer rate
20%
Wellesley College
Liberal Arts · MA
14%
22% In-State · 3.4% International
SAT mid 50%
1460–1560
ACT
33–35
Test policy
Test-Optional
Regular deadline
Jan 8, 2027
Tuition
$67,176
Grinnell College
Liberal Arts · IA
15%
SAT mid 50%
1410–1540
ACT
31–34
Test policy
Test-Optional
Regular deadline
Jan 15, 2027
Tuition
$68,106
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Top Public · NC
15%
37% In-state · 9.6% Out-of-state
SAT mid 50%
1390–1530
ACT
28–34
Avg. GPA
4.47 (weighted)
Test policy
Required
Regular deadline
Jan 15, 2027
Tuition
$41,203
University of Michigan
Top Public · MI
16%
18% LSA · 7.1% Ross School of Business
SAT mid 50%
1360–1530
ACT
31–34
Avg. GPA
3.9
Test policy
Test-Optional
Regular deadline
Feb 1, 2027
Tuition
$60,946
Boston College
Elite Private · MA
16%
33% Early Decision · 14% Everyone else
SAT mid 50%
1440–1540
ACT
33–35
Test policy
Test-Optional
Regular deadline
Jan 4, 2027
Tuition
$70,702
Wesleyan University
Liberal Arts · CT
17%
39% Early Decision · 14% Everyone else
SAT mid 50%
1415–1540
ACT
33–35
Test policy
Test-Optional
Regular deadline
Jan 1, 2027
Tuition
$70,342
University of Virginia
Top Public · VA
17%
18% Engineering · 8.9% Nursing
SAT mid 50%
1410–1540
ACT
32–35
Test policy
Test-Optional
Regular deadline
Jan 1, 2027
Tuition
$59,512
Vassar College
Liberal Arts · NY
19%
29% Out-of-state · 5.0% International
SAT mid 50%
1450–1550
ACT
33–35
Test policy
Test-Optional
Regular deadline
Jan 1, 2027
Tuition
$71,030
University of Miami
Private · FL
19%
23% In-state (Florida) · 9.4% International
SAT mid 50%
1320–1480
ACT
30–33
Test policy
Required
Regular deadline
Jan 5, 2027
Tuition
$62,616
Carleton College
Liberal Arts · MN
20%
39% Out-of-state · 4.0% International
SAT mid 50%
1450–1560
ACT
32–34
Test policy
Test-Optional
Regular deadline
Jan 15, 2027
Tuition
$68,892
Wake Forest University
Elite Private · NC
22%
SAT mid 50%
1410–1520
ACT
32–34
Test policy
Test-Optional
Regular deadline
Jan 1, 2027
Tuition
$67,642
Florida State University
Public · FL
24%
SAT mid 50%
1270–1410
ACT
29–32
Tuition
$18,786
University of Florida
Top Public · FL
24%
SAT mid 50%
1320–1480
ACT
29–33
Avg. GPA
3.92
Test policy
Required
Regular deadline
Jan 15, 2027
Tuition
$28,659
Transfer rate
41%
Lehigh University
Private · PA
26%
47% Early Decision · 27% Everyone else
SAT mid 50%
1370–1500
ACT
31–34
Test policy
Test-Optional
Regular deadline
Jan 1, 2027
Tuition
$64,980
University of Texas at Austin
Top Public · TX
27%
SAT mid 50%
1250–1510
ACT
27–33
Test policy
Required
Regular deadline
Dec 1, 2026
Tuition
$44,908
Transfer rate
22%
University of California-San Diego
Top Public · CA
27%
Avg. GPA
4.12–4.28 (weighted)
Test policy
Test-Blind
Regular deadline
Nov 30, 2026
Tuition
$50,958
Transfer rate
53%
Villanova University
Private · PA
27%
60% Early Decision · 26% Everyone else
SAT mid 50%
1395–1510
ACT
32–34
Avg. GPA
3.93
Test policy
Test-Optional
Regular deadline
Jan 15, 2027
Tuition
$67,776
University of California-Irvine
Public · CA
29%
34% Arts & Humanities · 16% Business
Avg. GPA
4.06–4.27 (weighted)
Test policy
Test-Blind
Regular deadline
Nov 30, 2026
Tuition
$49,922
Transfer rate
40%
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
Public · CA
31%
Avg. GPA
4.12 (weighted)
Tuition
$34,665
University of California-Santa Barbara
Public · CA
33%
Avg. GPA
4.05–4.27 (weighted)
Test policy
Test-Blind
Regular deadline
Nov 30, 2026
Tuition
$50,614
Transfer rate
59%
College of William & Mary
Public · VA
34%
SAT mid 50%
1400–1530
ACT
32–34
Avg. GPA
4.34 (weighted)
Test policy
Test-Optional
Regular deadline
Jan 5, 2027
Tuition
$51,038
Oberlin College
Liberal Arts · OH
34%
45% Out-of-state · 11% International
SAT mid 50%
1360–1520
ACT
31–34
Avg. GPA
3.6
Test policy
Test-Optional
Regular deadline
Jan 15, 2027
Tuition
$67,366
San Diego State University
Public · CA
36%
91% Out-of-State · 31% In-State (California resident)
Avg. GPA
3.84
Tuition
$21,328
Case Western Reserve University
Private · OH
37%
SAT mid 50%
1430–1540
ACT
32–34
Avg. GPA
3.78
Test policy
Test-Optional
Regular deadline
Jan 15, 2027
Tuition
$66,608
University of Georgia
Public · GA
38%
42% In-state · 28% Out-of-state
SAT mid 50%
1270–1480
ACT
29–34
Avg. GPA
4.15 (weighted)
Test policy
Required
Regular deadline
Jan 1, 2027
Tuition
$31,688
Clemson University
Public · SC
38%
53% In-state · 40% Out-of-state
SAT mid 50%
1240–1410
ACT
28–32
Test policy
Test-Optional
Regular deadline
Jan 1, 2027
Tuition
$40,866
Binghamton University
Public · NY
39%
79% Out-of-state · 31% In-state (New York)
SAT mid 50%
1340–1500
ACT
30–32
Avg. GPA
3.88
Test policy
Test-Optional
Regular deadline
Jan 15, 2027
Tuition
$30,447
University of Washington
Top Public · WA
39%
47% All First-Year Applicants (baseline for non-ca · 2% Computer Science/Computer Engineering (Direct
Avg. GPA
3.84
Test policy
Test-Optional
Regular deadline
Nov 15, 2026
Tuition
$43,209
University of Central Florida
Public · FL
40%
SAT mid 50%
1200–1350
ACT
25–29
Avg. GPA
4.16 (weighted)
Tuition
$22,467
University of Rochester
Private · NY
40%
59% Out-of-state · 18% International
SAT mid 50%
1410–1540
ACT
31–34
Avg. GPA
3.72
Test policy
Test-Optional
Regular deadline
Jan 5, 2027
Tuition
$67,080
Brandeis University
Private · MA
41%
64% Out-of-state · 18% International
SAT mid 50%
1390–1520
ACT
31–34
Avg. GPA
3.9
Test policy
Test-Optional
Regular deadline
Jan 15, 2027
Tuition
$68,080
Howard University
Private · DC
41%
60% International · 39% DC in-state
SAT mid 50%
1090–1320
ACT
22–28
Avg. GPA
3.75
Tuition
$35,810
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Public · TN
42%
SAT mid 50%
1200–1370
ACT
25–31
Tuition
$33,256
North Carolina State University
Public · NC
42%
46% In-state · 25% International
SAT mid 50%
1300–1470
ACT
28–32
Avg. GPA
3.83
Test policy
Test-Flexible
Regular deadline
Jan 15, 2027
Tuition
$32,847
Transfer rate
45%
University of California-Davis
Public · CA
42%
Avg. GPA
4.00–4.25 (weighted)
Test policy
Test-Blind
Regular deadline
Nov 30, 2026
Tuition
$50,974
Transfer rate
57%
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Top Public · IL
42%
49% College of Agricultural, Consumer & Environmen · 7.4% Computer Science (major, within Grainger Colle
SAT mid 50%
1310–1520
ACT
30–34
Test policy
Test-Optional
Regular deadline
Jan 5, 2027
Tuition
$35,124
Transfer rate
43%
University of South Florida
Public · FL
43%
SAT mid 50%
1130–1320
ACT
24–29
Avg. GPA
4.06 (weighted)
Tuition
$17,324
Texas Christian University
Private · TX
45%
SAT mid 50%
1140–1350
ACT
26–31
Test policy
Test-Optional
Regular deadline
Feb 1, 2027
Tuition
$61,740
University of Maryland
Public · MD
45%
SAT mid 50%
1400–1530
ACT
32–35
Avg. GPA
4.44 (weighted)
Test policy
Test-Optional
Regular deadline
Jan 20, 2027
Tuition
$41,186
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Top Public · WI
45%
56% Wisconsin resident · 32% International
SAT mid 50%
1380–1520
ACT
29–33
Avg. GPA
3.9
Test policy
Test-Optional
Regular deadline
Jan 15, 2027
Tuition
$42,103
Auburn University
Public · AL
46%
SAT mid 50%
1260–1390
ACT
26–31
Avg. GPA
4.1 (weighted)
Tuition
$34,922
Syracuse University
Private · NY
46%
SAT mid 50%
1270–1440
ACT
29–32
Test policy
Test-Optional
Regular deadline
Jan 5, 2027
Tuition
$65,528
California State University-Long Beach
Public · CA
46%
Avg. GPA
3.67
Tuition
$19,950
George Washington University
Private · DC
47%
49% Out-of-state · 32% In-state
SAT mid 50%
1350–1500
ACT
31–34
Test policy
Test-Optional
Regular deadline
Jan 5, 2027
Tuition
$67,710
Transfer rate
60%
Santa Clara University
Private · CA
48%
54% Out-of-state · 29% International
SAT mid 50%
1350–1490
ACT
31–33
Test policy
Test-Optional
Regular deadline
Jan 7, 2027
Tuition
$61,293
Stony Brook University
Public · NY
49%
67% International · 40% In-state (New York)
SAT mid 50%
1330–1500
ACT
29–33
Avg. GPA
92.91/100
Test policy
Test-Optional
Regular deadline
Jan 15, 2027
Tuition
$32,741
Purdue University
Public · IN
50%
74% College of Pharmacy · 7.7% Professional Flight Technology (Flight)
SAT mid 50%
1200–1480
ACT
27–34
Test policy
Test-Optional
Regular deadline
Jan 15, 2027
Tuition
$28,794
Baylor University
Private · TX
51%
55% Out-of-state · 50% International
SAT mid 50%
1200–1400
ACT
27–32
Test policy
Test-Optional
Regular deadline
Feb 1, 2027
Tuition
$58,100
University of Connecticut
Public · CT
52%
64% International · 41% In-state
SAT mid 50%
1210–1440
ACT
28–33
Test policy
Test-Optional
Regular deadline
Jan 15, 2027
Tuition
$43,712
Florida International University
Public · FL
55%
SAT mid 50%
1070–1260
ACT
21–27
Tuition
$18,964
Virginia Tech
Public · VA
55%
59% Out-of-state · 47% In-state
SAT mid 50%
1280–1450
ACT
28–32
Test policy
Test-Optional
Regular deadline
Jan 15, 2027
Tuition
$37,764
Texas A&M University
Public · TX
57%
SAT mid 50%
1150–1400
ACT
25–31
Test policy
Test-Optional
Regular deadline
Dec 1, 2026
Tuition
$40,124
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Public · NJ
58%
SAT mid 50%
1310–1500
ACT
28–33
Test policy
Test-Optional
Regular deadline
Dec 1, 2026
Tuition
$37,441
University of Pittsburgh
Public · PA
58%
95% Greensburg (regional) · 58% Pittsburgh (Oakland)
SAT mid 50%
1280–1460
ACT
29–33
Avg. GPA
4.06 (weighted)
Test policy
Test-Optional
Regular deadline
Rolling
Tuition
$41,430
Fordham University
Private · NY
59%
SAT mid 50%
1320–1480
ACT
30–33
Test policy
Test-Optional
Regular deadline
Jan 3, 2027
Tuition
$64,915
University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Public · MA
60%
SAT mid 50%
1310–1500
ACT
30–33
Avg. GPA
4.04 (weighted)
Test policy
Test-Optional
Regular deadline
Jan 15, 2027
Tuition
$40,449
University of South Carolina
Public · SC
60%
SAT mid 50%
1180–1360
ACT
26–32
Tuition
$35,972
Ohio State University
Public · OH
61%
99% Mansfield (regional) · 61% Columbus
SAT mid 50%
1310–1480
ACT
28–32
Test policy
Required
Regular deadline
Jan 15, 2027
Tuition
$40,022
Pennsylvania State University
Public · PA
61%
99% Berks (Commonwealth) · 61% University Park
SAT mid 50%
1240–1420
ACT
27–32
Test policy
Test-Optional
Regular deadline
Rolling after Nov 1, 2026
Tuition
$41,790
Southern Methodist University
Private · TX
63%
SAT mid 50%
1340–1490
ACT
30–34
Test policy
Test-Optional
Regular deadline
Jan 15, 2027
Tuition
$67,040
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Private · NY
64%
68% Out-of-state · 56% International
SAT mid 50%
1375–1510
ACT
30–34
Test policy
Test-Optional
Regular deadline
Jan 15, 2027
Tuition
$64,081
The University of Texas at Dallas
Public · TX
65%
SAT mid 50%
1160–1410
ACT
24–32
Tuition
$40,144
University of Vermont
Public · VT
65%
77% In-state · 30% International
SAT mid 50%
1290–1440
ACT
30–32
Tuition
$45,502
University of California-Santa Cruz
Public · CA
66%
84% Domestic nonresident · 71% California resident
Avg. GPA
3.79–4.20 (weighted)
Tuition
$50,205
Florida Atlantic University
Public · FL
66%
SAT mid 50%
1040–1200
ACT
21–26
Avg. GPA
3.83
Tuition
$17,324
Hofstra University
Private · NY
68%
82% Out-of-state · 6.1% International
SAT mid 50%
1230–1400
ACT
28–32
Avg. GPA
3.8
Tuition
$57,660
University at Albany
Public · NY
69%
Tuition
$31,256
University of Delaware
Public · DE
71%
71% In-state · 55% International
SAT mid 50%
1190–1370
ACT
28–32
Avg. GPA
3.98
Tuition
$41,400
James Madison University
Public · VA
72%
88% International · 64% In-state
SAT mid 50%
1170–1340
ACT
24–29
Tuition
$31,604
University of North Texas
Public · TX
72%
73% In-state · 41% International
SAT mid 50%
980–1230
ACT
19–27
Tuition
$21,149
Transfer rate
71%
University of Rhode Island
Public · RI
72%
SAT mid 50%
1020–1280
Avg. GPA
3.65
Tuition
$37,146
Texas Tech University
Public · TX
73%
75% In-state · 34% International
SAT mid 50%
1090–1280
ACT
23–28
Avg. GPA
3.64
Tuition
$24,451
Louisiana State University
Public · LA
73%
SAT mid 50%
1180–1340
ACT
24–30
Avg. GPA
3.83
Tuition
$28,631
Seton Hall University
Private · NJ
73%
SAT mid 50%
1220–1390
ACT
27–32
Tuition
$53,170
University of Houston
Public · TX
74%
85% International · 62% Out-of-state
SAT mid 50%
1160–1340
ACT
23–29
Avg. GPA
3.46
Tuition
$22,547
University at Buffalo
Public · NY
74%
94% International · 70% Out-of-state
SAT mid 50%
1210–1380
ACT
27–32
Avg. GPA
91.6/100
Tuition
$31,536
Transfer rate
65%
University of Arkansas
Public · AR
74%
79% In-state · 12% International
SAT mid 50%
1030–1220
ACT
21–28
Avg. GPA
3.83
Tuition
$29,966
Miami University-Oxford
Public · OH
75%
SAT mid 50%
1220–1390
ACT
25–30
Avg. GPA
3.82
Tuition
$41,221
DePaul University
Private · IL
76%
SAT mid 50%
1140–1330
ACT
25–31
Avg. GPA
3.77
Tuition
$45,999
University of California-Riverside
Public · CA
76%
Avg. GPA
3.66–4.17 (weighted)
Tuition
$49,806
The University of Alabama
Public · AL
77%
SAT mid 50%
1170–1400
ACT
24–31
Avg. GPA
3.86
Tuition
$34,172
University of Oklahoma
Public · OK
77%
SAT mid 50%
1140–1330
ACT
23–29
Avg. GPA
3.64
Tuition
$27,377
Oregon State University
Public · OR
77%
SAT mid 50%
1140–1400
ACT
24–31
Avg. GPA
3.7
Tuition
$38,190
University of Illinois Chicago
Public · IL
77%
80% Out-of-state · 51% International
SAT mid 50%
1130–1350
ACT
25–31
Avg. GPA
3.45
Tuition
$29,884
Transfer rate
55%
Mississippi State University
Public · MS
78%
SAT mid 50%
1100–1350
ACT
21–29
Avg. GPA
3.74
Tuition
$27,637
University of Denver
Private · CO
78%
88% Out-of-state · 63% International
SAT mid 50%
1240–1410
ACT
28–33
Avg. GPA
3.68
Tuition
$61,398
University of Colorado Boulder
Public · CO
78%
85% Arts & Sciences · 32% Leeds School of Business
SAT mid 50%
1240–1430
ACT
29–33
Avg. GPA
3.70–4.26 (weighted)
Test policy
Test-Optional
Regular deadline
Jan 15, 2027
Tuition
$44,918
Indiana University
Public · IN
78%
SAT mid 50%
1170–1400
ACT
27–33
Avg. GPA
3.8
Test policy
Test-Optional
Regular deadline
Feb 1, 2027
Tuition
$41,891
University of Missouri
Public · MO
79%
SAT mid 50%
1150–1330
ACT
23–30
Tuition
$36,056
Drexel University
Private · PA
79%
76% Out-of-state · 57% International
SAT mid 50%
1240–1440
ACT
27–32
Avg. GPA
3.79
Tuition
$62,412
University of Minnesota
Public · MN
80%
SAT mid 50%
1300–1500
ACT
26–31
Avg. GPA
3.51–3.96
Test policy
Test-Optional
Regular deadline
Jan 1, 2027
Tuition
$38,362
Temple University
Public · PA
80%
88% Out-of-State · 72% International
Avg. GPA
3.42
Tuition
$38,958
Marquette University
Private · WI
81%
80% Out-of-state · 65% International
SAT mid 50%
1200–1360
ACT
26–31
Avg. GPA
3.6
Tuition
$51,170
Loyola University Chicago
Private · IL
82%
87% Out-of-state · 47% International
SAT mid 50%
1170–1360
ACT
27–32
Avg. GPA
3.74
Tuition
$53,710
Gonzaga University
Private · WA
82%
82% Out-of-state · 52% International
SAT mid 50%
1190–1380
ACT
27–31
Avg. GPA
3.7
Tuition
$55,480
St. John's University-New York
Public · NY
83%
SAT mid 50%
1150–1340
ACT
24–29
Tuition
$53,020
University of Iowa
Public · IA
84%
85% In-state · 42% International
SAT mid 50%
1130–1330
ACT
21–28
Avg. GPA
3.86
Tuition
$33,371
San Jose State University
Public · CA
85%
Avg. GPA
3.5
Tuition
$21,010
Michigan State University
Public · MI
85%
88% International · 82% Out-of-state
SAT mid 50%
1180–1360
ACT
25–31
Avg. GPA
3.74
Test policy
Test-Optional
Regular deadline
Apr 1, 2027
Tuition
$43,842
University of Cincinnati
Public · OH
85%
90% In-state (Ohio) · 83% International
SAT mid 50%
1160–1370
ACT
24–29
Avg. GPA
3.67
Tuition
$29,310
University of Utah
Public · UT
86%
SAT mid 50%
1190–1380
ACT
22–29
Avg. GPA
3.64
Tuition
$30,860
University of Arizona
Public · AZ
86%
90% Out-of-state · 50% International
SAT mid 50%
1150–1420
ACT
21–29
Avg. GPA
3.43
Tuition
$42,278
Washington State University
Public · WA
87%
Avg. GPA
3.46
Tuition
$29,950
George Mason University
Public · VA
88%
SAT mid 50%
1160–1360
ACT
25–30
Avg. GPA
3.66
Tuition
$38,688
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Public · NE
88%
SAT mid 50%
1098–1330
ACT
22–28
Avg. GPA
3.54
Tuition
$28,584
University of New Hampshire
Public · NH
88%
90% Out-of-state · 85% International
SAT mid 50%
1090–1330
ACT
26–30
Avg. GPA
3.64
Tuition
$39,852
Transfer rate
90%
University of Oregon
Public · OR
88%
SAT mid 50%
1130–1360
ACT
23–30
Tuition
$44,598
Colorado State University
Public · CO
89%
Tuition
$34,783
Iowa State University
Public · IA
89%
92% In-state · 65% International
SAT mid 50%
1120–1360
ACT
21–28
Avg. GPA
3.76
Tuition
$28,881
West Virginia University
Public · WV
89%
81% Out-of-state · 36% International
SAT mid 50%
1010–1220
ACT
20–26
Tuition
$28,608
Transfer rate
56%
Arizona State University
Public · AZ
90%
Avg. GPA
3.52
Tuition
$33,139
University of California-Merced
Public · CA
91%
Avg. GPA
3.57–4.16 (weighted)
Tuition
$49,823
Virginia Commonwealth University
Public · VA
93%
SAT mid 50%
1010–1270
ACT
22–30
Avg. GPA
3.63
Tuition
$40,109
University of Kentucky
Public · KY
93%
95% In-state · 90% International
SAT mid 50%
1070–1290
ACT
21–28
Avg. GPA
3.58
Tuition
$34,140
University of Kansas
Public · KS
94%
SAT mid 50%
1070–1300
ACT
20–28
Avg. GPA
3.71
Tuition
$30,432
Transfer rate
84%
University of Mississippi
Public · MS
97%
SAT mid 50%
1000–1200
ACT
21–29
Avg. GPA
3.6
Tuition
$28,600

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