College profiles
Two acceptance rates. Only one applies to your student.
Duke publishes 5.2%; its early decision applicants got in at 13%. These pages put the published rate beside the rate for the round or major your student would apply in, for 162 colleges, with the school's own filing linked.
- Schools
- 162
- Rates decomposed
- 103
- Transfer rates
- 27
| School | Published rate | Real rate | Transfer | Test policy | Regular deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amherst College Liberal Arts · MA | 9% | 22%/6.8% Early Decision / Everyone else | — | Test-Optional | Jan 5, 2027 |
| Arizona State University Campus Immersion Public · AZ | 90% | — | — | — | — |
| Auburn University Public · AL | 46% | — | — | — | — |
| Barnard College Liberal Arts · NY | 8.8% | — | — | Test-Optional | Jan 1, 2027 |
| Bates College Liberal Arts · ME | 13% | 28%/3.2% Out-of-state / International | — | Test-Optional | Jan 10, 2027 |
| Baylor University Private · TX | 51% | 55%/50% Out-of-state / International | — | Test-Optional | Feb 1, 2027 |
| Binghamton University Public · NY | 39% | 79%/31% Out-of-state / In-state (New York) | — | Test-Optional | Jan 15, 2027 |
| Boston College Elite Private · MA | 16% | 33%/14% Early Decision / Everyone else | — | Test-Optional | Jan 4, 2027 |
| Boston University Elite Private · MA | 11% | 31%/11% Early Decision / Everyone else | 35% | Test-Optional | Jan 5, 2027 |
| Bowdoin College Liberal Arts · ME | 7.1% | 15%/5.5% Early Decision / Everyone else | — | Test-Optional | Jan 5, 2027 |
| Brandeis University Private · MA | 41% | 64%/18% Out-of-state / International | — | Test-Optional | Jan 15, 2027 |
| Brown University Ivy League · RI | 5.4% | 16%/4.2% Early Decision / Everyone else | — | Required | Jan 5, 2027 |
| California Institute of Technology Elite Private · CA | 2.6% | — | — | Required | Jan 4, 2027 |
| California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo Public · CA | 31% | — | — | — | — |
| California State University-Long Beach Public · CA | 46% | — | — | — | — |
| Carleton College Liberal Arts · MN | 20% | 39%/4.0% Out-of-state / International | — | Test-Optional | Jan 15, 2027 |
| Carnegie Mellon University Elite Private · PA | 12% | — | — | Test-Flexible | Jan 4, 2027 |
| Case Western Reserve University Private · OH | 37% | 25%/36% Early Decision / Everyone else | — | Test-Optional | Jan 15, 2027 |
| Claremont McKenna College Liberal Arts · CA | 9.6% | 22%/7.4% Early Decision / Non-ED (derived) | — | Test-Optional | Jan 10, 2027 |
| Clemson University Public · SC | 38% | 53%/40% In-state / Out-of-state | — | Test-Optional | Jan 1, 2027 (materials due Jan 10, 2027; decisions mid-February) |
| Colby College Liberal Arts · ME | 7.1% | — | — | Test-Optional | Jan 4, 2027 |
| Colgate University Liberal Arts · NY | 14% | 20%/13% Early Decision / Everyone else | — | Test-Optional | Jan 15, 2027 |
| College of William & Mary Public · VA | 34% | — | — | Test-Optional | Jan 5, 2027 |
| Colorado State University-Fort Collins Public · CO | 89% | — | — | — | — |
| Columbia University in the City of New York Ivy League · NY | 4% | — | 9.0% | Test-Optional | Jan 1, 2027 |
| Cornell University Ivy League · NY | 8.8% | 19%/6.7% Early Decision / Everyone else | 9.3% | Required | Jan 2, 2027 (application + fee); Jan 19, 2027 (remaining materials) |
| Dartmouth College Ivy League · NH | 5.4% | 22%/3.8% Early Decision / Everyone else | — | Required | Jan 1, 2027 |
| Davidson College Liberal Arts · NC | 13% | 20%/2.4% Out-of-state / International | 18% | Test-Optional | Jan 10, 2027 |
| DePaul University Private · IL | 76% | — | — | — | — |
| Drexel University Private · PA | 79% | 76%/57% Out-of-state / International | — | — | — |
| Duke University Elite Private · NC | 5.7% | 13%/4.2% Early Decision / Everyone else | — | Test-Optional | Jan 4, 2027 |
| Emory University Elite Private · GA | 11% | 22%/8.6% Early Decision / Everyone else | 23% | Test-Optional | Jan 1, 2027 |
| Florida Atlantic University Public · FL | 66% | — | — | — | — |
| Florida International University Public · FL | 55% | — | — | — | — |
| Florida State University Public · FL | 24% | — | — | — | — |
| Fordham University Private · NY | 59% | — | — | Test-Optional | Jan 3, 2027 |
| George Mason University Public · VA | 88% | 88%/87% In-state / Out-of-state | — | — | — |
| George Washington University Private · DC | 47% | 49%/32% Out-of-state / In-state | 60% | Test-Optional | Jan 5, 2027 |
| Georgetown University Elite Private · DC | 13% | — | — | Required | Jan 1, 2027 |
| Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Top Public · GA | 14% | 17%/9.7% Ivan Allen College (of Liberal Arts) / College of Computing | 20% | Required | Jan 6, 2027 |
| Gonzaga University Private · WA | 82% | 82%/52% Out-of-state / International | — | — | — |
| Grinnell College Liberal Arts · IA | 15% | — | — | Test-Optional | Jan 15, 2027 |
| Hamilton College Liberal Arts · NY | 14% | 28%/12% Early Decision / Everyone else | — | Test-Optional | Jan 4, 2027 |
| Harvard University Ivy League · MA | 3.6% | — | — | Required | Jan 1, 2027 |
| Harvey Mudd College Liberal Arts · CA | 13% | 18%/5.3% Out-of-state / International | — | Test-Optional | Jan 5, 2027 |
| Haverford College Liberal Arts · PA | 12% | 23%/3.8% Out-of-state / International | — | Test-Optional | Jan 10, 2027 |
| Hofstra University Private · NY | 68% | 82%/6.1% Out-of-state / International | — | — | — |
| Howard University Private · DC | 41% | 60%/39% International / DC in-state | — | — | — |
| Indiana University-Bloomington Public · IN | 78% | — | — | Test-Optional | Feb 1, 2027 |
| Iowa State University Public · IA | 89% | 92%/65% In-state / International | — | — | — |
| James Madison University Public · VA | 72% | 88%/64% International / In-state | — | — | — |
| Johns Hopkins University Elite Private · MD | 6.4% | 11%/5.3% Early Decision / Everyone else | — | Required | Jan 2, 2027 |
| Lehigh University Private · PA | 26% | 47%/27% Early Decision / Everyone else | — | Test-Optional | Jan 1, 2027 |
| Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Public · LA | 73% | — | — | — | — |
| Loyola University Chicago Private · IL | 82% | 87%/47% Out-of-state / International | — | — | — |
| Marquette University Private · WI | 81% | 80%/65% Out-of-state / International | — | — | — |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology Elite Private · MA | 4.5% | 6.0%/3.5% Early Action / Regular Action | — | Required | Jan 4, 2027 |
| Miami University-Oxford Public · OH | 75% | — | — | — | — |
| Michigan State University Public · MI | 85% | 88%/82% International / Out-of-state | — | Test-Optional | Apr 1, 2027 |
| Middlebury College Liberal Arts · VT | 11% | 39%/9.9% Early Decision / Everyone else | — | Test-Optional | Jan 4, 2027 |
| Mississippi State University Public · MS | 78% | — | — | — | — |
| New York University Elite Private · NY | 7.7% | — | 39% | Test-Optional | Jan 5, 2027 |
| North Carolina State University Public · NC | 42% | 46%/25% In-state / International | 45% | Test-Flexible | Jan 15, 2027 (materials due Feb 1, 2027; decisions Mar 31, 2027) |
| Northeastern University Private · MA | 5.2% | 43%/3.8% Early Decision / Everyone else | 20% | Test-Optional | Jan 1, 2027 |
| Northwestern University Elite Private · IL | 7.7% | 23%/5.9% Early Decision / Everyone else | — | Test-Optional | Jan 4, 2027 |
| Oberlin College Liberal Arts · OH | 34% | 45%/11% Out-of-state / International | — | Test-Optional | Jan 15, 2027 |
| Ohio State University-Main Campus Public · OH | 61% | 99%/61% Mansfield (regional) / Columbus | — | Required | Jan 15, 2027 (decision by Mar 5, 2027) |
| Oregon State University Public · OR | 77% | — | — | — | — |
| Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus Public · PA | 61% | 99%/61% Berks (Commonwealth) / University Park | — | Test-Optional | Rolling after Nov 1, 2026 (no fixed close date for University Park) |
| Pomona College Liberal Arts · CA | 7.1% | 13%/6.1% Early Decision / Everyone else | — | Test-Optional | Jan 8, 2027 |
| Princeton University Ivy League · NJ | 4.6% | 5.5%/2.1% Out-of-state / International | — | Test-Optional | Jan 1, 2027 |
| Purdue University-Main Campus Public · IN | 50% | 74%/7.7% College of Pharmacy / Professional Flight Technology (Flight) | — | Test-Optional | Jan 15, 2027 |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Private · NY | 64% | 68%/56% Out-of-state / International | — | Test-Optional | Jan 15, 2027 |
| Rice University Elite Private · TX | 8% | 11%/7.4% Early Decision / Everyone else | — | Test-Optional | Jan 4, 2027 |
| Rutgers University-New Brunswick Public · NJ | 58% | — | — | Test-Optional | Dec 1, 2026 |
| San Diego State University Public · CA | 36% | 91%/31% Out-of-State / In-State (California resident) | — | — | — |
| San Jose State University Public · CA | 85% | — | — | — | — |
| Santa Clara University Private · CA | 48% | 54%/29% Out-of-state / International | — | Test-Optional | Jan 7, 2027 |
| Seton Hall University Private · NJ | 73% | — | — | — | — |
| Southern Methodist University Private · TX | 63% | — | — | Test-Optional | Jan 15, 2027 |
| St. John's University-New York Public · NY | 83% | — | — | — | — |
| Stanford University Elite Private · CA | 3.6% | — | — | Required | Jan 5, 2027 |
| Stony Brook University Public · NY | 49% | 67%/40% International / In-state (New York) | — | Test-Optional | Jan 15, 2027 |
| Swarthmore College Liberal Arts · PA | 7.5% | 18%/6.4% Early Decision / Everyone else | — | Test-Optional | Jan 4, 2027 |
| Syracuse University Private · NY | 46% | — | — | Test-Optional | Jan 5, 2027 |
| Temple University Public · PA | 80% | 88%/72% Out-of-State / International | — | — | — |
| Texas A&M University-College Station Public · TX | 57% | — | — | Test-Optional | Dec 1, 2026 (single application deadline for College Station; extends to the following Monday if it falls on a weekend; documents due Dec 15, 2026) |
| Texas Christian University Private · TX | 45% | — | — | Test-Optional | Feb 1, 2027 |
| Texas Tech University Public · TX | 73% | 75%/34% In-state / International | — | — | — |
| The University of Alabama Public · AL | 77% | — | — | — | — |
| The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Public · TN | 42% | — | — | — | — |
| The University of Texas at Dallas Public · TX | 65% | — | — | — | — |
| Tufts University Elite Private · MA | 12% | 32%/9.3% Early Decision / Everyone else | — | Test-Optional | Jan 4, 2027 |
| Tulane University of Louisiana Private · LA | 14% | 58%/12% Early Decision / Everyone else | — | Test-Optional | Jan 15, 2027 |
| University at Albany Public · NY | 69% | — | — | — | — |
| University at Buffalo Public · NY | 74% | 94%/70% International / Out-of-state | 65% | — | — |
| University of Arizona Public · AZ | 86% | 90%/50% Out-of-state / International | — | — | — |
| University of Arkansas Public · AR | 74% | 79%/12% In-state / International | — | — | — |
| University of California-Berkeley Top Public · CA | 11% | 18%/5.2% Rausser College of Natural Resources / Haas School of Business | 24% | Test-Blind | Nov 30, 2026 (UC's single filing deadline for all campuses; the UC system has no separate early action/decision plans) |
| University of California-Davis Public · CA | 42% | — | 57% | Test-Blind | Nov 30, 2026 |
| University of California-Irvine Public · CA | 29% | 34%/16% Arts & Humanities / Business | 40% | Test-Blind | Nov 30, 2026 |
| University of California-Los Angeles Top Public · CA | 9% | 24%/0.5% Herb Alpert School of Music / School of Nursing | 23% | Test-Blind | Nov 30, 2026 (UC's single filing deadline for all campuses; the UC system has no separate early action/decision plans) |
| University of California-Merced Public · CA | 91% | — | — | — | — |
| University of California-Riverside Public · CA | 76% | — | — | — | — |
| University of California-San Diego Top Public · CA | 27% | — | 53% | Test-Blind | Nov 30, 2026 |
| University of California-Santa Barbara Public · CA | 33% | — | 59% | Test-Blind | Nov 30, 2026 (single UC filing period, opens Aug 1, 2026/Oct 1, 2026 and closes Nov 30, 2026, for fall 2027 entry) |
| University of California-Santa Cruz Public · CA | 66% | 84%/71% Domestic nonresident / California resident | — | — | — |
| University of Central Florida Public · FL | 40% | — | — | — | — |
| University of Chicago Elite Private · IL | 4.5% | — | — | Test-Optional | Jan 4, 2027 |
| University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Public · OH | 85% | 90%/83% In-state (Ohio) / International | — | — | — |
| University of Colorado Boulder Public · CO | 78% | 85%/32% Arts & Sciences / Leeds School of Business | — | Test-Optional | Jan 15, 2027 |
| University of Connecticut Public · CT | 52% | 64%/41% International / In-state | — | Test-Optional | Jan 15, 2027 |
| University of Delaware Public · DE | 71% | 71%/55% In-state / International | — | — | — |
| University of Denver Private · CO | 78% | 88%/63% Out-of-state / International | — | — | — |
| University of Florida Top Public · FL | 24% | — | 41% | Required | Jan 15, 2027 |
| University of Georgia Public · GA | 38% | 42%/28% In-state / Out-of-state | — | Required | Jan 1, 2027 (materials due Jan 15, 2027) |
| University of Houston Public · TX | 74% | 85%/62% International / Out-of-state | — | — | — |
| University of Illinois Chicago Public · IL | 77% | 80%/51% Out-of-state / International | 55% | — | — |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Top Public · IL | 42% | 49%/7.4% College of Agricultural, Consumer & Environmen / Computer Science (major, within Grainger Colle | 43% | Test-Optional | Jan 5, 2027 |
| University of Iowa Public · IA | 84% | 85%/42% In-state / International | — | — | — |
| University of Kansas Public · KS | 94% | 94%/92% International / Out-of-state | 84% | — | — |
| University of Kentucky Public · KY | 93% | 95%/90% In-state / International | — | — | — |
| University of Maryland-College Park Public · MD | 45% | — | — | Test-Optional | Jan 20, 2027 |
| University of Massachusetts-Amherst Public · MA | 60% | — | — | Test-Optional | Jan 15, 2027 |
| University of Miami Private · FL | 19% | 23%/9.4% In-state (Florida) / International | — | Required | Jan 5, 2027 |
| University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Top Public · MI | 16% | 18%/7.1% LSA / Ross School of Business | — | Test-Optional | Feb 1, 2027 |
| University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Public · MN | 80% | — | — | Test-Optional | Jan 1, 2027 |
| University of Mississippi Public · MS | 97% | 98%/97% In-state / Out-of-state | — | — | — |
| University of Missouri-Columbia Public · MO | 79% | — | — | — | — |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln Public · NE | 88% | — | — | — | — |
| University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Public · NH | 88% | 90%/85% Out-of-state / International | 90% | — | — |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Top Public · NC | 15% | 37%/9.6% In-state / Out-of-state | — | Required | Jan 15, 2027 |
| University of North Texas Public · TX | 72% | 73%/41% In-state / International | 71% | — | — |
| University of Notre Dame Elite Private · IN | 11% | 11%/4.3% Out-of-state (US) / International | — | Test-Optional | Jan 4, 2027 |
| University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Public · OK | 77% | — | — | — | — |
| University of Oregon Public · OR | 88% | — | — | — | — |
| University of Pennsylvania Ivy League · PA | 5.4% | 14%/4.0% Early Decision / Everyone else | — | Required | Jan 5, 2027 |
| University of Pittsburgh Public · PA | 58% | 95%/58% Greensburg (regional) / Pittsburgh (Oakland) | — | Test-Optional | Rolling (no fixed application deadline) |
| University of Rhode Island Public · RI | 72% | 75%/73% Out-of-state / In-state | — | — | — |
| University of Rochester Private · NY | 40% | 59%/18% Out-of-state / International | — | Test-Optional | Jan 5, 2027 |
| University of South Carolina-Columbia Public · SC | 60% | — | — | — | — |
| University of South Florida Public · FL | 43% | — | — | — | — |
| University of Southern California Elite Private · CA | 9.8% | — | 27% | Test-Optional | Jan 10, 2027 (Dec 1, 2026 for the Kaufman School of Dance, Thornton School of Music, and School of Dramatic Arts) |
| University of Texas at Austin Top Public · TX | 27% | — | 22% | Required | Dec 1, 2026 |
| University of Utah Public · UT | 86% | 90%/90% Out-of-state / In-state | — | — | — |
| University of Vermont Public · VT | 65% | 77%/30% In-state / International | — | — | — |
| University of Virginia-Main Campus Top Public · VA | 17% | 18%/8.9% Engineering / Nursing | — | Test-Optional | Jan 1, 2027 |
| University of Washington-Seattle Campus Top Public · WA | 39% | 47%/2% All First-Year Applicants (baseline for non-ca / Computer Science/Computer Engineering (Direct | — | Test-Optional | Nov 15, 2026 |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison Top Public · WI | 45% | 56%/32% Wisconsin resident / International | — | Test-Optional | Jan 15, 2027 |
| Vanderbilt University Elite Private · TN | 5.9% | 14%/4.1% Early Decision / Everyone else | 26% | Test-Optional | Jan 1, 2027 |
| Vassar College Liberal Arts · NY | 19% | 29%/5.0% Out-of-state / International | — | Test-Optional | Jan 1, 2027 |
| Villanova University Private · PA | 27% | 60%/26% Early Decision / Everyone else | — | Test-Optional | Jan 15, 2027 |
| Virginia Commonwealth University Public · VA | 93% | — | — | — | — |
| Virginia Tech Public · VA | 55% | 59%/47% Out-of-state / In-state | — | Test-Optional | Jan 15, 2027 (materials due Jan 24, 2027; decisions mid-March) |
| Wake Forest University Elite Private · NC | 22% | — | — | Test-Optional | Jan 1, 2027 |
| Washington State University Public · WA | 87% | — | — | — | — |
| Washington University in St Louis Elite Private · MO | 12% | 25%/9.8% Early Decision / Everyone else | — | Test-Optional | Jan 4, 2027 |
| Wellesley College Liberal Arts · MA | 14% | 22%/3.4% In-State / International | — | Test-Optional | Jan 8, 2027 |
| Wesleyan University Liberal Arts · CT | 17% | 39%/14% Early Decision / Everyone else | — | Test-Optional | Jan 1, 2027 |
| West Virginia University Public · WV | 89% | 81%/36% Out-of-state / International | 56% | — | — |
| Williams College Liberal Arts · MA | 8.3% | 27%/7.4% Early Decision / Everyone else | — | Test-Optional | Jan 4, 2027 |
| Yale University Ivy League · CT | 3.9% | — | — | Required | Jan 2, 2027 |
A blank cell means we haven't checked that figure against the school's own filings yet. It doesn't mean zero.
