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Top 300 universities in North America: Rankings & Acceptance rate
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University name
Acceptance rate
Acc. rate
Country & City
1
Harvard University
5%
Cambridge
2
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
7%
Cambridge
3
Stanford University
5%
Stanford
4
University of California - Berkeley
17%
Berkeley
5
Cornell University
13%
Ithaca
6
University of Washington - Seattle Campus
46%
Seattle
7
Columbia University in the City of New York
7%
New York
8
University of California - Los Angeles
16%
Los Angeles
9
Yale University
7%
New Haven
10
Princeton University
6%
Princeton
11
Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus
50%
University Park
12
University of California - Irvine
37%
Irvine
13
Purdue University - Main Campus
57%
West Lafayette
14
Duke University
10%
Durham
15
Carnegie Mellon University
22%
Pittsburgh
16
Texas A & M University - College Station
71%
College Station
17
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
27%
Ann Arbor
18
University of Minnesota
45%
Minneapolis
19
University of Wisconsin - Madison
54%
Madison
20
Indiana University - Bloomington
76%
Bloomington
21
New York University
28%
New York
22
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
24%
Chapel Hill
23
University of Pennsylvania
9%
Philadelphia
24
Michigan State University
72%
East Lansing
25
University of Maryland - College Park
45%
College Park
26
Johns Hopkins University
13%
Baltimore
27
University of Florida
42%
Gainesville
28
Northwestern University
9%
Evanston
29
The University of Texas at Austin
36%
Austin
30
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
65%
New Brunswick
31
University of California-San Diego
34%
San Diego
32
University of Southern California
16%
Los Angeles
33
University of Toronto
Toronto
34
University of Chicago
9%
Chicago
35
University of California - Davis
43%
Davis
36
University of Arizona
84%
Tucson
37
The University of British Columbia
45%
Vancouver
38
Arizona State University - Tempe
84%
Tempe
39
University of Virginia - Main Campus
27%
Charlottesville
40
University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign
62%
Champaign
41
Ohio State University - Main Campus
48%
Columbus
42
North Carolina State University at Raleigh
51%
Raleigh
43
Simon Fraser University
85%
Burnaby
44
Boston University
25%
Boston
45
University of Colorado Boulder
80%
Boulder
46
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
70%
Blacksburg
47
McGill University
Montreal
48
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
58%
Amherst
49
University of Missouri - Columbia
78%
Columbia
50
Iowa State University
89%
Ames
51
Washington University in St Louis
16%
St. Louis
52
Michigan Career and Technical Institute
Plainwell
53
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
64%
Lincoln
54
University of Alberta
Edmonton
55
University of California - Santa Cruz
51%
Santa Cruz
56
Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus
23%
Atlanta
57
University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus
60%
Pittsburgh
58
University of Utah
66%
Salt Lake City
59
University of Georgia
54%
Athens
60
University of California - Santa Barbara
33%
Santa Barbara
61
California Institute of Technology
8%
Pasadena
62
University of Hawaii - System Office
Honolulu
63
University of Kentucky
96%
Lexington
64
University of California - San Francisco
San Francisco
65
University of Iowa
86%
Iowa City
66
University of Waterloo
Waterloo
67
Vanderbilt University
11%
Nashville
68
Emory University
22%
Atlanta
69
Florida State University
49%
Tallahassee
70
Colorado State University - Fort Collins
83%
Fort Collins
71
University of Notre Dame
19%
Notre Dame
72
University of South Florida - Main Campus
45%
Tampa
73
George Mason University
81%
Fairfax
74
Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences
Rochester
75
Dartmouth College
10%
Hanover
76
Rice University
16%
Houston
77
University of Illinois at Chicago
77%
Chicago
78
Georgetown University
16%
Washington
79
Washington State University
73%
Pullman
80
Oregon State University
79%
Corvallis
81
University of Oregon
83%
Eugene
82
CUNY System Office
New York
83
University of Rochester
34%
Rochester
84
Brown University
8%
Providence
85
University of Delaware
63%
Newark
86
University at Buffalo
57%
Buffalo
87
George Washington University
41%
Washington
88
Tufts University
15%
Medford
89
Brigham Young University - Provo
52%
Provo
90
University of Connecticut
48%
Storrs
91
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville
77%
Knoxville
92
University of Calgary
15%
Calgary
93
University of New Mexico - Main Campus
67%
Albuquerque
94
University of Montreal
45%
Montreal
95
University of Kansas
93%
Lawrence
96
University of California - Riverside
57%
Riverside
97
University of Miami
36%
Coral Gables
98
McMaster University
Hamilton
99
Queen's University
45%
Kingston
100
Boston College
32%
Boston
101
University of Central Florida
50%
Orlando
102
Western University
London
103
University of South Carolina - Columbia
72%
Columbia
104
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
74%
Baton Rouge
105
Georgia State University
70%
Atlanta
106
University of Houston
61%
Houston
107
University of North Texas
72%
Denton
108
Laval University
Quebec City
109
University of Cincinnati - Main Campus
76%
Cincinnati
110
University of Oklahoma - Norman Campus
74%
Norman
111
York University
Toronto
112
University of Victoria
Victoria
113
University of New Hampshire - Main Campus
77%
Durham
114
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
43%
Troy
115
University of Alabama at Birmingham
92%
Birmingham
116
Santa Clara University
54%
Santa Clara
117
Clemson University
47%
Clemson
118
Temple University
57%
Philadelphia
119
Cleveland Clinic Health System - School of Diagnostic Imaging
Euclid
120
San Diego State University
35%
San Diego
121
Utah State University
89%
Logan
122
West Virginia University
72%
Morgantown
123
Case Western Reserve University
33%
Cleveland
124
Drexel University
79%
Philadelphia
125
Oklahoma State University - Main Campus
74%
Stillwater
126
University of Ottawa
Ottawa
127
Dalhousie University
65%
Halifax
128
Auburn University
84%
Auburn
129
University of West Alabama
28%
Livingston
130
Virginia Commonwealth University
84%
Richmond
131
Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis
80%
Indianapolis
132
American University
29%
Washington
133
Florida International University
54%
Miami
134
Wayne State University
67%
Detroit
135
Rochester Institute of Technology
57%
Rochester
136
The University of Alabama
53%
Tuscaloosa
137
University of Vermont
67%
Burlington
138
University of Saskatchewan
85%
Saskatoon
139
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg
140
Texas Tech University
69%
Lubbock
141
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
72%
Milwaukee
142
Concordia University
Montreal
143
Portland State University
92%
Portland
144
University of Nevada - Reno
88%
Reno
145
University of Guelph
75%
Guelph
146
East Carolina University
79%
Greenville
147
SUNY at Albany
54%
Albany
148
Gemological Institute of America - Carlsbad
Carlsbad
149
Carleton University
25%
Ottawa
150
Kansas State University
94%
Manhattan
151
The University of Texas at Arlington
71%
Arlington
152
Yeshiva University
63%
New York
153
University of Arkansas
66%
Fayetteville
154
Southern Methodist University
49%
Dallas
155
University of Maryland - Baltimore County
60%
Baltimore
156
University of Quebec in Montreal
Montreal
157
University of Maine - System Central Office
Orono
158
Northeastern University
27%
Boston
159
New Mexico State University - Main Campus
64%
Las Cruces
160
Kent State University at Kent
88%
Kent
161
Nova Southeastern University
58%
Fort Lauderdale
162
University of Maryland, Baltimore
Baltimore
163
Memorial Hospital School of Radiation Therapy Technology
New York
164
Fordham University
46%
New York
165
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston
166
Tulane University of Louisiana
21%
New Orleans
167
University of Idaho
73%
Moscow
168
The University of Texas at Dallas
76%
Richardson
169
Northern Arizona University
81%
Flagstaff
170
Mississippi State University
62%
Mississippi State
171
San Francisco State University
70%
San Francisco
172
University of Alaska System of Higher Education
Fairbanks
173
Ball State University
62%
Muncie
174
Oregon Health & Science University
5%
Portland
175
University of Rhode Island
70%
Kingston
176
Baylor University
39%
Waco
177
City University of Seattle
85%
Seattle
178
University of Louisville
75%
Louisville
179
Memorial University of Newfoundland
65%
St Johns
180
Southern Illinois University - Carbondale
76%
Carbondale
181
University of Wyoming
97%
Laramie
182
Montana State University
83%
Bozeman
183
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus
65%
Denver
184
California State University - Northridge
58%
Los Angeles
185
Chicago State University
78%
Chicago
186
Illinois Institute of Technology
54%
Chicago
187
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
66%
Charlotte
188
The University of Tennessee - Martin
62%
Martin
189
Michigan Technological University
74%
Houghton
190
Northern Illinois University
53%
Dekalb
191
Western Michigan University
82%
Kalamazoo
192
The University of Montana
93%
Missoula
193
Old Dominion University
86%
Norfolk
194
Southeastern University
53%
Lakeland
195
Lehigh University
25%
Bethlehem
196
College of William and Mary
36%
Williamsburg
197
Saint Louis University
64%
St. Louis
198
Brandeis University
34%
Waltham
199
University of Denver
58%
Denver
200
Binghamton University
40%
Vestal
201
Stony Brook University
42%
Stony Brook
202
Ryerson University
Toronto
203
The New School
62%
New York
204
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
48%
Worcester
205
Loyola University Chicago
71%
Chicago
206
Florida Atlantic University
60%
Boca Raton
207
University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester
Worcester
208
International Technological University
San Jose
209
The University of Texas at San Antonio
79%
San Antonio
210
University of Nevada - Las Vegas
81%
Las Vegas
211
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
78%
Greensboro
212
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston
213
DePaul University
72%
Chicago
214
Texas State University
73%
San Marcos
215
North Dakota State University - Main Campus
92%
Fargo
216
University of Massachusetts - Boston
75%
Boston
217
University of Missouri - Kansas City
64%
Kansas City
218
San Jose State University
67%
San Jose
219
Bowling Green State University - Main Campus
73%
Bowling Green
220
Ohio University - Main Campus
74%
Athens
221
University of Mississippi
84%
University
222
University of Alaska Fairbanks
77%
Fairbanks
223
California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo
35%
San Luis Obispo
224
Pace University
80%
New York
225
Seton Hall University
73%
South Orange
226
James Madison University
75%
Harrisonburg
227
Wake Forest University
28%
Winston-Salem
228
California State University - Long Beach
28%
Long Beach
229
Appalachian State University
70%
Boone
230
California State University - Fullerton
46%
Fullerton
231
Middlebury College
17%
Middlebury
232
Boise State University
84%
Boise
233
Marquette University
89%
Milwaukee
234
Swarthmore College
11%
Swarthmore
235
Carleton College
21%
Northfield
236
University of Richmond
33%
Richmond
237
Idaho State University
85%
Pocatello
238
University of New Brunswick
75%
Fredericton
239
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas
240
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
45%
San Antonio
241
University of Northern Iowa
81%
Cedar Falls
242
University of San Francisco
66%
San Francisco
243
University of Maine
92%
Orono
244
University of Sherbrooke
Sherbrooke
245
University of Jamestown
65%
Jamestown
246
New Jersey Institute of Technology
61%
Newark
247
University of Memphis
85%
Memphis
248
Pepperdine University
40%
Malibu
249
Clark Atlanta University
58%
Atlanta
250
Liberty University
30%
Lynchburg
251
Northcentral University
San Diego
252
Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee
253
Alhambra Medical University
Alhambra
254
The University of Texas at El Paso
100%
El Paso
255
Berklee College of Music
53%
Boston
256
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center - Shadyside School of Nursing
100%
Pittsburgh
257
University of Colorado System Office
Denver
258
American Film Institute Conservatory
Los Angeles
259
University of Akron Main Campus
93%
Akron
260
School of Professional Horticulture, New York Botanical Garden
100%
New York
261
University of Massachusetts - Lowell
69%
Lowell
262
La Salle University
79%
Philadelphia
263
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston
264
Rockefeller University
New York
265
Wright State University - Main Campus
97%
Dayton
266
Polytechnic School of Montreal
Montreal
267
University of Southern Mississippi
98%
Hattiesburg
268
Quinnipiac University
74%
Hamden
269
University of Western States
75%
Portland
270
University of Windsor
65%
Windsor
271
University of New England
81%
Biddeford
272
The University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston
273
Villanova University
36%
Villanova
274
University of Toledo
94%
Toledo
275
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia
276
Western Washington University
85%
Bellingham
277
Grand Valley State University
81%
Allendale
278
University of Central Arkansas
90%
Conway
279
Western Kentucky University
95%
Bowling Green
280
Smith College
32%
Northampton
281
University of Dayton
72%
Dayton
282
Creighton University
72%
Omaha
283
Vassar College
24%
Poughkeepsie
284
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha
285
Hawaii Pacific University
75%
Honolulu
286
University of Wisconsin Extension
Madison
287
Colorado School of Mines
56%
Golden
288
Hofstra University
64%
Hempstead
289
California State University - Sacramento
68%
Sacramento
290
Williams College
15%
Williamstown
291
Bryn Mawr College
38%
Bryn Mawr
292
University of Illinois at Springfield
52%
Springfield
293
Wichita State University
94%
Wichita
294
Missouri University of Science and Technology
84%
Rolla
295
Naval Postgraduate School
Monterey
296
Bucknell University
31%
Lewisburg
297
Wesleyan University
16%
Middletown
298
University of North Dakota
83%
Grand Forks
299
University of California-System Administration Central Office
Oakland
300
Wellesley College
22%
Wellesley