Are you planning on attending college in the fall and you’re currently applying for colleges to get into? Did you know that each college varies greatly when it comes to acceptance rates. A college, for example like Yale only accepts about 11% of it’s applicants while a college like Calvin College accepts up to 99% of it’s applicants.
Every college has it’s own guideline when it comes to accepting a student. Things they take into consideration are your grades, your extracurricular activities and of course, the college can only fit so many people. The more popular the particular school is, the more applicants they are going to get, making it harder for you to get in.
How do you increase your odds of getting in?
If you want to increase your odds of getting into a particular school, you’re going to have to do a few things a little differently. You’re going to have to make your application and essay very unique. If you have to interview with the college, make sure that you stand out above the rest. You’ll want to avoid cliche answers. Last but not least, you’ll want to apply early to show them you’re serious. The longer you wait, the more people the college is letting through while you haven’t put in your application.
To give you a better idea on what of kind of acceptance rates colleges have, here are some ballpark figures from popular colleges:
- Yale University: around 11%
- Princeton University: around 13%
- Standford University: around 13%
- Dartmouth College: around 19%
- Duke University: around 22%
- Georgetown University: around 22%
- Pepperdine University: around 28%
- University of Notre Dame: around 31%
- Northwestern University: around 33%
- Colgate University: around 34%
- Bucknell University: around 37%
- LaFayette College: around 39%
- University of Miami: around 42%
- University of Tennessee: around 44%
- Wake Forest University: around 47%
- San Diego State University: around 50%
- University of Florida: around 53%
- Villanova University: around 58%
- Rutgers University: around 61%
- Northern Illinois University: around 64%
- Florida State University: around 65%
- Texas Tech University: around 67%
- St John’s University: around 69%
- Clemson University: around 69%
- University of South Carolina: around 70%
- Drexel University: around 71%
- Texas A&M University: around 72%
- University of Minnesota: around 74%
- Ohio State University: around 75%
- Ball State University: around 77%
- Purdue University: around 80%
- Indiana University: around 83%
- Auburn University: around 84%
- Western Michigan University: around 85%
- University of Cincinnati: around 88%
- Bowling Green State University: around 90%
These statistics and more were with help from USA Today. These acceptance rates will change year to year but not drastically.
Check out these major schools and see how they compare. You’re going to find that many have a low rate while others have a higher rate. When doing your research on colleges, hopefully this will give you a better idea on how you stand at getting in.
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