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College Selectivity Chart

What Is Selectivity?

College selectivity is the percentage of students that applied and were admitted. The lower the percentage of admitted students means the more selective a school. The admission selectivity of a school often changes from year to year and it depends on the "shape of the applicant pool" or the number of students applying for admission, the admission criteria for the given year and the number of students the college plans on enrolling. The college selectivity chart below can be helpful to gauge admissibility.

Most colleges have a certain level of selectivity and don't admit all of their applicants. Majority of colleges admit more than 50% of their applicant pool. The average acceptance rate across all four-year colleges in the U.S. was 67 %. This is according to a 2010 report published by the National Association of College Admissions Counselors. So your admissibility into a majority of colleges is excellent. Work with your Lane Tech College Prep professional school counselor to help you determine the best colleges for you.
 
Name

Avg/GPA:Mid 50%

 ACT:Mid 50% SAT:Mid 50% College Selectivity
American Academy of Art (IL) NA NA NA Moderately Difficult
American University (DC) NA 27-31 Writing: 580-690; Math: 580-680; Read: 590-710 Very Difficult
Augustana College (IL) 3.27 24-29  NA Moderately Difficult
Aurora University (IL) 3.34 20-24  Math: 440-510; Read: 450-520 Moderately Difficult
Ball State University (IN) 3.33 20-24 Writing: 470 - 560; Math: 490-580; Read: 480-580 Moderately Difficult
Beloit College (WI) 3.42 24-30  Math: 620-680; Read: 570-700 Very Difficult
Benedictine University (IN) 2.97-3.81  22-25 NA Moderately Difficult
Blackburn College (IL) 3.3 18-24 NA Moderately Difficult
Boston College (MA) 3.6 29-32 Writing: 630 - 720; Math: 640-730; Read: 610-700 Very Difficult
Boston University  (MA) 3.52 26-30 Writing: 590 - 680; Math: 600-700; Read: 580-670 Very Difficult
Bradley University (IL) 3.59 23-28 Writing: 470 - 600; Math: 510-640 ; Read: 480-600  Minimally Difficult
Brown University (RI) NA 29-33 Writing: 670 - 770; Math: 670 - 770 ; Read: 660-760  Most Difficult
Butler University (IN) 3.47-4.01  25-30  Writing: 510 - 610; Math: 530 - 630 ; Read: 520-620  Moderately Difficult
Calvin College (MI) 3.3-3.9 23-29  Math: 540-670; Read: 510-650 Moderately Difficult
Carleton College (MN) NA 29-33 Writing: 650 - 740; Math: 650 - 750 ; Read: 650-750  Very Difficult
Carroll University (WI) 2.62-3.65 20-26 NA Moderately Difficult
Carthage College (WI) 3.31 22-27  Math: 470-630; Read: 500-610 Moderately Difficult
Case Western Reserve University (OH) NA 28-32 Writing: 590 - 700; Math: 650 - 750 ; Read: 600-700 Very Difficult
Central College (IA) 3.48 21-26  Math: 460-610; Read: 410-540 Moderately Difficult
Central Michigan University (MI) 3.33 20-24  Math: 460-610; Read: 450-580 Moderately Difficult
Chamberlin College of Nursing (IL) minimum: 2.75 minimum: 21 NA
Chicago State University (IL) 2.83 16-19 NA Minimally Difficult
Clark Atlanta University (GA)  2.98 18-21  Math: 390-470; Read: 400-480 Moderately Difficult
Columbia College 3.09 19-25  Math: 450-560; Read: 480-600 Moderately Difficult
Columbia University (NY) NA 31-34 Writing: 680-770; Math: 690-790 ; Read: 680-770  Most Difficult
Concordia University-River Forest (IL) 3 19-24  Math: 480-580; Read: 480-590 Moderately Difficult
Cornell University (NY) NA 29-33 Math: 670-770 ; Read: 640-730  Most Difficult
Dartmouth College (NH) NA 29-34 Writing: 680 - 790; Math: 690-790 ; Read: 670-780  Most Difficult
Davidson College  (NC) 4 28-32 Writing: 620 - 720; Math: 630-710 ; Read: 630-720  Very Difficult
DePaul University (IL) 3.19-3.88  22-28 Writing: 520-630; Math: 520-620 ; Read: 530-650  Moderately Difficult
DePauw University (IN) 3.56 24-29 Writing: 530-640; Math: 550-670 ; Read: 530-640  Moderately Difficult
DeVry University (IL) NA NA NA Minimally Difficult
Dominican University (IL)  3.51 20-25 Writing: 470-600; Math: 450-580 ; Read: 460-590  Moderately Difficult
Drake University (IA) 3.69 24-30 Math: 550-670; Read: 530-650  Moderately Difficult
Duke University (NC) NA 30-34 Writing: 660-760; Math: 680-780; Read: 660-750 Most Difficult
Eastern Illinois University (IL) 3.1 19-23 NA Moderately Difficult
East-West University (IL) 2.67 17 NA Minimally Difficult
Elmhurst College (IL) 3.39 21-27 Writing: 480-600; Math:520-610 ; Read: 470-580  Moderately Difficult
Eureka College (IL) minimum: 2.3 20-26 NA Moderately Difficult
Fisk University (TN) 2.87 18-22 Writing: 400-510; Math: 380-510 ; Read: 400-510  Moderately Difficult
Florida A&M University (FL) 2.93 17-21 Writing: 410-500; Math: 410-510 ; Read: 420-510  Moderately Difficult
Georgetown University (DC) NA 29-33 Math: 650-740; Read: 650-750  Most Difficult
George Washington University (DC) NA 27-30

Writing: 600-690; Math: 600-690; Read: 600-690

 Very Difficult
Grand Valley State University (MI) 3.53 22-26 NA Moderately Difficult
Grinnell College (IA) NA 28-32 Math: 610-730; Read: 610-740  Very Difficult
Harvard University (MA) NA 31-34 Writing: 710-800; Math: 700-790 ; Read: 690-800  Most Difficult
Howard University (DC) 3.2 19-29 Writing: 430-670; Math: 460-680 ; Read: 470-670  Moderately Difficult
Illinois College (IL) 3.24 21-26 NA Moderately Difficult
Illinois Institute of Art (IL) NA NA NA Minimally Difficult
Illinois Institute of Technology (IL) 3.92 25-31 Writing: 520-650; Math: 610-740 ; Read: 520-670 Very Difficult
Illinois State University (IL) 3.38 22-26 NA Moderately Difficult
Illinois Wesleyan University (IL) 3.82 26-31  Math: 575-695; Read: 570-695 Very Difficult
Indiana State University (IN) 2.98 16-22 Writing: 390-490; Math: 410-520; Read: 410-510  Moderately Difficult
Indiana University - Bloomington (IN) 3.61 24-29 Math: 540-650 ; Read: 520-630 Moderately Difficult
Indiana University Purdue University (IN)  3.27 18-25 Math: 450-570; Read: 440-550 Moderately Difficult
Iowa State University (IA) 3.54 22-28 Math: 530-670 ; Read: 460-640  Moderately Difficult
Kalamazoo College (MI) 3.6 24-30 Writing: 560 - 680; Math: 560 - 680 ; Read: 570-690  Very Difficult
Knox College (IL) 3.35 26-31 Writing: 600 - 700; Math: 560 - 690 ; Read: 590-720 Moderately Difficult
Lake Forest College (IL) 3.7 24-28 NA Very Difficult
Lawrence University (WI) 3.66 27-31 Writing: 580-680; Math: 590-700 ; Read: 580-710 Very Difficult
Lewis University (IL) 3.2 20-24 Writing: 420-470; Math: 460-560; Read: 440-510 Moderately Difficult
Loyola University (IL) 3.7 25-29 Writing: 540-650; Math: 540-640; Read: 540-650 Moderately Difficult
Macalester College (MN) NA 28-32 Writing: 630-730; Math: 620-710; Read: 640-740 Very Difficult
Marquette University (WI) NA 24-29 Writing: 530-630; Math: 645-660 ; Read: 540-640  Moderately difficult
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MA) NA 32-35 Writing: 670-770; Math: 740-800; Read: 670-760  Most Difficult
McKendree University (IL) 3.5 18-27 Writing: 303-597; Math: 383-597; Read: 337-580 Moderately difficult
Miami University (OH) 3.62 24-29 Writing: 566 avg.; Math: 550-650; Read: 520-630  Moderately difficult
Michigan State University (MI) 3.6 23-28 Writing: 530-630; Math: 645-660 ; Read: 540-640  Moderately difficult
Michigan Tech University (MI) 3.56 23-29 Writing: 510-630; Math: 600-690 ; Read: 510-650  Moderately difficult
Millikin University (IL) 3.38 20-23 Writing: 510-610; Math: 500-580 ; Read: 510-590  Moderately difficult
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (WI)  NA NA NA Moderately difficult
Milwaukee School of Engineering (WI) 3.61 24-29 Math: 570-670; Read: 510-630  Moderately difficult
Monmouth College (IL) 3.2 20-25 NA Moderately difficult
Moody Bible Institute (IL) 3.35 21-28 Math: 490-620; Read: 510-620 Moderately difficult
New York University (NY) 3.6 28-31 Writing: 620-720 ; Math: 630-740; Read: 610-710  Most Difficult
North Central College (IL) 3.5 24-27 NA Moderately difficult
North Park University (IL) 2.7-3.5 19-25 Math: 480-600; Read: 500-630  Moderately difficult
Northeastern University (MA) NA 28-31 Writing: 590-680; Math: 630-710; Read: 600-680 Very Difficult
Northeastern Illinois University (IL) 2.87 16-21 NA Minimally difficult
Northern Illinois University (IL) 2.85 – 3.47 20-25 NA Moderately Difficult
Northern Michigan University (MI) 2.9 19-24 NA Minimally difficult
Northwest Missouri State University (MO) 3.3 20-25 Math: 390-580; Read: 390-560 
Northwestern University (IL) NA 30-33 Writing: 670-750 ; Math: 690-780; Read: 670-750  Most Difficult
Oakland University (MI) 3.27 19-25 NA Moderately Difficult
Oberlin College & Conservatory (OH) 3.6 28-32 Writing: 650-740 ; Math: 630-710; Read: 650-740  Very Difficult
Ohio State University (OH) NA 26-30 Writing: 540-640 ; Math: 590-700; Read: 540-650  Very Difficult
Ohio University (OH) 3.38 21-26 Writing: 480-590 ; Math: 490-610; Read: 490-610  Moderately Difficult
Olivet Nazarene University (IL) NA 19-26 NA Minimally Difficult
Penn State - University Park (PA) 3.53 NA Writing: 530-640; Math: 560-670; Read: 530-630 Very Difficult
Princeton University (NJ) 3.89 31-35 Writing: 700-790 ; Math: 710-790; Read: 690-790  Most Difficult
Purdue University (IN) 3.6 23-29 Writing: 490-610; Math: 540-680; Read: 500-610  Moderately Difficult
Ripon College (WI) 3.38 21-27 Math: 460-610; Read: 430-550  Moderately Difficult
Robert Morris University (IL) 2.62 15-21 NA Minimally Difficult
Rockford College (IL) 3.19 19-24 NA Moderately Difficult
Roosevelt University (IL) 3.14 19-25 Math: 460-570; Read: 500-630 Moderately Difficult
Saint Xavier University (IL) 3.4 20-25 Writing: 470-570; Math: 470-590; Read: 480-600 Moderately Difficult
Seton Hall University (NJ) 3.13 20-25 Writing: 480-580; Math: 470-580; Read: 470-570  Moderately Difficult
Southern Illinois University - Carbondale (IL) NA 19-24 Writing: 455 ; Math: 509; Read:501 Moderately Difficult
Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville (IL) NA 20-25 NA Moderately Difficult
Spelman College (GA) 3.56 20-24  Math: 460-550; Read: 480-560  Very Difficult
St. Louis University (MO) 3.75 24-31 Math: 550-680; Read: 540-660  Moderately Difficult
St. Mary's University of Minnesota (MN) 3.2 20-26  Math: 483-540; Read: 503-590  Moderately Difficult
St. Norbert College (WI) 3.47 21-27 NA Moderately Difficult
Stanford University (CA) NA 31-34 Writing: 680-780 ; Math: 690-790; Read: 670-760  Most Difficult
Syracuse University (NY) 3.6 23-28 Writing: 520-630; Math: 540-650; Read: 520-620  Moderately Difficult
Tennessee State University (TN) 2.93 18-21 Math: 420-500; Read: 420-500 Minimally Difficult
Truman State University (MO) 3.76 25-30 Writing: 601; Math: 560-680; Read: 570-710  Moderately Difficult
University of Arizona (AZ) 3.36 21-27  Math: 490-620; Read: 480-610  Moderately Difficult
University of Chicago (IL) 3.79 30-34 Writing: 690-770 ; Math: 700-780; Read: 700-780  Most Difficult
University of Cincinnati (OH) 3.44 22-27 Writing: 490-610; Math: 510-640; Read: 500-620  Moderately Difficult
University of Connecticut (CT) NA 25-29 Writing: 550-650; Math: 580-670; Read: 550-640 Moderately Difficult
University of Dayton (OH) 3.51 22-28 Math: 520-630; Read: 510-610  Moderately Difficult
University of Denver (CO) 3.7 25-30 Writing: 530-640 ; Math: 560-660; Read: 540-650  Moderately Difficult
University of Dubuque (IA) 3 18-23 Math: 420-550; Read: 440-550 Moderately Difficult
University of Illinois at Chicago (IL) NA 21-26 Writing: 480-620; Math: 510-660; Read: 460-610  Moderately Difficult
University of Illinois at Springfield (IL) 3.35 20-25 NA Moderately Difficult
University of Illinois - Urbana Champaign (IL) NA 26-31 Writing: 570-670 ; Math: 680-770; Read: 530-660  Very Difficult
University of Iowa (IA) 3.59 23-28 Math: 580-700; Read: 460-640 Moderately Difficult
University of Kansas (KS) 3.5 22-28 NA Moderately Difficult
University of Maryland (MD) 3.98 NA Math: 560-670; Read: 610-710 Moderately Difficult
University of Massachusetts Amherst (MA) 3.61 23-28 Math: 580-670; Read: 540-640 Moderately Difficult
University of Michigan (MI) 3.76 27-31 Writing: 610-710 ; Math: 640-750; Read:590-690  Very Difficult
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (MN) NA 25-30 Writing: 550-670 ; Math: 600-720; Read:530-690  Moderately Difficult
University of Missouri-Columbia (MO) NA 23-28 Math: 530-650; Read: 540-650 Moderately Difficult
University of Nebraska -Lincoln (NE) NA 22-28 Math: 530-670; Read: 510-650 Moderately Difficult
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (NC) 4.47 27-31 Writing: 590-690; Math: 610-710; Read: 590-700 Very Difficult
University of Notre Dame (IN) NA 31-34 Writing: 650-740; Math: 670-770; Read:650-740 Most Difficult
University of St. Francis (IL) 3.3 20-26 Writing: 480-560; Math: 490-560; Read: 470-520  Moderately Difficult
University of Pennsylvania (PA) 3.89 30-34 Writing: 680-770; Math: 690-780; Read: 660-750 Most Difficult
University of Virginia (VA) 4.17 28-32 Writing: 610-720; Math: 620-740; Read: 600-710 Very Difficult
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire (WI) NA 22-26 Math: 520-650; Read: 480-650 Moderately Difficult
University of Wisconsin - Green Bay (WI) 3.32 20-25 Writing: 480-580; Math: 503-638; Read: 445-588  Moderately Difficult
University of Wisconsin - La Crosse (WI) NA 23-26 NA Moderately Difficult
University of Wisconsin - Madison (WI) 3.69 26-30 Writing: 580-680; Math: 620-750; Read:530-670  Very Difficult
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee (WI) 3.05 19-24 Writing: 450-590; Math: 490-620; Read: 470-600  Moderately Difficult
University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh (WI) 3.24 20-24 NA Moderately Difficult
University of Wisconsin - Platteville (WI) NA 20-25 NA Minimally Difficult
University of Wisconsin - Parkside (WI) NA 18-23 NA Moderately Difficult
University of Wisconsin - River Falls (WI) NA 20-24 Writing: 430-560; Math: 470-590; Read: 440-520  Moderately Difficult
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point (WI) 3.43 21-26 NA Moderately Difficult
University of Wisconsin - Stout (WI) NA 19-24 NA Moderately Difficult
University of Wisconsin - Superior (WI) NA 20-24 NA Moderately Difficult
University of Wisconsin - Whitewater (WI) 3.2 20-24 Math: 440-570; Read: 400-530 Moderately Difficult
Valparaiso University (IN) 3.52 23-29 Writing: 480-590; Math: 510-620; Read: 490-600  Moderately Difficult
Vanderbilt University (TN) 3.7 30-34 Writing: 660-750; Math: 690-770; Read: 670-760  Very Difficult
Vandercook College of Music (IL) 3.29 20-25 Writing: 370-580; Math: 430-670; Read: 390-610  Moderately Difficult
Wake Forest University (NC) NA 28-31 Math: 613-710; Read: 600-690 Very Difficult
Washington University in St. Louis (MO) NA 32-34 Math: 710-790; Read: 680-750 Most Difficult
Western Illinois University (IL) 3 19-23 NA Moderately Difficult
Western Michigan University (MI) 3.24 20-25 NA Moderately Difficult
Wheaton College (IL) 3.7 26-32 Writing: 590-710; Math: 610-700; Read: 600-730 Very Difficult
Winona State University (MN) 3.32 21-25 Writing: 440-440; Math: 500-590; Read: 560-600  Moderately Difficult
Wittenberg University (OH) 3.44 22-28 Math: 510-610; Read: 510-630 Moderately Difficult
Wright State University (OH) 3.05 18-24 Writing: 420-540 ; Math: 450-570; Read: 440-570 Minimally Difficult
Xavier University (OH) 3.54 22-28 Writing: 490-610; Math: 500-620; Read: 500-610  Moderately Difficult
Yale University (CT) NA 32-35 Writing: 710-790 ; Math: 710-790; Read: 700-800  Most Difficult