Some of the hardest colleges to get into the USA are Harvard University, Yale University, University of Pennsylvania, Johns Hopkins University, Cornell University, Tufts University, University of California-Berkeley, University of California-Los Angeles, etc.
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List Of 100 Hardest Colleges To Get Into USA
| School | Student to Faculty Ration | Graduation Rate | Retention Rate | Acceptance Rate | Enrollment Rate | Institutional Aid Rate |
| Harvard University | 7 to 1 | 98% | 98% | 6% | 4% | 44% |
| Yale University | 6 to 1 | 97% | 99% | 7% | 5% | 52% |
| University of Pennsylvania | 6 to 1 | 95% | 98% | 10% | 7% | 54% |
| Johns Hopkins University | 10 to 1 | 94% | 97% | 14% | 5% | 51% |
| Cornell University | 9 to 1 | 93% | 97% | 15% | 8% | 55% |
| Tufts University | 9 to 1 | 93% | 97% | 16% | 7% | 43% |
| University of California-Berkeley | 17 to 1 | 92% | 96% | 17% | 7% | 61% |
| University of California-Los Angeles | 16 to 1 | 91% | 96% | 17% | 6% | 61% |
| Georgetown University | 11 to 1 | 94% | 96% | 17% | 8% | 42% |
| Washington University in St Louis | 8 to 1 | 93% | 96% | 17% | 6% | 49% |
| University of Notre Dame | 10 to 1 | 97% | 98% | 20% | 11% | 63% |
| Liberty University | 18 to 1 | 47% | 75% | 22% | 10% | 84% |
| Emory University | 8 to 1 | 89% | 94% | 24% | 7% | 54% |
| New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology | 12 to 1 | 49% | 75% | 24% | 21% | 73% |
| Piedmont International University | 7 to 1 | 41% | 74% | 24% | 19% | 68% |
| Carnegie Mellon University | 10 to 1 | 88% | 98% | 24% | 48% | 54% |
| California Institute of the Arts | 7 to 1 | 56% | 87% | 25% | 9% | 55% |
| Maine College of Health Professions | 5 to 1 | 100% | 100% | 25% | 25% | 59% |
| Babson College | 14 to 1 | 89% | 96% | 26% | 7% | 48% |
| University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 12 to 1 | 90% | 97% | 26% | 12% | 51% |
| Northeastern University | 14 to 1 | 84% | 97% | 28% | 6% | 65% |
| Southwestern Assemblies of God University | 14 to 1 | 41% | 74% | 28% | 20% | 87% |
| Berklee College of Music | 11 to 1 | 56% | 87% | 29% | 12% | 53% |
| Boston College | 14 to 1 | 92% | 95% | 29% | 7% | 45% |
| Wake Forest University | 10 to 1 | 88% | 93% | 29% | 10% | 50% |
| Tulane University of Louisiana Lehigh University | 9 to 1 | 83% | 91% | 30% | 7% | 70% |
| Lehigh University | 10 to 1 | 88% | 95% | 30% | 10% | 51% |
| University of Virginia-Main Campus | 15 to 1 | 93% | 97% | 30% | 12% | 40% |
| California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo | 22 to 1 | 76% | 93% | 31% | 11% | 55% |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 14 to 1 | 90% | 97% | 31% | 13% | 53% |
| Corban University | 15 to 1 | 59% | 80% | 31% | 9% | 94% |
| University of Richmond | 8 to 1 | 88% | 93% | 31% | 8% | 69% |
| Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 19 to 1 | 85% | 97% | 32% | 11% | 63% |
| CUNY Bernard M Baruch College | 17 to 1 | 70% | 91% | 32% | 7% | 56% |
| New York University | 10 to 1 | 74% | 93% | 32% | 10% | 57% |
| University of California-Santa Barbara | 17 to 1 | 81% | 93% | 33% | 6% | 66% |
| Boston University | 12 to 1 | 85% | 93% | 34% | 7% | 49% |
| California State University-Long Beach | 24 to 1 | 67% | 89% | 34% | 8% | 72% |
| Hope International University | 14 to 1 | 42% | 91% | 34% | 12% | 82% |
| San Diego State University | 28 to 1 | 68% | 89% | 34% | 9% | 59% |
| Brandeis University | 10 to 1 | 86% | 92% | 34% | 8% | 58% |
| Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health | 12 to 1 | 73% | 81% | 34% | 19% | 72% |
| University of Rochester | 10 to 1 | 88% | 96% | 34% | 8% | 78% |
| Columbia International University | 14 to 1 | 62% | 73% | 34% | 17% | 91% |
| College of William and Mary | 12 to 1 | 90% | 95% | 35% | 10% | 44% |
| American University | 12 to 1 | 81% | 88% | 35% | 11% | 63% |
| Emmaus Bible College | 9 to 1 | 75% | 83% | 36% | 14% | 95% |
| Skidmore College | 8 to 1 | 86% | 94% | 37% | 8% | 48% |
| Laguna College of Art and Design | 12 to 1 | 66% | 84% | 37% | 21% | 100% |
| Maharishi University of Management | 11 to 1 | 46% | 90% | 37% | 25% | 68% |
| CUNY Brooklyn College | 15 to 1 | 54% | 82% | 38% | 7% | 60% |
| University of California-Davis | 18 to 1 | 85% | 93% | 38% | 8% | 72% |
| Colorado School of Mines | 16 to 1 | 77% | 94% | 38% | 9% | 68% |
| University of Miami | 12 to 1 | 82% | 92% | 39% | 6% | 70% |
| California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | 27 to 1 | 63% | 89% | 39% | 8% | 67% |
| University of California-Irvine | 19 to 1 | 88% | 93% | 39% | 8% | 73% |
| Andrews University | 9 to 1 | 54% | 80% | 39% | 12% | 84% |
| CUNY Hunter College | 11 to 1 | 54% | 83% | 39% | 8% | 56% |
| The University of Texas at Austin | 18 to 1 | 80% | 95% | 40% | 18% | 45% |
| Park University | 17 to 1 | 43% | 59% | 40% | 11% | 37% |
| CUNY Queens College | 14 to 1 | 58% | 85% | 40% | 8% | 53% |
| Western Carolina University | 16 to 1 | 57% | 80% | 40% | 9% | 65% |
| University of Memphis | 14 to 1 | 45% | 77% | 41% | 13% | 76% |
| Spring Hill College | 14 to 1 | 53% | 81% | 41% | 6% | 99% |
| Fashion Institute of Technology | 17 to 1 | 75% | 90% | 41% | 27% | 41% |
| Stony Brook University | 17 to 1 | 68% | 90% | 41% | 8% | 57% |
| SUNY at Purchase College | 15 to 1 | 58% | 81% | 42% | 10% | 59% |
| California State University-Fullerton | 14to 1 | 62% | 88% | 42% | 11% | 65% |
| The University of West Florida | 13 to 1 | 47% | 72% | 42% | 19% | 63% |
| New York School of Interior Design | 10 to 1 | 50% | 80% | 42% | 8% | 29% |
| SUNY at Binghamton | 20 to 1 | 81% | 91% | 42% | 9% | 51% |
| State University of New York at New Paltz | 15 to 1 | 73% | 89% | 42% | 7% | 53% |
| Dallas Baptist University | 13 to 1 | 58% | 72% | 43% | 17% | 86% |
| Texas Christian University | 13 to 1 | 76% | 90% | 44% | 11% | 66% |
| Stevens Institute of Technology | 10 to 1 | 82% | 94% | 44% | 10% | 92% |
| King University | 16 to 1 | 45% | 73% | 45% | 17% | 71% |
| Florida Southern College | 13 to 1 | 57% | 80% | 45% | 11% | 93% |
| University of South Florida-Main Campus | 24 to 1 | 68% | 88% | 45% | 14% | 72% |
| Toccoa Falls College | 13 to 1 | 47% | 66% | 45% | 20% | 93% |
| University of Maryland-College Park | 17 to 1 | 86% | 95% | 45% | 14% | 52% |
| University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | 17 to 1 | 77% | 93% | 45% | 13% | 50% |
| Marist College | 16 to 1 | 78% | 91% | 45% | 13% | 75% |
| Monroe College | 18 to 1 | 53% | 78% | 45% | 28% | 92% |
| Wilson College | 10 to 1 | 39% | 73% | 45% | 10% | 71% |
| LeTourneau University | 12 to 1 | 57% | 69% | 46% | 14% | 66% |
| George Washington University | 13 to 1 | 83% | 94% | 46% | 13% | 64% |
| Southeastern University | 20 to 1 | 39% | 67% | 46% | 26% | 77% |
| Midway University | 15 to 1 | 56% | 78% | 46% | 18% | 86% |
| St Lawrence University | 11 to 1 | 87% | 89% | 46% | 12% | 93% |
| Bryan College-Dayton | 14 to 1 | 57% | 65% | 46% | 24% | 60% |
| Bristol University | 15 to 1 | 89% | 60% | 47% | 26% | 35% |
| University of La Verne | 17 to 1 | 64% | 85% | 47% | 9% | 73% |
| Pfeiffer University | 12 to 1 | 43% | 69% | 47% | 10% | 75% |
| Texas A & M University-Commerce | 20 to 1 | 42% | 73% | 48% | 15% | 73% |
| Chapman University | 14 to 1 | 79% | 90% | 48% | 10% | 79% |
| University of Florida | 20 to 1 | 87% | 96% | 48% | 24% | 88% |
| Graceland University-Lamoni | 16 to 1 | 52% | 62% | 48% | 13% | 82% |
| Fordham University | 14 to 1 | 81% | 91% | 48% | 5% | 80% |
| Syracuse University | 16 to 1 | 81% | 91% | 48% | 10% | 70% |
| Muhlenberg College | 11 to 1 | 85% | 93% | 48% | 12% | 82% |
Final Thoughts
Most of the colleges in the above list are Ivy League Schools and well-known technical colleges. Usually, selective and prestigious colleges have a long and successful alumni list that can boost your career. In fact, it is a great advantage of reputed educational institutes. So, work hard and try to get into any of the above colleges!
References:
1. https://www.niche.com/colleges/search/hardest-to-get-in/
2. https://www.bestcolleges.com/blog/hardest-colleges-to-get-into/
3. https://www.cosmopolitan.com/college/g32880670/hardest-colleges-to-get-into/
Last Updated on November 12, 2022 by Magalie D.
Magalie D. is a Diploma holder in Public Administration & Management from McGill University of Canada. She shares management tips here in MGTBlog when she has nothing to do and gets some free time after working in a multinational company at Toronto.
