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National & Regional Private Universities

# University Accept RD Yield SAT Submit % Degrees Earn z Earnings ROI Employ
1 MIT 5% 85% 1550 100% 1,099 +2.69 $163,590 97 94%
2 Caltech 4% 51% 1550 100% 235 +2.73 $153,262 97 100%
3 Stanford 4% 80% 1550 77% 1,901 +2.34 $130,947 84 93%
4 Yale 4% 55% 1520 98% 1,665 +2.61 $117,406 80 94%
5 Harvard 3% 84% 1540 73% 1,912 +2.49 $120,935 86 92%
6 U. of Chicago 5% 73% 1540 76% 1,926 +1.88 $119,476 75 94%
7 Dartmouth 6% 55% 1500 100% 1,257 +1.89 $108,709 81 96%
8 Princeton 4% 75% 1540 80% 1,324 +1.70 $115,528 75 95%
9 Brown 5% 49% 1540 85% 1,944 +1.28 $111,688 68 92%
10 U. of Pennsylvania 5% 50% 1540 67% 2,806 +3.49 $148,327 89 95%
11 Duke 5% 44% 1540 75% 2,128 +1.89 $112,614 76 95%
12 Carnegie Mellon 11% 38% 1530 84% 1,675 +2.26 $143,345 87 96%
13 Columbia 4% 41% 1540 63% 2,433 +1.96 $115,592 81 90%
14 Rice 8% 27% 1530 83% 1,069 +1.12 $104,286 72 94%
15 Johns Hopkins 6% 29% 1550 77% 1,344 +1.15 $95,431 69 91%
16 Vanderbilt 4% 51% 1530 52% 1,855 +1.69 $95,567 73 95%
17 Cornell 8% 50% 1530 56% 3,875 +2.04 $114,019 80 94%
18 Georgetown 14% 44% 1470 100% 1,835 +1.72 $97,218 79 93%
19 Northwestern 7% 35% 1540 69% 2,159 +1.36 $93,339 63 96%
20 Tufts 10% 23% 1510 59% 1,634 +0.95 $93,609 68 94%
21 Washington University in St Louis 12% 23% 1530 57% 1,997 +1.22 $99,880 70 99%
22 U. of Southern California 12% 43% 1500 42% 5,715 +1.27 $93,002 73 92%
23 New York University 9% 32% 1520 38% 6,210 +1.43 $93,408 66 93%
24 Worcester Polytechnic Institute 60% 16% — 95% 1,170 +0.67 $108,315 94 97%
25 Emory 12% 9% 1500 68% 2,034 +1.23 $88,341 68 92%
26 Wake Forest 18% 36% 1460 48% 1,337 +1.49 $91,862 71 96%
27 Washington & Lee 13% 23% 1480 52% 448 +1.31 $90,810 72 97%
28 Northeastern 24% 35% 1490 31% 4,808 +1.23 $103,535 86 95%
29 Boston University 11% 20% 1470 43% 4,505 +0.85 $83,630 65 94%
30 Babson 16% 25% 1460 25% 721 +1.95 $110,754 98 94%
31 Case Western Reserve 35% 10% 1480 69% 1,268 -0.09 $79,036 57 95%
32 Stevens Institute of Technology 51% 16% 1420 40% 871 +0.96 $115,115 92 96%
33 Lehigh 29% 12% 1430 43% 1,371 +1.33 $101,815 85 96%
34 Tulane 15% 19% 1460 41% 2,022 +0.48 $76,687 52 95%
35 U. of Miami 17% 15% 1400 52% 2,974 +0.40 $74,728 61 92%
36 U. of Richmond 22% 14% 1470 33% 793 +0.78 $83,465 68 95%
37 George Washington 47% 14% 1420 37% 2,308 +1.47 $92,366 79 93%
38 Brandeis 45% 11% 1450 40% 753 +0.49 $75,826 56 92%
39 U. of Rochester 41% 10% 1470 25% 1,734 +0.62 $86,123 69 95%
40 Franklin and Marshall 38% 8% 1390 34% 514 +0.59 $70,298 47 96%
41 Thomas 29% 64% 1110 32% 159 -0.20 $58,939 68 93%
42 Ottawa University - Surprise 31% 24% 1000 11% 131 -0.95 $51,195 36 99%
43 Hampton 32% 10% 940 65% 439 -0.55 $59,685 57 94%
44 Howard 32% 18% 1200 32% 1,995 -0.18 $64,590 63 95%
45 Tuskegee 32% 14% 1060 26% 335 -0.95 $58,749 51 94%
46 Syracuse 35% 12% 1350 31% 3,356 +0.75 $77,017 64 96%
47 Clark Atlanta 38% 6% — — 439 -1.07 $46,967 32 93%
48 Marist 40% 18% — — 1,084 +1.24 $77,366 77 97%
49 U. of Tampa 40% 15% — — 2,201 -0.12 $65,528 64 96%
50 Stetson 40% 7% 1160 28% 608 -0.71 $55,309 29 96%
51 Clark 40% 9% 1370 21% 492 +0.08 $60,636 38 95%
52 Jacksonville 42% 16% 1190 41% 647 +0.09 $74,430 68 96%
53 Beacon 42% 39% — — 95 -0.26 $59,808 42 —
54 Webber International 46% 23% — — 137 -1.61 $43,415 21 98%
55 Bentley 47% 15% 1350 21% 921 +1.24 $103,113 94 96%
56 Flagler 48% 16% 1080 56% 569 -1.10 $47,190 33 94%
57 Hult International Business School 51% 13% — — 165 +1.25 $97,491 94 —
58 Lake Erie 55% 20% — — 135 -0.61 $54,839 40 95%
59 Cumberland 58% 40% — — 293 -0.62 $59,763 56 99%
60 Hofstra 58% 10% 1310 29% 1,214 +0.57 $70,352 59 95%
61 Webster 59% 13% 1210 25% 544 -0.86 $51,128 33 95%
62 Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences 60% 7% 1240 41% 126 -0.63 $75,425 81 90%
63 American International 60% 11% — — 213 -0.11 $66,293 61 96%
64 Bryant 60% 12% 1260 12% 804 +0.54 $86,175 85 98%
65 Quinnipiac 60% 11% 1230 25% 1,647 +0.74 $80,096 74 98%
66 Champlain 62% 6% 1300 17% 607 -0.32 $69,727 57 96%
67 Drake 62% 10% 1230 23% 708 +0.25 $70,123 53 96%
68 Endicott 62% 21% 1270 11% 713 +0.80 $77,367 79 98%
69 Gallaudet 62% 61% 900 100% 195 -1.29 $45,713 41 93%
70 Elon 63% 11% — 3% 1,472 +0.63 $74,014 65 97%
71 Goldey-Beacom 63% 20% — — 131 -0.69 $57,572 69 94%
72 Hawaii Pacific 65% 4% 1100 24% 445 +0.10 $70,326 63 92%
73 Indiana Institute of Technology 65% 13% — — 173 -1.08 $62,728 58 98%
74 Lane 65% 12% — — 99 -1.84 $38,769 24 95%
75 Merrimack 65% 10% — — 932 +0.15 $69,527 58 97%
76 Florida Institute of Technology 66% 9% 1220 100% 628 -0.01 $83,586 80 95%
77 Illinois Institute of Technology 66% 7% 1310 38% 593 -0.46 $87,226 78 93%
78 Alfred 67% 10% 1200 71% 259 -0.81 $55,617 42 95%
79 Hobart William Smith Colleges 67% 11% 1290 29% 356 +0.49 $67,319 50 96%
80 Rockford 67% 13% 960 35% 229 -0.56 $58,083 48 97%
81 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 67% 11% 1440 60% 1,247 +0.90 $109,508 91 96%
82 Bradley 68% 11% — — 915 -0.19 $69,817 65 97%
83 Lincoln Memorial 70% 15% 1100 75% 261 -0.98 $57,903 57 97%
84 Menlo 70% 5% — — 164 +0.41 $77,108 70 97%
85 U. of Charleston 70% 16% — — 230 -0.57 $62,723 57 95%
86 Rochester Institute of Technology 71% 9% 1380 49% 2,552 +0.42 $88,873 72 96%
87 Aurora 72% 15% 1020 20% 1,248 -0.19 $61,884 62 95%
88 Delaware Valley 72% 20% 1200 73% 297 -0.45 $51,584 28 97%
89 Lasell 72% 14% — 3% 251 -0.22 $57,594 61 97%
90 Lesley 72% 8% — — 348 -0.15 $49,796 37 97%
91 Long Island 72% 8% 1230 28% 1,392 +0.87 $86,254 72 95%
92 MCPHS 72% 13% — 8% 839 +0.19 $80,039 84 98%
93 Mercy 72% 14% — — 1,041 +0.57 $78,521 74 94%
94 Robert Morris 72% 10% — — 614 -0.61 $67,819 66 99%
95 Roger Williams 72% 13% 1220 21% 855 +0.39 $69,993 65 97%
96 Suffolk 72% 11% 1190 14% 988 +0.30 $69,648 65 94%
97 U. of La Verne 72% 10% — 7% 825 +0.42 $66,425 59 92%
98 U. of New England 72% 12% — — 522 +0.07 $67,726 62 97%
99 U. of New Haven 72% 10% 1160 26% 1,005 -0.01 $62,874 52 98%
100 Western New England 72% 13% 1190 16% 517 +0.04 $75,704 72 100%
101 Wilkes 72% 9% 1140 21% 448 -0.30 $64,666 54 97%
102 Russell Sage 73% 19% — — 259 -0.38 $62,111 56 96%
103 U. of Bridgeport 73% 4% — 1% 389 +0.64 $81,287 72 97%
104 Lipscomb 74% 25% 1270 62% 725 -0.38 $61,272 49 96%
105 Tiffin 74% 10% 1010 71% 382 -0.21 $60,705 55 98%
106 Bluffton 75% 9% 990 77% 98 -0.90 $49,943 28 98%
107 Clarkson 75% 7% 1290 62% 622 +0.06 $87,335 82 97%
108 Lindenwood 75% 14% — 6% 916 -0.50 $57,591 56 96%
109 Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science 75% 19% — — 120 -0.51 $50,862 42 98%
110 Westminster 76% 10% 1190 44% 245 -0.52 $61,898 49 97%
111 Adelphi 77% 10% 1230 16% 1,095 +0.93 $80,310 71 95%
112 Springfield 77% 19% — 3% 492 +0.44 $64,012 59 98%
113 Daemen 78% 11% — — 412 +0.21 $64,905 63 98%
114 Ithaca 78% 11% 1310 25% 935 +0.06 $57,761 38 95%
115 Pace 78% 8% 1260 16% 1,688 +0.67 $74,838 64 93%
116 Thomas Jefferson 78% 12% 1240 25% 997 +0.46 $79,322 75 96%
117 Trine 79% 19% — — 483 -0.77 $66,498 58 95%
118 U. of Hartford 79% 10% 1220 24% 781 -0.14 $66,477 55 98%
119 U. of the Pacific 79% 14% 1330 26% 790 +1.51 $94,253 77 96%
120 Curry 80% 11% — 4% 401 -0.06 $68,188 59 96%
121 New York Institute of Technology 80% 8% 1300 24% 544 +0.36 $80,741 81 93%
122 Butler 81% 13% 1260 54% 906 -0.29 $61,505 45 98%
123 Husson 82% 18% — 8% 462 -0.61 $56,412 57 98%
124 Point Park 82% 10% — — 503 -0.96 $45,421 24 95%
125 Rider 82% 9% 1210 14% 728 +0.07 $62,796 58 96%
126 Drexel 83% 7% 1340 39% 3,040 +0.56 $87,020 75 95%
127 Lynn 83% 13% 1120 20% 588 -1.03 $51,061 32 92%
128 Manhattanville 83% 11% — — 308 +0.01 $63,504 56 96%
129 Marietta 83% 13% 1120 61% 206 -0.27 $61,878 51 98%
130 Northwood 83% 26% — — 551 -0.43 $67,272 69 96%
131 Monmouth 84% 10% 1220 20% 937 +0.40 $69,061 64 97%
132 Washington & Jefferson 84% 13% — — 216 -0.23 $63,093 65 97%
133 Davenport 85% 11% — — 737 -0.67 $66,784 75 96%
134 Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham 85% 10% — 1% 431 +0.01 $61,570 56 96%
135 Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus 85% 11% — 1% 544 -0.05 $64,629 60 94%
136 Harrisburg University of Science and Technology 85% 9% — — 100 -1.08 $57,832 60 94%
137 Keystone 85% 10% — 2% 166 -1.34 $44,692 35 94%
138 New England 85% 9% — — 237 -0.75 $51,381 34 94%
139 Nichols 85% 18% 1130 13% 231 -0.16 $65,418 64 98%
140 U. of Denver 85% 8% 1320 33% 1,272 +0.36 $73,839 57 95%
141 Widener 85% 14% — 9% 602 +0.31 $81,670 73 97%
142 Limestone 87% 11% — — 269 -1.38 $47,438 30 94%
143 Norwich 87% 13% — 3% 700 +0.69 $81,981 76 90%
144 Utica 89% 12% — 3% 708 -0.01 $72,176 75 97%
145 Stevenson 91% 17% — — 681 +0.02 $69,680 66 96%
146 Culinary Institute of America 92% 31% 1050 15% 358 -0.42 $49,867 31 95%
147 Maryville University of Saint Louis 92% 20% — — 1,120 -0.45 $62,545 61 98%
148 Roosevelt 92% 9% 1040 27% 528 -0.55 $55,215 60 94%
149 Nova Southeastern 93% 16% 1160 58% 1,984 +0.48 $79,391 72 93%
150 Cleary 95% 24% — — 425 -0.08 $72,118 83 97%
151 Thomas College 95% 16% — — 150 -0.88 $53,581 43 96%
152 National-Louis 97% 17% — — 825 -0.42 $53,268 59 92%
153 Ana G. Mendez 100% — — — 727 -0.42 $56,655 67 —
154 Bellevue 100% — — — 32 -0.15 $54,646 63 98%
155 Boricua 100% — — — 77 -0.02 $50,646 61 90%
156 Heritage 100% — — — 176 +0.27 $59,998 68 93%
157 Herzing University - Atlanta 100% — — — 78 -0.39 $81,525 93 98%
158 Herzing University - Birmingham 100% — — — 16 -0.42 $54,666 61 92%
159 National 100% — — — 1,578 +0.38 $73,421 84 92%
160 Park 100% — — — 119 -0.93 $51,242 49 97%
161 Turtle Mountain Community 100% — — — 18 +0.24 $59,150 77 100%
162 United Tribes Technical 100% — — — 23 -0.42 $56,685 71 —
163 U. of Rio Grande 100% — — — 98 -0.68 $56,346 52 95%
164 West Coast University - Ontario 100% — — — 925 +1.55 $110,377 99 98%
165 West Coast University - Orange County 100% — — — 1,147 +1.52 $108,259 98 97%
166 Wilmington 100% — — — 13 -0.19 $54,564 67 —