If you want to increase your chances of getting college rejection letters, these 20 schools are a good place to start your college search. You can probably guess that Harvard and Stanford are on the list. Some of the other schools may surprise you. This list presents admissions data for the country's 20 most selective colleges. All have acceptance rates below 20%, and several are below 10%. You'll find a mix of small colleges and large universities. I just updated the list with 2011 admissions data.
Princeton University
_Gene_ / Flickr
I've included just those colleges that have an enrollment of over 200 students, and I have not included places with an audition- or portfolio-based application process (schools such as Julliard). I've also left off schools that have low acceptance rates but SAT and GPA numbers that are significantly lower than the colleges on the list.
Realize that selectivity should mean little in your college search. You want to find colleges that are a good match for your interests and aspirations, and a school's acceptance rate is a measure of neither.
More Top Colleges and Universities:
Comments