For the class of 2016 Brown admitted 9.6 percent of its applicants whereas for 2015 it was 8.7 percent. There were 28,742 applications with only 2,760 students admitted. Out of all applicants admitted, 47 percent of them were valedeictorians or salutatorians.

For the class of 2016 Columbia admitted 7.4 percent of its applicants whereas for 2015 it was 6.9 percent. There were 31,818 applications with only 2,363 students admitted. Only a class of 1,391 students are expected.

• Of schools that provided Columbia with a class rank, approximately 97% of accepted students were in the top 10% of their graduating class
• The middle 50% of admitted students scored between a 2100 and 2330 on the Math, Critical Reading and Writing sections of the SAT
• The middle 50% of admitted students scored between a 31 and 34 on the ACT

For the class of 2016 Cornell admitted a record low 16.2 percent of its applicants whereas for 2015 it was 18.0 percent. There were 37,812 applications with only 4,943 students admitted through regular admittance. Early admitted students numbered 1,180 with 3,120 students waitlisted. Median SAT scores of the admitted students were 710 Critical Reading and 740 Math.

	25th Percentile	50th Percentile	75th Percentile	Mean/Average
SAT I Critical Reading	630	680	730	678
SAT I Math	670	730	770	715
SAT I Total	1,320	1,410	1,480	1,393
ACT Composite	29	31	33	31

• 65.6% attended public high school
• 15.3% are children of Cornell alumni
• 6.4% are recruited athletes
• 89% of enrolled students who submitted their high school rank were in their top tenth of graduating class, 98% were in the top quarter of graduating class

For the class of 2016 Dartmouth admitted a record low 9.4 percent of its applicants whereas for 2015 it was 9.7 percent. There were 23,110 applications with only 2,180 students admitted. From the pool of students who were admitted, 9.3 percent were international students, 48 percent were valedictorians, and 12.7 percent were salutatorians.

SAT Critical Reading	% of Applicants	% of Admitted Students	Acceptance Rate
800	8.2%	24.4%	32.0%
700-790	38.4%	53.1%	14.8%
600-690	35.7%	17.7%	5.3%
500-590	14.1%	4.6%	3.6%
490 and below	3.6%	0.1%	0.3%

SAT Math	% of Applicants	% of Admitted Students	Acceptance Rate
800	16.2%	28.3%	18.7%
700-790	43.6%	49.3%	12.1%
600-690	29.4%	20.2%	7.4%
500-590	8.6%	2.2%	2.7%
490 and below	2.1%	0.0%	0.0%

SAT Writing	% of Applicants	% of Admitted Students	Acceptance Rate
800	9.4%	26.4%	30.0%
700-790	43.8%	53.9%	13.2%
600-690	32.0%	15.8%	5.3%
500-590	11.7%	3.6%	3.3%
490 and below	3.1%	0.2%	0.6%

ACT	Score
Median	33
25th Percentile	30
75th Percentile	34

For the class of 2016 Harvard admitted a record low 5.9 percent of its applicants. Regular admission students numbered 1,260 while only 772 were admitted early. The percentage rate of regular decision admittance was 3.8. From the pool of students who were admitted, 10.2 percent were African American, 11.2 percent were Latino, and 10 percent were international students.

• More than 14,000 applicants scored 700 or more on the SAT critical reading test; 17,000 scored 700 or above on the SAT math test; 15,000 scored 700 or higher on the SAT writing test
• 3,800 were ranked first in their high school classes

For the class of 2016 MIT admitted a record low 8.9 percent of its applicants. There were 18,109 applications with only 1,620 students admitted.

Middle 50% score range of admitted students (25th and 75th percentiles)
Test	Range
SAT: Critical Reading	680-780
SAT: Math	740-800
SAT: Writing	690-780
ACT Composite	32-35
ACT Math	34-36
ACT English	32-35
SAT Subject Test: Math	750-800
SAT Subject Test: Science	720-800

Distribution of SAT Reasoning Test Scores (Math)
	Applicants	Admits	Admit rate
750-800	7,805	1,166	15%
700-740	3,159	323	10%
650-690	1,838	87	5%
600-640	841	4	0%
< 600	564	0	0%

Distribution of SAT Reasoning Test Scores (Critical Reading)
	Applicants	Admits	Admit rate
750-800	3,373	641	19%
700-740	3,451	437	13%
650-690	2,999	290	10%
600-640	2,065	136	7%
< 600	2,319	76	3%

Distribution of SAT Reasoning Test Scores (Writing)
	Applicants	Admits	Admit rate
750-800	3,962	771	19%
700-740	3,031	397	13%
650-690	2,908	244	8%
600-640	1,953	114	6%
< 600	2,349	54	2%

Distribution of ACT Scores (Composite)
	Applicants	Admits	Admit rate
34-36	2,248	346	15%
31-33	2,293	192	8%
28-30	961	49	5%
25-27	461	13	3%
< 25	253	0	0%

For the class of 2016 Princeton admitted 7.86 percent of its applicants whereas for 2015 it was 8.39 percent. There were 26,664 applications with only 2,095 students admitted. The number of students who were waitlisted was 1,472. The early admittance rate was 21.09 percent and regular admittance rate was 5.9 percent. From the pool of students who were admitted, 12.2 percent were international students, and 9.5 percent were legacies.

Percentage of Applicants Accepted by GPA Range
GPA	% Accepted
4.00	14.1
3.90-3.99	8.9
3.80-3.89	6.8
3.70-3.79	5.8
3.60-3.69	4.3
3.50-3.59	2.7
Below 3.50	2.1

Percentage of Applicants Accepted by SAT Range
SAT Scores	% Accepted
2300-2400	21.6
2100-2290	9.4
1900-2090	4.3
1700-1890	1.4
1500-1690	0.2
Below 1500	0.0
No CEEB Scores	6.5

• Of those enrolling students whose secondary schools provided Princeton with ranks-in-class, 93% ranked in the top decile.
• 12.3% of the students in the class are children of Princeton alumni.
• 58% of students came from public school, while 28.6% came from boarding school.

Middle 50% Scores
Test	Range
SAT: Critical Reading	700-790
SAT: Math	710-800
SAT: Writing	700-790
ACT Composite	31-34

For the class of 2016 Stanford admitted a record low 6.6 percent of its applicants whereas for 2015 it was 7.1 percent. There were 36,631 applications with only 1,672 students admitted regular and 755 student admitted early. The number of students who were waitlisted was 789. From the pool of students who were admitted, 8.9 percent were international students.

GPA	Percent of Applicants	Admit Rate	Percent of Admitted Class
4.0 and above	55%	9%	71%
3.70 - 3.99	30%	6%	24%
below 3.70	15%	3%	6%

Rank	Percent of Applicants	Admit Rate	Percent of Admitted Class
Top 10%	80%	7%	94%
11% - 20%	12%	2%	4%
21% and below	8%	2%	2%

SAT Critical Reading
Score	Percent of Applicants	Admit Rate	Percent of Admitted Class
800	8%	18%	19%
700-799	36%	10%	49%
600-699	37%	6%	28%
Below 600	19%	2%	4%

SAT Math
Score	Percent of Applicants	Admit Rate	Percent of Admitted Class
800	16%	12%	26%
700-799	43%	9%	50%
600-699	29%	6%	22%
Below 600	12%	2%	3%

SAT Writing
Score	Percent of Applicants	Admit Rate	Percent of Admitted Class
800	8%	19%	20%
700-799	40%	10%	54%
600-699	35%	5%	22%
Below 600	17%	2%	4%

ACT Composite
Score	Percent of Applicants	Admit Rate	Percent of Admitted Class
30-36	69%	8%	85%
24-29	26%	3%	13%
18-23	5%	2%	2%

For the class of 2016 Penn admitted a 12.3 percent of its applicants. There were only 3,846 students admitted and 2,017 students waitlisted. From the pool of students who were admitted the average SAT was 2185.

Testing Means for the Middle 50 Percent of Enrolled Students
Test	Range
SAT: Critical Reading	670-750
SAT: Math	690-780
SAT: Writing	680-780
ACT Composite	31-34

For the class of 2016 Yale admitted a record low 6.8 percent of its applicants whereas for 2015 it was 7.35 percent. There were 28,975 applications with only 1,975 students admitted. The number of students who were waitlisted was 1,001.

Test score ranges (25th to 75th percentiles) for enrolled freshmen
Test	Range
SAT: Verbal	700-800
SAT: Math	710-790
SAT: Writing	710-800
ACT Composite	32-35

• 56% of matriculants came from public high schools
• 44% of matriculants came from independent, parochial, and other schools
• 13% of matriculants were Yale College and/or Graduate and Professional School legacies