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1,434 u.s. institutions · admissions · costs · earnings · demographics

application data for 70+ colleges — cycles, recs, essay counts. fields marked — = not available.

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top colleges in the u.s.

01

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Cambridge, MA

5% admit1560 SAT

02

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

4% admit1553 SAT

03

California Institute of Technology (Caltech)

Pasadena, CA

3% admit

04

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

4% admit1553 SAT

05

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

5% admit1553 SAT

06

Yale University

New Haven, CT

4% admit1534 SAT

07

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

6% admit1553 SAT

08

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

9% admit1535 SAT

09

Carnegie Mellon University (CMU)

Pittsburgh, PA

12% admit1546 SAT

About College Visualizer

College Visualizer provides free, data-driven profiles for 1,434+ top U.S. colleges and universities. Every profile includes acceptance rates, SAT and ACT scores, tuition, graduation rates, post-graduation earnings, demographics, and — for 70+ schools — full application requirements including admissions cycles, recommendation letter requirements, and supplemental essay counts.

Whether you're researching MIT's acceptance rate, comparing Harvard to Yale, or building your college list, College Visualizer has the data you need.

institutional data — U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, 2025–26.
application data — Common App, 2025–26.

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