About College Admissions: U.S.: GPA, SAT and ACT Data for Top Colleges

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College Admissions: U.S. College Admissions: U.S. Plan for College Choose a School Apply From Allen Grove, your Guide to College Admissions: U.S. Today's newsletter looks at the empirical part of college applications: grades and standardized test scores. Keep in mind, however, that all of the country's most selective colleges have holistic admissions, so your application essay, extracurricular activities, and letters of recommendation can come to the rescue if your numbers are a little less than ideal. GPA, SAT and ACT Graphs for the Ivy League The eight Ivy League schools are among the most selective colleges in the country. This doesn't mean that you need a 4.0 GPA and 2400 on the SAT to get in (although it doesn't hurt). Click on a school's name to get a graph with GPA, SAT score and ACT score data for students who were accepted and rejected: Brown | Columbia | Cornell | Dartmouth | Harvard | Penn | Princeton | Yale See More About:  ivy league schools  gpa  sat scores GPA, SAT and ACT Graphs for Top Public Universities When you look at the data for top public universities, keep in mind that the admissions standards are often significantly higher for out-of-state applicants than they are for in-state applicants: Berkeley | Chapel Hill | Georgia Tech | Illinois | Michigan | UCLA | UCSD | Virginia | William & Mary | Wisconsin GPA, SAT and ACT Graphs for Top Liberal Arts Colleges If you're looking for small classes and close working relationships with your professors and peers, a liberal arts college might be the way to go. See what it takes to get into some of the country's top-ranked colleges: Amherst | Carleton | Grinnell | Haverford | Middlebury | Pomona | Swarthmore | Wellesley | Wesleyan | Williams | more schools GPA, SAT an ACT Data by State Check out the admissions data for top colleges in some of the states with the most college students: California: Berkeley | Caltech | Claremont McKenna | Harvey Mudd | Occidental | Pepperdine | Pomona | Scripps | Stanford | UCLA | UCSD | USC Florida: Central Florida | Eckerd | Flagler | Florida Tech | Florida International | Florida State | Miami | New College | Rollins | South Florida | Stetson | University of Florida New York: Barnard | Binghamton | Colgate | Columbia | Cooper Union | Cornell | Hamilton | NYU | RPI | St. Lawrence | Stony Brook | SUNY Geneseo | Rochester | Vassar | West Point Ohio: Case Western Reserve University | College of Wooster | Denison University | Kenyon College | Miami University of Ohio | Oberlin College | Ohio Northern University | Ohio State University | University of Dayton | Xavier University Pennsylvania: Allegheny | Bryn Mawr | Bucknell | Carnegie Mellon | Dickinson | Franklin & Marshall | Gettysburg | Grove City | Haverford | Juniata | Lafayette | Lehigh | Muhlenberg | Penn | Penn State | Pitt | Swarthmore | Ursinus | Villanova Texas: Austin College | Baylor University | Rice University | St. Edward's University | SMU | Southwestern University | Texas A&M | Texas Christian University | Texas Tech | Trinity University | University of Dallas | UT Austin | UT Dallas College Admissions Ads GPA Act Test Preparation Act Test Prep Act Test Act Score Featured Articles College Admissions Timeline College Admissions Essays: Samples, Critiques, and Writing Tips Transferring to a Different College 9 Ways to Improve Your Essay's Style Top Business Schools Why AP Courses Matter   More from About.com Financial Emergencies An unexpected change in your financial situation can be incredibly stressful. Here's how to cope. More> Retirement Planning Learn the top five things you need to do in order to start building a retirement nest egg. More> This newsletter is written by: Allen Grove College Admissions: U.S. Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About College Admissions: U.S. newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2012 About.com   Must Reads A to Z College Profiles Waitlisted? What Now? 25 Big Money Scholarships SAT Scores - What's Good? Essay Tips   Follow me on: Advertisement