| Rank | School | Acceptance rate | SAT range |
| 1. | California Institute of Technology | 7% | 1530-1580 |
| 2. | Harvard University | 5% | 1460-1580 |
| 3. | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 7% | 1500-1570 |
| 4. | Stanford University | 4% | 1420-1570 |
| 5. | Yale University | 6% | 1460-1570 |
| 6. | Princeton University | 5% | 1440-1570 |
| 7. | University of Chicago | 7% | 1470-1570 |
| 8. | Columbia University | 6% | 1450-1560 |
| 9. | Duke University | 9% | 1450-1570 |
| 10. | Northwestern University | 8% | 1430-1550 |
| 11. | Brown University | 8% | 1420-1550 |
| 12. | Vanderbilt University | 10% | 1450-1560 |
| 13. | University of Pennsylvania | 8% | 1420-1550 |
| 14. | Dartmouth College | 9% | 1420-1560 |
| 15. | Minerva Schools at Keck Graduate Institute | 2%% | – |
| 16. | Rice University | 11% | 1450-1560 |
| 17. | Pomona College | 8% | 1400-1540 |
| 18. | Johns Hopkins University | 11% | 1450-1560 |
| 19. | Cornell University | 11% | 1390-1540 |
| 20. | Harvey Mudd College | 14% | 1490-1560 |
