The 20 hardest colleges to get into in America

The hardest US college to gain acceptance to is Harvard University.More than 90% of applicants get rejected.Academic review site Niche ranked American colleges based on acceptance rate and standardized test scores.With an acceptance rate of just 5.2% and typical SAT scores between 1430 and 1600, Harvard University is America's hardest college to get into, according to a list from the academic review site Niche.com.The rankings are based on 2017 acceptance rates and SAT and ACT scores reported to the US Department of Education. College acceptance rates received a weighted average of 60% in the ranking computation, and SAT/ACT scores received a weighted average of 40%. Niche rounds acceptance rates to the nearest whole percentage.Acceptance rates are listed below, along with the mid 50% SAT scores, which indicate the range in which 50% of students score.Take a look at the top 20 hardest colleges to get into in the US:SEE ALSO:The hardest college to get into in every state20. Claremont McKenna College (Claremont, California)Acceptance rate: 9%Mid 50% SAT scores: 1320-149019. Swarthmore College (Swarthmore, Pennsylvania)Acceptance rate:13%Mid 50% SAT scores: 1305-153018. Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland)Acceptance rate:13%Mid 50% SAT scores: 1400-15670See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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