Posted on: 12 Aug 2025
With over 78,000 applications from those wishing to join the Class of 2028, Boston University has entered the realm of the most desirable private universities on the planet. It also continues to climb to new heights in terms of selectivity with just an 11% acceptance rate for entering 2024-25 freshmen. In contrast, just twenty years […]
Posted on: 12 Aug 2025
With over 38,000 total undergraduates, Michigan State University caters to more BA/BS-pursuing students than its in-state rival, the University of Michigan. In addition, the Michigan State acceptance rate is typically four times that of UMich. This gives members of The Great Lakes State a second terrific in-state option. Students flock to East Lansing for a […]
Posted on: 12 Aug 2025
Sitting in the company of other top public university gems like UCLA, UNC-Chapel Hill, UVA, the University of Michigan, and UT Austin, the University of Washington-Seattle perhaps flies a bit under the radar. However, like the others, UW-Seattle is consistently ranked as a top-20 public institution in the U.S., possessing a magnetic pull that attracts […]
Posted on: 12 Aug 2025
In 2025, enthusiasm for Indiana University-Bloomington extends well beyond the Hoosier State. In fact, the majority of the record 67,000+ applications received by IU Bloomington for the Class of 2028 came from out-of-staters and international students; only 54% of those who eventually enrolled were state residents. The school’s popularity is further evidenced by the 9,600 […]
Posted on: 11 Aug 2025
Monmouth County is home to some of New Jersey’s strongest public, private, and magnet high schools. Families here benefit from exceptional academic options—from nationally ranked magnet programs like Biotechnology High School, High Technology High School, and MAST, to robust suburban publics such as Rumson–Fair Haven, Holmdel, Colts Neck, Marlboro, and specialized academies at Red Bank […]
Posted on: 11 Aug 2025
Back in the ‘90s, American University had an acceptance rate of nearly 80%. In recent years, the acceptance rate has fallen as low as 26% and is typically between 40-60%. Test-optional for over a decade, this now highly selective university in Washington, DC, utilizes a truly holistic method of assessing candidates, which means that the […]
Posted on: 11 Aug 2025
Less than 10 miles from Boston, Brandeis University is yet another high-end option in a geographical region teeming with elite schools. Founded by the American-Jewish community in 1948, this mid-sized private university is home to just over 3,500 undergrads. The Brandeis acceptance rate has fluctuated between 30% and 40% in recent years. The average admitted […]
Posted on: 11 Aug 2025
Lehigh University, a top 50 school located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, is home to 5,900 undergraduate students, the vast majority of whom line up to study within the top-flight engineering, business, biology, and computer science programs. At the same time, from an admissions standpoint, Lehigh is somewhat unique in its vacillating selectivity metrics and nonlinear acceptance […]