The hardest college to get into in every state

• Academic review site Niche reported the toughest college to gain acceptance into in every state.
• The list looked at SAT and ACT scores and college acceptance rates.
• The hardest college to get into in America is Harvard University.

With an acceptance rate of just 5% and typical SAT scores between 1430 and 1600, Harvard University is America’s hardest college to get into, according to a list from academic review site Niche.com.

The rankings are based on 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%.

Business Insider used Niche’s state filter to find out which college is the hardest to get into in each of America’s 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Scroll through to find out the most selective college in each state, along with their acceptance rate and SAT score, listed for the lower end of accepted students (25th percentile) and higher end (75th percentile).

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Alabama: Spring Hill College

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Acceptance rate: 44%

SAT 25th-75th percentile: 1000-1190

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Alaska: University of Alaska Southeast

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Acceptance rate: 49%

SAT 25th-75th percentile: N/A

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Arizona: Grand Canyon University

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Acceptance rate: 57%

SAT 25th-75th percentile: N/A

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Arkansas: University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff

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Acceptance rate: 42%

SAT 25th-75th percentile: 838-1065

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California: Stanford University

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Acceptance rate: 5%

SAT 25th-75th percentile: 1380-1580

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Colorado: United States Air Force Academy

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Acceptance rate: 15%

SAT 25th-75th percentile: 1220-1410

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Connecticut: Yale University

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Acceptance rate: 6%

SAT 25th-75th percentile: 1420-1600

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Delaware: Delaware State University

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Acceptance rate: 41%

SAT 25th-75th percentile: 820-970

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District of Columbia (DC): Georgetown University

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Acceptance rate: 17%

SAT 25th-75th percentile: 1320-1520

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Florida: University of Miami

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Acceptance rate: 38%

SAT 25th-75th percentile: 1210-1390

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Georgia: Georgia Institute of Technology

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Acceptance rate: 26%

SAT 25th-75th percentile: 1320-1500

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Hawaii: Brigham Young University at Hawaii

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Acceptance rate: 27%

SAT 25th-75th percentile: 973-1158

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Idaho: Northwest Nazarene University

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Acceptance rate: 56%

SAT 25th-75th percentile: 1000-1240

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Illinois: University of Chicago

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Acceptance rate: 8%

SAT 25th-75th percentile: 1450-1600

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Indiana: University of Notre Dame

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Acceptance rate: 19%

SAT 25th-75th percentile: 1350-1540

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Iowa: Grinnell College

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Acceptance rate: 20%

SAT 25th-75th percentile: 1320-1530

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Kansas: Sterling College-Kansas

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Acceptance rate: 37%

SAT 25th-75th percentile: 880-1030

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Kentucky: Alice Lloyd College

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Acceptance rate: 22%

SAT 25th-75th percentile: 910-1130

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Louisiana: Tulane University

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Acceptance rate: 26%

SAT 25th-75th percentile: 1240-1410

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Maine: Bowdoin College

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Acceptance rate: 15%

SAT 25th-75th percentile: 1360-1510

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Maryland: Johns Hopkins University

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Acceptance rate: 13%

SAT 25th-75th percentile: 1400-1570

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Massachusetts: Harvard University

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Acceptance rate: 5%

SAT 25th-75th percentile: 1430-1600

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Michigan: University of Michigan at Ann Arbor

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Acceptance rate: 29%

SAT 25th-75th percentile: 1310-1500

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Minnesota: Carleton College

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Acceptance rate: 23%

SAT 25th-75th percentile: 1320-1540

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Mississippi: Belhaven University

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Acceptance rate: 43%

SAT 25th-75th percentile: 902-1180

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Missouri: Washington University in St. Louis

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Acceptance rate: 17%

SAT 25th-75th percentile: 1400-1570

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Montana: Rocky Mountain College

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Acceptance rate: 62%

SAT 25th-75th percentile: 878-1106

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Nebraska: College of St. Mary

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Acceptance rate: 60%

SAT 25th-75th percentile: N/A

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Nevada: University of Nevada, Reno

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Acceptance rate: 83%

SAT 25th-75th percentile: 970-1200

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New Hampshire: Dartmouth College

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Acceptance rate: 11%

SAT 25th-75th percentile: 1350-1560

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New Jersey: Princeton University

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Acceptance rate: 7%

SAT 25th-75th percentile: 1400-1590

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New Mexico: New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology

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Acceptance rate: 23%

SAT 25th-75th percentile: 1110-1350

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New York: Columbia University

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Acceptance rate: 7%

SAT 25th-75th percentile: 1410-1590

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North Carolina: Duke University

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Acceptance rate: 11%

SAT 25th-75th percentile: 1380-1570

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North Dakota: University of Jamestown

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Acceptance rate: 57%

SAT 25th-75th percentile: 890-1140

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Ohio: Kenyon College

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Acceptance rate: 27%

SAT 25th-75th percentile: 1230-1440

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Oklahoma: University of Tulsa

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Acceptance rate: 40%

SAT 25th-75th percentile: 1100-1390

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Oregon: Reed College

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Acceptance rate: 31%

SAT 25th-75th percentile: 1280-1480

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Pennsylvania: University of Pennsylvania

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Acceptance rate: 9%

SAT 25th-75th percentile: 1380-1570

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Rhode Island: Brown University

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Acceptance rate: 9%

SAT 25th-75th percentile: 1370-1570

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South Carolina: Clemson University

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Acceptance rate: 51%

SAT 25th-75th percentile: 1150-1340

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South Dakota: Augustana University

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Acceptance rate: 69%

SAT 25th-75th percentile: 930-1230

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Tennessee: Vanderbilt University

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Acceptance rate: 11%

SAT 25th-75th percentile: 1420-1590

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Texas: Rice University

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Acceptance rate: 15%

SAT 25th-75th percentile: 1410-1570

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Utah: Brigham Young University

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Acceptance rate: 51%

SAT 25th-75th percentile: 1160-1380

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Vermont: Middlebury College

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Acceptance rate: 16%

SAT 25th-75th percentile: 1280-1495

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Virginia: Washington & Lee University

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Acceptance rate: 24%

SAT 25th-75th percentile: 1320-1460

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Washington: University of Washington

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Acceptance rate: 45%

SAT 25th-75th percentile: 1120-1370

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West Virginia: Alderson Broaddus College

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Acceptance rate: 41%

SAT 25th-75th percentile: 870-1030

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Wisconsin: University of Wisconsin

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Acceptance rate: 53%

SAT 25th-75th percentile: 1200-1420

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Wyoming: University of Wyoming

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Acceptance rate: 95%

SAT 25th-75th percentile: 960-1210