Tier: elite

Description: Elite universities are hallowed institutions. Getting into one of these universities is what many or most aspiring high school students would like. However, their combination of history, massive endowments and alumnii support, and high requirements for personal achievement make gettinginto of of these universities an unlikely proposition for most except the most talented students,athletes, and connected alumnii.We recommend students targeting an elite school to have a sports background, especially if they can play at the division 1 level, exceptional test scores and extracurriculars, exceptional recommendations and alumnii connections. This is the cream-of-the-crop. Usually the economic outcomes for elite unversity graduates are excellent, with many majors exceeding 100000 a year in base pay. Many elite universities send a significant portion of their graduates into prestigious or well-paying jobs like software engineering, consulting, finance, medicine, or law.However, not all is always bright for elite univerisities. While most elite universities have excellent financial aid programs, they usually own some of the highest tuition and attendance costs in the country, making it very difficult to attend without a significant amount of debt or money spent.Usually these institutions number around 8-10 of the top universities.

Yale University

Woodbridge Hall New Haven, CT 06520

	Address:
	Woodbridge Hall
	New Haven, CT 06520

	Tier:
	Elite

	Enrollment:
	1579 Students

	Acceptance:
	6.93%

	Website:
	www.yale.edu

	Normal SAT range:
	Math: 730 - 800
	Verbal: 730 - 780

	Normal ACT range:
	Composite: 32 - 35
	Math: 31 - 35
	Verbal: 34 - 36

University of Chicago

5801 S Ellis Ave Chicago, IL 60637

	Address:
	5801 S Ellis Ave
	Chicago, IL 60637

	Tier:
	Elite

	Enrollment:
	1736 Students

	Acceptance:
	8.73%

	Website:
	WWW.UCHICAGO.EDU

	Normal SAT range:
	Math: 750 - 800
	Verbal: 730 - 780

	Normal ACT range:
	Composite: 32 - 35
	Math: 31 - 35
	Verbal: 33 - 35

Harvard University

Massachusetts Hall Cambridge, MA 02138

	Address:
	Massachusetts Hall
	Cambridge, MA 02138

	Tier:
	Elite

	Enrollment:
	1687 Students

	Acceptance:
	5.16%

	Website:
	www.harvard.edu

	Normal SAT range:
	Math: 730 - 800
	Verbal: 730 - 790

	Normal ACT range:
	Composite: 32 - 35
	Math: 31 - 35
	Verbal: 34 - 36

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

77 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139-4307

	Address:
	77 Massachusetts Avenue
	Cambridge, MA 02139-4307

	Tier:
	Elite

	Enrollment:
	1097 Students

	Acceptance:
	7.17%

	Website:
	web.mit.edu/

	Normal SAT range:
	Math: 770 - 800
	Verbal: 720 - 770

	Normal ACT range:
	Composite: 33 - 35
	Math: 34 - 36
	Verbal: 34 - 36

Princeton University

1 Nassau Hall Princeton, NJ 08544-0070

	Address:
	1 Nassau Hall
	Princeton, NJ 08544-0070

	Tier:
	Elite

	Enrollment:
	1306 Students

	Acceptance:
	6.41%

	Website:
	www.princeton.edu

	Normal SAT range:
	Math: 720 - 790
	Verbal: 710 - 780

	Normal ACT range:
	Composite: 31 - 35
	Math: 30 - 35
	Verbal: 33 - 35

Columbia University in the City of New York

West 116 St and Broadway New York, NY 10027

	Address:
	West 116 St and Broadway
	New York, NY 10027

	Tier:
	Elite

	Enrollment:
	1474 Students

	Acceptance:
	6.4%

	Website:
	www.columbia.edu

	Normal SAT range:
	Math: 730 - 800
	Verbal: 710 - 780

	Normal ACT range:
	Composite: 33 - 35
	Math: 30 - 35
	Verbal: 33 - 35

University of Pennsylvania

34th & Spruce Street Philadelphia, PA 19104-6303

	Address:
	34th & Spruce Street
	Philadelphia, PA 19104-6303

	Tier:
	Elite

	Enrollment:
	2456 Students

	Acceptance:
	9.3%

	Website:
	www.upenn.edu

	Normal SAT range:
	Math: 720 - 790
	Verbal: 700 - 770

	Normal ACT range:
	Composite: 32 - 35
	Math: 30 - 35
	Verbal: 33 - 35

Stanford University

None Stanford, CA 94305

	Address:
	None
	Stanford, CA 94305

	Tier:
	Elite

	Enrollment:
	1700 Students

	Acceptance:
	4.73%

	Website:
	www.stanford.edu/

	Normal SAT range:
	Math: 700 - 780
	Verbal: 690 - 760

	Normal ACT range:
	Composite: 32 - 35
	Math: 30 - 35
	Verbal: 33 - 36

Other Colleges

Quinnipiac University

Jefferson College of Health Sciences

Bellin College

Washington Adventist University

Manhattanville College

Texas A & M University-Kingsville

Mount Saint Mary's University

Wheaton College

The Juilliard School

The University of Alabama

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