| School Name | City/State | Type | Acceptance Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amherst College | Amherst, Massachusetts | Liberal arts | 11% |
| Bowdoin College | Brunswick, Maine | Liberal arts | 9% |
| Brown University | Providence, Rhode Island | Private university | 7% |
| Colby College | Waterville, Maine | Liberal arts | 10% |
| Columbia University | New York City, New York | Private university | 5% |
| Davidson College | Davidson, North Carolina | Liberal arts | 18% |
| Harvard University | Cambridge, Massachusetts | Private university | 5% |
| Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, Maryland | Private university | 11% |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) | Cambridge, Massachusetts | Private university | 7% |
| Northwestern University | Evanston, Illinois | Private university | 9% |
| Pomona College | Claremont, California | Liberal arts | 7% |
| Princeton University | Princeton, New Jersey | Private university | 6% |
| Stanford University | Stanford, California | Private university | 4% |
| Swarthmore College | Swarthmore, Pennsylvania | Liberal arts | 9% |
| University of Chicago | Chicago, Illinois | Private university | 6% |
| University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Private university | 8% |
| US Air Force Academy, US Military Academy (West Point), US Naval Academy | 8%-12% | ||
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Tennessee | Private university | 9% |
| Washington and Lee University | Lexington city, Virginia | Private university | 19% |
| Yale University | New Haven, Connecticut | Private university | 6% |