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Ivy League Acceptance Rates 2026

Compare all 8 Ivy League schools side-by-side. Real admissions data from thousands of applicants.

Community Submissions

6752

Avg Acceptance Rate

5.3%

Avg SAT Score

1539

Total Enrollment

67,387

When Is Ivy Day 2026?

Expected Regular Decision release dates for 2025-2026

Harvard

Dec 12, 2025

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Princeton

Dec 12, 2025

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Dartmouth

Dec 12, 2025

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Cornell

Dec 12, 2025

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Yale

Dec 13, 2025

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UPenn

Dec 13, 2025

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Brown

Dec 13, 2025

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Harvard

Mar 27, 2026

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Yale

Mar 27, 2026

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Princeton

Mar 27, 2026

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UPenn

Mar 27, 2026

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Brown

Mar 27, 2026

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Dartmouth

Mar 27, 2026

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Cornell

Mar 27, 2026

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All 8 Ivy League Schools

8 schools with institutional data from College Scorecard

Brown University

Providence, RI

Accept Rate

5.23%

SAT Avg

1546

ACT Median

34

Enrollment

7,273

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759 submissions

Columbia University in the City of New York

New York, NY

Accept Rate

4.23%

SAT Avg

1547

ACT Median

35

Enrollment

8,899

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757 submissions

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Accept Rate

8.16%

SAT Avg

1520

ACT Median

34

Enrollment

15,935

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1002 submissions

Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH

Accept Rate

6.23%

SAT Avg

1533

ACT Median

34

Enrollment

4,367

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503 submissions

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Accept Rate

3.45%

SAT Avg

1553

ACT Median

35

Enrollment

7,755

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995 submissions

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

Accept Rate

4.50%

SAT Avg

1535

ACT Median

34

Enrollment

5,579

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836 submissions

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Accept Rate

5.87%

SAT Avg

1545

ACT Median

34

Enrollment

10,768

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905 submissions

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Accept Rate

4.50%

SAT Avg

1534

ACT Median

34

Enrollment

6,811

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995 submissions

Ivy League Schools Ranked by Acceptance Rate

Most selective to least selective — click any school for full admissions data

SchoolAcceptance RateSAT AvgEnrollment
Harvard acceptance rate3.45%15537,755
Columbia acceptance rate4.23%15478,899
Princeton acceptance rate4.50%15355,579
Yale acceptance rate4.50%15346,811
Brown acceptance rate5.23%15467,273
UPenn acceptance rate5.87%154510,768
Dartmouth acceptance rate6.23%15334,367
Cornell acceptance rate8.16%152015,935

About the Ivy League

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Ivy Day decisions release in late March

All 8 Ivies announce Regular Decision results on the same day

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Lowest acceptance rates in the country

Most Ivies admit fewer than 7% of applicants

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All offer Early Action or Early Decision

ED/REA acceptance rates are typically 2-3x higher than RD

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Need-blind for U.S. applicants

All 8 Ivies meet 100% of demonstrated financial need

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which schools are in the Ivy League?
The Ivy League is made up of 8 schools: Brown University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Dartmouth College, Harvard University, Princeton University, University of Pennsylvania, and Yale University.
What is the average Ivy League acceptance rate?
The average acceptance rate across the 8 Ivy League schools is 5.3%, based on the most recent reported data.
What is Ivy Day?
Ivy Day is the day in late March when all 8 Ivy League schools release their Regular Decision admissions decisions simultaneously.