Universities in the United States for international students

Every American university in our database that we have researched, with its acceptance rate where an official figure exists. Sorted by how selective they are, most selective first. This is not a ranking - it is a list of what is true about each school, and selectivity is not the same thing as quality.

250 universities listed. 250 of them publish acceptance rate; where a school does not publish one we say so rather than estimating it.

UniversityLocationAcceptance rate
Alliant International University San Diego, California 0%
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York City, New York 1%
Weill Medical College of Cornell University New York City, New York, NY 2%
Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine Kalamazoo, Michigan, MI 2%
Meharry Medical College Nashville, Tennessee 2%
Morehouse School of Medicine Atlanta, Georgia 2%
California Institute of Technology 3%
California University of Science and Medicine Colton, California 3%
Minerva University San Francisco, California 3%
Stanford University 4%
Yale University New Haven, Connecticut 4%
Mayo Clinic Rochester, Minnesota 4%
Albert Einstein College of Medicine Bronx, NY 4%
Baylor College of Medicine Houston, Texas 4%
Columbia University in the City of New York New York City, New York, NY 4%
Einsteinmed 4%
Kansas Health Science University Wichita, Kansas, KS 4%
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio San Antonio, Texas, TX 4%
Harvard University Cambridge, Massachusetts 4%
University of Chicago 4%
University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston, Texas 5%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology 5%
Princeton University 5%
Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine Las Cruces, New Mexico 5%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Cold Spring Harbor, New York 5%
Curtis Institute of Music Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, PA 5%
Medical College of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Wisconsin 5%
Northeast Ohio Medical University Rootstown, Ohio, OH 5%
Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences Yakima, Washington 5%
Rocky Vista University Parker, Colorado (also Ivins, Utah and Billings, Montana), CO 5%
Brown University 5%
Dartmouth College 5%
University of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania 5%
Duke University 6%
Vanderbilt University 6%
Northeastern University Boston, Massachusetts 6%
Northeastern University Professional Programs Boston, MA 6%
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School Worcester, Massachusetts, MA 6%
Johns Hopkins University 6%
Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine Dothan, Alabama, AL 7%
CUNY Macauly Honors College New York City, New York, NY 7%
Eastern Virginia Medical School Norfolk, Virginia 7%
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine Erie, Pennsylvania (main campus); also Bradenton, Florida 7%
University of Maine at Augusta Augusta, Maine 7%
Colby College 7%
Pomona College California 7%
Bowdoin College 7%
Swarthmore College 7%
Northwestern University 8%
Barnard College New York City, New York 8%
Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine Blacksburg, Virginia, VA 8%
Rice University 8%
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Bethesda, Maryland 8%
Upstate Medical University Syracuse, NY 8%
Williams College 8%
University of Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, Nebraska 9%
Cornell University 9%
Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine Nutley, New Jersey, NJ 9%
University of California, Los Angeles 9%
A T Still University of Health Sciences Kirksville, Missouri (main campus); also Mesa, Arizona, MO 9%
New York Medical College 9%
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine 9%
Polytechnic University of New York 9%
The Juilliard School New York City, New York, NY 9%
United States Naval Academy Annapolis, Maryland 9%
Washington University of Science and Technology Alexandria, Virginia, VA 9%
Amherst College 9%
New York University 9%
Claremont McKenna College 10%
University of Southern California 10%
Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine Meridian, ID 10%
Kansas City University Kansas City, Missouri 10%
Medical College of Georgia Augusta, Georgia 10%
Oregon Health & Science University Portland, Oregon, OR 10%
Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago Chicago, Illinois, IL 10%
University of Kansas School of Medicine Kansas City, Kansas 10%
West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine Lewisburg, West Virginia, WV 10%
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Woods Hole, Massachusetts 10%
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas, Texas 11%
Emory University 11%
Middlebury College 11%
University of California, Berkeley 11%
Ambassador University Lattimore, North Carolina 11%
Claremont Colleges Claremont, California 11%
College of the Ozarks Point Lookout, Missouri, MO 11%
Medical University of South Carolina Charleston, South Carolina 11%
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art New York City, New York 11%
Boston University 11%
University of Notre Dame 11%
Tufts University 11%
Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 12%
Marshall B Ketchum University Fullerton, California, CA 12%
Rockefeller University New York City, New York 12%
The Rockefeller University New York City, New York, NY 12%
United States Military Academy West Point, New York 12%
Washington University in St Louis St. Louis, Missouri, MO 12%
Washington University, Saint Louis 12%
Haverford College Haverford, PA 12%
Haverford College in Pennsylvania Pennsylvania 13%
Georgetown University 13%
Bates College 13%
California Southern University Costa Mesa, California 13%
Colgate University Hamilton, New York 13%
Harvey Mudd College 13%
Institute for Advanced Study Princeton, New Jersey 13%
Rush University Chicago, Illinois, IL 13%
The Scripps Research Institute La Jolla, California (also Jupiter, Florida) 13%
University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences San Juan, PR 13%
Davidson College 13%
Hamilton College 14%
Washington & Lee University Lexington, Virginia 14%
Tulane University 14%
Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA 14%
United States Air Force Academy USAF Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado 14%
Washington and Lee University Lexington, Virginia, VA 14%
Webb Institute Glen Cove, NY 14%
Wellesley College 14%
Georgia Institute of Technology 14%
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA 14%
Grinnell College 15%
Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art New York City, New York 15%
Midwestern University-Downers Grove Downers Grove, IL 15%
New College of California San Francisco, California 15%
St. Andrew's University Laurinburg, North Carolina 15%
University of California, San Francisco San Francisco, California 15%
Western University of Health Sciences Pomona, California 15%
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor 16%
Des Moines University West Des Moines, Iowa 16%
Des Moines University-Osteopathic Medical Center West Des Moines, Iowa, IA 16%
Ponce Health Sciences University Ponce, Puerto Rico, PR 16%
Ponce Health Sciences University-Centro Universitario de San Juan San Juan, PR 16%
University of Virginia, Charlottesville 16%
Wesleyan University Middletown, Connecticut 16%
Boston College 16%
University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA 17%
American Film Institute Conservatory Los Angeles, California, CA 17%
Babson College Wellesley, Massachusetts 17%
Northeastern University Oakland Oakland, California 17%
University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, North Carolina 17%
College of the Holy Cross Worcester, Massachusetts 18%
Colorado College Colorado Springs, Colorado 18%
University of North Texas Health Science Center Fort Worth, Texas 18%
Vassar College 19%
Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) Providence, Rhode Island 19%
University of Miami Coral Gables, Florida 19%
Berea College Berea, Kentucky 19%
California Miramar University San Diego, CA 20%
RAND School of Public Policy Santa Monica, California (with additional campus in Arlington, Virginia), CA 20%
Carleton College 20%
Hillsdale College Hillsdale, Michigan 21%
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University 21%
Smith College 21%
Southern College of Optometry Memphis, Tennessee, TN 21%
Wake Forest University 22%
Central Penn College Summerdale, Pennsylvania, PA 22%
Denison University Granville, Ohio 22%
University of Richmond Richmond, Virginia 22%
Wake Forest Baptist Health Winston-Salem, North Carolina 22%
United States Coast Guard Academy New London, Connecticut 22%
Citadel Military College of South Carolina Charleston, South Carolina, SC 23%
Crown College St. Bonifacius, Minnesota, MN 23%
Skidmore College 23%
Grambling State University Grambling, Louisiana 24%
University of Florida 24%
Florida State University 24%
Reed College Portland, Oregon 25%
Olin College of Engineering Needham, Massachusetts 25%
Spelman College Atlanta, Georgia 25%
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, Arkansas 25%
Pitzer College 25%
Franklin W Olin College of Engineering Needham, Massachusetts, MA 25%
Trinity Bible College and Graduate School Ellendale, North Dakota, ND 26%
Trinity University 26%
Lehigh University Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 26%
Larkin University Miami, FL 26%
Villanova University Villanova, Pennsylvania 26%
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Fajardo Fajardo, PR 27%
University of Texas at Austin Austin, Texas 27%
University of California, San Diego 27%
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans New Orleans, LA 27%
The University of Texas at Austin Austin, Texas 27%
University of California College of the Law-San Francisco San Francisco, California, CA 27%
AdventHealth University Orlando, FL 28%
Clinch Valley College Wise, Virginia 28%
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Houston, Texas, TX 28%
Franklin and Marshall College Lancaster, Pennsylvania 28%
Macalester College Saint Paul, Minnesota 29%
Baptist Missionary Association Theological Seminary Jacksonville, Texas, TX 29%
University of California, Irvine 29%
Whitworth University-Adult Degree Programs Spokane, Washington, WA 29%
Bucknell University Lewisburg, Pennsylvania 29%
Trinity College Hartford, Connecticut, CT 29%
Trinity College (CT) Hartford, Connecticut 29%
University of Trinity College Ontario 29%
University of Virginia's College at Wise Wise, Virginia 29%
Visible Music College Memphis, Tennessee, TN 29%
Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania 29%
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, California 30%
Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences Tulsa, Oklahoma, OK 30%
Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses Angola, Indiana, IN 30%
University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences St. Augustine, Florida 30%
Lafayette College Easton, Pennsylvania 31%
University of North Carolina School of the Arts Winston-Salem, North Carolina, NC 31%
Kenyon College Gambier, Ohio 31%
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo 31%
Appalachian College of Pharmacy Oakwood, VA 32%
California Institute of the Arts 32%
University of California, Santa Barbara 33%
Chicago School of Professional Psychology Chicago, Illinois 33%
College of William and Mary Williamsburg, Virginia 33%
Fairfield University Fairfield, Connecticut 33%
Hope International University Fullerton, California 33%
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science North Chicago, Illinois, IL 33%
SUNY College of Optometry New York City, New York 33%
Saint Augustine's University Raleigh, NC 34%
New Hope Christian College-Eugene Eugene, Oregon, OR 34%
Oberlin College Oberlin, Ohio 34%
South Texas College of Law Houston, Texas 34%
Trinity Bible College & Graduate School Ellendale, North Dakota, ND 34%
William Jewell College Liberty, Missouri 34%
William & Mary Williamsburg, VA 34%
United States Merchant Marine Academy Kings Point, New York 34%
Pacific Oaks College Pasadena, California, CA 34%
The Chicago School at Chicago Chicago, IL 34%
Art Academy of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH 34%
University of Pittsburgh-Titusville Titusville, Pennsylvania 35%
Brescia University Owensboro, Kentucky 35%
Claremont Graduate School 35%
Claremont Graduate University Claremont, California 35%
CUNY School of Law Long Island City, Queens, New York City, New York 35%
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-School of Optometry Bayamón, Puerto Rico, PR 35%
Philander Smith College Little Rock, Arkansas 35%
San Diego State University San Diego, California 35%
UC Hastings College of the Law San Francisco, California, CA 35%
United States Sports University Daphne, Alabama, AL 35%
Southern University and A&M College Baton Rouge, Louisiana 35%
Baptist University of Florida Graceville, Florida, FL 36%
DeVry University-Texas Irving, Texas, TX 36%
Southwestern Law School Los Angeles, California 36%
Yeshiva Gedolah Kesser Torah Monsey, New York, NY 36%
Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, Massachusetts 36%
Case Western Reserve University 37%
Albany Law School Albany, New York, NY 37%
Connecticut College New London, Connecticut 37%
Dickinson State University Dickinson, North Dakota 37%
University of Georgia 37%
West Virginia University Institute of Technology Beckley, West Virginia, WV 37%
Bais Medrash Elyon Monsey, NY 38%
Messenger College Bedford, TX 38%
Binghamton University Vestal, New York, NY 38%

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