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The 20 most exclusive colleges and universities in the US

The 20 most exclusive colleges and universities in the US

20. Swarthmore College had a 10.7% admissions rate.

19. Dartmouth College had a 10.5% admissions rate.

Location: Hanover, New Hampshire

Tuition: $53,368

Enrollment: 4,315

18. Claremont McKenna College had a 10.4% admissions rate.

Location: Claremont, California

Tuition: $52,825

Enrollment: 1,334

17. Duke University had a 9.9% admissions rate.

Location: Durham, North Carolina

Tuition: $53,500

Enrollment: 6,552

16. The United States Military Academy had a 9.6% admissions rate.

Location: West Point, New York

Tuition: $0

Enrollment: 4,491

15. University of Pennsylvania had a 9.3% admissions rate.

Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Tuition: $53,534

Enrollment: 10,660

14. Northwestern University had a 9.2% admissions rate.

Location: Evanston, Illinois

Tuition: $52,678

Enrollment: 8,489

13. University of Chicago had an 8.7% admissions rate.

Location: Chicago, Illinois

Tuition: $56,034

Enrollment: 6,298

12. Brown University had an 8.5% admissions rate.

Location: Providence, Rhode Island

Tuition: $53,419

Enrollment: 6,670

11. The United States Naval Academy had an 8.4% admissions rate.

Location: Annapolis, Maryland

Tuition: $0

Enrollment: 4,495

10. Pomona College had an 8.4% admissions rate.

Location: Claremont, California

Tuition: $51,075

Enrollment: 1,567

9. The California Institute of Technology had a 7.7% admissions rate.

Location: Pasadena, California

Tuition: $48,908

Enrollment: 961

8. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology had a 7.2% admissions rate.

Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts

Tuition: $49,892

Enrollment: 4,489

7. Yale University had a 6.9% admissions rate.

Location: New Haven, Connecticut

Tuition: $51,400

Enrollment: 5,742

6. Columbia University had a 6.6% admissions rate.

Location: New York, New York

Tuition: $57,208

Enrollment: 8,170

5. Princeton University had a 6.4% admissions rate.

Location: Princeton, New Jersey

Tuition: $47,140

Enrollment: 5,246

4. The Juilliard School had a 5.9% admissions rate.

Location: New York, New York

Tuition: $43,170

Enrollment: 486

3. Harvard University had a 5.2% admissions rate.

Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts

Tuition: $48,989

Enrollment: 7,532

2. Stanford University had a 4.7% admissions rate.

Location: Stanford, California

Tuition: $49,617

Enrollment: 7,056

1. The Curtis Institute of Music had a 3.3% admissions rate.