U.S.News数据统计2015年秋季的录取情况，这10所美国大学的录取率最低，都在10%以内。放眼望去都是咱们想进的名校，名校精英扎堆，竞争压力大，可见一斑。斯坦福大学录取率5%，美国顶尖大学，想说爱你不容易，来看看这10所学校：
| 学校（州） | 2015年秋季录取率 | U.S. News排名和类型 |
| Stanford University (CA) | 0.05 | 5 (tie), National Universities |
| Harvard University (MA) | 0.056 | 2, National Universities |
| Columbia University (NY) | 0.061 | 5 (tie), National Universities |
| Yale University (CT) | 0.067 | 3 (tie), National Universities |
| Princeton University (NJ) | 0.071 | 1, National Universities |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 0.083 | 7, National Universities |
| University of Chicago | 0.084 | 3 (tie), National Universities |
| United States Naval Academy (MD) | 0.085 | 12 (tie), National Liberal Arts Colleges |
| California Institute of Technology | 0.088 | 12 (tie), National Universities |
| Brown University (RI) | 0.095 | 14, National Universities |
