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An exclusive group of fewer than 100 colleges nationwide can say they have an acceptance rate under 10%.

But getting into these schools is not a guarantee, even among the most qualified applicants. After all, even the elite Ivies have an acceptance rate of under 10%. Colleges that fall into this category are few and far between.

On this list, we’ve compiled some of the most selective institutions in the country. For each school, you’ll find its acceptance rate, the average admissions test scores for accepted students and a snapshot of their freshman class profile based on academic performance (class rank), standardized test scores (SAT/ACT) and GPA.

Many of the most selective schools in the country are private universities, but that doesn’t mean public schools aren’t also very selective.

It’s true that many of the most selective schools in the country are private universities, but that doesn’t mean public schools aren’t also very selective. In fact, some public universities have acceptance rates lower than 10 percent! And while they aren’t quite as generous with their financial aid packages as private schools, they’re still more affordable (and often much more so) than private universities. Here are five highly selective public schools from around the country.

Some well-known and highly selective colleges, such as Amherst College and the United States Naval Academy, don’t offer merit aid to applicants.

The most selective colleges don’t offer merit aid at all, thus making their acceptance rates misleading. Some well-known and highly selective colleges, such as Amherst College and the United States Naval Academy, don’t offer merit aid to applicants. Since these schools aren’t dishing out any sort of financial aid based on your academic performance, they can only accept students who can afford to pay full tuition. This automatically weeds out a lot of students without need; by offering no merit aid at all, these schools are able to maintain a high selectivity rate while keeping their student populations wealthy. If you’re interested in attending one of these schools, you’ll have to be prepared to pay full price for tuition unless you demonstrate financial need or are offered an athletic scholarship.

If you’re interested in attending a college with an acceptance rate below 10%, be sure to apply early action or early decision.

Early action and early decision (ED) plans are nonbinding. So, for example, if you apply ED to Stanford and are accepted, you must ultimately decide whether or not to attend Stanford by May 1. You can still apply to other colleges through their regular decision programs.

If you’re interested in attending a college with an acceptance rate below 10%, be sure to apply early action or early decision. Although the odds of getting into these colleges are very low, remember that almost all the students who get in applied early. They applied before the floodgates opened when hundreds of thousands of applications poured in during regular decision. In many cases they were accepted because they were among a small group of applicants who didn’t have stellar grades and test scores but had something special about them that made them stand out from other applicants with similar credentials.

These schools may be difficult to get into, but they will give you a great education for a fair price.

The schools on this list are some of the most selective in the country, with very low admission rates and high average SAT/ACT scores. However, they all have something else in common: a very generous financial aid program! All of these schools meet 100% of their students’ demonstrated financial need. That means that if you’re accepted to one of these colleges, your financial aid package will cover all your costs; you won’t have to pay anything out of pocket to attend. Many even offer programs for students from low-income families where full tuition is covered by grants and scholarships that don’t require repayment.