最近，美国BusinessInsider网站结合学术评论网站Niche.com的学院名单，基于美国教育部报告的分数，大学录取率占60%、SAT/ACT分数占40%，最终得出全美47个州最难进入的大学（阿拉斯加州、特拉华州、内华达州和怀俄明州因为没有足够的学院数据也就没有排名）。

　　对比下来，美国各州这教育水平质量差距还是很大的，录取率最低的当然要数马萨诸塞州的哈佛大学，而SAT/ACT分数分数最高的则是加州的加州理工大学。

　　Alabama: University of Alabama

　　Acceptance rate: 51.1%

　　SAT 25th-75th percentile: 990-1250

　　Arizona: Arizona Christian University

　　Acceptance rate: 56.7%

　　SAT 25th-75th percentile: 840-1090

　　Arkansas: University of Arkansas

　　Acceptance rate: 62%

　　SAT 25th-75th percentile: 1010-1230

　　California: California Institute of Technology

　　Acceptance rate: 8.8%

　　SAT 25th-75th percentile: 1500-1600

　　Colorado: Colorado College

　　Acceptance rate: 17.9%

　　SAT 25th-75th percentile: 1240-1430

　　Connecticut: Yale University

　　Acceptance rate: 6.3%

　　SAT 25th-75th percentile: 1410-1600

　　District of Columbia (D.C.): Georgetown University

　　Acceptance rate: 17.4%

　　SAT 25th-75th percentile: 1320-1520

　　Florida: University of Miami

　　Acceptance rate: 38.2%

　　SAT 25th-75th percentile: 1220-1420

　　Georgia: Emory University

　　Acceptance rate: 26.8%

　　SAT 25th-75th percentile: 1280-1460

　　Hawaii: Brigham Young University at Hawaii

　　Acceptance rate: 34.9%

　　SAT 25th-75th percentile: 970-1170

　　Idaho: Northwest Nazarene University

　　Acceptance rate: 65.1%

　　SAT 25th-75th percentile: 900-1180

　　Illinois: University of Chicago

　　Acceptance rate: 8.8%

　　SAT 25th-75th percentile: 1435-1600

　　Indiana: University of Notre Dame

　　Acceptance rate: 21.1%

　　SAT 25th-75th percentile: 1340-1520

　　Iowa: Grinnell College

　　Acceptance rate: 28.0%

　　SAT 25th-75th percentile: 1290-1500

　　Kansas: Sterling College-Kansas

　　Acceptance rate: 44.4%

　　SAT 25th-75th percentile: 820-1040

　　Kentucky: Berea College

　　Acceptance rate: 33.7%

　　SAT 25th-75th percentile: 1020-1226

　　Louisiana: Tulane University

　　Acceptance rate: 28%

　　SAT 25th-75th percentile: 1230-1410

　　Maine: Bowdoin College

　　Acceptance rate: 14.9%

　　SAT 25th-75th percentile: 1340-1520

　　Maryland: Johns Hopkins University

　　Acceptance rate: 16.1%

　　SAT 25th-75th percentile: 1360-1510

　　Massachusetts: Harvard University

　　Acceptance rate: 6%

　　SAT 25th-75th percentile: 1410-1600

　　Michigan: University of Michigan at Ann Arbor

　　Acceptance rate: 32.2%

　　SAT 25th-75th percentile: 1280-1480

　　Minnesota: Carleton College

　　Acceptance rate: 22.8%

　　SAT 25th-75th percentile: 1320-1510

　　Mississippi: Mississippi Valley State University

　　Acceptance rate: 16.3%

　　ACT 25th-75th percentile: 15-19

　　Missouri: Washington University in St. Louis

　　Acceptance rate: 17.1%

　　SAT 25th-75th percentile: 1420-1570

　　Montana: Carroll College

　　Acceptance rate: 57.5%

　　SAT 25th-75th percentile: 990-1250

　　Nebraska: Union College

　　Acceptance rate: 52.1%

　　ACT 25th-75th percentile: 19-25

　　New Hampshire: Dartmouth College

　　Acceptance rate: 11.5%

　　SAT 25th-75th percentile: 1360-1550

　　New Jersey: Princeton University

　　Acceptance rate: 7.4%

　　SAT 25th-75th percentile: 1400-1600

　　New Mexico: New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology

　　Acceptance rate: 36.4%

　　SAT 25th-75th percentile: 1120-1310

　　New York: Columbia University

　　Acceptance rate: 7%

　　SAT 25th-75th percentile: 1390-1570

　　North Carolina: Duke University

　　Acceptance rate: 11.4%

　　SAT 25th-75th percentile: 1370-1550

　　North Dakota: University of Jamestown

　　Acceptance rate: 64.4%

　　SAT 25th-75th percentile: 1066-1227

　　Ohio: Kenyon College

　　Acceptance rate: 25.1%

　　SAT 25th-75th percentile: 1230-1420

　　Oklahoma: University of Tulsa

　　Acceptance rate: 40.3%

　　SAT 25th-75th percentile: 1130-1410

　　Oregon: Reed College

　　Acceptance rate: 38.7%

　　SAT 25th-75th percentile: 1290-1480

　　Pennsylvania: University of Pennsylvania

　　Acceptance rate: 10.4%

　　SAT 25th-75th percentile: 1360-1550

　　Rhode Island: Brown University

　　Acceptance rate: 8.7%

　　SAT 25th-75th percentile: 1330-1550

　　South Carolina: Clemson University

　　Acceptance rate: 51.5%

　　SAT 25th-75th percentile: 1150-1340

　　South Dakota: Augustana College

　　Acceptance rate: 61.3%

　　SAT 25th-75th percentile: 1010-1230

　　Tennessee: Vanderbilt University

　　Acceptance rate: 13.1%

　　SAT 25th-75th percentile: 1430-1580

　　Texas: Rice University

　　Acceptance rate: 15.1%

　　SAT 25th-75th percentile: 1390-1550

　　Utah: Brigham Young University

　　Acceptance rate: 47%

　　SAT 25th-75th percentile: 1150-1370

　　Vermont: Middlebury College

　　Acceptance rate: 17.2%

　　SAT 25th-75th percentile: 1260-1470

　　Virginia: Washington & Lee University

　　Acceptance rate: 19.5%

　　SAT 25th-75th percentile: 1320-1460

　　Washington: Whitman College

　　Acceptance rate: 41%

　　SAT 25th-75th percentile: 1200-1430

　　West Virginia: Concord University

　　Acceptance rate: 37.8%

　　SAT 25th-75th percentile: 860-1060

　　Wisconsin: University of Wisconsin

　　Acceptance rate: 56.9%

　　SAT 25th-75th percentile: 1180-1400