Can Your Child Beat the Odds? Colleges With the Lowest Acceptance Rate

 

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Sure my kid will probably end up flunking out of the College of TV and VCR Repair but a parent can dream.

 

 

The following are the top 10 colleges with the lowest acceptance rate according to US News & World Report.

 

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10) Massachusetts Institute of Technology - 8.9% acceptance rate

  • Cambridge, MA
  • 2013-2014 Tuition cost of $43,498

 

 

 

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9) Princeton University - 7.9% acceptance rate

  • Princeton, NJ
  • 2013-2014 Tuition cost of $40,170

 

 

 

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8) Columbia University - 7.4% acceptance rate

  • New York, NY
  • 2013-2014 Tuition cost of $49,138

 

 

 

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7) Juilliard School - 7.3% acceptance rate

  • New York, NY
  • 2013-2014 Tuition cost of $36,920

 

 

 

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6) Yale University - 7.1% acceptance rate

  • New Haven, CT
  • 2013-2014 Tuition cost of $44,000

 

 

 

 

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5) Cooper Union - 7.0% acceptance rate

  • New York, NY
  • 2013-2014 Tuition cost of $41,400

 

 

 

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4) United States Naval Academy - 6.8% acceptance rate

  • Annapolis, MD
  • 2013-2014 Tuition cost of $0

 

 

 

 

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3) Curtis Institute of Music - 6.8% acceptance rate

  • Philadelphia, PA
  • 2013-2014 Tuition cost of $2,545

 

 

 

 

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2) Stanford University - 6.6% acceptance rate

  • Stanford, CA
  • 2013-2014 Tuition cost of $43,245

 

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1) Harvard University - 6.1% acceptance rate

  • Cambridge, MA
  • $42,292

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