With an acceptance rate of just 5% and typical SAT scores between 1460 and 1590, Harvard University is the United States' hardest school to get into, according to a list from academic review site Niche.com.
The rankings are based on acceptance rates and SAT and ACT scores reported to the US Department of Education. College acceptance rates received a weighted average of 60% in the ranking computation, and SAT/ACT scores received a weighted average of 40% (with 20% coming from scores self-reported by Niche users).
