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Is Stanford harder to get into or Harvard?

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Both Harvard University and Stanford University are neck-and-neck regarding the selectiveness of their admission criteria. Harvard's acceptance rate is around 3.5%, while Stanford's acceptance rate is at 3.6%. This further strengthens the fact that both are among the toughest universities in the world to get admitted to. For the enrolled students in Harvard, the ACT composite score range stayed between 31 and 36, while for Stanford, this range was 33-35. Similarly, the average SAT scores for both universities stand around 1540.

While neither of the universities has testing cut-offs, it is recommended to score at least over 1

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<div>Both Harvard University and Stanford University are neck-and-neck regarding the selectiveness of their admission criteria. <a href="https://www.shiksha.com/studyabroad/usa/universities/harvard-university/acceptance-rate">Harvard's acceptance rate</a> is around 3.5%, while Stanford's acceptance rate is at 3.6%. This further strengthens the fact that both are among the toughest universities in the world to get admitted to.  For the enrolled students in Harvard, the ACT composite score range stayed between 31 and 36, while for Stanford, this range was 33-35. Similarly, the average SAT scores for both universities stand around 1540. </div><div>While neither of the universities has testing cut-offs, it is recommended to score at least over 1,500 in the SAT and 34 in the ACT to improve chances of being noticed. Further, a GPA over 3.8 would suffice. </div>

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Akanksha Malhotra | Contributor-Level 10

5 months ago

Harvard University acceptance rate is around 3.5%, whereas, Stanford University acceptance rate is around 3.9% or roughly 4%. This means that though Harvard is a little more selective than Stanford. But, both the universities are competitive on the similar lines. In order to get into Stanford, the applicants are required to have an exceptional academic record. On top of this, the applicants must aim to have some achievements in the extracurricular activities.