Northwestern University
Were you thinking about going to the mid-west to attend the highly regarded research university of Northwestern University? While this fine establishment, located in Chicago Illinois, has produced some of the finest graduates out there, even some celebrities like Zooey Deschanel, Stephen Colbert and David Schwimmer. It is a tough cookie to crack. It’s a very selective school with a meager acceptance rate of only 15.1%.
Columbia University
Right in the heart of New York City, Columbia University is one of the best private Ivy League research universities out there. 5 of America’s Founding Father’s attended Columbia as did 20 of the world’s current billionaires, plus 29 Academy Award winners and 29 heads of state (3 of which were president, including the current president, Barack Obama.) So are you really surprised that the acceptance rate is only 7%, yeah we didn’t think so.