The Most Honest and Accurate Free College Admissions Calculator
Our college chance calculator is the most personalized tool on the market. Use it to build a balanced and intelligent college list. To get started simply create a free College Transitions account and then explore your chances at 70+ colleges.
Your Admission Chances:
Estimated chance:
<5%
>5% and <20%
>20% and <40%
>40% and <60%
>60% and <80%
Likely >80%
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Building an accurate tool for estimating one’s chances of acceptance is more than just an algorithm. Rather it is the combination data-driven scientific formula PLUS the art of having counseled thousands of students into Ivy League and other highly-selective universities.
Our massive trove of student-level admission outcomes data along with our understanding of the trends and nuances of the admissions space translates to a more meaningful user experience for you.
Using our collective expertise and experience, we constructed this calculator to give accurate weight to factors including (but not limited to):
A college admissions calculator can help you determine the probability of you gaining admissions to schools by offering a percentage range of your individual chances as follows:
By helping you to categorize your prospective colleges by probability of admission, you will be able to craft a balanced and healthy college list that maximizes your chances for a successful outcome.
No college calculator in the world can tell you with any validity that you have a 62.8% chance to get into Stanford University. Why not? Simply put, schools with sub-5% acceptance rates reject many students with 1600 SAT scores, 4.0 GPAs, and jaw-dropping extracurricular achievements.
There is a difference between the appearance of accuracy (a precise percentage) and true honest accuracy which can only be represented by a range of probability. Another company’s admissions calculator may promise what looks like superior precision, but is in fact delivering a less accurate and helpful prediction.
Myth #1: The acceptance rate at a given school is my percentage chance of getting in.
Fact: The overall admission rate listed is simply the applicants accepted at that school divided by the number of total applicants. Where you fit into that applicant pool is more important than the straightforward percentage.
Myth #2: Every applicant is viewed equally by admissions officers.
Fact: Factors such as geographic location, ability to pay full tuition, the high school you attend, athletic recruitment, first-generation status, and legacy status are just some of the many consideration for admissions officers when constructing a class. A first-generation volleyball star from Montana will be viewed differently than a cellist attending a private school in Massachusetts.
Myth #3: Every factor can be quantifiably measured and factored into an acceptance rate.
Fact: At highly competitive colleges, supplemental essays, interviews, and portfolios may be tiebreakers among applicants who possess the necessary academic credentials to earn acceptance. It is simply not possible to include these factors in an admissions calculator.
