<p>It’s hard to say (for most LACs) because the people that apply to them are a very self-selected group to begin with. Wesleyan is not a household name, so you don’t have everyone in the world applying like you do at Harvard. So, the percentage admitted doesn’t really reflect selectivity when comparing such different schools. (Not to say that Wesleyan is as selective as Harvard, obviously).</p>
<p>Aaanyway.
Princeton Review, while pretty much total crap, gives Wesleyan a “selectivity rating” of 97, with the highest being 99. NYU is 96, Cornell is 98. Those are pretty household names that hs seniors would know.</p>
<p>But I’d advise you to try and come to terms with the fact that few people outside of academia will have heard of Wesleyan or be impressed by it…</p>