<p>^^^You really can’t use acceptance rate to determine if a school is “easy” to get into. Acceptance rate has to be linked to the pool of students that are applying. A directional school may have a lower acceptance rate than Rose Hulman, but the median GPA/Test scores could be much lower.</p>
<p>At Rose Hulman (for example):</p>
<p>Median Class Rank (percentile): Top 7%
Median SAT: 590 critical reading, 710 math
Median ACT: 30 English, 31 math</p>
<p>Also, since Rose Hulman’s yield (Percent admitted who enrolled) is a bit low (around 20%), they have to increase the acceptance rate (% offered) to compensate.</p>
<p>Since Rose Hulman is a great school, it shows that acceptance and yield rates (taken out of context) can be misleading. </p>