<p>“Could you please tell us how NYU is more selective than Michigan?”</p>
<p>Data on the Class of 2013.</p>
<p>Michigan
ACT Middle 50%: 27 - 31 (i.e., 1220-1380)
% Submitting Score: 80% (n.b., only 36% of applicants submit SAT scores.)
Students in Top Tenth of HS Class: 92%
Students in Top Quarter of HS Class: 99%
Acceptance Rate: 50.0%</p>
<p>NYU
Critical Reading Middle 50%: 610 - 710
Math Middle 50%: 600 - 720
(i.e., 1210-1430)
% Submitting Score: 87% (n.b., only 13% of applicants submit ACT scores)
Students in Top Tenth of HS Class: 64%
Students in Top Quarter of HS Class: 92%
Acceptance Rate: 37.8% (wow, for the Class of 2012, it was ~25%)</p>
<p>It’s foolish to compare the SAT ranges of Michigan and NYU because few applicants submit SAT scores to Michigan. Most applicants to Michigan submit the ACT, and the ACT provides a concordance chart to convert ACT scores to SAT scores. Apples to apples.</p>