What are the hardest schools to get into in Florida? 6 place within top 100

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Applying to college is already a stressful milestone for most, especially when your dream college is also everyone's dream school.

A new list from education data site Niche ranked the hardest colleges to get into in each state, with Florida's schools placing towards the bottom of the top 100.

"Statistics obtained from the U.S. Department of Education represent the most recent data available, as self-reported by the colleges," the study says. "Niche also collects data directly from schools via our school data update form."

Here’s a look at the Florida schools that are the toughest to get into, according to Niche's list.

What is the hardest Florida college to get into?

According to Niche, the hardest Florida school to get into is the University of Miami. Placing 65th out of the top 100 schools, the South Florida university has a 19% acceptance rate.

What are the hardest schools to get into in Florida? See top 10

Here are the top 10 hardest schools to get into in Florida and where they placed on the overall list:

  • 65 - University of Miami, 19% acceptance rate

  • 74 - University of Florida, 24% acceptance rate

  • 76 - University of South Florida, Sarasota-Manatee, 24% acceptance rate

  • 83 - Florida State University, 25% acceptance rate

  • 87 - University of Tampa, 41% acceptance rate

  • 88 - University of South Florida, 27% acceptance rate

  • 109 - Florida A&M University, 21% acceptance rate

  • 137 - University of Central Florida, 40% acceptance rate

  • 151 - University of South Florida, 41% acceptance rate

  • 152 - Ave Maria University, 45% acceptance rate

What is the hardest college to get into in America?

According to the report, Minerva University in San Francisco is the hardest college to get into in the nation, with an acceptance rate of 4%.

A view of the Business School campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
A view of the Business School campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

See the top 10 hardest schools to get into:

  1. Minerva University in San Francisco

  2. California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, California

  3. Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts

  4. Stanford University in Stanford, California

  5. Columbia University in New York City

  6. Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts

  7. Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut

  8. Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island

  9. University of Chicago in Chicago

  10. Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey

This article originally appeared on Sarasota Herald-Tribune: Florida colleges, universities: Which one is the hardest to get into?

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