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Admissions Outcomes at the Most Selective Colleges and Universities

Summa is an all-inclusive program built on deep, personal connection. Your student works 1-on-1 with a single dedicated counselor from initial strategy to final submissions. A mentor who genuinely knows them, cares about them, and has their back every step of the way

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What These Numbers Mean for Your Student

Every advisor brings 7+ years of dedicated experience guiding students into the Ivy League and top-tier universities. We believe in total transparency, which is why we’re sharing these proven track records.

Over the past three admissions cycles across thousands of applications, students guided by our team achieved acceptance to Ivy League, Top 10, and Top 25 universities at rates 1.5x to 4x higher than national averages. That’s the power of pairing top-shelf strategic intelligence with an authentic, student-first approach.

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Acceptances at the Most Selective Schools, Four Years Running

  2023 2024 2025  
Ivy League Universities 32 27 42  
Top 10 Universities 25 26 47  
Top 25 Universities 166 162 227  
Top 25 Liberal Arts Colleges 53 41 69  

In the most recent cycle, students were admitted to 42 Ivy League schools, 47 Top 10 universities, and 227 Top 25 universities — each number higher than the year before.

Acceptance Rates at Ivy League and Top 10 Universities

At these schools, students working with Summa's counselors are admitted at meaningfully higher rates than the national average for each institution. The multiplier below shows exactly how much higher.

A Princeton University student
University Acceptance Rate Multiplier
University of Chicago 3.9x
Caltech 3.5x
Johns Hopkins University 3.2x
Yale University 2.6x
University of Pennsylvania 2.6x
Columbia University 2.4x
Stanford University 2.4x
Brown University 2.4x
Cornell University 2.2x
Duke University 1.9x
Dartmouth College 1.9x
Princeton University 1.8x
Harvard University 1.8x
Northwestern University 1.7x
Vanderbilt University 1.6x

Acceptance Rates at Top 25–30 Universities

Beyond the Ivy League and Top 10, these universities are among the most sought-after in the country. Students working with Summa's counselors are consistently admitted at rates well above the national average at each of these institutions.

University Acceptance Rate Multiplier
New York University 3.2x
UCLA 3.0x
University of Notre Dame 3.0x
University of Southern California 2.5x
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 2.7x
UC Berkeley 2.3x
Georgetown University 2.2x
University of Virginia 2.1x
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Acceptance Rates at Highly Selective Liberal Arts Colleges

The most competitive liberal arts colleges are often overlooked in favor of larger universities — but admission to schools like Bowdoin, Amherst, and Swarthmore is every bit as difficult. Students working with Summa's counselors are admitted to these institutions at rates significantly above the national average.

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College Acceptance Rate Multiplier
Bowdoin College 3.9x
Carleton College 3.5x
Wellesley College 3.1x
Swarthmore College 3.0x
Claremont McKenna College 2.9x
Haverford College 2.6x
Amherst College 2.6x
Vassar College 2.4x
Middlebury College 1.5x
Pomona College 1.5x
Harvey Mudd College 1.2x

Request an Introduction to Summa

Summa counselors accept twelve rising seniors per year. If you are interested in learning whether Summa is the right fit for your student, we invite you to request an introductory conversation with our enrollment team. This is not a sales call. It is a mutual conversation about whether the program and the student are well-matched.

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