The average SAT score of students admitted to the undergraduate program ranks among the highest in the U.S., and as for the graduate school, foreign students say, "Don't bother to fill out the application form unless you've graduated in the top three in your department from the best school in your country."
在大學部，對入學測驗分數的要求為全美最高的學校之一，三分之二的學生 SAT 數學分數高達滿分；至於研究生的招收，則有這麼一說：「每個國家挑最好的學校，每個系看前三名，否則連申請表都不寄」。