The 20 hardest colleges to get into in America

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Harvard is the hardest college to get into in the US.

With an acceptance rate of just 5.8% and typical SAT scores between 2120 and 2390, Harvard University is America's hardest college to get into, according to a new list from the academic review site Niche.com.

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The rankings are based on acceptance rates and SAT and ACT scores reported to the US Department of Education. College acceptance rates received a weighted average of 60% in the ranking computation, and SAT/ACT scores received a weighted average of 40%.

Take a look at the top 20 hardest colleges to get into in the country:

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