[post_page_title]Cornell University[/post_page_title]
Cornell University has an acceptance rate of 15%. It was established in 1865 and at the time had the biggest entering class of any university in America – and this was only in its first year.
The university is seen as something of a leader, being one of the first US universities to allow both men and women.
[post_page_title]Amherst College[/post_page_title]
Amherst College led the way when it founded in 1821 as it allowed the entrance of all qualified students, regardless of religion and race. In fact, it was in 1826 that their first African American student graduated.
Regardless, it wasn’t until 1962 that the college began to hire women as professors and even later in 1975 that it became a coeducational institution. It now has an acceptance rate of 14%.
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