<p>Where I live, we have a university that accepts 75% of its applicants. However its reputation is that it is VERY hard to gain acceptance to. About 2/3 is female. Is the tough reputation because females have a harder time getting in? Their middle combined SAT score is 1750. They accept 4,000 per year. I have seen schools that accept well less than 50% that have much lower standards than this. How is this the case?</p>