In the current academic landscape, students often face challenges in identifying suitable institutions for higher studies based on their academic and profile attributes. Existing advisory services and online tools are either expensive or lack predictive accuracy. This research proposes a machine learning-based admission prediction system that estimates the probability of university admission using historical applicant data. Linear Regression serves as a baseline model to capture linear relationships, Random Forest models non-linear feature interactions, and CatBoost is selected for its robustness on structured tabular data and native handling of categorical features. Comparative evaluation u... More >