Data Scale: FindingSchool leverages an extensive data set that exceeds that of similar rankings, ensuring accurate and relevant evaluations through well-defined weight distributions and scoring mechanisms.
Weight Distribution: We gathered feedback from thousands of families and consulted over 50 industry experts to create ranking weights tailored to the needs of Asian students.
Scoring Mechanism: Each of the 46 distinct data points is evaluated using unique mathematical models, scoring based on its position within the overall data distribution.
Basis for Ranking: Instead of absolute values, we focus on relative differences in data. There is no fixed score threshold for separating schools; instead, the “admission cutoff” is adjusted annually based on data trends, similar to college entrance exams.
The school page currently displays an evaluation card that includes an overall rating and ratings across five key categories, totaling 46 data points. The five categories are: Geographic Community, Academic Strength, Matriculation Level, Extracurricular Activities, and FindingSchool Reviews. Visitors can easily view the overall score and ratings for each dimension (ranging from A+ to C). For boarding schools, detailed total score rankings are also included
The data used for evaluations and rankings comes from three primary sources: official school data, public data, and user-submitted data on FindingSchool.
The entire scoring system is based on mathematical models derived from statistical analysis of samples from hundreds of schools across various levels. Each data point receives a corresponding rating based on its percentile position within the overall predicted distribution.
In the boarding school evaluation:: A- and above account for 45% of the total, B- and above account for 40%, C accounts for 15%.
In the day school evaluation: A- and above account for 30% of the total, B- and above account for 51%, C and others account for 19%.
1. [30% - Matriculation Dimension]: Ivy League admission rate, admission rate for Top 25 National Universities and Top 5 Liberal Arts Colleges, admission rate for Top 50 National Universities and Top 10 Liberal Arts Colleges, admission rate for Top 100 National Universities and Top 25 Liberal Arts Colleges, along with a summary of historical admissions data.
2. [24% - Academic Dimension]: Course offerings (AP, IB, Honors, and Advanced courses), percentage of teachers with a master’s degree or higher, percentage of AP exam scores of 3, 4, or 5, average scores on standardized tests (SAT and ACT), scores in AMC math competitions, and results in FRC robotics competitions.
3. [14% - Extracurricular Activities]: Alumni donation rate, number of clubs and activities, ratings for competitive sports teams, and ratings for arts programs.
4. [12% - FindingSchool Reviews]: FindingSchool website rating, review comments on FindingSchool, and historical rating trends.
5. [8% - Geographic Community]: State resource evaluation, density score of nearby top universities, distance to the nearest international airport, convenience of local amenities, transportation convenience, city crime rate, and educational level of the local population.
Ranking | University/College | Students |
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#15 | Washington University in St. Louis | 1 + |
#25 | University of Virginia | 1 + |
LAC #6 | Bowdoin College | 1 + |
#32 | University of California: Santa Barbara | 1 + |
#34 | University of California: Irvine | 1 + |
#34 | University of California: San Diego | 1 + |
#36 | University of Rochester | 1 + |
#38 | University of California: Davis | 1 + |
#38 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 1 + |
#41 | Boston University | 1 + |
#44 | Northeastern University | 1 + |
#51 | Purdue University | 1 + |
#51 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 1 + |
#55 | University of Washington | 1 + |
#62 | George Washington University | 1 + |
#62 | University of Pittsburgh | 1 + |
#62 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 1 + |
#63 | St. Olaf College | 1 + |
#67 | University of Connecticut | 1 + |
#67 | University of Massachusetts Amherst | 1 + |
#68 | St. Lawrence University | 1 + |
#72 | American University | 1 + |
#76 | Muhlenberg College | 1 + |
#77 | Loyola Marymount University | 1 + |
#83 | Marquette University | 1 + |
SUNY University at Binghamton | 1 + | |
#84 | Bennington College | 1 + |
#85 | Lake Forest College | 1 + |
#89 | Brigham Young University | 1 + |
#89 | Elon University | 1 + |
#89 | University of Delaware | 1 + |
LAC #18 | Wesleyan University | 1 + |
#97 | University of San Diego | 1 + |
#102 | Hope College | 1 + |
#105 | Drexel University | 1 + |
#105 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 1 + |
#105 | University of Arizona | 1 + |
#105 | University of Denver | 1 + |
#107 | Whittier College | 1 + |
#111 | Goucher College | 1 + |
#120 | Hampshire College | 1 + |
#121 | University of Vermont | 1 + |
#137 | University of Alabama | 1 + |
#142 | Hartwick College | 1 + |
#151 | University of La Verne | 1 + |
#166 | Hofstra University | 1 + |
#166 | Quinnipiac University | 1 + |
#182 | University of Rhode Island | 1 + |
LAC #39 | Skidmore College | 1 + |
LAC #39 | Trinity College | 1 + |
#202 | University of North Carolina at Wilmington | 1 + |
#219 | Keiser University | 1 + |
#219 | Sacred Heart University | 1 + |
#219 | University of North Carolina at Greensboro | 1 + |
#234 | Pace University | 1 + |
#234 | University of Hartford | 1 + |
#234 | Western New England University | 1 + |
LAC #51 | Dickinson College | 1 + |
LAC #55 | Connecticut College | 1 + |
LAC #61 | Gettysburg College | 1 + |
Academy of Art University | 1 + | |
Bentley University | 1 + | |
Bryant University | 1 + | |
Central Connecticut State University | 1 + | |
Champlain College | 1 + | |
Curry College | 1 + | |
Dominican College of Blauvelt | 1 + | |
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University: Daytona Beach Campus | 1 + | |
Florida Southern College | 1 + | |
Green Mountain College | 1 + | |
High Point University | 1 + | |
Hood College | 1 + | |
Iona College | 1 + | |
Ithaca College | 1 + | |
Johnson & Wales University: Providence | 1 + | |
Landmark College | 1 + | |
long island university-liu post | 1 + | |
Lynn University | 1 + | |
Manhattan College | 1 + | |
Manhattanville College | 1 + | |
Marist College | 1 + | |
Maryland Institute College of Art | 1 + | |
Mercy College of Health Sciences | 1 + | |
Merrimack College | 1 + | |
Mills College | 1 + | |
Molloy College | 1 + | |
Mount Ida College | 1 + | |
Mount Saint Mary College | 1 + | |
New England College | 1 + | |
New England Institute of Technology | 1 + | |
new york film academy | 1 + | |
Niagara University | 1 + | |
Norwich University | 1 + | |
Penn State University Park | 1 + | |
Roger Williams University | 1 + | |
Rollins College | 1 + | |
Rutgers University | 1 + | |
Savannah College of Art and Design | 1 + | |
School of Visual Arts | 1 + | |
SUNY College at Plattsburgh | 1 + | |
The King's College | 1 + | |
The New School College of Performing Arts | 1 + | |
University of Aberdeen | 1 + | |
University of Colorado Boulder | 1 + | |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 1 + | |
University of New Haven | 1 + | |
University of Puerto Rico: Carolina Regional College | 1 + | |
University of Redlands | 1 + | |
University of Tampa | 1 + | |
West Virginia Wesleyan College | 1 + | |
Western Connecticut State University | 1 + | |
Wheaton College | 1 + |
Matriculation | ||||||
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Ranking | University/College | 2016-2021 | 2019 | 2016 | 2011-2015 | Total |
All schools | 49 | 8 | 45 | 15 | ||
#12 | Cornell University | 1 + | 1 | |||
#24 | Washington University in St. Louis | 1 + | 1 | |||
#24 | University of Virginia | 1 + | 1 | 2 | ||
#28 | University of California: San Diego | 1 + | 1 + | 2 | 4 | |
#28 | University of California: Davis | 1 + | 1 + | 1 | 3 | |
#33 | University of California: Irvine | 1 + | 1 | |||
#35 | University of California: Santa Barbara | 1 + | 1 | |||
#35 | New York University | 1 + | 1 | |||
#35 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 1 + | 3 | 4 | ||
#39 | Boston College | 1 + | 1 | |||
#40 | Rutgers University | 1 + | 3 | 4 | ||
#40 | University of Washington | 1 + | 1 + | 3 | 1 + | 6 |
#43 | Boston University | 1 + | 1 | 2 | ||
#47 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 1 + | 1 | |||
#47 | University of Rochester | 1 + | 1 + | 2 | ||
#51 | Purdue University | 1 + | 4 | 5 | ||
#52 | Ohio State University: Columbus Campus | 3 | 3 | |||
#53 | University of Minnesota: Twin Cities | 1 | 1 | |||
#53 | Northeastern University | 1 + | 1 + | 2 | ||
#58 | University of Connecticut | 1 + | 1 + | 3 | 1 + | 6 |
#60 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 1 + | 1 | 1 + | 3 | |
#60 | Michigan State University | 1 | 1 + | 2 | ||
#60 | Brandeis University | 1 + | 1 | |||
#67 | Syracuse University | 2 | 1 + | 3 | ||
#67 | University of Massachusetts Amherst | 1 + | 1 | 2 | ||
#67 | George Washington University | 1 + | 1 | 1 + | 3 | |
#67 | University of Miami | 1 + | 1 | |||
#67 | University of Pittsburgh | 1 + | 1 | |||
#70 | University of California: Santa Cruz | 1 + | 1 | |||
#73 | Indiana University Bloomington | 2 | 2 | |||
#73 | SUNY University at Binghamton | 1 + | 1 | |||
#76 | University of Delaware | 1 + | 1 | |||
#82 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 1 + | 1 | |||
#86 | Marquette University | 1 + | 1 + | 2 | ||
#89 | Fordham University | 1 | 1 | |||
#89 | Brigham Young University | 1 + | 1 | |||
#93 | Loyola Marymount University | 1 + | 1 | |||
#98 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 1 + | 1 | |||
#98 | Drexel University | 1 + | 3 | 1 + | 5 | |
#98 | University of San Diego | 1 + | 1 | |||
#105 | American University | 1 + | 2 | 3 | ||
#105 | University of Colorado Boulder | 1 + | 1 | |||
#115 | University of Arizona | 1 + | 1 | |||
#124 | University of Denver | 1 + | 1 + | 2 | ||
#133 | Elon University | 1 + | 1 | |||
#133 | University of Vermont | 1 + | 1 + | 2 | ||
#137 | University of Alabama | 1 + | 1 | |||
#142 | Clark University | 1 | 1 | |||
#151 | University of Rhode Island | 1 + | 1 | |||
#170 | University of La Verne | 1 + | 1 | |||
#170 | Quinnipiac University | 1 + | 1 | |||
#185 | Hofstra University | 1 + | 1 | |||
#201 | The New School College of Performing Arts | 1 + | 1 | |||
#201 | University of North Carolina at Wilmington | 1 + | 1 | |||
#209 | Sacred Heart University | 1 + | 1 | |||
#216 | University of North Carolina at Greensboro | 1 + | 1 | |||
#236 | Western New England University | 1 + | 1 | |||
#249 | Pace University | 1 + | 1 | |||
#249 | Keiser University | 1 + | 1 | |||
#304 | University of Hartford | 1 + | 1 | |||
#369 | long island university-liu post | 1 + | 1 | |||
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 1 + | 2 | 3 | |||
Penn State University Park | 1 + | 3 | 4 |
Matriculation | ||||||
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Ranking | University/College | 2016-2021 | 2019 | 2016 | 2011-2015 | Total |
All schools | 19 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||
#9 | Bowdoin College | 1 + | 1 | |||
#11 | Wesleyan University | 1 + | 1 | 2 | ||
#25 | Colby College | 1 + | 1 | |||
#38 | Skidmore College | 1 + | 1 + | 1 + | 3 | |
#38 | Union College | 1 | 1 | |||
#39 | Trinity College | 1 + | 1 + | 2 | ||
#46 | Connecticut College | 1 + | 1 | |||
#46 | Dickinson College | 1 + | 1 | |||
#51 | St. Olaf College | 1 + | 1 | |||
#56 | Wheaton College | 1 + | 1 | |||
#59 | St. Lawrence University | 1 + | 1 | |||
#63 | Gettysburg College | 1 + | 1 + | 2 | ||
#70 | Muhlenberg College | 1 + | 1 | |||
#72 | Bard College | 1 | 1 + | 2 | ||
#73 | Lake Forest College | 1 + | 1 | |||
#93 | Whittier College | 1 + | 1 | |||
#100 | Hope College | 1 + | 1 | |||
#112 | Bennington College | 1 + | 1 | |||
#121 | Hartwick College | 1 + | 1 | |||
#124 | Goucher College | 1 + | 1 | |||
#139 | Hampshire College | 1 + | 1 | |||
#167 | The King's College | 1 + | 1 |
Matriculation | ||||||
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Ranking | University/College | 2016-2021 | 2019 | 2016 | 2011-2015 | Total |
All schools | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
#26 | University of Aberdeen | 1 + | 1 |
European History
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Statistics
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Biology
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Calculus AB
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Calculus BC
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Chemistry
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European History
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Statistics
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Biology
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Calculus AB
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Calculus BC
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Chemistry
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Macroeconomics
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Microeconomics
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Physics B
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United States Government and Politics
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United States History
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Basketball
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Cross Country
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Lacrosse
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Soccer
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Softball
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Tennis
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Basketball
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Cross Country
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Lacrosse
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Soccer
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Softball
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Tennis
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Wrestling
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Chess
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Dance Instruction
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Dorm Barbecues
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History Club
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International Night
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Low Ropes Challenge Course
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Chess
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Dance Instruction
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Dorm Barbecues
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History Club
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International Night
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Low Ropes Challenge Course
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Lunar New Year
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Make-a-Wish Princess Tea
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Marvelwood Idol
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Moon Festival
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Music on the Mountain
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Pop Culture Club
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Rock Band
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Table-Top Gaming
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Scrabble Club
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Winter Warm-Up Week
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Yoga
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Acting
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Chamber Choir
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Jazz
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Music
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Performing
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Stagecraft
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Acting
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Chamber Choir
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Jazz
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Music
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Performing
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Stagecraft
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String
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Theater
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Theater Design
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Voice
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2D Design
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2D Studio Art
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3D Design
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3D Studio Art
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Digital Media
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Film Production
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Film Studies
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Tech Theater
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