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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#17 | Cornell University | 2 |
#20 | University of California: Los Angeles | 1 |
#28 | Tufts University | 1 |
#34 | University of Rochester | 1 |
#36 | University of California: Irvine | 2 |
#49 | Lehigh University | 1 |
#49 | Northeastern University | 1 |
#55 | University of Miami | 1 |
#57 | Penn State University Park | 1 |
#59 | Syracuse University | 1 |
LAC #13 | Hamilton College | 1 |
#68 | Fordham University | 2 |
#83 | Michigan State University | 1 |
#127 | Clarkson University | 1 |
#127 | DePaul University | 1 |
SUNY University at Albany | 1 | |
Bard College | 1 | |
Champlain College | 1 | |
City University of New York: Baruch College | 1 | |
Dalhousie University | 1 | |
Dominican College of Blauvelt | 2 | |
Elms College | 1 | |
Emmanuel College | 1 | |
FIT Fashion Institute of Technology | 1 | |
Gettysburg College | 1 | |
LIM Laboratory Institute of Merchandising | 1 | |
Manhattanville College | 1 | |
NYU New York University | 3 | |
Parsons The New School for Design | 2 | |
Quinnipiac University | 1 | |
Roger Williams University | 1 | |
Savannah College of Art and Design | 2 | |
Siena College | 1 | |
SUNY College at New Paltz | 1 | |
SUNY Dutchess | 1 | |
SUNY Ulster | 1 | |
Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM) | 1 | |
UNE University of New England | 1 | |
Universidad Francisco de Vitoria Madrid | 1 |
Matriculation | |||||||
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Ranking | University/College | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2019 | 2014-2016 | Total |
All schools | 19 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | ||
#2 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 1 admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | |||
#3 | Harvard College | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
#6 | University of Pennsylvania | 1 admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | |||
#9 | Northwestern University | 1 admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | |||
#12 | Cornell University | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 admitted | 1 +admitted | 7 |
#15 | University of California: Berkeley | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
#15 | University of California: Los Angeles | 1 | 1 | ||||
#21 | University of Michigan | 1 admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | |||
#22 | Georgetown University | 1 admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | |||
#24 | Emory University | 1 admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | |||
#24 | Washington University in St. Louis | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
#28 | University of California: Davis | 3 | 3 | ||||
#28 | University of Southern California | 1 | 1 | ||||
#33 | University of California: Irvine | 2 | 2 | ||||
#35 | New York University | 1 admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | |||
#35 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 1 | 1 | ||||
#39 | Boston College | 1 admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | |||
#40 | Rutgers University | 1 admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | |||
#40 | Tufts University | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
#40 | University of Washington | 2 | 1 | 1 admitted | 1 +admitted | 5 | |
#43 | Boston University | 1 | 1 admitted | 1 +admitted | 3 | ||
#47 | University of Rochester | 1 | 1 | 1 admitted | 1 +admitted | 4 | |
#47 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 2 | 1 admitted | 3 | |||
#47 | Lehigh University | 1 | 1 | 1 +admitted | 3 | ||
#49 | Purdue University | 2 | 1 admitted | 1 +admitted | 4 | ||
#52 | Ohio State University: Columbus Campus | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
#53 | University of Minnesota: Twin Cities | 1 admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | |||
#53 | Northeastern University | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
#53 | Case Western Reserve University | 1 | 1 | ||||
#57 | Penn State University Park | 1 | 1 +admitted | 2 | |||
#58 | SUNY University at Stony Brook | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
#60 | Michigan State University | 1 | 1 | 1 admitted | 1 +admitted | 4 | |
#60 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
#67 | University of Pittsburgh | 1 | 1 | ||||
#67 | University of Miami | 1 | 1 admitted | 1 +admitted | 3 | ||
#67 | George Washington University | 1 | 1 admitted | 1 +admitted | 3 | ||
#67 | Syracuse University | 1 | 1 | 1 admitted | 1 +admitted | 4 | |
#73 | SUNY University at Binghamton | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
#73 | Indiana University Bloomington | 1 | 1 admitted | 1 +admitted | 3 | ||
#76 | SUNY University at Buffalo | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
#82 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 1 | 1 | ||||
#83 | University of California: Riverside | 1 | 1 | ||||
#89 | Temple University | 1 | 1 | ||||
#89 | Fordham University | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 admitted | 1 +admitted | 7 |
#93 | Gonzaga University | 1 | 1 | ||||
#98 | Drexel University | 1 | 1 +admitted | 2 | |||
#98 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
#103 | University of California: Santa Cruz | 1 | 1 | ||||
#105 | George Mason University | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
#105 | American University | 1 | 1 | ||||
#115 | Howard University | 2 | 2 | ||||
#115 | University of Utah | 1 | 1 | ||||
#133 | University of Vermont | 1 | 1 | ||||
#133 | SUNY University at Albany | 1 | 1 | ||||
#142 | Clarkson University | 1 | 1 | ||||
#142 | Clark University | 1 | 1 | ||||
#142 | Oregon State University | 1 | 1 | ||||
#151 | DePaul University | 1 | 1 | ||||
#170 | University of Hawaii at Manoa | 1 | 1 | ||||
#170 | Quinnipiac University | 1 | 1 | ||||
#201 | University of North Carolina at Wilmington | 1 | 1 | ||||
#260 | Winston-Salem State University | 1 | 1 | ||||
#304 | University of Hartford | 1 | 1 | ||||
#361 | Husson University | 1 | 1 | ||||
#361 | Clark Atlanta University | 1 | 1 |
Matriculation | |||||||
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Ranking | University/College | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2019 | 2014-2016 | Total |
All schools | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 9 | ||
#2 | Amherst College | 1 admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | |||
#16 | Hamilton College | 1 | 1 | ||||
#16 | Vassar College | 1 | 1 | ||||
#16 | Smith College | 1 admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | |||
#30 | Bucknell University | 1 admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | |||
#33 | Oberlin College | 1 admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | |||
#38 | Skidmore College | 1 admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | |||
#39 | Denison University | 1 | 1 | ||||
#39 | Trinity College | 1 admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | |||
#45 | Union College | 2 | 2 | ||||
#46 | Dickinson College | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
#63 | Gettysburg College | 1 | 1 +admitted | 2 | |||
#72 | Bard College | 1 | 1 +admitted | 2 | |||
#100 | Sarah Lawrence College | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
#152 | Emmanuel College-Boston-MA | 1 | 1 |
Matriculation | |||||||
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Ranking | University/College | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2019 | 2014-2016 | Total |
All schools | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
#1 | University of Toronto | 1 | 1 | ||||
#12 | Dalhousie University | 1 | 1 |
Matriculation | |||||||
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Ranking | University/College | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2019 | 2014-2016 | Total |
All schools | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
#16 | University of Leeds | 1 | 1 |
Art History
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Statistics
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Biology
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English Literature and Composition
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Calculus AB
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Computer Science Principles
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Art History
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Statistics
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Biology
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English Literature and Composition
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Calculus AB
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Computer Science Principles
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Computer Science A
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Spanish Language and Culture
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Spanish Literature and Culture
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Chemistry
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Physics 1
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Physics 2
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Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism
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Calculus BC
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Macroeconomics
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Microeconomics
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Psychology
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Studio Art: 2-D Design
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Baseball
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Basketball
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Cross Country
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Fencing
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Lacrosse
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Soccer
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Baseball
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Basketball
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Cross Country
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Fencing
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Lacrosse
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Soccer
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Tennis
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Volleyball
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Wrestling
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Bowling
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Crew
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Hiking
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Softball
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Climbing
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Fitness
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Mountain Biking
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Ultimate Frisbee
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Acapella
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Animation Club
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Art Club
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Blue Key Club
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BLSU (Black Latino Student Union)
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Board Games Club
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Acapella
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Animation Club
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Art Club
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Blue Key Club
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BLSU (Black Latino Student Union)
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Board Games Club
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Boat Building Club
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Cooking Club
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Creative Arts & Literary Publication Club
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Creativity Plus
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Crochet Club
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Dance/Cheer Club
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Dance Club
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Drama Club
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Dr. Who Club
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E-Club (Online Gaming)
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Film Club
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Girls Fitness Club
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Golf Club
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History of Knowledge/Greek Geeks Club
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Improv Club
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Math/Computer Science Club
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Model UN
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Music Club
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Psychology Think-Tank
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Rock Club
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Spectrum (LGBT Awareness)
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Sports Broadcasting Club
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Student Entertainment Committee
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Theater Technology Club
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Video-Production Club
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Yoga Club
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Acting
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Chorus
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Dance
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Music
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Music Theory
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Piano
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Acting
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Chorus
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Dance
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Music
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Music Theory
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Piano
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Theater
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Voice
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Digital Art
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Fashion Design
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Painting
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Studio Art
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Video Production
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Art
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