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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#13 | Dartmouth College | 1 |
#14 | Washington University in St. Louis | 1 |
#23 | University of Michigan | 1 |
#25 | Carnegie Mellon University | 1 |
#27 | University of Southern California | 1 |
#28 | New York University | 1 |
#34 | University of California: San Diego | 1 |
#34 | University of Rochester | 1 |
#36 | University of California: Irvine | 1 |
#38 | University of California: Davis | 1 |
#42 | Boston University | 1 |
#42 | Case Western Reserve University | 1 |
LAC #9 | Carleton College | 1 |
#47 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 1 |
#48 | University of Georgia | 1 |
#49 | Northeastern University | 1 |
#55 | Santa Clara University | 1 |
#55 | University of Miami | 1 |
#59 | University of Washington | 1 |
#62 | Rutgers University | 1 |
#63 | George Washington University | 1 |
#68 | Fordham University | 1 |
#68 | Indiana University Bloomington | 1 |
#68 | Southern Methodist University | 1 |
#68 | University of Massachusetts Amherst | 1 |
#68 | University of Minnesota: Twin Cities | 1 |
#75 | Baylor University | 1 |
#75 | Loyola Marymount University | 1 |
#79 | American University | 1 |
#83 | Colorado School of Mines | 1 |
#83 | Elon University | 1 |
#83 | Howard University | 1 |
#83 | Marquette University | 1 |
#83 | Michigan State University | 1 |
#83 | Stevens Institute of Technology | 1 |
#83 | Texas Christian University | 1 |
#83 | University of California: Riverside | 1 |
#83 | University of Iowa | 1 |
LAC #17 | Smith College | 1 |
#93 | University of Denver | 1 |
#93 | University of San Diego | 1 |
#103 | Drexel University | 1 |
#103 | Loyola University Chicago | 1 |
#103 | Miami University: Oxford | 1 |
#103 | Saint Louis University | 1 |
#103 | University of Arizona | 1 |
#103 | University of California: Santa Cruz | 1 |
#103 | University of Illinois at Chicago | 1 |
#103 | University of San Francisco | 1 |
#104 | University of California: Merced | 1 |
#104 | University of Colorado Boulder | 1 |
Arizona State University | 1 | |
#117 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 1 |
#122 | Chapman University | 1 |
#122 | Illinois Institute of Technology | 1 |
#122 | University of Kansas | 1 |
#122 | University of Missouri: Columbia | 1 |
#127 | Clarkson University | 1 |
#127 | DePaul University | 1 |
#127 | University of Dayton | 1 |
#127 | University of Kentucky | 1 |
#127 | University of Oklahoma | 1 |
LAC #27 | Macalester College | 1 |
#136 | Drake University | 1 |
#136 | University of Tulsa | 1 |
#148 | University of Cincinnati | 1 |
LAC #30 | Kenyon College | 1 |
LAC #36 | Oberlin College | 1 |
LAC #42 | Denison University | 1 |
LAC #45 | Union College | 1 |
LAC #46 | DePauw University | 1 |
Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University | 1 | |
Augustana College | 1 | |
Baldwin Wallace University | 1 | |
Ball State University | 1 | |
Bard College | 1 | |
Bellarmine University | 1 | |
Belmont Abbey College | 1 | |
Belmont University | 1 | |
Beloit College | 1 | |
Bethune-Cookman University | 1 | |
Bradley University | 1 | |
Butler University | 1 | |
California Polytechnic State University: San Luis Obispo | 1 | |
Carthage College | 1 | |
Christian Brothers University | 1 | |
Clark Atlanta University | 1 | |
Coastal Carolina University | 1 | |
College of Charleston | 1 | |
College of Wooster | 1 | |
Colorado State University | 1 | |
Columbia College Chicago | 1 | |
Culver-Stockton College | 1 | |
Drury University | 1 | |
Emerson College | 1 | |
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University | 1 | |
Florida International University | 1 | |
Grand Canyon University | 1 | |
Hampton University | 1 | |
Hendrix College | 1 | |
High Point University | 1 | |
Illinois College | 1 | |
Illinois State University | 1 | |
Illinois Wesleyan University | 1 | |
Ithaca College | 1 | |
Jackson State University | 1 | |
Jacksonville University | 1 | |
Johnson & Wales University: Providence | 1 | |
Kansas City Art Institute | 1 | |
Kansas State University | 1 | |
Knox College | 1 | |
Lake Forest College | 1 | |
Lawrence University | 1 | |
Lewis & Clark College | 1 | |
Lindenwood University | 1 | |
Loyola University New Orleans | 1 | |
Maryville University of Saint Louis | 1 | |
Massachusetts College of Art and Design | 1 | |
McGill University | 1 | |
McKendree University | 1 | |
McPherson College | 1 | |
Missouri State University | 1 | |
Missouri University of Science and Technology | 1 | |
Montana State University | 1 | |
Montclair State University | 1 | |
Morehouse College | 1 | |
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University | 1 | |
North Park University | 1 | |
Northwest Missouri State University | 1 | |
Northwood University: Florida | 1 | |
Pace University | 1 | |
Palm Beach Atlantic University | 1 | |
Pratt Institute | 1 | |
Principia College | 1 | |
Quincy University | 1 | |
Quinnipiac University | 1 | |
Regis University | 1 | |
Rhodes College | 1 | |
Rockhurst University | 1 | |
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | 1 | |
Saint Joseph's University | 1 | |
Savannah College of Art and Design | 1 | |
School of the Art Institute of Chicago | 1 | |
Southeast Missouri State University | 1 | |
Southern Illinois University Carbondale | 1 | |
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | 1 | |
Spelman College | 1 | |
St. Andrews University | 1 | |
St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley | 1 | |
Stephens College | 1 | |
Sweet Briar College | 1 | |
Truman State University | 1 | |
University of Akron | 1 | |
University of Alabama | 1 | |
University of Arkansas at Little Rock | 1 | |
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff | 1 | |
University of Colorado Denver | 1 | |
University of Edinburgh | 1 | |
University of Indianapolis | 1 | |
University of Louisville | 1 | |
University of Memphis | 1 | |
University of Minnesota: Duluth | 1 | |
University of Mississippi | 1 | |
University of Missouri: Kansas City | 1 | |
University of Missouri: St. Louis | 1 | |
University of Montana | 1 | |
University of New England | 1 | |
University of Tampa | 1 | |
Virginia Wesleyan University | 1 | |
Webster University | 1 | |
Xavier University | 1 | |
Xavier University of Louisiana | 1 |
Matriculation | ||||
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Ranking | University/College | 2024 | 2023 | Total |
All schools | 98 | 119 | ||
#18 | Dartmouth College | 1 admitted | 1 | |
#21 | University of Michigan | 1 admitted | 1 | |
#24 | Washington University in St. Louis | 1 admitted | 3 admitted | 4 |
#24 | Carnegie Mellon University | 1 admitted | 1 | |
#28 | University of California: San Diego | 1 admitted | 1 | |
#28 | University of Southern California | 1 admitted | 1 | |
#28 | University of California: Davis | 1 admitted | 1 | |
#28 | University of Florida | 1 admitted | 1 | |
#33 | University of California: Irvine | 1 admitted | 1 admitted | 2 |
#35 | New York University | 1 admitted | 1 | |
#35 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 1 admitted | 1 | |
#40 | Rutgers University | 1 admitted | 1 | |
#40 | University of Washington | 1 admitted | 1 admitted | 2 |
#43 | Boston University | 1 admitted | 1 admitted | 2 |
#47 | University of Georgia | 1 admitted | 1 admitted | 2 |
#47 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 1 admitted | 1 admitted | 2 |
#47 | University of Rochester | 1 admitted | 1 admitted | 2 |
#47 | Wake Forest University | 1 admitted | 1 | |
#49 | Ohio State University: Columbus Campus | 1 admitted | 1 | |
#49 | Purdue University | 1 admitted | 1 | |
#53 | College of William and Mary | 1 admitted | 1 | |
#53 | Northeastern University | 1 admitted | 1 admitted | 2 |
#53 | University of Minnesota: Twin Cities | 1 admitted | 1 admitted | 2 |
#53 | Florida State University | 1 admitted | 1 | |
#53 | Case Western Reserve University | 1 admitted | 1 admitted | 2 |
#57 | Penn State University Park | 1 admitted | 1 | |
#59 | University of Maryland: College Park | 1 admitted | 1 | |
#60 | Santa Clara University | 1 admitted | 1 admitted | 2 |
#60 | Michigan State University | 1 admitted | 1 admitted | 2 |
#60 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 1 admitted | 1 | |
#67 | University of Miami | 1 admitted | 1 | |
#67 | University of Pittsburgh | 1 admitted | 1 | |
#67 | University of Massachusetts Amherst | 1 admitted | 1 admitted | 2 |
#67 | George Washington University | 1 admitted | 1 admitted | 2 |
#73 | Tulane University | 1 admitted | 1 | |
#73 | Indiana University Bloomington | 1 admitted | 2 admitted | 3 |
#76 | Colorado School of Mines | 1 admitted | 1 admitted | 2 |
#76 | Pepperdine University | 1 admitted | 1 | |
#76 | Stevens Institute of Technology | 1 admitted | 1 admitted | 2 |
#82 | University of Illinois at Chicago | 1 admitted | 1 | |
#83 | University of California: Riverside | 1 admitted | 1 admitted | 2 |
#86 | Clemson University | 1 admitted | 1 | |
#86 | Marquette University | 1 admitted | 1 admitted | 2 |
#89 | Southern Methodist University | 1 admitted | 1 admitted | 2 |
#89 | Fordham University | 1 admitted | 1 admitted | 2 |
#89 | Temple University | 1 admitted | 1 | |
#93 | Baylor University | 1 admitted | 1 admitted | 2 |
#93 | Loyola Marymount University | 1 admitted | 1 admitted | 2 |
#93 | University of Iowa | 1 admitted | 1 admitted | 2 |
#98 | Texas Christian University | 1 admitted | 1 admitted | 2 |
#98 | University of San Diego | 1 admitted | 1 | |
#98 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 1 admitted | 1 | |
#98 | Drexel University | 1 admitted | 3 admitted | 4 |
#98 | Illinois Institute of Technology | 1 admitted | 1 admitted | 2 |
#103 | University of California: Santa Cruz | 1 admitted | 1 | |
#104 | University of California: Merced | 1 admitted | 1 | |
#105 | University of Colorado Boulder | 1 admitted | 1 admitted | 2 |
#105 | Arizona State University | 1 admitted | 1 admitted | 2 |
#105 | San Diego State University | 1 admitted | 1 | |
#105 | George Mason University | 1 admitted | 1 | |
#105 | American University | 1 admitted | 1 | |
#105 | Saint Louis University | 1 admitted | 1 admitted | 2 |
#115 | SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry | 1 admitted | 1 | |
#115 | Howard University | 1 admitted | 1 admitted | 2 |
#115 | University of San Francisco | 1 admitted | 1 admitted | 2 |
#115 | University of Arizona | 1 admitted | 1 admitted | 2 |
#118 | Iowa State University | 1 admitted | 1 | |
#124 | University of South Carolina: Columbia | 1 admitted | 1 | |
#124 | University of Oklahoma | 1 admitted | 1 | |
#124 | Creighton University | 1 admitted | 1 | |
#124 | University of Missouri: Columbia | 1 admitted | 1 admitted | 2 |
#124 | University of Denver | 1 admitted | 2 admitted | 3 |
#124 | Florida International University | 1 admitted | 1 | |
#133 | University of Houston | 1 admitted | 1 | |
#133 | Miami University: Oxford | 1 admitted | 2 admitted | 3 |
#133 | University of Dayton | 1 admitted | 1 admitted | 2 |
#133 | Chapman University | 1 admitted | 1 admitted | 2 |
#133 | Elon University | 1 admitted | 1 admitted | 2 |
#133 | University of Vermont | 1 admitted | 1 | |
#136 | University of Nebraska - Lincoln | 1 admitted | 1 | |
#142 | University of Cincinnati | 1 admitted | 1 | |
#142 | Loyola University Chicago | 1 admitted | 1 admitted | 2 |
#142 | Oregon State University | 1 admitted | 1 | |
#142 | Clarkson University | 1 admitted | 1 | |
#151 | University of Kansas | 1 admitted | 2 admitted | 3 |
#151 | Michigan Technological University | 1 admitted | 1 | |
#151 | Seton Hall University | 1 admitted | 1 | |
#151 | Colorado State University | 1 admitted | 1 admitted | 2 |
#151 | DePaul University | 1 admitted | 1 admitted | 2 |
#159 | University of Kentucky | 1 admitted | 1 admitted | 2 |
#163 | Montclair State University | 1 admitted | 1 admitted | 2 |
#163 | Adelphi University | 1 admitted | 1 | |
#163 | University of Mississippi | 1 admitted | 2 admitted | 3 |
#170 | Quinnipiac University | 1 admitted | 1 | |
#170 | Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University | 1 admitted | 1 admitted | 2 |
#170 | Kansas State University | 1 admitted | 1 admitted | 2 |
#178 | University of Arkansas | 2 admitted | 2 | |
#178 | Drake University | 1 admitted | 1 admitted | 2 |
#185 | Missouri University of Science and Technology | 1 admitted | 1 admitted | 2 |
#185 | Oklahoma State University | 1 admitted | 1 | |
#185 | Bradley University | 1 admitted | 1 admitted | 2 |
#195 | University of Tulsa | 1 admitted | 1 admitted | 2 |
#195 | University of Louisville | 1 admitted | 1 | |
#201 | Valparaiso University | 1 admitted | 1 | |
#201 | Xavier University | 1 admitted | 1 admitted | 2 |
#209 | Florida Atlantic University | 1 admitted | 1 | |
#209 | Illinois State University | 1 admitted | 1 | |
#216 | University of North Carolina at Greensboro | 1 admitted | 1 | |
#216 | Ball State University | 1 admitted | 1 | |
#227 | Kent State University | 1 admitted | 1 | |
#236 | Belmont University | 1 admitted | 1 admitted | 2 |
#249 | Pace University | 1 admitted | 1 admitted | 2 |
#249 | Maryville University of Saint Louis | 1 admitted | 1 admitted | 2 |
#260 | Regis University | 1 admitted | 1 admitted | 2 |
#260 | Loyola University New Orleans | 1 admitted | 1 admitted | 2 |
#260 | University of New England | 1 admitted | 1 | |
#260 | University of Missouri: St. Louis | 1 admitted | 1 admitted | 2 |
#269 | University of Missouri: Kansas City | 1 admitted | 1 | |
#269 | University of Memphis | 1 admitted | 1 | |
#280 | Bellarmine University | 1 admitted | 1 admitted | 2 |
#280 | Hampton University | 1 admitted | 1 admitted | 2 |
#280 | Southern Illinois University Carbondale | 1 admitted | 1 admitted | 2 |
#303 | Montana State University | 1 admitted | 1 | |
#303 | Aurora University | 1 admitted | 1 | |
#304 | University of Indianapolis | 1 admitted | 1 | |
#332 | Morgan State University | 1 admitted | 1 | |
#342 | Missouri State University | 1 admitted | 1 admitted | 2 |
#361 | University of Montana | 1 admitted | 1 | |
#361 | Clark Atlanta University | 1 admitted | 1 admitted | 2 |
#382 | Indiana State University | 1 admitted | 1 | |
#382 | Palm Beach Atlantic University | 1 admitted | 1 admitted | 2 |
#390 | University of Arkansas at Little Rock | 1 admitted | 1 | |
University of Charleston | 1 admitted | 1 | ||
Texas Southern University | 1 admitted | 1 | ||
Tennessee State University | 1 admitted | 1 | ||
Grand Canyon University | 1 admitted | 1 | ||
Alabama State University | 1 admitted | 1 | ||
Jackson State University | 1 admitted | 1 admitted | 2 | |
University of Alabama | 1 admitted | 1 admitted | 2 | |
William Woods University | 1 admitted | 1 |
Matriculation | ||||
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Ranking | University/College | 2024 | 2023 | Total |
All schools | 24 | 30 | ||
#9 | Carleton College | 1 admitted | 1 | |
#11 | Grinnell College | 1 admitted | 1 | |
#16 | Smith College | 1 admitted | 1 | |
#24 | Bates College | 1 admitted | 1 | |
#27 | Macalester College | 1 admitted | 1 admitted | 2 |
#33 | Colorado College | 1 admitted | 1 | |
#35 | Franklin & Marshall College | 1 admitted | 1 | |
#35 | Scripps College | 1 admitted | 1 | |
#36 | Oberlin College | 1 admitted | 1 admitted | 2 |
#39 | Spelman College | 1 admitted | 1 admitted | 2 |
#39 | Kenyon College | 1 admitted | 1 | |
#39 | Denison University | 1 admitted | 1 | |
#45 | Union College | 1 admitted | 1 | |
#46 | DePauw University | 1 admitted | 2 admitted | 3 |
#51 | Principia College | 1 admitted | 1 | |
#56 | Rhodes College | 1 admitted | 1 admitted | 2 |
#56 | Wheaton College | 1 admitted | 1 | |
#67 | Reed College | 1 admitted | 1 | |
#70 | Kalamazoo College | 1 admitted | 1 | |
#72 | Bard College | 1 admitted | 1 | |
#73 | Lake Forest College | 1 admitted | 1 admitted | 2 |
#75 | Willamette University | 1 admitted | 1 | |
#75 | Knox College | 1 admitted | 1 admitted | 2 |
#75 | Lawrence University | 1 admitted | 1 admitted | 2 |
#86 | Beloit College | 1 admitted | 1 | |
#89 | University of Puget Sound | 1 admitted | 1 | |
#93 | Lewis & Clark College | 1 admitted | 1 | |
#100 | Augustana College | 1 admitted | 1 admitted | 2 |
#100 | Morehouse College | 1 admitted | 1 admitted | 2 |
#112 | Hendrix College | 1 admitted | 1 admitted | 2 |
#116 | Cornell College | 1 admitted | 1 | |
#124 | Illinois College | 1 admitted | 1 | |
#129 | Monmouth College | 1 admitted | 1 | |
#130 | Roanoke College | 1 admitted | 1 | |
#146 | Ripon College | 1 admitted | 1 | |
#156 | Wartburg College | 1 admitted | 1 | |
#174 | Virginia Wesleyan University | 1 admitted | 2 admitted | 3 |
#174 | Marymount Manhattan College | 1 admitted | 1 | |
#180 | Sweet Briar College | 1 admitted | 1 | |
Bethune-Cookman University | 1 admitted | 1 |
Matriculation | ||||
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Ranking | University/College | 2024 | 2023 | Total |
All schools | 1 | 2 | ||
#1 | University of Toronto | 1 admitted | 1 | |
#3 | McGill University | 1 admitted | 1 admitted | 2 |
Matriculation | ||||
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Ranking | University/College | 2024 | 2023 | Total |
All schools | 1 | 0 | ||
#5 | University of Edinburgh | 1 admitted | 1 |
Spanish Language and Culture
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Biology
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Chemistry
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Calculus AB
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Calculus BC
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Statistics
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Spanish Language and Culture
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Biology
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Chemistry
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Calculus AB
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Calculus BC
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Statistics
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English Language and Composition
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Baseball
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Basketball
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Cheerleading
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Cross Country
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Dance
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Field Hockey
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Baseball
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Basketball
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Cheerleading
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Cross Country
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Dance
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Field Hockey
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Golf
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Lacrosse
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Soccer
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Tennis
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Track and Field
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Volleyball
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Wrestling
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Admissions Club
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Art Club
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Business & Entrepreneurship Club
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Climbing Club
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Community Service Club
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Fashion Club
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Admissions Club
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Art Club
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Business & Entrepreneurship Club
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Climbing Club
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Community Service Club
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Fashion Club
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Film Club
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Garden Club
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Green Scene
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Literary Magazine - Perspectives
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Math Club
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Mindfulness & Meditation Club
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Model UN
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Ping Pong Club
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Special Olympics Young Athletes Program
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Sports Activities
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Student Council
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Students Demand Action
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Student Diversity Council
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Technology Student Association (TSA)
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Thespian Society
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Yearbook - The Iliad
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Asian Student Union
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Black Student Union
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Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA)
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Gender & Sexuality Alliance (GSA)
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Hispanic Student Association
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International Student Union
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Jewish Student Union
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Muslim Student Union
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Women's Alliance
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Band
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Choir
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Theater
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2D Studio Art
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3D Studio Art
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Ceramics
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Band
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Choir
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Theater
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2D Studio Art
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3D Studio Art
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Ceramics
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Drawing
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Graphic Design
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Painting
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Photography
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Sculpture
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Studio Art
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Visual Arts
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Design
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