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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| #1 | Princeton University | 3 |
| #2 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 2 |
| #3 | Stanford University | 1 |
| #3 | Yale University | 4 |
| LAC #1 | Williams College | 1 |
| #6 | University of Chicago | 5 |
| #7 | Johns Hopkins University | 2 |
| #7 | University of Pennsylvania | 2 |
| #10 | Duke University | 6 |
| LAC #2 | Amherst College | 1 |
| #12 | Dartmouth College | 3 |
| #13 | Brown University | 4 |
| #13 | Vanderbilt University | 2 |
| #15 | Rice University | 2 |
| #15 | Washington University in St. Louis | 1 |
| #17 | Cornell University | 4 |
| #18 | University of Notre Dame | 3 |
| #20 | University of California: Berkeley | 2 |
| #20 | University of California: Los Angeles | 2 |
| #22 | Carnegie Mellon University | 2 |
| #22 | Emory University | 4 |
| #22 | Georgetown University | 9 |
| #25 | New York University | 8 |
| #25 | University of Michigan | 4 |
| #25 | University of Southern California | 5 |
| #25 | University of Virginia | 31 |
| #29 | University of Florida | 2 |
| #29 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 31 |
| #29 | Wake Forest University | 18 |
| LAC #6 | United States Naval Academy | 1 |
| #32 | Tufts University | 4 |
| #36 | Boston College | 5 |
| #38 | University of California: Davis | 1 |
| #38 | University of Texas at Austin | 3 |
| #41 | Boston University | 1 |
| #44 | Georgia Institute of Technology | 3 |
| #44 | Northeastern University | 2 |
| #44 | Tulane University | 7 |
| #49 | University of Georgia | 7 |
| #51 | Lehigh University | 1 |
| #51 | Spelman College | 1 |
| #51 | Villanova University | 3 |
| #55 | Pepperdine University | 1 |
| #55 | Rhodes College | 1 |
| #55 | University of Miami | 4 |
| #55 | University of Washington | 1 |
| LAC #11 | Middlebury College | 1 |
| LAC #11 | Washington and Lee University | 20 |
| #62 | George Washington University | 1 |
| #62 | Syracuse University | 5 |
| #62 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 2 |
| #67 | Texas A&M University | 2 |
| #67 | University of Connecticut | 1 |
| #70 | Wofford College | 7 |
| #72 | American University | 3 |
| #72 | Fordham University | 1 |
| #72 | Hobart and William Smith Colleges | 1 |
| #72 | Indiana University Bloomington | 2 |
| #72 | North Carolina State University | 3 |
| #72 | Southern Methodist University | 14 |
| LAC #15 | Davidson College | 1 |
| LAC #15 | Grinnell College | 2 |
| LAC #15 | Hamilton College | 1 |
| #76 | Willamette University | 1 |
| #77 | Clemson University | 5 |
| #77 | Loyola Marymount University | 1 |
| #85 | Washington College | 1 |
| #89 | Elon University | 3 |
| #89 | Howard University | 1 |
| #89 | Texas Christian University | 20 |
| LAC #18 | Barnard College | 2 |
| LAC #18 | Colgate University | 2 |
| LAC #18 | University of Richmond | 6 |
| LAC #18 | Wesleyan University | 2 |
| Auburn University | 2 | |
| #97 | University of San Diego | 1 |
| #105 | Miami University: Oxford | 1 |
| #105 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 1 |
| #105 | University of Denver | 3 |
| #115 | University of South Carolina: Columbia | 13 |
| LAC #24 | Colby College | 3 |
| Arizona State University | 1 | |
| #121 | Chapman University | 3 |
| #121 | University of Vermont | 1 |
| LAC #27 | Colorado College | 1 |
| #137 | University of Alabama | 4 |
| #137 | University of Central Florida | 1 |
| #149 | University of Mary Washington | 1 |
| #151 | Colorado State University | 1 |
| #151 | James Madison University | 1 |
| #151 | University of Mississippi | 5 |
| LAC #31 | Kenyon College | 1 |
| #166 | Quinnipiac University | 1 |
| #166 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 2 |
| #166 | Xavier University | 1 |
| #176 | Catholic University of America | 1 |
| #182 | University of Rhode Island | 1 |
| LAC #37 | Bucknell University | 6 |
| LAC #37 | Occidental College | 1 |
| LAC #39 | Denison University | 3 |
| LAC #39 | Lafayette College | 1 |
| LAC #39 | Skidmore College | 1 |
| LAC #39 | Trinity College | 3 |
| #219 | University of Maine | 1 |
| LAC #45 | Furman University | 1 |
| LAC #51 | Dickinson College | 3 |
| LAC #51 | The University of the South | 10 |
| #285 | University of Montana | 1 |
| #299 | Campbell University | 1 |
| #299 | Old Dominion University | 1 |
| #317 | Morgan State University | 1 |
| American University of Paris | 2 | |
| Appalachian State University | 1 | |
| Babson College | 4 | |
| Bridgewater College | 1 | |
| College of Charleston | 4 | |
| College of William and Mary | 4 | |
| Elizabethtown College | 1 | |
| Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University: Worldwide Campus | 1 | |
| Fashion Institute of Technology | 1 | |
| Flagler College | 1 | |
| High Point University | 1 | |
| Hood College | 1 | |
| IE University Madrid | 1 | |
| Lindenwood University | 1 | |
| Loyola University Maryland | 1 | |
| Mount St. Mary's University | 1 | |
| Ohio Northern University | 1 | |
| Ohio State University: Columbus Campus | 2 | |
| Penn State University Beaver | 1 | |
| Penn State University Park | 3 | |
| Pratt Institute | 1 | |
| St Francis Xavier University | 1 | |
| The New School College of Performing Arts | 2 | |
| United States Merchant Marine Academy | 1 | |
| United States Military Academy | 5 | |
| University of California: Santa Cruz | 1 | |
| University of Colorado Boulder | 1 | |
| University of Edinburgh | 1 | |
| University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 2 | |
| University of Maryland: Baltimore County | 1 | |
| University of Maryland: College Park | 2 | |
| University of St. Andrews | 11 | |
| University of Texas at El Paso | 1 | |
| University of the Arts | 1 | |
| University of the District of Columbia | 1 |
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| Ranking | University/College | 2020-2023 | 2019-2022 | 2018-2021 | 2017-2020 | 2016-2019 | Total |
| All schools | 335 | 329 | 323 | 310 | 274 | ||
| #1 | Princeton University | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 23 |
| #2 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ||
| #3 | Stanford University | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| #3 | Harvard College | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| #5 | Yale University | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 30 |
| #6 | University of Pennsylvania | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 22 |
| #7 | Duke University | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
| #9 | Johns Hopkins University | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |
| #9 | Northwestern University | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | |
| #9 | Brown University | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 16 |
| #12 | University of Chicago | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 19 |
| #12 | Cornell University | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 |
| #12 | Columbia University | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 21 | |
| #15 | University of California: Berkeley | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 23 |
| #15 | University of California: Los Angeles | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| #17 | Rice University | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| #18 | Dartmouth College | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 20 |
| #18 | Vanderbilt University | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 |
| #20 | University of Notre Dame | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| #21 | University of Michigan | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 19 |
| #22 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 31 | 33 | 27 | 21 | 19 | 131 |
| #22 | Georgetown University | 9 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 35 |
| #24 | Carnegie Mellon University | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| #24 | University of Virginia | 31 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 156 |
| #24 | Emory University | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| #24 | Washington University in St. Louis | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| #28 | University of Southern California | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 23 |
| #28 | University of California: Davis | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| #28 | University of Florida | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| #33 | Georgia Institute of Technology | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 22 |
| #35 | New York University | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 34 |
| #38 | University of Texas at Austin | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 |
| #39 | Boston College | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | |
| #40 | University of Washington | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| #40 | Tufts University | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| #43 | Boston University | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| #47 | Wake Forest University | 18 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 108 |
| #47 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | |
| #47 | University of Georgia | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 32 |
| #47 | Texas A&M University | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| #47 | Lehigh University | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| #47 | University of Rochester | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| #53 | University of Minnesota: Twin Cities | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #53 | College of William and Mary | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 24 |
| #53 | Purdue University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #53 | Northeastern University | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 19 |
| #53 | Florida State University | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #58 | University of Connecticut | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #60 | North Carolina State University | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | |
| #60 | Brandeis University | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #67 | University of Massachusetts Amherst | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| #67 | George Washington University | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| #67 | University of Miami | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| #67 | Villanova University | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
| #67 | Syracuse University | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
| #73 | Tulane University | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 22 |
| #73 | Indiana University Bloomington | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| #76 | Pepperdine University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #86 | Clemson University | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | |
| #89 | Fordham University | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #89 | Southern Methodist University | 14 | 12 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 93 |
| #93 | Auburn University | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| #93 | Loyola Marymount University | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| #98 | University of San Diego | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #98 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #98 | Texas Christian University | 20 | 26 | 22 | 17 | 11 | 96 |
| #105 | George Mason University | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| #105 | Arizona State University | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| #105 | American University | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| #105 | University of Colorado Boulder | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| #115 | Howard University | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | |
| #124 | University of Denver | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| #124 | University of Central Florida | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #124 | James Madison University | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
| #124 | University of South Carolina: Columbia | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 46 | |
| #133 | University of Vermont | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| #133 | Elon University | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| #133 | Chapman University | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| #133 | Miami University: Oxford | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| #137 | University of Alabama | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 19 |
| #142 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
| #151 | Colorado State University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #151 | University of Rhode Island | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| #163 | University of Mississippi | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | |
| #170 | Quinnipiac University | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| #178 | University of Arkansas | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| #178 | Catholic University of America | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| #195 | University of Louisville | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #201 | Xavier University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #201 | The New School College of Performing Arts | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||
| #209 | Sacred Heart University | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #216 | Texas Tech University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #249 | University of Maine | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #280 | Hampton University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #280 | Old Dominion University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #320 | Campbell University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #332 | Morgan State University | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| #361 | University of Montana | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Penn State University Park | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
| University of California: Santa Cruz | 1 | 1 | |||||
| University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| University of Maryland: College Park | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | |
| Ohio State University: Columbus Campus | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||
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| Ranking | University/College | 2020-2023 | 2019-2022 | 2018-2021 | 2017-2020 | 2016-2019 | Total |
| All schools | 93 | 96 | 105 | 117 | 73 | ||
| #1 | Williams College | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| #2 | Amherst College | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| #3 | United States Naval Academy | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| #4 | Wellesley College | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #9 | Bowdoin College | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #11 | Wesleyan University | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||
| #11 | Middlebury College | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| #11 | Claremont McKenna College | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #11 | Grinnell College | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| #11 | Barnard College | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| #16 | Davidson College | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| #16 | Hamilton College | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| #21 | Haverford College | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | ||
| #21 | Washington and Lee University | 20 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 79 |
| #21 | Colgate University | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 19 |
| #25 | Colby College | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
| #25 | University of Richmond | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 23 |
| #27 | Macalester College | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| #27 | College of the Holy Cross | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| #30 | Lafayette College | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| #30 | Bucknell University | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | |
| #33 | Colorado College | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| #35 | Scripps College | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #35 | Franklin & Marshall College | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ||
| #35 | Occidental College | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| #38 | Union College | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #38 | Skidmore College | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #39 | Kenyon College | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #39 | Denison University | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 16 | |
| #39 | Trinity College | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 17 |
| #39 | Hillsdale College | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #39 | Spelman College | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #45 | Union College | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #46 | Dickinson College | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 22 |
| #46 | Furman University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #46 | Connecticut College | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| #51 | The University of the South | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 60 |
| #56 | Rhodes College | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| #59 | St. Lawrence University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #59 | Wofford College | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 23 | |
| #63 | Virginia Military Institute | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | ||
| #63 | Gettysburg College | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| #70 | Hobart and William Smith Colleges | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| #75 | Willamette University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #86 | Ursinus College | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| #93 | Drew University | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #93 | Lewis & Clark College | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #93 | Washington College | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ||
| #116 | Ohio Wesleyan University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #130 | Roanoke College | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| #154 | University of Mary Washington | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #167 | Bridgewater College | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| United States Military Academy | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 22 | |
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| Ranking | University/College | 2020-2023 | 2019-2022 | 2018-2021 | 2017-2020 | 2016-2019 | Total |
| All schools | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| #40 | University of Prince Edward Island | 1 | 1 | ||||
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| Ranking | University/College | 2020-2023 | 2019-2022 | 2018-2021 | 2017-2020 | 2016-2019 | Total |
| All schools | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| #5 | University of Edinburgh | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #33 | University of St. Andrews | 11 | 11 | 22 | |||
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Young Democrats Club
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EHS Fashion Club
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EHS Ultimate Frisbee
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Embody Love Movement
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Environmental Stewardship Club
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French Culture Club
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Grill and Chill
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Mi Gente
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Model UN
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TableTalk
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