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 |
|---|---|---|
| #2 | Columbia University | 1 |
| #5 | Yale University | 1 |
| LAC #1 | Williams College | 2 |
| #6 | Stanford University | 1 |
| #9 | Northwestern University | 3 |
| #13 | Dartmouth College | 2 |
| #17 | Cornell University | 4 |
| #19 | University of Notre Dame | 2 |
| #23 | University of Michigan | 1 |
| #25 | University of Virginia | 2 |
| #28 | New York University | 2 |
| #28 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 1 |
| #34 | University of Rochester | 1 |
| #36 | Boston College | 2 |
| #38 | University of Texas at Austin | 1 |
| #42 | Boston University | 1 |
| #42 | Brandeis University | 2 |
| #42 | Case Western Reserve University | 1 |
| #42 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 1 |
| LAC #9 | Middlebury College | 2 |
| #49 | Lehigh University | 1 |
| #49 | Northeastern University | 1 |
| #49 | Purdue University | 2 |
| #49 | Villanova University | 1 |
| #55 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 5 |
| #57 | Penn State University Park | 1 |
| #57 | University of Pittsburgh | 1 |
| #59 | Syracuse University | 2 |
| #63 | Lawrence University | 1 |
| #63 | St. Olaf College | 2 |
| #63 | University of Connecticut | 2 |
| LAC #13 | Hamilton College | 2 |
| #68 | Fordham University | 1 |
| #68 | St. Lawrence University | 12 |
| #68 | University of Massachusetts Amherst | 2 |
| #72 | Hobart and William Smith Colleges | 6 |
| #75 | Clemson University | 1 |
| #76 | Allegheny College | 1 |
| #79 | North Carolina State University | 1 |
| #83 | Texas Christian University | 1 |
| #85 | Washington College | 1 |
| LAC #17 | Colgate University | 2 |
| SUNY University at Buffalo | 3 | |
| #93 | University of Delaware | 2 |
| #93 | University of Denver | 1 |
| #99 | University of Oregon | 1 |
| #99 | University of Utah | 2 |
| #103 | Clark University | 1 |
| #103 | Creighton University | 1 |
| #103 | Miami University: Oxford | 1 |
| #103 | University of Arizona | 2 |
| #103 | University of South Florida | 1 |
| #104 | University of Colorado Boulder | 2 |
| #107 | Luther College | 1 |
| #111 | Goucher College | 1 |
| #111 | Ohio Wesleyan University | 2 |
| #115 | Fairfield University | 1 |
| #117 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 3 |
| #117 | University of Vermont | 6 |
| LAC #25 | Bates College | 1 |
| #127 | Clarkson University | 3 |
| #136 | SUNY College at Purchase | 1 |
| #136 | University of New Hampshire | 2 |
| #148 | San Diego State University | 1 |
| #148 | University of Cincinnati | 1 |
| LAC #30 | Bryn Mawr College | 1 |
| LAC #30 | Kenyon College | 1 |
| #151 | Colorado State University | 1 |
| #151 | James Madison University | 1 |
| #162 | Oregon State University | 1 |
| #166 | California State University: Fullerton | 1 |
| #166 | Quinnipiac University | 1 |
| LAC #35 | College of the Holy Cross | 3 |
| LAC #35 | Pitzer College | 1 |
| #182 | University of Rhode Island | 1 |
| LAC #38 | Bucknell University | 1 |
| LAC #38 | Franklin & Marshall College | 1 |
| LAC #38 | Lafayette College | 2 |
| LAC #38 | Skidmore College | 3 |
| #212 | University of New Mexico | 1 |
| #219 | Sacred Heart University | 2 |
| #219 | University of Maine | 1 |
| LAC #45 | Union College | 3 |
| LAC #46 | Trinity College | 3 |
| #234 | Maryville University of Saint Louis | 1 |
| #234 | Pace University | 3 |
| #234 | Suffolk University | 1 |
| #234 | University of Massachusetts Boston | 1 |
| LAC #50 | Connecticut College | 2 |
| #263 | Montana State University | 1 |
| #285 | University of Montana | 1 |
| LAC #61 | Gettysburg College | 1 |
| #317 | Alvernia University | 1 |
| Anne Arundel Community College | 1 | |
| Assumption College | 1 | |
| Babson College | 2 | |
| Bentley University | 4 | |
| Bryant University | 1 | |
| Castleton University | 1 | |
| Christopher Newport University | 1 | |
| Coastal Carolina University | 4 | |
| College of Charleston | 1 | |
| Concordia University | 2 | |
| Fort Lewis College | 2 | |
| Hamline University | 1 | |
| Herkimer County Community College | 1 | |
| Hope International University | 1 | |
| Jacksonville University | 1 | |
| Johnson & Wales University: Providence | 1 | |
| long island university-liu post | 1 | |
| McGill University | 2 | |
| Middlesex Community College | 1 | |
| Moore College of Art and Design | 1 | |
| New England College | 1 | |
| Niagara University | 1 | |
| Norwich University | 1 | |
| Oakton Community College | 1 | |
| Onondaga Community College | 2 | |
| Otis College of Art and Design | 1 | |
| Pacific Lutheran University | 1 | |
| Pratt Institute | 2 | |
| Providence College | 4 | |
| Rivier University | 1 | |
| Saint Anselm College | 1 | |
| Saint Joseph's College of Maine | 1 | |
| Saint Mary's College of California | 1 | |
| Saint Michael's College | 1 | |
| Schoolcraft College | 1 | |
| Siena College | 2 | |
| Southern New Hampshire University | 1 | |
| St. John's University | 2 | |
| St. Mary's University of Minnesota | 1 | |
| SUNY College at Cortland | 1 | |
| SUNY College at Geneseo | 1 | |
| SUNY College at New Paltz | 1 | |
| SUNY College at Oswego | 3 | |
| SUNY College at Plattsburgh | 3 | |
| SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill | 1 | |
| SUNY College of Technology at Canton | 2 | |
| Tallahassee Community College | 1 | |
| University of British Columbia | 1 | |
| University of Nebraska - Omaha | 6 | |
| University of Ottawa | 2 | |
| University of Salford | 1 | |
| University of Southern Maine | 1 | |
| University of Tampa | 1 | |
| Utica College | 2 | |
| Wagner College | 1 | |
| Wheaton College | 1 |
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| Ranking | University/College | 2019-2023 | 2019-2021 | 2014-2019 | 2012-2016 | 2014 | Total |
| All schools | 107 | 64 | 21 | 24 | 5 | ||
| #3 | Harvard College | 1 + | 1 + | 2 | |||
| #3 | Stanford University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #5 | Yale University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #9 | Brown University | 1 + | 1 | ||||
| #9 | Northwestern University | 3 | 1 | 1 + | 5 | ||
| #12 | Columbia University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #12 | Cornell University | 4 | 4 | 8 | |||
| #18 | Dartmouth College | 2 | 2 | 1 + | 5 | ||
| #20 | University of Notre Dame | 2 | 1 | 1 + | 4 | ||
| #21 | University of Michigan | 1 | 1 | 1 + | 3 | ||
| #22 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #24 | University of Virginia | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||
| #28 | University of California: San Diego | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #33 | University of California: Irvine | 1 + | 1 + | 2 | |||
| #35 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 1 | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 4 | |
| #35 | New York University | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| #38 | University of Texas at Austin | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #39 | Boston College | 2 | 2 | 1 + | 5 | ||
| #40 | Rutgers University | 1 + | 1 | ||||
| #41 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 1 + | 1 | ||||
| #43 | Boston University | 1 | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 4 | |
| #47 | Lehigh University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #47 | University of Rochester | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #49 | Purdue University | 2 | 2 | 1 + | 1 + | 6 | |
| #53 | Northeastern University | 1 | 1 | 1 + | 3 | ||
| #53 | Case Western Reserve University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #57 | Penn State University Park | 1 | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 4 | |
| #58 | University of Connecticut | 2 | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 5 | |
| #60 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 5 | 4 | 1 | 10 | ||
| #60 | North Carolina State University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #60 | Michigan State University | 1 + | 1 | ||||
| #60 | Brandeis University | 2 | 2 | ||||
| #67 | University of Massachusetts Amherst | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| #67 | Villanova University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #67 | University of Pittsburgh | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #67 | Syracuse University | 2 | 1 + | 1 + | 2 | 6 | |
| #76 | SUNY University at Buffalo | 3 | 3 | 6 | |||
| #76 | University of Delaware | 2 | 2 | 1 + | 1 + | 6 | |
| #82 | University of California: Santa Cruz | 1 + | 1 | ||||
| #86 | Clemson University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #89 | University of South Florida | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #89 | Fordham University | 1 | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 4 | |
| #96 | University of Alabama | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #98 | Drexel University | 1 + | 1 + | 2 | |||
| #98 | University of Oregon | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #98 | Texas Christian University | 1 | 1 | 1 + | 3 | ||
| #98 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||
| #105 | University of Colorado Boulder | 2 | 2 | 1 + | 1 + | 6 | |
| #105 | American University | 1 + | 1 | ||||
| #105 | San Diego State University | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #115 | SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry | 1 + | 1 | ||||
| #115 | University of New Hampshire | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| #115 | University of Arizona | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| #115 | University of Utah | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| #124 | James Madison University | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #124 | Fairfield University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #124 | University of Denver | 1 | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 4 | |
| #124 | Creighton University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #133 | University of Vermont | 6 | 3 | 1 + | 1 + | 2 | 13 |
| #133 | Miami University: Oxford | 1 | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 4 | |
| #133 | California State University: Fullerton | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #142 | Clark University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #142 | University of Cincinnati | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #142 | Clarkson University | 3 | 3 | 6 | |||
| #142 | Oregon State University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #151 | Colorado State University | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #151 | University of Rhode Island | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #163 | St. John's University | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| #170 | Quinnipiac University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #209 | Sacred Heart University | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||
| #216 | University of Massachusetts Boston | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #236 | University of New Mexico | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #249 | University of Maine | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #249 | Maryville University of Saint Louis | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #249 | Pace University | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||
| #249 | Suffolk University | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #296 | Alvernia University | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #303 | Montana State University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #361 | University of Montana | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #369 | long island university-liu post | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Matriculation | |||||||
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| Ranking | University/College | 2019-2023 | 2019-2021 | 2014-2019 | 2012-2016 | 2014 | Total |
| All schools | 62 | 38 | 12 | 11 | 4 | ||
| #1 | Williams College | 2 | 1 + | 3 | |||
| #9 | Carleton College | 1 + | 1 | ||||
| #9 | Bowdoin College | 1 | 1 + | 2 | |||
| #11 | Middlebury College | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||
| #11 | Wesleyan University | 1 + | 1 + | 2 | |||
| #16 | Hamilton College | 2 | 1 + | 3 | |||
| #16 | Smith College | 1 + | 1 + | 2 | |||
| #21 | Colgate University | 2 | 2 | 1 + | 5 | ||
| #24 | Bates College | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #25 | Colby College | 1 + | 1 + | 1 | 3 | ||
| #27 | College of the Holy Cross | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||
| #30 | Lafayette College | 2 | 2 | ||||
| #30 | Bucknell University | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #30 | Bryn Mawr College | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #34 | Mount Holyoke College | 1 + | 1 | ||||
| #35 | Franklin & Marshall College | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #38 | Skidmore College | 3 | 3 | 1 + | 7 | ||
| #38 | Union College | 1 + | 1 + | 2 | |||
| #39 | Pitzer College | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #39 | Kenyon College | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #39 | Trinity College | 3 | 2 | 1 + | 1 + | 7 | |
| #45 | Union College | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||
| #46 | Dickinson College | 1 + | 1 + | 2 | |||
| #46 | Connecticut College | 2 | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 3 | 8 |
| #51 | St. Olaf College | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| #56 | Wheaton College | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #59 | St. Lawrence University | 12 | 9 | 21 | |||
| #63 | Gettysburg College | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #70 | Hobart and William Smith Colleges | 6 | 1 | 7 | |||
| #72 | Bard College | 1 + | 1 + | 2 | |||
| #75 | Allegheny College | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #75 | Lawrence University | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #89 | University of Puget Sound | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #89 | Saint Anselm College | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #93 | Washington College | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #116 | Saint Michael's College | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #116 | Ohio Wesleyan University | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| #116 | Luther College | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #124 | Goucher College | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #139 | SUNY College at Purchase | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Matriculation | |||||||
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| Ranking | University/College | 2019-2023 | 2019-2021 | 2014-2019 | 2012-2016 | 2014 | Total |
| All schools | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| #2 | University of British Columbia | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #3 | McGill University | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| #8 | University of Ottawa | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| #21 | Concordia University | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||
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| Ranking | University/College | 2019-2023 | 2019-2021 | 2014-2019 | 2012-2016 | 2014 | Total |
| All schools | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| #72 | University of Salford | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
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