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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#23 | University of Michigan | 1 |
#28 | Tufts University | 1 |
#34 | University of California: San Diego | 1 |
#36 | Boston College | 2 |
#42 | Boston University | 2 |
#49 | Northeastern University | 3 |
#49 | Villanova University | 1 |
#55 | University of Miami | 1 |
#57 | Penn State University Park | 1 |
#59 | Syracuse University | 1 |
#63 | University of Connecticut | 2 |
#68 | University of Massachusetts Amherst | 5 |
#75 | Clemson University | 1 |
#75 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 1 |
#79 | North Carolina State University | 1 |
#83 | Elon University | 2 |
SUNY University at Stony Brook | 1 | |
#117 | University of South Carolina: Columbia | 1 |
#117 | University of Vermont | 1 |
#136 | Catholic University of America | 1 |
#136 | Simmons University | 1 |
#136 | University of New Hampshire | 3 |
LAC #35 | College of the Holy Cross | 1 |
LAC #46 | Trinity College | 1 |
Concordia University | 1 |
Matriculation | ||||||
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Ranking | University/College | 2023 | 2021 | 2015-2019 | 2011-2015 | Total |
All schools | 34 | 68 | 172 | 34 | ||
#1 | Princeton University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#2 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#3 | Harvard College | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#3 | Stanford University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#5 | Yale University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#6 | University of Pennsylvania | 1 +admitted | 1 | 2 | ||
#7 | Duke University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#7 | California Institute of Technology | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#9 | Northwestern University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#9 | Johns Hopkins University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#9 | Brown University | 1 | 1 | |||
#12 | University of Chicago | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#12 | Columbia University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#12 | Cornell University | 1 +admitted | 1 | 2 | ||
#17 | Rice University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#18 | Vanderbilt University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#18 | Dartmouth College | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#20 | University of Notre Dame | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#21 | University of Michigan | 1 | 1 +admitted | 2 | ||
#22 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#22 | Georgetown University | 1 +admitted | 1 | 2 | ||
#24 | Washington University in St. Louis | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#24 | Carnegie Mellon University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#24 | University of Virginia | 1 | 1 +admitted | 1 | 3 | |
#24 | Emory University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#28 | University of Southern California | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#28 | University of Florida | 1 +admitted | 1 | 2 | ||
#28 | University of California: San Diego | 1 | 1 | |||
#33 | Georgia Institute of Technology | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#35 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#35 | New York University | 6 | 1 +admitted | 1 | 8 | |
#39 | Boston College | 2 | 5 | 1 +admitted | 1 | 9 |
#40 | Tufts University | 1 | 2 | 1 +admitted | 1 | 5 |
#40 | University of Washington | 1 +admitted | 1 | 2 | ||
#40 | Rutgers University | 5 | 1 +admitted | 6 | ||
#43 | Boston University | 2 | 4 | 1 +admitted | 1 | 8 |
#47 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 1 | 1 +admitted | 2 | ||
#47 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 1 | 1 | 1 +admitted | 3 | |
#47 | Wake Forest University | 1 +admitted | 1 | 2 | ||
#47 | Lehigh University | 1 +admitted | 1 | 2 | ||
#47 | University of Rochester | 1 +admitted | 1 | 2 | ||
#47 | University of Georgia | 1 +admitted | 1 | 2 | ||
#47 | Texas A&M University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#48 | University of Texas at Austin | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#49 | Ohio State University: Columbus Campus | 1 | 1 +admitted | 2 | ||
#53 | University of Minnesota: Twin Cities | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#53 | Florida State University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#53 | Northeastern University | 3 | 4 | 1 +admitted | 1 | 9 |
#53 | Case Western Reserve University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#53 | College of William and Mary | 2 | 1 +admitted | 1 | 4 | |
#57 | Penn State University Park | 1 | 1 +admitted | 2 | ||
#57 | Purdue University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#58 | University of Connecticut | 2 | 1 | 1 +admitted | 1 | 5 |
#58 | SUNY University at Stony Brook | 1 | 1 +admitted | 2 | ||
#60 | Michigan State University | 1 +admitted | 1 | 2 | ||
#60 | Santa Clara University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#60 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 1 +admitted | 1 | 2 | ||
#60 | North Carolina State University | 1 | 1 +admitted | 2 | ||
#60 | Brandeis University | 1 +admitted | 1 | 2 | ||
#64 | University of Maryland: College Park | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#67 | George Washington University | 1 +admitted | 1 | 2 | ||
#67 | University of Pittsburgh | 1 | 1 | |||
#67 | University of Miami | 1 | 1 +admitted | 2 | ||
#67 | University of Massachusetts Amherst | 5 | 4 | 1 +admitted | 10 | |
#67 | Syracuse University | 1 | 7 | 1 +admitted | 1 | 10 |
#67 | Villanova University | 1 | 1 | 1 +admitted | 3 | |
#73 | Tulane University | 1 +admitted | 1 | 2 | ||
#73 | Indiana University Bloomington | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#76 | Pepperdine University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#76 | Stevens Institute of Technology | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#76 | University of Delaware | 1 +admitted | 1 | 2 | ||
#82 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 2 | 1 +admitted | 1 | 4 | |
#86 | Clemson University | 1 | 1 +admitted | 1 | 3 | |
#86 | Marquette University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#89 | University of South Florida | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#89 | Temple University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#89 | Fordham University | 1 +admitted | 1 | 2 | ||
#93 | Baylor University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#93 | Auburn University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#93 | Loyola Marymount University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#93 | Gonzaga University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#98 | Illinois Institute of Technology | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#98 | Drexel University | 1 +admitted | 1 | 2 | ||
#98 | University of San Diego | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#98 | Texas Christian University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#98 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#105 | Arizona State University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#105 | American University | 2 | 1 +admitted | 1 | 4 | |
#105 | Saint Louis University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#105 | University of Colorado Boulder | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#105 | San Diego State University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#105 | George Mason University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#115 | University of Arizona | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#115 | University of New Hampshire | 3 | 3 | 1 +admitted | 7 | |
#115 | University of San Francisco | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#115 | Howard University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#124 | James Madison University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#124 | University of Denver | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#124 | University of South Carolina: Columbia | 1 | 1 +admitted | 2 | ||
#124 | Fairfield University | 1 | 1 +admitted | 2 | ||
#124 | Florida International University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#124 | Creighton University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#124 | University of Central Florida | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#133 | Miami University: Oxford | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#133 | California State University: Fullerton | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#133 | University of Dayton | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#133 | SUNY University at Albany | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#133 | Elon University | 2 | 1 | 1 +admitted | 4 | |
#133 | Chapman University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#133 | University of Vermont | 1 | 1 +admitted | 1 | 3 | |
#137 | University of Alabama | 1 +admitted | 1 | 2 | ||
#142 | Loyola University Chicago | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#142 | Thomas Jefferson University: East Falls | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#142 | University of Cincinnati | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#142 | Clarkson University | 1 | 1 +admitted | 2 | ||
#142 | Clark University | 2 | 1 +admitted | 1 | 4 | |
#142 | Oregon State University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#142 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#151 | University of Rhode Island | 4 | 1 +admitted | 5 | ||
#151 | Seton Hall University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#151 | DePaul University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#151 | University of Kansas | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#151 | Colorado State University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#151 | Simmons University | 1 | 1 +admitted | 2 | ||
#159 | University of Massachusetts Lowell | 2 | 2 | |||
#163 | Seattle University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#163 | Adelphi University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#163 | St. John's University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#163 | University of Mississippi | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#163 | Montclair State University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#170 | Quinnipiac University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#178 | Washington State University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#178 | Catholic University of America | 1 | 1 +admitted | 2 | ||
#185 | Hofstra University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#185 | Bradley University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#185 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#195 | East Carolina University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#201 | The New School College of Performing Arts | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#201 | Xavier University | 1 | 1 +admitted | 2 | ||
#209 | Florida Atlantic University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#209 | Sacred Heart University | 4 | 1 +admitted | 5 | ||
#216 | Springfield College | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#216 | West Virginia University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#216 | Ball State University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#227 | Kent State University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#236 | Belmont University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#236 | Western New England University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#249 | Pace University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#249 | University of Maine | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#249 | Keiser University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#249 | Suffolk University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#260 | Regis University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#260 | University of New England | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#260 | University of North Texas | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#260 | Loyola University New Orleans | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#269 | Florida Institute of Technology | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#269 | Wilkes University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#280 | Hampton University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#280 | DeSales University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#280 | Texas State University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#280 | Old Dominion University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#304 | University of Hartford | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#304 | Florida Gulf Coast University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#304 | Shenandoah University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#320 | Campbell University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#342 | Lesley University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#352 | Point Park University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#361 | Husson University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#369 | long island university-liu post | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#389 | University of Bridgeport | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#390 | Roosevelt University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#390 | Saint Leo University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
Liberty University | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
Mary Baldwin University | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
American International College | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
Barry University | 1 +admitted | 1 |
Matriculation | ||||||
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Ranking | University/College | 2023 | 2021 | 2015-2019 | 2011-2015 | Total |
All schools | 2 | 23 | 62 | 14 | ||
#1 | Williams College | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#2 | Amherst College | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#4 | Wellesley College | 1 +admitted | 1 | 2 | ||
#9 | Bowdoin College | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#11 | Grinnell College | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#11 | Wesleyan University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#11 | Barnard College | 1 +admitted | 1 | 2 | ||
#11 | Middlebury College | 1 +admitted | 1 | 2 | ||
#16 | Vassar College | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#16 | Smith College | 1 +admitted | 1 | 2 | ||
#16 | Hamilton College | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#21 | Colgate University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#21 | Washington and Lee University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#24 | Bates College | 1 | 1 +admitted | 1 | 3 | |
#25 | Colby College | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#25 | University of Richmond | 1 +admitted | 1 | 2 | ||
#27 | Macalester College | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#27 | College of the Holy Cross | 1 | 7 | 1 +admitted | 1 | 10 |
#30 | Bucknell University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#30 | Bryn Mawr College | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#30 | Lafayette College | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#34 | Mount Holyoke College | 1 +admitted | 1 | 2 | ||
#35 | Franklin & Marshall College | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#38 | Skidmore College | 1 +admitted | 1 | 2 | ||
#38 | Union College | 1 | 1 | |||
#39 | Hillsdale College | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#39 | Spelman College | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#39 | Trinity College | 1 | 1 +admitted | 1 | 3 | |
#39 | Kenyon College | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#39 | Denison University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#45 | Union College | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#46 | Furman University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#46 | Dickinson College | 1 +admitted | 1 | 2 | ||
#46 | Connecticut College | 1 +admitted | 1 | 2 | ||
#59 | St. Lawrence University | 1 | 1 +admitted | 2 | ||
#59 | Trinity University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#63 | Gettysburg College | 1 +admitted | 1 | 2 | ||
#67 | Reed College | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#70 | Hobart and William Smith Colleges | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#70 | Muhlenberg College | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#72 | Bard College | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#75 | Wheaton College-Norton-MA | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#82 | St. Mary's College of Maryland | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#86 | Ursinus College | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#86 | Stonehill College | 2 | 1 +admitted | 3 | ||
#89 | Saint Anselm College | 2 | 1 +admitted | 3 | ||
#89 | Southwestern University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#93 | Washington College | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#93 | Drew University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#116 | Saint Michael's College | 2 | 1 +admitted | 3 | ||
#121 | Hartwick College | 1 | 1 | |||
#121 | Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#124 | Albion College | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#130 | Roanoke College | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#130 | Eckerd College | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#139 | Hampshire College | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#139 | SUNY College at Purchase | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#146 | Fisk University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#152 | Wells College | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#152 | Emmanuel College-Boston-MA | 4 | 1 +admitted | 5 | ||
#163 | Oglethorpe University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#163 | Gordon College | 3 | 1 +admitted | 4 | ||
#174 | Marymount Manhattan College | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#182 | ave maria university | 1 +admitted | 1 |
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Ranking | University/College | 2023 | 2021 | 2015-2019 | 2011-2015 | Total |
All schools | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
#3 | McGill University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#21 | Concordia University | 1 | 1 |
Biology
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Calculus AB
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Chemistry
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English Literature and Composition
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European History
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French Language and Culture
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Biology
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Calculus AB
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Chemistry
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English Literature and Composition
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European History
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French Language and Culture
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Psychology
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Spanish Language and Culture
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United States History
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United States Government and Politics
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Physics 1
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Computer Science Principles
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Statistics
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English Language and Composition
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Studio Art: 2-D Design
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Studio Art: Drawing
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Studio Art: 3-D Design
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Precalculus
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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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Field Hockey
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American Football
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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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Field Hockey
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American Football
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Golf
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Gymnastics
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Ice Hockey
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Lacrosse
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Soccer
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Softball
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Swimming
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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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ASL Club
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Arts & Crafts Club
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Best Buddies
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Book Club
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Campus Ministry
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Chess Chub
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ASL Club
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Arts & Crafts Club
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Best Buddies
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Book Club
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Campus Ministry
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Chess Chub
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Creative Writing
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TheCrusader Chronicle
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Dance Team
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DECA Diversity Chub
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Drama Club
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Environmental Club
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Ethics Circe
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FenwickBand
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French Club
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Kindness Club
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Math Team
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Men's Choir
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Mock Trial
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Morgan's Message
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NationalHonor SocietyPop Music and Performance Club
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Quiz Bowl
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Rotary Interact
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School of Community
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Science and Engineering ClubSelect Choir
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SAC
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Ski & Snowboard Club
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Spanish Club
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Stock Market Club
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Tech Crew
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Women's Leadership ClubYearbook
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Band
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Choir
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Drawing
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Painting
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Photography
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Sculpture
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Band
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Choir
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Drawing
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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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Art
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