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 | 1 |
| #2 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 3 |
| #3 | Harvard College | 3 |
| #3 | Yale University | 8 |
| #6 | University of Chicago | 1 |
| #7 | University of Pennsylvania | 5 |
| #10 | Duke University | 3 |
| #12 | Dartmouth College | 2 |
| #13 | Brown University | 2 |
| #17 | Cornell University | 1 |
| #18 | Columbia University | 3 |
| #18 | University of Notre Dame | 5 |
| #20 | University of California: Los Angeles | 1 |
| #22 | Georgetown University | 6 |
| #25 | New York University | 1 |
| #25 | University of Michigan | 1 |
| #25 | University of Southern California | 1 |
| #25 | University of Virginia | 3 |
| #29 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 3 |
| #29 | Wake Forest University | 2 |
| LAC #6 | Bowdoin College | 1 |
| #32 | University of California: Santa Barbara | 1 |
| #36 | Boston College | 3 |
| #38 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 3 |
| #44 | Northeastern University | 1 |
| #51 | Lehigh University | 1 |
| #51 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 1 |
| #51 | Villanova University | 5 |
| LAC #11 | Middlebury College | 2 |
| #62 | Syracuse University | 1 |
| #67 | University of Connecticut | 1 |
| #72 | Southern Methodist University | 5 |
| LAC #15 | Hamilton College | 2 |
| LAC #18 | Colgate University | 1 |
| LAC #24 | Colby College | 2 |
| Arizona State University | 2 | |
| #121 | University of Vermont | 2 |
| LAC #27 | Colorado College | 1 |
| #151 | University of Mississippi | 1 |
| LAC #33 | College of the Holy Cross | 1 |
| #166 | Quinnipiac University | 1 |
| SUNY University at Albany | 1 | |
| LAC #37 | Bucknell University | 2 |
| LAC #39 | Skidmore College | 1 |
| Babson College | 1 | |
| Berklee College of Music | 1 | |
| Ohio State University: Columbus Campus | 1 | |
| University of Colorado Boulder | 1 |
| Matriculation | |||||||
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| Ranking | University/College | 2023 | 2018-2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | Total |
| All schools | 86 | 350 | 75 | 78 | 68 | ||
| #1 | Princeton University | 1 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 32 |
| #2 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | ||
| #3 | Harvard College | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 18 | |
| #3 | Stanford University | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||
| #5 | Yale University | 8 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 36 |
| #6 | University of Pennsylvania | 5 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 42 |
| #7 | Duke University | 3 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 36 |
| #9 | Brown University | 2 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17 |
| #9 | Northwestern University | 4 | 1 | 5 | |||
| #9 | Johns Hopkins University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #12 | University of Chicago | 1 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 21 |
| #12 | Cornell University | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 13 |
| #12 | Columbia University | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||
| #15 | University of California: Berkeley | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| #15 | University of California: Los Angeles | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #18 | Dartmouth College | 2 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 25 |
| #20 | University of Notre Dame | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 17 | |
| #21 | University of Michigan | 1 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 23 |
| #22 | Georgetown University | 6 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 41 |
| #22 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | ||
| #24 | Washington University in St. Louis | 8 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||
| #24 | Emory University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #24 | Carnegie Mellon University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #24 | University of Virginia | 3 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 25 | |
| #28 | University of Southern California | 1 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 16 |
| #35 | University of California: Santa Barbara | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #35 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 3 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 22 |
| #35 | New York University | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| #39 | Boston College | 3 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 28 |
| #40 | Tufts University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #43 | Boston University | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||
| #47 | Wake Forest University | 2 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 20 |
| #47 | University of Rochester | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #47 | Lehigh University | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| #53 | College of William and Mary | 3 | 3 | ||||
| #53 | Case Western Reserve University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #53 | Northeastern University | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |
| #57 | Penn State University Park | 2 | 2 | ||||
| #58 | University of Connecticut | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 11 | |
| #58 | SUNY University at Stony Brook | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #60 | Santa Clara University | 5 | 1 | 6 | |||
| #60 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #67 | Syracuse University | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #67 | George Washington University | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | ||
| #67 | University of Miami | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 14 | |
| #67 | University of Massachusetts Amherst | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #67 | Villanova University | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 16 | |
| #73 | Tulane University | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| #73 | Indiana University Bloomington | 6 | 2 | 8 | |||
| #80 | Brigham Young University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #89 | Southern Methodist University | 5 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 21 | |
| #89 | Fordham University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #98 | Texas Christian University | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #98 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #105 | Arizona State University | 2 | 2 | ||||
| #105 | University of Colorado Boulder | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||
| #115 | Howard University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #124 | University of Denver | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| #133 | SUNY University at Albany | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #133 | University of Vermont | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| #133 | Elon University | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| #151 | Seton Hall University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #163 | University of Mississippi | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #170 | Quinnipiac University | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #209 | Sacred Heart University | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||
| #304 | University of Indianapolis | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Ohio State University: Columbus Campus | 1 | 1 | |||||
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| Ranking | University/College | 2023 | 2018-2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | Total |
| All schools | 13 | 77 | 21 | 18 | 15 | ||
| #1 | Williams College | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||
| #2 | Amherst College | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | |
| #3 | United States Naval Academy | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ||
| #9 | Bowdoin College | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #11 | Middlebury College | 2 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 24 |
| #16 | Hamilton College | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
| #16 | Vassar College | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #21 | Colgate University | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| #21 | Haverford College | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #25 | Colby College | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | |
| #25 | University of Richmond | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | |
| #27 | College of the Holy Cross | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #30 | Bucknell University | 2 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 20 |
| #33 | Colorado College | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #38 | Skidmore College | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #39 | Trinity College | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | |
| #39 | Denison University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #45 | Union College | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #46 | Connecticut College | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #46 | Dickinson College | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #59 | St. Lawrence University | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
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