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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| #17 | Cornell University | 1 |
| #42 | Boston University | 3 |
| #49 | Northeastern University | 1 |
| #49 | Purdue University | 1 |
| #55 | University of Miami | 1 |
| #63 | George Washington University | 1 |
| #68 | University of Massachusetts Amherst | 1 |
| #72 | Sarah Lawrence College | 1 |
| #76 | College of Wooster | 1 |
| #83 | Elon University | 1 |
| LAC #17 | Colby College | 1 |
| #103 | Clark University | 1 |
| #103 | Temple University | 2 |
| #117 | University of Vermont | 2 |
| #136 | Catholic University of America | 1 |
| #136 | Simmons University | 1 |
| #136 | University of New Hampshire | 1 |
| #137 | George Mason University | 1 |
| #176 | University of Massachusetts Lowell | 1 |
| LAC #38 | Franklin & Marshall College | 1 |
| LAC #38 | Skidmore College | 1 |
| LAC #45 | Union College | 1 |
| LAC #46 | Trinity College | 1 |
| LAC #50 | Connecticut College | 1 |
| LAC #50 | Dickinson College | 1 |
| LAC #60 | Bard College | 1 |
| Bentley University | 1 | |
| Champlain College | 2 | |
| Culinary Institute of America | 1 | |
| Dean College | 1 | |
| Endicott College | 2 | |
| Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering | 1 | |
| Ithaca College | 1 | |
| Lesley University | 1 | |
| Massachusetts College of Art and Design | 1 | |
| Merrimack College | 1 | |
| Miami University: Middletown | 1 | |
| Providence College | 1 | |
| Roger Williams University | 1 | |
| University of New Haven | 1 | |
| Wheaton College | 2 |
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| Ranking | University/College | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2015-2019 | 2013-2017 | Total |
| All schools | 23 | 21 | 13 | 29 | 52 | ||
| #9 | Brown University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #12 | Columbia University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #12 | Cornell University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #18 | Dartmouth College | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #21 | University of Michigan | 1 + | 4 | 5 | |||
| #24 | University of Virginia | 1 + | 1 | ||||
| #28 | University of California: Davis | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
| #28 | University of California: San Diego | 1 | 1 + | 2 | |||
| #33 | University of California: Irvine | 1 | 1 + | 2 | 4 | ||
| #33 | Georgia Institute of Technology | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #35 | New York University | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
| #40 | Rutgers University | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||
| #40 | University of Washington | 1 | 1 + | 1 | 3 | ||
| #40 | Tufts University | 1 + | 1 | ||||
| #41 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 1 + | 2 | 3 | |||
| #43 | Boston University | 3 | 2 | 1 + | 6 | 12 | |
| #47 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 1 + | 1 | ||||
| #47 | Lehigh University | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
| #47 | University of Rochester | 1 + | 1 | ||||
| #49 | Purdue University | 1 | 1 + | 1 | 3 | ||
| #53 | Northeastern University | 1 | 1 + | 3 | 5 | ||
| #57 | University of Maryland: College Park | 1 + | 1 | ||||
| #58 | University of Connecticut | 1 | 1 + | 2 | |||
| #60 | Brandeis University | 1 | 1 + | 2 | 4 | ||
| #60 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 2 | 2 | ||||
| #67 | University of Miami | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| #67 | University of Massachusetts Amherst | 1 | 1 + | 1 | 3 | ||
| #67 | George Washington University | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||
| #67 | Syracuse University | 1 | 1 + | 1 | 3 | ||
| #73 | Indiana University Bloomington | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #73 | Tulane University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #76 | SUNY University at Buffalo | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #76 | Stevens Institute of Technology | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #82 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 1 | 1 + | 1 | 3 | ||
| #89 | Temple University | 2 | 2 | ||||
| #89 | Fordham University | 1 + | 2 | 3 | |||
| #98 | Drexel University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #105 | University of Colorado Boulder | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
| #105 | American University | 1 | 1 | 1 + | 1 | 4 | |
| #105 | George Mason University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #115 | University of New Hampshire | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #124 | University of Denver | 1 + | 1 | ||||
| #133 | Elon University | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| #133 | University of Vermont | 2 | 1 + | 1 | 4 | ||
| #137 | University of Alabama | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #142 | Clark University | 4 | 1 | 1 + | 6 | 12 | |
| #142 | Loyola University Chicago | 1 + | 1 | ||||
| #142 | Clarkson University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #151 | Simmons University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #151 | DePaul University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #159 | University of Massachusetts Lowell | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #178 | Catholic University of America | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #185 | Hofstra University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #227 | Georgia State University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #249 | Pace University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #304 | University of Hartford | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #342 | Lesley University | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Penn State University Park | 1 | 1 + | 2 | ||||
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| Ranking | University/College | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2015-2019 | 2013-2017 | Total |
| All schools | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | ||
| #2 | Amherst College | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #4 | Wellesley College | 1 + | 1 | ||||
| #4 | Swarthmore College | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
| #9 | Bowdoin College | 1 + | 1 | ||||
| #11 | Barnard College | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #16 | Vassar College | 1 + | 1 | ||||
| #16 | Smith College | 1 | 1 + | 2 | |||
| #25 | Colby College | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #27 | College of the Holy Cross | 6 | 6 | ||||
| #30 | Lafayette College | 2 | 2 | ||||
| #30 | Bucknell University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #34 | Mount Holyoke College | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #35 | Occidental College | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #35 | Franklin & Marshall College | 1 | 1 + | 2 | |||
| #38 | Skidmore College | 1 | 1 + | 1 | 3 | ||
| #38 | Union College | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
| #39 | Trinity College | 1 | 1 | 1 + | 1 | 4 | |
| #45 | Union College | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #46 | Connecticut College | 1 | 1 | 1 + | 3 | ||
| #46 | Dickinson College | 1 | 1 | 1 + | 3 | 6 | |
| #56 | Wheaton College | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ||
| #72 | Bard College | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #89 | Saint Anselm College | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #100 | Sarah Lawrence College | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #100 | Morehouse College | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #152 | Emmanuel College-Boston-MA | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Oberlin College | 1 | 1 | |||||
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