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.
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| #1 | Princeton University | 1 |
| #7 | Johns Hopkins University | 1 |
| #7 | University of Pennsylvania | 4 |
| #10 | Duke University | 1 |
| #15 | Washington University in St. Louis | 1 |
| #17 | Cornell University | 2 |
| #20 | University of California: Berkeley | 1 |
| LAC #4 | Swarthmore College | 1 |
| #22 | Carnegie Mellon University | 1 |
| #25 | New York University | 1 |
| #29 | University of Florida | 1 |
| #29 | Wake Forest University | 1 |
| LAC #6 | Bowdoin College | 2 |
| LAC #6 | United States Naval Academy | 1 |
| #32 | Tufts University | 2 |
| #36 | Boston College | 1 |
| #44 | Case Western Reserve University | 2 |
| #44 | Northeastern University | 2 |
| #51 | Purdue University | 1 |
| #51 | Villanova University | 1 |
| #62 | Syracuse University | 1 |
| #62 | University of Pittsburgh | 3 |
| LAC #13 | Smith College | 2 |
| LAC #13 | Vassar College | 1 |
| #89 | Howard University | 1 |
| #89 | Juniata College | 1 |
| LAC #18 | Barnard College | 1 |
| LAC #18 | Wesleyan University | 1 |
| #97 | University of South Florida | 1 |
| #105 | Drexel University | 4 |
| #115 | Fairfield University | 1 |
| #121 | Temple University | 3 |
| #130 | Eckerd College | 1 |
| #137 | Seton Hall University | 1 |
| #137 | University of Alabama | 1 |
| LAC #37 | Occidental College | 1 |
| #219 | Hampton University | 1 |
| #219 | Widener University | 1 |
| #250 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania | 2 |
| LAC #55 | Connecticut College | 1 |
| LAC #61 | Gettysburg College | 1 |
| #317 | Morgan State University | 2 |
| Boston Conservatory at Berklee | 1 | |
| Champlain College | 1 | |
| Delaware State University | 1 | |
| Franklin & Marshall College | 2 | |
| Ithaca College | 1 | |
| Jacksonville University | 1 | |
| Loyola University Maryland | 1 | |
| Marist College | 1 | |
| McGill University | 1 | |
| Penn State Altoona | 1 | |
| Penn State Harrisburg | 2 | |
| Penn State University Park | 3 | |
| Saint Joseph's University | 2 | |
| St. John's University | 1 | |
| University of Colorado Boulder | 1 | |
| University of Glasgow | 1 | |
| University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 1 | |
| University of St. Andrews | 2 | |
| University of Toronto | 1 |
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| Ranking | University/College | 2023 | 2018-2022 | 2016-2020 | 2015-2019 | 2014-2018 | Total |
| All schools | 52 | 285 | 310 | 262 | 283 | ||
| #1 | Princeton University | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| #2 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #3 | Stanford University | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| #3 | Harvard College | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| #5 | Yale University | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| #6 | University of Pennsylvania | 4 | 26 | 33 | 37 | 47 | 147 |
| #7 | Duke University | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| #9 | Brown University | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 22 | |
| #9 | Northwestern University | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |
| #9 | Johns Hopkins University | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| #12 | Cornell University | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 24 |
| #12 | University of Chicago | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 23 | |
| #12 | Columbia University | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #15 | University of California: Los Angeles | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| #15 | University of California: Berkeley | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| #17 | Rice University | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ||
| #18 | Vanderbilt University | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| #18 | Dartmouth College | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ||
| #21 | University of Michigan | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | ||
| #22 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #24 | Washington University in St. Louis | 1 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 35 |
| #24 | Carnegie Mellon University | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| #24 | Emory University | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | |
| #24 | University of Virginia | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| #28 | University of Florida | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| #28 | University of California: Davis | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| #28 | University of Southern California | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | |
| #28 | University of California: San Diego | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||
| #33 | Georgia Institute of Technology | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| #33 | University of California: Irvine | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #35 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | |
| #35 | New York University | 1 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 43 |
| #38 | University of Texas at Austin | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| #39 | Boston College | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 19 |
| #40 | Tufts University | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 19 |
| #40 | University of Washington | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 19 | |
| #43 | Boston University | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 37 | |
| #47 | University of Rochester | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | ||
| #47 | Lehigh University | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 16 | |
| #47 | Wake Forest University | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| #51 | Purdue University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #53 | Northeastern University | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 30 |
| #53 | Case Western Reserve University | 2 | 2 | ||||
| #53 | College of William and Mary | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |
| #58 | SUNY University at Stony Brook | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #60 | Brandeis University | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| #60 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ||
| #67 | Syracuse University | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 18 |
| #67 | University of Miami | 2 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 24 | |
| #67 | University of Pittsburgh | 3 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 87 |
| #67 | George Washington University | 6 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 49 | |
| #67 | Villanova University | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
| #67 | University of Massachusetts Amherst | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #73 | Indiana University Bloomington | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
| #73 | Tulane University | 5 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 38 | |
| #76 | Stevens Institute of Technology | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #76 | Colorado School of Mines | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| #76 | University of Delaware | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 19 | |
| #82 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| #89 | Fordham University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #89 | Temple University | 3 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 24 | |
| #89 | University of South Florida | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #93 | Auburn University | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| #93 | Loyola Marymount University | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||
| #98 | University of San Diego | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| #98 | University of Oregon | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #98 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| #98 | Drexel University | 4 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 53 |
| #105 | University of Colorado Boulder | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| #105 | George Mason University | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| #105 | American University | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | |
| #105 | San Diego State University | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| #115 | University of Arizona | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||
| #115 | Howard University | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 13 | |
| #115 | University of San Francisco | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #124 | Fairfield University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #124 | University of South Carolina: Columbia | 2 | 2 | ||||
| #124 | University of Denver | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| #124 | Florida International University | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #133 | Elon University | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | ||
| #133 | Miami University: Oxford | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #133 | University of Vermont | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | |
| #137 | University of Alabama | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #142 | Loyola University Chicago | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| #142 | Clark University | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| #151 | Duquesne University | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||
| #151 | Seton Hall University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #163 | Rowan University | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #163 | St. John's University | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #185 | Hofstra University | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| #201 | University of North Carolina at Wilmington | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #209 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | ||
| #216 | Mississippi State University | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #216 | West Virginia University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #227 | Misericordia University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #227 | Widener University | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| #249 | Pace University | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| #249 | Suffolk University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #280 | DeSales University | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| #280 | Hampton University | 1 | 4 | 5 | |||
| #296 | Alvernia University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #320 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #332 | Morgan State University | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||
| #352 | Point Park University | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #361 | Clark Atlanta University | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| University of Maryland: College Park | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | |||
| Penn State University Park | 3 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 35 | ||
| Ohio State University: Columbus Campus | 1 | 1 | |||||
| University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |||
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| Ranking | University/College | 2023 | 2018-2022 | 2016-2020 | 2015-2019 | 2014-2018 | Total |
| All schools | 16 | 125 | 118 | 99 | 93 | ||
| #1 | Williams College | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| #2 | Amherst College | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #3 | United States Naval Academy | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #4 | Wellesley College | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| #4 | Pomona College | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| #4 | Swarthmore College | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||
| #7 | United States Air Force Academy | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #9 | Carleton College | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| #9 | Bowdoin College | 2 | 2 | ||||
| #11 | Barnard College | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 |
| #11 | Middlebury College | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | ||
| #11 | Claremont McKenna College | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #11 | Wesleyan University | 1 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 29 |
| #16 | Vassar College | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 17 |
| #16 | Smith College | 2 | 4 | 6 | |||
| #16 | Harvey Mudd College | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #16 | Hamilton College | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | |
| #21 | Colgate University | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| #21 | Haverford College | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 24 | |
| #24 | Bates College | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| #25 | University of Richmond | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| #25 | Colby College | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| #27 | Macalester College | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
| #27 | College of the Holy Cross | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #30 | Lafayette College | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | |
| #30 | Bucknell University | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 19 | |
| #30 | Bryn Mawr College | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | |
| #33 | Colorado College | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
| #34 | Mount Holyoke College | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | |
| #35 | Franklin & Marshall College | 2 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 27 |
| #35 | Scripps College | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| #35 | Occidental College | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| #38 | Skidmore College | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| #38 | Union College | 5 | 5 | ||||
| #39 | Pitzer College | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #39 | Denison University | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #39 | Trinity College | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| #39 | Spelman College | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| #45 | Union College | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||
| #46 | Connecticut College | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| #46 | Dickinson College | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 34 | |
| #51 | St. Olaf College | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #56 | Wheaton College | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #59 | St. Lawrence University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #63 | Gettysburg College | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| #67 | Reed College | 2 | 2 | ||||
| #70 | Hobart and William Smith Colleges | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #70 | Muhlenberg College | 2 | 4 | 6 | |||
| #72 | Bard College | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| #75 | Allegheny College | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| #75 | St. John's College | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #82 | Juniata College | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| #86 | Ursinus College | 3 | 3 | 6 | |||
| #93 | Lewis & Clark College | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #93 | Drew University | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| #93 | Whittier College | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #100 | Earlham College | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #100 | Morehouse College | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| #100 | Sarah Lawrence College | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||
| #112 | Bennington College | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #116 | Cornell College | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #124 | Goucher College | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #130 | Eckerd College | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #146 | Albright College | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ||
| #154 | University of Mary Washington | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #156 | College of the Atlantic | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #167 | Guilford College | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #174 | Bryn Athyn College | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Oberlin College | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 28 | ||
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| Ranking | University/College | 2023 | 2018-2022 | 2016-2020 | 2015-2019 | 2014-2018 | Total |
| All schools | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| #1 | University of Toronto | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #3 | McGill University | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
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| Ranking | University/College | 2023 | 2018-2022 | 2016-2020 | 2015-2019 | 2014-2018 | Total |
| All schools | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| #8 | University of Glasgow | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #27 | University of York | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #33 | University of St. Andrews | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||
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Model UN
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Quaker Life Committee
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The Horizon
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Sidwell Political Review
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Sidwell Business Review
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Activism Through Art
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Black Male Society
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Days for Girls DC
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Debate
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Dreamcatchers
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Enneagram Club
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FEAT
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South Asian Student Association
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MED Club
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Certamen Club
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Current Events Club
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Book Club
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Philomath
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Meditation Club
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International Service Club
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Girls Who Start
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Knitting and Crochet Club
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Tech Talk TechTalk
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Gxrls in STEM
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KidPower
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