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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| #14 | Vanderbilt University | 1 + |
| #21 | Emory University | 1 + |
| #25 | Carnegie Mellon University | 1 + |
| #28 | New York University | 1 + |
| #38 | University of California: Davis | 1 + |
| #63 | University of Connecticut | 1 + |
| LAC #13 | Hamilton College | 1 + |
| SUNY University at Stony Brook | 1 + | |
| LAC #22 | University of Richmond | 1 + |
| #127 | Seton Hall University | 1 + |
| Hampton University | 1 + | |
| Hofstra University | 1 + | |
| Loyola University Maryland | 1 + | |
| McKendree University | 1 + | |
| Spelman College | 1 + | |
| University of Central Florida | 1 + |
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| Ranking | University/College | 2024 | 2017 | 2015 | 2005-2014 | Total |
| All schools | 11 | 24 | 81 | 38 | ||
| #1 | Princeton University | 1 + | 1 | |||
| #2 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 1 + | 1 | |||
| #3 | Harvard College | 1 + | 1 | |||
| #5 | Yale University | 1 + | 1 | |||
| #6 | University of Pennsylvania | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 2 | ||
| #7 | Duke University | 1 + | 1 | |||
| #9 | Northwestern University | 1 + | 1 | |||
| #9 | Brown University | 1 + | 1 | |||
| #9 | Johns Hopkins University | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 2 | ||
| #12 | Columbia University | 1 + | 1 | |||
| #12 | Cornell University | 1 +admitted | 1 | 1 + | 3 | |
| #12 | University of Chicago | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 2 | ||
| #15 | University of California: Los Angeles | 1 | 1 | |||
| #15 | University of California: Berkeley | 1 | 1 + | 2 | ||
| #18 | Dartmouth College | 1 + | 1 | |||
| #18 | Vanderbilt University | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 2 | ||
| #20 | University of Notre Dame | 1 + | 1 | |||
| #21 | University of Michigan | 1 + | 1 | |||
| #22 | Georgetown University | 1 + | 1 | |||
| #22 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 1 +admitted | 1 | 1 + | 3 | |
| #24 | University of Virginia | 1 | 1 + | 2 | ||
| #24 | Emory University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 3 | |
| #24 | Washington University in St. Louis | 1 + | 1 | |||
| #24 | Carnegie Mellon University | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 2 | ||
| #28 | University of Southern California | 1 + | 1 | |||
| #28 | University of California: San Diego | 2 | 2 | |||
| #28 | University of California: Davis | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | ||
| #33 | University of California: Irvine | 1 +admitted | 1 | 2 | ||
| #35 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 2 | 2 | |||
| #35 | University of California: Santa Barbara | 1 +admitted | 2 | 3 | ||
| #35 | New York University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | 1 + | 5 |
| #39 | Boston College | 1 + | 1 | |||
| #40 | University of Washington | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
| #40 | Tufts University | 1 + | 1 | |||
| #40 | Rutgers University | 2 | 2 | |||
| #41 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 1 | 1 | |||
| #43 | Boston University | 3 | 1 + | 4 | ||
| #47 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 1 | 1 | |||
| #47 | Wake Forest University | 1 | 1 | |||
| #47 | Lehigh University | 1 + | 1 | |||
| #47 | University of Rochester | 1 +admitted | 3 | 1 + | 5 | |
| #47 | Penn State University Park | 1 +admitted | 3 | 4 | ||
| #47 | University of Georgia | 1 + | 1 | |||
| #52 | Ohio State University: Columbus Campus | 2 | 2 | |||
| #53 | Northeastern University | 1 +admitted | 1 | 1 + | 3 | |
| #53 | Case Western Reserve University | 1 | 1 | |||
| #57 | University of Maryland: College Park | 1 | 1 | |||
| #58 | University of Connecticut | 1 +admitted | 5 | 6 | ||
| #58 | SUNY University at Stony Brook | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 3 | 5 | |
| #60 | Brandeis University | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 2 | ||
| #60 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 1 + | 1 | |||
| #60 | North Carolina State University | 1 | 1 | |||
| #61 | Purdue University | 1 +admitted | 3 | 4 | ||
| #66 | Brigham Young University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
| #67 | University of Miami | 2 | 1 + | 3 | ||
| #67 | University of Massachusetts Amherst | 1 +admitted | 3 | 4 | ||
| #67 | George Washington University | 1 | 1 + | 2 | ||
| #67 | University of Pittsburgh | 2 | 2 | |||
| #67 | Syracuse University | 3 | 1 + | 4 | ||
| #73 | Indiana University Bloomington | 2 | 2 | |||
| #73 | SUNY University at Binghamton | 3 | 3 | |||
| #73 | Tulane University | 1 | 1 + | 2 | ||
| #76 | SUNY University at Buffalo | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
| #76 | University of Delaware | 2 | 2 | |||
| #82 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 1 | 1 | |||
| #82 | University of California: Santa Cruz | 1 +admitted | 1 | 2 | ||
| #86 | Clemson University | 1 | 1 | |||
| #89 | Fordham University | 6 | 6 | |||
| #96 | University of Alabama | 1 | 1 | |||
| #98 | Drexel University | 1 | 1 | |||
| #105 | University of Colorado Boulder | 1 +admitted | 2 | 3 | ||
| #105 | American University | 1 +admitted | 1 | 2 | ||
| #124 | University of Central Florida | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
| #124 | University of Denver | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
| #133 | University of Vermont | 2 | 2 | |||
| #142 | Clark University | 1 | 1 | |||
| #151 | Seton Hall University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
| #185 | Hofstra University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
| #280 | Hampton University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
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| Ranking | University/College | 2024 | 2017 | 2015 | 2005-2014 | Total |
| All schools | 3 | 6 | 2 | 15 | ||
| #1 | Williams College | 1 + | 1 | |||
| #4 | Wellesley College | 1 + | 1 | |||
| #4 | Swarthmore College | 1 + | 1 | |||
| #11 | Wesleyan University | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 2 | ||
| #11 | Barnard College | 1 + | 1 | |||
| #16 | Harvey Mudd College | 1 + | 1 | |||
| #16 | Smith College | 1 + | 1 | |||
| #16 | Vassar College | 1 + | 1 | |||
| #16 | Hamilton College | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 2 | ||
| #21 | Colgate University | 1 + | 1 | |||
| #23 | Oberlin College | 1 + | 1 | |||
| #24 | Bates College | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
| #25 | Colby College | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
| #25 | University of Richmond | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
| #30 | Bryn Mawr College | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
| #34 | Mount Holyoke College | 1 + | 1 | |||
| #35 | Franklin & Marshall College | 1 + | 1 | |||
| #38 | Skidmore College | 1 | 1 | |||
| #39 | Spelman College | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
| #46 | Connecticut College | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 2 | ||
| #72 | Bard College | 1 +admitted | 1 | 1 + | 3 | |
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