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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| #12 | Dartmouth College | 1 |
| #20 | University of California: Los Angeles | 1 |
| #22 | Carnegie Mellon University | 1 |
| #22 | Georgetown University | 1 |
| #32 | University of California: Santa Barbara | 1 |
| #34 | University of California: San Diego | 1 |
| #36 | Boston College | 1 |
| #44 | Case Western Reserve University | 1 |
| #51 | Purdue University | 1 |
| #51 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 1 |
| #55 | University of Washington | 1 |
| #62 | George Washington University | 1 |
| #67 | University of Connecticut | 1 |
| #67 | University of Massachusetts Amherst | 1 |
| #67 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 1 |
| #72 | American University | 1 |
| #72 | Fordham University | 1 |
| #77 | Baylor University | 1 |
| #77 | Michigan State University | 1 |
| #89 | Stonehill College | 1 |
| SUNY University at Buffalo | 1 | |
| #89 | University of Delaware | 1 |
| #94 | Hampden-Sydney College | 1 |
| #105 | Drexel University | 1 |
| #105 | Miami University: Oxford | 1 |
| #105 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 1 |
| #105 | University of Arizona | 1 |
| #105 | University of Denver | 1 |
| #105 | University of Oregon | 1 |
| #111 | Susquehanna University | 1 |
| #115 | Fairfield University | 1 |
| #127 | University of Dayton | 1 |
| #137 | George Mason University | 1 |
| #137 | Seton Hall University | 1 |
| #137 | University of New Hampshire | 1 |
| #151 | Colorado State University | 1 |
| #151 | Gordon College | 1 |
| #151 | James Madison University | 1 |
| #151 | Simmons University | 1 |
| LAC #33 | College of the Holy Cross | 1 |
| #166 | Hofstra University | 1 |
| #166 | Quinnipiac University | 1 |
| #176 | Catholic University of America | 2 |
| #176 | University of Massachusetts Lowell | 1 |
| #182 | University of Rhode Island | 2 |
| #202 | University of Wyoming | 1 |
| #219 | Sacred Heart University | 1 |
| #219 | University of Maine | 1 |
| #234 | Pace University | 1 |
| #234 | Suffolk University | 1 |
| #234 | University of Hartford | 1 |
| #234 | Western New England University | 1 |
| #250 | Regis University | 1 |
| LAC #55 | Connecticut College | 1 |
| #285 | University of New England | 1 |
| #299 | Marymount University | 1 |
| Albertus Magnus College | 1 | |
| Assumption College | 1 | |
| Becker College | 1 | |
| Bentley University | 1 | |
| Bryant University | 1 | |
| Central Connecticut State University | 1 | |
| Clark Atlanta University | 1 | |
| Coastal Carolina University | 1 | |
| Colby-Sawyer College | 1 | |
| College of Saint Rose | 1 | |
| Culinary Institute of America | 1 | |
| Curry College | 1 | |
| Dean College | 1 | |
| Dominican College of Blauvelt | 1 | |
| Eastern Connecticut State University | 1 | |
| Emmanuel College-Boston-MA | 1 | |
| Franklin Pierce University | 1 | |
| Iona College | 1 | |
| Ithaca College | 1 | |
| Johnson & Wales University: Providence | 1 | |
| Lincoln Technical Institute: Allentown | 1 | |
| Loyola University Maryland | 1 | |
| Lynn University | 1 | |
| Manhattanville College | 1 | |
| Mary Baldwin University | 1 | |
| Merrimack College | 1 | |
| Mitchell College | 1 | |
| New England College | 1 | |
| New England Institute of Technology | 1 | |
| Niagara University | 1 | |
| Penn State University Park | 1 | |
| Providence College | 1 | |
| Regis College | 1 | |
| Rhode Island College | 1 | |
| Rivier University | 1 | |
| Roger Williams University | 1 | |
| Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | 1 | |
| Saint Anselm College | 1 | |
| Salve Regina University | 1 | |
| School of the Art Institute of Chicago | 1 | |
| Southern Connecticut State University | 1 | |
| Southern New Hampshire University | 1 | |
| St. John's University | 1 | |
| state university of new york college of agriculture & technology at morrisville | 1 | |
| SUNY College at Oswego | 1 | |
| SUNY College at Potsdam | 1 | |
| SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill | 1 | |
| Three Rivers Community College | 1 | |
| Towson University | 1 | |
| University of Bridgeport | 1 | |
| University of Colorado Boulder | 1 | |
| University of New Haven | 1 | |
| University of Saint Joseph | 1 | |
| University of Southern Maine | 1 | |
| University of Toronto | 1 | |
| Wentworth Institute of Technology | 1 | |
| Wheaton College | 1 |
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| Ranking | University/College | 2020-2022 | 2017-2019 | 2015-2017 | Total |
| All schools | 59 | 56 | 26 | ||
| #5 | Yale University | 1 + | 1 | ||
| #7 | Duke University | 1 + | 1 | ||
| #9 | Brown University | 1 + | 1 | ||
| #12 | University of Chicago | 1 + | 1 | ||
| #15 | University of California: Los Angeles | 1 | 1 +admitted | 2 | |
| #18 | Dartmouth College | 1 | 1 +admitted | 2 | |
| #18 | Vanderbilt University | 1 + | 1 | ||
| #22 | Georgetown University | 1 | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 3 |
| #24 | University of Virginia | 1 + | 1 | ||
| #24 | Carnegie Mellon University | 1 | 1 +admitted | 2 | |
| #28 | University of California: San Diego | 1 | 1 +admitted | 2 | |
| #35 | New York University | 1 + | 1 | ||
| #35 | University of California: Santa Barbara | 1 | 1 +admitted | 2 | |
| #39 | Boston College | 1 | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 3 |
| #40 | Tufts University | 1 + | 1 | ||
| #40 | University of Washington | 1 | 1 +admitted | 2 | |
| #51 | Purdue University | 1 | 1 +admitted | 2 | |
| #53 | Northeastern University | 1 + | 1 | ||
| #53 | Case Western Reserve University | 1 | 1 +admitted | 2 | |
| #58 | University of Connecticut | 1 | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 3 |
| #60 | Brandeis University | 1 + | 1 | ||
| #60 | Michigan State University | 1 | 1 +admitted | 2 | |
| #60 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 1 | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 3 |
| #67 | Syracuse University | 1 + | 1 | ||
| #67 | George Washington University | 1 | 1 + | 2 | |
| #67 | University of Massachusetts Amherst | 1 | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 3 |
| #76 | SUNY University at Buffalo | 1 | 1 +admitted | 2 | |
| #76 | University of Delaware | 1 | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 3 |
| #82 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 1 | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 3 |
| #89 | Fordham University | 1 | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 3 |
| #93 | Baylor University | 1 | 1 +admitted | 2 | |
| #96 | University of Alabama | 1 + | 1 | ||
| #98 | Drexel University | 1 | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 3 |
| #98 | University of Oregon | 1 | 1 +admitted | 2 | |
| #98 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 1 | 1 +admitted | 2 | |
| #105 | George Mason University | 1 | 1 +admitted | 2 | |
| #105 | University of Colorado Boulder | 1 | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 3 |
| #105 | American University | 1 | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 3 |
| #115 | University of New Hampshire | 1 | 1 +admitted | 2 | |
| #115 | University of Arizona | 1 | 1 +admitted | 2 | |
| #124 | Fairfield University | 1 | 1 +admitted | 2 | |
| #124 | University of Denver | 1 | 1 +admitted | 2 | |
| #124 | James Madison University | 1 | 1 +admitted | 2 | |
| #133 | University of Vermont | 1 + | 1 | ||
| #133 | University of Dayton | 1 | 1 +admitted | 2 | |
| #133 | Miami University: Oxford | 1 | 1 +admitted | 2 | |
| #142 | Clark University | 1 + | 1 | ||
| #151 | University of Rhode Island | 2 | 1 +admitted | 3 | |
| #151 | Colorado State University | 1 | 1 +admitted | 2 | |
| #151 | Seton Hall University | 1 | 1 +admitted | 2 | |
| #151 | Simmons University | 1 | 1 +admitted | 2 | |
| #159 | University of Massachusetts Lowell | 1 | 1 +admitted | 2 | |
| #163 | St. John's University | 1 | 1 +admitted | 2 | |
| #170 | Quinnipiac University | 1 | 1 +admitted | 2 | |
| #178 | Catholic University of America | 2 | 1 +admitted | 3 | |
| #185 | Hofstra University | 1 | 1 +admitted | 2 | |
| #209 | Sacred Heart University | 1 | 1 +admitted | 2 | |
| #216 | University of Wyoming | 1 | 1 +admitted | 2 | |
| #236 | Western New England University | 1 | 1 +admitted | 2 | |
| #249 | Suffolk University | 1 | 1 +admitted | 2 | |
| #249 | University of Maine | 1 | 1 +admitted | 2 | |
| #249 | Pace University | 1 | 1 +admitted | 2 | |
| #260 | University of New England | 1 | 1 +admitted | 2 | |
| #260 | Regis University | 1 | 1 +admitted | 2 | |
| #304 | University of Hartford | 1 | 1 +admitted | 2 | |
| #320 | Marymount University | 1 | 1 +admitted | 2 | |
| #361 | Clark Atlanta University | 1 | 1 +admitted | 2 | |
| #389 | University of Bridgeport | 1 | 1 +admitted | 2 | |
| Mary Baldwin University | 1 | 1 +admitted | 2 | ||
| Penn State University Park | 1 | 1 +admitted | 2 | ||
| University of Saint Joseph | 1 | 1 +admitted | 2 | ||
| Matriculation | |||||
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| Ranking | University/College | 2020-2022 | 2017-2019 | 2015-2017 | Total |
| All schools | 9 | 8 | 6 | ||
| #3 | United States Naval Academy | 1 + | 1 | ||
| #11 | Middlebury College | 1 + | 1 | ||
| #22 | United States Military Academy | 1 + | 1 | ||
| #27 | College of the Holy Cross | 1 | 1 +admitted | 2 | |
| #39 | Trinity College | 1 + | 1 | ||
| #46 | Connecticut College | 1 | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 3 |
| #56 | Wheaton College | 1 | 1 +admitted | 2 | |
| #63 | Gettysburg College | 1 + | 1 | ||
| #86 | Stonehill College | 1 | 1 +admitted | 2 | |
| #89 | Saint Anselm College | 1 | 1 +admitted | 2 | |
| #107 | Susquehanna University | 1 | 1 +admitted | 2 | |
| #116 | Hampden-Sydney College | 1 | 1 | ||
| #152 | Emmanuel College-Boston-MA | 1 | 1 +admitted | 2 | |
| #163 | Gordon College | 1 | 1 +admitted | 2 | |
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| Ranking | University/College | 2020-2022 | 2017-2019 | 2015-2017 | Total |
| All schools | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| #1 | University of Toronto | 1 | 1 | ||
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Calculus BC
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Chemistry
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Music Theory
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Art History
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Biology
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Calculus AB
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Calculus BC
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Chemistry
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Music Theory
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Spanish Language and Culture
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United States History
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Physics 1
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English Language and Composition
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French Language and Culture
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Computer Science A
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Computer Science Principles
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Statistics
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United States Government and Politics
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English Literature and Composition
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Studio Art: 2-D Design
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Baseball
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Cheerleading
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Fencing
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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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Fencing
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American Football
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Golf
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Soccer
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Softball
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Tennis
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Wrestling
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Ambassador Club
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Chamber Orchestra
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International Club
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Calculus Review Group
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Mock Trial
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Praise Choir
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Ambassador Club
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Chamber Orchestra
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International Club
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Calculus Review Group
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Mock Trial
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Praise Choir
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Student Council
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Yearbook
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Band
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Choir
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Music
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Music Theory
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Art History
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Portfolio
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Band
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Choir
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Music
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Music Theory
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Art History
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Portfolio
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Pottery
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3D Art
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Art
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