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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#2 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 1 + |
#9 | California Institute of Technology | 1 + |
#10 | Northwestern University | 1 + |
#13 | Brown University | 1 + |
#18 | University of Notre Dame | 1 + |
#22 | Emory University | 1 + |
#25 | New York University | 1 + |
#25 | University of Michigan | 1 + |
#25 | University of Virginia | 1 + |
#29 | University of Florida | 1 + |
#36 | Boston College | 1 + |
#38 | University of Texas at Austin | 1 + |
#38 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 1 + |
#44 | Georgia Institute of Technology | 1 + |
#51 | Purdue University | 1 + |
#62 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 1 + |
#63 | Lawrence University | 1 + |
#67 | Texas A&M University | 1 + |
#67 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 1 + |
#72 | American University | 1 + |
#72 | Fordham University | 1 + |
#72 | Indiana University Bloomington | 1 + |
#72 | Knox College | 1 + |
#77 | Michigan State University | 1 + |
#81 | Beloit College | 1 + |
#83 | Marquette University | 1 + |
#83 | University of Iowa | 1 + |
SUNY University at Buffalo | 1 + | |
LAC #18 | United States Air Force Academy | 1 + |
#102 | Hope College | 1 + |
#105 | Miami University: Oxford | 1 + |
#105 | University of Arizona | 1 + |
#111 | St. Norbert College | 1 + |
#115 | Loyola University Chicago | 1 + |
#115 | University of South Carolina: Columbia | 1 + |
Arizona State University | 1 + | |
#121 | University of Kansas | 1 + |
#130 | Eckerd College | 1 + |
LAC #27 | Colorado College | 1 + |
#136 | Ripon College | 1 + |
#137 | DePaul University | 1 + |
#137 | Drake University | 1 + |
#137 | University of Kentucky | 1 + |
#151 | Colorado State University | 1 + |
#151 | Michigan Technological University | 1 + |
#151 | San Diego State University | 1 + |
#166 | Bradley University | 1 + |
#166 | University of Hawaii at Manoa | 1 + |
#166 | Xavier University | 1 + |
#176 | Valparaiso University | 1 + |
#182 | University of Louisville | 1 + |
#212 | Ball State University | 1 + |
#219 | Illinois State University | 1 + |
#250 | Central Michigan University | 1 + |
#263 | Southern Illinois University Carbondale | 1 + |
#263 | St. Ambrose University | 1 + |
Alverno College | 1 + | |
Augsburg University | 1 + | |
Brigham Young University-Hawaii | 1 + | |
Cardinal Stritch University | 1 + | |
Carroll University | 1 + | |
Carthage College | 1 + | |
College of Charleston | 1 + | |
Columbia College Chicago | 1 + | |
Community College of Rhode Island | 1 + | |
Concordia University | 1 + | |
Concordia University Chicago | 1 + | |
Dominican University | 1 + | |
Edgewood College | 1 + | |
Fort Lewis College | 1 + | |
Franciscan University of Steubenville | 1 + | |
Holy Cross College | 1 + | |
Illinois Institute of Art: Chicago | 1 + | |
Iowa State University | 1 + | |
Marian University-Indianapolis-IN | 1 + | |
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design | 1 + | |
Milwaukee School of Engineering | 1 + | |
Mount Mary University | 1 + | |
Northland College | 1 + | |
Ohio State University: Columbus Campus | 1 + | |
Penn State University Park | 1 + | |
Roosevelt University | 1 + | |
Saint Xavier University | 1 + | |
Silver Lake College of the Holy Family | 1 + | |
Southern Adventist University | 1 + | |
Spalding University | 1 + | |
St. John's University | 1 + | |
St. Mary's University of Minnesota | 1 + | |
The Citadel | 1 + | |
United States Coast Guard Academy | 1 + | |
United States Military Academy | 1 + | |
University of Colorado Boulder | 1 + | |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 1 + | |
University of Minnesota: Duluth | 1 + | |
University of Minnesota: Twin Cities | 1 + | |
University of Tennessee: Knoxville | 1 + | |
University of Texas at Dallas | 1 + | |
Wells College | 1 + | |
Western Illinois University | 1 + | |
Wichita State University | 1 + | |
Winona State University | 1 + | |
Wisconsin Lutheran College | 1 + |
Matriculation | ||||
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Ranking | University/College | 2020-2022 | 2017-2019 | Total |
All schools | 59 | 45 | ||
#2 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 1 + | 1 | |
#7 | California Institute of Technology | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 2 |
#9 | Northwestern University | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 2 |
#9 | Brown University | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 2 |
#20 | University of Notre Dame | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 2 |
#21 | University of Michigan | 1 + | 1 | |
#24 | University of Virginia | 1 + | 1 | |
#24 | Emory University | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 2 |
#28 | University of California: Davis | 1 +admitted | 1 | |
#28 | University of Florida | 1 + | 1 | |
#33 | Georgia Institute of Technology | 1 + | 1 | |
#35 | New York University | 1 + | 1 | |
#35 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 1 + | 1 | |
#38 | University of Texas at Austin | 1 + | 1 | |
#39 | Boston College | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 2 |
#47 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 2 |
#47 | Texas A&M University | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 2 |
#51 | Purdue University | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 2 |
#53 | University of Minnesota: Twin Cities | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 2 |
#60 | Michigan State University | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 2 |
#73 | Indiana University Bloomington | 1 + | 1 | |
#76 | SUNY University at Buffalo | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 2 |
#82 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 2 |
#86 | Marquette University | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 2 |
#89 | Fordham University | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 2 |
#93 | University of Iowa | 1 + | 1 | |
#105 | University of Tennessee: Knoxville | 1 + | 1 | |
#105 | University of Colorado Boulder | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 2 |
#105 | San Diego State University | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 2 |
#105 | American University | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 2 |
#105 | Arizona State University | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 2 |
#115 | University of Arizona | 1 + | 1 | |
#124 | University of South Carolina: Columbia | 1 + | 1 | |
#133 | Miami University: Oxford | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 2 |
#142 | Loyola University Chicago | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 2 |
#151 | Colorado State University | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 2 |
#151 | DePaul University | 1 + | 1 | |
#151 | Michigan Technological University | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 2 |
#151 | University of Kansas | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 2 |
#159 | University of Kentucky | 1 + | 1 | |
#163 | St. John's University | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 2 |
#170 | University of Hawaii at Manoa | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 2 |
#178 | Drake University | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 2 |
#185 | Bradley University | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 2 |
#195 | University of Louisville | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 2 |
#201 | Valparaiso University | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 2 |
#201 | Xavier University | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 2 |
#209 | Illinois State University | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 2 |
#216 | Ball State University | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 2 |
#260 | Central Michigan University | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 2 |
#280 | Southern Illinois University Carbondale | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 2 |
#296 | Edgewood College | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 2 |
#320 | St. Ambrose University | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 2 |
#332 | Wichita State University | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 2 |
#390 | Roosevelt University | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 2 |
University of Texas at Dallas | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 2 | |
Ohio State University: Columbus Campus | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 2 | |
Penn State University Park | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 2 | |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 2 | |
Iowa State University | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 2 |
Matriculation | ||||
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Ranking | University/College | 2020-2022 | 2017-2019 | Total |
All schools | 11 | 9 | ||
#7 | United States Air Force Academy | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 2 |
#33 | Colorado College | 1 + | 1 | |
#75 | Knox College | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 2 |
#75 | Lawrence University | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 2 |
#86 | Beloit College | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 2 |
#93 | St. Norbert College | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 2 |
#100 | Hope College | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 2 |
#130 | Eckerd College | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 2 |
#146 | Ripon College | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 2 |
#152 | Wells College | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 2 |
United States Military Academy | 1 + | 1 |
Matriculation | ||||
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Ranking | University/College | 2020-2022 | 2017-2019 | Total |
All schools | 1 | 0 | ||
#21 | Concordia University | 1 + | 1 |
Biology
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Calculus AB
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English Language and Composition
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Macroeconomics
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Microeconomics
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Physics 1
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Biology
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Calculus AB
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English Language and Composition
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Macroeconomics
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Microeconomics
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Physics 1
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Psychology
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Spanish Language and Culture
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Statistics
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Studio Art: 2-D Design
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United States Government and Politics
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Computer Science Principles
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United States History
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English Literature and Composition
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Baseball
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Basketball
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Bowling
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Cross Country
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American Football
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Golf
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Baseball
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Basketball
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Bowling
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Cross Country
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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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Swimming
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Tennis
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Track and Field
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Volleyball
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Wrestling
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Ambassadors
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Art Club
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Cavalier Coaches
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Chess & Board Game Club
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Faith In A Cure
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Green Club
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Ambassadors
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Art Club
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Cavalier Coaches
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Chess & Board Game Club
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Faith In A Cure
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Green Club
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Latino Student Organization
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MORE Robotics
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National Art Honor Society
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National Honor Society
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Native Circle
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Student Council
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Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD)
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Theater
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Tri-M
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Chorus
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Guitar
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Performing
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Piano
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Theater Design
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Ceramics
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Chorus
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Guitar
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Performing
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Piano
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Theater Design
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Ceramics
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Drawing
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Painting
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Photography
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Design
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