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 | Columbia University | 1 |
| #21 | Emory University | 1 |
| #27 | University of Southern California | 1 |
| #28 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 1 |
| #34 | University of California: San Diego | 1 |
| #38 | University of California: Davis | 1 |
| #42 | Boston University | 2 |
| #47 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 1 |
| #55 | University of Miami | 1 |
| #63 | George Washington University | 1 |
| #68 | St. Lawrence University | 1 |
| #72 | Sarah Lawrence College | 1 |
| #75 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 1 |
| #79 | American University | 1 |
| LAC #17 | Colgate University | 1 |
| #103 | Clark University | 1 |
| LAC #22 | University of Richmond | 1 |
| #117 | University of Vermont | 1 |
| #120 | Hampshire College | 1 |
| LAC #26 | Colorado College | 1 |
| LAC #30 | Kenyon College | 1 |
| LAC #30 | Mount Holyoke College | 2 |
| LAC #42 | Occidental College | 1 |
| #234 | University of Massachusetts Dartmouth | 1 |
| LAC #50 | Connecticut College | 1 |
| Fashion Institute of Technology | 1 | |
| Gaucher College | 1 | |
| Ithaca College | 1 | |
| Parsons The New School for Design | 1 | |
| Southern New Hampshire University | 1 | |
| Spellman College | 2 | |
| Stetson University | 1 | |
| University of Tampa | 1 |
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| Ranking | University/College | 2023 | 2022 | 2016-2020 | 2016-2019 | 2014-2018 | Total |
| All schools | 16 | 45 | 22 | 23 | 21 | ||
| #1 | Princeton University | 1 + | 1 + | 1 + | 3 | ||
| #2 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 1 + | 1 + | 2 | |||
| #3 | Stanford University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #9 | Johns Hopkins University | 1 + | 1 + | 1 + | 3 | ||
| #12 | Columbia University | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #12 | University of Chicago | 1 + | 1 | ||||
| #12 | Cornell University | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 1 + | 4 | |
| #15 | University of California: Los Angeles | 1 + | 1 | ||||
| #18 | Vanderbilt University | 1 + | 1 | ||||
| #22 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #24 | University of Virginia | 1 + | 1 | ||||
| #24 | Emory University | 1 | 1 + | 2 | |||
| #28 | University of Southern California | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #28 | University of California: San Diego | 1 | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 1 + | 5 |
| #28 | University of Florida | 1 + | 1 | ||||
| #28 | University of California: Davis | 1 | 1 | 1 + | 3 | ||
| #33 | University of California: Irvine | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 3 | ||
| #35 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 1 + | 1 | ||||
| #35 | New York University | 1 + | 1 + | 1 + | 3 | ||
| #40 | University of Washington | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 3 | ||
| #43 | Boston University | 2 | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 1 + | 6 |
| #47 | University of Rochester | 1 + | 1 + | 2 | |||
| #47 | University of Georgia | 1 + | 1 | ||||
| #47 | Wake Forest University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #47 | Lehigh University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #47 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #47 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #49 | Ohio State University: Columbus Campus | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #49 | Purdue University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #53 | Northeastern University | 1 | 1 + | 2 | |||
| #53 | Case Western Reserve University | 1 | 1 + | 2 | |||
| #57 | Penn State University Park | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #58 | University of Connecticut | 1 + | 1 + | 2 | |||
| #60 | Brandeis University | 2 | 1 + | 3 | |||
| #60 | Michigan State University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #60 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 1 | 1 + | 2 | |||
| #67 | Syracuse University | 1 | 1 + | 2 | |||
| #67 | University of Massachusetts Amherst | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #67 | University of Miami | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #67 | George Washington University | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 3 | ||
| #67 | Villanova University | 1 + | 1 | ||||
| #76 | SUNY University at Buffalo | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #82 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 3 | ||
| #82 | University of Illinois at Chicago | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #89 | Southern Methodist University | 1 + | 1 | ||||
| #89 | Fordham University | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 1 + | 4 | |
| #93 | Loyola Marymount University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #98 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #98 | Drexel University | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 3 | ||
| #105 | American University | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 1 + | 4 | |
| #105 | San Diego State University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #115 | Howard University | 1 + | 1 | ||||
| #124 | University of Denver | 1 + | 1 + | 2 | |||
| #133 | University of Vermont | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 3 | ||
| #133 | Elon University | 1 + | 1 | ||||
| #142 | Clark University | 1 | 1 | 1 + | 3 | ||
| #142 | University of the Pacific | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #142 | Clarkson University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #151 | DePaul University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #151 | University of Rhode Island | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #151 | Simmons University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #151 | Seton Hall University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #209 | University of Massachusetts Dartmouth | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #216 | University of Massachusetts Boston | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #216 | Springfield College | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #236 | Lipscomb University | 1 + | 1 | ||||
| #249 | University of Maine | 1 | 1 + | 2 | |||
| #260 | University of New England | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #280 | Old Dominion University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #332 | University of Findlay | 1 + | 1 | ||||
| Barry University | 1 | 1 | |||||
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| Ranking | University/College | 2023 | 2022 | 2016-2020 | 2016-2019 | 2014-2018 | Total |
| All schools | 11 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 6 | ||
| #4 | Wellesley College | 1 + | 1 | ||||
| #11 | Barnard College | 1 + | 1 | ||||
| #16 | Davidson College | 1 | 1 + | 2 | |||
| #16 | Smith College | 1 + | 1 + | 1 + | 3 | ||
| #16 | Vassar College | 1 + | 1 + | 2 | |||
| #21 | Colgate University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #25 | Colby College | 1 + | 1 + | 2 | |||
| #25 | University of Richmond | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #30 | Bryn Mawr College | 1 + | 1 + | 2 | |||
| #30 | Bucknell University | 1 + | 1 | ||||
| #33 | Colorado College | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #34 | Mount Holyoke College | 2 | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 5 | |
| #35 | Occidental College | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 1 + | 4 | |
| #36 | Oberlin College | 1 + | 1 + | 1 + | 3 | ||
| #38 | Skidmore College | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #39 | Kenyon College | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #45 | Union College | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #46 | Connecticut College | 1 | 1 | 1 + | 3 | ||
| #56 | Rhodes College | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #59 | St. Lawrence University | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #70 | Muhlenberg College | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #70 | Hobart and William Smith Colleges | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #73 | Lake Forest College | 1 + | 1 | ||||
| #75 | Willamette University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #75 | Lawrence University | 1 + | 1 | ||||
| #93 | Drew University | 1 | 1 + | 2 | |||
| #100 | Sarah Lawrence College | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #107 | Susquehanna University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #112 | Bennington College | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #116 | Saint Michael's College | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #124 | Hollins University | 1 + | 1 | ||||
| #139 | Hampshire College | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #174 | Marymount Manhattan College | 1 | 1 | ||||
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| Ranking | University/College | 2023 | 2022 | 2016-2020 | 2016-2019 | 2014-2018 | Total |
| All schools | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| #3 | McGill University | 1 + | 1 | ||||
| #12 | Dalhousie University | 1 | 1 | ||||
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