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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| #1 | Princeton University | 3 |
| #2 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 3 |
| #3 | Harvard College | 3 |
| #3 | Stanford University | 1 |
| #3 | Yale University | 4 |
| #6 | University of Chicago | 2 |
| #7 | Johns Hopkins University | 12 |
| #7 | University of Pennsylvania | 4 |
| #10 | Duke University | 1 |
| #10 | Northwestern University | 2 |
| #12 | Dartmouth College | 3 |
| #13 | Brown University | 2 |
| #13 | Vanderbilt University | 2 |
| #15 | Rice University | 4 |
| #15 | Washington University in St. Louis | 6 |
| #17 | Cornell University | 4 |
| #18 | Columbia University | 2 |
| #18 | University of Notre Dame | 4 |
| #20 | University of California: Berkeley | 1 |
| #20 | University of California: Los Angeles | 1 |
| LAC #4 | Swarthmore College | 2 |
| #22 | Carnegie Mellon University | 5 |
| #22 | Emory University | 1 |
| #22 | Georgetown University | 9 |
| #25 | New York University | 7 |
| #25 | University of Michigan | 3 |
| #25 | University of Southern California | 3 |
| #25 | University of Virginia | 3 |
| LAC #5 | Wellesley College | 3 |
| #29 | University of Florida | 1 |
| #29 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 1 |
| #29 | Wake Forest University | 3 |
| LAC #6 | Carleton College | 1 |
| LAC #6 | United States Naval Academy | 1 |
| #32 | Tufts University | 5 |
| #34 | University of California: Irvine | 2 |
| #36 | Boston College | 8 |
| #36 | University of Rochester | 3 |
| #38 | University of California: Davis | 1 |
| #41 | Boston University | 7 |
| #44 | Case Western Reserve University | 6 |
| #44 | Northeastern University | 5 |
| #44 | Tulane University | 7 |
| #51 | Purdue University | 1 |
| #51 | Villanova University | 2 |
| #55 | University of Miami | 2 |
| LAC #11 | Middlebury College | 3 |
| LAC #11 | Washington and Lee University | 2 |
| #62 | George Washington University | 3 |
| #62 | Syracuse University | 2 |
| #62 | University of Pittsburgh | 1 |
| #62 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 5 |
| LAC #13 | Smith College | 2 |
| LAC #13 | Vassar College | 1 |
| #72 | Fordham University | 1 |
| #72 | Indiana University Bloomington | 1 |
| #72 | Reed College | 1 |
| #72 | Southern Methodist University | 1 |
| LAC #15 | Davidson College | 7 |
| LAC #15 | Grinnell College | 1 |
| LAC #15 | Hamilton College | 1 |
| #77 | Baylor University | 1 |
| #77 | Clemson University | 2 |
| #84 | Bennington College | 1 |
| #85 | Washington College | 2 |
| #89 | Elon University | 1 |
| #89 | Howard University | 2 |
| #89 | University of Delaware | 8 |
| #89 | Ursinus College | 1 |
| LAC #18 | Barnard College | 2 |
| LAC #18 | Colgate University | 2 |
| LAC #18 | Haverford College | 1 |
| LAC #18 | University of Richmond | 2 |
| LAC #18 | Wesleyan University | 2 |
| Auburn University | 1 | |
| #97 | University of San Diego | 1 |
| #105 | Drexel University | 1 |
| #105 | Miami University: Oxford | 1 |
| #105 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 1 |
| #105 | University of Denver | 1 |
| #115 | University of South Carolina: Columbia | 2 |
| LAC #24 | Colby College | 2 |
| #121 | Temple University | 1 |
| #121 | University of Vermont | 2 |
| LAC #27 | Macalester College | 1 |
| #137 | University of Alabama | 2 |
| LAC #31 | Bryn Mawr College | 1 |
| LAC #31 | Kenyon College | 1 |
| LAC #33 | College of the Holy Cross | 2 |
| #166 | Hofstra University | 1 |
| #176 | Catholic University of America | 1 |
| LAC #36 | Mount Holyoke College | 2 |
| LAC #37 | Bucknell University | 1 |
| LAC #39 | Denison University | 2 |
| LAC #39 | Lafayette College | 1 |
| LAC #39 | Skidmore College | 1 |
| LAC #39 | Trinity College | 3 |
| #219 | Widener University | 1 |
| #234 | Pace University | 1 |
| LAC #51 | Dickinson College | 5 |
| LAC #55 | Connecticut College | 3 |
| #299 | Old Dominion University | 1 |
| LAC #61 | Gettysburg College | 1 |
| #317 | Morgan State University | 1 |
| Babson College | 1 | |
| Bentley University | 3 | |
| Coastal Carolina University | 1 | |
| College of Charleston | 1 | |
| College of William and Mary | 5 | |
| Community College of Baltimore County | 1 | |
| Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University: Worldwide Campus | 1 | |
| Emerson College | 1 | |
| Florida Southern College | 1 | |
| Franklin & Marshall College | 1 | |
| Harford Community College | 1 | |
| Loyola University Maryland | 2 | |
| Notre Dame of Maryland University | 1 | |
| Oberlin College | 2 | |
| Ohio State University: Columbus Campus | 1 | |
| Penn State University Park | 5 | |
| Pratt Institute | 1 | |
| Providence College | 1 | |
| Roosevelt University | 1 | |
| Rutgers University | 1 | |
| Stevenson University | 1 | |
| Towson University | 1 | |
| University of Colorado Boulder | 1 | |
| University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 1 | |
| University of Maryland: College Park | 18 | |
| University of Tampa | 2 | |
| University of Tennessee: Knoxville | 1 | |
| University of Toronto | 1 | |
| Wheaton College-Norton-MA | 1 | |
| Xavier University of Louisiana | 1 |
| Matriculation | |||||||
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| Ranking | University/College | 2020-2023 | 2020-2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | Total |
| All schools | 230 | 70 | 61 | 19 | 43 | ||
| #1 | Princeton University | 3 | 1 + | 1 | 5 | ||
| #2 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 3 | 1 + | 2 | 6 | ||
| #3 | Harvard College | 3 | 1 + | 2 | 6 | ||
| #3 | Stanford University | 1 | 1 + | 2 | |||
| #5 | Yale University | 4 | 1 + | 5 | |||
| #6 | University of Pennsylvania | 4 | 1 + | 1 | 6 | ||
| #7 | Duke University | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #9 | Brown University | 2 | 1 + | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| #9 | Johns Hopkins University | 12 | 1 + | 3 | 1 + | 17 | |
| #9 | Northwestern University | 2 | 1 + | 1 + | 1 | 5 | |
| #12 | University of Chicago | 2 | 1 + | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| #12 | Columbia University | 2 | 1 + | 1 | 4 | ||
| #12 | Cornell University | 4 | 1 + | 1 | 1 + | 1 | 8 |
| #15 | University of California: Los Angeles | 1 | 1 + | 2 | |||
| #15 | University of California: Berkeley | 1 | 1 + | 2 | |||
| #17 | Rice University | 4 | 1 + | 1 | 1 + | 1 | 8 |
| #18 | Dartmouth College | 3 | 1 + | 1 + | 1 | 6 | |
| #18 | Vanderbilt University | 2 | 1 + | 1 + | 4 | ||
| #20 | University of Notre Dame | 4 | 1 + | 1 | 6 | ||
| #21 | University of Michigan | 3 | 1 + | 1 | 1 + | 6 | |
| #22 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 1 | 1 + | 2 | 1 + | 5 | |
| #22 | Georgetown University | 9 | 1 + | 1 | 1 | 12 | |
| #24 | University of Virginia | 3 | 1 + | 4 | |||
| #24 | Emory University | 1 | 1 + | 2 | |||
| #24 | Washington University in St. Louis | 6 | 1 + | 1 | 8 | ||
| #24 | Carnegie Mellon University | 5 | 1 + | 2 | 8 | ||
| #28 | University of Florida | 1 | 1 + | 1 | 3 | ||
| #28 | University of California: Davis | 1 | 1 + | 1 | 3 | ||
| #28 | University of Southern California | 3 | 1 + | 2 | 1 + | 7 | |
| #33 | Georgia Institute of Technology | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #33 | University of California: Irvine | 2 | 1 + | 1 | 1 + | 5 | |
| #35 | New York University | 7 | 1 + | 2 | 1 + | 11 | |
| #39 | Boston College | 8 | 1 + | 3 | 1 | 13 | |
| #40 | Tufts University | 5 | 1 + | 6 | |||
| #40 | Rutgers University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #43 | Boston University | 7 | 1 + | 1 + | 9 | ||
| #47 | Lehigh University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #47 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 5 | 1 + | 4 | 10 | ||
| #47 | University of Rochester | 3 | 1 + | 2 | 1 + | 1 | 8 |
| #47 | Wake Forest University | 3 | 1 + | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| #48 | University of Texas at Austin | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #51 | Purdue University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #53 | Northeastern University | 5 | 1 + | 3 | 1 + | 10 | |
| #53 | College of William and Mary | 5 | 1 + | 1 + | 7 | ||
| #53 | Case Western Reserve University | 6 | 1 + | 2 | 1 + | 10 | |
| #60 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #67 | Villanova University | 2 | 2 | ||||
| #67 | University of Pittsburgh | 1 | 1 + | 2 | |||
| #67 | George Washington University | 3 | 1 + | 1 | 5 | ||
| #67 | University of Miami | 2 | 1 + | 1 + | 4 | ||
| #67 | Syracuse University | 2 | 1 + | 3 | |||
| #73 | Tulane University | 7 | 1 + | 4 | 1 + | 13 | |
| #73 | Indiana University Bloomington | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 3 | ||
| #76 | University of Delaware | 8 | 1 + | 1 | 1 + | 1 | 12 |
| #76 | Pepperdine University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #82 | University of Illinois at Chicago | 1 + | 1 | ||||
| #86 | Clemson University | 2 | 1 + | 1 + | 4 | ||
| #89 | Temple University | 1 | 1 + | 1 | 3 | ||
| #89 | Fordham University | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #89 | Southern Methodist University | 1 | 1 + | 2 | |||
| #93 | Auburn University | 1 | 1 + | 2 | |||
| #93 | Baylor University | 1 | 1 + | 2 | |||
| #98 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 3 | ||
| #98 | Drexel University | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 3 | ||
| #98 | Texas Christian University | 1 + | 1 | ||||
| #98 | University of San Diego | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 3 | ||
| #105 | University of Tennessee: Knoxville | 1 | 1 + | 2 | |||
| #105 | University of Colorado Boulder | 1 | 1 + | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| #115 | Howard University | 2 | 1 + | 2 | 5 | ||
| #124 | James Madison University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #124 | University of South Carolina: Columbia | 2 | 1 + | 3 | |||
| #124 | University of Denver | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #133 | Miami University: Oxford | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 3 | ||
| #133 | University of Vermont | 2 | 1 + | 3 | |||
| #133 | Elon University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #137 | University of Alabama | 2 | 1 + | 1 + | 1 | 5 | |
| #159 | University of Kentucky | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #178 | Catholic University of America | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 3 | ||
| #185 | Hofstra University | 1 | 1 + | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| #201 | La Salle University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #209 | Chatham University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #227 | Widener University | 1 | 1 + | 1 | 3 | ||
| #249 | Pace University | 1 | 1 + | 1 | 3 | ||
| #260 | Loyola University New Orleans | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #280 | Old Dominion University | 1 | 1 + | 1 | 3 | ||
| #332 | Morgan State University | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #390 | Roosevelt University | 1 | 1 + | 1 | 3 | ||
| University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| University of Maryland: College Park | 18 | 1 + | 3 | 1 + | 23 | ||
| Ohio State University: Columbus Campus | 1 | 1 + | 1 | 3 | |||
| Penn State University Park | 5 | 1 + | 1 | 1 + | 8 | ||
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| Ranking | University/College | 2020-2023 | 2020-2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | Total |
| All schools | 68 | 28 | 13 | 11 | 14 | ||
| #1 | Williams College | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #3 | United States Naval Academy | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #4 | Wellesley College | 3 | 1 + | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| #4 | Swarthmore College | 2 | 2 | ||||
| #9 | Carleton College | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #11 | Grinnell College | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 3 | ||
| #11 | Barnard College | 2 | 1 + | 1 | 1 + | 5 | |
| #11 | Wesleyan University | 2 | 2 | ||||
| #11 | Middlebury College | 3 | 1 + | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| #16 | Vassar College | 1 | 1 + | 1 | 3 | ||
| #16 | Davidson College | 7 | 1 + | 1 | 1 + | 10 | |
| #16 | Smith College | 2 | 1 + | 1 + | 4 | ||
| #16 | Hamilton College | 1 | 1 + | 2 | |||
| #16 | Harvey Mudd College | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #21 | Colgate University | 2 | 1 + | 3 | |||
| #21 | Washington and Lee University | 2 | 1 + | 1 | 4 | ||
| #21 | Haverford College | 1 | 1 + | 1 | 3 | ||
| #25 | University of Richmond | 2 | 1 + | 2 | 5 | ||
| #25 | Colby College | 2 | 1 + | 3 | |||
| #27 | College of the Holy Cross | 2 | 1 + | 1 | 4 | ||
| #27 | Macalester College | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 3 | ||
| #30 | Bryn Mawr College | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #30 | Lafayette College | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #30 | Bucknell University | 1 | 1 + | 1 | 1 + | 4 | |
| #33 | Colorado College | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #34 | Mount Holyoke College | 2 | 1 + | 1 | 4 | ||
| #35 | Franklin & Marshall College | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 3 | ||
| #38 | Skidmore College | 1 | 1 + | 1 | 3 | ||
| #39 | Trinity College | 3 | 1 + | 1 | 1 + | 6 | |
| #39 | Kenyon College | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 3 | ||
| #39 | Denison University | 2 | 1 + | 1 | 1 + | 5 | |
| #46 | Dickinson College | 5 | 1 + | 1 + | 7 | ||
| #46 | Connecticut College | 3 | 1 + | 4 | |||
| #56 | Rhodes College | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #63 | Gettysburg College | 1 | 1 + | 2 | |||
| #67 | Reed College | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #70 | Hobart and William Smith Colleges | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #75 | Wheaton College-Norton-MA | 1 | 1 + | 2 | |||
| #86 | Ursinus College | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #93 | Washington College | 2 | 1 + | 3 | |||
| #112 | Bennington College | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 3 | ||
| #159 | Claflin University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Oberlin College | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||
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| Ranking | University/College | 2020-2023 | 2020-2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | Total |
| All schools | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| #1 | University of Toronto | 1 | 1 + | 1 | 3 | ||
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Art History
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Chemistry
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Latin
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Spanish Literature and Culture
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United States Government and Politics
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World History
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Computer Science Principles
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Badminton
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Basketball
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Cross Country
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Dance
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Field Hockey
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Badminton
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Debate Club
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Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA)
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Ethics Bowl
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Girls Who Code
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Classics Club
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Debate Club
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Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA)
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Ethics Bowl
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Girls Who Code
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HOSA (Future Health Professionals)
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It's Academic
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Mawrtian Makers
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Mock Trial
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Model Congress
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Model United Nations (Model UN)
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Philosophy Club
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Women in Business
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Animal Awareness Club
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Arab-American Perspectives
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Asian Student Union (ASU)
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Atheist & Agnostic Student Union
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Baltimore Hunger Project
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Black Student Union (BSU)
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Bryn Marxists
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Catch a Lift
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Empowerment Club
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Gender & Sexuality Alliance (GSA)
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GirlUp
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International Rescue Committee Club
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Jewish Student Union (JSU)
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Love Your Melon
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Muslim Student Association (MSA)
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National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
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One Love
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Ronald McDonald House Club
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South Asian Student Union
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Special Needs Advocacy Club (SNAC)
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Students Demand Action
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Sunrise Movement Club
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Teens Fighting Alzheimer's
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Young Democrats
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Young Republicans
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Art Club
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Caribbean & African Culture Club
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Drama-Rama Club
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Fashion Club
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French Club
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Spanish Club
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3XL Dance Crew
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Desu Club
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Dungeons & Dragons Club
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Easier Said Than Run
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Fellowship of Christians in Universities and Schools (FOCUS)
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Nature Club
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Turning the Page
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Writer's Block
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