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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| #7 | Johns Hopkins University | 1 |
| #7 | University of Pennsylvania | 1 |
| #20 | University of California: Berkeley | 1 |
| #20 | University of California: Los Angeles | 1 |
| #25 | New York University | 1 |
| #25 | University of Southern California | 1 |
| #32 | University of California: Santa Barbara | 1 |
| #34 | University of California: Irvine | 1 |
| #34 | University of California: San Diego | 1 |
| #36 | Boston College | 1 |
| #38 | University of California: Davis | 1 |
| #41 | Boston University | 1 |
| #51 | Purdue University | 1 |
| #51 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 1 |
| #55 | Pepperdine University | 2 |
| #55 | Santa Clara University | 1 |
| #55 | University of Washington | 1 |
| LAC #11 | Middlebury College | 1 |
| #62 | George Washington University | 1 |
| #62 | Syracuse University | 1 |
| #67 | Texas A&M University | 1 |
| #67 | University of Connecticut | 1 |
| #76 | Willamette University | 1 |
| #77 | Baylor University | 1 |
| #85 | University of Puget Sound | 1 |
| #89 | Colorado School of Mines | 1 |
| #89 | Texas Christian University | 1 |
| LAC #18 | United States Air Force Academy | 1 |
| Auburn University | 1 | |
| #97 | University of Illinois at Chicago | 1 |
| #97 | University of San Diego | 1 |
| #100 | Saint Mary's College | 1 |
| #105 | University of Arizona | 1 |
| #105 | University of Oregon | 1 |
| #105 | University of Utah | 1 |
| #115 | Creighton University | 1 |
| Arizona State University | 1 | |
| #121 | Chapman University | 1 |
| #121 | Temple University | 1 |
| #121 | University of Missouri: Columbia | 1 |
| #137 | California State University: Long Beach | 1 |
| #137 | DePaul University | 1 |
| #137 | University of Alabama | 1 |
| #151 | Colorado State University | 1 |
| #151 | James Madison University | 1 |
| #151 | Oregon State University | 1 |
| #151 | University of the Pacific | 1 |
| #166 | California State University: Fullerton | 1 |
| #166 | University of Hawaii at Manoa | 1 |
| #176 | University of Idaho | 1 |
| #176 | University of Massachusetts Lowell | 1 |
| #176 | Valparaiso University | 1 |
| #182 | Oklahoma State University | 1 |
| #182 | University of Houston | 1 |
| LAC #37 | Occidental College | 1 |
| #194 | Biola University | 1 |
| #194 | California State University: San Bernardino | 1 |
| #212 | Washington State University | 1 |
| #219 | Seattle Pacific University | 1 |
| #234 | San Francisco State University | 1 |
| #250 | Abilene Christian University | 1 |
| #263 | Azusa Pacific University | 1 |
| #263 | George Fox University | 1 |
| #263 | Montana State University | 1 |
| #299 | Marymount University | 1 |
| #317 | Northern Arizona University | 1 |
| Boise State University | 1 | |
| Briar Cliff University | 1 | |
| Bryan College: Sacramento | 1 | |
| California Baptist University | 1 | |
| California Maritime Academy | 1 | |
| California Polytechnic State University: San Luis Obispo | 1 | |
| california state university channel islands | 1 | |
| California State University: Chico | 1 | |
| California State University: East Bay | 1 | |
| California State University: Fresno | 1 | |
| California State University: Los Angeles | 1 | |
| California State University: Monterey Bay | 1 | |
| California State University: Northridge | 1 | |
| California State University: San Marcos | 1 | |
| California State University: Stanislaus | 1 | |
| Carroll College | 1 | |
| Corban University | 1 | |
| Dallas Baptist University | 1 | |
| Dominican University | 1 | |
| Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University: Worldwide Campus | 1 | |
| Full Sail University | 1 | |
| Grand Canyon University | 1 | |
| Hastings College | 1 | |
| Holy Names University | 1 | |
| Mount St. Mary's University | 1 | |
| New York Institute of Technology | 1 | |
| Oral Roberts University | 1 | |
| Pacific Lutheran University | 1 | |
| Pacific Union College | 1 | |
| Penn State University Park | 1 | |
| Point Loma Nazarene University | 1 | |
| Pratt Institute | 1 | |
| Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | 1 | |
| San Diego Christian College | 1 | |
| Simpson University | 1 | |
| St. John's University | 1 | |
| Texas Southern University | 1 | |
| The Master's University and Seminary | 1 | |
| United States Military Academy | 1 | |
| University of California: Merced | 1 | |
| University of California: Riverside | 1 | |
| University of California: Santa Cruz | 1 | |
| University of Colorado Boulder | 1 | |
| University of Colorado Colorado Springs | 1 | |
| University of Nevada: Reno | 1 | |
| University of Portland | 1 | |
| University of St. Andrews | 1 | |
| University of Tennessee: Knoxville | 1 | |
| University of Westminster | 1 | |
| Valley City State University | 1 | |
| William Jessup University | 1 |
| Matriculation | ||||
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| Ranking | University/College | 2021 | 2014-2015 | Total |
| All schools | 77 | 15 | ||
| #6 | University of Pennsylvania | 1 admitted | 1 + | 2 |
| #9 | Johns Hopkins University | 1 admitted | 1 + | 2 |
| #15 | University of California: Los Angeles | 1 admitted | 1 + | 2 |
| #15 | University of California: Berkeley | 1 admitted | 1 + | 2 |
| #22 | Georgetown University | 1 + | 1 | |
| #28 | University of California: Davis | 1 admitted | 1 + | 2 |
| #28 | University of California: San Diego | 1 admitted | 1 + | 2 |
| #28 | University of Southern California | 1 admitted | 1 + | 2 |
| #33 | University of California: Irvine | 1 admitted | 1 + | 2 |
| #35 | New York University | 1 admitted | 1 + | 2 |
| #35 | University of California: Santa Barbara | 1 admitted | 1 + | 2 |
| #39 | Boston College | 1 admitted | 1 + | 2 |
| #40 | University of Washington | 1 admitted | 1 | |
| #43 | Boston University | 1 admitted | 1 | |
| #47 | Texas A&M University | 1 admitted | 1 | |
| #51 | Purdue University | 1 admitted | 1 + | 2 |
| #58 | University of Connecticut | 1 admitted | 1 | |
| #60 | Santa Clara University | 1 admitted | 1 | |
| #60 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 1 admitted | 1 | |
| #67 | George Washington University | 1 admitted | 1 | |
| #67 | Syracuse University | 1 admitted | 1 | |
| #76 | Pepperdine University | 2 admitted | 1 + | 3 |
| #76 | Colorado School of Mines | 1 admitted | 1 | |
| #82 | University of Illinois at Chicago | 1 admitted | 1 | |
| #89 | Temple University | 1 admitted | 1 | |
| #93 | Auburn University | 1 admitted | 1 | |
| #93 | Baylor University | 1 admitted | 1 | |
| #98 | Texas Christian University | 1 admitted | 1 | |
| #98 | University of San Diego | 1 admitted | 1 | |
| #98 | University of Oregon | 1 admitted | 1 | |
| #105 | Arizona State University | 1 admitted | 1 | |
| #105 | University of Colorado Boulder | 1 admitted | 1 | |
| #105 | California State University: Long Beach | 1 admitted | 1 | |
| #105 | University of Tennessee: Knoxville | 1 admitted | 1 | |
| #115 | University of Arizona | 1 admitted | 1 | |
| #115 | University of Utah | 1 admitted | 1 | |
| #124 | James Madison University | 1 admitted | 1 | |
| #124 | Creighton University | 1 admitted | 1 | |
| #124 | University of Missouri: Columbia | 1 admitted | 1 | |
| #133 | Chapman University | 1 admitted | 1 | |
| #133 | University of Houston | 1 admitted | 1 | |
| #133 | California State University: Fullerton | 1 admitted | 1 | |
| #137 | University of Alabama | 1 admitted | 1 | |
| #142 | University of the Pacific | 1 admitted | 1 | |
| #142 | Oregon State University | 1 admitted | 1 | |
| #151 | DePaul University | 1 admitted | 1 | |
| #151 | Colorado State University | 1 admitted | 1 | |
| #159 | University of Massachusetts Lowell | 1 admitted | 1 | |
| #163 | St. John's University | 1 admitted | 1 | |
| #170 | University of Hawaii at Manoa | 1 admitted | 1 | |
| #170 | California State University: San Bernardino | 1 admitted | 1 | |
| #178 | Washington State University | 1 admitted | 1 | |
| #178 | San Francisco State University | 1 admitted | 1 | |
| #185 | Oklahoma State University | 1 admitted | 1 | |
| #185 | University of Idaho | 1 admitted | 1 | |
| #185 | California State University: Fresno | 1 admitted | 1 | |
| #195 | University of Nevada: Reno | 1 admitted | 1 | |
| #201 | Valparaiso University | 1 admitted | 1 | |
| #236 | Biola University | 1 admitted | 1 | |
| #236 | Azusa Pacific University | 1 admitted | 1 | |
| #249 | Northern Arizona University | 1 admitted | 1 | |
| #269 | Seattle Pacific University | 1 admitted | 1 | |
| #269 | George Fox University | 1 admitted | 1 | |
| #280 | California State University: East Bay | 1 admitted | 1 | |
| #303 | Montana State University | 1 admitted | 1 | |
| #320 | Abilene Christian University | 1 admitted | 1 | |
| #320 | Marymount University | 1 admitted | 1 | |
| #332 | Boise State University | 1 admitted | 1 | |
| #376 | Dallas Baptist University | 1 admitted | 1 | |
| Texas Southern University | 1 admitted | 1 | ||
| Briar Cliff University | 1 admitted | 1 | ||
| Penn State University Park | 1 admitted | 1 | ||
| University of California: Merced | 1 admitted | 1 | ||
| University of California: Riverside | 1 admitted | 1 | ||
| University of California: Santa Cruz | 1 admitted | 1 + | 2 | |
| Grand Canyon University | 1 admitted | 1 | ||
| University of Colorado Colorado Springs | 1 admitted | 1 | ||
| Matriculation | ||||
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| Ranking | University/College | 2021 | 2014-2015 | Total |
| All schools | 8 | 2 | ||
| #7 | United States Air Force Academy | 1 admitted | 1 + | 2 |
| #11 | Middlebury College | 1 admitted | 1 | |
| #35 | Occidental College | 1 admitted | 1 | |
| #75 | Willamette University | 1 admitted | 1 | |
| #82 | Saint Mary's College | 1 admitted | 1 | |
| #89 | University of Puget Sound | 1 admitted | 1 | |
| #174 | Simpson University | 1 admitted | 1 | |
| United States Military Academy | 1 admitted | 1 + | 2 | |
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| Ranking | University/College | 2021 | 2014-2015 | Total |
| All schools | 2 | 0 | ||
| #33 | University of St. Andrews | 1 admitted | 1 | |
| #83 | University of Westminster | 1 admitted | 1 | |
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Physics 1
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Psychology
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Statistics
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Calculus AB
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Calculus BC
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Chemistry
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Physics 1
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Psychology
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Statistics
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English Language and Composition
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English Literature and Composition
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European History
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Microeconomics
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Spanish Language and Culture
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Spanish Literature and Culture
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Studio Art: 2-D Design
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United States Government and Politics
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United States History
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Studio Art: Drawing
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Physics 2
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Baseball
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International Quill & Scroll
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