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 | 1 |
| #3 | Harvard College | 1 |
| #3 | Stanford University | 5 |
| #3 | Yale University | 3 |
| #6 | University of Chicago | 10 |
| #7 | Johns Hopkins University | 2 |
| #7 | University of Pennsylvania | 2 |
| #9 | California Institute of Technology | 1 |
| LAC #2 | Amherst College | 1 |
| #13 | Brown University | 2 |
| #15 | Washington University in St. Louis | 2 |
| LAC #3 | Pomona College | 1 |
| #17 | Cornell University | 7 |
| #20 | University of California: Berkeley | 14 |
| #20 | University of California: Los Angeles | 5 |
| #22 | Carnegie Mellon University | 2 |
| #22 | Georgetown University | 1 |
| #25 | New York University | 5 |
| #25 | University of Michigan | 4 |
| #25 | University of Southern California | 9 |
| LAC #5 | Wellesley College | 1 |
| #32 | Tufts University | 1 |
| #32 | University of California: Santa Barbara | 2 |
| #38 | University of California: Davis | 2 |
| #38 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 4 |
| #41 | Boston University | 5 |
| #44 | Northeastern University | 6 |
| #44 | Tulane University | 6 |
| LAC #9 | Claremont McKenna College | 2 |
| #51 | Purdue University | 1 |
| #55 | Pepperdine University | 1 |
| #55 | Santa Clara University | 4 |
| #55 | University of Washington | 2 |
| #62 | George Washington University | 4 |
| #62 | Syracuse University | 1 |
| #63 | St. Olaf College | 1 |
| LAC #13 | Vassar College | 1 |
| #67 | Texas A&M University | 1 |
| #67 | University of Connecticut | 2 |
| #72 | American University | 1 |
| #72 | Fordham University | 1 |
| #72 | Reed College | 4 |
| #72 | Sarah Lawrence College | 1 |
| LAC #15 | Davidson College | 1 |
| LAC #15 | Hamilton College | 1 |
| #77 | Loyola Marymount University | 2 |
| #77 | Michigan State University | 1 |
| #84 | Bennington College | 2 |
| #85 | University of Puget Sound | 2 |
| #89 | Texas Christian University | 1 |
| LAC #18 | Barnard College | 4 |
| #94 | Lewis & Clark College | 5 |
| Auburn University | 1 | |
| #105 | University of Oregon | 2 |
| #105 | University of San Francisco | 1 |
| #107 | Whittier College | 1 |
| #111 | Ohio Wesleyan University | 1 |
| Arizona State University | 1 | |
| #121 | Chapman University | 1 |
| #121 | University of Vermont | 1 |
| LAC #25 | Bates College | 3 |
| LAC #27 | Macalester College | 3 |
| #137 | DePaul University | 3 |
| LAC #29 | Harvey Mudd College | 2 |
| #151 | San Diego State University | 1 |
| #151 | University of La Verne | 2 |
| LAC #33 | Scripps College | 3 |
| LAC #36 | Mount Holyoke College | 1 |
| LAC #37 | Occidental College | 2 |
| LAC #39 | Denison University | 1 |
| LAC #39 | Trinity College | 5 |
| LAC #48 | Whitman College | 1 |
| LAC #55 | Connecticut College | 2 |
| LAC #60 | Bard College | 1 |
| American University of Paris | 1 | |
| Bentley University | 1 | |
| Butler University | 1 | |
| California Polytechnic State University: San Luis Obispo | 1 | |
| California State Polytechnic University: Pomona | 1 | |
| Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art | 1 | |
| Emerson College | 1 | |
| Manhattan College | 1 | |
| Oberlin College | 4 | |
| Penn State University Park | 1 | |
| Pratt Institute | 1 | |
| Santa Barbara City College | 1 | |
| The New School College of Performing Arts | 3 | |
| University of Alaska Fairbanks | 1 | |
| University of California: Riverside | 2 | |
| University of California: Santa Cruz | 5 | |
| University of Minnesota: Twin Cities | 1 |
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| Ranking | University/College | 2021-2023 | 2020-2022 | 2017 | Total |
| All schools | 150 | 145 | 43 | ||
| #1 | Princeton University | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| #3 | Harvard College | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| #3 | Stanford University | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| #5 | Yale University | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| #6 | University of Pennsylvania | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| #7 | California Institute of Technology | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| #9 | Brown University | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| #9 | Johns Hopkins University | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| #9 | Northwestern University | 2 | 2 | ||
| #12 | Cornell University | 7 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| #12 | Columbia University | 2 | 2 | ||
| #12 | University of Chicago | 10 | 11 | 2 | 23 |
| #15 | University of California: Los Angeles | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| #15 | University of California: Berkeley | 14 | 9 | 9 | 32 |
| #17 | Rice University | 1 | 1 | ||
| #18 | Vanderbilt University | 1 | 1 | ||
| #21 | University of Michigan | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| #22 | Georgetown University | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| #24 | Carnegie Mellon University | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| #24 | Washington University in St. Louis | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| #28 | University of Southern California | 9 | 14 | 23 | |
| #28 | University of California: Davis | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| #35 | University of California: Santa Barbara | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| #35 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
| #35 | New York University | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 |
| #40 | University of Washington | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| #40 | Tufts University | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| #43 | Boston University | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| #47 | Lehigh University | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| #47 | Texas A&M University | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| #51 | Purdue University | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| #53 | Northeastern University | 6 | 7 | 1 | 14 |
| #53 | University of Minnesota: Twin Cities | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| #58 | University of Connecticut | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| #60 | Santa Clara University | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| #60 | Brandeis University | 1 | 1 | ||
| #60 | Michigan State University | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| #67 | Syracuse University | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| #67 | George Washington University | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
| #73 | Tulane University | 6 | 8 | 14 | |
| #73 | Indiana University Bloomington | 1 | 1 | ||
| #76 | Pepperdine University | 1 | 1 | ||
| #76 | University of Delaware | 1 | 1 | ||
| #89 | Fordham University | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| #93 | Loyola Marymount University | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| #93 | Auburn University | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| #98 | Texas Christian University | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| #98 | University of Oregon | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| #105 | San Diego State University | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| #105 | American University | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| #105 | Arizona State University | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| #115 | University of San Francisco | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| #133 | Chapman University | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| #133 | University of Vermont | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| #151 | DePaul University | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| #170 | University of La Verne | 2 | 2 | ||
| #178 | Washington State University | 1 | 1 | ||
| #201 | The New School College of Performing Arts | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| #389 | University of Alaska Fairbanks | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| University of California: Santa Cruz | 5 | 4 | 1 | 10 | |
| University of California: Riverside | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| Penn State University Park | 1 | 1 | |||
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| Ranking | University/College | 2021-2023 | 2020-2022 | 2017 | Total |
| All schools | 57 | 44 | 8 | ||
| #2 | Amherst College | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| #4 | Swarthmore College | 1 | 1 | ||
| #4 | Wellesley College | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| #4 | Pomona College | 1 | 1 | ||
| #11 | Claremont McKenna College | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| #11 | Wesleyan University | 1 | 1 | ||
| #11 | Barnard College | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| #16 | Vassar College | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| #16 | Hamilton College | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| #16 | Davidson College | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| #16 | Harvey Mudd College | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| #21 | Haverford College | 1 | 1 | ||
| #24 | Bates College | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| #27 | Macalester College | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| #34 | Mount Holyoke College | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| #35 | Scripps College | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| #35 | Occidental College | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| #39 | Denison University | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| #39 | Trinity College | 5 | 1 | 6 | |
| #46 | Connecticut College | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| #46 | Whitman College | 1 | 1 | ||
| #51 | St. Olaf College | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| #67 | Reed College | 4 | 4 | ||
| #72 | Bard College | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| #89 | University of Puget Sound | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| #93 | Whittier College | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| #93 | Lewis & Clark College | 5 | 5 | 10 | |
| #100 | Sarah Lawrence College | 1 | 1 | ||
| #112 | Bennington College | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| #116 | Ohio Wesleyan University | 1 | 1 | ||
| Oberlin College | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||
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Art History
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Biology
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Chemistry
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Computer Science A
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Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism
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Physics C: Mechanics
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Basketball
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Cross Country
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Equestrain
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Golf
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Lacrosse
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Cross Country
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Swimming
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Tennis
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Volleyball
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Water Polo
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Alliance
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Amnesty International
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Animal Club
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Art
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Asian Culture
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Chess Club
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Alliance
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Amnesty International
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Animal Club
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Art
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Asian Culture
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Chess Club
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Classic Films & TV
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Green Guerillas
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Help Africa
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Junior Classical League (Latin)
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Korean Culture
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LINK (Liberty in North Korea)
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Math Club
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Red Cross
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Roots and Shoots
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Science Olympiad/Robotics
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Speech & Debate
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UNITY
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World Issues Club
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Young Democrats
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Young Republicans
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Acting
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Chamber Orchestra
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Music
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Production
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3D Design
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Ceramics
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Chamber Orchestra
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Ceramics
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