Swarthmore College

GOLD STANDARD SCHOOL Type: College Size:  Small (1,791 Undergraduate Only); Style: STEM-Weighted Liberal Arts with Thesis/Capstone Honors College: Yes Affiliations: Tri-College Consortium (Haverford/Bryn Mawr); University of Pennsylvania Student Body: Undergraduate Only (1620 Students) Testing: SAT/ACT  Admissions: 13% (Class Size 415); Early Decision 33% Students of Color: 36.8% Male-Female: 49.5%-50.5% Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 8:1 Freshman Retention Rate: 98% Freshman Graduating After 4 Years: 87% […]

Harvey Mudd College

TOP STEM SCHOOL Type: College Size:  Small (800 Undergraduate); Honors College: N/A Affiliations: Claremont College Consortium (Pomona College, Claremont McKenna, Pitzer, Scripps) Student Body: Undergraduate  (851 Students) Testing: SAT Reading: 670-760; Math: 730-800;  ACT: 29-33  Math II Subject Test: 750-800 Admissions: Applied: 4119; Accepted: 533  (12.9%); Class Size: 215; Early Decision 25% Average GPA: 3.9 (70% over 3.75) […]

Reed College

Type: College Size:  Small (1,430 Undergraduate; 23 Graduate); Style: Gold Standard School/Mini-Ivy Honors College: N/A Affiliations: Student Body: Undergraduate  (1453 Students) Testing: SAT: 1930-2210;  ACT: 29-33  (SAT/ACT Optional School) Admissions: Applied: 5,396; Accepted: 1888  (34.9%); Class Size: 421; Early Decision 70% Average GPA: 3.9 (70% over 3.75) Students of Color: 18.96% Male-Female: 46.5%-53.5% Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 9:1 Freshman Retention Rate: 90% Freshman […]

Bates College

GOLD STANDARD SCHOOL / MINI IVY Type: College Size:  Small (1,791 Undergraduate); Style: Liberal Arts with Thesis/Capstone Honors College: N/A Affiliations: Student Body: Undergraduate  (1773 Students) Testing: Test Optional  Admissions: 21.6% (Class Size 517); Early Decision 51.1% Students of Color: 22.8% Male-Female: 49%-51% Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 10:1 Freshman Retention Rate: 94.6% Freshman Graduating After 4 Years: 83.5% Attend a Graduate School within 10 Years: […]

University of Miami

Type: University Size:  Large 16,774 Style: Dynamic & Progressive Affiliations:  N/A Honors College: Honors Program (Separate Admission) Student Body: Undergraduate: 11,273; Graduate:5,501 Testing: SAT:1780-2070/ACT: 28-32 Admissions: 38% (33,415 Applicants) Students of Color: 58.1%  (His.: 21.5%; AA: 7.3%; AS: 5.6%  NA: 15.3%) Male-Female: 49%-51% Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 16:1 Freshman Retention Rate: 93.0% Freshman Graduating After 4 Years: 68%; 6 Years: 81% Attend a Graduate […]

Amherst College

Amherst College

Gold Standard School Type: Liberal Arts Size:  Small (1,800 Undergraduate); Style: Formal, Focused and Motivated Affiliations: Five College Consortium (Take courses at Hampshire, Smith, UMass Amherst, Mount Holyoke);  Participant in the Twelve-College Exchange Program; Student Body: Undergraduate Testing: SAT/ACT; 2 SAT Subject Tests  Admissions: 14% Accepted; 10% of the 14% Early Decision; 41% of Accepted Matriculate Students of Color: 45% […]

Williams College

Williams College

Gold Standard School Type: Liberal Arts Size:  Mid-Size (2,000 Undergraduate) Style: Strong, warm community, highly motivated Student Body: Predominantly Undergraduate Admissions: 17% Admitted Overall; 40.3% Early Decision Pool Students of Color: 36% Freshman Retention Rate: 97% Freshman Graduating After 4 Years: 89% within four years; 95% within 6 (Dual Major); Testing: SAT/ACT; 2 SAT Subject Tests  Travel Cost/Time/Airport: Mod./ […]