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% […]
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% […]
Wesleyan University is a great school but buyer beware: We drop them two diamonds because of their apparent donut hole in funding, the two-tiered tuition cost structure, and a less-than-candid total cost structure that is nestled into their admissions pitch.
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./ […]
