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% […]
Type: Public Research University Size: Very Large; Style: Factory Honors College: Offered by Department/School Affiliations: University of California (UC) System Student Body: Total: 38,276 Undergraduate :27,496; Graduate: 10,708 Testing: ACT: 32 (In-State:31; Out-of-State: 33; International: 33) SAT: (Old system): 2143 (In-State: 2045; Out-of-State: 2204; International: 2182 Admissions: Applied: 82,573 (In-State: 45,786, Out-of-State: 21,219, International: 15,568); Accepted: 14,433 (In-State: 9,758,, Out-of-State: […]
Type: College Size: Small Style: Non-Traditional/Outside-the-Box Honors College: N/A Affiliations: Five College Consortium (UMass Amherst; Amherst College; Smith; Mount Holyoke) Student Body: Undergraduate (1376 Students) Testing: NO SAT/ACT Required Admissions: Applied: 2671; Accepted: 1789 (67%); Class Size: 331; Early Decision 81% Average GPA: 3.45 Students of Color: 31% Male-Female: 41%-58% Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 10.6:1 Freshman Retention Rate: 82% Freshman Graduating […]
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) […]
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 […]
Type: College Size: Very Small (1,000) Style: Hands On/Engaged Affiliations: N/A Honors College: N/A Student Body: Undergraduate: 950; Graduate: 50 Testing: SAT:1460-2360/ACT: 28-35 Admissions: 30 in Architecture, 65 in Art and 125-145 in Engineering Students of Color: 45.7% (His.: 12%; AA: 6.4%; AS:23.6%) Male-Female: 66%-34% Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 16:1 Freshman Retention Rate: 97.0% Freshman Graduating After 4 Years: 68%; 6 Years: 81% Attend […]
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: […]
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 […]
Type: Conservatory Size: Large† (4,402 Undergraduate); Style: Factory with good networking Affiliations: 19 International Partner Schools and a campus in Valencia, Spain. Student Body: Undergraduate/Graduate Testing: No SAT/ACT Requirement Admissions: 19% Accepted out of approx 5500 who apply Students of Color: 29.9% Freshman Retention Rate: 86.1% Freshman Graduating After 4 Years: 40.8% Travel Cost/Time/Airport: Low,Moderate Boston Logan (Major Hub) […]
Type: University Size: Large (49,785; Undergrad: 32,008; Grad:16,272); Style: Overwhelmed and overreaching Affiliations: Honors College: Honors Program (Separate Admission) Student Body: Undergraduate; Graduate Testing: SAT:1810-2060/ACT: 27-31 Admissions: 39% Students of Color: 30.1% (His.: 15.67%; AA: 6.63%; AS: 7.41% NA: 0.3%) Freshman Retention Rate: 96.0%† Freshman Graduating After 4 Years: 67% Attend a Graduate School within 10 Years: Travel Cost/Time/Airport: Car: […]
