College playbooks · By Admission Science

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A two-minute playbook for each school: who gets in, what it costs, where the trade-offs hide, and the angles that win applications there.

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Agnes Scott CollegeDecatur, GA Allegheny CollegeMeadville, PA American UniversityWashington, DC Amherst CollegeAmherst, MA Arizona State UniversityTempe, AZ Auburn UniversityAuburn, AL Babson CollegeWellesley, MA Barnard CollegeNew York, NY Bates CollegeLewiston, ME Beloit CollegeBeloit, WI Bennington CollegeBennington, VT Berklee College of MusicBoston, MA Berry CollegeMount Berry, GA Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA Boston UniversityBoston, MA Bowdoin CollegeBrunswick, ME Brandeis UniversityWaltham, MA Brigham Young UniversityProvo, UT Brown UniversityProvidence, RI Bucknell UniversityLewisburg, PA Cal Poly San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, CA California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA Carleton CollegeNorthfield, MN Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, OH Centre CollegeDanville, KY Chapman UniversityOrange, CA Claremont McKenna CollegeClaremont, CA Clemson UniversityClemson, SC Colby CollegeWaterville, ME Colgate UniversityHamilton, NY College of CharlestonCharleston, SC College of the Holy CrossWorcester, MA College of William & MaryWilliamsburg, VA College of WoosterWooster, OH Colorado CollegeColorado Springs, CO Colorado School of MinesGolden, CO Columbia UniversityNew York, NY Connecticut CollegeNew London, CT Cooper UnionNew York, NY Cornell CollegeMount Vernon, IA Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY Creighton UniversityOmaha, NE Curtis Institute of MusicPhiladelphia, PA Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NH Davidson CollegeDavidson, NC Deep Springs CollegeDeep Springs, CA Denison UniversityGranville, OH DePauw UniversityGreencastle, IN Dickinson CollegeCarlisle, PA Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PA Duke UniversityDurham, NC Eckerd CollegeSt. Petersburg, FL Elon UniversityElon, NC Embry-Riddle Aeronautical UniversityDaytona Beach, FL Emory UniversityAtlanta, GA Fairfield UniversityFairfield, CT Florida State UniversityTallahassee, FL Fordham UniversityNew York, NY Franklin & Marshall CollegeLancaster, PA Furman UniversityGreenville, SC George Washington UniversityWashington, DC Georgetown UniversityWashington, D.C. Georgia Institute of TechnologyAtlanta, GA Gettysburg CollegeGettysburg, PA Gonzaga UniversitySpokane, WA Grinnell CollegeGrinnell, IA Hamilton CollegeClinton, NY Hampshire CollegeAmherst, MA Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA Harvey Mudd CollegeClaremont, CA Haverford CollegeHaverford, PA Hendrix CollegeConway, AR Hobart and William Smith CollegesGeneva, NY Howard UniversityWashington, DC Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicago, IL Indiana University BloomingtonBloomington, IN Iowa State UniversityAmes, IA James Madison UniversityHarrisonburg, VA Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD Juilliard SchoolNew York, NY Kalamazoo CollegeKalamazoo, MI Kenyon CollegeGambier, OH Kettering UniversityFlint, MI Lafayette CollegeEaston, PA Lake Forest CollegeLake Forest, IL Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PA Lewis & Clark CollegePortland, OR Loyola Marymount UniversityLos Angeles, CA Loyola University ChicagoChicago, IL Loyola University MarylandBaltimore, MD Macalester CollegeSt. Paul, MN Marquette UniversityMilwaukee, WI Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MI Middlebury CollegeMiddlebury, VT Missouri University of Science and TechnologyRolla, MO Morehouse CollegeAtlanta, GA Muhlenberg CollegeAllentown, PA New England ConservatoryBoston, MA New York UniversityNew York, NY North Carolina State UniversityRaleigh, NC Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL Oberlin CollegeOberlin, OH Occidental CollegeLos Angeles, CA Ohio State UniversityColumbus, OH Olin College of EngineeringNeedham, MA Oregon State UniversityCorvallis, OR Pennsylvania State UniversityUniversity Park, PA Pepperdine UniversityMalibu, CA Pomona CollegeClaremont, CA Pratt InstituteBrooklyn, NY Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ Providence CollegeProvidence, RI Purdue UniversityWest Lafayette, IN Reed CollegePortland, OR Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)Troy, NY Rhode Island School of DesignProvidence, RI Rhodes CollegeMemphis, TN Rice UniversityHouston, TX Rollins CollegeWinter Park, FL Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyTerre Haute, IN Rutgers UniversityNew Brunswick, NJ Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara, CA Sarah Lawrence CollegeBronxville, NY Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD)Savannah, GA School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC)Chicago, IL Scripps CollegeClaremont, CA Sewanee: The University of the SouthSewanee, TN Skidmore CollegeSaratoga Springs, NY Soka University of AmericaAliso Viejo, CA Southern Methodist University (SMU)Dallas, TX Spelman CollegeAtlanta, GA St. John's College (Annapolis/Santa Fe)Annapolis, MD / Santa Fe, NM St. Olaf CollegeNorthfield, MN Stanford UniversityStanford, CA Stetson UniversityDeLand, FL Stevens Institute of TechnologyHoboken, NJ Stonehill CollegeEaston, MA SUNY Binghamton UniversityBinghamton, NY SUNY College at GeneseoGeneseo, NY SUNY Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY Swarthmore CollegeSwarthmore, PA Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station, TX Trinity University (TX)San Antonio, TX Tufts UniversityMedford/Somerville, MA Tulane UniversityNew Orleans, LA UC DavisDavis, CA UC IrvineIrvine, CA UC San DiegoLa Jolla, CA UC Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA Union College (NY)Schenectady, NY University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, AL University of ArizonaTucson, AZ University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley, CA University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA University of ChicagoChicago, IL University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, CO University of ConnecticutStorrs, CT University of DaytonDayton, OH University of DelawareNewark, DE University of DenverDenver, CO University of FloridaGainesville, FL University of GeorgiaAthens, GA University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUrbana, IL University of IowaIowa City, IA University of MarylandCollege Park, MD University of Massachusetts AmherstAmherst, MA University of Miami (FL)Miami, FL University of Michigan Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI University of Minnesota Twin CitiesMinneapolis, MN University of New HampshireDurham, NH University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC University of Notre DameSouth Bend, IN University of OregonEugene, OR University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA University of PittsburghPittsburgh, PA University of Puget SoundTacoma, WA University of RichmondRichmond, VA University of RochesterRochester, NY University of San DiegoSan Diego, CA University of South CarolinaColumbia, SC University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA University of TennesseeKnoxville, TN University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX University of TulsaTulsa, OK University of VermontBurlington, VT University of VirginiaCharlottesville, VA University of WashingtonSeattle, WA University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, WI Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN Vassar CollegePoughkeepsie, NY Villanova UniversityVillanova, PA Virginia TechBlacksburg, VA Wabash CollegeCrawfordsville, IN Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, NC Washington and Lee UniversityLexington, VA Washington University in St. LouisSt. Louis, MO Webb InstituteGlen Cove, NY Wellesley CollegeWellesley, MA Wheaton College (IL)Wheaton, IL Whitman CollegeWalla Walla, WA Whitworth UniversitySpokane, WA Willamette UniversitySalem, OR Williams CollegeWilliamstown, MA Wofford CollegeSpartanburg, SC Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)Worcester, MA Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT