Which colleges should I apply to?
Here, you can find lots of information about colleges, from class size to location to which colleges offer Early Decision, Early Action, and Single Choice Early Action (Restrictive Early Action) options to send in your application early. You’ll be able to learn about the different cultures and vibes of the top schools. Although we believe that you can find every type of person at every school, school culture is still an important consideration when deciding which schools to apply to. Which are the colleges where students study the most, or party the most, or are the most likely to participate in Greek life? Which schools are the most preppy or the most alternative?
Location is also an important consideration when considering which colleges to apply to. While some students may not want to attend college too far away from home, for others, being too far away to spend weekends at home can be a real selling point! Beyond distance from home, location can be a factor when it comes to climate and weather, size of the town or city the college is in, and, for public institutions, in- or out-of-state tuition. We’ll also tell you about the undergraduate class size and admissions rate. Class size can be a major factor for deciding which college to attend—students who grew up in small towns may prefer a smaller school, or they may want the biggest school possible! We’ll help you find out which colleges and universities have that ‘big-campus vibe’ and which feel like a smaller, close-knit community.
There are so many factors to consider when trying to get a sense of a college—but hopefully, through this resource, you’ll be able to get a better sense of your dream schools!
Amherst College
School Location: Amherst, MA
School Type: Liberal Arts
Brown University
School Type: Liberal Arts / Ivy League
California Institute of Technology
School Location: Pasadena, CA
School Type: STEM
Claremont McKenna College
School Type: Liberal Arts
Columbia University
School Location: New York, NY
School Type: Liberal Arts / Ivy League
Cornell University
School Location: Ithaca, NY
School Type: Liberal Arts / Ivy League
Dartmouth College
School Location: Hanover, NH
School Type: Liberal Arts / Ivy League
Duke University
School Location: Durham, NC
School Type: Liberal Arts
Georgetown University
School Location: Washington, DC
School Type: Research University
Harvard University
School Type: Liberal Arts / Ivy League
John Hopkins University
School Type: Research University
MIT
School Type: Science / Tech
New York University
School Location: New York, NY
School Type: Liberal Arts
Notre Dame
School Location: Notre Dame, IN
School Type: Research University
Northwestern University
School Location: Evanston, IL
School Type: Liberal Arts
Princeton University
School Location: Princeton, NJ
School Type: Liberal Arts / Ivy League
Rice University
School Type: Research University
Stanford University
School Type: Liberal Arts
Tufts University
School Location: Medford, MA
School Type: Liberal Arts
University of Chicago
School Location: Chicago, IL
School Type: Liberal Arts
University of California, Berkeley
School Type: Research University
University of California
School Location: Los Angeles, CA
School Type: General Education
University of Pennsylvania
School Type: Liberal Arts / Ivy League
Vanderbilt University
School Type: Liberal Arts
Washington University
School Type: Research University
Williams College
School Type: Liberal Arts
Yale University
School Location: New Haven, CT
School Type: Liberal Arts / Ivy League