How to Use This Directory
U.S. News presents key statistics for more than 1,800 colleges and universities
Note: The complete directory and related statistics are available in our Premium Online Edition.
On the following Web pages, you'll find exhaustive profiles of each of the more than 1,800 colleges and universities U.S. News surveys each year. This online version of the directory allows you to find out the kinds of useful information you need to help in choosing which college you want to apply to.
The vital statistics shown in each directory entry are explained below. The data were collected from the schools themselves during 2007. If a college did not supply the data requested, you'll see an N/A, for "not available." A school whose name has been marked with the numeral 1 did not return the full U.S. News questionnaire; limited data appear. In some cases, data reported in previous years were used.
Use the directory to help identify schools that meet your needs.
At a Glance
Use the admissions E-mail address to request information or an application. Visit the school's website to research its programs, take a virtual tour, or submit an application. The application deadline shown is for the academic year starting in the fall of 2008; a school with rolling admissions makes decisions as applications are received until the class has been filled.
How competitive is the admissions process at the schools you're considering? Schools are designated "most selective," "more selective," "selective," "less selective," or "least selective," based on a formula that accounts for enrollees' test scores and class standing and the school's acceptance rate (the percentage of applicants who are accepted). The Critical Reading and Math portions of the sat or Composite ACT scores shown represent the range within which half the students scored. Twenty-five percent of students scored at or below the lower end of the range, and 25 percent scored at or above the upper end of the range.
Figures cited for tuition, room, board, and required fees are for the 2007-2008 academic year. For public schools, we list both in-state and out-of-state tuition. If data for the 2007-2008 academic year are not available, we provide figures for 2006-2007 or, in some cases, the school's estimate for 2007-2008.
Admissions
Along with all of the application deadlines for fall 2008 admission—for regular decision, early decision, and early action—you'll find a rundown of accepted application formats and an indication of whether applications can be completed online.
The high school academic requirements are noted, plus whether the school demands SAT or ACT scores or at least uses them in admissions decisions. Various academic and nonacademic factors that are—or might be—considered in admission decisions are rated on their relative importance: very important, important, considered, and not considered.
A look at the admissions statistics for the fall 2006 entering class will tell you the proportion of all applicants who were accepted, as well as the proportion of early-decision and early-action applicants who got in compared with the acceptance rate of nonearly applicants. You'll find out how many freshmen enrolled, what percentage were accepted early, how many were men and women, and how many were from out of state. Of those who submitted their high school class standing when they applied, you'll see how many ranked among the top 10 percent of their high school class, in the top quarter, and in the top half. We supply the average high school grade-point average of the 2006 freshmen, the percentage submitting SAT and ACT scores, and, for both tests, the range within which half the students scored. The 25/75 percentiles for the Critical Reading and Math portions of the sat or ACT Composite shown tell you that 25 percent of students scored at or below the lower end of the range and 25 percent scored at or above the upper end.
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