Here is the next tier of colleges:
66 18 MI 1 460 585 480 580 21 26 Grand Valley State University
66 21 VA 2 27435 31195 500 615 510 615 21 28 Hampden-Sydney College
66 18 PA 2 19452 23105 460 560 480 560 Marywood University
66 17 GA 2 19843 22022 550 640 550 650 25 29 Mercer University
66 19 PA 2 19797 22916 Mercyhurst University
66 18 CA 2 26449 30093 485 640 440 593 23 29 Mills College
66 18 NJ 2 27272 30550 456 550 460 560 19 24 Rider University
66 16 NJ 1 440 530 470 570 Rutgers University-Newark
66 15 NY 1 490 580 500 590 22 26 SUNY at Albany
66 18 NY 1 500 590 510 590 22 27 SUNY College at Oswego
66 18 MN 2 20151 24107 430 550 460 570 21 26 The College of Saint Scholastica
66 16 CA 1 420 520 450 550 19 24 University of California-Merced
66 17 CA 2 18306 24933 460 560 470 570 20 26 University of La Verne
66 18 IN 2 19566 22661 500 600 490 600 23 29 Valparaiso University
66 19 MA 1 440 540 450 550 19 24 Westfield State University
65 19 AZ 1 480 588 480 580 21 26 Arizona State University-West
65 21 FL 2 16917 19625 490 630 480 600 21 27 Ave Maria University
65 21 IA 2 18751 21019 460 660 490 630 21 26 Central College
65 21 ME 2 21808 20847 College of the Atlantic
65 18 PA 2 19843 20995 470 570 460 570 19 23 Eastern University
65 19 PA 2 17283 20828 470 590 480 590 20 29 Geneva College
65 21 MA 2 22643 29212 Hampshire College
65 18 MD 2 22301 25772 Hood College
65 22 IN 2 19029 21540 450 570 450 580 18 25 Huntington University
65 19 AR 2 17472 20862 535 645 480 600 23 29 John Brown University
65 20 PA 2 24150 26516 King’s College
65 18 PA 2 22495 24051 440 540 430 540 19 25 La Salle University
65 19 VA 1 440 540 430 530 18 23 Longwood University
65 15 LA 1 500 620 510 630 23 28 Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
65 17 NJ 1 Montclair State University
65 19 CA 2 36397 30727 410 510 410 510 17 22 Mount Saint Mary’s University
65 18 MN 2 20704 24282 495 595 480 585 19 25 St Catherine University
65 21 NH 1 480 610 500 610 22 26 University of New Hampshire at Manchester
65 18 IA 1 425 600 460 620 20 25 University of Northern Iowa
65 15 UT 1 520 640 530 660 21 27 University of Utah
65 19 MA 2 42122 43034 480 590 530 630 21 28 Wentworth Institute of Technology
65 22 CA 2 21001 22124 460 580 440 560 19 25 William Jessup University
64 20 KY 2 27352 29416 510 630 490 610 21 28 Asbury University
64 22 FL 2 37581 38524 Beacon College
64 18 KY 2 24625 25537 490 590 490 570 22 27 Bellarmine University
64 20 MA 2 20038 26337 420 535 420 520 19 23 College of Our Lady of the Elms
64 18 PA 2 20274 23765 450 560 470 570 20 26 Gannon University
64 18 OR 2 23923 28537 480 600 480 600 21 27 George Fox University
64 18 AR 2 17943 19613 500 610 480 610 22 28 Harding University
64 22 NC 2 35674 37013 492 595 503 605 21 26 High Point University
64 17 NY 2 33287 32382 530 630 540 630 24 29 Hofstra University
64 18 IN 2 16608 19888 460 590 460 580 21 27 Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion
64 20 IL 2 24914 26371 440 610 470 620 19 24 Judson University
64 21 VT 2 23876 25538 Marlboro College
64 20 WI 2 18396 22721 560 650 600 690 25 30 Milwaukee School of Engineering
64 16 MO 1 583 678 603 698 25 31 Missouri University of Science and Technology
64 22 IA 2 20271 23025 440 560 475 610 21 28 Northwestern College
64 16 OH 1 490 600 500 600 21 26 Ohio University-Main Campus
64 19 RI 2 32185 34022 Roger Williams University
64 18 TX 2 21004 26104 510 610 500 590 22 27 Saint Edward’s University
64 17 NJ 2 26916 30131 530 620 540 630 23 27 Seton Hall University
64 19 NY 2 22629 25097 460 580 470 583 20 27 St Bonaventure University
64 19 FL 2 25835 27079 Stetson University
64 15 AR 1 500 600 510 620 23 29 University of Arkansas
64 15 KY 1 500 620 500 630 22 29 University of Kentucky
64 16 MD 1 550 650 570 670 24 29 University of Maryland-Baltimore County
64 21 MN 1 490 580 530 690 22 28 University of Minnesota-Morris
64 21 MO 2 19507 23277 410 600 440 580 21 26 Westminster College
64 21 CA 2 21839 27801 460 570 460 560 20 26 Whittier College
63 22 KS 2 21639 24515 445 610 450 620 21 28 Benedictine College
63 21 KY 2 6805 21765 490 600 510 620 22 27 Berea College
63 20 WI 2 21531 24637 485 593 455 565 21 26 Carroll University
63 21 WI 2 26913 28524 470 580 450 560 21 27 Carthage College
63 17 WI 2 19791 24217 490 553 465 525 21 25 Edgewood College
63 22 AZ 2 32158 33622 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott
63 21 SC 2 20131 21758 450 560 450 560 20 26 Erskine College
63 22 CA 2 23512 29533 480 620 430 580 22 28 John Paul the Great Catholic University
63 15 KS 1 Kansas State University
63 20 NH 1 440 540 440 530 18 24 Keene State College
63 20 TN 2 18559 23313 460 590 500 570 22 27 Milligan College
63 21 FL 1 600 700 540 650 26 31 New College of Florida
63 16 OK 1 480 590 490 610 21 27 Oklahoma State University-Main Campus
63 15 OR 1 490 620 500 620 22 28 Oregon State University
63 22 PA 1 460 570 510 640 21 27 Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College
63 18 PA 1 440 550 490 660 22 27 Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg
63 21 SC 2 17025 21306 500 600 500 610 21 28 Presbyterian College
63 21 VA 2 27678 28297 490 610 480 590 21 27 Roanoke College
63 18 IA 2 23207 23640 20 25 Saint Ambrose University
63 21 IA 2 21424 24285 460 590 457 645 21 27 Simpson College
63 18 NY 1 480 610 510 600 21 25 SUNY College at Plattsburgh
63 18 OH 2 17023 20918 470 560 470 480 20 25 The University of Findlay
63 15 KS 1 23 29 University of Kansas
63 16 RI 1 480 580 490 590 22 27 University of Rhode Island
63 18 CT 2 36852 28058 440 560 420 550 University of Saint Joseph
63 18 IL 2 16172 18869 440 530 470 580 20 26 University of St Francis
63 20 WI 1 20 25 University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
63 21 MO 2 22126 23238 480 665 500 620 22 28 William Jewell College
62 18 TX 2 24129 26998 460 580 470 580 21 27 Abilene Christian University
62 17 MI 2 20149 22979 470 650 460 620 21 29 Andrews University
62 17 OH 2 20844 23267 488 593 468 580 20 25 Ashland University
62 16 IN 1 500 590 490 580 20 24 Ball State University
62 18 MA 2 23441 25462 425 550 420 515 19 25 Bay Path University
62 18 PA 1 430 530 440 540 18 23 Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
62 22 CA 1 California State University Maritime Academy
62 17 CA 1 450 550 470 570 19 24 California State University-Fullerton
62 19 VT 2 35740 39791 520 630 500 610 22 28 Champlain College
next tier:
62 18 IL 2 18830 21599 480 570 430 630 20 25 Dominican University
62 20 VA 2 20431 24213 440 590 450 580 20 28 Eastern Mennonite University
62 18 CA 2 18337 18592 430 530 420 530 18 24 Fresno Pacific University
62 21 MD 2 23165 29180 Goucher College
62 22 ME 1 450 560 480 580 21 25 Maine Maritime Academy
62 18 CA 1 450 560 470 590 20 25 San Jose State University
62 19 NY 1 450 570 450 550 22 27 SUNY at Fredonia
62 21 NY 1 500 610 470 570 20 27 SUNY at Purchase College
62 21 NC 1 530 640 510 610 23 28 University of North Carolina at Asheville
62 15 VA 1 490 610 490 590 21 27 Virginia Commonwealth University
62 18 UT 2 21149 23902 500 610 500 600 22 27 Westminster College
62 18 PA 2 22838 26295 445 550 450 580 20 25 Wilkes University
61 19 NY 2 19853 24123 450 560 460 580 20 26 Alfred University
61 18 PA 2 24950 26842 500 610 500 600 23 28 Arcadia University
61 19 AZ 1 490 610 523 640 22 28 Arizona State University-Polytechnic
61 22 IA 2 23910 24551 423 530 433 530 20 25 Clarke University
61 21 NJ 2 20941 25397 Drew University
61 16 NC 1 480 560 490 570 20 24 East Carolina University
61 20 IN 2 17185 19560 470 590 460 580 21 27 Grace College and Theological Seminary
61 21 NC 2 23131 26931 Guilford College
61 21 OH 2 24415 26737 430 520 433 525 19 25 Hiram College
61 18 PA 2 14211 15684 420 510 410 520 Holy Family University
61 16 DC 2 28888 26759 520 620 520 620 22 28 Howard University
61 18 IL 2 18665 22667 460 600 520 610 21 26 Lewis University
61 22 OH 2 22933 26719 460 600 490 630 21 26 Marietta College
61 21 NC 2 23334 25769 460 563 460 560 21 26 Meredith College
61 18 PA 1 470 560 460 570 19 25 Millersville University of Pennsylvania
61 16 NJ 1 520 630 590 680 23 29 New Jersey Institute of Technology
61 17 PA 2 21763 26366 470 560 470 580 21 26 Robert Morris University
61 18 MN 2 17824 21845 460 540 440 570 20 26 Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota
61 18 CA 1 440 540 440 540 19 24 Sonoma State University
61 21 VA 2 16618 23844 460 620 420 560 18 27 Sweet Briar College
61 20 MN 2 18926 22251 480 630 480 600 21 27 University of Northwestern-St Paul
61 19 MA 2 26371 28218 480 580 510 610 22 27 Western New England University
61 19 MA 2 27718 31109 400 505 400 510 15 22 Wheelock College
61 22 WI 2 16300 20917 490 600 530 650 21 27 Wisconsin Lutheran College
60 19 SC 3 14978 19001 460 630 440 580 20 26 Bob Jones University
60 18 PA 2 24278 25403 440 530 440 520 19 23 Cabrini University
60 18 CA 2 28759 31932 430 550 420 550 19 24 California Baptist University
60 18 NY 1 480 570 520 610 CUNY Queens College
60 17 TX 2 23268 24132 520 600 510 590 19 25 Dallas Baptist University
60 21 NY 2 26083 26381 Elmira College
60 22 FL 2 20277 23000 490 590 470 560 22 26 Flagler College-St Augustine
60 19 NY 2 23784 27826 410 520 430 530 18 23 Keuka College
60 18 TN 2 16352 16681 450 550 440 560 19 24 Lincoln Memorial University
60 22 IL 2 21108 23328 470 580 440 500 19 26 Millikin University
60 16 MS 1 21 28 Mississippi State University
60 21 VA 2 24130 26860 460 580 440 570 20 26 Randolph College
60 18 CT 2 38552 39345 Sacred Heart University
60 18 SC 2 15685 16575 Southern Wesleyan University
60 20 NY 2 25080 26090 420 527 412 530 17 22 St. Thomas Aquinas College
60 15 TX 1 500 590 520 610 22 27 Texas Tech University
60 18 NY 2 24550 26181 The College of Saint Rose
60 15 AZ 1 University of Arizona
60 17 CT 2 28324 30552 460 580 460 580 20 26 University of Hartford
60 15 MS 1 500 610 500 620 22 29 University of Mississippi
60 18 TX 2 17646 21884 490 585 500 590 21 26 University of St Thomas
60 18 WA 1 430 550 430 550 17 23 University of Washington-Tacoma Campus
60 18 PA 2 16980 20850 430 540 430 530 19 25 Waynesburg University
60 20 PA 2 20447 23372 470 560 470 580 20 25 York College of Pennsylvania
59 18 MA 1 440 550 450 540 19 24 Bridgewater State University
59 20 PA 2 16502 21362 453 580 440 580 20 24 Cairn University-Langhorne
59 19 OH 2 21873 21497 480 570 470 610 22 28 Capital University
59 22 NH 2 23154 27713 Colby-Sawyer College
59 21 NE 2 22343 23878 440 520 490 590 21 26 Doane University-Arts & Sciences
59 20 FL 2 23898 25774 520 610 520 620 24 29 Florida Southern College
59 18 GA 1 520 610 510 610 22 26 Georgia College & State University
59 18 MN 2 19097 23184 470 610 490 620 21 27 Hamline University
59 18 MS 2 17491 17793 480 640 460 603 21 28 Mississippi College
59 18 OK 2 27896 27196 500 630 490 598 22 29 Oklahoma City University
59 17 NY 2 28594 30981 470 580 470 580 21 27 Pace University-New York
59 21 VA 2 23232 24731 490 600 485 590 22 26 Randolph-Macon College
59 18 NY 2 21871 24911 480 570 480 590 21 24 Roberts Wesleyan College
59 18 NJ 1 440 550 450 570 Rutgers University-Camden
59 18 TX 2 17474 22099 470 560 480 570 19 25 St. Mary’s University
59 17 MA 2 26253 30737 450 560 460 560 20 25 Suffolk University
59 18 FL 2 27763 28251 490 580 500 580 22 27 The University of Tampa
59 16 ME 1 470 590 480 600 21 26 University of Maine
59 18 MN 1 460 600 510 610 22 26 University of Minnesota-Duluth
59 22 OH 2 18886 22273 430 540 460 570 20 26 University of Mount Union
59 18 ME 2 30942 32705 470 570 470 580 21 26 University of New England
59 18 MO 2 34705 35352 530 625 545 610 21 27 Webster University
59 22 PA 2 17556 24070 400 500 410 530 20 26 Wilson College
59 19 MN 1 390 560 400 510 20 25 Winona State University
58 19 IN 2 20333 23708 450 550 460 560 19 25 Anderson University
58 18 IL 2 16587 20177 420 520 430 530 19 24 Aurora University
58 20 TN 2 16648 18510 485 712 470 637 21 26 Bryan College-Dayton
58 19 NJ 2 24511 25017 410 520 440 550 18 23 Caldwell University
58 20 CA 1 California State University-Channel Islands
58 19 NJ 2 19303 21810 410 520 420 530 15 21 Centenary University
58 20 OR 2 20004 23827 490 590 460 580 20 26 Corban University
58 16 FL 2 27719 31419 500 610 560 650 24 29 Florida Institute of Technology
58 22 NE 2 18530 21577 460 500 430 510 20 26 Hastings College
58 18 PA 2 24932 28349 480 560 480 570 20 26 Jefferson (Philadelphia University + Thomas Jefferson University)
58 18 RI 2 26542 28767 Johnson & Wales University-Providence
58 17 TN 2 24984 23917 500 638 490 630 22 28 Lipscomb University
58 18 MI 2 13650 16609 18 23 Madonna University
58 18 IA 2 18729 Maharishi University of Management
58 19 IA 2 18510 21206 520 590 18 24 Mount Mercy University
58 18 VT 2 24601 27714 Norwich University
58 19 OH 2 23837 24814 510 620 500 600 21 27 Otterbein University
next tier:
This tier contains Loyola New Orleans with a grad rate of 55%. The entire set of data is sorted by decreasing grad rate. Again, if a school is missing the SAT scores, it is safe to assume the SATs approximately match the schools just above and just below because grad rate is highly correlated with SAT.
.58 18 OR 2 27639 32109 500 620 510 610 22 27 Pacific University
58 18 PA 2 21393 22837 450 570 440 540 19 26 Point Park University
58 18 VA 1 Radford University
58 17 NY 2 26125 28852 480 580 490 600 22 28 St John’s University-New York
58 18 NY 2 19721 23632 The Sage Colleges
58 22 IL 2 20432 21923 416 618 450 600 20 27 Trinity Christian College
58 17 IL 2 17201 22348 450 570 430 620 20 27 Trinity International University-Illinois
58 22 ME 2 23359 25961 Unity College
58 15 HI 1 480 580 490 610 20 26 University of Hawaii at Manoa
58 15 IL 1 480 580 510 655 21 27 University of Illinois at Chicago
58 21 PA 1 460 560 460 555 20 25 University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg
58 20 OH 2 17791 20483 440 550 440 560 19 25 Walsh University
58 21 GA 2 14066 10541 480 588 450 530 19 26 Wesleyan College
58 19 WV 2 16772 19752 440 520 450 540 18 23 Wheeling Jesuit University
58 18 SC 1 460 570 450 565 20 25 Winthrop University
57 18 MN 2 18843 24923 450 610 460 590 19 25 Augsburg University
57 17 CA 1 400 500 400 510 16 22 California State University-Fresno
57 18 CA 1 California State University-Stanislaus
57 18 PA 2 17914 19278 440 540 430 530 19 24 Carlow University
57 16 MI 1 450 570 440 570 20 25 Central Michigan University
57 20 PA 2 24717 29059 430 550 440 540 18 26 Delaware Valley University
57 19 PA 1 420 520 420 520 19 24 East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
57 18 IL 1 18 24 Eastern Illinois University
57 20 TN 2 18048 19097 480 558 435 518 21 27 Freed-Hardeman University
57 21 KY 2 18871 21958 450 530 420 530 20 26 Georgetown College
57 19 VT 2 22421 26796 Goddard College
57 22 NC 3 27056 28272 Living Arts College
57 22 IN 2 20783 22297 430 540 435 550 18 30 Manchester University
57 18 OH 2 16748 18245 460 600 460 580 20 25 Mount Vernon Nazarene University
57 20 SC 2 24000 22670 430 620 480 690 20 29 North Greenville University
57 22 OK 2 17569 19272 460 600 460 565 20 26 Oklahoma Baptist University
57 18 IL 2 17341 21304 470 600 470 600 21 27 Olivet Nazarene University
57 19 OK 2 20853 23824 450 568 440 560 19 24 Oral Roberts University
57 21 PA 1 430 540 440 570 19 24 Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks
57 22 PA 1 430 580 470 600 22 28 Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley
57 18 NH 2 21003 28167 Rivier University
57 21 NC 2 16569 20747 480 610 470 590 22 27 Salem College
57 17 VA 2 25821 28520 440 570 440 550 19 25 Shenandoah University
57 21 ID 2 18072 21118 The College of Idaho
57 18 NE 1 400 490 430 530 19 25 University of Nebraska at Kearney
57 16 NC 1 510 590 520 610 22 26 University of North Carolina at Charlotte
57 18 WI 1 420 520 470 590 20 25 University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
57 15 WV 1 455 560 460 570 21 26 West Virginia University
57 18 NC 1 450 560 460 560 20 25 Western Carolina University
57 17 PA 2 25998 27508 460 550 470 580 21 26 Widener University
56 18 KS 2 20040 22452 450 620 520 570 20 25 Baker University
56 22 PA 2 19930 21992 440 550 440 540 19 24 Cedar Crest College
56 18 HI 2 19093 20826 430 520 440 540 19 23 Chaminade University of Honolulu
56 21 SC 2 21382 22236 430 470 400 480 18 20 Claflin University
56 18 WI 2 23632 25733 21 27 Concordia University-Wisconsin
56 15 FL 1 520 610 510 600 23 27 Florida International University
56 19 VA 2 21810 22720 460 560 460 560 19 25 Lynchburg College
56 19 IN 2 19385 24361 450 560 450 580 19 25 Marian University
56 21 IL 2 15815 19681 430 530 430 560 19 26 Monmouth College
56 21 CA 2 23104 29102 Providence Christian College
56 19 PA 2 23169 25180 Seton Hill University
56 18 PA 1 430 530 440 540 18 23 Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
56 18 NH 2 34241 31910 Southern New Hampshire University
56 20 NY 1 500 590 530 620 23 27 SUNY Maritime College
56 19 WA 1 480 620 440 560 20 26 The Evergreen State College
56 22 IN 2 21539 26905 450 580 490 620 20 27 Trine University
56 16 ID 1 470 590 460 580 21 27 University of Idaho
56 22 ME 1 University of Maine at Farmington
56 16 MA 1 520 620 550 640 24 29 University of Massachusetts-Lowell
56 18 CT 2 29231 32300 470 570 460 570 20 26 University of New Haven
56 18 TX 2 21385 22961 420 470 430 470 17 20 University of the Incarnate Word
56 20 CA 2 29677 33013 420 530 410 500 17 24 Vanguard University of Southern California
56 22 OH 2 23610 25183 420 500 420 500 18 23 Wilmington College
56 18 MA 1 450 550 460 560 21 26 Worcester State University
55 21 MN 2 15430 18850 410 590 470 550 20 27 Bethany Lutheran College
55 19 CA 1 California State University-Monterey Bay
55 18 CA 1 390 490 390 490 16 20 California State University-San Bernardino
55 18 NC 2 25146 26816 450 560 470 570 19 25 Campbell University
55 20 NY 2 19261 19729 400 490 380 490 17 22 College of Mount Saint Vincent
55 19 SC 2 19506 19570 460 590 440 550 20 26 Converse College
55 19 TN 2 22611 21477 420 490 410 540 19 23 Cumberland University
55 18 NY 2 15263 19968 Daemen College
55 22 PR 2 11848 EDP University of Puerto Rico Inc-San Juan
55 18 FL 2 31402 32575 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach
55 18 MA 1 440 540 450 550 20 25 Framingham State University
55 22 NE 2 19255 17602 398 598 315 518 17 25 Grace University
55 19 VA 2 34428 430 510 430 530 19 24 Hampton University
55 16 OH 1 470 580 480 580 21 25 Kent State University at Kent
55 18 PA 1 440 540 440 540 18 22 Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
55 17 MA 2 29603 30665 490 600 470 560 21 26 Lesley University
55 18 LA 2 19952 24242 520 630 500 610 23 29 Loyola University New Orleans
55 21 TN 2 15551 18771 430 580 450 560 21 27 Maryville College
55 19 KS 2 16066 21236 400 480 390 500 18 25 MidAmerica Nazarene University
55 18 MO 1 465 615 490 613 21 26 Missouri State University-Springfield
55 16 ND 1 495 645 505 645 21 26 North Dakota State University-Main Campus
55 18 NH 1 Plymouth State University
55 19 WA 2 17995 23100 445 570 450 580 20 25 Saint Martin’s University
55 18 IN 2 20661 24389 440 550 450 570 20 26 University of Indianapolis
55 16 ND 1 480 580 480 610 21 26 University of North Dakota
55 19 IN 2 16876 19660 450 540 450 550 19 24 University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne
55 16 WY 1 470 600 490 610 21 27 University of Wyoming
Interesting, but at places with holistic admissions, esp. at LACs, the stats analysis only goes so far.
I think that above certain test scores – I dunno, maybe around 1450/32+ (isn’t a 32 about 95 percentile nationally?) and a certain GPA, at most highly selective colleges AOs turn to other determinants for admissions decisions: rigor, ECs, leadership, recommendations, essays, even character sometimes. My point is that getting 20 points on SAT or 1 point higher ACT is not the driving factor after you reach a test score/GPA threshold. On the back end they end up reporting the distribution of admitted scores, of course, which will fall across a range. But I don’t think there’s a direct line such that, for example, every 10 points increase in SAT gives you x percent increase in admissions chance. Admissions is not that linear.
Of course, I’m thinking of it from an individual applicant’s perspective and you’re analyzing aggregate data – but results of this analysis puts test scores in admissions driver’s seat more than appropriate and is not truly a measure of selectivity, IMHO.
I agree that there are other factors that enter into the equation. It isn’t possible to quantify many important intangible factors. Test scores, however, can tell you if you are a reasonable candidate for admission. Other factors can compensate for lower test scores but only in a limited way. I posted the data to help prospective students identify reaches, matches, and safeties which are inherently probabilistic designations. For example, a reasonable reach school might be one where your test scores are in the lower 25% but where you might get in because of outstanding ECs, recs, citizenship activities, or a hook. The data might also help students identify potential schools that they had not previously considered. The data is designed to serve as a rough guide. On the other hand, I think tests scores tend to be correlated with outstanding credentials in other areas, but not perfectly correlated. Students also consider things like distance from home (state), region of the country, net cost, public versus private. There are things I did not include in the data which are important to students such as urban versus suburban versus rural location. Of course, it is essential that the school offers your major. Some majors are less common than others. I think the fastest growing major in the country right now is Homeland Security (not found everywhere).