<p>I'm hoping someone can point me in the direction of a flexible college search engine that will let me screen by incoming SAT, selectivity, school size, etc. I need something with more transparency than the Princeton Review/College Board engines (which make some of these choices too general). For example, I'd like to see all colleges in a particular geographical area where the incoming SAT is >1350 and the acceptance rate is > 40% and the size is <6000.</p>
<p>If you are looking for schools with SAT's >1350 you will be looking at the top 25-50 schools in the country. Your search should be very quick. Very few will have acceptance rates over 40%.</p>
<p>It was really an example....just to demonstrate the way I'd like to do it. Of course, if anyone knows of a school that fits those criteria, I'd love to know.</p>
<p>LMNOP, thanks. I haven't been able to find one with the SAT/selectivity percentages either.</p>
<p>Does anyone that's used USN&WR know if the Premium edition advanced search gives you better searching ability?</p>
<p>Otherwise, it looks like it's going to be all manual.</p>
<p>Kate-the significant limiting factor is the selectivity at a 1350 SAT avg. USNews doesn't give avg's but ranges. Based upon my best guess as to what the averages are based on the ranges shown, and I ain't off by much-
Chicago
Vandy
Emory
Case
Brandeis</p>
<p>now to LAC's
Wellesley
Grinnell
Mudd
Macalester
Whitman
Reed</p>
<p>Kate, it won't actually let you search that precisely but it is a very useful tool once you learn it. Now that I know we are talking Northeast from your PM, I'd say look at Brandeis, and Bard . I can't remember if you have a D or S but Wellesley matches, and then come the rest of the sisters below the 1350 SAT. It appears that Rochester and RPI miss the stated criteria for SAT. If you will consider Ohio we can get Case and Kenyon. That's something. BTW, I usually go to CB to get the average SAT, but the site is down. That's why all the guessing.</p>
<p>Thanks so much, again. Maybe you and Carolyn could go into business together? Just think how much you'll miss this college search stuff when it's all over... ;)</p>
<p>Kate, the premium version of USNews allows you to download the entire tables and convert the data into an Excel spreadsheet. I have done it did not take much time at all. </p>
<p>From there, you can arrange sorting on the SAT and admission rates. If you can find other lists for school size, you may be able to merge the results, but it may be as fast to incorporate it manually.</p>
<p>Xiggi, I'm a premium subscriber, and darned if I can figure out how to download any of the tables. Can you provide details to this technoology-impaired old guy?</p>
<p>I have tested all of the college search engines and have found they all have their limitations because none do an accurate job of measuring the strength of a high school curriculum or matching up the "intangibles" of what you are looking for in a school. I have put in the same stats and information on all of the major search engines and gotten wildly different college recommendations, some of which were totally unrealistic. Frankly, the best "search engine" I have found is to post what you are looking for in a college and your stats here on CC and ask for suggestions from real people. It's at least as effective (and probably more so) than any computerized search engine.</p>