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College finder: 141 colleges side by side

Compare size, admit rate, what families really pay, SAT/ACT policy, graduation rate and the biggest majors at every college in our quiz, from federal data. Want a ranked list for you instead? Take the 2-minute college match quiz.

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Quick lists from the data

Each list follows one stated rule over published data, applied to the 141 colleges above. They are starting points for research, not rankings.

Colleges that require the SAT or ACT (10)

As reported to the Department of Education. The other 131 colleges here do not require scores. Policies change every year, so confirm on each college's site.

Florida State, Georgetown, Georgia Tech, Harvard, MIT, Purdue, UConn, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee

Colleges strong in engineering (51)

Engineering's share of bachelor's degrees is at least twice the median for this list, and at least 8%.

Auburn, Bucknell, Cal Poly SLO, Carnegie Mellon, Case Western, Clemson, Mines, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Duke, Georgia Tech, Johns Hopkins, Lafayette, Lehigh, MIT, NC State, Northeastern, Northwestern, Penn State, Princeton, Purdue, RPI, Rice, RIT, Santa Clara, Stanford, Stevens, Texas A&M, Ohio State, UT Austin, Tufts, UC Berkeley, UC Irvine, UC San Diego, UConn, Dayton, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Notre Dame, Pitt, Rochester, UVA, UW, Vanderbilt, Villanova, Virginia Tech, WashU, WPI

Colleges strong in computer science (23)

Computer science's share of bachelor's degrees is at least twice the median for this list, and at least 8%.

Brown, Carleton, Carnegie Mellon, Mines, Columbia, Cornell, Georgia Tech, MIT, Northeastern, Pomona, Princeton, RPI, Rice, RIT, Rutgers, Stanford, Stevens, UC Berkeley, UC Santa Cruz, Maryland, Michigan, Wellesley, WPI

Lowest net price for families earning under $30,000 (10)

The ten lowest average net prices paid by aided students from families earning up to $30,000 a year. At public colleges these are in-state students.

W&L ($28), Brown ($39), UChicago ($394), Illinois ($871), Stanford ($1,067), Maryland ($1,141), Yale ($1,256), Dartmouth ($1,399), Northwestern ($1,427), Johns Hopkins ($1,772)

Colleges with mild winters (38)

Average January high of 52°F or more and under 5 inches of snow a year, from 2015 to 2024 weather data at the campus.

Auburn, Baylor, Cal Poly SLO, Chapman, Clemson, Emory, Florida State, Georgia Tech, LMU, Morehouse, Occidental, Pepperdine, Pomona, Rice, San Diego State, Santa Clara, SMU, Spelman, Stanford, Texas A&M, TCU, UT Austin, Trinity (TX), Tulane, UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Irvine, UCLA, UC San Diego, UC Santa Barbara, UC Santa Cruz, Florida, Georgia, Miami, San Diego, USF, South Carolina, USC

Big-time college sports (45)

NCAA Division I members that play in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), from the NCAA directory for 2026-27.

Auburn, Baylor, Boston College, BYU, Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, NC State, Northwestern, Penn State, Purdue, Rice, Rutgers, San Diego State, SMU, Stanford, Syracuse, Texas A&M, TCU, Ohio State, UT Austin, Tulane, UC Berkeley, UCLA, UConn, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, UMass Amherst, Miami, Michigan, UNC, Notre Dame, Pitt, South Carolina, USC, Tennessee, UVA, UW, Wisconsin, Vanderbilt, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest

Small liberal arts colleges (41)

Baccalaureate liberal arts colleges (Carnegie classification) with under 5,000 undergraduates.

Amherst, Barnard, Bates, Bowdoin, Bucknell, Carleton, Colby, Colgate, Holy Cross, Colorado College, Conn College, Davidson, Denison, Dickinson, F&M, Furman, Gettysburg, Grinnell, Hamilton, Kenyon, Lafayette, Macalester, Middlebury, Morehouse, Oberlin, Occidental, Pomona, Rhodes, Skidmore, Smith, Spelman, St. Olaf, Swarthmore, Trinity (TX), Richmond, Vassar, W&L, Wellesley, Wesleyan, Whitman, Williams

Where the numbers come from

Shortlisted a few? Most selective colleges ask for supplements, so read how to write a "Why this college" essay and plan your supplemental essays. Statementory is not affiliated with any college.