Selective Admission Schools

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1	School	Tuition (includes Room & Board, and estimated Books)	ACT / SAT	Admissions Deadline Fall	Admissions Deadline Spring	Financial Aid Deadline (transfer students)	Need Blind (for transfer students)	Loan-free	CSS Profile	DACA-friendly ("No" = treated as international student*)	Common Application	Coalition Application	Institutional Application	Application Fee	Recommendations

2	American University	$67,744‬	Optional	May 1	October 1	May 1 or November 1	Yes	No	Domestic Only	Yes	Yes	No	No	$75	one letter of recommendation (faculty)
3	Amherst College	$81,394	Optional	March 1	November 1	January 3	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Supplement	$65	two faculty recommendations (cannot be from advisors)
4	Barnard College	$76,279	Optional	March 1	November 1	March 15	No	No	Yes	Limited	Yes	No	Supplement	$75	one letter of recommendation (faculty)
5	Bard College	$76,488	Optional	January 4	N/A	February 1	Yes	No	Domestic Only	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	None	two faculty recommendations (cannot be from advisors)
6	Bates College	$78,616	Optional	March 1	N/A	March 1	No	No	Domestic Only	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	$60	two faculty recommendations & one advisor recommendation
7	Bennington College	$76,848	Optional	March 15	November 1	March 30	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Supplement	$60	two faculty recommendations (cannot be from advisors)
8	Boston College	$78,617	Yes	March 15	November 1	November 1	No	No	Domestic Only	Limited	Yes	No	Supplement	$75	one letter of recommendation (faculty, unless out of school for more than one year)
9	Boston University	$76,656‬	Optional	March 15	November 1	March 1	No	No	Domestic Only	No	Yes	Yes	Supplement	$80
10	Bowdoin College	$75,060	Optional	March 1	N/A	March 1	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	$65	two faculty recommendations (cannot be from advisors)
11	Brown University	$80,402	Yes	March 1	N/A	March 1	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	$75	two faculty recommendations (cannot be from advisors)
12	Bryn Mawr College	$55,025	Yes	March 1	N/A	March 1	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Supplement	$50	two faculty recommendations (cannot be from advisors)
13	California Institute of Technology	$77,856‬	No	February 15	N/A	November 19	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Supplement	$75	two faculty recommendations (cannot be from advisors)
14	Carleton College	$74,449	Yes	March 31	N/A	March 31	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	None	two faculty recommendations (cannot be from advisors)
15	Carnegie Mellon University	$77,474	Optional	February 15	October 15	March 1 or November 1	Yes	No	Domestic Only	Yes	Yes	No	Supplement	$75	one letter of recommendation
16	Claremont McKenna College	$82,081	Optional	March 15	November 1	March 15 or November 1	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	$75	two faculty recommendations (cannot be from advisors)
17	Colby College	$72,000	Optional	April 1	November 15	January 15	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	None
18	Colgate University	$80,502‬	Optional	March 15	November 1	January 15	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	$60	one letter of recommendation (faculty)
19	College of the Holy Cross	$72,620	Optional	April 1	November 1	April 1	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	None	two faculty recommendations (cannot be from advisors)
20	College of William and Mary	$40,220‬ In-State; $63,446 Out of State	Optional	March 1	November 1	March 1 or November 15	Yes	No	Domestic Only	Yes	Yes	No	No	$75
21	Colorado College	$72,994‬	Optional	March 1	October 15	March 1 or October 15	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Supplement	None	two faculty recommendations (cannot be from advisors)
22	Columbia University	$80,339	Yes	March 1	N/A	March 1	Yes	No	Not the School of the Arts; otherwise, Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Supplement	$85	two faculty recommendations (cannot be from advisors)
23	Connecticut College	$77,315	Optional	April 1	November 1	April 1	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	None	one letter of recommendation (faculty)
24	Cornell University	$77,682‬	Optional	March 15	October 15	March 15 or October 15	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Supplement	$80	one letter of recommendation (faculty)
25	Dartmouth College	$79,461‬	Yes	March 1	N/A	March 1	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	$90	two faculty recommendations (cannot be from advisors)
26	Davidson College	$70,225	Optional	March 15	November 1	March 15 or November 1	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	$50
27	Duke University	$81,488	Optional	March 15	N/A	February 1	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Supplement	$85	two faculty recommendations (cannot be from advisors)
28	Emerson College	$69,008‬	Optional	March 15	November 1	April 5	Yes	No	Domestic Only	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	$65	one letter of recommendation (faculty)
29	Emory University	$71,938	Yes	March 15	N/A	March 17	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	$75	one letter of recommendation (faculty)
30	Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising	$31,944	No	June 30	N/A	March 2	Yes	No	No	Within the state	No	No	Yes	$25	two recommendations (at least one must be from faculty)
31	Franklin & Marshall College	$80,572	Yes	April 15	November 15	April 15 or November 15	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	$60	one letter of recommendation (faculty)
32	Georgetown University	$82,080	Yes	March 1	N/A	February 1	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	$75	dean's, professor's, and secondary school reports
33	Gettysburg College	$75,330	Yes	April 15	November 1	April 15 or November 1	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	$60	one letter of recommendation (faculty)
34	Grinnell College	$73,898	Yes	March 1	N/A	April 1	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	None	two faculty recommendations (cannot be from advisors)
35	Hamilton College	$75,200	Optional	April 1	November 1	April 8	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Supplement	$60	one letter of recommendation (faculty)
36	Hampshire College	$72,978‬	No	April 1	November 1	April 1	Yes	No	International Only	Yes	Yes	No	Supplement	None	one letter of recommendation (faculty)
37	Harvard University	$79,398	Yes	March 1	N/A	March 1	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Supplement	$75	two faculty recommendations (cannot be from advisors)
38	Harvey Mudd College	$78,139‬	Yes	March 15	N/A	March 2	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Supplement	$70	two faculty recommendations (cannot be from advisors)
39	Haverford College	$78,240	Yes	March 31	N/A	February 1	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Supplement	$65	two faculty recommendations (cannot be from advisors)
40	Johns Hopkins University	$76,790‬	Optional	March 1	N/A	March 15	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	$70	one letter of recommendation (faculty)
41	Macalester College	$71,562	Optional	April 15	N/A	April 15	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	None	two faculty recommendations (cannot be from advisors)
42	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	$77,020	Optional	March 15	November 15	February 15	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	$75	two faculty recommendations (cannot be from advisors)
43	Middlebury College	$77,820‬	Optional	March 1	November 15	March 1 or November 1	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	$65	one letter of recommendation (faculty)
44	Mount Holyoke College	$74,098	Optional	March 1	November 1	February 15	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Frances Perkins app for students over 25, or have dependents, or veterans	$50	none specified, but an interview is strongly recommended
45	Northwestern University	$79,342	Yes	March 15	N/A	March 15	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Supplement	$75	one letter of recommendation (faculty)
46	Oberlin College (Music Conservatory)	$76,818	Optional	April 1; December 1 for Conservatory	November 15	January 15	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Audition and Supplemental Materials (including Music Theory Exam) for Conservatory	$100	two faculty recommendations (cannot be from advisors) / two music teacher recommendations for the Conservatory
47	Occidental College	$75,138	Optional	March 1	November 1	March 2 or November 1	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Supplement	$65	one letter of recommendation (faculty)
48	Olin College of Engineering	$74,526	Yes	January 1	N/A	(unpublished; presumably January 1)	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	$85	counselor / advisor recommendation, along with two faculty recommendations
49	Pitzer College	$67,543‬	Optional	April 1	October 10	March 2	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	$70	one letter of recommendation (faculty)
50	Pomona College	$78,992‬	Optional	February 15	N/A	January 15	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	$70	two faculty recommendations (cannot be from advisors)
51	Princeton University	$75,390‬	Optional	March 1	N/A	March 9	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	$70	two faculty recommendations (cannot be from advisors)
52	Reed College	$79,420	No	Priority: March 1 / Regular: May 1	November 15	March 1 / May 1; or November 1	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Supplement	None	two recommendations (at least one must be from faculty)
53	Rice University	$69,747	Optional	March 15	November 1	April 15 or November 15	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Supplement	$75	two faculty recommendations (cannot be from advisors)
54	Salem College	$43,832	Yes	Rolling	Rolling	August 15 or January 15	(not specified)	No	Yes	(unknown)	Yes	No	Yes	$30
55	Sarah Lawrence College	$79,749‬	Optional	March 1	November 1	March 1 or November 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Supplement		one letter of recommendation (faculty)
56	Scripps College	$77,440‬	Optional	March 15	N/A	February 1	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	$60	two faculty recommendations (cannot be from advisors)
57	Smith College	$77,992	Optional	February 1	November 15	February 15 or November 15	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	None	two faculty recommendations (cannot be from advisors)
58	St. Olaf College	$64,670	Optional	April 1	November 1	April 1 or November 1	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	$35	one letter of recommendation (faculty)
59	Stanford University	$74,570‬	Optional	March 15	N/A	May 15	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Supplement	$90	two faculty recommendations (cannot be from advisors)
60	Swarthmore College	$73,206‬	Optional	April 1	N/A	January 1	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	$60	two recommendations (at least one must be from faculty)
61	Trinity College	$77,320	Optional	April 1	November 1	March 15 or November 1	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	$65	one letter of recommendation (faculty)
62	Tufts University	$83,965‬	Optional	March 15	N/A	April 1	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Supplement	$75	one letter of recommendation (faculty)
63	The University of Chicago	$76,446	Optional	Priority: February 15 / Regular: March 1	N/A	March 1 or April 15	No	Yes	Domestic Only	No	No	Yes	Supplement	$75	two faculty recommendations (cannot be from advisors)
64	University of Dayton	$59,760‬	Optional	February 1	December 1	April 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	None
65	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	$8,980 In-State; $36,159‬ Out of State	Optional	February 15	N/A	March 1	Yes	No	Domestic Only	No	Yes	No	Yes	$85	one letter of recommendation
66	University of Northern Colorado	$22,865 In-State; $33,923‬ Out of State	Required for <24 credits	August 1	December 1	March 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	$50
67	University of Notre Dame	$77,147‬	Optional	March 15	October 1	April 15	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	$75	a letter of recommendation is optional
68	University of Pennsylvania	$80,372	Optional	March 15	N/A	April 12	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	$75	two faculty recommendations (cannot be from advisors)
69	University of Richmond	$79,070‬	Optional	February 15	November 1	February 15 or November 1	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	$50	one letter of recommendation
70	University of Southern California	$75,307‬	Required for <30 credits	December 1 through February 1 (depending on individual college)	N/A	March 2	Yes	No	Domestic Only	Yes	Yes	No	No	$85	a letter of recommendation is optional (depending on the individual college)
71	University of Virginia	$44,860‬‬ In-State; $68,180‬‬ Out of State	Optional	March 1	October 1	March 1	Yes	No	Domestic Only	No	Yes	No	Supplement	$70	two recommendations, one from faculty and one from an advisor
72	Vanderbilt University	$76,536‬	Optional	March 15	N/A	February 1	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Supplement	$50	two recommendations (at least one must be from faculty)
73	Vassar College	$78,580	Optional	March 15	November 1	March 15 or November 1	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	$65	one letter of recommendation (faculty)
74	Washington and Lee University	$75,315‬	Optional	April 1	N/A	March 15	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	$60	two faculty recommendations (cannot be from advisors)
75	Washington University in St. Louis	$77,924‬	Optional	March 1	N/A	March 1	Yes	No	Yes	Within the state / region	Yes	Yes	No	$75
76	Wellesley College	$79,040	Optional	March 1	N/A	April 1	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Supplement	None	two faculty recommendations (cannot be from advisors)
77	Wesleyan University	$72,639	Optional	March 15	November 1	April 15 or November 15	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	$55	three recommendations (two faculty, one advisor)
78	Williams College	$74,660	Optional	March 1	N/A	March 1	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Supplement	None	two faculty recommendations (cannot be from advisors)
79	Yale University	$81,575	Optional	March 1	N/A	April 30	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Supplement	$80	two faculty recommendations (cannot be from advisors)
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