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Data Room - Common Data Sets

The Common Data Set is one of the most important but least-used tools in a student's application arsenal. It's a set of data provided by universities about admissions criteria: it gives you a clear insight into how different schools weight different parts of your application – your grades, the rigor of your courses, your extracurriculars, work history, essays, and more.

Knowing how schools evaluate students allows you to plan your applications. If you know that Stanford doesn't care about demonstrated interest but Michigan does? Well, sign up for those info sessions! For a more detailed guide to using this tool, go here.

How to use: Click around! Look at the academic and non-academic variables and filter the list using the toggle tool. You can also filter by institution type or search for specific schools using the search bar. Most schools have a link out to a post that shares some thoughts about how to use the information in your application process. Good luck!

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University Name School Type Course Rigor Class rank Academic GPA Test Scores Essay(s) Rec Letters Interview EC Activities Talent/Ability Character First-Gen Alumni State Residency Religion Regional Residency Racial/Ethnic Status Volunteer Work Work Experience Demonstrated Interest
Boston University Private University Very Important Important Very Important Considered Important Important Not Considered Important Not Considered Important Considered Considered Considered Not Considered Considered Considered Considered Considered Considered
Cornell Ivy League Very Important Important Very Important Considered Very Important Very Important Considered Very Important Very Important Very Important Considered Considered Considered Not Considered Considered Considered Considered Considered Not Considered
Duke Private University Very Important Very Important Very Important Very Important Very Important Considered Very Important Very Important Very Important Considered Considered Considered Considered Considered Considered Considered Considered Considered
Harvard Ivy League Considered Not Considered Considered Considered Considered Considered Considered Considered Considered Considered Considered Considered Not Considered Not Considered Considered Considered Considered Considered Not Considered
NYU Private University Very Important Very Important Very Important Very Important Important Important Considered Important Very Important Important Considered Considered Not Considered Not Considered Considered Considered Considered Considered Considered
Princeton Ivy League Very Important Very Important Very Important Very Important Very Important Very Important Considered Very Important Very Important Very Important Considered Considered Not Considered Not Considered Considered Considered Considered Considered Not Considered
Purdue Private University Very Important Considered Very Important Very Important Important Important Not Considered Important Considered Important Important Not Considered Considered Not Considered Considered Considered Considered Considered Considered
Stanford Private University Very Important Very Important Very Important Very Important Very Important Very Important Considered Very Important Very Important Very Important Considered Considered Not Considered Not Considered Considered Considered Considered Considered Not Considered
Tufts Private University Very Important Very Important Very Important Considered Very Important Very Important Considered Important Important Very Important Considered Considered Not Considered Not Considered Considered Considered Considered Considered Considered
Tulane Private University Very Important Very Important Very Important Very Important Important Important Considered Considered Considered Important Considered Considered Not Considered Not Considered Not Considered Considered Considered Considered Considered
UPenn Ivy League Very Important Important Very Important Very Important Very Important Very Important Important Important Important Very Important Considered Considered Considered Not Considered Considered Considered Considered Considered Considered
USC Private University Very Important Not Considered Very Important Very Important Very Important Very Important Not Considered Important Important Important Considered Considered Not Considered Not Considered Not Considered Considered Considered Considered Not Considered
Vanderbilt Private University Very Important Very Important Very Important Very Important Very Important Important Considered Very Important Important Very Important Considered Considered Considered Not Considered Considered Considered Considered Considered Not Considered
Yale Ivy League Very Important Very Important Very Important Considered Very Important Very Important Considered Very Important Very Important Very Important Considered Considered Considered Not Considered Considered Considered Considered Considered Not Considered
Northwestern Private University Very Important Very Important Very Important Considered Very Important Very Important Considered Very Important Very Important Very Important Considered Considered Not Considered Not Considered Not Considered Considered Considered Considered Considered
University of Chicago Private University Very Important Considered Considered Considered Very Important Very Important Not Considered Very Important Very Important Very Important Considered Considered Considered Considered Considered Considered Considered Considered Considered
Caltech Private University Very Important Important Important Very Important Very Important Very Important Not Considered Important Considered Very Important Considered Not Considered Not Considered Not Considered Not Considered Considered Considered Considered Not Considered
Georgetown Private University Very Important Very Important Very Important Very Important Very Important Very Important Important Important Very Important Very Important Considered Considered Considered Not Considered Considered Considered Considered Considered Not Considered
UVA State School Very Important Very Important Very Important Considered Important Very Important Not Considered Important Important Very Important Considered Considered Very Important Not Considered Considered Considered Considered Considered Not Considered
Georgia Tech State School Very Important Not Considered Very Important Important Very Important Considered Not Considered Very Important Considered Very Important Considered Considered Important Not Considered Important Considered Very Important Very Important Not Considered
University of Michigan State School Very Important Not Considered Very Important Important Important Important Not Considered Considered Considered Important Important Considered Considered Not Considered Considered Not Considered Considered Considered Considered
Brown Ivy League Very Important Very Important Very Important Considered Very Important Very Important Not Considered Important Very Important Very Important Considered Considered Considered Not Considered Considered Considered Considered Considered Not Considered
Johns Hopkins Private University Very Important Very Important Very Important Very Important Very Important Very Important Not Considered Important Important Important Considered Not Considered Not Considered Not Considered Considered Considered Important Important Not Considered
UNC State School Very Important Important Important Very Important Very Important Very Important Not Considered Very Important Very Important Very Important Considered Considered Very Important Not Considered Not Considered Considered Important Important Not Considered
Columbia Ivy League Very Important Very Important Very Important Considered Very Important Very Important Considered Very Important Important Very Important Considered Considered Not Considered Not Considered Considered Considered Considered Considered Not Considered
Pomona Liberal Arts College Very Important Very Important Very Important Considered Very Important Very Important Considered Very Important Very Important Very Important Considered Not Considered Not Considered Not Considered Considered Considered Considered Considered Not Considered
Rice Private University Very Important Very Important Very Important Very Important Very Important Very Important Considered Very Important Very Important Very Important Considered Considered Considered Not Considered Considered Considered Considered Considered Considered
Dartmouth Ivy League Very Important Very Important Very Important Very Important Very Important Very Important Considered Very Important Important Very Important Considered Considered Not Considered Not Considered Considered Considered Considered Considered Considered
Notre Dame Private University Very Important Important Important Considered Important Important Not Considered Important Important Very Important Important Considered Not Considered Considered Not Considered Important Important Considered Considered