Admissions Factors

Colleges That Consider Where You Live

111 of 150 colleges say they weigh geographical residence. 0 rate it very important and 39 do not consider it.

Very important (0)

No colleges.

Important (8)

Considered (103)

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Which colleges do not consider geographical residence?

39 of the 150 colleges here rate it "not considered": Arizona, Arizona State University Campus Immersion, Case Western, Cincinnati, Davidson, Drexel, Florida Atlantic University, Houston, Howard, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College, Loyola Chicago, Marquette, Michigan State, Mississippi State University, New Hampshire, North Texas, Oberlin, Ole Miss, Oregon State University, RPI, Southern Methodist University, The University of Tennessee-Knoxville, The University of Texas at Dallas, UC Berkeley, UGA, UIC, UNC Chapel Hill, University of California-Riverside, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, University of South Carolina-Columbia, University of South Florida, USC, Utah, UW, Washington State University, West Virginia.

Which colleges rate geographical residence as very important?

None of the 150 colleges here rate it very important.

Each college's own Common Data Set, Section C (first-time, first-year admission). Last checked 2026-10-08. Each rating is the college’s own answer on its Common Data Set. Colleges that left the row blank are left out.