Admissions Factors

Colleges That Consider Legacy

64 of 151 colleges say they weigh alumni relation (legacy). 0 rate it very important and 87 do not consider it.

Very important (0)

No colleges.

Important (1)

Auburn University

Not considered (87)

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Which colleges do not consider alumni relation (legacy)?

87 of the 151 colleges here rate it "not considered": Amherst, Arizona, Arizona State University Campus Immersion, Binghamton, Boston University, Buffalo, California Institute of Technology, California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo, California State University-Long Beach, Carleton, Carnegie Mellon University, Cincinnati, College of William & Mary, Colorado State University-Fort Collins, CU Boulder, Davidson, Delaware, Florida, Florida Atlantic University, Florida State University, George Mason, Georgia Tech, Harvey Mudd, Hofstra, Houston, Indiana University-Bloomington, Iowa, Iowa State, James Madison, Johns Hopkins, Kansas, Kentucky, Marquette, Miami, Michigan, Michigan State, Mississippi State University, MIT, NC State, New Hampshire, North Texas, Northeastern, NYU, Ohio State, Ole Miss, Oregon State University, Penn State, Pitt, Pomona, Purdue, Rhode Island, San Diego State, San Jose State University, Syracuse University, Texas A&M University-College Station, Texas Tech, The University of Tennessee-Knoxville, The University of Texas at Dallas, UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Irvine, UC San Diego, UC Santa Barbara, UC Santa Cruz, UCLA, UConn, UGA, UIC, UIUC, University of California-Riverside, University of Central Florida, University of Maryland-College Park, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, University of Oregon, University of South Carolina-Columbia, University of South Florida, UT Austin, Utah, UW, UW-Madison, Vermont, Virginia Commonwealth University, Washington State University, Wesleyan, West Virginia.

Which colleges rate alumni relation (legacy) as very important?

None of the 151 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.