Admissions Factors

Colleges That Consider State Residency

88 of 150 colleges say they weigh state residency. 8 rate it very important and 62 do not consider it.

Very important (8)

Important (10)

Considered (70)

Not considered (62)

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Frequently asked questions

Which colleges do not consider state residency?

62 of the 150 colleges here rate it "not considered": Amherst, Arizona, Barnard College, Binghamton, Boston College, Buffalo, California Institute of Technology, California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo, Carleton, Carnegie Mellon University, Case Western, Cincinnati, Claremont McKenna, Colgate, Columbia, Dartmouth, Davidson, Drexel, Florida Atlantic University, George Washington, Harvard University, Haverford, Hofstra, Houston, Howard, Johns Hopkins, Kansas, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College, Loyola Chicago, Marquette, Michigan State, Middlebury, Mississippi State University, MIT, New Hampshire, North Texas, Northeastern, Northwestern, NYU, Oberlin, Ole Miss, Oregon State University, Pomona, Princeton, Rochester, RPI, Southern Methodist University, Stanford University, Texas Tech, The University of Texas at Dallas, Tufts, UGA, UIC, University at Albany, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, University of South Florida, USC, Vassar, Washington State University, West Virginia, Williams.

Which colleges rate state residency as very important?

8 colleges: Clemson, College of William & Mary, Delaware, Georgia Tech, The University of Tennessee-Knoxville, UC Santa Cruz, UNC Chapel Hill, UW.

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.