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Found 30 college matches.
Profile3.85 GPA · 1480 SAT · Computer ScienceUrbanMild Climate
Your 30 matches
30 of 30 colleges. Tap any card to see why it fits.
Reach: a stretch on selectivity or on your stats · Target: your stats land in its range · Safety: above its range, or admits nearly everyone
Reach8
MITCambridge, MAMatch78
StanfordStanford, CAMatch76
Carnegie MellonPittsburgh, PAMatch82
UC BerkeleyBerkeley, CAMatch84
UCLALos Angeles, CAMatch79
Washington University in St. LouisSt. Louis, MOMatch77
Johns HopkinsBaltimore, MDMatch75
Duke UniversityDurham, NCMatch74
Target12
UC Davis
Davis, CA
- Your GPA sits inside their middle 50% admitted range
- Large public research campus, like you asked for
Acceptance37%
Enrollment31k
Net price$17k/yr
PublicLarge
UC San DiegoSan Diego, CAMatch60
USCLos Angeles, CAMatch48
University of WashingtonSeattle, WAMatch63
UC IrvineIrvine, CAMatch65
UC Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CAMatch70
Cal Poly SLOSan Luis Obispo, CAMatch72
Indiana UniversityBloomington, INMatch69
Ohio StateColumbus, OHMatch68
University of GeorgiaAthens, GAMatch64
Emory UniversityAtlanta, GAMatch61
University of MiamiCoral Gables, FLMatch59
Safety10
Arizona State
Tempe, AZ
- Your stats are well above their middle admitted range
- Large research campus with a big engineering pipeline
Acceptance88%
SAT mid 50%1120–1350
Net price$14k/yr
PublicLarge
University of ArizonaTucson, AZMatch88
UC RiversideRiverside, CAMatch82
San Jose StateSan Jose, CAMatch91
University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, ALMatch87
San Francisco StateSan Francisco, CAMatch86
University of South FloridaTampa, FLMatch84
Portland StatePortland, ORMatch83
Hunter College (CUNY)New York, NYMatch81
Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, PAMatch80
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