Could you give me some advice?

merc81
Wed, 23 Nov 2016 12:37:00 +0000

Would overall selectivity be a factor for him? You can organize his choices to some extent here:

http://www.businessinsider.com/the-50-smartest-colleges-in-america-2016-10/#39-wellesley-college-average-sat-1390-13

This analysis goes deeper, but with data from the prior year:

http://www.businessinsider.com/the-610-smartest-colleges-in-america-2015-9

Btw, if he appears truly interested in the student-faculty interaction available through a classic small-college experience, I’d recommend he include some schools with 2000 students or less. Schools listed as small on your list (e.g., Brandeis, Tufts), are actually much larger than schools typically classified as National Liberal Arts Colleges.

Many colleges included here will offer full financial assistance to all accepted students, irrespective of origin: