If you are applying to top colleges and are planning visits to see their campuses, you should be aware of which top colleges consider demonstrated interest in their admission decisions. The degree to which colleges consider demonstrated interest can vary substantially. In any case, we hope you find this list useful in planning your college visits.
Yes = Demonstrated Interest is considered
No = Demonstrated Interest is not considered
? = College does not provide this information
Mid Atlantic/NY Region
JHU No
Duke Yes
Georgetown No
CMU No
UPenn No
Haverford Yes
Swarthmore No
UVA No
UNC ?
NY/NJ Region
NYU Yes
Columbia No
Princeton No
Barnard No
Cornell No
South Region
Emory No
Georgia Tech Yes
UT Austin No
Rice Yes
Vanderbilt No
Northeast Region
Yale No
Dartmouth No
Tufts Yes
Brown No
Williams No
Wellesley No
MIT No
BC No
BU Yes
UMass Amherst Yes
Mid-West Region
Wash U St Louis No
U Chicago No
U Michigan Yes
Northwestern Yes
UIUC No
Notre Dame No
Southern California:
Claremont McKenna No
Pomona No
Scripps No
Pitzer Yes
Harvey Mudd No
USC No
UCLA No
Caltech(?) No
Northern West Coast:
UC Davis No
UC Berkeley No
Stanford No