College Recommendation Requirements 2025-2026

College Recommendation Requirements

Hopefully, you won鈥檛 be asking your high school teachers to write you a letter of recommendation hours before the application deadline.

In fact, we recommend locking down your recommenders well in advance. will get ahead of the game by utilizing our user-friendly list of recommendation requirements at over 300 premier colleges and universities. Also included is whether each institution requires a recommendation from a guidance counselor and/or a school report.

*Data collected from institutional websites.

Table updated August 2025

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unitID	Name	TAG	Website	Teacher Recommendations Required	Counselor Recommendation Required	School Report	Additional Info
138600	Agnes Scott College		https://www.agnesscott.edu/admission/undergraduate-admission/high-school-students/index.html	1	Yes	Yes
210669	Allegheny College		https://allegheny.edu/apply/admissions-criteria/	1	No	Yes	One or more letters of recommendation from either a counselor or teacher of a major subject
131159	American University	AU	https://www.american.edu/admissions/first-year/checklist.cfm	1	No	Yes	Additional letters of recommendation allowed
164465	Amherst College		https://www.amherst.edu/admission/apply/firstyear	2	Yes	Yes	Teacher recommendations must be from English, Math, Science, Social Studies or Foreign Language instructor
197869	Appalachian State University	App State	https://admissions.appstate.edu/apply/first-year-student	No	No	Yes
104151	Arizona State University	ASU	https://admission.asu.edu/apply/first-year/admission	No	No	Yes
100858	Auburn University		https://www.auburn.edu/admissions/prospective-students/freshmen/index.php	No	No	Yes
164580	Babson College		https://www.babson.edu/media/babson/assets/undergraduate-admission/ApplicationChecklist.pdf	1	Yes	Yes
189088	Bard College		https://www.bard.edu/admission/firstyear/	2	Yes	Yes	Prefer one recommendation comes from an English/humanities teacher and one from a math/science teacher; If a counselor is not available, then a recommendation letter can come from another teacher or an advisor, administrator, coach, or employer;
189097	Barnard College		https://barnard.edu/admissions/the-application-process	2	Yes	Yes	Letters must come from core academic subject teachers (English, foreign language, mathematics, science, social studies); Prefer 11th-/12th-grade teachers, but will accept 10th-grade teachers; An additional teacher recommendation will be accepted if a counselor is unable to write recommendation; Up to two additional letters of recommendation will be accepted
160977	Bates College		https://www.bates.edu/admission/apply/	1	Yes	Yes	Can submit up to two teacher recommendations; May submit an additional recommendation from non-academic source
223232	Baylor University		https://admissions.web.baylor.edu/admissions/incoming-freshman/application-process	No	No	Yes	Two letters of recommendation are accepted; Encourage at least one academic recommendation
238333	Beloit College		https://www.beloit.edu/admission/apply/	No	No	Yes	Strongly encourage submission of at least one letter of recommendation; Will read up to three
230816	Bennington College		https://www.bennington.edu/admissions/apply/common-application	2	Yes	Yes	Recommendations from two different subject areas (English, math, foreign languages, science, and employers)
164739	Bentley University		https://www.bentley.edu/undergraduate/apply/first-year-applicant	1	Yes	Yes
156295	Berea College		https://www.berea.edu/admissions/admission-information	No	No	No	Optional; Recommendations can be from teachers, coaches, mentors, and other
164748	Berklee College of Music		https://college.berklee.edu/admissions/undergraduate/how-to-apply	No	No	No	Can submit up to two letters of recommendation
196079	Binghamton University		https://www.binghamton.edu/admissions/undergraduate/apply/freshman/index.html	Yes	No	Yes	Recommendation can be from either a teacher or counselor
142115	Boise State University		https://www.boisestate.edu/admissions/apply/nonresident/	No	No	No	Optional; Students with a GPA between 2.60 and 2.79 can submit up to two letters of recommendation
164924	Boston College	BC	https://www.bc.edu/content/bc-web/admission/apply.html#appid=info-item-4	2	Yes	Yes	Recommend evaluations are written by either English, Social Studies, Science, Math, or Foreign Language teachers
164988	Boston University	BU	https://www.bu.edu/admissions/apply/first-year/#Rec	1	Yes	Yes
161004	Bowdoin College		https://www.bowdoin.edu/admissions/apply/index.html	2	Yes	Yes	Teacher recommendation from junior or senior year teacher in academic core subject (English, math, lab sciences, social sciences, or foreign language); Second evaluation can be from teacher or clergy, coach, community-based organization counselor, employer, peer, or community member
165015	Brandeis University		https://www.brandeis.edu/admissions/apply/application-process/first-year.html	1	Yes	Yes	Recommendation letter from core academic teacher (math, science, history, foreign language, or English)
230038	Brigham Young University-Provo	BYU	https://enrollment.byu.edu/admissions/recommendations	1	No	No	May require a recommendation from current seminary teacher; Teacher recommendation must be from either a math, English, science, or social studies teacher from your junior or senior year; Second required recommendation can be from anyone who is not a relative
217156	Brown University		https://admission.brown.edu/first-year/application-checklist	2	Yes	Yes	From teachers who taught you in major academic subjects (science, social studies, math, foreign language, or English)
217165	Bryant University		https://www.bryant.edu/admission-bryant/undergraduate-admission/applying-bryant/first-year-admission	1	No	Yes	Recommendation can be from either a teacher or a counselor
211273	Bryn Mawr College		https://www.brynmawr.edu/admissions-aid/how-apply/first-year-students	2	Yes	Yes
211291	Bucknell University		https://coursecatalog.bucknell.edu/admissions/applyingforadmission/	1	Yes	Yes
150163	Butler University		https://www.butler.edu/admission-aid/first-year/applying-as-a-first-year-student/	No	No	Yes	Optional; Can be from teacher, school counselor, coach, employer, or mentor
110404	California Institute of Technology	Caltech	https://www.admissions.caltech.edu/apply/first-year-applicants/letters-of-recommendation	2	Yes	Yes	Prefer one from STEM teacher (math (calculus or beyond), physics, chemistry, or biology) and one from Humanities/Social Sciences teacher (English, history, government, or economics); Prefer letters from final two years of high school; Additional recommendation letter from coach, mentor, employer, etc. accepted
111081	California Institute of the Arts		https://calarts.edu/admissions-aid/admissions/admission-requirements	2	No	No	At least one recommendation should be written by a person who understands your work (e.g., art teacher)
110422	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo	Cal Poly	https://www.calpoly.edu/admissions/first-year-student/how-to-apply	No	No	No
110529	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona		https://www.cpp.edu/admissions/freshmen/app-checklist.shtml	No	No	No
110556	California State University-Fresno		https://www.calstate.edu/apply/freshman/Documents/application-checklist-freshman.pdf	No	No	No
110565	California State University-Fullerton		https://www.calstate.edu/apply/freshman/Documents/application-checklist-freshman.pdf	No	No	No
110583	California State University-Long Beach		https://www.csulb.edu/admissions/first-time-first-year-student-application-process	No	No	No
110592	California State University-Los Angeles		https://www.calstatela.edu/admissions/freshman-admission	No	No	No
173258	Carleton College		https://www.carleton.edu/admissions/apply/steps/materials/	2	Yes	Yes	Must be completed by junior- or senior-year teachers
211440	Carnegie Mellon University	CMU	https://www.cmu.edu/admission/admission/admission-consideration	1	Yes	Yes	Will accept a third recommendation, but only two are used in the admission process
201645	Case Western Reserve University	CWRU	https://case.edu/admission/apply	2	Yes	Yes	Additional letters of recommendation accepted
131283	Catholic University of America		https://www.catholic.edu/admission-aid/undergraduate-admission/first-year-students/application-process	1	Yes	Yes
156408	Centre College		https://www.centre.edu/apply/admission-requirements	1	Yes	Yes	Completed by college preparatory teacher from sophomore, junior, or senior year
230852	Champlain College		https://www.champlain.edu/admissions/first-year-applicants/	1	Yes	Yes	One recommendation from a school counselor and one from someone who can best highlight your academic potential
111948	Chapman University		https://www.chapman.edu/admission/undergraduate/how-to-apply/first-year/index.aspx	1	No	Yes	Will review up to 2 letters; Counselor letter is optional
112260	Claremont McKenna College	CMC	https://www.cmc.edu/admission/first-year-application-instructions#collapse-790	1	Yes	Yes	Teacher recommendations should be completed by core-academic teachers (English, mathematics, foreign language, science, or social sciences)
165334	Clark University		https://www.clarku.edu/undergraduate-admissions/apply/	1	Yes	Yes	May submit 2 teacher recommendations
190044	Clarkson University		https://www.clarkson.edu/admissions-aid/undergraduate/how-to-apply	1	Yes	Yes	Teacher recommendations must be from a core subject teacher; Additional recommendation letters from employers, coaches, etc. accepted
217882	Clemson University		https://www.clemson.edu/admissions/applying-to-clemson/freshman-students.html	No	No	Yes
161086	Colby College		https://afa.colby.edu/apply/requirements/	2	Yes	Yes	Additional recommendation letters accepted
190099	Colgate University		https://www.colgate.edu/admission-aid/apply/regular-decision	2	Yes	Yes	Teacher recommendations must be from core academic teachers who worked with the student in 10th, 11th, or 12th grade
217819	College of Charleston	CofC	https://charleston.edu/admission/apply/undergraduate/how-to-apply.php#accordion-8ff39a44-12b2-449c-b2ca-052c23691d27-6	No	No	Yes	Optional; Limit of two recommendations from guidance/college counselors and/or teachers
160959	College of the Atlantic		https://www.coa.edu/admissions/apply/	1	Yes	Yes
166124	College of the Holy Cross		https://www.holycross.edu/admissions-aid/apply/first-year-applicants	1	Yes	Yes
231624	College of William and Mary	W&M	https://www.wm.edu/admission/undergraduateadmission/how-to-apply/first-year-applicants/application-checklist/letters-recommendation/	No	Yes	Yes	Optional: Teacher evaluation form and letter of recommendation accepted
126678	Colorado College	CC	https://www.coloradocollege.edu/admission/for-students/admission-requirements/first-year-students/first-year-students.html	2	No	Yes	Teacher recommendations should come from teachers in core subjects (English/language arts, math, science, social studies, and foreign languages) from your junior year; Counselor letter of recommendation recommended but not required; Additional recommendation letters from teachers, supervisors, coaches, etc. accepted
126775	Colorado School of Mines		https://www.mines.edu/undergraduate-admissions/first-year/	No	No	Yes	Optional; 1-2 letters of recommendation accepted
126818	Colorado State University	CSU	https://admissions.colostate.edu/apply/freshmen/	No	No	Yes	Optional
190150	Columbia University in the City of New York		https://undergrad.admissions.columbia.edu/apply/firstyear	2	Yes	Yes	Must come from teachers who taught you in academic disciplines
128902	Connecticut College		https://www.conncoll.edu/admission/apply/first-year-requirements-deadlines/	1	Yes	Yes	One additional teacher recommendation from junior or senior year recommended; Another recommendation from a non-academic source may be submitted
190372	Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art		https://cooper.edu/admissions/applying-to-cu	1*	Yes	Yes	Engineering applicants require two teacher recommendations, with one from a STEM teacher (math, physics, or chemistry)
153162	Cornell College		https://www.cornellcollege.edu/admissions/apply-to-cornell/first-year/index.shtml	No	No	Yes	Optional teacher recommendations accepted
190415	Cornell University		https://admissions.cornell.edu/how-to-apply/first-year-applicants	2	Yes	Yes
181002	Creighton University		https://www.creighton.edu/admissions/admissions-requirements/undergrad-transfer	No	Yes	Yes	Optional; Letters of recommendation from teachers, coaches, counselors, or mentors are accepted
190512	CUNY Bernard M Baruch College		https://baruch-undergraduate.catalog.cuny.edu/the-college/admissions/freshman-applicants/overview	No	No	No	Optional letters of recommendation accepted
190594	CUNY Hunter College		https://hunter.cuny.edu/students/admissions/undergraduate/apply/freshman/	No	No	No	Optional letters of recommendation accepted
182670	Dartmouth College		https://admissions.dartmouth.edu/apply/apply-dartmouth#filter-1446	2	Yes	Yes	Peer recommendation recommended
198385	Davidson College		https://www.davidson.edu/admission-and-financial-aid/apply/first-year-applicants	2	Yes	Yes	One teacher recommendation from a core academic subject (English, math, science, history/social science, and foreign languages); Peer recommendation required (from someone of a similar age)
202523	Denison University		https://denison.edu/campus/admission/apply-for-admission	1	Yes	Yes	Teacher recommendations must come from a core academic instructor
144740	DePaul University		https://www.depaul.edu/admission-and-aid/types-of-admission/freshman-student/Pages/default.aspx	No	No	Yes	Up to three optional letters of recommendation can be submitted
150400	DePauw University		https://www.depauw.edu/admission-aid/apply/	1	No	Yes	One letter of recommendation from a teacher, school counselor, or community group leader
212009	Dickinson College		https://www.dickinson.edu/info/20256/apply/1025/application_checklist	1	Yes	Yes	A second teacher recommendation is recommended
153269	Drake University		https://www.drake.edu/admission/first-yearstudents/first-yearapplicationprocess/	No	No	Yes	Optional; Can be submitted by a teacher or high school counselor
184348	Drew University		https://drew.edu/admissions-and-aid/apply/	1	Yes	Yes
212054	Drexel University		https://drexel.edu/admissions/apply/undergrad-instructions/first-year-instructions	No	Yes	Yes
198419	Duke University		https://admissions.duke.edu/apply/	2	Yes	Yes	Recommendations should come from instructors in core academic classes, preferably from junior and senior year; For Engineering applicants, one recommendation must be from a math or science teacher; Can also submit one personal recommendation from an employer, mentor, or anyone else who knows you well
212106	Duquesne University		https://www.duq.edu/admission-and-aid/how-to-apply/undergraduate/requirements.php	No*	No	Yes	One recommendation from a teacher or counselor is required for health professions and nursing applicants; Recommendations are optional for other applicants and should be completed by a teacher or counselor
150455	Earlham College		https://earlham.edu/admissions/how-to-apply/undergraduate-admissions/#other-decision-making-factors	Yes	No	Yes	Recommendation can be from a school counselor or a core teacher
198464	East Carolina University	ECU	https://admissions.ecu.edu/apply/freshmen/	No	No	Yes
133492	Eckerd College		https://www.eckerd.edu/admissions/first-year/	Yes	No	Yes	Recommendation must be from a counselor or a teacher/professor
212197	Elizabethtown College		https://www.etown.edu/admissions/apply/first-year.aspx#requirements	1	No	Yes	One recommendation letter from either a teacher or guidance counselor
198516	Elon University		https://www.elon.edu/u/admissions/undergraduate/apply/application-requirements/	No	Yes	Yes
133553	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University	ERAU	https://daytonabeach.erau.edu/admissions/undergraduate/first-time	No	No	No	Optional; Suggest submitting two letters of recommendation
165662	Emerson College		https://emerson.edu/admissions-aid/undergraduate-admission/application-process/first-year	1	Yes	Yes	Should be from a teacher who taught you in an academic subject (English, history, science, math, social studies, or foreign language)
165671	Emmanuel College		https://www.emmanuel.edu/admissions-aid/undergraduate/undergraduate-admissions/deadlines-requirements/application-requirements	1	No	Yes	One letter required from either a school counselor or an academic teacher; Additional letters are accepted
139658	Emory University		https://apply.emory.edu/apply/first-year/how-to-apply.html	2	Yes	Yes	Teacher letters should be from core-area academic teachers
129242	Fairfield University		https://www.fairfield.edu/admission-and-aid/apply/first-year-applicants/index.html	No	Yes	Yes
191126	Fashion Institute of Technology	FIT	https://www.fitnyc.edu/admissions/undergraduate-applicants/apply/index.php	No	No	No
133669	Florida Atlantic University	FAU	https://www.fau.edu/admissions/freshman/how-to-apply/	No	No	No
133881	Florida Institute of Technology	FIT	https://www.fit.edu/admission/applying/first-year/	No	No	Yes	Optional letter of recommendation from a teacher, mentor, or coach accepted
133951	Florida International University	FIU	https://admissions.fiu.edu/how-to-apply/freshman-applicant/index.html	No	No	Yes
134079	Florida Southern College		https://www.flsouthern.edu/admissions/undergraduate/first-years/residential-undergraduate-admission-requirements	No	No	Yes	Optional academic recommendation from a teacher or school counselor accepted; Recommended
134097	Florida State University	FSU	https://admissions.fsu.edu/first-year/apply	No	No	No
191241	Fordham University		https://www.fordham.edu/undergraduate-admission/apply/what-were-looking-for/letter-of-recommendation/	1	No	Yes	Can come from a teacher or counselor; Additional letters can be submitted
212577	Franklin and Marshall College	F&M	https://www.fandm.edu/apply/regular-decision-application-checklist.html	1	Yes	Yes	Additional recommendation letters can be be sent from coaches, supervisors, or mentors
441982	Franklin W Olin College of Engineering		https://www.olin.edu/admission/apply/admission-process	2	Yes	Yes	One letter must be from a STEM teacher (Calculus, Physics, Computer Science, etc.)
218070	Furman University		https://www.furman.edu/admissions-aid/apply/	No	No	Yes
232186	George Mason University	GMU	https://www.gmu.edu/freshman/requirements	1	Yes	Yes
131469	George Washington University	GW; GWU	https://undergraduate.admissions.gwu.edu/first-year-applicants	1	No	Yes	Letter can be from a high school counselor or an academic teacher
131496	Georgetown University		https://uadmissions.georgetown.edu/applying/first-year/	1	No	Yes
139861	Georgia College & State University		https://www.gcsu.edu/admissions/first-year	No	No	Yes	Optional: One to two letters of recommendation from a teacher or counselor are highly recommended
139755	Georgia Institute of Technology	Georgia Tech	https://admission.gatech.edu/first-year/recommendations	No	No	Yes	Optional: One counselor recommendation and up to two teacher recommendations (core academic subjects) will be accepted
139940	Georgia State University	GSU	https://admissions.gsu.edu/bachelors-degree/apply/high-school/?applicantspecialty=freshman-applicants	No	No	Yes	Optional: One counselor and two teacher recommendation letters will be accepted
212674	Gettysburg College		https://www.gettysburg.edu/admissions-aid/applying-gettysburg/	1	Yes	No	Accepts a counselor letter and/or the secondary school report
235316	Gonzaga University		https://www.gonzaga.edu/undergraduate-admission/apply/how-to-apply/first-year-students	1	No	Yes	From a teacher/professor in an academic area
162654	Goucher College		https://www.goucher.edu/become/apply/first-year-students	1	No	Yes	Recommendation letter from counselor is recommended
153384	Grinnell College		https://www.grinnell.edu/admission/apply/first-year/requirements	2	Yes	Yes
212805	Grove City College		https://www.gcc.edu/Home/Admissions-Financial-Aid/Applying-to-Grove-City-College/How-To-Apply	1	No	No	One letter from either an academic or spiritual/character reference (teacher, guidance counselor, principal, pastor, youth pastor, etc.)
173647	Gustavus Adolphus College		https://gustavus.edu/admission/apply/firstyear.php	No	No	Yes	Optional; Recommendations from teachers and counselors accepted
191515	Hamilton College		https://admission.hamilton.edu/register/?id=1168e7b1-adde-49a6-aa5a-48106586152b	1	Yes	Yes
166018	Hampshire College		https://www.hampshire.edu/admissions/apply-hampshire/first-year-students	1	Yes	Yes	Up to three additional letters of recommendation accepted
150756	Hanover College		https://www.hanover.edu/admission/apply/	No	No	Yes
166027	Harvard University		https://college.harvard.edu/admissions/apply/application-requirements	2	Yes	Yes	Can submit additional letters of recommendation
115409	Harvey Mudd College	HMC	https://www.hmc.edu/admission/apply/first-year-students/	2	Yes	Yes	One teacher recommendation from a math or science teacher and one from humanities, social sciences, or arts teacher
212911	Haverford College		https://www.haverford.edu/admission/applying/application-checklist	2	Yes	Yes	Teacher recommendations must come from English, math, science, social studies, or foreign language instructors
107080	Hendrix College		https://www.hendrix.edu/Pages/Templates/2015-PageBuilder.aspx?pageid=75565#HowtoApply	No	No	Yes	Optional letters of recommendation accepted
170286	Hillsdale College		https://www.hillsdale.edu/admissions-aid/admissions-2/application-process-2/	2	No	Yes	Third letter is allowed
191630	Hobart William Smith Colleges	HWS	https://www.hws.edu/admissions/apply/first-year-applicants.aspx	1	No	Yes	Recommendation can come from a teacher or counselor
191649	Hofstra University		https://www.hofstra.edu/pdf/admission/adm_app_freshmen.pdf	1	No	Yes	Recommendation can come from a teacher or counselor; Two letters preferred
170301	Hope College		https://hope.edu/admissions/apply.html	No	No	Yes
131520	Howard University	HU	https://admission.howard.edu/undergraduate/first-year	1	Yes	Yes
145725	Illinois Institute of Technology	IIT	https://www.iit.edu/admissions-aid/undergraduate-admission/first-year-students	No	No	Yes	Optional: Up to three letters of recommendation are accepted
145646	Illinois Wesleyan University		https://www.iwu.edu/admissions/applications/	No	No	Yes
151351	Indiana University-Bloomington	IU; IUB	https://admissions.indiana.edu/apply/freshman/index.html	No	No	Yes	Optional; One counselor recommendation and one teacher recommendation will be accepted
153603	Iowa State University	ISU	https://www.iastate.edu/admission-and-aid/admissions/first-year-students	No	No	Yes
191968	Ithaca College		https://www.ithaca.edu/admission/undergraduate-admission/apply-ic/what-we-consider	No	No	Yes	Optional; Can submit more than one letter; From teachers, school counselors, coach, employer, mentor, or club leader
232423	James Madison University	JMU	https://www.jmu.edu/admissions/apply/first-year/index.shtml#fy-dates	No	No	Yes	Optional; One letter of recommendation will be accepted
162928	Johns Hopkins University	JHU	https://apply.jhu.edu/how-to-apply/application-deadlines-requirements/	2	Yes	Yes
213251	Juniata College		https://www.juniata.edu/admission/apply/index.php	1	No	Yes	Recommendation letter from either a high school teacher or high school counselor
170532	Kalamazoo College		https://admission.kzoo.edu/how-to-apply-2/first-year-students/	1	Yes	Yes	Alternative references accepted (coaches, employers, pastors, friends of the family) in lieu of teacher recommendation
155399	Kansas State University	KSU	https://www.k-state.edu/admissions/undergrad/manhattan/apply/incoming-freshmen/guide.html	No	No	Yes
203535	Kenyon College		https://www.kenyon.edu/admissions-aid/apply-to-kenyon/deadlines-requirements/	1	Yes	Yes	Prefer recommendation comes from an instructor who taught you in a year-long, traditional college-preparatory course in your junior year; Two additional recommendation letters can be submitted
169983	Kettering University		https://www.kettering.edu/apply	No	No	Yes
146427	Knox College		https://www.knox.edu/admission/apply-to-knox/first-year-applicants	1	No	Yes	Teacher from an academic subject area (English, math, social studies, science, or language)
213385	Lafayette College		https://admissions.lafayette.edu/first-year-applicants/	1	Yes	Yes	Prefer that the teacher recommendation comes from a person who taught you in an academic subject during your junior/senior year
146481	Lake Forest College		https://www.lakeforest.edu/admissions/first-year-students/first-year-application-requirements	1	No	Yes	Letter can be from a teacher and/or a college counselor; May also submit one additional reference from an athletic coach, scout leader, community service coordinator, or work supervisor
239017	Lawrence University		https://www.lawrence.edu/admissions-aid/apply	1	No	Yes
192323	Le Moyne College		https://www.lemoyne.edu/admission-financial-aid/apply/	1	No	Yes	Letter can be from either a school counselor or teacher
213543	Lehigh University		https://www1.lehigh.edu/admissions/admissions-requirements	1	Yes	Yes
209056	Lewis & Clark College		https://college.lclark.edu/offices/admissions/apply/	1	No	Yes	From a teacher from an academic course (English, mathematics, science, world language, history, or social studies) in 10th, 11th, or 12th grade
159391	Louisiana State University	LSU	https://www.lsu.edu/admissions/apply/freshman.php	1	No	Yes	One letter of recommendation from a counselor, teacher, advisor, administrator
117946	Loyola Marymount University	LMU	https://admission.lmu.edu/learnmore/prospectivestudents/firstyearapplicants/	1	No	Yes	A letter from your teacher and a letter from your counselor or principal is recommended
146719	Loyola University Chicago	LUC	https://www.luc.edu/undergrad/admissions/first-yearstudents/	1	No	Yes	A letter from your teacher or counselor
163046	Loyola University Maryland		https://www.loyola.edu/admission/undergraduate/application-process/first-year/	No	Yes	Yes	An additional letter from a counselor, teacher, or other party can be submitted
173902	Macalester College		https://www.macalester.edu/admissions/us-admissions/first-year/	1	Yes	Yes	Teacher evaluation must come from a core academic teacher (English, social studies, world language, mathematics, or science); Additional recommendation letter offering a different perspective from other letters will be accepted
161299	Maine Maritime Academy		https://mainemaritime.edu/admissions/undergraduate-admissions/first-time-freshmen/	1	No	Yes	Letter can be from principal, guidance counselor, or a teacher; Additional letters can be submitted (from academic source or from outside source)
192819	Marist College		https://www.marist.edu/admission/undergraduate/apply#apps	No	Yes	Yes	Teacher recommendation is optional
239105	Marquette University		https://www.marquette.edu/explore/apply-today.php	No	No	Yes	Recommendations are optional
166683	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	MIT	https://mitadmissions.org/apply/firstyear/letters-of-recommendation/	2	No	Yes	Recommend one evaluation from a math/science teacher, and one from a humanities, social science, or language teacher; Optional letter from counselor accepted; One optional supplemental evaluation accepted
140447	Mercer University		https://undergrad.mercer.edu/first-year-admissions/	No	No	Yes
204024	Miami University-Oxford	MU	https://miamioh.edu/admission-aid/apply/first-year-students/index.html	1	No	Yes	From a school counselor or academic teacher
171100	Michigan State University	MSU	https://admissions.msu.edu/apply/first-year/how-to-apply	No	No	Yes
171128	Michigan Technological University		https://www.mtu.edu/admissions/apply/steps/	No	No	Yes	Optional
230959	Middlebury College		https://www.middlebury.edu/college/admissions/apply/instructions	2	Yes	Yes
239318	Milwaukee School of Engineering	MSOE	https://www.msoe.edu/admissions-aid/undergraduate-admissions/undergraduate-admission-requirements/	No	No	Yes
176080	Mississippi State University	MSU	https://www.admissions.msstate.edu/prospective-students/steps-to-enrollment	No	No	Yes
178411	Missouri University of Science and Technology	MUST	https://futurestudents.mst.edu/admissions/first-timefreshmen/	No	No	Yes
180461	Montana State University		https://www.montana.edu/admissions/catcheck.html	No	No	Yes
140553	Morehouse College		https://morehouse.edu/admissions/apply/first-time-freshmen	2	No	Yes	Letters can be from counselor, teacher, or professional source
166939	Mount Holyoke College	MHC	https://www.mtholyoke.edu/admission/apply-undergraduate-first-year/application-process	2	Yes	Yes	From core academic classes
214175	Muhlenberg College		https://www.muhlenberg.edu/admissions/applicationinstructions/	1	Yes	Yes	Teacher in core academic area
262129	New College of Florida		https://www.ncf.edu/admissions/first-year-students/	No	No	Yes	Optional; From your college counselor, principal, dean or teacher who has taught you in an academic subject
185828	New Jersey Institute of Technology	NJIT	https://www.njit.edu/incoming-first-year-students-your-future-starts-here	1	No	Yes
187967	New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology	NMIT	https://www.nmt.edu/admission/entering-freshmen.php	No	No	Yes
193900	New York University	NYU	https://www.nyu.edu/admissions/undergraduate-admissions/how-to-apply/all-freshmen-applicants.html	1	No	Yes	Letter can be from a teacher, counselor, coach, supervisor, etc.; Can submit up to three
199193	North Carolina State University	NCSU; NC State	https://admissions.ncsu.edu/apply/first-year/	No	No	Yes
167358	Northeastern University		https://admissions.northeastern.edu/application-information/required-materials/	1	Yes	Yes	Can submit 1-2 additional recommendations
147767	Northwestern University		https://admissions.northwestern.edu/apply/requirements.html	1	Yes	Yes	Teacher recommendation should come from a core subject instructor from junior or senior year; Will accept supplemental letters of recommendation
204501	Oberlin College		https://www.oberlin.edu/admissions-and-aid/arts-and-sciences/first-year-applicants	1	No	Yes	From teachers who have taught in core academic subjects (English, math, science, social studies, foreign language, or an AP/IB class) in either the junior or senior year; Can submit a second recommendation from another adult such as a coach, club advisor, supervisor, etc.
120254	Occidental College	Oxy	https://www.oxy.edu/admission-aid/apply/application-requirements	1	Yes	Yes	Teacher from a core academic subject area is preferred; Prefer teacher from 10th, 11th, or 12 grade
204796	Ohio State University	OSU	https://undergrad.osu.edu/apply/freshmen-columbus/apply-step-by-step	No	No	Yes	Optional; May send a maximum of two letters of recommendation
204857	Ohio University	OU	https://www.ohio.edu/admissions/freshman/apply	No	No	Yes	Optional
204909	Ohio Wesleyan University	OWU	https://www.owu.edu/admission/apply/first-year-students/	No	No	Yes
209542	Oregon State University	OSU	https://admissions.oregonstate.edu/admission-requirements	No	No	Yes
214777	Pennsylvania State University	PSU; Penn State	https://www.psu.edu/resources/first-year-students/steps-to-apply	No	No	Yes
121150	Pepperdine University		https://seaver.pepperdine.edu/admission/application/undergraduate/firstyear.htm	1	No	Yes	Must be from a core subject teacher(math, science, English, history, foreign language, religion), counselor, or school administrator
121257	Pitzer College		https://www.pitzer.edu/admission-aid/how-apply/first-year-applicants	1	No	Yes	Should come from a teacher who has taught you during your junior or senior year in a core academic subject. A recommendation from your college counselor and one additional recommendation will be accepted, but both are optional.
121345	Pomona College		https://www.pomona.edu/admissions/apply/how-apply	2	Yes	Yes	Teachers of core academic subject areas: English, foreign languages, math, science or social sciences; Optionally, a recommendation from a teacher of an elective subject (music, art, journalism, etc.), or by a coach, employer, or other individual who can speak to your skills or special qualities may serve as an additional recommendation.
194578	Pratt Institute-Main		https://www.pratt.edu/resources/undergraduate-application-requirements-high-school-applicants/	No	No	Yes	Optional; From someone with firsthand knowledge of your creative or academic preparedness; Maximum of 3 letters
186131	Princeton University		https://admission.princeton.edu/apply/application-checklist	2	Yes	Yes	Higher-level courses (e.g. AP, IB Higher/Standard Level, A-levels, etc.) in different academic areas of study from core academic areas, such as English, language, humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, or math
217402	Providence College		https://admission.providence.edu/apply/	No	Yes	Yes	May submit additional letters from teachers, coaches, employers, or others who may want to advocate on your behalf.
243780	Purdue University-Main Campus		https://admissions.purdue.edu/become-student/guide/	No	No	Yes
130226	Quinnipiac University		https://www.qu.edu/admissions/undergraduate/admission-requirements/	1	No	Yes	From a teacher, guidance counselor or someone who can reflect on your dedication and work ethic
186201	Ramapo College of New Jersey		https://www.ramapo.edu/undergraduate/freshmen/admission-requirements/	1	No	Yes	From a school counselor, teacher or other individual who can attest to your abilities; Two letters of recommendation are preferred
209922	Reed College		https://www.reed.edu/admission-aid/how-to-apply/first-year.html	2	Yes	Yes	Teacher Evaluations (from two different academic disciplines; must be different from the counselor)
194824	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	RPI	https://admissions.rpi.edu/undergraduate/apply/#ApplicationChecklist	1	No	Yes	From a counselor or teacher, preferably a math or science teacher who knows you well
217493	Rhode Island School of Design	RISD	https://www.risd.edu/admissions/first-year/apply-risd	1	No	Yes	As many as three may be submitted. Recommendation letters should be written by teachers or other professionals who have firsthand knowledge of your art or academic achievements and can comment on your potential as a student.
221351	Rhodes College		https://www.rhodes.edu/admission-aid/apply-rhodes/first-year-application-checklist	1	Yes	Yes	May submit more than one recommendation, but no more than three. Ask a teacher from any class, but those from academic core subjects tend to provide the most informative letters
227757	Rice University		https://admission.rice.edu/apply/first-year-domestic-applicants	2	Yes	Yes	From teachers of core academic subjects, and ideally one recommendation would relate to the applicant's intended area of study: Supplemental recommendations allowed - can be from an employer, supervisor, coach, mentor, or another teacher
195003	Rochester Institute of Technology	RIT	https://www.rit.edu/admissions/first-year-application#application-checklist	No	Yes	Yes	School counselor recommendation is preferred; Will accept 3-5 letters
136950	Rollins College		https://www.rollins.edu/apply/first-time/	1	No	Yes	From a teacher, counselor, or other academic reference
152318	Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology	RHIT	https://rose-hulman.edu/admissions-and-aid/the-application-process/application-and-deadlines/index.html	1	No	Yes	From a teacher, counselor or principal
184782	Rowan University		https://admissions.rowan.edu/admissions-process/freshman-requirements/teacher-evaluations.html	1	No	Yes	From a teacher or school counselor
186371	Rutgers University-Camden		https://admissions.rutgers.edu/apply/first-year-applicants#tab=panel-2	No	No	Yes
186380	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	RU	https://admissions.rutgers.edu/apply/first-year-applicants#tab=panel-2	No	No	Yes
186399	Rutgers University-Newark		https://admissions.rutgers.edu/apply/first-year-applicants#tab=panel-2	No	No	Yes
183239	Saint Anselm College		https://www.anselm.edu/admission-aid/apply/first-year-applicants	1	No	Yes	By a school counselor or a teacher (preferably from the last two years). We will also accept additional recommendations from teachers, coaches, clergy members, employers, alumni, etc.
179159	Saint Louis University	SLU	https://www.slu.edu/admission/freshman/instructions.php	No	No	No	Optional; Strongly encouraged; School Report optional but strongly encouraged
231059	Saint Michael's College		https://www.smcvt.edu/admission-aid/apply/first-year-students/	No	Yes	Yes
122409	San Diego State University	SDSU	https://admissions.sdsu.edu/first-years	No	No	No
122755	San Jose State University	SJSU	https://www.sjsu.edu/admissions/freshman/want-to-apply/freshman-steps-to-admission/index.php	No	No	No
122931	Santa Clara University	SCU	https://www.scu.edu/admission/undergraduate/first-year-students/	1	No	Yes	From academic teacher or counselor
195304	Sarah Lawrence College	SLC	https://www.sarahlawrence.edu/admission/apply/first-year.html#acc-303-teacher-faculty-recommendations	1	No	Yes	Requires one letter of recommendation from a teacher of core academic courses (English, math, science, history, or foreign language), and a second letter is optional.
123165	Scripps College		https://www.scrippscollege.edu/admission/apply/first-year-applicants	2	Yes	Yes	Teacher recommendations preferably from junior or senior year classes
236595	Seattle University		https://www.seattleu.edu/admissions-aid/undergraduate-admissions/first-year-admissions/how-to-apply/	1	Yes*	No	Requires one counselor letter or a school report
195474	Siena College		https://www.siena.edu/apply/application-process/	No	Yes	Yes
167783	Simmons University		https://www.simmons.edu/undergraduate/admission-and-financial-aid/how-apply/first-year-applicants	1	Yes	Yes
195526	Skidmore College		https://www.skidmore.edu/admissions/apply/index.php	2	No	Yes
167835	Smith College		https://www.smith.edu/admission-aid/apply-smith/first-year-applicants#regular-decision-2	2	Yes	Yes
399911	Soka University of America		https://www.soka.edu/admission/undergraduate-admission/how-apply	2	No	Yes	Academic recommendations (from a principal, headmaster, school counselor, or teacher) are preferred; Will accept up to three recommendations
228246	Southern Methodist University	SMU	https://www.smu.edu/admission/apply/firstyear	1	Yes	Yes
228343	Southwestern University		https://www.southwestern.edu/admission/application-faqs/	1	No	Yes	Recommendation must be from either your school counselor or a teacher in a core academic subject, (English/language arts, math, science, social science, or language other than English)
141060	Spelman College		https://www.spelman.edu/admissions/applying-to-spelman/first-time-student-applicant.html	2	No	Yes	One letter must be from a teacher at current school; Second recommendation can be from a personal recommender who is not in your family
195216	St Lawrence University	SLU	https://www.stlawu.edu/admissions/applying-st-lawrence	2	Yes	Yes	Teacher recommendation must be from academic high school teachers
174844	St Olaf College		https://wp.stolaf.edu/admissions/checklist/	1	No	Yes	One letter of recommendation from a teacher in a core academic subject: English, international language, history, social studies, mathematics, or the natural sciences; Additional recommendations accepted
163976	St. John's College (MD)		https://www.sjc.edu/admissions-and-aid/undergraduate/apply/first-year-applicants	1	Yes	Yes	Can submit one additional letter
245652	St. John's College (NM)		https://www.sjc.edu/admissions-and-aid/undergraduate/apply/first-year-applicants	1	Yes	Yes	Can submit one additional letter
163912	St. Mary's College of Maryland		https://www.smcm.edu/admissions/how-to-apply/first-year-students/	1	Yes	Yes	Counselors, teachers, coaches, or supervisors
243744	Stanford University		https://admission.stanford.edu/apply/first-year/index.html	2	Yes	Yes	Recommend letters from 11th and 12th grade teachers in English, math, science, world language, or history/social studies; May submit one additional recommendation
196176	State University of New York at New Paltz		https://www.newpaltz.edu/admissions/freshmen.html	1	No	Yes	Recommendation from the guidance counselor or an academic teacher
137546	Stetson University		https://www.stetson.edu/administration/admissions/first-year-application-instructions.php	No	No	Yes	Optional
186867	Stevens Institute of Technology	Stevens Tech	https://www.stevens.edu/admission-aid/undergraduate-admissions/first-year-students#introduction	2	No	Yes	Teacher or school counselor preferred
167996	Stonehill College		https://www.stonehill.edu/apply-for-admission/first-year-applicants/apply/	1	No	Yes
196097	Stony Brook University		https://www.stonybrook.edu/undergraduate-admissions/apply/first-year.php	1	No	Yes	From a teacher or counselor; Two letters required for honors program; If applying for WISE, one letter must be from a math or science teacher
196219	SUNY at Purchase College		https://www.purchase.edu/admissions/first-year/	1	No	Yes
196167	SUNY College at Geneseo		https://www.geneseo.edu/admissions/apply	1	No	Yes	From a school counselor or teacher
196103	SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry		https://www.esf.edu/admissions/apply/index.php	No	No	Yes
216287	Swarthmore College		https://www.swarthmore.edu/admissions-aid/application-materials-deadlines	2	Yes	Yes	Academic teachers
196413	Syracuse University		https://www.syracuse.edu/admissions-aid/application-process/undergraduate/first-year/requirements/	1	Yes	Yes
216339	Temple University		https://admissions.temple.edu/apply/first-year-students	No	No	Yes	Optional; Up to 2 optional letters will be reviewed
228723	Texas A&M University-College Station		https://admissions.tamu.edu/apply/freshman	No	No	Yes	Optional; Will consider the first two letters received as part of your admission file
228875	Texas Christian University	TCU	https://admissions.tcu.edu/apply/first-year/index.php#accd23e113-teacher-evaluationrecommendation	1	Yes	Yes
229115	Texas Tech University		https://www.depts.ttu.edu/admissions/apply/status/first_freshmen/	No	No	Yes	Optional
187134	The College of New Jersey	TCNJ	https://admissions.tcnj.edu/applications/first-year-applicants/	2	No	No	Strongly encourages 2-3 total letters of recommendation; One must be from a teacher. The other letters can come from other teachers, school counselors, coaches, employers, or extracurricular advisors.
206589	The College of Wooster		https://wooster.edu/admissions/apply/first-year-applicants/	1	Yes	Yes	Additional letters of recommendation, such as from an employer, coach, or other instructor, are accepted
193654	The New School		https://www.newschool.edu/lang/how-to-apply/#letters	1	Yes	Yes	Additional recommendations can also be written by someone who can speak highly of you as an artist, scholar, or student; Cannot be written by family members
100751	The University of Alabama		https://admissions.ua.edu/freshman/requirements/	No	No	Yes
180489	The University of Montana		https://umontana.edu/how-to-apply/process/undergraduate.php	No	No	Yes
137847	The University of Tampa		https://www.ut.edu/admissions/freshmen-admissions	No	No	Yes	Optional; Guidance counselor or teacher recommendation
221759	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	UTK	https://admissions.utk.edu/undergraduate-application/first-year-student/	No	No	Yes	Optional; May submit up to two letters of recommendation from academic, professional, and personal sources
228778	The University of Texas at Austin	UT Austin	https://admissions.utexas.edu/apply/freshman/	No	No	Yes	Optional; Up to two optional letters of recommendation; From teachers, mentors or people who know you well, either within or outside of your high school
228787	The University of Texas at Dallas	UTD; UT Dallas	https://enroll.utdallas.edu/freshman/application-process/	No	No	Yes	Optional; Up to 3 optional letters may be submitted
221519	The University of the South	Sewanee	https://new.sewanee.edu/admission-aid/application-process/application-review/	1	Yes	Yes	One core junior or senior teacher recommendation and one counselor recommendation; May submit up to two additional recommendations
124292	Thomas Aquinas College		https://www.thomasaquinas.edu/admissions/apply	2	No	No	Three letters required; At least two must be written by recent teachers or others who have known you in an academic setting
216366	Thomas Jefferson University		https://www.jefferson.edu/admissions/undergraduate/first-year/apply.html	1	No	Yes	From a teacher or counselor
164076	Towson University		https://www.towson.edu/admissions/undergrad/freshmen/	No	No	Yes
130590	Trinity College		https://www.trincoll.edu/admissions/undergraduate-admissions/application-process/	1	No	Yes	From school counselors, high school teachers, and community-based organizations are welcome; Additional letters are welcome
229267	Trinity University		https://www.trinity.edu/admissions-aid/apply	1	No	Yes	From a guidance counselor or a teacher
178615	Truman State University		https://www.truman.edu/admission-cost/admission-requirements/freshman-requirements/	No	No	Yes
168148	Tufts University		https://admissions.tufts.edu/apply/applying-to-tufts/checklist-and-deadlines/	1	Yes	Yes	From a core academic teacher
160755	Tulane University of Louisiana		https://admission.tulane.edu/apply/instructions	No	Yes	Yes	Will review additional recommendations
196866	Union College		https://www.union.edu/admissions/apply/first-year	1	Yes	Yes
128328	United States Air Force Academy	USAFA	https://www.academyadmissions.com/apply/application-2/	3	No	Yes	Pre-Candidate: Require nomination from congressional member/Vice President/Other military affiliation; AFTER nomination; 11th- or 12th-grade English instructor, 11th- or 12th-grade math instructor, and one other instructor; Optional two additional recommendation letters accepted
130624	United States Coast Guard Academy	USCGA	https://uscga.edu/admissions/admission-requirements/	2	Yes	No	From math instructor and English instructor; Up to 2 more letters accepted; Commanding Officer letter accepted if currently serving
197027	United States Merchant Marine Academy	USMMA	https://www.usmma.edu/admissions/application/steps-admission	3	Yes	No	Pre-Candidate: Nomination from Congressional member; AFTER nomination - Must be from English, Math, Lab science teachers
197036	United States Military Academy	USMA	https://www.westpoint.edu/admissions/steps-to-admission/frequently-asked-questions#apply	4	No	No	Require Congressional/Service-Connected Nomination; Must be from English teacher, math teacher, a lab science teacher (physics or chemistry)
164155	United States Naval Academy	USNA	https://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Apply/index.php#ApplyindexPanel1	No	No	No	Pre-candidate: Must receive Congressional/Vice Presidential Nomination
196088	University at Buffalo		https://www.buffalo.edu/admissions/apply/first-year.other-requirements.html	No	No	Yes	Optional; Strongly recommends one letter from a school counselor, teacher, community member or employer; May submit up to 3
100663	University of Alabama at Birmingham	UAB	https://www.uab.edu/admissions/apply/freshman/how-to-apply	No	No	Yes
104179	University of Arizona	UA	https://www.arizona.edu/admissions/first-year/apply	No	No	Yes
106397	University of Arkansas		https://admissions.uark.edu/apply/application-checklist.php	No	No	Yes
110635	University of California-Berkeley	UCB: UC Berkeley	https://admissions.berkeley.edu/apply-to-berkeley/freshmen/freshman-policy-changes/	No	No	No	May be asked for up to 2 letters of recommendation; One must be from a core academic teacher
110644	University of California-Davis	UCD; UC Davis	https://www.ucdavis.edu/admissions/undergraduate/freshman/requirements	No	No	No
110653	University of California-Irvine	UCI; UC Irvine	https://www.admissions.uci.edu/apply/how-to-apply/index.php	No	No	No
110662	University of California-Los Angeles	UCLA	https://admission.ucla.edu/apply/first-year/first-year-requirements	No	No	No
445188	University of California-Merced	UCM	https://admissions.ucmerced.edu/first-year/requirements	No	No	No
110671	University of California-Riverside	UCR; UC Riverside	https://admissions.ucr.edu/firstyear	No	No	No
110680	University of California-San Diego	UCSD; UC San Diego	https://admissions.ucsd.edu/first-year/application-requirements.html	No	No	No
110705	University of California-Santa Barbara	UCSB; UC Santa Barbara	https://admissions.sa.ucsb.edu/freshman-eligibility-selection	No	No	No
110714	University of California-Santa Cruz	UCSC; UC Santa Cruz	https://admissions.ucsc.edu/first-year-student#applying-as-a-firstyear-student	No	No	No
132903	University of Central Florida	UCF	https://www.ucf.edu/admissions/undergraduate/faq/freshman/	No	No	Yes
144050	University of Chicago	UChicago	https://collegeadmissions.uchicago.edu/apply/application/required-materials/#two-teacher-evaluations	2	No	Yes	Teachers who have taught you in an academic subject: mathematics, social studies, history, science, English or literature, foreign language, and other courses in which you are doing substantial amounts of reading, writing, or class discussion; A third letter may be submitted - from another teacher, an employer, role model, youth leader, or friend
201885	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus	UC	https://admissions.uc.edu/information/high-school/fymc-information.html	No	No	Yes	Optional recommendation is welcome
126614	University of Colorado Boulder	CU	https://www.colorado.edu/admissions/process/first-year/apply	1	No	Yes	One academic letter of recommendation from teacher or counselor
129020	University of Connecticut	UConn	https://admissions.uconn.edu/apply/first-year/instructions/	No	No	Yes	Up to two optional letters may be submitted
224323	University of Dallas		https://udallas.edu/admissions-aid/undergraduate/prospective-students/index.php	No	Yes	Yes	Optional teacher recommendation allowed
130943	University of Delaware	UD	https://www.udel.edu/apply/undergraduate-admissions/requirements/	No	No	Yes	Optional; May submit up to two letters of recommendation
127060	University of Denver	DU	https://www.du.edu/admission-aid/undergraduate/first-year-applicants/application-checklist	No	Yes	Yes	Optional letters from teachers, coaches, or mentors are accepted
134130	University of Florida	UF	https://admissions.ufl.edu/apply/freshman/	No	No	No
139959	University of Georgia	UGA	https://www.admissions.uga.edu/admissions/first-year/first-year-admission-criteria/	No	No	Yes	Optional; From a source who has seen you demonstrate and can vouch for your ability to complete rigorous academic coursework independently
225511	University of Houston		https://uh.edu/undergraduate-admissions/apply/incoming-freshman/freshman-admissions-process/	No	No	Yes
142285	University of Idaho		https://www.uidaho.edu/admissions-apply/first-year-students	No	No	Yes
145600	University of Illinois at Chicago	UIC	https://admissions.uic.edu/undergraduate/requirements-deadlines/first-year-requirements	No	No	Yes
145637	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	UIUC	https://www.admissions.illinois.edu/apply/freshman/requirements	No	No	No
153658	University of Iowa		https://admissions.uiowa.edu/apply/how-apply/first-year-admissions	No	No	Yes
155317	University of Kansas	KU	https://admissions.ku.edu/apply	No	No	Yes
157085	University of Kentucky	UK; UKY; U of K	https://admission.uky.edu/freshman/admission-checklist	No	No	Yes
157289	University of Louisville	UL	https://louisville.edu/admissions/apply/i-am-a-first-time-freshman	No	No	Yes
161253	University of Maine		https://go.umaine.edu/applyinfo/	1	No	Yes
232681	University of Mary Washington		https://www.umw.edu/admissions/first-year-admission/checklist/	1	No	Yes	Can be from school counselor, teacher, or school official
163268	University of Maryland-Baltimore County	UMBC	https://undergraduate.umbc.edu/first-year-students/how-to-apply/	No	No	Yes	Up to two optional letters may be submitted; Will be reviewed in the order they are received
163286	University of Maryland-College Park	UMD	https://admissions.umd.edu/apply/freshman-applicants	1	Yes	Yes
166629	University of Massachusetts-Amherst	UMass Amherst	https://www.umass.edu/admissions/undergraduate-admissions/apply/first-year-students/first-year-application-instructions	1	No	Yes	At least one academic letter of recommendation
166638	University of Massachusetts-Boston	UMass Boston	https://www.umb.edu/admissions/first-year-students/apply/	1	No	Yes	School-based counselor or teacher
166513	University of Massachusetts-Lowell	UMass Lowell	https://www.uml.edu/admissions/apply/	1	No	Yes	A teacher, college counselor, coach, employer, etc.
135726	University of Miami	UM	https://admissions.miami.edu/undergraduate/application-process/admission-requirements/freshman/index.html	1	No	Yes	From either a school counselor or a teacher
170976	University of Michigan	UMich; U-M; UofM	https://admissions.umich.edu/apply/first-year-applicants/requirements-deadlines	1	No	Yes	Core academic teacher or other non-relative who can speak directly to the student's academic aptitude, potential, and classroom performance
174233	University of Minnesota-Duluth	UMD	https://admissions.d.umn.edu/apply/first-year-students	No	No	Yes
174251	University of Minnesota-Morris	UMM	https://morris.umn.edu/apply/first-year	No	No	Yes	Optional recommendations are welcome
174066	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	UMN	https://admissions.tc.umn.edu/apply/application-checklist/application-checklist-freshman	No	No	Yes
176017	University of Mississippi	Ole Miss	https://olemiss.edu//admissions/undergraduate-admissions/application-process/	No	No	Yes
178396	University of Missouri-Columbia	Mizzou	https://admissions.missouri.edu/apply/freshmen/how-to-apply/	No	No	Yes	Optional; Recommendation letters can be submitted as supplemental materials
181464	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	UNL	https://admissions.unl.edu/apply/admission-requirements/first-year/	No	No	Yes
182281	University of Nevada-Las Vegas	UNLV	https://www.unlv.edu/admissions/first-year	No	No	Yes
182290	University of Nevada-Reno	UNR	https://www.unr.edu/admissions/freshman/requirements	No	No	Yes
183044	University of New Hampshire	UNH	https://admissions.unh.edu/apply/first-year	1	No	Yes	School counselor or a core academic teacher; Prefer one recommendation but will accept up to two
199111	University of North Carolina at Asheville	UNC Asheville; UNCA	https://new.unca.edu/admission/first-year-students-admission/	No	No	Yes
199120	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	UNC Chapel Hill; UNC-CH	https://admissions.unc.edu/apply/types-of-applications/first-year/?from-dynamic-apply-form=3250	1	No	Yes	From a teacher who taught you in a core academic area, like English, math, science, social science, or world language
199139	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	UNCC; UNC Charlotte	https://admissions.charlotte.edu/apply/first-year-admission/application-requirements/	No	No	Yes	Optional; Recommendations will be considered
199148	University of North Carolina at Greensboro	UNCG; UNC Greensboro	https://admissions.uncg.edu/admissions/first-year-admissions/requirements-for-first-years	No	No	Yes	Optional; Recommendations will be considered
199218	University of North Carolina Wilmington	UNC Wilmington; UNCW	https://uncw.edu/admissions/undergraduate/first-year/requirements/criteria	No	No	Yes	Optional; Prefer one from core academic teacher (English, foreign language, math, science, or social studies) or a school counselor
152080	University of Notre Dame	ND; Notre Dame	https://admissions.nd.edu/apply/application-overview/	1	Yes*	Yes	Core academic subject area (math, science, English, social science, or foreign language); Prefer that the second letter come from a school counselor, but an additional member of the school community may submit if a counselor is not available
207500	University of Oklahoma	OU	https://www.ou.edu/admissions/apply/freshman/lettersofrecommendation	1	No	Yes	Up to three letters may be submitted; Recommend at least one letter come from a high school official such as your principal, counselor, or teacher
209551	University of Oregon	UO	https://admissions.uoregon.edu/freshmen/requirements	No	No	Yes
215062	University of Pennsylvania	UPenn	https://admissions.upenn.edu/how-to-apply/preparing-your-application/letters-of-recommendation	1	Yes	Yes	One recommendation should be from a instructor from junior or senior year in major academic subjects (such as math, science, history, English, or foreign language); Optional additional recommendation can be from teacher or from a supervisor at work, mentor, coach, arts or music instructor, spiritual leader, or cultural leader
215293	University of Pittsburgh		https://admissions.pitt.edu/first-year-student/	No	No	Yes
209825	University of Portland		https://www.up.edu/admissions/apply/first-year.html#accordion-4875269912124391959a2b54c7e69c90-1	1*	No	Yes*	Currently waiving required recommendation letter and secondary school report; Letter can be from teacher or counselor
236328	University of Puget Sound		https://www.pugetsound.edu/admission/apply/first-year	1	Yes	Yes
121691	University of Redlands		https://www.redlands.edu/admissions-and-aid/first-year/how-to-apply	1	Yes*	Yes*	Requires either the School Report and/or a counselor's letter
217484	University of Rhode Island	URI	https://web.uri.edu/admission/first-year/	No	Yes	Yes	Can be a teacher, but counselor is prefered; One additional recommendation will be considered; Pharmacy applicants are required to submit two letters
233374	University of Richmond	UR	https://admissions.richmond.edu/process/materials.html#recommendationletter	No	Yes*	Yes	Can be a teacher, but counselor is prefered; Up to two additional recommendations may be considered
195030	University of Rochester	UR	https://admissions.rochester.edu/applying/first-year-students/	1	Yes	Yes	Requires one teacher recommendation; however, you may submit up to three; Optional family or peer recommendation may be submitted (member of your family, a close friend, coach, employer, or community leader who knows you well)
122436	University of San Diego	USD	https://www.sandiego.edu/admission-and-aid/undergraduate/apply/application-requirements.php#tabs-applicants-first-year-applicants--scroll-to	1	No	Yes	High school counselor or a teacher who taught you in an academic class; Letters from coaches, clergy, or employers will be accepted and will be reviewed in the context of your entire application, but are considered unofficial and do not take the place of an academic letter of recommendation
122612	University of San Francisco	USF	https://www.usfca.edu/admission/undergraduate/first-year	No	No	Yes	Optional
215929	University of Scranton		https://admissions.scranton.edu/apply/freshman/fresh-app-checklist.shtml	No	Yes	Yes	Teacher recommendations are also accepted but are not required
218663	University of South Carolina	USC	https://www.sc.edu/about/offices_and_divisions/undergraduate_admissions/apply/for_freshmen/index.php	No	No	Yes
137351	University of South Florida	USF	https://www.usf.edu/admissions/freshmen/admission-information/academic-requirements.aspx	No	No	Yes
123961	University of Southern California	USC	https://admission.usc.edu/prospective-students/how-to-apply/first-year-students/	1	No	Yes	From either your school counselor or a teacher from your school; Applicants to the School of Cinematic Arts must submit two letters of recommendation
174914	University of St Thomas		https://www.stthomas.edu/admissions/undergraduate/first-year/application-process/index.html	No	No	Yes	Optional; Suggest submitting one or two letters of recommendation from teachers or other people in applicant's life
230764	University of Utah		https://admissions.utah.edu/apply/freshman-students/	No	No	Yes
231174	University of Vermont	UVM	https://www.uvm.edu/admissions/undergraduate/how-apply-first-years	1	No	Yes	Preferably from a teacher
234076	University of Virginia	UVA	https://admission.virginia.edu/admission/deadlines-instructions	1	No	Yes	Optional school counselor recommendation can be submitted; If school counselor cannot submit recommendation, a second teacher or school administrator can submit instead; Teacher recommendation must be from an academic teacher
377555	University of Washington-Bothell Campus		https://www.uwb.edu/admissions/apply/first-year/how-to-apply	No	No	Yes
236948	University of Washington-Seattle	UW	https://admit.washington.edu/apply/freshman/how-to-apply/	No	No	Yes
240444	University of Wisconsin-Madison	UW-Madison	https://admissions.wisc.edu/apply-as-a-freshman/	1	No	Yes	A teacher, school counselor, or faculty member; Can also submit another letter of recommendation from an additional source, such as an employer, coach, research mentor, community leader, or clergy; Engineering students should obtain recommendation from math or science teacher
216524	Ursinus College		https://www.ursinus.edu/admission/applying/application-checklist/	No	Yes	Yes
221999	Vanderbilt University	Vandy	https://admissions.vanderbilt.edu/apply/first-year-process/	2	Yes	Yes
197133	Vassar College		https://www.vassar.edu/admission/apply/requirements/	1	Yes	Yes
216597	Villanova University		https://www1.villanova.edu/university/undergraduate-admission/applying-to-villanova/first-year-applicants.html	1	No	Yes	Optional letter from school counselor or college-access advisor also allowed
234030	Virginia Commonwealth University	VCU	https://admissions.vcu.edu/apply-to-vcu/undergraduate/first-year/first-year-requirements/	1	No	Yes
233921	Virginia Tech	Virginia Tech	https://www.vt.edu/admissions/undergraduate/apply/freshman-requirements.html	No	No	Yes	Counselor may submit a letter of circumstance about impediments you have encountered academically or personally
152673	Wabash College		https://www.wabash.edu/admissions/apply	No	Yes	Yes
199847	Wake Forest University	WFU	https://admissions.wfu.edu/apply/applynow/#20230803115326	1	No	Yes	Optional counselor recommendation highly recommended
234207	Washington and Lee University	W&L	https://www.wlu.edu/admissions/apply	2	Yes	Yes	Ideally from core subject teachers (math, science, English, social studies, or world language) from junior year
164216	Washington College		https://www.washcoll.edu/admissions/apply/Freshman/index.php	No	Yes	Yes	Optional teacher recommendation is strongly recommended
236939	Washington State University	WSU	https://admission.wsu.edu/apply/first-year-students/	No	No	Yes
179867	Washington University in St Louis	WashU	https://admissions.washu.edu/how-to-apply/first-year-us-applicants/	1	Yes	Yes	May submit up to two additional letters
168218	Wellesley College		https://www.wellesley.edu/admission-aid/apply/first-year-applicants	2	No	Yes
168227	Wentworth Institute of Technology		https://wit.edu/admissions/undergraduate/first-year	No	No	Yes	Optional; Accept up to two letters from guidance counselors, teachers, employers, or coaches
130697	Wesleyan University		https://www.wesleyan.edu/admission/undergraduate-admission/first-year.html	2	Yes	Yes	You are encouraged to submit one from a humanities or social sciences teacher and one from a math or science teacher
216764	West Chester University of Pennsylvania		https://www.wcupa.edu/_admissions/SCH_ADM/firstYear.aspx	No	No	Yes
238032	West Virginia University	WVU	https://admissions.wvu.edu/how-to-apply/first-time-freshmen	No	No	Yes
125727	Westmont College		https://www.westmont.edu/admissions-aid/first-year-students	1	No	Yes	From a teacher in a major subject (i.e. English, Science, History, Math, etc.); Optional pastoral/character reference may be submitted
149781	Wheaton College (IL)		https://www.wheaton.edu/undergraduate-admissions/apply-to-wheaton/	No*	No	Yes	Required recommendation by a Christian mentor; Optional recommendation by an academic teacher (English, social science, science, math, or foreign language); Recommendation from music teacher required for Conservatory applicants
168281	Wheaton College (MA)		https://wheatoncollege.edu/admission/apply/firstyear/	1	No	Yes	From school counselors, teachers, or community-based organizations; Will accept additional recommendations; Nursing applicants may want to include letters from a science and math teacher
237057	Whitman College		https://www.whitman.edu/admission-and-aid/applying-to-whitman/first-year-students/checklist	1	No	Yes	From a counselor or a teacher; May submit more than one letter
125763	Whittier College		https://www.whittier.edu/admission/applying/firstyear	2	No	Yes	The first letter must come from a teacher who taught you in an academic subject. The second letter of recommendation may come from a teacher in any area of study or a counselor, coach, clergy, or employer/supervisor.
210401	Willamette University		https://willamette.edu/arts-sciences/admission/apply/index.html	No	Yes	Yes	Optional teacher recommendations are welcome (preferably from English, math, science, or history teachers)
168342	Williams College		https://www.williams.edu/admission-aid/apply/first-year/	2	Yes	Yes
218973	Wofford College		https://www.wofford.edu/admission/apply/first-year-applicants	No	No	Yes	Optional
168421	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	WPI	https://www.wpi.edu/admissions/undergraduate/apply/how-to	1	Yes	Yes
130794	Yale University		https://admissions.yale.edu/instructions	2	Yes	Yes	From teachers who have taught you in core academic subjects (e.g. English, Foreign Language, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies), preferably from junior and senior year
197708	Yeshiva University	YU	https://www.yu.edu/admissions/apply/freshman-applicants	1	No	No

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