Colleges Where Demonstrated Interest is Important or Very Important

Editorial team Feb 9, 2023 · 2 min read
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strategizeTrying to understand how demonstrated interest factors into a college/university you're considering?  Then check out our list of institutions where demonstrated interest is deemed important or very important.  

To compile the list, we've identified every school in our coverage universe where the Common Data Set entry for "level of applicant's interest" is reported as important or very important.  Note that the Common Data set defines four options—very important, important, considered and not considered—and that inconsistencies are likely to exist in the way colleges define these terms.  

Nevertheless, the list remains a great way to get a better sense for where visiting a campus (virtually), taking advantage of an optional interview or completing an optional essay prompt may more strongly weigh on your candidacy for admission. 

Click on Continue Reading for the list. 

Colleges Where Demonstrated Interest is Important or Very Important

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Institution State Demonstrated Interest Link to School
American University DC Very Important
Antioch College OH Very important
Appalachian State University NC Important
Assumption University MA Important
Augustana College IL Very Important
Bard College NY Important
Bates College ME Important
Bellarmine University KY Very Important
Bentley University MA Important
Bethel University - MN MN Important
Bridgewater State University MA Important
California Baptist University CA Important
Catawba College NC Important
Cedarville University OH Important
Christopher Newport University VA Important
Clark Atlanta University GA Important
Coe College IA Very important
DePaul University IL Important
DeSales University PA Important
Dickinson College PA Very Important
Dillard University LA Very important
Dunwoody College of Technology MN Important
Eckerd College FL Important
Elon University NC Important
Emory & Henry College VA Very important
Evergreen State College WA Important
Fairfield University CT Very important
Florida Institute of Technology FL Important
Florida Southern College FL Important
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering MA Very important
Gonzaga University WA Important
Grove City College PA Very important
Guilford College NC Important
Hanover College IN Very important
Heidelberg University OH Very important
High Point University NC Important
Hillsdale College MI Important
Iona University NY Important
Jackson State University MS Important
Kenyon College OH Important
Lafayette College PA Important
Lee University TN Important
Lehigh University PA Important
Louisiana Tech University LA Important
Manhattanville College NY Very important
Marietta College OH Very important
Marymount Manhattan College NY Very important
Mercer University GA Very important
Meredith College NC Important
Merrimack College MA Important
Moravian University PA Important
Morehouse College GA Very important
Morgan State University MD Important
Mount St. Mary’s University - MD MD Important
Nazareth University NY Important
Oglethorpe University GA Important
Otis College of Art and Design CA Important
Pacific University OR Very important
Pitzer College CA Important
Pratt Institute NY Very important
Presbyterian College SC Important
Quinnipiac University CT Important
Roanoke College VA Important
Rochester Institute of Technology NY Important
Roger Williams University RI Important
Rollins College FL Important
Rutgers University - Camden NJ Important
Sacred Heart University CT Very important
Santa Clara University CA Important
Seattle University WA Important
Seton Hall University NJ Very important
Soka University of America CA Important
Southwestern University TX Important
St. John Fisher University NY Important
St. John’s College - MD MD Important
St. John’s College - NM NM Important
St. Olaf College MN Important
Susquehanna University PA Important
Syracuse University NY Important
The Citadel SC Very Important
The College of New Jersey NJ Important
Trinity College CT Important
Tulane University LA Important
United States Air Force Academy CO Very important
United States Military Academy NY Important
United States Naval Academy MD Very important
University of Arizona AZ Important
University of Dallas TX Very important
University of Dayton OH Important
University of Pittsburgh PA Important
University of Pittsburgh - Bradford PA Very important
University of Rochester NY Important
University of Texas - Rio Grande Valley TX Important
University of Texas - Tyler TX Very Important
University of the Incarnate Word TX Important
University of Tulsa OK Important
University of Washington - Bothell WA Important
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire WI Important
University of Wisconsin - La Crosse WI Important
University of Wisconsin - Stout WI Very important
Utica University NY Important
Virginia Military Institute VA Important
Wabash College IN Very Important
Washington College MD Important
Webb Institute NY Very important
Western Carolina University NC Important
Western Connecticut State University CT Important
Westminster College - PA PA Important
Wheaton College - MA MA Important