1 COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES THAT REQUIRE TWO LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION FROM TEACHERS The list compiled below is based on personal research utilizing data from The Common Application; from The College Board publication The College Handbook 2015; and from direct examination of individual college and university websites. As in all cases with college admission requests and requirements, please consult individual schools for the most current and accurate information While there are myriad schools that will accept and review more than one teacher recommendation, the entries listed below are those that require two letters of recommendation from instructors. Colleges and universities with special circumstances are in bold italics with those unusual considerations listed. Please note also that there may be colleges not listed below that admit students to special programs that may require two or more teacher recommendations always check with the school to which the student is applying. ALASKA Alaska Pacific University (may be from personal references instead of teachers) CALIFORNIA California Institute of Technology (Cal Tech) (one from math/science instructor, one from social studies/humanities instructor) Claremont McKenna College Harvey Mudd College (one from math/science instructor, one from social studies/humanities instructor) Occidental College Pepperdine University (one teacher rec required, second rec may be from teacher or from personal reference) Pitzer College Pomona College Scripps College Soka University of America (two teacher recs or one teacher and one administrator/counselor required) Stanford University Woodbury University (three required, any or all of which may be from teachers) COLORADO Colorado College United States Air Force Academy (three teacher recs required; one from math instructor; one from English instructor; one from teacher of choice) CONNECTICUT Connecticut College Trinity College United State Coast Guard Academy (one from math instructor, one from English instructor) Wesleyan University ( prefer one from math/science instructor and one from social studies/humanities instructor but not required) Yale University
2 GEORGIA ILLINOIS IOWA Emory University University of Chicago Grinnell College University of Dubuque KENTUCKY Berea College (can be from sources other than teacher such as counselor, administrator or community leader) MAINE Bates College Bowdoin College Colby College College of the Atlantic ( at least two teacher rec letters required ) MARYLAND Johns Hopkins University McDaniel College United States Naval Academy (three teacher recs requir MASSACHUSETTS Amherst College Boston College Harvard University Massachusetts Institute of Technology (one from math/science instructor, one from social studies/humanities instructor) Mount Holyoke College New England Conservatory of Music (two teacher recs required one from music instructor, one from academic instructor) Olin College of Engineering (one from math/science instructor, one from instructor of student s choice) Smith College Wellesley College Wheaton College Williams College MICHIGAN Hillsdale College
3 MINNESOTA Carleton College Macalester College NEW HAMPSHIRE Dartmouth College (peer recommendation strongly encouraged in addition to these two) NEW JERSEY Princeton University ( from two different areas of study ) Richard Stockton College of New Jersey NEW YORK Bard College ( prefer one from math/science instructor and one from social studies/humanities instructor but not required) Barnard College Colgate University Columbia University ( for engineering applicants, one must come from math/science instructor ) Cornell University Eastman School of Music (three teacher recs required; two must be from music teachers or professional musicians, third should be from teacher of an academic subject ) Jewish Theological Seminary of America, List College (The) Juilliard School (two teachers recs required for dance and music composition majors one academic, one arts based) Mannes College The New School of Music (one from music instructor, one from academic instructor, music instructor or counselor) Saint Lawrence University ( at least two recommendations requested) Sarah Lawrence College Skidmore College Syracuse University United States Merchant Marine Academy (three teacher recs required) United States Military Academy (three teacher recs required) Webb Institute (one must come from instructor, second may come from instructor or counselor) NORTH CAROLINA OHIO Davidson College (requires a peer rec in addition to these two) Duke University Case Western Reserve University Oberlin College
4 OREGON Concordia University (may be from sources other than teachers) Reed College PENNSYLVANIA Bryn Mawr College Curtis Institute of Music (must be from professional musicians or music instructors) Franklin and Marshall College Haverford College Lycoming College Muhlenberg College Swarthmore College University of Pennsylvania RHODE ISLAND Brown University TENNESSEE Vanderbilt University VERMONT Bennington College (from at least two different subject areas ) Burlington College (one must come from instructor, second may come from instructor or counselor) Marlboro College (one required from teacher; second may be from teacher or another adult who knows [the student] well ) Middlebury College VIRGINIA Washington and Lee University This list was compiled by Cigus Vanni, a member of the New Jersey Association for College Admission Counseling Executive Board and former member of the NACAC Professional Development Committee (2007-2010) Last amended August 10, 2014 at 2:00 PM
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