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 (one from math/science instructor, one from social studies/humanities instructor) (one teacher rec required, second rec may be from teacher or from personal reference) 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) (“prefer one from math/science instructor and one from social studies/humanities instructor” but not required) Yale University

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GEORGIA

Emory University

ILLINOIS

University of Chicago

IOWA

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 (“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) 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) Wheaton College MICHIGAN

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MINNESOTA

Carleton 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) 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 (“at least two recommendations requested) 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

Davidson College (requires a peer rec in addition to these two) Duke University

OHIO

Case Western Reserve University

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OREGON

Concordia University (may be from sources other than teachers)

PENNSYLVANIA

Bryn Mawr College Curtis Institute of Music (must be from professional musicians or music instructors) Franklin and Marshall College Lycoming 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”)

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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Common App-Listed as Requiring Two Teacher Letters for Admission Fall 2015

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