1. Agnes Scott College
2. Albright College
3. Alfred University
4. Allegheny College
5. Alma College
6. American University
7. American University of Paris
8. American University of Rome
9. Amherst College
10. Arcadia University
11. Arizona State University
12. Auburn University
13. Augustana College
14. Austin College
15. Babson College
16. Baldwin-Wallace College
17. Bard College at Simon's Rock
18. Barnard College
19. Barry University
20. Bates College
21. Baylor University
22. Belmont University
23. Beloit College
24. Benedict College
25. Bennington College
26. Bentley University
27. Berea College
28. Berklee College of Music
29. Berry College
30. Birmingham-Southern College
31. Bloomfield College
32. Boise State University
33. Boston University
34. Bowdoin College
35. Bowling Green State University
36. Bradley University
37. Brevard College
38. Brigham Young University-Provo
39. Brown University
40. Bryant University
41. Bryn Mawr College
42. Bucknell University
43. Butler University
44. Cabrini College
45. California College of the Arts
46. California Institute of Technology
47. California Lutheran University
48. California State University-Bakersfield
49. California State University-East Bay
50. California State University-Fullerton
51. California State University-Long Beach
52. California State University-Monterey Bay
53. Calvin College
54. Campbell University
55. Carleton College
56. Carnegie Mellon University
57. Carroll University
58. Catholic University of America
59. Cedar Crest College
60. Centenary College of Louisiana
61. Centre College
62. Chatham University
63. Christendom College
64. Christian Brothers University in TN
65. Claremont McKenna College
66. Clark Atlanta University
67. Clarkson University
68. Clemson University
69. Coe College
70. Colgate University
71. College of Idaho
72. College of New Jersey
73. College of St. Benedict
74. College of the Atlantics
75. College of the Holy Cross
76. College of the Ozarks
77. College of Wooster
78. Colorado College
79. Colorado Mesa University
80. Colorado School of Mines
81. Columbia College Chicago
82. Columbia University
83. Connecticut College
84. Cornell University
85. Creighton University
86. Daemen College
87. Dartmouth College
88. Davidson College
89. Delaware State University
90. Denison University
91. DePauw University
92. Drake University
93. Drexel University
94. Duke University
95. Duquesne University
96. Earlham College
97. Eastern Mennonite University
98. Elmira College
99. Elon University
100. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott
101. Emory and Henry College
102. Emory University
103. Erskine College
104. Eugene Lang College
105. Fairfield University
106. Fisher College (MA)
107. Fisk University
108. Flagler College
109. Florida Atlantic University
110. Florida Institute of Technology
111. Florida International University
112. Florida Southern College
113. Florida State University
114. Fordham University
115. Franklin and Marshall College
116. Franklin Pierce University
117. Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering
118. Fresno Pacific University
119. Furman University
120. Gannon University
121. George Fox University
122. Georgetown College
123. Georgetown University
124. Georgia College and State University
125. Georgia Institute of Technology
126. Georgia Southern University
127. Gonzaga University
128. Gordon College
129. Goshen College
130. Goucher College
131. Green Mountain College
132. Grinnell College
133. Guilford College
134. Hamilton College
135. Hampshire College
136. Hampton University
137. Hanover College
138. Harvard College
139. Hastings College
140. Hendrix College
141. High Point University
142. Hillsdale College
143. Hiram College
144. Hobart and William Smith Colleges
145. Hollins University
146. Hood College
147. Illinois Institute of Technology
148. Indiana University
149. Indiana University of Pennsylvania
150. Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis
151. Indiana Wesleyan University
152. Iowa State University
153. Jacksonville University
154. John Carroll University
155. Kansas State University
156. Keene State College
157. Kenyon College
158. Knox College
159. La Salle University
160. Lake Forest College
161. Lees-McRae College
162. Lehigh University
163. Lenoir-Rhyne University
164. Lesley College
165. Linfield College
166. Longwood University
167. Louisiana State University
168. Louisiana Tech University
169. Loyola Marymount University
170. Loyola University Maryland
171. Loyola University New Orleans
172. Lynchburg College
173. Lyon College
174. Macalester College
175. Macaulay Honors
176. Maine College of Art
177. Marlboro College
178. Marquette University
179. Marshall University
180. Marymount Manhattan College
181. Marymount University (VA)
182. Maryville College
183. Marywood University
184. Massachusetts College of Art & Design
185. Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
186. McDaniel College
187. Menlo College
188. Mercyhurst College
189. Methodist University
190. Miami University (OH)
191. Michigan Technological University
192. Middlebury College
193. Mills College
194. Millsaps College
195. Misericordia University
196. Mississippi College
197. Missouri University of Science and Technology
198. Monmouth College
199. Monmouth University
200. Moravian College
201. Morgan State University
202. Mount Union College
203. Murray State University
204. Muskingum College
205. Nebraska Wesleyan University
206. New College of Florida
207. New England College
208. New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology
209. Newbury College
210. Norfolk State University
211. Northeastern University
212. Northern Arizona University
213. Northland College
214. Northwestern University
215. Nova Southeastern University
216. Oberlin College
217. Occidental College
218. Ohio Northern University
219. Ohio State University-Columbus
220. Oklahoma State University
221. Otterbein University
222. Pacific Union College
223. Palm Beach Atlantic University
224. Paul Smith's College
225. Pepperdine University
226. Piedmont College
227. Pitzer College
228. Pomona College
229. Post University
230. Prescott College
231. Princeton University
232. Principia College
233. Purdue University-West Lafayette
234. Quinnipiac University
235. Ramapo College of New Jersey
236. Randolph College
237. Randolph-Macon College
238. Reed College
239. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
240. Rhodes College
241. Rice University
242. Ripon College
243. Roanoke College
244. Rochester Institute of Technology
245. Roger WIlliams University
246. Roosevelt University
247. Rosemont College
248. Sacred Heart University
249. Saint Joseph's College of Maine
250. Saint Joseph's University
251. Saint Louis University
252. Saint Mary's College (CA)
253. Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
254. Saint Michael's College
255. Saint Vincent College
256. Salisbury University
257. San Francisco State University
258. Sarah Lawrence College
259. Scripps College
260. Seattle University
261. Sewanee: The University of the South
262. Shenandoah University
263. Skidmore College
264. Smith College
265. South Carolina State University
266. South Dakota State University
267. Southern Methodist University
268. Southern New Hampshire University
269. Southwestern University
270. Spelman College
271. Springfield College
272. St. Edward's University
273. St. John's College (MD)
274. St. John's College (NM)
275. St. Lawrence University
276. St. Mary's College of Maryland
277. St. Mary's University of San Antonio
278. St. Olaf College
279. Stanford University
280. State University of New York-College at Brockport
281. State University of New York-University at Buffalo
282. State University of New York at Albany
283. State University of New York at Buffalo State College
284. State University of New York at Cortland
285. State University of New York at Fredonia
286. State University of New York at Geneseo
287. State University of New York at New Paltz
288. State University of New York at Old Westbury
289. State University of New York at Oswego
290. State University of New York at Plattsburgh
291. State University of New York at Potsdam
292. Stephens College
293. Sterling College
294. Stevens Institute of Technology
295. Suffolk University
296. Susquehanna University
297. Swarthmore College
298. Sweet Briar College
299. Syracuse University
300. Temple University
301. Texas A&M University-College Station
302. Texas A&M University-Galveston
303. Texas Christian University
304. Texas State University
305. Texas Tech University
306. The University of New England
307. Touro College
308. Trinity College (CT)
309. Trinity University
310. Truman State University
311. Tufts University
312. Tusculum College
313. Tuskegee University
314. Union College
315. United States Air Force Academy
316. United States Merchant Marine Academy
317. University of Alabama
318. University of Alabama-Huntsville
319. University of Arizona
320. University of Bridgeport
321. University of California-Berkeley
322. University of California-Davis
323. University of California-Irvine
324. University of California-Los Angeles
325. University of California-Merced
326. University of California-Riverside
327. University of California-San Diego
328. University of California-Santa Barbara
329. University of California-Santa Cruz
330. University of Central Florida
331. University of Chicago
332. University of Cincinnati
333. University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
334. University of Colorado-Boulder
335. University of Connecticut
336. University of Dayton
337. University of Denver
338. University of Evansville
339. University of Findlay
340. University of Florida
341. University of Georgia
342. University of Great Falls
343. University of Idaho
344. University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign
345. University of Iowa
346. University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
347. University of Maryland Eastern Shore
348. University of Maryland-College Park
349. University of Miami
350. University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
351. University of Minnesota-Morris
352. University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
353. University of Mississippi
354. University of Missouri-Columbia
355. University of Missouri-Kansas city
356. University of Montana
357. University of Montevallo
358. University of Nebraska-Lincoln
359. University of New Hampshire
360. University of New Hampshire at Manchester
361. University of North Carolina-Asheville
362. University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
363. University of North Dakota
364. University of North Texas
365. University of Northern Colorado
366. University of Notre Dame
367. University of Oklahoma
368. University of Oregon
369. University of Pittsburgh
370. University of Redlands
371. University of Rhode Island
372. University of Richmond
373. University of San Diego
374. University of San Francisco
375. University of Scranton
376. University of South Dakota
377. University of Southern California
378. University of Southern Maine
379. University of Southern Mississippi
380. University of St. Thomas
381. University of Tampa
382. University of Tennessee
383. University of Texas-Austin
384. University of Texas-El Paso
385. University of Tulsa
386. University of Utah
387. University of Vermont
388. University of Victoria
389. University of Virginia
390. University of Washington-Seattle
391. University of Wisconsin-Madison
392. University of Wyoming
393. Ursinus College
394. Utah State University
395. Utica College
396. Valdosta State University
397. Valparaiso University
398. Vanderbilt University
399. Vassar College
400. Villanova University
401. Virginia Tech
402. Wagner College
403. Wake Forest University
404. Warren Wilson College
405. Washington and Jefferson College
406. Washington and Lee University
407. Washington College
408. Washington University in St. Louis
409. Webb Institute
410. Wells College
411. Wesleyan College
412. Wesleyan University
413. West Virginia University
414. Western Michigan University
415. Westminster College (MO)
416. Westminster College (PA)
417. Westminster College of Salt Lake City
418. Westmont College
419. Wheaton College
420. Wheaton College (IL)
421. Wheelock College (MA)
422. Whittier College
423. Wilkes University
424. Willamette University
425. Winona State University (MN)
426. Wofford College
427. Worcester Polytechnic Institute
428. Wright State University
429. Xavier University (OH)
430. York College of Pennsylvania

Gotta diversify... And mix it up... Like a... British Jamaican DJ.

As we've written about before, the cost of diversifying your set of schools is minimal when compared to the potential reward you have in store for an acceptance at a school above your safe range.

Being accepted at a school on the high end of where you're aiming is a big deal in terms of the academic experience you'll have, the success your peers will have after graduation, and the professional expectations you'll have, both in salary and breadth of opportunity.

So how do you expand that list of schools without wasting your time?

Focus on the core priorities you have for your university experience. Selectivity, reputation and ranking, class size, location, setting, etc. Once you've made those decisions, find ways to broaden your selections, and the odds of landing a position will increase.

If you're going to be applying to, say, Cornell, Drexel, Boston College, and UConn, stretch out the list of top schools to three or four, and your chances of winding up at a school like Cornell, even if it's not exactly Cornell - say, Brown, Carnegie Mellon, or Yale - are going to increase.

Remember, there are many reasons you can be denied admission to a school, many of which are outside of your control, such as your demographic, geographic location, or high school's history with the university. Broaden your selection and you'll improve the chances.

CEO is here to compliment the other tools at your disposal and make the many applications, and the legwork that goes along with it, that much easier.

Washington Post. Get it? A post? In Washington? I guess? You have no idea how long we spent looking for an image to put here.

This terrific article over at the Washington Post describes in detail the process that CEO simplifies every day. Top applicants, facing ever-increasing odds against their getting into top schools, diversify their applications and increase the chance they'll land an acceptance from a school at or above their academic level.

Sounds like a plan, right? And why not? There are plenty of horror stories to be had in that article. Perfect SATs. Top grades. Conservatory-level piano skills. A deferral.

But what the Post doesn't address here is that if the process is being made easier and top schools are becoming ever-more selective, what's the downside to applying to more schools?

There isn't one, except for the cost of the applications, which is far outweighed by the potential reward of ending up at a school that brings you up academically, and eventually, professionally and financially.

Take a look at the last line from the article: "I'm feeling it was really smart of me to apply to so many," she said, "because now I have enough options." Speaks for itself.

And with CEO, you can get this work done before that rerun of Seinfeld comes on.

Keep your eye on the ball and you'll see that tools already at your fingertips like CEO make this task easier than ever, often at a very low cost.