2021-22 College Recommendation Requirements

Hopefully, you won’t 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. Enlightened College Applicants will get ahead of the game by utilizing our user-friendly list of recommendation requirements at over 400 premier colleges and universities. Also included is whether each institution requires a recommendation from a guidance counselor.

*Data collected from institution websites.

Table updated August 2021

	Institution	Teacher Recommendations Required	Counselor Recommendation Required*	Additional Info
188429	Adelphi University	1	No	One or more letters of recommendation from a school/college counselor, teacher or school-based administrator. Letters from other sources, such as a volunteer coordinator, may also be considered.
138600	Agnes Scott College	1	Yes
210669	Allegheny College	1	Yes
131159	American University	1	Yes
164465	Amherst College	1	Yes
197869	Appalachian State University	0	No
104151	Arizona State University	0	No
100858	Auburn University	0	No
143084	Augustana College (IL)	0	Yes	Teacher letter is recommended
222983	Austin College	1	Yes
164580	Babson College	0	No
189088	Bard College	2	Yes	1 from Math/Science & 1 from English/Humanities
189097	Barnard College	2	Yes	Core class 11th/12th grade
160977	Bates College	2	Yes
223232	Baylor University	0	No	2 letters of recommendation are recommended
219709	Belmont University	0	Yes
238333	Beloit College	1	No
230816	Bennington College	2	Yes	1 from core class + 1 additional
164739	Bentley University	1	Yes
156295	Berea College	1	Yes	Core class teacher
196079	Binghamton University	0	Yes	Can be counselor or teacher recommendation
211158	Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania	0	No
164924	Boston College	2	Yes	Core class teachers
164988	Boston University	1	Yes
161004	Bowdoin College	2	Yes	1 core class 11th/12th grade + 1 additional
201441	Bowling Green State University	0	No
143358	Bradley University	0	No	Recommended but not required
165015	Brandeis University	1	Yes	1 fom core class
230038	Brigham Young University-Provo	2-3	No	BYU sends email request to 1 religious, 1 core class teacher, 1 additional
217156	Brown University	2	Yes	Core class teachers
217165	Bryant University	0	Yes	Mandatory counselor, Teacher is optional
211273	Bryn Mawr College	2	Yes
211291	Bucknell University	0	No
150163	Butler University	0	No	Up to 2 optional recommendations may be submitted
110529	Cal Poly, Pomona	0	No
110422	Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo	0	No
110404	California Institute of Technology	2	Yes	1 from math/science & 1 from humanities/social science + 2 optional
110556	California State University, Fresno	0	No
110565	California State University, Fullerton	0	No
110583	California State University, Long Beach	0	No
173258	Carleton College	2	Yes
211440	Carnegie Mellon University	1	Yes
201645	Case Western Reserve University	2	Yes
131283	Catholic University of America	1	Yes
169248	Central Michigan University	0	No
156408	Centre College	1	Yes	Core Class 11th/12th grade
111948	Chapman University	1	No	Up to 1 additional recommendation may be submitted
231712	Christopher Newport University	0	No	1 recommendation is optional
217864	Citadel Military College of South Carolina	0	Yes
112260	Claremont McKenna College	1	Yes
165334	Clark University	1	Yes
190044	Clarkson University	1	Yes
217882	Clemson University	0	No
218724	Coastal Carolina University	0	No
161086	Colby College	2	Yes	Can send additional recommendations
190099	Colgate University	2	Yes
217819	College of Charleston	0	No	Up to 2 optional recommendations are welcome
174747	College of Saint Benedict	0	No	Optional recommendations are welcome
166124	College of the Holy Cross	1	Yes
231624	College of William and Mary	0	Yes
126678	Colorado College	2	No	Core class 11th grade, additional recommendations are welcome
126775	Colorado School of Mines	0	Yes
126818	Colorado State University	1	No	Can be counselor or teacher recommendation
190150	Columbia University	2	Yes	Core class teachers recommended
128902	Connecticut College	2	Yes	Recommended core class 11th/12th grade
190372	Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art	1	No	Need additional when applying for Engineering
153162	Cornell College	0	No	Optional recommendations are welcome
190415	Cornell University	2	Yes
181002	Creighton University	0	Yes	Optional recommendations are welcome
190512	CUNY Bernard M Baruch College	0	No	Optional recommendations are welcome
190594	CUNY Hunter College	0	No	Recommendations are optional
182670	Dartmouth College	2	Yes	Peer recommendation strongly encouraged
198385	Davidson College	0	No	Peer recommendation required
202523	Denison University	1	Yes	Additional recommendations are optional
144740	DePaul University	1	Yes	Up to 3 optional letters may be submitted
150400	DePauw University	1	No	Can be counselor or teacher recommendation
212009	Dickinson College	1	Yes	2 teacher recommended
153269	Drake University	0	No	A recommendation is not required, but strongly encouraged
184348	Drew University	1	Yes
212054	Drexel University	1	Yes
198419	Duke University	2	Yes	Optional additional recommendations are welcome
212106	Duquesne University	0	No	1 recommendation letter is required for health sciences majors, optional for other programs
150455	Earlham College	1	Yes
198464	East Carolina University	0	No
133492	Eckerd College	0	Yes	Can be counselor or teacher recommendation
198516	Elon University	0	No	Optional recommendations are welcome
133553	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University	0	No	2 recommendations are suggested
165662	Emerson College	1	Yes
139658	Emory University	2	Yes
129242	Fairfield University	0	Yes
133669	Florida Atlantic University	0	No
433660	Florida Gulf Coast University	0	No
133881	Florida Institute of Technology	0	No	Optional by counselor or teacher recommendation
133951	Florida International University	0	No	Recommended
134079	Florida Southern College	0	Yes	Can be counselor or teacher recommendation
134097	Florida State University	0	No
191241	Fordham University	0	No	2 recommendations are required
212577	Franklin and Marshall College	1	Yes	Addtional recommendations are welcome
441982	Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering	2	Yes	1 must be from science/math teacher
218070	Furman University	0	No
232186	George Mason University	1	Yes
131469	George Washington University	1	Yes
131496	Georgetown University	1	Yes
139861	Georgia College	0	No
139755	Georgia Institute of Technology	0	No	Optional submission of 1 teacher & 1 counselor recommendation
139931	Georgia Southern University	0	No
139940	Georgia State University	0	No
212674	Gettysburg College	1	Yes
235316	Gonzaga University	1	No
162654	Goucher College	1	Yes	Counselor is recommended, not required
153384	Grinnell College	2	Yes
173647	Gustavus Adolphus College	0	No	Optional recommendations are welcome
191515	Hamilton College	1	Yes
166027	Harvard University	2	Yes	Additional recommendations are welcome
115409	Harvey Mudd College	2	Yes	1 must be from math/science & 1 must be from humanities/social science/arts teacher
212911	Haverford College	2	Yes
107080	Hendrix College	1	No
198695	High Point University	0	Yes	Can be counselor or teacher recommendation
191630	Hobart William Smith Colleges	1	Yes
191649	Hofstra University	1	Yes	Can be counselor or teacher recommendation
170301	Hope College	0	No	Homeschool students need a letter of recommendation from a non-family member
131520	Howard University	1	Yes
145725	Illinois Institute of Technology	0	Yes	1 required from counselor or teacher, up to 3 accepted
145813	Illinois State University	0	No
145646	Illinois Wesleyan University	0	Yes	1 required from counselor or teacher. additional welcome
151351	Indiana University Bloomington	0	No
151111	Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis	0	No
153603	Iowa State University	0	No
191968	Ithaca College	0	Yes	1 required from counselor or teacher, additional welcome
232423	James Madison University	0	No	1 letter of recommendation is accepted
203368	John Carroll University	0	Yes	Optional teacher recommendations are welcome
162928	Johns Hopkins University	2	Yes
213251	Juniata College	1	No
170532	Kalamazoo College	1	Yes
155399	Kansas State University	0	No
203535	Kenyon College	1	Yes	Core class 11th grade, Up to 2 additional letters may be submitted
169983	Kettering University	0	No	Optional recommendations are welcome
146427	Knox College	1	Yes
213385	Lafayette College	1	Yes	Core class 11th/12th grade
146481	Lake Forest College	0	Yes	Can be counselor or teacher recommendation, additional recommendations are welcome
239017	Lawrence University	1	Yes
213543	Lehigh University	1	Yes
209056	Lewis & Clark College	1	Yes	Core Class teacher from 10th-12th grade
159391	Louisiana State University	0	Yes	Can be counselor or teacher recommendation
117946	Loyola Marymount University	0	Yes	Can be counselor or teacher recommendation
146719	Loyola University Chicago	0	Yes	Can be counselor or teacher recommendation
163046	Loyola University Maryland	1	Yes
173902	Macalester College	1	Yes	Applicants can submit an additional recommendation
192703	Manhattan College	0	Yes	Can be counselor or teacher recommendation
192819	Marist College	0	Yes	Teacher recommendation is optional
239105	Marquette University	0	No	Recommendations are optional
166683	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	2	Yes	1 must be from a math/science & 1 must be from a humanities/social science/language teacher
166692	Massachusetts Maritime Academy	1	Yes	2 letters are required
164270	McDaniel College	0	Yes	Can be counselor or teacher recommendation
140447	Mercer University	0	Yes	Can be counselor or teacher recommendation
213987	Mercyhurst University	0	Yes	Can be counselor or teacher recommendation
166850	Merrimack College	0	No	Optional
204024	Miami University	0	Yes	Can be counselor or teacher recommendation
171100	Michigan State University	0	No
171128	Michigan Technological University	0	No
230959	Middlebury College	2	Yes
214041	Millersville University of Pennsylvania	0	No	Recommended but not required
239318	Milwaukee School of Engineering	0	No
176080	Mississippi State University	0	No
178411	Missouri University of Science and Technology	0	No
185572	Monmouth University	0	Yes	Can be counselor or teacher recommendation
140553	Morehouse College	1	Yes
166939	Mount Holyoke College	2	Yes	Core class teachers
214175	Muhlenberg College	1	Yes
262129	New College of Florida	0	No	Optional
185828	New Jersey Institute of Technology	0	Yes	Can be counselor or teacher recommendation
187967	New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology	0	No
193900	New York University	1	No	Can be counselor or teacher recommendation
199193	North Carolina State University	0	No
167358	Northeastern University	1	Yes
105330	Northern Arizona University	0	No
147767	Northwestern University	1	Yes
204501	Oberlin College	2	Yes
120254	Occidental College	2	Yes	Core class teachers from 10th-12th grade
204796	Ohio State University	0	No	Optional
204857	Ohio University	0	No	Optional
204909	Ohio Wesleyan University	0	No	Teacher evaluation is encouraged
207388	Oklahoma State University	0	No	Optional
232982	Old Dominion University	0	No	Optional
209542	Oregon State University	0	No
214777	Pennsylvania State University - University Park	0	No
121150	Pepperdine University	1	No	Can be core class teacher or counselor recommendation
121257	Pitzer College	1	No	Core class 11th/12th grade, Optional from counselor or another teacher will be reviewed
121345	Pomona College	2	Yes	2 core class teachers, 1 optional from non-core is welcome
186131	Princeton University	2	Yes	Core Class teacher from higher-level courses
217402	Providence College	0	Yes	Additional recommendations are welcome
243780	Purdue University	0	No
130226	Quinnipiac University	0	Yes	Can be counselor or teacher recommendation
186201	Ramapo College of New Jersey	1	No	Can be counselor or teacher recommendation
209922	Reed College	2	Yes
194824	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	1	Yes	Preferably a math/science teacher
217493	Rhode Island School of Design	1	No	Up to 3 letters may be submitted
221351	Rhodes College	1	Yes	Core class recommended, Up to 3 letters may be submitted
227757	Rice University	2	Yes
195003	Rochester Institute of Technology	0	Yes	Can be counselor or teacher recommendation
217518	Roger Williams University	1	No	Can be teacher or counselor recommendation
136950	Rollins College	0	Yes
152318	Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology	1	No	Can be teacher, counselor or principal recommendation
184782	Rowan University	1	Yes
186371	Rutgers University-Camden	0	No
186380	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	0	No
186399	Rutgers University-Newark	0	No
130253	Sacred Heart University	1	No	Can be teacher or other recommendation
183239	Saint Anselm College	0	Yes	Can be counselor or teacher recommendation
174792	Saint Johns University (MN)	0	No	Optional
215770	Saint Joseph's University	0	Yes	Can be counselor or teacher recommendation
179159	Saint Louis University	1	No	Can be teacher, counselor, or other recommendation
152390	Saint Mary's College (Notre Dame)	0	Yes
123554	Saint Mary's College of California	0	No	Not required but encouraged
231059	Saint Michael's College	1	Yes
163851	Salisbury University	0	No	Additional recommendations are welcome
217536	Salve Regina University	1	Yes
102049	Samford University	0	Yes	Can be counselor or teacher recommendation
122409	San Diego State University	0	No
122597	San Francisco State University	0	No
122755	San Jose State University	0	No
122931	Santa Clara University	1	Yes
195304	Sarah Lawrence College	1	Yes	2nd letter of recommendation is optional
123165	Scripps College	2	Yes	Preferrably 11th/12th grade classes
236595	Seattle University	1	Yes
186584	Seton Hall University	1	Yes
221519	Sewanee: The University of the South	1	Yes	Core class 11th/12th grade
195474	Siena College	0	Yes
167783	Simmons University	1	Yes
195526	Skidmore College	2	Yes
167835	Smith College	2	Yes
399911	Soka University of America	1	Yes	Can be counselor, teacher or principal recommendations, need 2
228246	Southern Methodist University	1	Yes
228343	Southwestern University	0	Yes	Can be counselor or core class teacher recommendation
141060	Spelman College	1	Yes
195809	St John's University-New York	0	No	Recommended for test optional students
195216	St Lawrence University	2	Yes
174844	St Olaf College	1	No	Core class teacher
163976	St. John's College (MD)	1	Yes
245652	St. John's College (NM)	1	Yes
163912	St. Mary's College of Maryland	1	Yes	2 additional evaluations are welcome
243744	Stanford University	2	Yes	Grades 11 & 12 teachers recommended
196176	State University of New York at New Paltz	0	Yes	Can be counselor or teacher recommendation
137546	Stetson University	0	Yes	Can be counselor or teacher recommendation
186867	Stevens Institute of Technology	1	Yes
167996	Stonehill College	1	Yes
196097	Stony Brook University	0	Yes	Can be counselor or teacher recommendation
168005	Suffolk University	0	Yes
196060	SUNY at Albany	0	Yes	Can be counselor or teacher recommendation
196219	SUNY at Purchase College	0	Yes	Can be counselor or teacher recommendation; some programs require more than 1
196167	SUNY College at Geneseo	1	No
196194	SUNY College at Oswego	0	Yes	Can be counselor or teacher recommendation
196200	SUNY College at Potsdam	0	Yes	Can be counselor or teacher recommendation
196103	SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry	0	No	Will be considered if submitted
196149	SUNY Cortland	0	Yes	Can be counselor or teacher recommendation
196185	SUNY Oneonta	0	Yes	Can be counselor or teacher recommendation
216278	Susquehanna University	0	Yes	Additional teacher recommendations are welcome
216287	Swarthmore College	2	Yes
196413	Syracuse University	1	Yes
216339	Temple University	0	No	Up to 2 optional letters will be reviewed
228723	Texas A & M University-College Station	0	No	Up to 2 optional letters will be reviewed
228875	Texas Christian University	1	Yes
187134	The College of New Jersey	1	Yes	Strongly encourages 2-3 total letters of recommendation
206589	The College of Wooster	1	Yes
180489	The University of Montana	0	No
221759	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	0	No	Optional
228778	The University of Texas at Austin	0	No	Up to 2 optional letters may be submitted
228787	The University of Texas at Dallas	0	No	Up to 3 optional letters may be submitted
164076	Towson University	0	No
157818	Transylvania University	0	Yes	Can be counselor or teacher recommendation
130590	Trinity College	0	Yes	Can be counselor, teacher, or mentor; Additional recommendations are welcome
229267	Trinity University	1	Yes
178615	Truman State University	0	No
168148	Tufts University	1	Yes	Core class 11th/12th grade
160755	Tulane University	0	Yes
196866	Union College	1	Yes
128328	United States Air Force Academy	3	Yes	AFTER nomination, 1 Math 11th/12th grade, 1 English 11th/12th grade + 1 additional
130624	United States Coast Guard Academy	2	Yes	1 from math, 1 from english
197027	United States Merchant Marine Academy	2	Yes	AFTER nomination, 1 from math, 1 from english, 1 from chem/physics
197036	United States Military Academy	3	Yes
164155	United States Naval Academy	3	Yes
196088	University at Buffalo	0	Yes	Can be counselor or teacher recommendation
100751	University of Alabama	0	No
100663	University of Alabama at Birmingham	0	No
104179	University of Arizona	0	No
106397	University of Arkansas	0	No
110635	University of California, Berkeley	0	No	May ask for a letter of recommendation as part of a supplemental application review
110644	University of California, Davis	0	No
110653	University of California, Irvine	0	No
110662	University of California, Los Angeles	0	No	May ask for a letter of recommendation as part of a supplemental application review
445188	University of California, Merced	0	No
110671	University of California, Riverside	0	No
110680	University of California, San Diego	0	No
110705	University of California, Santa Barbara	0	No
110714	University of California, Santa Cruz	0	No
132903	University of Central Florida	0	No
144050	University of Chicago	2	Yes	Core class teachers
201885	University of Cincinnati	0	No	Optional recommendations are welcome
126614	University of Colorado Boulder	0	Yes	Can be counselor or teacher recommendation
129020	University of Connecticut	0	No	Up to 2 optional letters may be submitted
224323	University of Dallas	1	Yes
202480	University of Dayton	0	Yes
130943	University of Delaware	0	Yes	Additional letters are considered
127060	University of Denver	0	Yes	Additional letters are considered
134130	University of Florida	0	No
139959	University of Georgia	1	Yes
225511	University of Houston	0	No
145600	University of Illinois at Chicago	0	No	Recommendations are encouraged
145637	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	0	No
153658	University of Iowa	0	No	Up to 3 optional letters may be submitted
155317	University of Kansas	0	No
157085	University of Kentucky	0	No	Up to 3 optional letters may be submitted
157289	University of Louisville	0	No
161253	University of Maine	0	Yes	Up to 2 optional letters may be submitted
232681	University of Mary Washington	0	Yes	Can be counselor or teacher recommendation
163268	University of Maryland, Baltimore County	0	No	Up to 2 optional letters may be submitted
163286	University of Maryland, College Park	1	Yes	Up to 2 additional letters may be submitted
166629	University of Massachusetts Amherst	0	Yes	Can be counselor or teacher recommendation
166638	University of Massachusetts Boston	0	Yes	Can be counselor or teacher recommendation
166513	University of Massachusetts Lowell	0	Yes	Can be counselor or teacher recommendation
220862	University of Memphis	0	No
135726	University of Miami	0	Yes	Can be counselor or teacher recommendation
170976	University of Michigan	1	Yes	Up to 2 additional letters may be submitted
171137	University of Michigan-Dearborn	0	No	Letters may be requested
174233	University of Minnesota-Duluth	0	No
174251	University of Minnesota-Morris	0	No	Optional recommendations are welcome
174066	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	0	No	1 optional letter is welcome
176017	University of Mississippi	0	No
178396	University of Missouri-Columbia	0	No
181464	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	0	No
182281	University of Nevada-Las Vegas	0	No
182290	University of Nevada-Reno	0	No
183044	University of New Hampshire	0	Yes	Can be counselor or core class teacher; 1 additional recommendation maybe submitted
187985	University of New Mexico	0	No	Reconsideration may require recommendations
199111	University of North Carolina at Asheville	0	Yes	Up to 2 optional recommendations will be considered
199120	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	1	No	2 addttional recommendations will be considered
199139	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	0	No	1 optional recommendation will be considered
199218	University of North Carolina Wilmington	0	No	2 optional recommendation will be considered
200280	University of North Dakota	0	No	Up to 3 optional letters may be submitted
136172	University of North Florida	0	No
227216	University of North Texas	0	No
152080	University of Notre Dame	1	Yes	Teach recommendation must be a core class; Counselor evaluation recommended but not required
207500	University of Oklahoma	0	No	Up to 3 optional letters may be submitted
209551	University of Oregon	0	No
215062	University of Pennsylvania	2	Yes	Prefer 11th/12th grade classes, 1 additional recommedation may be submitted
215293	University of Pittsburgh	0	No
209825	University of Portland	0	Yes	Can be counselor or teacher
236328	University of Puget Sound	1	Yes
121691	University of Redlands	1	Yes
217484	University of Rhode Island	0	Yes	Can be a teacher, but counselor is prefered; 1 additional recommendation will be considered
233374	University of Richmond	0	Yes	Can be a teacher, but counselor is prefered; up to 2 additional recommendations may be considered
195030	University of Rochester	1	Yes
122436	University of San Diego	0	Yes	Can be counselor or teacher; additional recommendations are welcome
122612	University of San Francisco	0	No	Optional recommendations are welcome
215929	University of Scranton	0	Yes	Optional recommendations are welcome
218663	University of South Carolina	0	No
219471	University of South Dakota	0	No
137351	University of South Florida	0	No
123961	University of Southern California	0	Yes	Can be counselor or teacher
174914	University of St Thomas (MN)	0	No	Two letters are suggested
137847	University of Tampa	0	No	Optional recommendations are welcome
120883	University of the Pacific	0	No	Optional recommendations are welcome
207971	University of Tulsa	0	No	Counselor recommendation is suggested
230764	University of Utah	0	No
231174	University of Vermont	0	Yes	Can be counselor or teacher
234076	University of Virginia-Main Campus	1	Yes
236948	University of Washington	0	No
240329	University of Wisconsin-La Crosse	0	No	Up to 2 optional recommendations will be considered
240444	University of Wisconsin-Madison	1	No	Can be counselor or teacher; 1 additional recommendation is welcome
240727	University of Wyoming	0	No	Optional recommendations are welcome
216524	Ursinus College	0	Yes
152600	Valparaiso University	0	No	Optional recommendations are welcome
221999	Vanderbilt University	2	Yes
197133	Vassar College	1	Yes	Teacher recommendation must be from a core class
216597	Villanova University	1	Yes
234030	Virginia Commonwealth University	0	No
234085	Virginia Military Institute	0	No
233921	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	0	No
152673	Wabash College	0	Yes	Up to 3 optional letters may be submitted
199847	Wake Forest University	1	Yes
216667	Washington & Jefferson College	0	No	1 letter from a counselor or teachers is recommended
234207	Washington and Lee University	2	Yes
164216	Washington College	0	Yes	Teacher recommendation is recommended
236939	Washington State University	0	No
179867	Washington University in St. Louis	1	Yes
168218	Wellesley College	2	Yes
130697	Wesleyan University	2	Yes
216764	West Chester University of Pennsylvania	0	No
238032	West Virginia University	0	No
200004	Western Carolina University	0	No	Optional recommendations are welcome
237011	Western Washington University	0	No
125727	Westmont College	1	No
149781	Wheaton College IL	1	No	core class teacher; 1 additional recommendation is needed from a Christian mentor or an interview
168281	Wheaton College MA	1	Yes	Teacher 11th/12th grade class
237057	Whitman College	1	Yes
125763	Whittier College	1	Yes
237066	Whitworth University	0	No	Optional recommendations are welcome
210401	Willamette University	0	Yes	Optional core teacher recommendations are welcome
168342	Williams College	2	Yes
218973	Wofford College	0	No	Optional recommendations are welcome
168421	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	1	Yes
206622	Xavier University	0	Yes
130794	Yale University	2	Yes
197708	Yeshiva University	2	No

*In addition to the School Report form that counselors are also required to complete (for most schools).

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