2024 Best Colleges with High Acceptance Rates (https://www.niche.com/colleges/search/best-colleges-high-acceptance-rates/) – Over 4000 college, many with good STEM major options (searchable); also includes good choices for Veterans. Many choices for searching including prices, cost, and locale/environment. Also, compare with rolling admissions list below.
A College Application Guide for STEM Majors (https://go.collegewise.com/applying-as-a-stem-major) – A nice jumping-off site with some practical advice.
Best Value Schools (US News) (https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities/best-value) – Another take on the venerable US News rankings. There are a few surprises here, however.
College Application Deadlines 2023-2024 (https://scholarships360.org/college-admissions/college-application-deadlines/) – Posted in October 2023, this is a useful approximation for 2024-2025. However, see below for a list of colleges with rolling admissions.
Common App (https://www.commonapp.org/) – A list of over 1000 schools that accept the common app with good advice. Another way to take the stress out of college applications.
Complete List: Colleges with Rolling Admissions (https://blog.prepscholar.com/colleges-with-rolling-admissions) – No need to stress out about deadlines; see this very thorough list. We suggest combining this with (STEM friendly) colleges that are underappreciated to get some interesting options.
Nontraditional students (https://www.bestcolleges.com/blog/what-is-a-nontraditional-student/) – General advice but no definitive list. Please see other eclectic sites.
Top Homeschool Friendly Colleges (https://www.homeschool.com/articles/homeschool-friendly-colleges/) – After 2020, there has been a rise in homeschooled students. We suspect that there are a number f schools not mentioned here who are amenable to accepting students who finished their K-12 education at home.
U.S. News Best Colleges (https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges) – Just out for 2024 with numerous lists, including engineering programs and A-schools for B-students.