Undergraduate admission

Does Your College Require Letters of Recommendation?

Not every college requires letters of recommendation. Browse by school to find out how many letters are needed, who should write them, and how they are submitted. Verified for the current application cycle.

Requires letters of recommendation

Schools That Require Letters of Recommendation

Massachusetts

Does Massachusetts Institute of Technology require letters?

Find out if MIT requires letters of recommendation for undergraduate admission, how many are needed, and who should write them.

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New York

Does New York University require letters?

Find out if NYU requires letters of recommendation, how many are needed, and who submits them through the Common Application.

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New York

Does Cornell University require letters?

Find out if Cornell requires letters of recommendation, how many teachers must write, and how to submit through the Common Application.

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California

Does Stanford University require letters?

Find out if Stanford requires letters of recommendation, what types are needed, and what makes an effective Stanford letter.

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Connecticut

Does Yale University require letters?

Find out if Yale requires letters of recommendation, how many teachers should write, and what Yale's admissions office looks for in recommendation letters.

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Michigan

Does University of Michigan require letters?

Find out if University of Michigan requires letters of recommendation for undergraduate admission and how to submit through the Common Application.

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California

Does University of Southern California require letters?

Find out if USC requires letters of recommendation for undergraduate admission and how many are needed through the Common Application.

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Georgia

Does Georgia Institute of Technology require letters?

Find out if Georgia Tech requires letters of recommendation, how many are needed, and what types of recommenders are most effective.

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North Carolina

Does Duke University require letters?

Find out if Duke University requires letters of recommendation, how many are needed, and what Duke's admissions process looks for in teacher evaluations.

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Tennessee

Does Vanderbilt University require letters?

Find out if Vanderbilt requires letters of recommendation for undergraduate admission and how many teacher evaluations are needed.

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District of Columbia

Does Georgetown University require letters?

Find out if Georgetown requires letters of recommendation for undergraduate admission and what Georgetown's Jesuit-mission admissions process looks for.

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Virginia

Does University of Virginia require letters?

Find out if UVA requires letters of recommendation for undergraduate admission and how many teacher evaluations the Common Application needs.

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North Carolina

Does University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill require letters?

Find out if UNC Chapel Hill requires letters of recommendation for undergraduate admission and what the Common Application process requires.

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Massachusetts

Does Northeastern University require letters?

Find out if Northeastern University requires letters of recommendation and whether an employer or co-op letter can strengthen the application.

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Massachusetts

Does Boston University require letters?

Find out if Boston University requires letters of recommendation for undergraduate admission and how to submit through the Common Application.

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Pennsylvania

Does Carnegie Mellon University require letters?

Find out if Carnegie Mellon requires letters of recommendation for undergraduate admission and what CMU's college-specific requirements look like.

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Does not require letters

Schools That Do Not Require Letters of Recommendation

California

Does University of California, Los Angeles require letters?

Find out if UCLA requires letters of recommendation for undergraduate admission — and what you submit instead through the UC Application.

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California

Does University of California, Berkeley require letters?

Find out if UC Berkeley requires letters of recommendation and what freshmen submit instead through the UC Application.

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Wisconsin

Does University of Wisconsin-Madison require letters?

Find out if the University of Wisconsin-Madison requires letters of recommendation for undergraduate admission and what the application does require.

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Indiana

Does Purdue University require letters?

Find out if Purdue University requires letters of recommendation for undergraduate admission and which programs may have different expectations.

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Texas

Does University of Texas at Austin require letters?

Find out if UT Austin requires letters of recommendation for undergraduate admission and what the ApplyTexas application does require.

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Arizona

Does Arizona State University require letters?

Find out if Arizona State University requires letters of recommendation for undergraduate admission and what ASU's application does require.

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South Carolina

Does Clemson University require letters?

Find out if Clemson University requires letters of recommendation for undergraduate admission and what the application does require.

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Pennsylvania

Does Penn State University require letters?

Find out if Penn State requires letters of recommendation for undergraduate admission and whether the optional letter is worth submitting.

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Florida

Does University of Central Florida require letters?

Find out if UCF requires letters of recommendation for undergraduate admission and what UCF's application does require.

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Florida

Does Florida State University require letters?

Find out if Florida State University requires letters of recommendation for undergraduate admission and what FSU's application does include.

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Florida

Does University of Florida require letters?

Find out if University of Florida requires letters of recommendation for undergraduate admission and what UF's Common App process does require.

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Florida

Does University of South Florida require letters?

Find out if University of South Florida requires letters of recommendation for undergraduate admission and what USF's application does require.

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California

Does San Diego State University require letters?

Find out if SDSU requires letters of recommendation for undergraduate admission and what the Cal State application requires.

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Washington

Does University of Washington require letters?

Find out if University of Washington requires letters of recommendation for undergraduate admission and what its application does emphasize.

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Ohio

Does Ohio State University require letters?

Find out if Ohio State University requires letters of recommendation for undergraduate admission and what Ohio State's application does require.

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Minnesota

Does University of Minnesota Twin Cities require letters?

Find out if University of Minnesota requires letters of recommendation for undergraduate admission and what the application does require.

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Texas

Does Texas A&M University require letters?

Find out if Texas A&M requires letters of recommendation for undergraduate admission and what ApplyTexas does require.

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Virginia

Does Virginia Tech require letters?

Find out if Virginia Tech requires letters of recommendation for undergraduate admission and what Virginia Tech's application does require.

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