Colleges Requiring TWO Teacher Recommendations
The list compiled below 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), is based on personal research utilizing data from The Common Application; from The College Board publication The College Handbook 2014; 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 which may require two or more teacher recommendations—always check with the school to which the student is applying <smile>
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
Harvey Mudd College (one from math/science instructor, one from social studies/humanities instructor)
Mills College
Occidental College
Pepperdine University (one teacher rec required, second rec may be from teacher or from personal reference)
Pitzer College
Pomona College
Scripps College
Soka University of America (two teacher recs or one teacher and one administrator/counselor required))
Stanford University
COLORADO
Colorado College
United States Air Force Academy (three teacher recs required)
CONNECTICUT
Connecticut College
Trinity College (“prefer that an English or History teacher complete one of the two recommendations”)
United State Coast Guard Academy (one from math instructor, one from English instructor)
Wesleyan University (“prefer one from math/science instructor and one from social studies/humanities instructor” but not required)
Yale University
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Gallaudet University
GEORGIA
Emory University
ILLINOIS
University of Chicago
IOWA
Grinnell College
KENTUCKY
Berea College (two recs may also come from administrators or counselors)
MAINE
Bates College
Bowdoin College
Colby College
College of the Atlantic (“at least two teacher rec letters required”)
MARYLAND
Johns Hopkins University
McDaniel College
United States Naval Academy (three teacher recs required)
MASSACHUSETTS
Amherst College
Boston College
Franklin Olin College of Engineering (one from math/science instructor, one from instructor of student’s choice)
Harvard University
Lesley University (two teacher letters or one from teacher, one from personal reference required)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (one from math/science instructor, one from social studies/humanities instructor)
Mount Holyoke College
New England Conservatory of Music (two teacher recs required—one from music instructor, one from academic instructor)
Smith College
Wellesley College
Wheaton College
Williams College
MICHIGAN
Hillsdale College
MINNESOTA
Carleton College
Macalester College
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Dartmouth College (requires a peer rec in addition to these two)
NEW JERSEY
Princeton University (“from two different areas of study”)
NEW YORK
Bard College (“prefer one from math/science instructor and one from social studies/humanities instructor” but not required)
Barnard College
Colgate University
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 can be music or academic)
(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 Lawrence University (“at least two recommendations requested)
Sarah Lawrence College
Skidmore College
Syracuse University
United States Merchant Marine Academy (three teacher recs required)
United States Military Academy (three teacher recs required)
Webb Institute of Naval Architecture (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
Oberlin College
OREGON
Concordia University (may be from sources other than teachers)
Reed College
PENNSYLVANIA
Bryn Mawr College
Curtis Institute of Music (must be from professional musicians or music instructors)
Franklin and Marshall College
Haverford College
Muhlenberg College
Swarthmore 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)
Middlebury College
VIRGINIA
Washington and Lee University
EduPlan greatly thanks Cigus Vanni for this helpful information!