College interviews give students and colleges a chance to get to know each other better, but they can also create anxiety for students and parents. With so many differences in interview policies, including whether they’re offered, it can be confusing to navigate the interview process in admissions. You can head to our guide to learn about these different policies and check out the table below for a list of colleges and universities that offer interviews. Note that this list is not exhaustive.
| School | Interview Policy | Interviewer | Interview Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| American University | optional | college representative | phone |
| Babson College | optional | college representative | virtual |
| Bard College | recommended | college representative | in-person |
| Barnard College | optional | staff member, college alumna, or college senior | virtual |
| Boston University | required only for Accelerated Medical Program | college representative | in-person |
| Bowdoin College | stongly recommended | admissions officer or Bowdoin alumni | in-person or virtual |
| Brandeis University | optional | admissions officer, student fellow, or Brandeis alum | in-person or virtual |
| Bryn Mawr College | strongly recommended | college representative | in-person or virtual |
| Carleton College | optional | college representative | in-person or virtual |
| Case Western Reserve University | required | admissions staff | virtual |
| Claremont McKenna College | strongly recommended; required for homeschooled first-year applicants | admissions officer or senior interviewer | in-person or virtual |
| Colgate University | optional | admissions officer, senior admissions intern, or college alum | virtual |
| College of William and Mary | optional | current W&M senior | virtual |
| Columbia University | required if invited to interview | Alumni Representative Committee member | virtual |
| Cornell University | required for Architecture, Art, and Planning; encouraged for Art and Urban and Regional Studies; optional informational meetings available | admissions staff | virtual |
| Dartmouth College | optional; invitation only | Dartmouth alumni | virtual |
| Dickinson College | optional | admissions counselors, Admissions Fellows and alumni volunteers | in-person or virtual |
| Duke University | optional; invitation only | alumni volunteer | virtual |
| Elon University | required; invitation only | Elon PA faculty | in-person or virtual |
| Emerson College | required for Performing Arts applicants | college representative | in-person or virtual |
| Emory University | optional; invitation only | Emory alumni | in-person |
| Fordham University | required for School of Professional and Continuing Studies | admissions officer | in-person |
| Franklin and Marshall College | recommended | college representative | virtual |
| Georgetown University | required | Georgetown alumni | in-person, in student's local community |
| Grinnell College | optional | admissions counselor | virtual |
| Hamilton College | strongly recommended | admissions officer | in-person or virtual |
| Harvard University | required; invitation only | Harvard alumni | virtual |
| Harvey Mudd College | strongly recommended | admissions counselors, Harvey Mudd alumni or senior interns | virtual |
| Haverford College | optional | admissions officer or Haverford alumni | virtual |
| Kenyon College | recommended | student admissions fellow | virtual |
| Lafayette College | recommended | Admissions director, admissions staff or senior Lafayette student | virtual |
| Lehigh University | optional | Admissions counselor | virtual |
| Loyola Marymount University | recommended | Admissions counselor | virtual |
| Macalester College | recommended | Admissions counselor or interviewer | virtual |
| Middlebury College | optional; invitation only | alumni volunteer | virtual |
| MIT | optional; invitation only | educational counselor | virtual |
| Mount Holyoke College | strongly recommended | current student, alumna, or admissions counselor | in-person or virtual |
| New York University (NYU) | Required; only for Tisch School of the Arts applicants | college representative | in-person or virtual |
| Northwestern University | optional; invitation only | regional alumni volunteers | virtual |
| Oberlin | optional | admissions staff, senior student intern, or Oberlin alumni | virtual |
| Pomona College | optional | Pomona alumni | virtual |
| Princeton University | optional | Princeton alumni | virtual |
| Reed College | optional | admissions counselor or student intern | in-person or virtual |
| Rice University | optional | current Rice senior | virtual |
| Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) | recommended | admissions representative | in-person, in student's local community |
| Sarah Lawrence College | optional | admissions counselors and senior ambassadors | virtual |
| Scripps College | optional | Scripps alumni, admissions counselor or current student | virtual |
| Smith College | optional; required for Ada Comstock scholars | admissions counselor | virtual |
| Southern Methodist University (SMU) | optional | college representative | virtual |
| Stanford University | optional; invitation only | Stanford alumni | virtual |
| Swarthmore College | optional | Swarthmore admissions fellow | virtual |
| Syracuse University | optional | admissions representative or current student | virtual |
| Tufts University | optional | Tufts alumni or current senior | virtual |
| Tulane University | optional | Tulane admissions staff | virtual |
| University of Michigan | optional | admissions counselor | in-person or virtual |
| University of Pennsylvania | strongly recommended; by invitation only | Penn alumni | virtual |
| University of Richmond | optional | Richmond alumni or current student | virtual |
| University of Rochester | optional | Rochester alumni | virtual or by phone |
| University of San Francisco | optional; available to international students | USF admissions officer | in-person |
| Vanderbilt University | optional | CoRPs alumni | virtual |
| Vassar College | optional | Vassar alumni | in-person or virtual |
| Wake Forest University | optional | college representative | virtual |
| Washington and Lee University | strongly recommended | Washington & Lee alumni | virtual |
| Washington University in St. Louis | optional | Washington University alumni or current student | virtual |
| Wesleyan University | strongly recommended | Wesleyan alumni | in-person or virtual |
| Yale University | recommended | Yale alumni or current Yale senior | virtual |
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