Recruiting Tier Key (reference only)

Tier 1 (Largest/prime markets)

  • California: Los Angeles; San Diego; San Francisco; San Jose; Sacramento; Fresno
  • Illinois: Chicago; Springfield; Rockford
  • Ohio: Cleveland; Columbus; Cincinnati; Dayton; Toledo
  • Michigan: Detroit; Grand Rapids; Ann Arbor; Lansing
  • Texas: Dallas–Fort Worth; Houston; Austin; San Antonio; El Paso
  • Georgia: Atlanta; Savannah; Augusta
  • Florida: Miami; Orlando; Tampa; Jacksonville
  • North Carolina: Charlotte; Raleigh; Durham; Greensboro
  • Pennsylvania: Philadelphia; Pittsburgh; Harrisburg
  • New York: New York; Buffalo; Rochester; Albany

Tier 2 (Strong mid-markets)

  • Washington: Seattle; Spokane; Tacoma
  • Nevada: Las Vegas; Reno
  • Arizona: Phoenix; Tucson; Mesa
  • Colorado: Denver; Colorado Springs; Fort Collins; Boulder
  • Minnesota: Minneapolis–St. Paul; Rochester
  • Oklahoma: Oklahoma City; Tulsa
  • Tennessee: Nashville; Memphis; Knoxville; Chattanooga
  • Virginia: Richmond; Virginia Beach–Norfolk; Arlington
  • Maryland: Baltimore; Silver Spring
  • New Jersey: Newark; Jersey City; Princeton
  • Connecticut: Hartford; Stamford; New Haven
  • Massachusetts: Boston; Worcester; Springfield

Tier 3 (Smaller but valuable presence)

  • Oregon: Portland; Eugene; Salem
  • Utah: Salt Lake City; Provo; Ogden
  • New Mexico: Albuquerque; Santa Fe; Las Cruces
  • Idaho: Boise; Idaho Falls
  • Montana: Billings; Missoula; Bozeman
  • Wyoming: Cheyenne; Casper
  • Alaska: Anchorage; Fairbanks
  • Hawaii: Honolulu
  • North Dakota: Fargo; Bismarck
  • South Dakota: Sioux Falls; Rapid City
  • Nebraska: Omaha; Lincoln
  • Kansas: Wichita; Kansas City KS; Topeka
  • Iowa: Des Moines; Cedar Rapids; Iowa City
  • Missouri: St. Louis; Kansas City MO; Springfield
  • Wisconsin: Milwaukee; Madison; Green Bay
  • Indiana: Indianapolis; Fort Wayne; Evansville
  • Arkansas: Little Rock; Fayetteville
  • Louisiana: New Orleans; Baton Rouge; Shreveport
  • Kentucky: Louisville; Lexington
  • Mississippi: Jackson; Gulfport
  • Alabama: Birmingham; Huntsville; Montgomery; Mobile
  • South Carolina: Charleston; Columbia; Greenville
  • West Virginia: Charleston; Morgantown
  • Delaware: Wilmington
  • Rhode Island: Providence
  • Vermont: Burlington
  • New Hampshire: Manchester; Concord
  • Maine: Portland; Bangor
Note: Tiers are shown here for planning; the map itself just shows states + metro locations.