1.Phillips Exeter Academy
Tuition: $49,880
Acceptance Rate: 15%
Average SAT Score: 1470
Average ACT Score: 31
Senior Class Size: 313 students
College Admissions Highlights:
The Class of 2018 saw 15+ acceptances into Brown, Carnegie Mellon, Columbia, Dartmouth, Georgetown, Harvard, MIT, Princeton, the University of Pennsylvania, Williams, and Yale. Over 10 students were admitted into UC Berkeley, the University of Chicago, Cornell, Stanford, Wellesley, and NYU.
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Academic Highlights:
23 seniors were National Merit Semifinalists and 76 qualified as National Merit Commended Scholars.
64% of staff members have a master’s degree and 24% hold a doctorate.
The average class size is 12 students.
The student/teacher ratio is 5:1.
60% of courses available are accelerated/at a college level.
Contact details
Phone:+1 603-772-4311
Email:admit@exeter.edu
Address:20 Main St, Exeter, NH 03833, United States
Website:https://www.exeter.edu/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=GoogleMyBusiness
2.Phillips Academy Andover
Tuition: $53,900
Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT Score: 1446
Average ACT Score: 32
Senior Class Size: 305
Phillips Academy, better known as Andover, is a coeducational independent high school of approximately 1,100 students, known for its extensive and rigorous academic program. Founded in 1778, the Academy is comprised of a diverse community of teachers and students.
Services:
The average class size is 13 students.
There were 33 Merit Semifinalists in 2019.
Students score a “5” on 58% of AP tests and a “4” on 27% of exams.
300+ courses are offered.
The 50th percentile SAT scores are 680-760 on the reading section and 690-790 on the math section.
Contact details
Phone:+1 978-749-4000
Address:180 Main St, Andover, MA 01810, United States
Website:https://www.andover.edu/
3.Choate Rosemary Hall
Tuition: $60,950
Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT Score: 1394
Average ACT Score: 31
Senior Class Size: 245
College Admissions Highlights:
Choate Rosemary Hall is a private, co-educational, college-preparatory boarding school in Wallingford, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1890, it took its present name and began a co-educational system with the 1971 merger of The Choate School for boys and Rosemary Hall for girls.
Services:
Students scored a “4”or “5” on 79% of AP tests. However…
AP courses are no longer offered by the school; they are now designated as “Honors”.
The Class of 2018 saw 2 NMSP Winners, 8 Finalists, 9 Semifinalists, and 21 Commended Scholars.
The average SAT Subject Test scores are over 700 in Math II and Physics.
Only 13 of 245 students earned above a 4.0 unweighted GPA.
Contact details
Phone:+1 203-697-2000
Address:333 Christian St, Wallingford, CT 06492, United States
Website:https://www.choate.edu/
4.Deerfield Academy
Tuition: $60,680
Acceptance Rate: 15%
Average SAT Score: 1390
Average ACT Score: 30
Senior Class Size: 164
College Admissions Highlights:
In the last five years, 30 or more Deerfield grads have entered Brown University, Cornell, Columbia, Georgetown, and the University of Virginia. Greater than 20 students have matriculated into Bowdoin, Duke, Harvard, and the University of Chicago.
Services:
The average Class of 2020 member took 3.17 AP exams.
36% of AP exam scores were “5”s and 31% were “4”s.
Only one member of the 2020 earned a 95% or above GPA in their junior year.
75% of faculty have advanced degrees.
The student/teacher ratio is 5:1.
Contact details
Phone:+1 413-772-0241
Address:7 Boyden Ln, Deerfield, MA 01342, United States
Website:https://deerfield.edu/
5.St. Paul’s School
Tuition: $59,900
Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT Score: 1389
Average ACT Score: 31
Senior Class Size: 138
St. Paul’s School is a highly selective college-preparatory, coeducational boarding school in Concord, New Hampshire, affiliated with the Episcopal Church. It is often regarded as one of the most elite boarding schools in the United States.
Services:
The student-to-faculty ratio is 5:1.
81% of faculty have advanced degrees.
The average faculty member has been teaching at the school for over a decade.
The median student GPA is 3.78.
Students come from 40 U.S. States and 18 countries.
Contact details
Phone:+1 603-229-4600
Address:325 Pleasant St, Concord, NH 03301, United States
Website:https://www.sps.edu/
6.Groton School
Tuition: $55,700
Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT Score: 1450
Average ACT Score: 32
Senior Class Size: 95
College Admissions Highlights:
From 2015-2019, the largest numbers of graduates have enrolled at Georgetown University (26), the University of Chicago (24), Harvard (22), Brown (17), NYU (15), Princeton (12), Yale (12), Dartmouth (11), Hamilton College (9), Northwestern (9), and Tufts (9).
Services:
The average class size is 11 students.
The student/faculty ratio is 4:1.
76% of faculty members possess advanced degrees.
From 2015-19, students took 2,394 AP exams.
72% of students scored a “4” or “5” on their AP exams.
Contact details
Phone:+1 978-448-3363
Address:282 Farmers Row, Groton, MA 01450, United States
Website:https://www.groton.org/
7.The Lawrenceville School
Tuition: $62,190
Acceptance Rate: 21%
Median SAT Score: 1490
Median ACT Score: 33
Senior Class Size: 205
College Admissions Highlights:
Among the Classes of 2017, 2018, and 2019, the greatest number of Lawrenceville grads have gone on to attend NYU (35), Princeton (31), Penn (27), the University of Chicago (24), Cornell (22), Georgetown (21), Brown (20), Columbia (18), Yale (17), and Tufts (16).
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18 of the 110 faculty members possess doctoral degrees and 68 earned master’s degrees.
The average class size is 12 students.
The student/faculty ratio is 8:1.
80% of students earned a “4” or above on the 524 AP exams taken.
In 2019, they produced two National Merit Scholarship Winners, 14 Finalists, 16 Semifinalists, and 50 Commended Scholars.
Contact details
Phone:+1 609-896-0400
Address:2500 Main St, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648, United States
Website:https://www.lawrenceville.org/
8.St. Albans School (Boys)
Tuition: $59,892
Acceptance Rate: 48% (includes 4-12th grade; 9th grade is more competitive)
Median SAT Score: 1460
Median ACT Score: 32
St Albans School is no one-dimensional academic hothouse, but rather a multi-dimensional institution where academic excellence, intellectual development and strong pastoral care lie at the core of an exceptional holistic education, enabling us to identify and nurture each pupil’s potential. Our fundamental and unremitting focus on our pupils’ wellbeing gives them the self-confidence and self-belief to do, and to give of, their best.
Services:
The average class size is 13 students.
The student/faculty ratio is 7:1.
67% of faculty members hold advanced degrees.
The average faculty member has 11 years of experience at the school.
The school offers coordinated academic, artistic, and athletic programs with the National Cathedral School for Girls.
Contact details
Phone:01727 855521
Address:Abbey Mill Ln, St Albans AL3 4HB, United Kingdom
Website:https://www.st-albans.herts.sch.uk/
9.The Hockaday School (Girls)
Tuition: $63,139
Acceptance Rate: 19%
Mid-50% SAT Range: 1350-1550
Mid-50% ACT Range: 30-34
Senior Class Size: 92
College Admissions Highlights:
The most popular schools where grads enroll include Lone Star State options like the University of Texas, Austin and Southern Methodist University as well as elite institutions all over the nation like USC, NYU, the University of Chicago, Washington University in St. Louis, Columbia, Stanford, Vanderbilt, and Penn.
Services:93% of AP test-takers scored a “3” or better on their exams.
76 of 117 faculty members have master’s degrees; 14 have doctoral degrees.
The average class size is 15 students.
The student/teacher ratio is 10:1.
18 AP courses are offered at Hockaday.
Contact details
Phone:214-363-6311
Address:11600 Welch Rd, Dallas, TX 75229, United States
Website:https://www.hockaday.org/
10.The Thacher School
Tuition: $62,810
Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT Score: 1450
Average ACT Score: 32
Senior Class Size: 64
College Admissions Highlights:
The most commonly attended schools by Thacher graduates from 2015-2019 were as follows: Colorado College (12), Stanford (11), Claremont McKenna (10), Dartmouth (10), USC (10), Harvard (8), Scripps (7), Yale (7), Cornell (6), Duke (6), Northwestern (6), Pomona (6), Tufts (6), the University of Chicago (6), and Wesleyan (6).
Services:The average class size is 11 students.
18 AP courses are offered at Thacher.
Over 80% of faculty members hold advanced degrees.
The student/faculty ratio is 6:1.
The Visiting Scholars program brings influential people to campus for special performances and lectures.
Contact details
Phone:+1 805-640-3201
Email:info@thacher.org
Address:5025 Thacher Rd, Ojai, CA 93023, United States
Website:https://www.thacher.org/