Among "All Schools," view the twenty boarding schools with the "lowest acceptance rates." First, some important notes:
- Acceptance rates listed below reflect the average rate of acceptance for all applicants (boarding and day applicants) in the previous year.
- Keep in mind that acceptance rates may be lower or higher than the average acceptance rate depending on: what grade you are applying for, whether you are a boarding applicant or day student applicant, and the time of year you are applying.
- Schools typically have the most openings for freshmen and sophomores (many schools do not accept incoming seniors), so applying for entrance into 9th or 10th grade may improve your chances of admission.
- Acceptance rates between boarding applicants and day student applicants may differ (i.e., schools in certain areas may a higher ratio of day student applicants to day student openings, versus boarding applicants to boarding openings; the acceptance rate of some schools will actually be lower for day applicants and higher for boarding applicants).
- Many, but not all, schools will accept applications after application deadlines, but admission generally becomes more difficult.
Endowment per student:
Among All Schools (out of 301 schools)
Sorted by range (alphabetically within range)
* Indicates Boarding Grades Offered
Boarding School
|
Type
|
Grades*
|
Acceptance Rate
|
| 1.-20. Archbishop Riordan High School | All-Boys | 9-12 | <25% |
| 1.-20. Cate School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | <25% |
| 1.-20. Choate Rosemary Hall | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | <25% |
| 1.-20. Deerfield Academy | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | <25% |
| 1.-20. Eagle Hill School | Co-Ed | 8-12 | <25% |
| 1.-20. Georgetown Preparatory School | All-Boys | 9-12 | <25% |
| 1.-20. Groton School | Co-Ed | 8-12 | <25% |
| 1.-20. Happy Hill Farm Academy | Co-Ed | K-12 | <25% |
| 1.-20. The Hockaday School | All-Girls | 8-12 | <25% |
| 1.-20. The Hotchkiss School | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | <25% |
| 1.-20. Lawrenceville School | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | <25% |
| 1.-20. Middlesex School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | <25% |
| 1.-20. Milton Academy | Co-Ed | 9-12 | <25% |
| 1.-20. Peddie School | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | <25% |
| 1.-20. Phillips Academy Andover | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | <25% |
| 1.-20. Phillips Exeter Academy | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | <25% |
| 1.-20. St. Paul's School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | <25% |
| 1.-20. The Taft School | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | <25% |
| 1.-20. The Thacher School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | <25% |
| 1.-20. THINK Global School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | <25% |
Sorted by range (alphabetically within range)
* Indicates Boarding Grades Offered
Boarding School
|
Type
|
Grades*
|
Acceptance Rate
|
| 21.-27. Berkshire School | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 25%-30% |
| 21.-27. The Governor's Academy (formerly Governor Dummer Academy) |
Co-Ed | 9-12 | 25%-30% |
| 21.-27. The Loomis Chaffee School | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 25%-30% |
| 21.-27. St. Andrew's School, DE | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 25%-30% |
| 21.-27. St. George's School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 25%-30% |
| 21.-27. Suffield Academy | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 25%-30% |
| 21.-27. Westminster School | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 25%-30% |
| 28.-35. Annie Wright School | All-Girls | 9-12 | 30%-35% |
| 28.-35. Blair Academy | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 30%-35% |
| 28.-35. Brooks School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 30%-35% |
| 28.-35. Canterbury School | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 30%-35% |
| 28.-35. Concord Academy | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 30%-35% |
| 28.-35. Emma Willard School | All-Girls | 9-12, PG | 30%-35% |
| 28.-35. Mercersburg Academy | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 30%-35% |
| 28.-35. Northfield Mount Hermon School | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 30%-35% |
| 36.-45. The Bolles School | Co-Ed | 7-12, PG | 35%-40% |
| 36.-45. CFS, The School at Church Farm | All-Boys | 7-12 | 35%-40% |
| 36.-45. Cranbrook Schools | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 35%-40% |
| 36.-45. Hill School | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 35%-40% |
| 36.-45. Kent School | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 35%-40% |
| 36.-45. The Pennington School | Co-Ed | 7-12 | 35%-40% |
| 36.-45. St. Albans School | All-Boys | 9-12 | 35%-40% |
| 36.-45. St. Mark's School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 35%-40% |
| 36.-45. St. Stephen's Episcopal School | Co-Ed | 8-12 | 35%-40% |
| 36.-45. Salisbury School | All-Boys | 9-12, PG | 35%-40% |
| 46.-58. The Athenian School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 40%-45% |
| 46.-58. Episcopal High School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 40%-45% |
| 46.-58. Fay School | Co-Ed | 6-9 | 40%-45% |
| 46.-58. Florida Air Academy | Co-Ed | 6-12 | 40%-45% |
| 46.-58. Foxcroft Academy | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 40%-45% |
| 46.-58. Hawai'i Preparatory Academy | Co-Ed | 6-12, PG | 40%-45% |
| 46.-58. The Masters School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 40%-45% |
| 46.-58. Miss Porter's School | All-Girls | 9-12 | 40%-45% |
| 46.-58. Saint Andrew's School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 40%-45% |
| 46.-58. Stevenson School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 40%-45% |
| 46.-58. The Stony Brook School | Co-Ed | 7-12 | 40%-45% |
| 46.-58. The Webb Schools | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 40%-45% |
| 46.-58. The Williston Northampton School | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 40%-45% |
| 59.-71. Asheville School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 45%-50% |
| 59.-71. Avon Old Farms School | All-Boys | 9-12, PG | 45%-50% |
| 59.-71. Culver Academies | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 45%-50% |
| 59.-71. Cushing Academy | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 45%-50% |
| 59.-71. Holderness School | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 45%-50% |
| 59.-71. Millbrook School | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 45%-50% |
| 59.-71. Miss Hall's School | All-Girls | 9-12 | 45%-50% |
| 59.-71. Oldfields School | All-Girls | 8-12, PG | 45%-50% |
| 59.-71. The Perkiomen School | Co-Ed | 6-12, PG | 45%-50% |
| 59.-71. Portsmouth Abbey School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 45%-50% |
| 59.-71. Proctor Academy | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 45%-50% |
| 59.-71. St. Andrew's School | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 45%-50% |
| 59.-71. Western Reserve Academy | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 45%-50% |
| 72.-91. Besant Hill School (Formerly Happy Valley School) | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 50%-55% |
| 72.-91. Brewster Academy | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 50%-55% |
| 72.-91. Dana Hall School | All-Girls | 9-12 | 50%-55% |
| 72.-91. Grier School | All-Girls | 7-12, PG | 50%-55% |
| 72.-91. Hoosac School | Co-Ed | 8-12, PG | 50%-55% |
| 72.-91. Indian Springs School | Co-Ed | 8-12 | 50%-55% |
| 72.-91. Lake Forest Academy | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 50%-55% |
| 72.-91. Lawrence Academy | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 50%-55% |
| 72.-91. Oregon Episcopal School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 50%-55% |
| 72.-91. The Orme School of Arizona | Co-Ed | 8-12, PG | 50%-55% |
| 72.-91. Pomfret School | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 50%-55% |
| 72.-91. St. Anne's-Belfield School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 50%-55% |
| 72.-91. Salem Academy | All-Girls | 9-12 | 50%-55% |
| 72.-91. Tallulah Falls School | Co-Ed | 7-12 | 50%-55% |
| 72.-91. Thomas Jefferson School | Co-Ed | 7-12, PG | 50%-55% |
| 72.-91. Valley Forge Military Academy | All-Boys | 7-12, PG | 50%-55% |
| 72.-91. Vermont Academy | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 50%-55% |
| 72.-91. Westover School | All-Girls | 9-12 | 50%-55% |
| 72.-91. Westtown School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 50%-55% |
| 72.-91. The White Mountain School | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 50%-55% |
| 92.-104. Dunn School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 55%-60% |
| 92.-104. Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy | All-Girls | 9-12 | 55%-60% |
| 92.-104. Fork Union Military Academy | All-Boys | 6-12, PG | 55%-60% |
| 92.-104. Garrison Forest School | All-Girls | 8-12 | 55%-60% |
| 92.-104. George School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 55%-60% |
| 92.-104. The Knox School | Co-Ed | 7-12, PG | 55%-60% |
| 92.-104. The MacDuffie School | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 55%-60% |
| 92.-104. Northwood School | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 55%-60% |
| 92.-104. St. Timothy's School | All-Girls | 9-12, PG | 55%-60% |
| 92.-104. West Nottingham Academy | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 55%-60% |
| 92.-104. Wilbraham & Monson Academy | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 55%-60% |
| 92.-104. Woodberry Forest School | All-Boys | 9-12 | 55%-60% |
| 92.-104. Woodside Priory School (Priory) | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 55%-60% |
| 105.-153. Bement School | Co-Ed | 3-9 | 60%-70% |
| 105.-153. Blue Ridge School | All-Boys | 9-12 | 60%-70% |
| 105.-153. Brehm Preparatory School | Co-Ed | 6-12, PG | 60%-70% |
| 105.-153. Carson Long Military Academy | All-Boys | 6-12 | 60%-70% |
| 105.-153. Chatham Hall | All-Girls | 9-12 | 60%-70% |
| 105.-153. Christ School | All-Boys | 8-12 | 60%-70% |
| 105.-153. Christchurch School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 60%-70% |
| 105.-153. Cotter Schools | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 60%-70% |
| 105.-153. Darrow School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 60%-70% |
| 105.-153. Eaglebrook School | All-Boys | 6-9 | 60%-70% |
| 105.-153. EF International Academy | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 60%-70% |
| 105.-153. Erie First Christian Academy | Co-Ed | 8-12, PG | 60%-70% |
| 105.-153. The Ethel Walker School | All-Girls | 9-12, PG | 60%-70% |
| 105.-153. Fountain Valley School of Colorado | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 60%-70% |
| 105.-153. Hebron Academy | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 60%-70% |
| 105.-153. Houghton Academy | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 60%-70% |
| 105.-153. Hyde School - Bath, ME | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 60%-70% |
| 105.-153. Hyde School - Woodstock, CT | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 60%-70% |
| 105.-153. Idyllwild Arts Academy | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 60%-70% |
| 105.-153. Interlochen Arts Academy | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 60%-70% |
| 105.-153. Kimball Union Academy | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 60%-70% |
| 105.-153. La Lumiere School | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 60%-70% |
| 105.-153. The Madeira School | All-Girls | 9-12 | 60%-70% |
| 105.-153. Midland School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 60%-70% |
| 105.-153. Miller School of Albemarle | Co-Ed | 8-12, PG | 60%-70% |
| 105.-153. Monte Vista Christian School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 60%-70% |
| 105.-153. New Hampton School | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 60%-70% |
| 105.-153. New Mexico Military Institute | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 60%-70% |
| 105.-153. New York Military Academy | Co-Ed | 7-12 | 60%-70% |
| 105.-153. North Country School | Co-Ed | 4-9 | 60%-70% |
| 105.-153. Oak Grove School | Co-Ed | 7-12 | 60%-70% |
| 105.-153. Ojai Valley School | Co-Ed | 3-12 | 60%-70% |
| 105.-153. Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School | Co-Ed | 7-12 | 60%-70% |
| 105.-153. Rumsey Hall School | Co-Ed | 6-9 | 60%-70% |
| 105.-153. St. Croix Schools | Co-Ed | 6-12 | 60%-70% |
| 105.-153. Saint James School | Co-Ed | 8-12 | 60%-70% |
| 105.-153. St. John's Northwestern Military Academy | All-Boys | 7-12, PG | 60%-70% |
| 105.-153. Sandy Spring Fiends School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 60%-70% |
| 105.-153. Shattuck-St. Mary's School | Co-Ed | 6-12, PG | 60%-70% |
| 105.-153. Southwestern Academy | Co-Ed | 6-12, PG | 60%-70% |
| 105.-153. Stoneleigh-Burnham School | All-Girls | 7-12, PG | 60%-70% |
| 105.-153. The Storm King School | Co-Ed | 8-12, PG | 60%-70% |
| 105.-153. Subiaco Academy | All-Boys | 7-12 | 60%-70% |
| 105.-153. Tilton School | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 60%-70% |
| 105.-153. Trinity Pawling School | All-Boys | 9-12, PG | 60%-70% |
| 105.-153. Villanova Preparatory School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 60%-70% |
| 105.-153. Virginia Episcopal School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 60%-70% |
| 105.-153. Wentworth Military Academy & College | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 60%-70% |
| 105.-153. The Winchendon School | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 60%-70% |
| 154.-213. Academy of the Holy Family | All-Girls | 9-12 | >70% |
| 154.-213. Admiral Farragut Academy | Co-Ed | 6-12 | >70% |
| 154.-213. Advanced Academy of Georgia | Co-Ed | 11-12 | >70% |
| 154.-213. Andrews Osborne Academy | Co-Ed | 7-12 | >70% |
| 154.-213. Army and Navy Academy | All-Boys | 7-12 | >70% |
| 154.-213. Brandon Hall School | Co-Ed | 6-12, PG | >70% |
| 154.-213. The Brook Hill School | Co-Ed | 8-12 | >70% |
| 154.-213. Buffalo Seminary | All-Girls | 9-12 | >70% |
| 154.-213. Camden Military Academy | All-Boys | 7-12, PG | >70% |
| 154.-213. Cardigan Mountain School | All-Boys | 6-9 | >70% |
| 154.-213. Cheshire Academy | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | >70% |
| 154.-213. Colorado Rocky Mountain School | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | >70% |
| 154.-213. Colorado Timberline Academy | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | >70% |
| 154.-213. Darlington School | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | >70% |
| 154.-213. Excelsior School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | >70% |
| 154.-213. Fenster School | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | >70% |
| 154.-213. The Forman School | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | >70% |
| 154.-213. Fryeburg Academy | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | >70% |
| 154.-213. Gould Academy | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | >70% |
| 154.-213. The Gow School | All-Boys | 7-12, PG | >70% |
| 154.-213. Grand River Academy | All-Boys | 9-12, PG | >70% |
| 154.-213. The Greenwood School | All-Boys | 6-12 | >70% |
| 154.-213. High Mowing School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | >70% |
| 154.-213. Hillside School | All-Boys | 5-9 | >70% |
| 154.-213. The Howe School and Summer Camp | Co-Ed | 7-12 | >70% |
| 154.-213. The King's Academy | Co-Ed | 7-12 | >70% |
| 154.-213. The Kiski School | All-Boys | 9-12, PG | >70% |
| 154.-213. Linden Hill School | All-Boys | 8-9 | >70% |
| 154.-213. Lustre Christian High School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | >70% |
| 154.-213. Maharishi School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | >70% |
| 154.-213. The Marvelwood School | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | >70% |
| 154.-213. Maur Hill - Mount Academy (MH-MA) | Co-Ed | 8-12 | >70% |
| 154.-213. Menaul School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | >70% |
| 154.-213. Mercyhurst Preparatory School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | >70% |
| 154.-213. Missouri Military Academy | All-Boys | 6-12, PG | >70% |
| 154.-213. Oak Creek Ranch School | Co-Ed | 7-12, PG | >70% |
| 154.-213. Oak Hill Academy | Co-Ed | 8-12 | >70% |
| 154.-213. Oakdale Christian Academy | Co-Ed | 7-12 | >70% |
| 154.-213. Oakland School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | >70% |
| 154.-213. Oliverian School | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | >70% |
| 154.-213. Purnell School | All-Girls | 9-12 | >70% |
| 154.-213. Riverside Military Academy | All-Boys | 7-12 | >70% |
| 154.-213. St. Andrew's-Sewanee School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | >70% |
| 154.-213. St. Catherine's Academy | All-Boys | 4-8 | >70% |
| 154.-213. Saint John's Preparatory School | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | >70% |
| 154.-213. St. Johnsbury Academy | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | >70% |
| 154.-213. St. Margaret's School | All-Girls | 8-12 | >70% |
| 154.-213. St. Thomas More School | All-Boys | 8-12, PG | >70% |
| 154.-213. San Marcos Baptist Academy | Co-Ed | 7-12 | >70% |
| 154.-213. Scattergood Friends School | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | >70% |
| 154.-213. South Kent School | All-Boys | 9-12, PG | >70% |
| 154.-213. Squaw Valley Academy | Co-Ed | 9-12 | >70% |
| 154.-213. Stuart Hall School | Co-Ed | 8-12, PG | >70% |
| 154.-213. Valley International Academy | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | >70% |
| 154.-213. Verde Valley School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | >70% |
| 154.-213. Wasatch Academy | Co-Ed | 8-12, PG | >70% |
| 154.-213. Wayland Academy | Co-Ed | 9-12 | >70% |
| 154.-213. The Webb School | Co-Ed | 7-12, PG | >70% |
| 154.-213. Western Mennonite School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | >70% |
| 154.-213. Woodstock Academy | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | >70% |
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