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Milton Academy cultivates in its students a passion for learning and a respect for others. Embracing diversity and the pursuit of excellence, we create a community in which individuals develop competence, confidence and character. Our active learning environment, in and out of the classroom, develops creative and critical thinkers, unafraid to express their ideas, prepared to seek meaningful lifetime success and to live by our motto, "Dare to be true."
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Milton Academy
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| Definition of Terms | ||
| School Focus | College Preparatory | College Preparatory |
| Grades Offered. (Boarding) | 9-12 | 9-12 |
| Grades Offered (Day) | K-12 | 9-12 |
| School Type | Co-ed | Co-ed |
| Support for ADD/ADHD Students | No | No |
| Religious Affiliation | Non-denominational | Non-denominational |
| Year Founded | 1798 | 1906 |
| Campus Size | 125 acres | 125 acres |
| Student Body | ||
| Enrollment | 675 students | 296 students |
| Percent Students of Color | 42% | 18% |
| Percent International Students | 12% | 18% |
| Percent Students Boarding | 50% | 69% |
| Average SAT Score | 2065 | * National Avg. »View |
| Offers Post-Grad Year | No | No |
| Academics and Faculty | ||
| Saturday Classes | No | No |
| Classroom Dress Code | Casual | Casual |
| Average Class Size | 14 students | 12 *National School Avg. » 20 |
| Teacher : Student Ratio | 1:5 | 1:7 |
| # of AP/Advanced Courses Offered | 11 | 14 |
| ESL Courses Offered | No | Yes |
| % Faculty with Advanced Degree | 78% | 64% |
| Summer Program Offered | No | Yes |
| Finances | ||
| Endowment Size | $193 million | $14 million |
| Yearly Tuition (Boarding Students) | $45,720 | $42,800 |
| Yearly Tuition (Day Students) | $37,530 | $23,900 |
| Percent Students on Financial Aid | 32% | 34% |
| Merit Scholarships Offered | No | No |
| Admission | ||
| Application Deadline | Jan. 15 | Jan. 15 |
| SSAT Required | Yes | Yes |
| Average Percentile SSAT | 90% | - |
| Acceptance Rate | 24% | 60% |
| Director of Admissions | Paul Rebuck | |
Sports: |
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| Total Interscholastic Sports Offered | 25 | 13 |
Interscholastic Sports
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| Alpine Skiing | Baseball | |
| Basketball | Climbing | |
| Cross Country | Dance | |
| Diving | Field Hockey | |
| Football | Golf | |
| Ice Hockey | Kayaking | |
| Lacrosse | Nordic Skiing | |
| Rock Climbing | Sailing | |
| Soccer | Softball | |
| Squash | Swimming | |
| Tennis | Track and Field | |
| Ultimate Frisbee | Volleyball | |
| Wrestling | ||
College Matriculation: |
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| Year: 2008-2010 | 10 Most Popular College Choices (# Enrolled)
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| Harvard University | 25 | |
| Brown University | 24 | |
| Tufts University | 16 | |
| Georgetown University | 15 | |
| Boston College | 14 | |
| Columbia College | 13 | |
| Cornell University | 13 | |
| George Washington University | 13 | |
| Wesleyan University | 12 | |
| Yale University | 12 | |
School Notes:
- Eight miles south of Boston, Milton is enriched by its diverse and talented student and faculty community as well as by the quality, breadth and depth of its curricular and co-curricular offerings.
- Life at Milton centers on the pursuit of excellence. Milton’s curriculum provides rigorous preparation for college and includes 180 courses in nine academic departments. We offer academic challenge in an atmosphere that is warm and supportive. Students and faculty members are motivated participants in the world of ideas, concepts, and values. They work through collaboration to achieve intellectually.
- At Milton, you do not have to choose whether you want to be an intellectual, a musician, an athlete, a performer or an artist. You can be all of these; one of the best things about Milton is that there is no limit to the way you define your identity.
- Milton Academy embraces diversity, and boasts students from 27 states and 21 countries. Growing and learning among individuals who share widely divergent life stories and appreciating their respective cultures is an invaluable aspect of a true education.
- Milton Academy students live in one of eight single-sex houses ranging in size from 31 students to 48 students. Milton houses include all four classes as well as faculty members’ families. Living with older and younger "siblings" ensures role models, support, a sense of belonging and affection. Students spend all their Milton years in one house, experiencing a family-at-school context for developing close relationships with valued adults, learning about responsibility to the community, taking leadership roles with peers, and sharing social and cultural traditions.
- Milton students graduate with the confidence in themselves and the competence to succeed at the most selective colleges and universities in the country.
- School accreditations: New England Association of Schools and Colleges
- Sample of notable school alumni/alumnae:
- T.S. Eliot - Poet, dramatist and literary critic
- Buckminster Fuller - American architect, author, designer, futurist, inventor and visionary
- Robert F. Kennedy - Former United States Attorney General, former US Senator from New York and one of former U.S. President John F. Kennedy's younger brothers
- Ted Kennedy - Former Massachusetts State Senator and one of former U.S. President John F. Kennedy's younger brothers
- Deval Patrick - Current Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the first African American to hold that office
- James Taylor - American singer and songwriter
- Touré - American novelist, music journalist, cultural critic and television personality
- Charles Codman Cabot - Former Justice of the Superior Court of Massachusetts and former Chief of the Secretariat of the U.S. Strategic Bombing Survey during World War II
- David Lindsay-Abaire - Pulitzer Prize winning American playwright
- Hanford MacNider - Former United States diplomat and United States Army General, serving in both World War I and World War II
- Profile last updated: 11/01/2011
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