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Wayland Academy
101 North University, Beaver Dam, WI 53916 - View a map of this school Map
tel: 800-860-7725

Wayland Academy is proud of its Midwestern roots and heritage, proud of our pleasant and safe campus, proud of our talented and dedicated faculty, and proud of our diverse and exciting student body. The Academy's academic, residential, Mentoring, and co-curricular programs are guided by five Core Values: Caring, Gratitude, Integrity, Passion, and Respect.
Listed among the top 20 boarding schools (out of 268 schools) for:

Definition of Terms
Overview:
School Focus College Preparatory College Preparatory
Grades Offered 9-12 7-12
School Type Co-ed Co-ed
Support for ADD/ADHD Students No No
Religious Affiliation Non-denominational Non-denominational
Year Founded 1855 1901
Campus Size 55 acres 135 acres
     
Student Body    
Enrollment 235 students 295 students
Percent Students of Color 17% 18%
Percent International Students 19% 17%
Percent Students Boarding 71% 70%
Average SAT Score 1679 *National Avg. » View
Average ACT score 25 *National Avg. » View
Offers Post-Grad Year No No
     
Academics and Faculty    
Saturday Classes No No
Classroom Dress Code Formal Casual
Average Class Size 13 12
*National School Avg. » 20
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:6 1:7
# of AP/Advanced Courses Offered 14 14
ESL Courses Offered Yes Yes
% Faculty with Advanced Degree 81% 60%
Summer Program Offered No Yes
     
Finances    
Endowment Size $9 million $14 million
Yearly Tuition (Boarding Students) $38,300 $40,000
Yearly Tuition (Day Students) $16,800 $22,900
Percent Students on Financial Aid 44% 32%
Merit Scholarships Offered Yes No
     
Admission    
Application Deadline None / Rolling Jan. 15
Accepts Standardized Application Yes No
SSAT Required No Yes
Acceptance Rate 75% 59%
Director of Admissions Eric S. Peters
Associate Director of Admissions Kris G. Boucher
AP / Advanced Courses:    
# of AP/Advanced Courses Offered 14 14


AP U.S. Government 
Sports:
Total Interscholastic Sports Offered 12 13


Alpine SkiingBaseball
BasketballField Hockey
FootballGolf
SoccerSoftball
SwimmingTennis
Track and FieldVolleyball
Extracurricular:
Total Extracurricular Organizations 14 24
 
 
Breakfast Club - Christian Study GroupChoir
Concert BandDramatics
Ecology ClubJapanese Club
JSA lunchtime debate clubLiterary Magazine
Model UNNewspaper
Pep BandSolo & Ensemble
Student GovernmentThespian Society
College Matriculation:  
Year: 2006-2009
University of Wisconsin - Madison
9
St. Norbert College
7
Ripon College
6
Butler University
5
Purdue University
5
Denison University
4
Macalester College
4
Northwestern University
4
Georgetown University
1
Stanford University
1
School Notes:
  • Wayland offers a strong writing program, as cross-curricular as possible.
  • The W.A. Model U.N. Team competes twice a year, at University of Chicago plus one of: Columbia (NY), Penn(PA), or Georgetown (DC). A small but very well-regarded team, in just a few years of competition!
  • Wayland's fifty-five acre campus located in a very nice, safe, Midwestern city.
  • Wayland features a student body from "down the street, across the country, and around the world.
  • Sample of notable school alumni/alumnae:
    • Addie Joss - 1898. Pitcher; Cleveland (AL); Baseball Hall of Fame.
    • Raymond Patterson - 1940. Retired President/G.M., Houston Rockets, Milwaukee Bucks (NBA), and Wayland Academy.
    • JoAnn Wilson - 1946. Producer, Masterpiece Theatre.
    • Tom Nissalke - 1951. Businessman, former coach, Utah Jazz (NBA)
    • Susan Peterson - 1963. Chair, Wayland Academy Board of Trustees. Former CBS News White House Correspondent; Businesswoman.
    • Rick Fliehr - 1968. Professional wrestler.
    • Stephen Patterson - 1975. President, Portland Trail Blazers (NBA)
    • Mikki Hebl, PhD - 1987. Professor, Rice University; Motivational Speaker.
    • Uzma Samadani, MD, PhD - 1988. Neurosurgeon, researcher, Manhattan Veterans' Hospital
    • Kira Salak - 1989. Traveler, author, contributing editor to National Geographic
  • Profile last updated: 08/03/2009
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