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Mercersburg Academy
300 East Seminary Street, Mercersburg, PA 17236 - View a map of this school Map
tel: (717)328-6173

Mercersburg Academy prepares young men and women from diverse backgrounds for college and for life in a global community. Students at Mercersburg pursue a rigorous and dynamic curriculum while learning to live together harmoniously in a supportive residential environment. Mercersburg's talented faculty instill in students the value of hard work and the importance of character and community as they teach students to think for themselves, to approach life thoughtfully and creatively, to thrive physically, to act morally, to value the spiritual dimension of human existence, and to serve others. To learn more about Mercersburg Academy please visit www.mercersburg.edu/definitions
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Definition of Terms
Overview:
School Focus College Preparatory College Preparatory
Grades Offered 9-12, PG 9-12
School Type Co-ed Co-ed
Support for ADD/ADHD Students No No
Religious Affiliation Non-denominational Non-denominational
Year Founded 1893 1900
Campus Size 300 acres 135 acres
     
Student Body    
Enrollment 430 students 300 students
Percent Students of Color 18% 18%
Percent International Students 18% 16%
Percent Students Boarding 85% 70%
Average SAT Score 1830 *National Avg. » View
SAT range (25th-75th percentile) 1720 - 2015 -
Offers Post-Grad Year Yes No
     
Academics and Faculty    
Saturday Classes No No
Classroom Dress Code Casual Casual
Average Class Size 12 12
*National School Avg. » 20
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:5 1:7
# of AP/Advanced Courses Offered 41 14
ESL Courses Offered No Yes
% Faculty with Advanced Degree 70% 61%
Summer Program Offered Yes Yes
     
Finances    
Endowment Size $160 million $14 million
Yearly Tuition (Boarding Students) $42,900 $39,900
Yearly Tuition (Day Students) $32,750 $22,720
Percent Students on Financial Aid 42% 31%
Average Financial Aid Grant $22,300 $17,500
Merit Scholarships Offered Yes No
     
Admission    
Application Deadline Jan. 31 Jan. 15
SSAT Required Yes Yes
Acceptance Rate 37% 59%
Director of Admissions Tommy Adams
Associate Director of Admissions Amy Mohr
Course Listings:
List of Courses Offered Link to List of Courses
Sports:
Total Interscholastic Sports Offered 18 13


BaseballBasketball
Cross CountryDance
DivingField Hockey
FootballGolf
LacrosseSoccer
SoftballSquash
SwimmingTennis
Track and FieldVolleyball
Winter TrackWrestling
Extracurricular:
Total Extracurricular Organizations 76 23
 
 
AASU (African American Student Union)Amnesty International
Amnesty InternationalAnime Club
Asian ClubAssistant to the Duty Dean
Bike ClubBlue Key Society (Admission Tour Guide)
Blue Review (Literary Magazine)Book Clubs
Bowling ClubBusiness Club
Car ClubChapel Usher
Chapel VesperChoral Scholars
ChoraleClass Council
Classics ClubCommunity Service
Community ServiceCommunity Service Captain
Computer ClubComputer Lab Proctor
Concert BandConduct Review Committee
Cornucopia (Music Listening Club)Cum Laude Society
Democrats ClubDining Hall Table Proctor
Dormitory PrefectEntertainment Usher
Fifteen (Literary Text Discussion)French Club
FROSTE (Facts, Reason, Objectivity, Skepticism, Thinking, Evidence)Gay Straight Alliance
German ClubGreen Team (Environmental Club)
Grilling SocietyGROW (Greater Respect of Women)
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College Matriculation:  
Year: 2006-2009
University of Richmond
8
Bucknell University
7
New York University
6
University of Pennsylvania
5
Boston College
4
Cornell University
4
Duke University
4
McGill University
4
Vanderbilt University
4
Yale University
3
Link to Matriculation Data
School Notes:
  • Mercersburg’s academic program provides students with knowledge and skills to serve the larger community, to succeed in higher education, and to engage in learning as a life-long occupation. To that end, the curriculum offers a breadth of preparation within the framework of eight basic disciplines: English, fine arts, history, language, mathematics, physical education, religion, and science. Academic competencies stressed across all departments include rational thinking; organizing information; writing; oral expression; evaluating and discerning relationships among ideas; and reading, listening and observing with understanding and a critical attitude.
  • School accreditations: Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
  • Sample of notable school alumni/alumnae:
    • Jimmy Stewart '28 - Actor, Academy Award winner
    • Benicio Del Toro '85 - Actor, Academy Award and Golden Globe winner
    • Melvin Stewart, Jr. '88 - Olympic Gold Medalist, 200-meter Butterfly (Olympic Record), Barcelona, 1992; Olympic Gold Medalist, 400-meter Medley Relay and 800-meter Freestyle Relay, Barcelona, 1992
    • Michael Davies '85 - Emmy Winning Producer, ABC's Who wants to be a Millionaire?
    • Mark Talbott '78 - Top-ranked professional squash player in the world from 1983-1995; one of the 15 inaugural inductees into the U.S. Squash Hall of Fame.
    • Dr. Lucian Leape '48 - Harvard professor and father of the modern patient safety movement in the United States
  • Profile last updated: 11/30/2009
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