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School Overview

School Focus
College Preparatory
College Preparatory
Grades Offered
9-12, PG
9-12, PG
School Type
Co-ed
Co-ed
ADD/ADHD Support
No
No
Supports Learning Differences (LD)
No
Year Founded
1874
1778
Campus Size
300 acres
500 acres

Students Body

Enrollment
736
1154
% Students of Color
35%
59%
% International Students
14%
15%
% Students Boarding
70%
75%
Average SAT Score
1352
1446
SAT range (25th-75th percentile)
1220 - 1510
n/a
Average ACT score
29
31
Offers Post-Grad Year
Yes
Yes

Academics and Faculty

Saturday Classes
No
No
Frequency of Saturday Classes
weekly
Less than once a month
Classroom Dress Code
Casual
Casual
Average Class Size
11
13
Student : Teacher ratio
4:1
7:1
# of AP/Advanced Courses Offered
70
n/a
ESL Courses Offered
No
No
% Faculty with Advanced Degree
n/a
84%
Summer Program Offered
Yes
Yes

Finances

Endowment Size
$250 million
$1326 million
Tuition (Boarding Students)
$68,420
$73,780
Tuition (Day Students)
n/a
$57,190
Avg. Financial Aid Grant
n/a
$45,000

Admission

Application Deadline
Jan. 15
Feb. 1
Accepts Standardized Application
No
No
SSAT Required
No
Yes
Acceptance Rate
18%
13%
Director of Admissions
Nancy Cleary
Jill Thompson
# of AP/Advanced Courses Offered
70
n/a

Sport

Total Sports Offered
18
28
Sports
Alpine Skiing, Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Equestrian, Field Hockey, Football, Golf, Ice Hockey, Lacrosse, Soccer, Softball, Squash, Swimming and Diving, Tennis, Track and Field, Volleyball, Water Polo
Ballet, Baseball, Basketball, Climbing, Crew, Cross Country, Cross Country Running, Cycling, Dance, Diving, Field Hockey, Football, Golf, Ice Hockey, Lacrosse, Nordic Skiing, Soccer, Softball, Squash, Swimming, Tennis, Track, Track and Field, Ultimate Frisbee, Volleyball, Water Polo, Winter Track, Wrestling

Extracurricular

Total Extra-curric.Total Extracurriculars
35
178
Extra-curric.Extracurriculars
A Cappellicans, Agricultural Proctors, Brothers in Unity (affinity group for students identifying as black and male), Chamber Music, Chamber Singers, Chorus, Christian Fellowship Club, Darwin Club (outdoor club), Debate Society, Environmental Action Group, Environmental Proctors, Guitar Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble, Jewish Student Union, Literary Magazine (The Loom), Math Team, Model UN, MultiX (affinity group for students identifying as multiracial), Musical Revue, Orchestra, Pa'lante (affinity group for students identifying as Latinx), PASA (Pan Asian Student Alliance), Peer Counselors, Pelican Service Organization, Pelican Support Network (PSN - peer mentors), PRISM (Multiculutural Student Organization), Robotics Team, Science Team, Shultz Fellows (political discussion group), Sisters' Circle (affinity group for students identifying as black and female), Spectrum (LGBTQ Organization), Student Council, Student Newspaper (The Log), Wind Ensemble, Yearbook Club (The Confluence)
3D Printing Club, Academy Manor Nursing Home volunteers, ActiveMinds Andover, Activism, AdoptaPlatoon, Afro-Latino-American Society (Af-Lat-Am), Alianza (Latino Student Alliance), Amnesty International Club, and Mentoring (DREAM), Andover Ambassadors, Andover Art Society, Andover Japanese Connection, Andover-Lawrence String Program, App Development, ARC Buddies, Archaeology and History Club, Architecture Club, Art Exchange, Art for Expression, Art Music Society, Asian Society, Astronomy Club, Azure, Babel Foreign Language Magazine, Backtracks Magazine, Baking Club, Ballroom Dance Society, Bancroft Elementary Teachers Aides, Big Idea Club, Birding Club, Blue Key Society, Blue Strut, blue.print, Boss Magazine, Bread & Roses community kitchen volunteers, Bread Loaf Pen Pel Program, Bread Loaf Writing Workshop, Calliope (female a capella), Campuses against Cancer, Catholic Student Fellowship, Chess Club, Chinese Language & Culture Club, Chinese Taiwanese Student Association, Christian Fellowship Club, Classical Music Forum, Classical Physics Club, Classics Club, Cluster Ultimate Frisbee, Clutch Collaborative, Coed Crew, Community Awareness For Everyone (CAFE), Computer Science Club, Constructed Languages Club, Courant Art & Literary Magazine, Cross Country, Culinary Appreciation Club, Culture Politics & Religion (CPR), Cyber Security and Forensics Club, Dance Instruction, Dear Sam Wellness Club, Deerfield Dance Club, Deerfield Scroll -- Student Newspaper, Disability Rights, Disc Golf, Diversity Task Force, DJ Factory-Electronic Music Production, Documentary Society, Double Dutch, DramaLabs, Drug Alcohol Awareness Committee, Drum Line, EAT Club, Eco-Action, Education, Elements, Entrepreneurship Club, Environmental Action Group, Fashion Design Club, Fencing Club, Figure Skating Club, Film Makers Society, Finance & Politics of Sports, Finance Club, FIT (Fundamentals in Training), Fitness, Footnotes tap dance group, French Club, Frisbee Club, Frontline Political Magazine, Games Club, Gender and Sexuality Alliance (GSA), German Club, Girls Global Health, GirlUp Andover!, Global Health Initiative, Global Nomads, Gospel, Grill Club, Handbell Choir, Hindu Student Union, Hip Hop Club, Hypnotiq, Indo-Pak, Instructional Swim, International Club, International Review online publication, Intramural Hockey, Intramural Sports, Japanese Animeshon Club, Jewish Student Union, Junto, Justice NOW, Model UN, Modern Engineering Forum, Motorsports Club, Moviemakers Club, Music MDs, Muslim Student Union, Non sibi Society, Nuestros Pequenos Hermanos (Friends of the Orphans), Out of the Blue, Outdoor Pursuits, Over the Hills and Farther Away, OXFAM, PA Democrats, PA Liberal Action, PA Republican Society, Paddle Tennis Club, Philomathean, Philosophy, Photography Club, Physical Health Information Team, Physics Club, Pilates, Ping Pong Club, Political Union, Pot Pourri Yearbook, Project V.O.I.C.E. (ESL), Psychology Club, Quiz Bowl, Real World Challenge aeronautics, Red Cross, Robotics Club, Science & Technology Club, Science and Medicine Journal Club, Science Club, Science Club for Girls, Se Puede After-School Tutoring Program, SIS Female Empowerment program, Skating, Sketchy comedy writing club, SLAM cheer team, South East Asian Club, Spanish, Speech Club, Spinning, Sports and Games Club, Sports Forum, Sports Medicine Club, Squash instruction, Student Activities Board, Student Anti-Genocide Coalition, Students in Medicine, Techmasters, Tennis Instruction, The Childrens Place volunteers, The Fellowship (FOCUS), Unaccompanied Minors, Under the Bed, UNICEF Club, VOICE-Foreign Language Magazine, Volleyball Instruction, Women's Forum, Word slam poetry club, WPAA Radio, Yoga, Yorkies, Youth Development Organization volunteers

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