Milton Academy vs. Phillips Academy Andover
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Overview
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."
A Place of Limitless Opportunities -- you come to Andover because of the 1,100 other students who come to Andover.
They are, as our founding charter calls for them to be, "youth from every quarter." They`re talented in quirky and serious ways, they have ideas and opinions like- but mostly unlike-yours, they have fascinating histories and surprising ambitions and generous hearts.
They come because they love ideas and learning and discovering.
And they come because maybe you will be here too. One of the Latin mottoes on our seal translates as "the end depends on the beginning." Andover is a place where we`re always beginning.
School Focus
College Preparatory
College Preparatory
Grades Offered
9-12
9-12, PG
School Type
Co-ed
Co-ed
ADD/ADHD Support
No
No
Year Founded
1798
1778
Campus Size
130 acres
500 acres
Students Body
Enrollment
714
1154
% Students of Color
52%
59%
% International Students
18%
15%
% Students Boarding
50%
75%
Average SAT Score
1414
1446
Average ACT score
31
31
Offers Post-Grad Year
No
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
14
13
Student-Teacher Ratio
5:1
7:1
ESL Courses Offered
No
No
% Faculty with Advanced Degree
75%
84%
Summer Program Offered
No
Yes
Finances
Endowment Size
$408 million
$1326 million
Tuition (Boarding Students)
$75,980
$73,780
Tuition (Day Students)
$65,980
$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
Average Percentile SSAT
90
n/a
Acceptance Rate
13%
13%
Director of Admissions
Paul Rebuck
Jill Thompson
Sport
Total Sports Offered
19
28
Sports
Alpine SkiingBaseball
BasketballCross Country
Field HockeyFootball
GolfIce Hockey
LacrosseSailing
SoccerSoftball
SquashSwimming and Diving
TennisTrack and Field
Ultimate FrisbeeVolleyball
Wrestling
BalletBaseball
BasketballClimbing
CrewCross Country
Cross Country RunningCycling
DanceDiving
Field HockeyFootball
GolfIce Hockey
LacrosseNordic Skiing
SoccerSoftball
SquashSwimming
TennisTrack
Track and FieldUltimate Frisbee
VolleyballWater Polo
Winter TrackWrestling
Extracurricular
Total Extra-curric.Total Extracurriculars
45
178
Extra-curric.Extracurriculars
Club or Organization:
Amnesty InternationalArts Board
ASA (African Student Association)Asian Society
Athletic AssociationBoarding Council
Caribbean Students AssociationChess Club
Chinese ClubChristian Fellowship Club
Community Engagement BoardDay Council
Film ClubFrench Club
GASP!Habitat for Humanity
Hip-Hop ClubImprov Club
International Student ClubInvest in Girls
Jewish Student UnionLatinx Association
LoraxMath Club
Model UNMulticultural Club
ONYXOrange and Blue Key Tour Guide Program
Peer TutoringProgramming Club
Public Issues BoardReach to Teach
Robotics TeamSAGE (Students Advocating for Gender Equity)
SAMENA (South Asian, Middle Eastern, and North African)Science and Engineering Club
Self-Governing AssociationSIMA (Students Interested in Middle Eastern Affairs)
Spanish ClubSpeech and Debate Team
Step TeamStudent Activities Association
Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD)Sustainability Board
World Health Organization (WHO)
Club or Organization:
Arts and Music Programs:
Recreational Athletic Programs:
3D Printing ClubAcademy Manor Nursing Home volunteers
ActiveMinds AndoverActivism
AdoptaPlatoonAfro-Latino-American Society (Af-Lat-Am)
Alianza (Latino Student Alliance)Amnesty International Club
and Mentoring (DREAM)Andover Ambassadors
Andover Japanese ConnectionApp Development
ARC BuddiesArchaeology and History Club
Asian SocietyAstronomy Club
Babel Foreign Language MagazineBacktracks Magazine
Baking ClubBancroft Elementary Teachers Aides
Big Idea ClubBirding Club
Blue Key SocietyBoss Magazine
Bread & Roses community kitchen volunteersBread Loaf Pen Pel Program
Bread Loaf Writing WorkshopCalliope (female a capella)
Campuses against CancerCatholic Student Fellowship
Chess ClubChinese Language & Culture Club
Chinese Taiwanese Student AssociationChristian Fellowship Club
Classical Physics ClubClassics Club
Clutch CollaborativeCommunity Awareness For Everyone (CAFE)
Computer Science ClubConstructed Languages Club
Courant Art & Literary MagazineCulinary Appreciation Club
Culture Politics & Religion (CPR)Cyber Security and Forensics Club
Dear Sam Wellness ClubDeerfield Dance Club
Deerfield Scroll -- Student NewspaperDisability Rights
Diversity Task ForceDocumentary Society
Drug Alcohol Awareness CommitteeEAT Club
Eco-ActionEducation
ElementsEntrepreneurship Club
Environmental Action GroupFashion Design Club
Figure Skating ClubFilm Makers Society
Finance & Politics of SportsFinance Club
FitnessFrench Club
Frontline Political MagazineGames Club
Gender and Sexuality Alliance (GSA)German Club
Girls Global HealthGirlUp Andover!
Global Health InitiativeGlobal Nomads
Grill ClubHindu Student Union
Indo-PakInternational Club
International Review online publicationJapanese Animeshon Club
Jewish Student UnionJunto
Justice NOWModel UN
Modern Engineering ForumMotorsports Club
Moviemakers ClubMuslim Student Union
Non sibi SocietyNuestros Pequenos Hermanos (Friends of the Orphans)
Out of the BlueOver the Hills and Farther Away
OXFAMPA Democrats
PA Liberal ActionPA Republican Society
PhilomatheanPhilosophy
Photography ClubPhysical Health Information Team
Physics ClubPolitical Union
Pot Pourri YearbookProject V.O.I.C.E. (ESL)
Psychology ClubQuiz Bowl
Real World Challenge aeronauticsRed Cross
Robotics ClubScience & Technology Club
Science and Medicine Journal ClubScience Club
Science Club for GirlsSe Puede After-School Tutoring Program
SIS Female Empowerment programSketchy comedy writing club
South East Asian ClubSpanish
Speech ClubSports Forum
Sports Medicine ClubStudent Activities Board
Student Anti-Genocide CoalitionStudents in Medicine
TechmastersThe Childrens Place volunteers
The Fellowship (FOCUS)UNICEF Club
VOICE-Foreign Language MagazineWomen's Forum
Word slam poetry clubWPAA Radio
Youth Development Organization volunteers
Arts and Music Programs:
Andover Art SocietyAndover-Lawrence String Program
Architecture ClubArt Exchange
Art for ExpressionArt Music Society
Azureblue.print
Classical Music ForumDJ Factory-Electronic Music Production
DramaLabsDrum Line
Footnotes tap dance groupFrisbee Club
GospelHandbell Choir
HypnotiqMusic MDs
Unaccompanied MinorsUnder the Bed
Yorkies
Recreational Athletic Programs:
Ballroom Dance SocietyBlue Strut
Cluster Ultimate FrisbeeCoed Crew
Cross CountryDance Instruction
Disc GolfDouble Dutch
Fencing ClubFIT (Fundamentals in Training)
Hip Hop ClubInstructional Swim
Intramural HockeyIntramural Sports
Outdoor PursuitsPaddle Tennis Club
PilatesPing Pong Club
SkatingSLAM cheer team
SpinningSports and Games Club
Squash instructionTennis Instruction
Volleyball InstructionYoga