Boarding Schools with the Highest Percentage of Faculty with Advanced Degrees (2026-27 Rankings)

National Average % Faculty with Advanced Degrees (Trends)

Showing 2016–2025. View full 21-year historical data

Total Growth: +6.7% (+4.3% since 2016)

Year	National avg
2025	68.8% (▲ 0.2 pp)
2024	68.6% (▲ 0.2 pp)
2023	68.4% (▼ 0.2 pp)
2022	68.6% (▲ 1.4 pp)
2021	67.2% (▲ 1 pp)
2020	66.2% (▲ 1.1 pp)
2019	65.1% (▼ 1.3 pp)
2018	66.4% (▲ 0.4 pp)
2017	66% (▲ 1.5 pp)
2016	64.5% (▲ 0.6 pp)
2015	63.9% (▲ 0.3 pp)
2014	63.6% (▲ 0.8 pp)
2013	62.8% (▲ 1 pp)
2012	61.8% (▲ 0.4 pp)
2011	61.4% (▲ 1.6 pp)
2010	59.8% (▼ 0.3 pp)
2009	60.1% (▲ 0.5 pp)
2008	59.6% (▲ 0.5 pp)
2007	59.1% (▼ 0.4 pp)
2006	59.5% (▲ 1 pp)
2005	58.5%

Schools counted: listing status from database copies near the year end in 2012–2014, 2019 and 2022–2025; estimated listing status in 2015–2018, 2020 and 2021; archive coverage in 2005–2011 (a lower bound of the schools listed). The downloads give the source date of each year.

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Show school map — National (% Faculty w/Adv. Degree range: 10%–100%, avg 69%)

% Faculty w/Adv. Degree Range: 10% 100% Avg. % Faculty w/Adv. Degree: 69%

Frequently Asked Questions

Which boarding schools have the highest percentage of faculty with advanced degrees?

The boarding schools with the highest percentage of faculty with advanced degrees are Bronte College, Chaminade College Preparatory School and EF Academy New York.

How many boarding schools are ranked for the highest percentage of faculty with advanced degrees?

246 boarding schools are ranked for the highest percentage of faculty with advanced degrees.

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Did You Know?

The percentage of faculty with advanced degrees only indicates the percentage of teachers at a school with a degree beyond an undergraduate education.

It does not account for the type of degree received (e.g., PhD or Masters), the subject it was taken for, or what institution awarded the degree.

As only one variable in many for determining faculty quality, it should not be used in and of itself to assess whether one school's faculty and teaching approach is more appropriate for you than another school's.