Most Selective Boarding Schools
Among "Schools with < 200 Students", view the boarding schools with the lowest acceptance rates (2021).
Acceptance rates listed below reflect the average rate of acceptance for all applicants (boarding and day applicants) in the previous year.
Keep in mind that acceptance rates may be lower or higher than the average acceptance rate depending on: what grade you are applying for, whether you are a boarding applicant or day student applicant, and the time of year you are applying.
Schools typically have the most openings for freshmen and sophomores (many schools do not accept incoming seniors), so applying for entrance into 9th or 10th grade may improve your chances of admission.
Acceptance rates between boarding applicants and day student applicants may differ (i.e., schools in certain areas may a higher ratio of day student applicants to day student openings, versus boarding applicants to boarding openings; the acceptance rate of some schools will actually be lower for day applicants and higher for boarding applicants).
Many, but not all, schools will accept applications after application deadlines, but admission generally becomes more difficult.
Lowest Acceptance Rates (2021)
Among Schools with < 200 Students (out of 66 schools)
Sorted by range (alphabetically within range)
- Boarding School Acceptance Rate Grades Location
- 1.-3.Rank: #1-3 <25%
Grades: 6-1214 Greenwood Lane
Putney, VT 05346
(802) 387-4545 - 1.-3.Rank: #1-3<25%
Grades: 10-121460 Broadway Street #7032
New York, NY 10036
(646) 504-6924 - 1.-3.Rank: #1-3<25%
Grades: 9-12101 North University
Beaver Dam, WI 53916
(800) 860-7725 - 4.-8.Rank: #4-8 40%-45%
Grades: 3-9 | K-9 (day)94 Old Main Street, PO Box 8
Deerfield, MA 01342
(413) 774-4209 - 4.-8.Rank: #4-840%-45%
Grades: 9-12, PG92 Northwood Road
Lake Placid, NY 12946
(518) 523-3382 - 4.-8.Rank: #4-840%-45%
Grades: 8-121500 Glencoe Road
Sparks Glencoe, MD 21152
(410) 472-4800 - 4.-8.Rank: #4-840%-45%
Grades: 7-124100 South Lindbergh Blvd.
Saint Louis, MO 63127
(314) 843-4151 - 4.-8.Rank: #4-840%-45%
Grades: 9-12, PG371 West Farm Road
Bethlehem, NH 03574
(603) 444-2928 - 9.-11.Rank: #9-11 45%-50%
Grades: 9-12273 Mayo Drive
St. George, VA 22935
(434) 985-2811 - 9.-11.Rank: #9-1145%-50%
Grades: 9-1218 Lehmann Way, PO Box 522
Dublin, NH 03444
(603) 563-7075 - 9.-11.Rank: #9-1145%-50%
Grades: 8-12, PGPO Box 9
Hoosick, NY 12089
(518) 686-7331 - 12.-15.Rank: #12-15 50%-55%
Grades: 9-12, PG8585 Ojai Santa Paula Road
Ojai, CA 93023
(805) 646-4343 - 12.-15.Rank: #12-1550%-55%
Grades: 9-12PO Box 8 / 5100 Figueroa Mountain Road
Los Olivos, CA 93441
(805) 688-5114 - 12.-15.Rank: #12-1550%-55%
Grades: 8-1278 Academy Avenue
Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY 12520
(845) 534-3710 - 12.-15.Rank: #12-1550%-55%
Grades: 9-12, PG8400 Greenspring Avenue
Stevenson, MD 21153
(410) 486-7401 - 16.-27.Rank: #16-27 60%-70%
Grades: 9-12, PG785 Beaver Street
Waltham, MA 02452
(781) 314-0806 - 16.-27.Rank: #16-2760%-70%
Grades: 9-12800 Chatham Hall Circle
Chatham, VA 24531
(434) 432-5516 - 16.-27.Rank: #16-2760%-70%
Grades: 9-12, PG616 High Street
Bath, ME 04530
(207) 443-7101 - 16.-27.Rank: #16-2760%-70%
Grades: 9-12, PG1888 Brett Lane
Saltsburg, PA 15681
(724) 639-8035 - 16.-27.Rank: #16-2760%-70%
Grades: 6-12, PG541 Long Beach Road
Saint James, NY 11780
(631) 686-1600 - 16.-27.Rank: #16-2760%-70%
Grades: 8-12, PG1000 Samuel Miller Loop
Charlottesville, VA 22903
(434) 823-4805 - 16.-27.Rank: #16-2760%-70%
Grades: 8-12, PG45 Cottage Road
Oakdale, CT 06370
(860) 823-3861 - 16.-27.Rank: #16-2760%-70%
Grades: 9-121951 Delta Avenue
West Branch, IA 52358
(319) 519-1856 - 16.-27.Rank: #16-2760%-70%
Grades: 6-12, PG2800 Monterey Road
San Marino, CA 91108 - 16.-27.Rank: #16-2760%-70%
Grades: 6-12, PG1 Ames Hill Drive
Springfield, MA 01105
(413) 237-4427 - 16.-27.Rank: #16-2760%-70%
Grades: 6-9253 Bushy Hill Road
Ivoryton, CT 06442
(860) 767-0848 - 16.-27.Rank: #16-2760%-70%
Grades: 9-12, PG1237 Whittemore Rd.
Middlebury, CT 06762
(203) 577-4521 - 28.-66.Rank: #28-66 >70%
Grades: 9-1254 W. Main Street Box 691
Baltic, CT 06330
(860) 822-6279 - 28.-66.Rank: #28-66>70%
Grades: 5-12, PG | K-12, PG (day)54-230 Kamehameha Hwy
Hauula, HI 96717
(808) 670-1909 - 28.-66.Rank: #28-66>70%
Grades: 9-12, PG205 Bidwell Parkway
Buffalo, NY 14222
(716) 885-6780 - 28.-66.Rank: #28-66>70%
Grades: 9-12500 Holden Way
Carbondale, CO 81623
(970) 963-2562 - 28.-66.Rank: #28-66>70%
Grades: 9-12, PG454 Academy Drive
Durango, CO 81301
(970) 247-5898 - 28.-66.Rank: #28-66>70%
Grades: 9-12, PG110 Darrow Road
New Lebanon, NY 12125
(518) 704-2765 - 28.-66.Rank: #28-66>70%
Grades: 9-1241 W Santa Clara St.
Arcadia, CA 91007
(626) 623-6339 - 28.-66.Rank: #28-66>70%
Grades: 7-12225 S. Wayne Avenue
Waynesboro, VA 22980
(540) 946-7706 - 28.-66.Rank: #28-66>70%
Grades: 5-121950 S. Academy Dr
Melbourne, FL 32901
(321) 723-3211 - 28.-66.Rank: #28-66>70%
Grades: 7-12 | K-12 (day)PO BOX 1000748 S. Main St.
Freeman, SD 57029
(605) 925-4237 - 28.-66.Rank: #28-66>70%
Grades: 9-12, PG3042 College St.
Austinburg, OH 44010
(440) 275-2811 - 28.-66.Rank: #28-66>70%
Grades: 7-12, PG200 Military Drive
Chatham, VA 24531
(800) 432-2480 - 28.-66.Rank: #28-66>70%
Grades: 4-9404 Robin Hill Street
Marlborough, MA 01752
(508) 485-3483 - 28.-66.Rank: #28-66>70%
Grades: 9-12, PG255 Squaw Valley Road | P.O. Box 2180
Olympic Valley, CA 96146
(530) 583-8665 - 28.-66.Rank: #28-66>70%
Grades: 9-124 Lustre High Circle
Lustre, MT 59225
(406) 392-5735 - 28.-66.Rank: #28-66>70%
Grades: 9-12 | Pre-K-12 (day)804 Dr Robert K Wallace Drive
Fairfield, IA 52556
(641) 472-9400 - 28.-66.Rank: #28-66>70%
Grades: 11-11485 Chewonki Neck Road
Wiscasset, ME 04578
(207) 882-7323 - 28.-66.Rank: #28-66>70%
Grades: 9-12, PG476 Skiff Mountain Road
Kent, CT 06757
(860) 927-0047 - 28.-66.Rank: #28-66>70%
Grades: 5-12, PG614 S MAIN ST
Woodstock, VA 22664
(540) 459-2167 - 28.-66.Rank: #28-66>70%
Grades: 5-12, PG614 South Main Street
Woodstock, VA 22664
(540) 459-2167 - 28.-66.Rank: #28-66>70%
Grades: 9-12615 East Marquette Woods Road
St. Joseph, MI 49085
(269) 429-7861 - 28.-66.Rank: #28-66>70%
Grades: 9-12, PG492 Holmes Road
Pittsfield, MA 01201
(413) 499-1300 - 28.-66.Rank: #28-66>70%
Grades: 9-121500 Port Arthur Road
Ladysmith, WI 54848
(715) 532-0201 - 28.-66.Rank: #28-66>70%
Grades: 4-94382 Cascade Road
Lake Placid, NY 12946
(518) 523-9329 - 28.-66.Rank: #28-66>70%
Grades: 8-122635 Oak Hill Road
Mouth of Wilson, VA 24363
(276) 579-2619 - 28.-66.Rank: #28-66>70%
Grades: 9-1261830 Sandy Ridge Road
Barnesville, OH 43713
(740) 425-3655 - 28.-66.Rank: #28-66>70%
Grades: 8-12, PG1000 Orme School Road, H.C. 63, Box 3040
Mayer, AZ 86333
(928) 632-7601 - 28.-66.Rank: #28-66>70%
Grades: 6-12315 South Grove Avenue
Owatonna, MN 55060
(507) 214-2200 - 28.-66.Rank: #28-66>70%
Grades: 9-12, PG1 Rock Point Road
Burlington, VT 05408
(802) 863-1104 - 28.-66.Rank: #28-66>70%
Grades: 7-121101 Genesee Street
Delafield, WI 53018
(800) 752-2338 - 28.-66.Rank: #28-66>70%
Grades: 8-12, PGPO Box 158, 444 Water Lane
Tappahannock, VA 22560
(804) 443-3357 - 28.-66.Rank: #28-66>70%
Grades: 9-12, PG5201 SPIRE Circle
Geneva, OH 44041
(440) 466-1002 - 28.-66.Rank: #28-66>70%
Grades: 8-12 | 6-12 (day)505 Spring Street
Friday Harbor, WA 98250
(360) 378-6393 - 28.-66.Rank: #28-66>70%
Grades: 7-12, PG574 Bernardston Road
Greenfield, MA 01301
(413) 774-2711 - 28.-66.Rank: #28-66>70%
Grades: 7-12405 North Subiaco Avenue
Subiaco, AR 72865
(479) 422-9775 - 28.-66.Rank: #28-66>70%
Grades: 7-12 | K-12 (day)400 Sunshine Drive
Miller, SD 57362
(605) 853-3071 - 28.-66.Rank: #28-66>70%
Grades: 6-1222000 Hwy 27
Lake Wales, FL 33859
(863) 676-6091 - 28.-66.Rank: #28-66>70%
Grades: 9-123511 Verde Valley School Road
Sedona, AZ 86351
(928) 284-2272 - 28.-66.Rank: #28-66>70%
Grades: 9-12, PG1079 Firetower Road
Colora, MD 21917
(410) 658-9279
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