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Evaluation method

Ranking Basis

Data Scale: FindingSchool leverages an extensive data set that exceeds that of similar rankings, ensuring accurate and relevant evaluations through well-defined weight distributions and scoring mechanisms.

Weight Distribution: We gathered feedback from thousands of families and consulted over 50 industry experts to create ranking weights tailored to the needs of Asian students.

Scoring Mechanism: Each of the 46 distinct data points is evaluated using unique mathematical models, scoring based on its position within the overall data distribution.

Basis for Ranking: Instead of absolute values, we focus on relative differences in data. There is no fixed score threshold for separating schools; instead, the “admission cutoff” is adjusted annually based on data trends, similar to college entrance exams.

Evaluation Mechanism

The school page currently displays an evaluation card that includes an overall rating and ratings across five key categories, totaling 46 data points. The five categories are: Geographic Community, Academic Strength, Matriculation Level, Extracurricular Activities, and FindingSchool Reviews. Visitors can easily view the overall score and ratings for each dimension (ranging from A+ to C). For boarding schools, detailed total score rankings are also included

The data used for evaluations and rankings comes from three primary sources: official school data, public data, and user-submitted data on FindingSchool.

Scoring Mechanism

The entire scoring system is based on mathematical models derived from statistical analysis of samples from hundreds of schools across various levels. Each data point receives a corresponding rating based on its percentile position within the overall predicted distribution.

  • In the boarding school evaluation:: A- and above account for 45% of the total, B- and above account for 40%, C accounts for 15%.

  • In the day school evaluation: A- and above account for 30% of the total, B- and above account for 51%, C and others account for 19%.

2025 Evaluation Methodology

1. [30% - Matriculation Dimension] : Ivy League admission rate, admission rate for Top 25 National Universities and Top 5 Liberal Arts Colleges, admission rate for Top 50 National Universities and Top 10 Liberal Arts Colleges, admission rate for Top 100 National Universities and Top 25 Liberal Arts Colleges, along with a summary of historical admissions data.

2. [24% - Academic Dimension]: Course offerings (AP, IB, Honors, and Advanced courses), percentage of teachers with a master’s degree or higher, percentage of AP exam scores of 3, 4, or 5, average scores on standardized tests (SAT and ACT), scores in AMC math competitions, and results in FRC robotics competitions.

3. [14% - Extracurricular Activities]: Alumni donation rate, number of clubs and activities, ratings for competitive sports teams, and ratings for arts programs.

4. [12% - FindingSchool Reviews] : FindingSchool website rating, review comments on FindingSchool, and historical rating trends.

5. [8% - Geographic Community]: State resource evaluation, density score of nearby top universities, distance to the nearest international airport, convenience of local amenities, transportation convenience, city crime rate, and educational level of the local population.

Overall
A
Matriculation A
Academics A-
Extracurriculars A
Community A
Reviews B+
Founded in 1915, Canterbury is an independent Catholic, coeducational, college-preparatory school. Small classes, 21 Advanced Placement and Honors Level courses, art, drama, and music programs support a rigorous curriculum. Wireless Internet service is provided in classrooms and dormitories. All students participate in athletics and extracurricular activities. Most Canterbury students participate in the school's extremely active community service program. A historically strong athletics program is an important part of each student's daily experience. A strong sense of community is evident in all aspects of a Canterbury experience.
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School Stats

Average
Current School
Tuition
$74300
Enrollment
328
International Students
14%
Faculty with Advanced Degrees
70%
Teacher-Student Ratio
1:6
Endowment
$33 millions
AP
21
Average SAT Score
1220
Average ACT Score
25
Class Size
12
Boarding %
67

Matriculation

Matriculation

(2022)
Ranking University/College Students
#1 Princeton University 1 +
#5 Yale University 1 +
#14 Vanderbilt University 1 +
LAC #3 Swarthmore College 1 +
#17 Cornell University 1 +
#20 University of California: Los Angeles 1 +
#22 University of California: Berkeley 1 +
#25 Carnegie Mellon University 1 +
#25 University of Virginia 1 +
#27 University of Southern California 1 +
#28 New York University 1 +
#28 University of California: Santa Barbara 1 +
#28 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 1 +
LAC #6 United States Naval Academy 1 +
#34 University of Rochester 1 +
#36 Boston College 1 +
#38 Georgia Institute of Technology 1 +
#38 University of California: Davis 1 +
#48 Hillsdale College 1 +
#48 University of Georgia 1 +
#49 Lehigh University 1 +
#49 Northeastern University 1 +
#49 Villanova University 1 +
#55 Santa Clara University 1 +
#55 University of Miami 1 +
#57 Penn State University Park 1 +
#63 George Washington University 1 +
#63 University of Connecticut 1 +
LAC #13 Hamilton College 1 +
#68 Fordham University 1 +
#68 St. Lawrence University 1 +
#72 Hobart and William Smith Colleges 1 +
#75 Clemson University 1 +
#75 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 1 +
#79 American University 1 +
#83 Elon University 1 +
#83 Stevens Institute of Technology 1 +
LAC #17 Colgate University 1 +
#89 Stonehill College 1 +
SUNY University at Buffalo 1 +
#104 University of Tennessee: Knoxville 1 +
#115 Fairfield University 1 +
#117 University of South Carolina: Columbia 1 +
#127 Seton Hall University 1 +
#136 Samford University 1 +
SUNY University at Albany 1 +
LAC #35 College of the Holy Cross 1 +
#182 Adelphi University 1 +
LAC #42 Denison University 1 +
#219 Sacred Heart University 1 +
#219 University of Maine 1 +
LAC #46 Furman University 1 +
LAC #46 Trinity College 1 +
#234 Pace University 1 +
#285 Western Michigan University 1 +
Arcadia University 1 +
Babson College 1 +
Bentley University 1 +
Central Connecticut State University 1 +
College of Charleston 1 +
High Point University 1 +
Ithaca College 1 +
Lebanon Valley College 1 +
Merrimack College 1 +
Post University 1 +
Providence College 1 +
Saint Joseph's University 1 +
Siena College 1 +
University of Tampa 1 +
Wentworth Institute of Technology 1 +
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Matriculation
Ranking University/College 2022 2021 2020 2019 2016-2018 Total
All schools 43 44 57 25 42
#1 Princeton University 1 + 1 + 2
#5 Yale University 1 + 1 1 + 1 + 4
#6 University of Pennsylvania 2 1 + 3
#7 Duke University 1 + 1
#9 Brown University 3 1 + 4
#12 University of Chicago 1 1
#12 Cornell University 1 + 1 + 1 + 3
#15 University of California: Los Angeles 1 + 3 3 1 + 8
#15 University of California: Berkeley 1 + 1 1 + 1 + 4
#17 Rice University 1 1
#18 Vanderbilt University 1 + 1 1 3
#18 Dartmouth College 1 1
#20 University of Notre Dame 1 1 1 + 1 + 4
#21 University of Michigan 1 + 1
#22 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 1 + 1
#22 Georgetown University 2 1 1 + 1 + 5
#24 Washington University in St. Louis 1 + 1
#24 Emory University 1 + 1 + 2
#24 University of Virginia 1 + 1 + 1 + 3
#24 Carnegie Mellon University 1 + 1 + 2
#28 University of Southern California 1 + 1 1 + 1 + 4
#28 University of California: Davis 1 + 1 2
#28 University of California: San Diego 1 1 + 2
#28 University of Florida 1 + 1
#33 Georgia Institute of Technology 1 + 1
#35 University of Wisconsin-Madison 1 + 1
#35 University of California: Santa Barbara 1 + 1 2
#35 New York University 1 + 1 3 1 + 6
#39 Boston College 1 + 2 2 1 + 6
#40 Tufts University 1 1 2
#41 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1 + 1
#43 Boston University 3 1 + 1 + 5
#47 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 1 + 1
#47 Lehigh University 1 + 1 + 1 + 3
#47 University of Georgia 1 + 1
#47 Wake Forest University 1 + 1 + 2
#47 University of Rochester 1 + 1 1 + 3
#53 College of William and Mary 1 + 1
#53 Case Western Reserve University 1 + 1
#53 University of Minnesota: Twin Cities 1 1
#53 Northeastern University 1 + 1 + 1 + 3
#57 Penn State University Park 1 + 1 1 + 1 + 4
#58 SUNY University at Stony Brook 1 + 1
#58 University of Connecticut 1 + 3 1 1 + 1 + 7
#60 Santa Clara University 1 + 1 2
#60 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 1 + 1
#67 Syracuse University 1 1 + 1 + 3
#67 University of Miami 1 + 1 1 + 3
#67 Villanova University 1 + 1 2
#67 George Washington University 1 + 2 1 + 4
#73 SUNY University at Binghamton 1 1
#73 Tulane University 1 + 1
#73 Indiana University Bloomington 2 2
#76 Pepperdine University 1 + 1
#76 University of Delaware 1 + 1
#76 SUNY University at Buffalo 1 + 1
#76 Stevens Institute of Technology 1 + 1
#82 Worcester Polytechnic Institute 1 1 + 2
#86 Clemson University 1 + 1
#89 Southern Methodist University 1 1
#89 Temple University 1 1
#89 Fordham University 1 + 1 1 1 + 1 + 5
#98 Texas Christian University 1 + 1
#98 Drexel University 1 + 1
#98 University of San Diego 1 1
#98 Rochester Institute of Technology 1 1
#105 University of Tennessee: Knoxville 1 + 1
#105 American University 1 + 1 2
#105 San Diego State University 1 1
#105 University of Colorado Boulder 1 + 1
#115 University of Arizona 1 1
#115 University of New Hampshire 1 1
#115 Howard University 1 1
#124 Fairfield University 1 + 2 4 7
#124 University of Denver 1 1 + 1 + 3
#124 University of South Carolina: Columbia 1 + 1
#133 Miami University: Oxford 2 3 1 + 6
#133 University of Vermont 1 1 + 1 + 3
#133 SUNY University at Albany 1 + 1
#133 Elon University 1 + 3 4
#137 University of Alabama 1 1 + 2
#142 Clarkson University 1 1
#142 Clark University 2 1 1 + 4
#142 Loyola University Chicago 1 1
#151 Seton Hall University 1 + 1
#151 University of Rhode Island 1 1
#163 Adelphi University 1 + 1
#170 Quinnipiac University 1 2 3
#185 Samford University 1 + 1
#209 Sacred Heart University 1 + 1 1 3
#216 University of Massachusetts Boston 1 1
#236 Belmont University 1 1
#236 Western New England University 1 1 2
#249 University of Maine 1 + 1
#249 Pace University 1 + 1
#296 Alvernia University 1 1
#304 Western Michigan University 1 + 1
Matriculation
Ranking University/College 2022 2021 2020 2019 2016-2018 Total
All schools 12 19 16 9 27
#1 Williams College 1 + 1
#2 Amherst College 1 + 1 + 2
#3 United States Naval Academy 1 + 1 + 2
#4 Wellesley College 1 + 1
#4 Pomona College 1 1
#4 Swarthmore College 1 + 1
#9 Carleton College 1 1
#9 Bowdoin College 2 1 + 3
#11 Middlebury College 1 1
#11 Barnard College 1 1 + 2
#11 Wesleyan University 1 1 + 2
#16 Vassar College 1 1
#16 Hamilton College 1 + 1 1 + 3
#21 Colgate University 1 + 1 1 + 1 + 4
#22 United States Military Academy 1 + 1 + 2
#24 Bates College 1 1 + 1 + 3
#25 Colby College 1 1 + 2
#25 University of Richmond 1 1 + 2
#27 College of the Holy Cross 1 + 1 + 2
#30 Bucknell University 1 + 1
#30 Lafayette College 1 1 + 1 + 3
#34 Mount Holyoke College 1 1 + 2
#35 Occidental College 1 + 1
#35 Franklin & Marshall College 1 + 1 + 2
#36 Oberlin College 1 1
#38 Skidmore College 1 1 + 2
#38 Union College 1 + 1
#39 Denison University 1 + 1 2
#39 Hillsdale College 1 + 1
#39 Trinity College 1 + 2 1 1 + 1 + 6
#45 Union College 1 1
#46 Furman University 1 + 1 2
#46 Dickinson College 1 + 1 + 2
#46 Whitman College 1 + 1
#46 Connecticut College 1 1 + 2
#51 The University of the South 1 + 1
#56 Wheaton College 1 1
#59 St. Lawrence University 1 + 2 3
#63 Gettysburg College 1 1 1 + 3
#70 Muhlenberg College 1 1
#70 Hobart and William Smith Colleges 1 + 1 2
#72 Bard College 1 + 1
#73 Lake Forest College 1 1
#86 Stonehill College 1 + 1 2
#107 Susquehanna University 1 1
#130 Roanoke College 1 1

AP Scores

(2021)
Number of students took AP test
108
Number of tests taken
221
21%
19%
25%
Score 5
Score 4
Score 3
Other scores

Academics

AP

(21)
Biology
Calculus AB
Chemistry
English Language and Composition
English Literature and Composition
European History
Biology
Calculus AB
Chemistry
English Language and Composition
English Literature and Composition
European History
French Language and Culture
Physics 1
Spanish Language and Culture
Statistics
Studio Art: 2-D Design
Studio Art: 3-D Design
United States History
World History
Physics 1
Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism
Psychology
Spanish Literature and Culture
Studio Art: Drawing
Microeconomics
United States Government and Politics
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Sports

(16)
Baseball
Basketball
Crew
Cross Country
Field Hockey
American Football
Baseball
Basketball
Crew
Cross Country
Field Hockey
American Football
Golf
Lacrosse
Soccer
Softball
Squash
Swimming
Tennis
Track and Field
Volleyball
Wrestling
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Extracurricular Activities and Clubs

(22)
AHANA
Animal Rights
Canterbury Business Association
Chicken Keepers Club
Cooking Club
Diversity & Equity & Inclusion & Justice
AHANA
Animal Rights
Canterbury Business Association
Chicken Keepers Club
Cooking Club
Diversity & Equity & Inclusion & Justice
Esports Club
Garden Club
Gender-Sexuality Alliance
Jewish Student Association
Mental Health Committee
Model United Nations
Physics Club
Pizza & Prayer
Robotics/Makers Club
Student Events Committee
Student Government
Sustainability Club
The Tabard - Student Newspaper
The Cantuarian - Yearbook
The Carillon - Student Literary Magazine
Women of Canterbury
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Arts

(21)
Band
Drama
Jazz
Music
Music Theory
Public Speaking
Band
Drama
Jazz
Music
Music Theory
Public Speaking
Songwriting
Theater
2D Design
3D Design
Ceramics
Drawing
Painting
Portfolio
Printmaking
Sculpture
Studio Art
Architecture
Art
Mixed Media
Rock
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Contact Info

http://www.cbury.org
101 Aspetuck Avenue, New Milford, CT 06776
860-210-3832
admissions@cbury.org
Connecticut

Basic Info

Co-ed
Boarding Grades: 9-12, PG
Rural
ESL: Yes
Year Founded: 1915
Campus Size: 150 acres
Boarding Rate: 67%
Religious Affiliation: school.Catholic

Application Info

Deadline: 01/31
Interview: On Campus, Zoom
Pre Interview: Required Vericant
Other Accepted Scores: Duolingo
School Code:
TOEFL: 7219
SSAT: 2050

Frequently Ask Questions about Canterbury School

Tell me a bit about Canterbury School.
Canterbury School is Co-ed private boarding school located in Connecticut, US. It was founded 1915 , and currently has about 328 students, 14.00% of whom are international students.

For more official information, please visit http://www.cbury.org.
Does Canterbury School have rigorous academic requirements?
Canterbury School is offering 21 AP courses.

In recent years, 19 of their students score 4 and 5 in AP exams.

Canterbury School also have 70% of faculties whose degrees are master and above.
Where do Canterbury School students typically go for their colleges?
Based on the most recent matriculation data, 14.29% go to top 50 US universities and colleges*, 9.52% go to top 25, and about 3.81% go to Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Stanford and MIT.

*Ranking is based on the 2024 US News College Ranking.
What is the application requirement for Canterbury School?
Similar to most private schools in the US, Canterbury School’s typical admission requirements include school transcript, recommendation letter, application essay, and interview (often optional, but highly recommended).
What is the latest tuition for Canterbury School’s Co-ed student?
The total fee for Canterbury School in 2024 is $74,300 which typically includes tuition, boarding fee, student management fee and a few other fees associated with managing international students.

For more information, please contact school’s admission team at admissions@cbury.org .
Where is Canterbury School located?
Canterbury School is located in the State of Connecticut of USA.
How popular is Canterbury School on FindingSchool network?
Based on FindingSchool monthly traffic data as well as onsite search record, Canterbury School is among the most popular schools, within top 41 for all schools on FindingSchool.

Also Canterbury School has been favorited by 776 users.
How to start with an application with Canterbury School?
The first stop is to carefully review the school profile on FindingSchool to learn more about Canterbury School. Most of them are directly provided by the school.

Also it is highly recommended to visit Canterbury School’s official site: http://www.cbury.org or call them at 860-210-3832.
Please share a few nearby schools that are close to Canterbury School?
Yes, here are few: The Frederick Gunn School, The Glenholme School and South Kent School.

What is the FindingSchool rating for Canterbury School?
The overall rating for Canterbury School is A.

The section ratings of Canterbury School are:
A for Matriculation
A- for Academics
A for Extracurriculum
A for Community
B+ for Students and Parents reviews

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Population (2022) 8,363,710
Cost of Living Higher than average 146%
Nearby Airport JFK aireport

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