Milton Academy United States Flag

A+ 5.0 Massachusetts, US
Or via social:
Home Boarding schools Milton Academy

School Overview

Data & methodology

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 A
Milton Academy, engages faculty and students in intense and challenging preparation for college and for life, in an environment that stimulates and supports extraordinary intellectual and personal growth. Day in and day out, in and out of class, faculty connect vitally with students – setting sights high, bringing opportunities to light, tackling big questions, affirming students’ individuality, and building their confidence and skill. Not only do they succeed at the most competitive universities in the country, Milton graduates' awareness, creativity and competence empower them to fully commit themselves to meaningful endeavors of all kinds, throughout the world. Milton Academy is located just eight miles south of Boston.
Show more
Milton Academy With Reviews, Requirements 2024 | FindingSchool
Gallery
Milton Academy Milton Academy Milton Academy Milton Academy Milton Academy Milton Academy Milton Academy Milton Academy Milton Academy Milton Academy Milton Academy
If you'd like to add Milton Academy to your favorites, compare it with other schools, or share it with friends, here are some quick links.

School Stats

Average
Current School
Tuition
$75980
Enrollment
717
International Students
19%
Faculty with Advanced Degrees
75%
Teacher-Student Ratio
1:5
Endowment
$324 millions
AP
3
Average SAT Score
1420
Average ACT Score
31
Class Size
14
Boarding %
44

Matriculation

Matriculation

(2023)
Ranking University/College Students
#1 Princeton University 1 +
#2 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1 +
#3 Harvard College 1 +
#3 Stanford University 1 +
#3 Yale University 1 +
LAC #1 Williams College 1 +
#6 University of Chicago 1 +
#7 University of Pennsylvania 1 +
#10 Northwestern University 1 +
LAC #2 Amherst College 1 +
#12 Dartmouth College 1 +
#13 Brown University 1 +
#13 Vanderbilt University 1 +
#15 Rice University 1 +
#15 Washington University in St. Louis 1 +
LAC #3 Pomona College 1 +
#17 Cornell University 1 +
#18 Columbia University 1 +
#22 Carnegie Mellon University 1 +
#22 Emory University 1 +
#22 Georgetown University 1 +
#25 New York University 1 +
#25 University of Michigan 1 +
#25 University of Southern California 1 +
#25 University of Virginia 1 +
#29 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 1 +
#29 Wake Forest University 1 +
LAC #6 Bowdoin College 1 +
#36 Boston College 1 +
#38 University of Wisconsin-Madison 1 +
#41 Boston University 1 +
#44 Brandeis University 1 +
#44 Northeastern University 1 +
#44 Tulane University 1 +
#51 Lehigh University 1 +
#51 Purdue University 1 +
#51 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 1 +
#51 Villanova University 1 +
#55 Rhodes College 1 +
#55 Santa Clara University 1 +
LAC #11 Middlebury College 1 +
#62 George Washington University 1 +
#62 Syracuse University 1 +
#67 University of Massachusetts Amherst 1 +
#72 American University 1 +
#72 Indiana University Bloomington 1 +
#72 Reed College 1 +
#72 Southern Methodist University 1 +
LAC #15 Hamilton College 1 +
#83 Stevens Institute of Technology 1 +
#83 University of Iowa 1 +
#84 Bennington College 1 +
LAC #18 Barnard College 1 +
LAC #18 Colgate University 1 +
LAC #18 Haverford College 1 +
LAC #18 University of Richmond 1 +
LAC #18 Wesleyan University 1 +
#105 Rochester Institute of Technology 1 +
LAC #24 Colby College 1 +
#121 University of Vermont 1 +
LAC #25 Bates College 1 +
LAC #27 Colorado College 1 +
#137 University of New Hampshire 1 +
LAC #29 Harvey Mudd College 1 +
#151 University of Mississippi 1 +
LAC #31 Bryn Mawr College 1 +
LAC #33 College of the Holy Cross 1 +
LAC #33 Pitzer College 1 +
LAC #36 Mount Holyoke College 1 +
LAC #37 Bucknell University 1 +
LAC #39 Skidmore College 1 +
LAC #39 Trinity College 1 +
LAC #55 Connecticut College 1 +
LAC #61 Gettysburg College 1 +
College of William and Mary 1 +
Franklin & Marshall College 1 +
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering 1 +
Johnson & Wales University: Providence 1 +
McGill University 1 +
Oberlin College 1 +
Penn State University Park 1 +
Providence College 1 +
Union College 1 +
University of Manchester 1 +
University of St. Andrews 1 +
University of Toronto 1 +
Wheaton College 1 +
View all
Matriculation
Ranking University/College 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 Total
All schools 49 73 109 117 97
#1 Princeton University 1 + 1 2 4 8
#2 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1 + 1 3 5
#3 Stanford University 1 + 4 2 2 9
#3 Harvard College 1 + 9 7 5 10 32
#5 Yale University 1 + 1 3 3 8
#6 University of Pennsylvania 1 + 1 3 1 6
#7 Duke University 2 2 4
#9 Johns Hopkins University 1 1
#9 Brown University 1 + 4 3 5 6 19
#9 Northwestern University 1 + 3 2 1 2 9
#12 University of Chicago 1 + 5 5 12 6 29
#12 Columbia University 1 + 5 3 9
#12 Cornell University 1 + 5 2 1 9
#15 University of California: Berkeley 1 1
#15 University of California: Los Angeles 1 1
#17 Rice University 1 + 1 2 4
#18 Dartmouth College 1 + 5 4 6 16
#18 Vanderbilt University 1 + 2 2 5
#20 University of Notre Dame 1 1
#21 University of Michigan 1 + 3 2 2 8
#22 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 1 + 1
#22 Georgetown University 1 + 6 9 6 4 26
#24 University of Virginia 1 + 5 1 4 2 13
#24 Emory University 1 + 1 2 4
#24 Carnegie Mellon University 1 + 4 1 6
#24 Washington University in St. Louis 1 + 3 3 3 10
#28 University of California: San Diego 1 1 2
#28 University of Southern California 1 + 2 1 2 6
#33 Georgia Institute of Technology 1 1
#35 University of Wisconsin-Madison 1 + 1 2
#35 New York University 1 + 5 7 9 22
#39 Boston College 1 + 4 6 9 2 22
#40 Tufts University 4 5 3 3 15
#43 Boston University 1 + 3 2 1 7
#47 Lehigh University 1 + 1 1 3
#47 University of Rochester 3 1 4
#47 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1 1
#47 Texas A&M University 1 1
#47 Wake Forest University 1 + 1 1 3
#51 Purdue University 1 + 1 1 3
#53 College of William and Mary 1 + 3 4
#53 Northeastern University 1 + 4 3 2 4 14
#60 Santa Clara University 1 + 1 1 3
#60 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 1 + 1 1 3
#60 Brandeis University 1 + 2 1 4
#67 University of Pittsburgh 1 1
#67 George Washington University 1 + 7 1 1 1 11
#67 Syracuse University 1 + 2 2 5
#67 Villanova University 1 + 1
#67 University of Massachusetts Amherst 1 + 3 1 2 3 10
#67 University of Miami 2 2 4
#73 Tulane University 1 + 3 1 4 2 11
#73 Indiana University Bloomington 1 + 1
#76 Stevens Institute of Technology 1 + 1
#89 Fordham University 1 1
#89 Southern Methodist University 1 + 1
#93 University of Iowa 1 + 1
#98 Texas Christian University 1 1
#98 Drexel University 1 1
#98 Rochester Institute of Technology 1 + 1
#105 University of Colorado Boulder 2 2
#105 American University 1 + 1 3 3 8
#115 Howard University 1 1
#115 University of New Hampshire 1 + 1
#133 Elon University 1 1
#133 University of Vermont 1 + 4 2 1 8
#142 Clark University 1 1
#142 Loyola University Chicago 2 2
#159 University of Massachusetts Lowell 1 1
#163 University of Mississippi 1 + 1
#185 Samford University 1 1
#249 Suffolk University 1 1
Penn State University Park 1 + 1 2
Matriculation
Ranking University/College 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 Total
All schools 31 25 51 53 48
#1 Williams College 1 + 3 4
#2 Amherst College 1 + 3 6 3 13
#4 Wellesley College 1 1
#4 Swarthmore College 1 1
#4 Pomona College 1 + 2 2 5
#7 United States Air Force Academy 1 1
#9 Bowdoin College 1 + 4 4 4 2 15
#11 Middlebury College 1 + 3 6 3 13
#11 Claremont McKenna College 1 1 2
#11 Barnard College 1 + 2 4 2 9
#11 Wesleyan University 1 + 4 3 2 6 16
#15 United States Military Academy 1 1
#16 Harvey Mudd College 1 + 1 1 3
#16 Smith College 1 1
#16 Hamilton College 1 + 3 1 2 1 8
#16 Vassar College 3 2 5
#16 Davidson College 2 2
#21 Haverford College 1 + 1 2 1 5
#21 Colgate University 1 + 1 2
#24 Bates College 1 + 3 1 4 9
#25 Colby College 1 + 3 1 4 1 10
#25 University of Richmond 1 + 2 3
#27 College of the Holy Cross 1 + 2 1 4
#30 Lafayette College 2 2
#30 Bucknell University 1 + 1 2 4
#30 Bryn Mawr College 1 + 1
#33 Colorado College 1 + 2 1 4
#34 Mount Holyoke College 1 + 3 1 5
#35 Occidental College 2 1 3
#35 Scripps College 1 1
#35 Franklin & Marshall College 1 + 1 2
#38 Skidmore College 1 + 1 1 3
#39 Kenyon College 3 1 2 6
#39 Trinity College 1 + 6 1 4 12
#39 Pitzer College 1 + 1 2
#39 Denison University 1 1
#45 Union College 1 + 1 2
#46 Connecticut College 1 + 5 1 1 3 11
#56 Rhodes College 1 + 1
#56 Wheaton College 1 + 1 2
#59 St. Lawrence University 1 1
#63 Gettysburg College 1 + 1 1 3
#67 Reed College 1 + 1 2
#73 Lake Forest College 1 1
#75 Lawrence University 1 1
#100 Morehouse College 1 1
#112 Bennington College 1 + 1
Oberlin College 1 + 1 1 3
Matriculation
Ranking University/College 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 Total
All schools 2 0 1 0 0
#1 University of Toronto 1 + 1
#3 McGill University 1 + 1 2
Matriculation
Ranking University/College 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 Total
All schools 2 0 0 0 0
#7 University of Manchester 1 + 1
#33 University of St. Andrews 1 + 1

Academics

AP

(3)
Latin Literature
United States Government and Politics
Comparative Government and Politics

Sports

(19)
Baseball
Basketball
Climbing
Cross Country
Field Hockey
Floor Hockey
Baseball
Basketball
Climbing
Cross Country
Field Hockey
Floor Hockey
American Football
Golf
Lacrosse
Sailing
Skiing
Soccer
Softball
Squash
Swimming
Tennis
Track and Field
Volleyball
Wrestling
View all

Extracurricular Activities and Clubs

(15)
Architecture Club
A/V (Audio/Visual) Club
Arts Board
Chess Club
Film Club
Fishing Club
Architecture Club
A/V (Audio/Visual) Club
Arts Board
Chess Club
Film Club
Fishing Club
Hip-Hop Club Improv Club
Invest in Girls
Math Club
Model UN
Programming Club
Robotics Team
Science and Engineering Club
Speech and Debate Team
Step Club
View all

Arts

(17)
Ballet
Choreography
Dance
Directing
Drama
Improvisation
Ballet
Choreography
Dance
Directing
Drama
Improvisation
Theater
Ceramics
Drawing
Filmmaking
Graphic Design
Painting
Photography
Sculpture
Architecture
Costume Design
Design
View all

Contact Info

http://www.milton.edu
170 Centre Street Milton, MA 02186
617-898-2227
admission@milton.edu
Massachusetts

Basic Info

Co-ed
Boarding Grades: 9-12
Urban
ESL: No
Year Founded: 1798
Campus Size: 125 acres
Boarding Rate: 44%
Religious Affiliation: No Religious Affiliation

Application Info

Deadline: 01/15
Interview: Skype, On Campus
School Code:
TOEFL: 8125
SSAT: 5098
ISEE: 221430

Frequently Ask Questions about Milton Academy

Tell me a bit about Milton Academy.
Milton Academy is Co-ed private boarding school located in Massachusetts, US. It was founded 1798 , and currently has about 717 students, 19.00% of whom are international students.

For more official information, please visit http://www.milton.edu.

Notable alumni graduating from Milton includes Nobel laureate T. S. Eliot, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy, and Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick.
Does Milton Academy have rigorous academic requirements?
Milton Academy is offering 3 AP courses.

Milton Academy also have 75% of faculties whose degrees are master and above.
Where do Milton Academy students typically go for their colleges?
Based on the most recent matriculation data, 13.02% go to top 50 US universities and colleges*, 15.1% go to top 25, and about 6.77% go to Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Stanford and MIT.

*Ranking is based on the 2024 US News College Ranking.
What is the application requirement for Milton Academy?
Similar to most private schools in the US, Milton Academy’s typical admission requirements include school transcript, recommendation letter, application essay, and interview (often optional, but highly recommended).
What is the latest tuition for Milton Academy’s Co-ed student?
The total fee for Milton Academy in 2024 is $75,980 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 admission@milton.edu .

35% of Milton students were on financial aid, and the average aid grant by the school covered 75% of the tuition.
Where is Milton Academy located?
Milton Academy is located in the State of Massachusetts of USA. The closest major city is Boston, which is about 7 miles away from school. Most families can choose Logan International Airport to travel in and out of school.
How popular is Milton Academy on FindingSchool network?
Based on FindingSchool monthly traffic data as well as onsite search record, Milton Academy is among the most popular schools, within top 9 for all schools on FindingSchool.

Also Milton Academy has been favorited by 1128 users.
How to start with an application with Milton Academy?
The first stop is to carefully review the school profile on FindingSchool to learn more about Milton Academy. Most of them are directly provided by the school.

Also it is highly recommended to visit Milton Academy’s official site: http://www.milton.edu or call them at 617-898-2227.
Please share a few nearby schools that are close to Milton Academy?
Yes, here are few: CATS Academy Boston, The Newman School and The Fessenden School.

The closest major city is Boston. You can find out more schools near Boston here.
What is the FindingSchool rating for Milton Academy?
The overall rating for Milton Academy is A+.

The section ratings of Milton Academy are:
A+ for Matriculation
A+ for Academics
A+ for Extracurriculum
A+ for Community
A for Students and Parents reviews

Similar Schools

Recommended
Boarding school
Choate Rosemary Hall United States Flag
$69,370
Connecticut, US
4.9
Boarding school
St. Paul's School United States Flag
$65,410
New Hampshire, US
4.9
Boarding school
Concord Academy United States Flag
$74,690
Massachusetts, US
4.7

Nearby City

Boston, Massachusetts
Boston, the capital and largest city of Massachusetts, is the cultural and financial heart of New England. With a rich history dating back to the American Revolution, it is home to iconic landmarks such as the Freedom Trail, the Boston Common, and the Massachusetts State House. The city boasts prestigious universities like Harvard and MIT and is known for its vibrant arts scene, diverse neighborhoods, and thriving economy. Boston's blend of historical significance and modern innovation makes it one of the most influential cities in the U.S.
Population (2022) 609,023
Cost of Living Higher than average 54%
Nearby Airport Logan International Airport

Campus 360° Tour

Explore the campus through a Virtual Tour (powered by ).
FindingSchool collects its data from a variety of reliable sources, including schools, advisors, official U.S. statistics, and feedback from actual parents and students.
Feedback
Compare()
Go to compare
Remove all Hide list
()