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Matriculation B
Academics B+
Extracurriculars B+
Community B+
Reviews B-
The mission of Besant Hill School is the development of each individual’s intellectual and artistic abilities. Through awakening the spirit of inquiry, we encourage students to pursue integrity and excellence. Our non-competitive college prep community builds honesty, respect, compassion, and responsibility. Our goal is to develop a lifelong habit of learning as embodied in our school’s motto, Aún Aprendo—I am still learning.
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School Stats

Average
Current School
Tuition
$75400
Enrollment
100
International Students
40%
Faculty with Advanced Degrees
80%
Teacher-Student Ratio
1:4
Endowment
$1.5 millions
AP
10
Average SAT Score
1080
Average ACT Score
24
Class Size
8
Boarding %
90%

Matriculation

Matriculation

(2024)
Ranking University/College Students
#9 Northwestern University 1 +
#22 University of California: Berkeley 1 +
#25 Carnegie Mellon University 1 +
#28 University of California: Santa Barbara 1 +
#34 University of Rochester 1 +
#36 Boston College 1 +
#38 University of California: Davis 1 +
#49 Purdue University 1 +
#63 Lawrence University 1 +
#63 University of Connecticut 1 +
#68 University of Massachusetts Amherst 1 +
#72 Sarah Lawrence College 1 +
#84 Bennington College 1 +
LAC #17 Smith College 1 +
#93 University of Denver 1 +
#94 Lewis & Clark College 1 +
#99 University of Oregon 1 +
#103 Drexel University 1 +
#103 Loyola University Chicago 1 +
#103 University of Arizona 1 +
#103 University of California: Santa Cruz 1 +
#104 University of California: Merced 1 +
#104 University of Colorado Boulder 1 +
#117 SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry 1 +
#117 University of Vermont 1 +
#122 Chapman University 1 +
#127 DePaul University 1 +
#127 Seattle University 1 +
#136 Simmons University 1 +
#136 University of La Verne 1 +
#136 University of New Hampshire 1 +
LAC #30 Kenyon College 1 +
LAC #30 Mount Holyoke College 1 +
LAC #30 Scripps College 1 +
#166 Bradley University 1 +
#166 California State University: Fullerton 1 +
#182 Belmont University 1 +
LAC #38 Skidmore College 1 +
LAC #38 Whitman College 1 +
LAC #42 Occidental College 1 +
#234 San Francisco State University 1 +
#250 Regis University 1 +
LAC #50 Connecticut College 1 +
#263 Montana State University 1 +
#285 Portland State University 1 +
#285 University of Montana 1 +
#299 Middle Tennessee State University 1 +
LAC #60 Bard College 1 +
Art Center College of Design 1 +
Berklee College of Music 1 +
Boise State University 1 +
California Polytechnic State University: San Luis Obispo 1 +
California State Polytechnic University: Pomona 1 +
california state university channel islands 1 +
California State University: Chico 1 +
California State University: Monterey Bay 1 +
California State University: Northridge 1 +
Cornish College of the Arts 1 +
Emerson College 1 +
Metropolitan State University of Denver 1 +
Parsons The New School for Design 1 +
Pratt Institute 1 +
Rhode Island School of Design 1 +
Saint Mary's College of California 1 +
San Jose State University 1 +
Savannah College of Art and Design 1 +
School of the Art Institute of Chicago 1 +
School of Visual Arts 1 +
Sonoma State University 1 +
University of Colorado Colorado Springs 1 +
University of Glasgow 1 +
University of Nevada: Reno 1 +
University of Portland 1 +
University of Redlands 1 +
Wheaton College-Norton-MA 1 +
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Matriculation
Ranking University/College 2024 2023 2022 2021 2014-2019 Total
All schools 38 3 57 35 26
#3 Stanford University 1 1
#9 Northwestern University 1 +admitted 1
#15 University of California: Berkeley 1 +admitted 1
#15 University of California: Los Angeles 1 + 1
#24 Carnegie Mellon University 1 +admitted 1
#28 University of California: San Diego 1 + 1
#28 University of California: Davis 1 +admitted 1 1 admitted 1 + 4
#33 University of California: Irvine 1 admitted 1 + 2
#35 New York University 1 1 + 2
#35 University of California: Santa Barbara 1 +admitted 1 + 2
#35 University of Wisconsin-Madison 1 1
#38 University of Texas at Austin 1 admitted 1
#39 Boston College 1 +admitted 1
#40 Rutgers University 2 admitted 2
#40 University of Washington 1 + 1
#46 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1 1
#47 Texas A&M University 1 1
#47 University of Rochester 1 +admitted 1
#49 Purdue University 1 +admitted 1 + 2
#53 Case Western Reserve University 1 admitted 1
#53 Northeastern University 1 1
#57 Penn State University Park 1 admitted 1 + 2
#58 University of Connecticut 1 +admitted 1
#60 Michigan State University 1 admitted 1 2
#60 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 1 1
#60 Brandeis University 1 + 1
#60 Santa Clara University 1 admitted 1
#67 University of Massachusetts Amherst 1 +admitted 1 admitted 2
#67 Syracuse University 1 admitted 1 + 2
#67 George Washington University 1 1
#73 Indiana University Bloomington 1 admitted 1 2
#76 SUNY University at Buffalo 1 admitted 1
#76 Pepperdine University 1 admitted 1
#82 University of Illinois at Chicago 1 admitted 1
#86 Marquette University 1 1
#88 University of California: Riverside 2 admitted 2
#89 Southern Methodist University 1 admitted 1
#89 Fordham University 1 admitted 1
#93 Gonzaga University 2 admitted 2
#98 University of San Diego 1 1
#98 University of Oregon 1 +admitted 1 admitted 2
#98 Drexel University 1 +admitted 1
#103 University of California: Santa Cruz 1 +admitted 2 admitted 1 + 4
#104 University of California: Merced 1 +admitted 1 admitted 2
#105 Saint Louis University 1 admitted 1
#105 University of Colorado Boulder 1 +admitted 2 admitted 2 admitted 1 6
#105 American University 1 admitted 1 2
#105 Arizona State University 1 admitted 1 admitted 2
#105 San Diego State University 2 admitted 2 admitted 4
#115 University of San Francisco 3 admitted 2 admitted 5
#115 University of Utah 1 admitted 1 admitted 2
#115 University of Arizona 1 +admitted 6 admitted 1 admitted 8
#115 SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry 1 +admitted 1
#115 University of New Hampshire 1 +admitted 1
#124 University of Denver 1 +admitted 1 admitted 1 admitted 1 4
#133 California State University: Fullerton 1 +admitted 1
#133 Miami University: Oxford 1 admitted 1 admitted 2
#133 Chapman University 1 +admitted 2 admitted 3
#133 University of Vermont 1 +admitted 1 admitted 2
#142 University of the Pacific 2 admitted 2
#142 Oregon State University 1 admitted 1 admitted 2
#142 Loyola University Chicago 1 +admitted 1
#151 DePaul University 1 +admitted 1 admitted 2
#151 Colorado State University 3 admitted 2 admitted 5
#151 Simmons University 1 +admitted 1 admitted 2
#163 Seattle University 1 +admitted 1
#163 Adelphi University 3 admitted 3
#170 University of La Verne 1 +admitted 1
#170 California State University: San Bernardino 2 admitted 2
#178 San Francisco State University 1 +admitted 3 admitted 4
#185 Bradley University 1 +admitted 1
#195 University of Nevada: Reno 1 +admitted 1
#209 Pacific University 2 admitted 2
#216 University of Massachusetts Boston 1 admitted 1
#236 Belmont University 1 +admitted 1 admitted 2
#249 Pace University 1 1 admitted 1 admitted 3
#249 Northern Arizona University 1 admitted 1
#260 Regis University 1 +admitted 1 admitted 2
#280 California State University: East Bay 2 admitted 2
#280 Bowling Green State University 1 admitted 1
#280 Portland State University 1 +admitted 1
#303 Montana State University 1 +admitted 1
#304 Middle Tennessee State University 1 +admitted 1
#332 Boise State University 1 +admitted 1
#332 Morgan State University 1 admitted 1
#342 Lesley University 1 admitted 1 admitted 2
#361 University of Montana 1 +admitted 1
Wright State University 1 admitted 1
University of Colorado Colorado Springs 1 +admitted 1
Matriculation
Ranking University/College 2024 2023 2022 2021 2014-2019 Total
All schools 14 0 27 21 3
#11 Claremont McKenna College 1 admitted 1 2
#16 Smith College 1 +admitted 1
#27 Macalester College 1 admitted 1
#30 Lafayette College 1 + 1
#34 Mount Holyoke College 1 +admitted 1 admitted 2
#35 Scripps College 1 +admitted 1 admitted 2
#35 Occidental College 1 +admitted 1 admitted 1 admitted 3
#38 Skidmore College 1 +admitted 1 admitted 2
#39 Kenyon College 1 +admitted 1
#39 Pitzer College 1 admitted 1
#39 Trinity College 1 1
#46 Whitman College 1 +admitted 3 admitted 1 admitted 5
#46 Dickinson College 1 admitted 1
#46 Connecticut College 1 +admitted 1
#51 St. Olaf College 1 admitted 1
#67 Reed College 1 admitted 2 admitted 3
#70 Hobart and William Smith Colleges 1 admitted 1
#72 Bard College 1 +admitted 1 admitted 2
#73 Lake Forest College 1 admitted 2 admitted 3
#75 Lawrence University 1 +admitted 1 admitted 1 admitted 3
#75 Wheaton College-Norton-MA 1 +admitted 1 admitted 1 admitted 3
#86 Beloit College 1 admitted 1 admitted 2
#89 University of Puget Sound 1 admitted 1
#93 Lewis & Clark College 1 +admitted 1 admitted 2
#93 Drew University 1 admitted 2 admitted 3
#93 Whittier College 1 admitted 1 admitted 2
#100 Sarah Lawrence College 1 +admitted 1 admitted 2 admitted 4
#100 Earlham College 1 admitted 1
#112 Hanover College 1 admitted 1
#112 Bennington College 1 +admitted 1
#116 Ohio Wesleyan University 1 admitted 1
#116 Cornell College 1 admitted 1 admitted 2
#121 Hartwick College 1 admitted 1
#124 Goucher College 1 admitted 1
#130 Coe College 1 admitted 1
#167 Guilford College 1 admitted 1
Oberlin College 1 admitted 1
Matriculation
Ranking University/College 2024 2023 2022 2021 2014-2019 Total
All schools 1 0 0 0 0
#8 University of Glasgow 1 +admitted 1

AP Scores

(2022-2023)
Number of students took AP test
26
Number of tests taken
50
11%
11%
12%
Score 5
Score 4
Score 3
Other scores

Academics

AP

(10)
Biology
Calculus AB
Spanish Language and Culture
Environmental Science
French Language and Culture
Human Geography
Biology
Calculus AB
Spanish Language and Culture
Environmental Science
French Language and Culture
Human Geography
Statistics
Psychology
United States History
English Literature and Composition
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Sports

(12)
Basketball
Cross Country
Volleyball
Swimming
Aquatics
Dance
Basketball
Cross Country
Volleyball
Swimming
Aquatics
Dance
Soccer
Surfing
Yoga
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Extracurricular Activities and Clubs

(15)
Model UN
Community Service
Peer Tutoring
Book and Poetry
Fashion
Gym
Model UN
Community Service
Peer Tutoring
Book and Poetry
Fashion
Gym
Knitting and Craft
Dance
Soccer
Board Game
Astronomy
Engineering
DEI
Skiing
Camping
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Arts

(20)
Acting
Guitar
Music
Music Theory
Book Arts
Ceramics
Acting
Guitar
Music
Music Theory
Book Arts
Ceramics
Digital Art
Studio Art
Publishing
Film
Performing
Chamber Choir
Art History
Digital Photography
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Contact Info

http://www.besanthill.org
8585 Ojai Santa Paula Road Ojai, CA 93023
805-646-4343
admissions@besanthill.org
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Basic Info

Co-ed
Boarding Grades: 9-12, PG
Rural
ESL: Yes
Year Founded: 1946
Campus Size: 520 acres
Boarding Rate: 90%
Religious Affiliation: No Religious Affiliation

Application Info

Deadline: Rolling
Interview: Skype, On Campus, International Admission Visits, Zoom
School Code:
TOEFL: 8104
SSAT: 3697

Frequently Ask Questions about Besant Hill School

Tell me a bit about Besant Hill School.
Besant Hill School is Co-ed private boarding school located in California, US. It was founded 1946 , and currently has about 100 students, 40.00% of whom are international students.

For more official information, please visit http://www.besanthill.org.
Does Besant Hill School have rigorous academic requirements?
Besant Hill School is offering 10 AP courses.

In recent years, 11 of their students score 4 and 5 in AP exams.

Besant Hill School also have 80% of faculties whose degrees are master and above.
Where do Besant Hill School students typically go for their colleges?
Based on the most recent matriculation data, 9.26% go to top 50 US universities and colleges*, 1.85% go to top 25, and about 0% go to Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Stanford and MIT.

*Ranking is based on the 2024 US News College Ranking.
What is the application requirement for Besant Hill School?
Similar to most private schools in the US, Besant Hill School’s typical admission requirements include school transcript, recommendation letter, application essay, TOEFL for international students, and interview (often optional, but highly recommended).
What is the latest tuition for Besant Hill School’s Co-ed student?
The total fee for Besant Hill School in 2024 is $75,400 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@besanthill.org .
Where is Besant Hill School located?
Besant Hill School is located in the State of California of USA.
How popular is Besant Hill School on FindingSchool network?
Based on FindingSchool monthly traffic data as well as onsite search record, Besant Hill School is among the most popular schools, within top 219 for all schools on FindingSchool.

Also Besant Hill School has been favorited by 91 users.
How to start with an application with Besant Hill School?
The first stop is to carefully review the school profile on FindingSchool to learn more about Besant Hill School. Most of them are directly provided by the school.

Also it is highly recommended to visit Besant Hill School’s official site: http://www.besanthill.org or call them at 805-646-4343.
Please share a few nearby schools that are close to Besant Hill School?
Yes, here are few: The Thacher School, Ojai Valley School and Villanova Preparatory School.

What is the FindingSchool rating for Besant Hill School?
The overall rating for Besant Hill School is B.

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

Nearby City

Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, commonly known as L.A., is the largest city in California and the second most populous in the U.S. It serves as the commercial, financial, and cultural hub of Southern California. With a population of around 3.9 million as of 2020, L.A. is famous for its Mediterranean climate, diverse population, and as the epicenter of the entertainment industry, particularly Hollywood. The city also offers a rich mix of cultural landmarks, including world-class museums, beaches, and a dynamic food scene, making it a global metropolis.
Population (2022) 3,833,995
Cost of Living Higher than average 54%
Nearby Airport Los Angeles International Airport

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