Dexter Southfield School

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Dexter Southfield School strives to develop in each student academic and athletic skills, moral and spiritual attitudes and habits, and self-discipline so that he may make positive contributions to today's society.
A range of offerings is available to students from Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12.
The curriculum is challenging, and high expectations are held for each student, yet the faculty provides a wide range of academic offerings and individualized programs.
Dexter's athletic programs feature a combination of intramural and interscholastic offerings.
In Kindergarten through Grade 2 physical education is a daily activity.
Intramural competition is introduced in Grade 3 through Grade 6 during which students compete in many different sports with the goal of instilling a spirit of sportsmanship and teamwork.
Beginning in Grade 7, athletes choose from a variety of interscholastic sports.

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Current School

Tuition

$62200

Enrollment

1076

International Students

Teacher-Student Ratio

1:7

Average SAT Score

1275

Average ACT Score

27.5

Class Size

Matriculation

(2023)

Ranking	University/College	Students
#2	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	1 +
#6	Stanford University	1 +
#6	University of Chicago	1 +
#9	Northwestern University	1 +
#13	Dartmouth College	1 +
#14	Washington University in St. Louis	1 +
#23	University of Michigan	1 +
#25	University of Virginia	1 +
#28	New York University	1 +
#28	Tufts University	1 +
LAC #6	Bowdoin College	1 +
#34	University of Rochester	1 +
#36	Boston College	1 +
#42	Boston University	1 +
#42	Tulane University	1 +
#42	University of Wisconsin-Madison	1 +
LAC #9	Middlebury College	1 +
#49	Lehigh University	1 +
#49	Northeastern University	1 +
#49	Ohio State University: Columbus Campus	1 +
#49	Villanova University	1 +
#55	University of Miami	1 +
#59	Syracuse University	1 +
#63	George Washington University	1 +
LAC #13	Hamilton College	1 +
#68	St. Lawrence University	1 +
#68	University of Massachusetts Amherst	1 +
#75	Loyola Marymount University	1 +
#75	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	1 +
#79	American University	1 +
#83	Elon University	1 +
#83	Texas Christian University	1 +
LAC #17	Colby College	1 +
LAC #17	Colgate University	1 +
LAC #17	Wesleyan University	1 +
#93	University of Delaware	1 +
#93	University of Denver	1 +
#103	Temple University	1 +
#115	Fairfield University	1 +
	Arizona State University	1 +
#117	University of Vermont	1 +
LAC #25	Bates College	1 +
#166	Xavier University	1 +
LAC #35	College of the Holy Cross	1 +
#176	University of Massachusetts Lowell	1 +
LAC #38	Bucknell University	1 +
LAC #38	Skidmore College	1 +
#219	Sacred Heart University	1 +
LAC #45	Union College	1 +
LAC #46	Trinity College	1 +
LAC #50	Connecticut College	1 +
#263	Florida Atlantic University	1 +
	Babson College	1 +
	Bentley University	1 +
	College of Charleston	1 +
	Merrimack College	1 +
	Missouri State University	1 +
	Providence College	1 +
	Saint Anselm College	1 +
	Saint Michael's College	1 +
	San Jacinto College : South Campus	1 +
	United States Coast Guard Academy	1 +
	University of New Haven	1 +
	University of St. Andrews	1 +

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		Matriculation
Ranking	University/College	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	Total
	All schools	33	180	40	45	34
#2	Columbia University		1 admitted	1			2
#2	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	1 +					1
#2	Harvard College		3 admitted	1	2	2	8
#5	Yale University					1	1
#6	University of Chicago	1 +					1
#6	Stanford University	1 +					1
#8	University of Pennsylvania		2 admitted				2
#9	Duke University			1			1
#9	Northwestern University	1 +	1 admitted			1	3
#13	Dartmouth College	1 +		1	1		3
#14	Brown University		1 admitted		1		2
#14	Vanderbilt University		1 admitted	1			2
#14	Washington University in St. Louis	1 +		1			2
#17	Rice University			1		1	2
#17	Cornell University			1			1
#19	University of Notre Dame		1 admitted	1		1	3
#22	University of California: Berkeley		2 admitted				2
#23	Georgetown University		1 admitted		2		3
#23	University of Michigan	1 +	3 admitted		2		6
#25	University of Virginia	1 +	2 admitted		1		4
#27	University of Southern California					1	1
#28	University of Florida		1 admitted				1
#28	Wake Forest University		1 admitted	1	2	1	5
#28	University of California: Santa Barbara					1	1
#28	New York University	1 +	1 admitted	1		1	4
#28	Tufts University	1 +	1 admitted	3	2	1	8
#34	University of Rochester	1 +		1			2
#34	University of California: San Diego		1 admitted				1
#36	University of California: Irvine		2 admitted				2
#36	Boston College	1 +	7 admitted	2	2	1	13
#38	University of Texas at Austin		2 admitted				2
#38	Georgia Institute of Technology		1 admitted				1
#38	University of California: Davis		2 admitted				2
#42	Brandeis University		2 admitted	1			3
#42	Boston University	1 +	3 admitted	4	4	2	14
#42	Case Western Reserve University		1 admitted			1	2
#42	Tulane University	1 +	1 admitted	1	3	2	8
#42	University of Wisconsin-Madison	1 +	1 admitted				2
#47	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign		1 admitted	1			2
#48	University of Georgia		1 admitted				1
#49	Northeastern University	1 +	7 admitted	2	1	1	12
#49	Villanova University	1 +	1 admitted		1		3
#49	Lehigh University	1 +		1	1		3
#49	Purdue University		3 admitted				3
#49	Ohio State University: Columbus Campus	1 +	2 admitted				3
#55	University of Miami	1 +	4 admitted	1	1		7
#55	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute		3 admitted		1		4
#55	Santa Clara University		4 admitted	1		3	8
#59	University of Maryland: College Park		1 admitted				1
#59	Syracuse University	1 +	5 admitted	1	3	1	11
#62	University of Pittsburgh		3 admitted				3
#63	University of Connecticut		1 admitted	2	1		4
#63	Worcester Polytechnic Institute		2 admitted	1		2	5
#63	George Washington University	1 +	4 admitted				5
#68	Fordham University		4 admitted	3			7
#68	Indiana University Bloomington		4 admitted				4
#68	University of Massachusetts Amherst	1 +	9 admitted		3	3	16
#68	Southern Methodist University		1 admitted				1
#68	University of Minnesota: Twin Cities		1 admitted				1
#75	Clemson University		1 admitted		2		3
#75	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	1 +		1			2
#75	Baylor University		1 admitted				1
#75	Loyola Marymount University	1 +				1	2
#79	American University	1 +	1 admitted				2
#83	Elon University	1 +	14 admitted	2	1	2	20
#83	Texas Christian University	1 +	1 admitted				2
#83	Michigan State University		1 admitted		1		2
#93	University of San Diego		1 admitted				1
#93	University of Delaware	1 +					1
#93	University of Denver	1 +			1		2
#99	Auburn University		1 admitted				1
#99	University of Utah		1 admitted				1
#103	Temple University	1 +	1 admitted		1		3
#103	Clark University		5 admitted		1		6
#103	Saint Louis University		1 admitted				1
#103	University of San Francisco		1 admitted			1	2
#103	Drexel University		1 admitted				1
#103	University of South Florida		2 admitted				2
#117	University of Vermont	1 +	5 admitted	1	2		9
#117	University of South Carolina: Columbia		1 admitted				1
#117	Arizona State University	1 +	2 admitted				3
#122	Chapman University		1 admitted				1
#127	Seton Hall University		1 admitted				1
#127	Clarkson University		1 admitted				1
#136	Simmons University					1	1
#136	University of New Hampshire		10 admitted			1	11
#136	Catholic University of America		1 admitted		1		2
#148	University of Alabama		5 admitted		1		6
#148	San Diego State University		1 admitted				1
	Penn State University Park		6 admitted				6
	University of Colorado Boulder		5 admitted				5
	University of Tennessee: Knoxville		1 admitted			1	2
	College of William and Mary		1 admitted				1

		Matriculation
Ranking	University/College	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	Total
	All schools	13	46	18	18	11
#2	Amherst College		1 admitted	1			2
#6	Bowdoin College	1 +				1	2
#9	Middlebury College	1 +	1 admitted				2
#9	Carleton College			1			1
#13	Davidson College		1 admitted				1
#13	Hamilton College	1 +	3 admitted	1	1		6
#17	Wesleyan University	1 +	1 admitted	2		1	5
#17	Colby College	1 +	1 admitted	4	1	1	8
#17	Colgate University	1 +	1 admitted	1	1		4
#22	Vassar College			1			1
#22	University of Richmond		3 admitted	1			4
#25	Bates College	1 +					1
#26	Colorado College				1		1
#30	Kenyon College		1 admitted		2		3
#35	College of the Holy Cross	1 +	4 admitted		3	1	9
#38	Lafayette College		1 admitted				1
#38	Skidmore College	1 +	3 admitted	1			5
#38	Bucknell University	1 +	2 admitted		1		4
#42	Denison University		2 admitted				2
#45	Union College	1 +	7 admitted	2	3	2	15
#46	Trinity College	1 +	5 admitted	2	5	4	17
#46	Furman University					1	1
#50	Dickinson College		1 admitted				1
#50	Connecticut College	1 +	4 admitted	1			6
#54	Gettysburg College		1 admitted				1
#62	Bard College		1 admitted				1
	Oberlin College		1 admitted				1
	Franklin & Marshall College		1 admitted				1

Academics

AP

(17)

Biology	Calculus AB
Calculus BC	Chemistry
English Language and Composition	European History

Sports

(16)

Baseball	Basketball
Cross Country	Field Hockey
American Football	Golf

Extracurricular Activities and Clubs

(15)

Admissions Ambassadors	Art
American Discourse	Community Service
Debate	The Drumlin (Literary Magazine)

Arts

(6)

Performing	Play Production
Printmaking	3D Art
Art	Writing

Contact Info

http://www.dextersouthfield.org/

20 Newton St, Brookline, MA 02445

617-522-5544

spowers@dextersouthfield.org

Massachusetts

Basic Info

Co-ed

Day S. Grades: PreK-12

Urban

IB: No

ESL: No

Year Founded: 1926

Campus Size: 36 acres

Religious Affiliation: No Religious Affiliation

Application Info

Deadline: Rolling

Interview: Skype, On Campus

Other Accepted Scores: SSAT,ISEE,TOEFL

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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

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Biology	Calculus AB
Calculus BC	Chemistry
English Language and Composition	European History
French Language and Culture	Latin
Spanish Language and Culture	Spanish Literature and Culture
Statistics	United States History
English Literature and Composition	Environmental Science
Computer Science A	Macroeconomics
Microeconomics

Baseball	Basketball
Cross Country	Field Hockey
American Football	Golf
Ice Hockey	Lacrosse
Rowing	Soccer
Softball	Squash
Swimming	Tennis
Track and Field	Volleyball

Admissions Ambassadors	Art
American Discourse	Community Service
Debate	The Drumlin (Literary Magazine)
GAINS (Girls Advancing in Science)	Investment
Jam Band	LEAD (Diversity Leadership)
Model UN	Quiz Bowl
Rainbow Cafe (GSA)	SOC (Students of Color Affinity Group)
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