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Matriculation A-
Academics B+
Extracurriculars A
Community A
Reviews B
Friends School of Baltimore is a private coeducational Quaker school founded in 1784 and serving students in Pre-K through 12th grade.
"You can always tell a Friends kid." That's what college admissions officers, business leaders, and families, like yours, tell us.
It's in the confidence, maturity, and sense of purpose they bring to every learning situation-whether in the classroom, on the playing field, on stage, or out in the community, where they work to bring about positive change.
Visit our vibrant campus and see for yourself how Friends develops not just great minds, but great people.
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School Stats

Average
Current School
Tuition
$57000
Enrollment
789
International Students
0.02%
Faculty with Advanced Degrees
73%
Teacher-Student Ratio
1:7
Endowment
$16.6 millions
Average SAT Score
1270
Average ACT Score
27
Class Size
13.5

Matriculation

Matriculation

(2019-2023)
Ranking University/College Students
#1 Princeton University 1 +
#5 Yale University 1 +
LAC #1 Williams College 1 +
#6 Stanford University 1 +
#8 University of Pennsylvania 1 +
#9 Duke University 1 +
#9 Johns Hopkins University 1 +
LAC #2 Amherst College 1 +
#13 Dartmouth College 1 +
#14 Brown University 1 +
#14 Vanderbilt University 1 +
#14 Washington University in St. Louis 1 +
LAC #3 Swarthmore College 1 +
#17 Cornell University 1 +
#17 Rice University 1 +
#19 University of Notre Dame 1 +
#20 University of California: Los Angeles 1 +
LAC #4 Pomona College 1 +
#21 Emory University 1 +
#23 Georgetown University 1 +
#23 University of Michigan 1 +
#25 Carnegie Mellon University 1 +
#25 University of Virginia 1 +
LAC #5 Wellesley College 1 +
#28 New York University 1 +
#28 Tufts University 1 +
#28 University of Florida 1 +
#28 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 1 +
#28 Wake Forest University 1 +
#34 University of California: San Diego 1 +
#34 University of Rochester 1 +
#36 Boston College 1 +
#40 College of William and Mary 1 +
#42 Boston University 1 +
#42 Brandeis University 1 +
#42 Case Western Reserve University 1 +
#42 Tulane University 1 +
#42 University of Wisconsin-Madison 1 +
LAC #9 Carleton College 1 +
LAC #9 Middlebury College 1 +
#47 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1 +
#49 Lehigh University 1 +
#49 Northeastern University 1 +
#49 Pepperdine University 1 +
#49 Purdue University 1 +
#49 Villanova University 1 +
#55 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 1 +
#55 Rhodes College 1 +
#55 University of Miami 1 +
LAC #11 Washington and Lee University 1 +
#57 Penn State University Park 1 +
#59 Syracuse University 1 +
#59 University of Maryland: College Park 1 +
#59 University of Washington 1 +
#63 Agnes Scott College 1 +
#63 George Washington University 1 +
#63 University of Connecticut 1 +
LAC #13 Davidson College 1 +
LAC #13 Hamilton College 1 +
#68 Fordham University 1 +
#68 Indiana University Bloomington 1 +
#68 Texas A&M University 1 +
#72 Hobart and William Smith Colleges 1 +
#72 Reed College 1 +
#72 Sarah Lawrence College 1 +
#75 Clemson University 1 +
#75 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 1 +
#76 College of Wooster 1 +
#76 Muhlenberg College 1 +
#79 American University 1 +
LAC #16 Haverford College 1 +
#83 Elon University 1 +
#83 Howard University 1 +
#83 Michigan State University 1 +
#83 Stevens Institute of Technology 1 +
SUNY University at Binghamton 1 +
#85 Washington College 1 +
LAC #17 Colby College 1 +
LAC #17 Smith College 1 +
LAC #17 Wesleyan University 1 +
#89 St. Mary's College of Maryland 1 +
#89 Ursinus College 1 +
#93 University of Delaware 1 +
#93 University of Denver 1 +
#94 Lewis & Clark College 1 +
#103 Drexel University 1 +
#103 Miami University: Oxford 1 +
#103 Temple University 1 +
#103 University of San Francisco 1 +
#104 University of Colorado Boulder 1 +
LAC #22 University of Richmond 1 +
LAC #22 Vassar College 1 +
#111 Drew University 1 +
#111 Goucher College 1 +
#111 Lycoming College 1 +
#111 Ohio Wesleyan University 1 +
#111 St. Norbert College 1 +
#117 Rochester Institute of Technology 1 +
#117 University of South Carolina: Columbia 1 +
#117 University of Vermont 1 +
LAC #25 Bates College 1 +
#127 DePaul University 1 +
#127 University of Kentucky 1 +
#130 Eckerd College 1 +
LAC #26 Colorado College 1 +
#136 University of New Hampshire 1 +
#137 University of Alabama 1 +
#148 University of Cincinnati 1 +
#149 University of Mary Washington 1 +
LAC #30 Bryn Mawr College 1 +
LAC #30 Kenyon College 1 +
LAC #30 Scripps College 1 +
#151 James Madison University 1 +
#151 University of Mississippi 1 +
#162 Oregon State University 1 +
#166 Hofstra University 1 +
#166 Quinnipiac University 1 +
#166 Virginia Commonwealth University 1 +
#166 Xavier University 1 +
LAC #35 Pitzer College 1 +
LAC #36 Oberlin College 1 +
#182 Ohio University 1 +
LAC #38 Bucknell University 1 +
LAC #38 Franklin & Marshall College 1 +
LAC #38 Lafayette College 1 +
LAC #38 Skidmore College 1 +
LAC #38 Whitman College 1 +
#202 La Salle University 1 +
#202 Loyola University New Orleans 1 +
LAC #42 Denison University 1 +
LAC #42 Occidental College 1 +
#219 Hampton University 1 +
#219 University of North Carolina at Greensboro 1 +
#219 Widener University 1 +
LAC #46 DePauw University 1 +
LAC #46 Trinity College 1 +
#234 Georgia State University 1 +
#234 Pace University 1 +
#234 Suffolk University 1 +
#234 West Virginia University 1 +
#250 West Chester University of Pennsylvania 1 +
LAC #50 Connecticut College 1 +
LAC #50 Dickinson College 1 +
LAC #50 The University of the South 1 +
#285 University of New England 1 +
#299 Middle Tennessee State University 1 +
#299 Old Dominion University 1 +
LAC #60 Bard College 1 +
LAC #61 Gettysburg College 1 +
#317 Morgan State University 1 +
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Barry University 1 +
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Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art 1 +
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Pace University: Westchester 1 +
Parsons The New School for Design 1 +
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Savannah College of Art and Design 1 +
School of the Art Institute of Chicago 1 +
Seton Hill University 1 +
Stevenson University 1 +
Towson University 1 +
University of Lynchburg 1 +
University of Maryland: Baltimore County 1 +
University of Maryland: Eastern Shore 1 +
University of New Haven 1 +
University of St. Andrews 1 +
Warren Wilson College 1 +
Washington & Jefferson College 1 +
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Matriculation
Ranking University/College 2019-2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 Total
All schools 74 96 95 68 42
#1 Princeton University 1 + 2 1 4
#2 Columbia University 1 1
#5 Yale University 1 + 1 2
#6 Stanford University 1 + 2 admitted 2 5
#8 University of Pennsylvania 1 + 1 admitted 1 admitted 1 4
#9 Johns Hopkins University 1 + 1 admitted 1 admitted 1 4
#9 Duke University 1 + 1 1 admitted 3
#9 Northwestern University 1 1
#13 Dartmouth College 1 + 1
#14 Vanderbilt University 1 + 1 admitted 2
#14 Washington University in St. Louis 1 + 1 1 admitted 1 admitted 1 5
#14 Brown University 1 + 1
#17 Cornell University 1 + 1 2 admitted 1 admitted 5
#17 Rice University 1 + 1 2
#19 University of Notre Dame 1 + 1 2
#20 University of California: Los Angeles 1 + 1 2 admitted 1 admitted 5
#21 Emory University 1 + 1 admitted 2
#23 University of Michigan 1 + 3 1 admitted 1 admitted 6
#23 Georgetown University 1 + 1 1 3
#25 University of Virginia 1 + 1 1 admitted 1 admitted 1 5
#25 Carnegie Mellon University 1 + 1 2
#27 University of Southern California 1 1
#28 Wake Forest University 1 + 1 1 admitted 1 admitted 4
#28 Tufts University 1 + 1 1 admitted 3
#28 University of Florida 1 + 1 admitted 1 3
#28 New York University 1 + 1 1 admitted 1 admitted 4
#28 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 1 + 2 1 admitted 1 admitted 5
#34 University of California: San Diego 1 + 2 1 admitted 1 admitted 5
#34 University of Rochester 1 + 1 1 admitted 3
#36 University of California: Irvine 1 1 admitted 2
#36 Boston College 1 + 1 1 admitted 1 admitted 1 5
#38 University of Texas at Austin 1 1
#38 University of California: Davis 1 admitted 1 admitted 2
#40 College of William and Mary 1 + 1 3 admitted 1 admitted 1 7
#42 University of Wisconsin-Madison 1 + 1 2 admitted 2 admitted 1 7
#42 Tulane University 1 + 1 1 admitted 1 admitted 2 6
#42 Boston University 1 + 1 1 admitted 1 admitted 2 6
#42 Brandeis University 1 + 1 1 admitted 1 4
#42 Case Western Reserve University 1 + 1 admitted 1 admitted 3
#47 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1 + 1 admitted 2
#49 Villanova University 1 + 1 admitted 1 admitted 3
#49 Purdue University 1 + 1 admitted 1 admitted 3
#49 Pepperdine University 1 + 1 2
#49 Northeastern University 1 + 7 3 admitted 3 admitted 2 16
#49 Lehigh University 1 + 1 1 admitted 1 admitted 4
#49 Ohio State University: Columbus Campus 1 1 admitted 1 admitted 3
#55 University of Miami 1 + 1 1 admitted 1 admitted 1 5
#55 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 1 + 2 1 admitted 1 admitted 5
#57 Penn State University Park 1 + 1 1 admitted 1 admitted 3 7
#59 University of Maryland: College Park 1 + 6 5 admitted 6 admitted 1 19
#59 Syracuse University 1 + 2 1 admitted 1 admitted 1 6
#59 University of Washington 1 + 1 admitted 2
#62 University of Pittsburgh 1 1 admitted 1 admitted 3
#63 George Washington University 1 + 1 1 admitted 1 admitted 4
#63 University of Connecticut 1 + 1 1 admitted 3
#63 Worcester Polytechnic Institute 1 admitted 1 admitted 2
#68 University of Minnesota: Twin Cities 1 1
#68 Texas A&M University 1 + 1
#68 Indiana University Bloomington 1 + 1 2 admitted 1 admitted 5
#68 University of Massachusetts Amherst 1 1 admitted 2
#68 Fordham University 1 + 1 1 admitted 3
#75 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 1 + 1 3 admitted 1 admitted 6
#75 Loyola Marymount University 1 1 admitted 2
#75 Clemson University 1 + 1 admitted 1 admitted 3
#79 American University 1 + 1 admitted 1 admitted 3
#83 Stevens Institute of Technology 1 + 1 2
#83 Howard University 1 + 1 admitted 1 admitted 3
#83 SUNY University at Binghamton 1 + 1 1 admitted 3
#83 Elon University 1 + 4 5 admitted 2 admitted 3 15
#83 Marquette University 1 admitted 1
#83 Michigan State University 1 + 1 admitted 2
#93 University of Delaware 1 + 1 2 admitted 1 admitted 4 9
#93 University of San Diego 1 admitted 1
#93 University of Denver 1 + 1 3 admitted 1 admitted 6
#99 University of Utah 1 admitted 1
#99 Auburn University 1 1
#99 University of Oregon 1 admitted 1
#103 University of Illinois at Chicago 1 1
#103 University of California: Santa Cruz 1 1 admitted 2
#103 University of Arizona 1 1 admitted 1 admitted 3
#103 Miami University: Oxford 1 + 1 1 admitted 1 4
#103 New Jersey Institute of Technology 1 1
#103 Temple University 1 + 1 2 admitted 1 admitted 1 6
#103 Drexel University 1 + 1 1 admitted 1 admitted 4
#103 Clark University 1 1 admitted 1 admitted 3
#103 University of San Francisco 1 + 1 1 admitted 1 admitted 4
#104 University of Colorado Boulder 1 + 1 1 admitted 1 admitted 2 6
#117 Arizona State University 1 1 admitted 2
#117 Rochester Institute of Technology 1 + 1 1 admitted 3
#117 University of Vermont 1 + 2 2 admitted 1 admitted 2 8
#117 University of South Carolina: Columbia 1 + 1 1 admitted 1 admitted 4
#122 Chapman University 1 1 admitted 1 admitted 3
#122 University of Kansas 1 admitted 1
#127 DePaul University 1 + 1 1 admitted 3
#127 University of Kentucky 1 + 1 1 admitted 3
#136 University of New Hampshire 1 + 1 1 admitted 3
#136 Catholic University of America 1 1
#148 San Diego State University 1 admitted 1
#148 University of Alabama 1 + 1 1 3
#148 University of Cincinnati 1 + 1 1 admitted 1 admitted 1 5
#148 Duquesne University 1 1 admitted 2
#162 Oregon State University 1 + 1 admitted 2
Rutgers University 1 1
Matriculation
Ranking University/College 2019-2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 Total
All schools 37 31 27 31 23
#1 Williams College 1 + 1 2
#2 Amherst College 1 + 1 2 4
#3 Swarthmore College 1 + 1 2
#4 Pomona College 1 + 1 2
#5 Wellesley College 1 + 1 2
#6 Bowdoin College 1 admitted 1
#9 Carleton College 1 + 1 1 admitted 1 admitted 4
#9 Middlebury College 1 + 1 1 admitted 1 4
#11 Washington and Lee University 1 + 1 1 admitted 1 admitted 4
#13 Grinnell College 1 1
#13 Hamilton College 1 + 2 1 admitted 4
#13 Davidson College 1 + 1 1 admitted 1 admitted 3 7
#16 Haverford College 1 + 1 1 admitted 1 admitted 4
#17 Colgate University 1 1
#17 Wesleyan University 1 + 1 1 admitted 3
#17 Smith College 1 + 1 2
#17 Colby College 1 + 1 1 admitted 1 admitted 4
#22 University of Richmond 1 + 1 1 admitted 1 admitted 2 6
#22 Vassar College 1 + 1 admitted 1 3
#25 Bates College 1 + 1 1 admitted 1 4
#26 Colorado College 1 + 1 1 admitted 1 4
#27 Macalester College 1 admitted 1
#30 Scripps College 1 + 1 admitted 1 admitted 3
#30 Kenyon College 1 + 1 1 admitted 1 admitted 4
#30 Bryn Mawr College 1 + 1 1 admitted 1 4
#30 Berea College 1 admitted 1
#35 Pitzer College 1 + 1 1 3
#36 Oberlin College 1 + 1 1 admitted 1 admitted 4
#38 Whitman College 1 + 1 admitted 1 admitted 3
#38 Bucknell University 1 + 1 1 admitted 1 admitted 2 6
#38 Lafayette College 1 + 1 1 admitted 1 admitted 4
#38 Skidmore College 1 + 3 1 admitted 1 admitted 6
#38 Franklin & Marshall College 1 + 1 admitted 1 admitted 3
#42 Occidental College 1 + 1 admitted 1 3
#42 Denison University 1 + 1 admitted 1 admitted 3
#46 DePauw University 1 + 1 admitted 1 3
#46 Trinity College 1 + 1 1 admitted 1 4
#46 Furman University 1 admitted 1
#50 Dickinson College 1 + 1 3 admitted 1 admitted 6
#50 Connecticut College 1 + 1 1 admitted 1 admitted 2 6
#50 The University of the South 1 + 1 admitted 1 admitted 3
#54 Gettysburg College 1 + 1 1 admitted 1 admitted 1 5
#62 Bard College 1 + 1 admitted 1 admitted 3
Union College 1 admitted 1 admitted 2

AP Scores

(2020)
Number of students took AP test
28
Number of tests taken
32
68%
Score 5
Score 4
Score 3
Other scores

Academics

Sports

(14)
Badminton
Baseball
Cross Country
Dance
Field Hockey
Fitness
Badminton
Baseball
Cross Country
Dance
Field Hockey
Fitness
American Football
Golf
Lacrosse
Soccer
Squash
Tennis
Volleyball
Wrestling
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Extracurricular Activities and Clubs

(55)
Adopt A Village in Guatemala
Anime club
Aquaponics
BAC
Blue Club
Body Positivity/Self-Love Club
Adopt A Village in Guatemala
Anime club
Aquaponics
BAC
Blue Club
Body Positivity/Self-Love Club
Book Club
CASA
Chamber Music Club
Chess Club
Conservative Voices Club
Creative Writing Club
Debate Team
DJ Club
Doodle Club
French Club
Gender Sexuality Alliance (GSA)
Green Club
Habitat for Humanity
Hockey Club
Hunger Committee
Improv club
It's Academic
Jewish Student Union
Kinetic Sculpture Club
Latinos Unidos
Maker Club
Math Club
Mock Trial
Mock Turtle
Model UN
NAMI
One Love Club
Politics/Current Events Club
Programming Club
Puerto Rico Service Adventure Club
Quaker Nation
Quaker Quill
Quakermetrics
Random Acts of Kindness
Robotics
Russian Club
SADD (students against drunk driving)
Slam Poetry Club
Smash Club
Soccer Without Borders
Stagecrew
Students For Prison Reform
Ultimate Frisbee
UNICEF club
Women’s Empowerment Club
Worldwide Community Connections
Yearbook
Youth in Government
ZTP
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Arts

(15)
3D Fabrication
Color
Digital Photography
Drawing
Editing
Film
3D Fabrication
Color
Digital Photography
Drawing
Editing
Film
Painting
Photo
Photography
Printmaking
Studio Art
Watercolor
Art
Design
Web Design
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Contact Info

http://www.friendsbalt.org/
5114 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21210
410-649-3200
jphizacklea@friendsbalt.org
Maryland

Basic Info

Co-ed
Day S. Grades: PreK-12
Urban
IB: No
ESL: No
Year Founded: 1784
Religious Affiliation: Other

Application Info

Deadline: 01/15
Interview: Skype
Other Accepted Scores: ISEE,TOEFL Junior
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Frequently Ask Questions about Friends School of Baltimore

Tell me a bit about Friends School of Baltimore.
Friends School of Baltimore is Co-ed private day school located in Maryland, US. It was founded 1784 , and currently has about 789 students, 0.02% of whom are international students.

For more official information, please visit http://www.friendsbalt.org/.
Does Friends School of Baltimore have rigorous academic requirements?
Friends School of Baltimore also have 73% of faculties whose degrees are master and above.
Where do Friends School of Baltimore students typically go for their colleges?
Based on the most recent matriculation data, 24.44% go to top 50 US universities and colleges*, 34.44% go to top 25, and about 3.33% go to Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Stanford and MIT.

*Ranking is based on the 2024 US News College Ranking.
What is the application requirement for Friends School of Baltimore?
Similar to most private schools in the US, Friends School of Baltimore’s typical admission requirements include school transcript, recommendation letter, application essay, and interview (often optional, but highly recommended).
What is the latest tuition for Friends School of Baltimore’s Co-ed student?
The total fee for Friends School of Baltimore in 2024 is $57,000 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 jphizacklea@friendsbalt.org .
Where is Friends School of Baltimore located?
Friends School of Baltimore is located in the State of Maryland of USA. The closest major city is Baltimore, which is about 4 miles away from school. Most families can choose Baltimore-Washington International Airport to travel in and out of school.
How popular is Friends School of Baltimore on FindingSchool network?
Based on FindingSchool monthly traffic data as well as onsite search record, Friends School of Baltimore is within top 700 for all schools on FindingSchool.

Also Friends School of Baltimore has been favorited by 8 users.
How to start with an application with Friends School of Baltimore?
The first stop is to carefully review the school profile on FindingSchool to learn more about Friends School of Baltimore. Most of them are directly provided by the school.

Also it is highly recommended to visit Friends School of Baltimore’s official site: http://www.friendsbalt.org/ or call them at 410-649-3200.
Please share a few nearby schools that are close to Friends School of Baltimore?
Yes, here are few: The Bryn Mawr School, Gilman School and Roland Park Country School.

The closest major city is Baltimore. You can find out more schools near Baltimore here.
What is the FindingSchool rating for Friends School of Baltimore?
The overall rating for Friends School of Baltimore is A-.

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

Nearby City

Baltimore, Maryland
Baltimore is a historic city in Maryland, known for its significant role as a major seaport. Located at the mouth of the Inner Harbor, the city is home to Fort McHenry, where the U.S. national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner," was penned. The Inner Harbor today features a vibrant mix of shops, seafood restaurants, and attractions like the USS Constellation, a Civil War-era warship, and the National Aquarium, which hosts a diverse array of marine life. Baltimore’s rich cultural and maritime heritage continues to attract visitors year-round.
Population (2022) 636,919
Cost of Living Higher than average 9%
Nearby Airport Baltimore-Washington International Airport

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