Friends Select School

A 5.0 Pennsylvania, US

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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

Matriculation A+

Academics A-

Extracurriculars A-

Community C

Reviews B

Friends Select School's mission is to provide a challenging, college-preparatory academic program to its diverse, coed student population, from pre-kindergarten to twelfth grade. Members of the Friends Select community believe in the Quaker values of respect for all, simplicity, the peaceful resolution to conflict, and a constant search for truth. The school works to achieve a balance between the needs of individuals and the community, in an atmosphere of cooperation and concern for the betterment of all. It values the rich diversity of its urban setting and the opportunities and challenges it provides for the education of its students. Under the caring oversight of dedicated faculty and staff, Friends Select students gain the knowledge, skills and character that will help them to live full lives.

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Current School

Tuition

$48500

Enrollment

646

International Students

Faculty with Advanced Degrees

76%

Teacher-Student Ratio

1:8

Endowment

$15 millions

Average SAT Score

1375

Average ACT Score

27.5

Class Size

Matriculation

(2020-2022)

Ranking	University/College	Students
#1	Princeton University	1 +
#3	Harvard College	1 +
#7	Johns Hopkins University	1 +
#7	University of Pennsylvania	1 +
#10	Duke University	1 +
#10	Northwestern University	1 +
LAC #2	Amherst College	1 +
#13	Brown University	1 +
#15	Washington University in St. Louis	1 +
LAC #3	Pomona College	1 +
#17	Cornell University	1 +
#18	Columbia University	1 +
#20	University of California: Berkeley	1 +
#20	University of California: Los Angeles	1 +
LAC #4	Swarthmore College	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 +
LAC #6	Carleton College	1 +
#32	Tufts University	1 +
#34	University of California: Irvine	1 +
#34	University of California: San Diego	1 +
#36	Boston College	1 +
#36	University of Rochester	1 +
#38	University of California: Davis	1 +
#38	University of Texas at Austin	1 +
#41	Boston University	1 +
#44	Brandeis University	1 +
#44	Case Western Reserve University	1 +
#44	Georgia Institute of Technology	1 +
#44	Northeastern University	1 +
#44	Tulane University	1 +
LAC #9	Claremont McKenna College	1 +
#51	Lehigh University	1 +
#51	Purdue University	1 +
#51	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	1 +
#51	Spelman College	1 +
#51	Villanova University	1 +
#55	Pepperdine University	1 +
#55	University of Miami	1 +
#55	University of Washington	1 +
#62	George Washington University	1 +
#62	Syracuse University	1 +
#62	University of Pittsburgh	1 +
LAC #13	Vassar College	1 +
#67	University of Connecticut	1 +
#72	American University	1 +
#72	Fordham University	1 +
#72	North Carolina State University	1 +
#72	Reed College	1 +
#72	Sarah Lawrence College	1 +
LAC #15	Grinnell College	1 +
LAC #15	Hamilton College	1 +
#76	Muhlenberg College	1 +
#77	Clemson University	1 +
#77	Loyola Marymount University	1 +
#77	Michigan State University	1 +
#81	Earlham College	1 +
#83	Stevens Institute of Technology	1 +
	SUNY University at Binghamton	1 +
#84	Bennington College	1 +
#85	Southwestern University	1 +
#85	University of Puget Sound	1 +
#85	Washington College	1 +
#89	Elon University	1 +
#89	Howard University	1 +
#89	Juniata College	1 +
#89	University of Delaware	1 +
#89	Ursinus College	1 +
LAC #18	Colgate University	1 +
LAC #18	Haverford College	1 +
LAC #18	Wesleyan University	1 +
#97	Clark University	1 +
#105	Drexel University	1 +
#105	Miami University: Oxford	1 +
#105	Rochester Institute of Technology	1 +
#105	University of Arizona	1 +
#111	Drew University	1 +
#111	Goucher College	1 +
#111	Susquehanna University	1 +
#115	University of South Carolina: Columbia	1 +
#121	Temple University	1 +
#121	University of Kansas	1 +
#121	University of Vermont	1 +
#124	Randolph College	1 +
LAC #25	Bates College	1 +
#127	Clarkson University	1 +
#127	Thomas Jefferson University: East Falls	1 +
#127	University of Dayton	1 +
#130	Eckerd College	1 +
LAC #27	Macalester College	1 +
#137	DePaul University	1 +
#137	George Mason University	1 +
#137	Seton Hall University	1 +
#137	University of New Hampshire	1 +
#151	Colorado State University	1 +
#151	Marymount Manhattan College	1 +
#151	Oregon State University	1 +
LAC #31	Bryn Mawr College	1 +
LAC #31	Kenyon College	1 +
LAC #33	College of the Holy Cross	1 +
LAC #33	Pitzer College	1 +
#166	Hofstra University	1 +
#166	Quinnipiac University	1 +
#166	Virginia Commonwealth University	1 +
#166	Xavier University	1 +
LAC #36	Mount Holyoke College	1 +
#182	Adelphi University	1 +
#182	Belmont University	1 +
#182	Ohio University	1 +
#182	University of Rhode Island	1 +
LAC #37	Bucknell University	1 +
LAC #37	Occidental College	1 +
LAC #39	Lafayette College	1 +
LAC #39	Skidmore College	1 +
LAC #39	Trinity College	1 +
#202	La Salle University	1 +
#202	University of North Carolina at Wilmington	1 +
#202	University of Wyoming	1 +
#212	Washington State University	1 +
#219	Hampton University	1 +
#219	Widener University	1 +
LAC #45	Furman University	1 +
#234	Georgia State University	1 +
#234	Pace University	1 +
#234	University of Massachusetts Boston	1 +
#234	West Virginia University	1 +
#250	Immaculata University	1 +
#250	West Chester University of Pennsylvania	1 +
LAC #51	Dickinson College	1 +
LAC #55	Connecticut College	1 +
#285	Western Michigan University	1 +
LAC #60	Bard College	1 +
LAC #61	Gettysburg College	1 +
#317	Morgan State University	1 +
	Adrian College	1 +
	Albright College	1 +
	American University of Paris	1 +
	Arcadia University	1 +
	Benedict College	1 +
	Bentley University	1 +
	Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania	1 +
	Bowling Green State University: Firelands College	1 +
	Cabrini University	1 +
	California Institute of the Arts	1 +
	Champlain College	1 +
	Cleveland Institute of Art	1 +
	Coastal Carolina University	1 +
	College of Charleston	1 +
	College of William and Mary	1 +
	Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art	1 +
	Delaware State University	1 +
	Delaware Valley University	1 +
	Durham University	1 +
	Emerson College	1 +
	Franklin & Marshall College	1 +
	Guilford College	1 +
	Gwynedd Mercy University	1 +
	Holy Family University	1 +
	Houghton College	1 +
	Indiana University of Pennsylvania	1 +
	Ithaca College	1 +
	Kentucky Wesleyan College	1 +
	Louisiana State University at Eunice	1 +
	Loyola University Maryland	1 +
	Manhattan College	1 +
	Marietta College	1 +
	Maryland Institute College of Art	1 +
	McGill University	1 +
	McMaster University	1 +
	Millersville University of Pennsylvania	1 +
	Monmouth University	1 +
	Moravian College	1 +
	Neumann University	1 +
	Oberlin College	1 +
	Ohio State University: Columbus Campus	1 +
	Otis College of Art and Design	1 +
	Ottawa University	1 +
	Penn State Abington	1 +
	Penn State University Park	1 +
	Pratt Institute	1 +
	Queens University of Charlotte	1 +
	Rhode Island School of Design	1 +
	Roger Williams University	1 +
	Rollins College	1 +
	Rosemont College	1 +
	Rutgers University	1 +
	Saint Joseph's University	1 +
	Salisbury University	1 +
	Savannah College of Art and Design	1 +
	School of the Art Institute of Chicago	1 +
	School of Visual Arts	1 +
	Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania	1 +
	Southern Maine Community College	1 +
	St. John's College	1 +
	St. John's University	1 +
	SUNY College at New Paltz	1 +
	The New School College of Performing Arts	1 +
	Towson University	1 +
	Union College	1 +
	United States Merchant Marine Academy	1 +
	United States Military Academy	1 +
	University of British Columbia	1 +
	University of California: Riverside	1 +
	University of California: Santa Cruz	1 +
	University of Colorado Boulder	1 +
	University of Edinburgh	1 +
	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	1 +
	University of Maryland: College Park	1 +
	University of New Haven	1 +
	University of Pittsburgh at Bradford	1 +
	University of Scranton	1 +
	University of Tampa	1 +
	University of the Arts	1 +
	University of Toronto	1 +
	Utica College	1 +
	Virginia State University	1 +
	Virginia Union University	1 +
	Washington & Jefferson College	1 +
	Wheaton College-Norton-MA	1 +
	Xavier University of Louisiana	1 +
	York University	1 +

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		Matriculation
Ranking	University/College	2020-2022	2020	2019	2015-2017	Total
	All schools	108	36	15	26
#1	Princeton University	1 +admitted	1			2
#2	Massachusetts Institute of Technology				1 +	1
#3	Harvard College	1 +admitted			1 +	2
#6	University of Pennsylvania	1 +admitted	5	1 +	1 +	8
#7	Duke University	1 +admitted				1
#9	Brown University	1 +admitted			1 +	2
#9	Northwestern University	1 +admitted				1
#9	Johns Hopkins University	1 +admitted	1			2
#12	Cornell University	1 +admitted			1 +	2
#12	University of Chicago				1 +	1
#12	Columbia University	1 +admitted				1
#15	University of California: Los Angeles	1 +admitted				1
#15	University of California: Berkeley	1 +admitted	1			2
#21	University of Michigan	1 +admitted		1 +	1 +	3
#22	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	1 +admitted				1
#22	Georgetown University	1 +admitted			1 +	2
#24	Carnegie Mellon University	1 +admitted	1			2
#24	Emory University	1 +admitted	1			2
#24	Washington University in St. Louis	1 +admitted				1
#24	University of Virginia	1 +admitted	2			3
#28	University of California: Davis	1 +admitted	1			2
#28	University of California: San Diego	1 +admitted			1 +	2
#28	University of Southern California	1 +admitted	1			2
#33	Georgia Institute of Technology	1 +admitted				1
#33	University of California: Irvine	1 +admitted				1
#35	New York University	1 +admitted	1	1 +	1 +	4
#35	University of Wisconsin-Madison				1 +	1
#38	University of Texas at Austin	1 +admitted	1			2
#39	Boston College	1 +admitted				1
#40	University of Washington	1 +admitted				1
#40	Tufts University	1 +admitted	2		1 +	4
#40	Rutgers University	1 +admitted				1
#43	Boston University	1 +admitted			1 +	2
#47	Lehigh University	1 +admitted		1 +		2
#47	University of Rochester	1 +admitted				1
#51	Purdue University	1 +admitted				1
#53	Case Western Reserve University	1 +admitted				1
#53	Northeastern University	1 +admitted			1 +	2
#53	College of William and Mary	1 +admitted				1
#58	University of Connecticut	1 +admitted				1
#60	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	1 +admitted		1 +	1 +	3
#60	Brandeis University	1 +admitted			1 +	2
#60	North Carolina State University	1 +admitted				1
#60	Michigan State University	1 +admitted				1
#67	Villanova University	1 +admitted				1
#67	University of Miami	1 +admitted		1 +		2
#67	George Washington University	1 +admitted		1 +	1 +	3
#67	University of Pittsburgh	1 +admitted	3	1 +	1 +	6
#67	Syracuse University	1 +admitted			1 +	2
#73	SUNY University at Binghamton	1 +admitted				1
#73	Tulane University	1 +admitted	1			2
#76	University of Delaware	1 +admitted		1 +		2
#76	Pepperdine University	1 +admitted				1
#76	Stevens Institute of Technology	1 +admitted				1
#86	Clemson University	1 +admitted				1
#89	Temple University	1 +admitted	2	1 +		4
#89	Fordham University	1 +admitted			1 +	2
#93	Loyola Marymount University	1 +admitted				1
#98	Drexel University	1 +admitted	3	1 +		5
#98	Rochester Institute of Technology	1 +admitted				1
#105	American University	1 +admitted	1	1 +	1 +	4
#105	George Mason University	1 +admitted				1
#105	University of Colorado Boulder	1 +admitted				1
#115	University of New Hampshire	1 +admitted				1
#115	Howard University	1 +admitted	1			2
#115	University of Arizona	1 +admitted				1
#124	University of South Carolina: Columbia	1 +admitted				1
#133	University of Vermont	1 +admitted			1 +	2
#133	Elon University	1 +admitted				1
#133	University of Dayton	1 +admitted				1
#133	Miami University: Oxford	1 +admitted			1 +	2
#142	Thomas Jefferson University: East Falls	1 +admitted				1
#142	Clark University	1 +admitted	1			2
#142	Clarkson University	1 +admitted				1
#142	Loyola University Chicago			1 +	1 +	2
#142	Virginia Commonwealth University	1 +admitted				1
#142	Oregon State University	1 +admitted				1
#151	Colorado State University	1 +admitted				1
#151	University of Kansas	1 +admitted				1
#151	University of Rhode Island	1 +admitted				1
#151	Seton Hall University	1 +admitted				1
#151	DePaul University	1 +admitted				1
#163	Adelphi University	1 +admitted				1
#163	St. John's University	1 +admitted				1
#170	Quinnipiac University	1 +admitted				1
#178	Washington State University	1 +admitted				1
#178	Ohio University	1 +admitted				1
#185	Hofstra University	1 +admitted	1			2
#201	La Salle University	1 +admitted				1
#201	University of North Carolina at Wilmington	1 +admitted				1
#201	The New School College of Performing Arts	1 +admitted	1			2
#201	Xavier University	1 +admitted				1
#209	West Chester University of Pennsylvania	1 +admitted				1
#216	University of Wyoming	1 +admitted				1
#216	University of Massachusetts Boston	1 +admitted				1
#216	West Virginia University	1 +admitted				1
#227	Georgia State University	1 +admitted				1
#227	Widener University	1 +admitted				1
#236	Belmont University	1 +admitted		1 +		2
#249	Pace University	1 +admitted				1
#260	Gwynedd Mercy University	1 +admitted				1
#280	Immaculata University	1 +admitted				1
#280	Hampton University	1 +admitted	1			2
#304	Western Michigan University	1 +admitted				1
#320	Indiana University of Pennsylvania	1 +admitted				1
#332	Morgan State University	1 +admitted	1			2
	Penn State University Park	1 +admitted		1 +	1 +	3
	Ohio State University: Columbus Campus	1 +admitted	1			2
	University of California: Riverside	1 +admitted				1
	University of California: Santa Cruz	1 +admitted				1
	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	1 +admitted			1 +	2
	University of Maryland: College Park	1 +admitted	1			2

		Matriculation
Ranking	University/College	2020-2022	2020	2019	2015-2017	Total
	All schools	54	9	13	9
#2	Amherst College	1 +admitted				1
#4	Swarthmore College	1 +admitted	2			3
#4	Pomona College	1 +admitted				1
#9	Carleton College	1 +admitted				1
#11	Claremont McKenna College	1 +admitted				1
#11	Grinnell College	1 +admitted		1 +		2
#11	Wesleyan University	1 +admitted	1			2
#16	Smith College			1 +		1
#16	Vassar College	1 +admitted	2			3
#16	Hamilton College	1 +admitted				1
#16	Davidson College				1 +	1
#21	Colgate University	1 +admitted				1
#21	Haverford College	1 +admitted		1 +		2
#24	Bates College	1 +admitted		1 +		2
#25	Colby College			1 +		1
#27	College of the Holy Cross	1 +admitted				1
#27	Macalester College	1 +admitted		1 +		2
#30	Bryn Mawr College	1 +admitted		1 +	1 +	3
#30	Bucknell University	1 +admitted	2			3
#30	Lafayette College	1 +admitted				1
#34	Mount Holyoke College	1 +admitted				1
#35	Occidental College	1 +admitted				1
#35	Franklin & Marshall College	1 +admitted			1 +	2
#38	Skidmore College	1 +admitted	1		1 +	3
#39	Pitzer College	1 +admitted		1 +		2
#39	Kenyon College	1 +admitted			1 +	2
#39	Spelman College	1 +admitted				1
#39	Trinity College	1 +admitted		1 +	1 +	3
#45	Union College	1 +admitted				1
#46	Connecticut College	1 +admitted			1 +	2
#46	Dickinson College	1 +admitted		1 +		2
#46	Furman University	1 +admitted				1
#63	Gettysburg College	1 +admitted			1 +	2
#67	Reed College	1 +admitted				1
#70	Muhlenberg College	1 +admitted				1
#72	Bard College	1 +admitted				1
#75	Wheaton College-Norton-MA	1 +admitted				1
#75	Lawrence University			1 +		1
#75	St. John's College	1 +admitted				1
#82	Juniata College	1 +admitted				1
#86	Ursinus College	1 +admitted				1
#89	University of Puget Sound	1 +admitted				1
#89	Southwestern University	1 +admitted				1
#93	Washington College	1 +admitted				1
#93	Drew University	1 +admitted				1
#100	Earlham College	1 +admitted				1
#100	Morehouse College			1 +		1
#100	Sarah Lawrence College	1 +admitted				1
#107	Susquehanna University	1 +admitted				1
#112	Bennington College	1 +admitted				1
#124	Goucher College	1 +admitted				1
#130	Eckerd College	1 +admitted				1
#146	Albright College	1 +admitted				1
#165	Randolph College	1 +admitted				1
#167	Guilford College	1 +admitted				1
#174	Marymount Manhattan College	1 +admitted				1
	Virginia Union University	1 +admitted				1
	United States Military Academy	1 +admitted	1			2
	Oberlin College	1 +admitted		1 +	1 +	3

		Matriculation
Ranking	University/College	2020-2022	2020	2019	2015-2017	Total
	All schools	5	0	0	0
#1	University of Toronto	1 +admitted				1
#2	University of British Columbia	1 +admitted				1
#3	McGill University	1 +admitted				1
#4	McMaster University	1 +admitted				1
#17	York University	1 +admitted				1

		Matriculation
Ranking	University/College	2020-2022	2020	2019	2015-2017	Total
	All schools	2	0	0	0
#5	University of Edinburgh	1 +admitted				1
#28	Durham University	1 +admitted				1

AP Scores

(2016-2020)

89%

Score 5

Score 4

Score 3

Other scores

Academics

Sports

(16)

Baseball	Basketball
Climbing	Dance
Diving	Field Hockey

Extracurricular Activities and Clubs

(19)

Animal Awareness	Black Student Union
Chemistry Club	Chess Club
Diversity Club	Helping Hands

Arts

(12)

Choir	Drama
Music Theory	Percussion
Digital Media	Drawing

Contact Info

https://www.friends-select.org

17th & Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, PA 19103

215-561-5900

anita@friends-select.org

Pennsylvania

Basic Info

Co-ed

Day S. Grades: PreK-12

Urban

ESL: Yes

Year Founded: 1689

Campus Size: 1.84 acres

Religious Affiliation: Quaker

Application Info

Interview: Skype

Other Accepted Scores: SSAT,ISEE

School Code:

TOEFL: 1460

SSAT: 3328

ISEE: 393320

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Nearby City

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, the largest city in Pennsylvania, holds a pivotal place in U.S. history. Once the nation's capital, it is home to iconic landmarks such as Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell. With a population of 1,603,797 as of the 2020 census, Philadelphia is a hub for arts, culture, and education. The city is known for its rich history, diverse neighborhoods, and vibrant arts scene. It also plays a major role in life sciences, business, and industry, making it a key city in the Mid-Atlantic region.

Population (2022) 1,447,395

Cost of Living Higher than average 7%

Nearby Airport Philadelphia International Airport

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Baseball	Basketball
Climbing	Dance
Diving	Field Hockey
American Football	Golf
Ice Hockey	Lacrosse
Soccer	Softball
Swimming	Tennis
Track and Field	Volleyball

Animal Awareness	Black Student Union
Chemistry Club	Chess Club
Diversity Club	Helping Hands
International Student Union	Junior States of America
Library Club	Math Club
Mock Trial	Model UN/World Affairs Club
Movie Analysis Club	Robotics Club
Samba Club	Sexuality and Gender Alliance (SAGA)
Spirit Club	The Cappies
Worship and Ministry