Fryeburg Academy

B+ 4.6 Maine, US

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Overall

B+

Matriculation B

Academics A-

Extracurriculars A

Community C

Reviews B+

Fryeburg Academy, founded in 1792, is a dynamic day and boarding school located near the White Mountain national forest and recreation area. Only one hour from the city of Portland, Maine, this historic institution is home to a diverse student body representing over 20 countries and 10 states. Our intimate boarding program is set in the context of a larger school, providing boarding students the opportunity to participate in a full array of curricular and extracurricular offerings uncommon in small boarding schools. Fryeburg Academy offers 14 advanced placement courses, a full range of ESOL courses, and a tutorial program. Extracurricular offerings include 24 varsity sports, 15 clubs and award winning theater and music programs. Recent campus improvements include the addition of the Bion Cram Library, the Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, the Ada Cram Wadsworth Arena and the Harvey Dow Gibson Recreation Center.

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Tuition

$55000

Enrollment

585

International Students

22%

Faculty with Advanced Degrees

75%

Teacher-Student Ratio

1:10

Endowment

$45 millions

Average SAT Score

1280

Average ACT Score

Class Size

Boarding %

18%

Matriculation

(2016-2019)

Ranking	University/College	Students
#3	Columbia University	1
#3	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	1
#6	University of Pennsylvania	2
#12	Dartmouth College	3
#17	Cornell University	3
#19	Washington University in St. Louis	2
#20	University of California: Los Angeles	3
#21	Emory University	6
#22	University of California: Berkeley	3
#25	Carnegie Mellon University	4
#28	University of Virginia	4
#29	Georgia Institute of Technology	5
#29	New York University	3
#29	University of Rochester	6
LAC #6	Bowdoin College	4
#34	University of Florida	4
#36	University of California: Irvine	5
#37	Boston College	3
#37	University of California: San Diego	5
#39	University of California: Davis	3
#40	Boston University	4
#40	Brandeis University	2
#40	Case Western Reserve University	3
#40	Northeastern University	5
#46	University of Wisconsin-Madison	5
#48	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	3
#50	Lehigh University	1
#50	Pepperdine University	1
#50	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	1
#50	University of Georgia	2
LAC #10	Washington and Lee University	1
#54	Ohio State University: Columbus Campus	9
#54	Syracuse University	2
LAC #11	Colby College	5
#57	Penn State University Park	11
#57	Purdue University	2
#57	University of Miami	3
#57	University of Pittsburgh	3
#62	University of Washington	4
#64	University of Connecticut	2
#64	University of Massachusetts Amherst	3
#64	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	3
#70	George Washington University	1
#70	University of Minnesota: Twin Cities	1
#74	Fordham University	3
#74	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	3
#79	Baylor University	3
#79	Indiana University Bloomington	2
	SUNY University at Buffalo	3
#84	Marquette University	1
#84	Michigan State University	1
#91	University of Delaware	1
#91	University of San Diego	1
#97	University of San Francisco	1
#104	Rochester Institute of Technology	1
LAC #21	Bates College	3
LAC #25	Macalester College	1
#132	Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey: Newark Campus	1
LAC #33	Oberlin College	2

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		Matriculation
Ranking	University/College	2021-2023	2019-2022	2019	2014-2016	2012-2015	Total
	All schools	37	83	25	49	25
#1	Princeton University	1 +			1 +admitted	1 +	3
#2	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	1 +	1		1 +admitted	1 +	4
#3	Harvard College		1		1 +admitted	1 +	3
#6	University of Pennsylvania	1 +	1				2
#7	Duke University		1				1
#7	California Institute of Technology	1 +	1				2
#9	Johns Hopkins University	1 +			1 +admitted	1 +	3
#9	Northwestern University	1 +	1		1 +admitted	1 +	4
#12	University of Chicago	1 +	1		1 +admitted	1 +	4
#12	Columbia University	1 +					1
#12	Cornell University	1 +	1		1 +admitted		3
#15	University of California: Berkeley	1 +	1				2
#15	University of California: Los Angeles	1 +	1		1 +admitted		3
#18	Dartmouth College	1 +	1	1	1 +admitted	1 +	5
#18	Vanderbilt University		1				1
#21	University of Michigan		1				1
#22	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	1 +	1		1 +admitted		3
#24	Emory University	1 +	1	3			5
#24	University of Virginia		1		1 +admitted	1 +	3
#24	Carnegie Mellon University	1 +	1				2
#28	University of Southern California		1		1 +admitted	1 +	3
#28	University of California: Davis		1		1 +admitted		2
#28	University of California: San Diego				1 +admitted		1
#33	Georgia Institute of Technology	1 +			1 +admitted	1 +	3
#33	University of California: Irvine		1		1 +admitted		2
#35	University of Wisconsin-Madison		1		1 +admitted		2
#35	University of California: Santa Barbara		1		1 +admitted		2
#35	New York University	1 +	1	1			3
#39	Boston College	1 +	1		1 +admitted	1 +	4
#40	Rutgers University		1		1 +admitted		2
#40	University of Washington				1 +admitted	1 +	2
#43	Boston University	1 +	1		1 +admitted	1 +	4
#47	Lehigh University	1 +			1 +admitted	1 +	3
#47	University of Rochester		1	1	1 +admitted	1 +	4
#47	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University		1				1
#51	Purdue University		1		1 +admitted		2
#53	Case Western Reserve University		1				1
#53	College of William and Mary	1 +	1		1 +admitted		3
#53	Northeastern University	1 +			1 +admitted		2
#53	University of Minnesota: Twin Cities		1				1
#58	University of Connecticut		1		1 +admitted	1 +	3
#58	SUNY University at Stony Brook		1	1			2
#60	North Carolina State University		1				1
#60	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute		1		1 +admitted	1 +	3
#60	Brandeis University	1 +	1				2
#60	Michigan State University	1 +			1 +admitted	1 +	3
#67	University of Miami		1		1 +admitted	1 +	3
#67	George Washington University		1	1	1 +admitted		3
#67	Villanova University		1				1
#67	University of Massachusetts Amherst	1 +	1	2	1 +admitted		5
#67	Syracuse University	1 +	1	2	1 +admitted	1 +	6
#67	University of Pittsburgh				1 +admitted		1
#73	Indiana University Bloomington				1 +admitted		1
#76	SUNY University at Buffalo		1				1
#82	University of Illinois at Chicago		1				1
#82	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	1 +	1	1	1 +admitted	1 +	5
#89	University of South Florida		1				1
#89	Fordham University				1 +admitted		1
#89	Temple University		1				1
#93	University of Iowa				1 +admitted		1
#93	Baylor University	1 +	1				2
#96	University of Alabama				1 +admitted		1
#98	Rochester Institute of Technology		1				1
#98	Drexel University				1 +admitted	1 +	2
#105	University of Colorado Boulder		1	1			2
#105	American University	1 +					1
#105	Arizona State University	1 +	1				2
#115	University of New Hampshire	1 +	1				2
#124	University of Denver		1		1 +admitted	1 +	3
#124	Florida International University		1				1
#133	SUNY University at Albany		1				1
#133	University of Vermont	1 +	1	1	1 +admitted	1 +	5
#133	Elon University		1				1
#133	Miami University: Oxford		1	1			2
#142	Clark University	1 +	1	1	1 +admitted	1 +	5
#142	Clarkson University		1				1
#142	Oregon State University		1				1
#151	Simmons University		1				1
#151	University of Rhode Island		1				1
#163	Adelphi University		1				1
#163	University of Mississippi		1				1
#178	Catholic University of America		1				1
#195	University of Tulsa				1 +admitted		1
#216	Springfield College		1				1
#216	University of Massachusetts Boston		1				1
#216	University of Wyoming		1				1
#227	Georgia State University		1				1
#236	Lipscomb University		1				1
#249	University of Maine		1				1
#249	Pace University		1				1
#249	Suffolk University		1				1
#260	University of New England	1 +	1				2
#303	Montana State University		1				1
#361	Husson University		1				1
	Barry University		1				1
	University of Nebraska - Lincoln		1				1
	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	1 +	1	1	1 +admitted		4
	Penn State University Park	1 +	1	5	1 +admitted		8
	Ohio State University: Columbus Campus	1 +			1 +admitted		2
	University of Maryland: College Park		1				1
	University of California: Santa Cruz		1	2	1 +admitted		4

		Matriculation
Ranking	University/College	2021-2023	2019-2022	2019	2014-2016	2012-2015	Total
	All schools	4	21	3	7	3
#1	Williams College				1 +admitted	1 +	2
#9	Bowdoin College				1 +admitted		1
#16	Hamilton College				1 +admitted		1
#21	Colgate University				1 +admitted		1
#24	Bates College	1 +	1	1			3
#25	Colby College	1 +	1		1 +admitted	1 +	4
#27	Macalester College	1 +	1	1			3
#27	College of the Holy Cross		1				1
#34	Mount Holyoke College		1				1
#38	Skidmore College		1		1 +admitted		2
#39	Trinity College		1				1
#59	St. Lawrence University	1 +	1				2
#67	Reed College		1				1
#67	Thomas Aquinas College		1				1
#70	Hobart and William Smith Colleges		1				1
#72	Bard College				1 +admitted	1 +	2
#75	Wheaton College-Norton-MA		1				1
#75	Allegheny College		1				1
#86	Stonehill College		1				1
#89	Saint Anselm College		1				1
#100	Hope College		1				1
#112	Bennington College		1				1
#116	Saint Michael's College		1				1
#121	Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts		1				1
#152	Emmanuel College-Boston-MA		1				1
	Oberlin College		1	1			2

		Matriculation
Ranking	University/College	2021-2023	2019-2022	2019	2014-2016	2012-2015	Total
	All schools	1	2	0	0	0
#3	McGill University	1 +					1
#12	Dalhousie University		1				1
#21	Concordia University		1				1

AP Scores

(2023)

35%

25%

Score 5

Score 4

Score 3

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Academics

AP

(13)

Biology	Calculus AB
Calculus BC	Chemistry
English Language and Composition	English Literature and Composition

Sports

(17)

Alpine Skiing	Baseball
Basketball	Cross Country
Field Hockey	American Football

Extracurricular Activities and Clubs

(49)

Abeltone Live/Electronic Music Club	All School Musical
Art Club	Audio-Visual Club
Big Band	Biology Club

Abeltone Live/Electronic Music Club	All School Musical
Art Club	Audio-Visual Club
Big Band	Biology Club
Birth of the Cool Combo	CAKE: Caring Acts of Kindness Every Day
Chess Club	Clean Minds for Recovery
Co-Curricular Ensemble	Daniel Webster Society
Dinner Bell	Dorm Council
Dungeons and Dragons Club	Environmental Club
FA Girl Up	FOREST: Fryeburg Outdoor Rec & Enviornmental Stewardship
French Club	Fryeburg Academy International Club
GSTA	Interact
Jazz Band	Jazz Combos List of 24 items
Junior Classical League	Library Council
Magic Card Club	Math Team
Meditation Group Model United Nations	Mountain Biking
National Honor Society	One Act Drama Competition
Outing Club and Trail Crew	Partner's Club
Photo Club	Prom Committee
Raider Patrol	Robotics
Rock Band	Scholar Bowl
Student Council	Sustainability "Green" Team
Ultimate Frisbee	Unified Special Olympics
Vocal Jazz Ensemble	Yearbook
Youth in Government	Residential Life
Dining at FA

Arts

(14)

Band	Chorus
Guitar	Music Theory
Piano	Theater

School Link

Official website

Contact Info

https://www.fryeburgacademy.org/

745 Main Street Fryeburg, ME 04037

207-935-2001

admissions@fryeburgacademy.org

Maine

Basic Info

Co-ed

Boarding Grades: 9-12, PG

Rural

ESL: Yes

Year Founded: 1792

Campus Size: 105 acres

Boarding Rate: 18%

Religious Affiliation: No Religious Affiliation

Application Info

Deadline: Rolling

Interview: Skype, On Campus

Other Accepted Scores: TOEFL Junior,SLEP

School Code:

TOEFL: 8139

SSAT: 2369

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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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Alpine Skiing	Baseball
Basketball	Cross Country
Field Hockey	American Football
Golf	Ice Hockey
Lacrosse	Mountain Biking
Nordic Skiing	Soccer
Softball	Tennis
Track and Field	Ultimate Frisbee
Wrestling

Band	Chorus
Guitar	Music Theory
Piano	Theater
Digital Art	Digital Photography
Film	Illustration
Photo	Portfolio
Sculpture	Art

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