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Matriculation A
Academics B+
Extracurriculars B+
Community A
Reviews A-
Empowering students to achieve their fullest potential and live lives of purpose—this has been the core of Garrison Forest School since its founding in 1910. What was an innovative educational mission for girls at the turn of the 20th century remains so in the 21st century.

Throughout our history, our mission has been to prepare young women for a rewarding college experience and for a purposeful life well beyond. Guided by our motto, Esse Quam Videri—To Be Rather Than To Seem—Garrison Forest's curricular and co-curricular program balances exceedingly high standards within a welcoming, spirited atmosphere.

Located outside of Baltimore, the school's park-like campus offers collegiate-quality academic, athletic, arts and residential facilities. Our innovative partnership with The Johns Hopkins University, the Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) program, matches students with a Hopkins professor and lab to conduct research in science and engineering. Students may apply to be a Jenkins Fellow for an in-depth service learning project of their choice. Our new Equine and Veterinary Science program, expanded Robotics program, arts offerings, competitive interscholastic athletics (including riding and Polo at the national levels) and many clubs meet every interest, broaden horizons and provide leadership development. With Baltimore, Washington, D.C., New York City and other Mid-Atlantic cities and states nearby, students enjoy a variety of weekend activities.

Here, students flourish intellectually and individually, find their voice, discover their passions and embrace their potential.
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School Stats

Average
Current School
Tuition
$73705
Enrollment
548
International Students
14%
Faculty with Advanced Degrees
72%
Teacher-Student Ratio
1:9
Endowment
$42 millions
AP
15
Average SAT Score
1220
Average ACT Score
26
Class Size
12
Boarding %
35

Matriculation

(2022)
Ranking University/College Students
#7 Johns Hopkins University 1 +
#10 Northwestern University 1 +
#17 Cornell University 1 +
#20 University of California: Los Angeles 1 +
#22 Emory University 1 +
#25 University of Virginia 2 +
LAC #5 Wellesley College 1 +
#29 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 1 +
#29 Wake Forest University 1 +
#36 University of Rochester 1 +
#51 Villanova University 1 +
LAC #11 Washington and Lee University 1 +
#62 Syracuse University 1 +
#72 Southern Methodist University 1 +
#77 Clemson University 2 +
#85 Washington College 1 +
#89 Elon University 2 +
#89 University of Delaware 1 +
LAC #18 University of Richmond 1 +
#97 University of Illinois at Chicago 1 +
#107 Randolph-Macon College 1 +
#115 University of South Carolina: Columbia 2 +
#121 Temple University 1 +
#137 University of Alabama 1 +
#137 University of Kentucky 1 +
#151 Colorado State University 2 +
#151 Florida International University 1 +
#151 San Diego State University 1 +
#151 University of Mississippi 2 +
#182 Belmont University 1 +
LAC #39 Lafayette College 1 +
LAC #39 Trinity College 1 +
#234 Georgia State University 1 +
Butler University 1 +
College of Charleston 1 +
Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising: Los Angeles 1 +
Saint Joseph's University 1 +
Towson University 1 +
University of Maryland: College Park 1 +
University of Tampa 1 +
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Matriculation
Ranking University/College 2022 2021 2016-2018 2017 2014-2016 Total
All schools 26 31 71 56 31
#1 Princeton University 1 + 1 +admitted 2
#2 Harvard College 1 + 1
#3 Yale University 1 + 1
#4 University of Chicago 1 +admitted 1 2
#4 Columbia University 1 +admitted 1
#7 Johns Hopkins University 1 + 1 +admitted 1 + 3
#8 Duke University 1 +admitted 1 2
#8 University of Pennsylvania 1 + 1 +admitted 3 5
#10 Northwestern University 1 + 1 +admitted 1 + 3
#14 Vanderbilt University 1 + 1 +admitted 1 + 3
#14 Brown University 1 + 1
#15 Washington University in St. Louis 1 +admitted 1
#17 Cornell University 1 + 1 +admitted 2 4
#18 Rice University 1 +admitted 1
#19 University of Notre Dame 1 + 1
#20 University of California: Berkeley 1 +admitted 1 + 2
#20 University of California: Los Angeles 1 + 1 +admitted 2
#21 Georgetown University 1 +admitted 1 + 2
#22 Emory University 1 + 1 +admitted 1 + 1 4
#23 University of Michigan 1 + 1
#23 Carnegie Mellon University 1 +admitted 1 2
#23 University of Southern California 2 2
#25 University of Virginia 2 + 1 +admitted 1 4
#27 Tufts University 1 +admitted 1 + 2
#28 New York University 3 + 1 +admitted 1 + 2 7
#29 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 1 + 1 +admitted 1 + 1 4
#29 Wake Forest University 1 + 1 + 1 +admitted 1 + 1 5
#30 Boston College 1 +admitted 1 + 1 3
#34 Brandeis University 1 +admitted 1 + 2
#36 University of Rochester 1 + 1 +admitted 2
#36 Georgia Institute of Technology 1 +admitted 1
#37 University of California: Santa Barbara 1 +admitted 1
#37 Case Western Reserve University 1 +admitted 1 + 1 3
#39 University of California: Irvine 1 +admitted 1 + 1 3
#39 University of California: San Diego 1 +admitted 1
#41 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1 +admitted 1
#41 University of Wisconsin-Madison 1 +admitted 1
#41 University of California: Davis 1 +admitted 1 + 2
#41 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 1 +admitted 1 + 2
#41 Tulane University 1 +admitted 3 2 6
#42 Boston University 1 + 1 +admitted 1 + 2 5
#47 Penn State University Park 1 +admitted 1 + 1 3
#47 Northeastern University 1 + 1
#47 University of Florida 1 +admitted 1
#47 Lehigh University 1 +admitted 1 + 2
#51 University of Miami 1 +admitted 1 + 2
#51 Villanova University 1 + 1 + 2
#52 University of Texas at Austin 1 +admitted 1 + 2
#52 Ohio State University: Columbus Campus 1 +admitted 1
#52 University of Washington 1 +admitted 1
#52 Pepperdine University 1 +admitted 1
#57 University of Connecticut 1 +admitted 1
#60 Worcester Polytechnic Institute 1 +admitted 1 + 1 3
#61 Purdue University 1 +admitted 1 2
#62 Syracuse University 1 + 1 + 1 +admitted 1 + 1 5
#63 George Washington University 1 + 1 + 2
#66 Fordham University 1 +admitted 1 + 2
#66 University of Pittsburgh 1 +admitted 1 + 2
#70 Texas A&M University 1 +admitted 1 + 2
#72 Rutgers University 1 +admitted 1 + 2
#72 Southern Methodist University 1 + 1 + 1 +admitted 3
#75 Clark University 1 +admitted 1 + 2
#75 Michigan State University 1 +admitted 1 + 2
#75 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 1 + 1 +admitted 2
#75 Indiana University Bloomington 1 +admitted 1
#77 Clemson University 2 + 2 + 1 +admitted 1 + 6
#79 American University 1 + 1 +admitted 2 1 5
#82 Miami University: Oxford 1 +admitted 1 + 1 3
#82 University of California: Santa Cruz 1 +admitted 1
#83 Howard University 1 + 1
#83 Texas Christian University 2 + 1 +admitted 1 + 4
#86 University of Denver 1 +admitted 1
#89 North Carolina State University 1 +admitted 1 + 2
#89 Elon University 2 + 1 + 3
#89 University of Delaware 1 + 1 +admitted 1 + 2 5
#89 University of Colorado Boulder 1 +admitted 1
#89 SUNY University at Stony Brook 1 +admitted 1
#96 Florida State University 1 +admitted 1
#97 University of Illinois at Chicago 1 + 1
#99 Loyola University Chicago 1 +admitted 1
#103 University of South Florida 1 + 1
#103 Drexel University 1 + 1 +admitted 1 + 3
#115 University of South Carolina: Columbia 2 + 2 + 4
#117 University of Vermont 1 + 1 +admitted 1 3
#121 Temple University 1 + 2 + 3
#137 University of Alabama 1 + 1 + 2
#137 University of Kentucky 1 + 1
#151 San Diego State University 1 + 1
University of Maryland: College Park 1 + 1 + 1 +admitted 6 4 13
Matriculation
Ranking University/College 2022 2021 2016-2018 2017 2014-2016 Total
All schools 5 11 30 23 10
#3 Swarthmore College 1 +admitted 1 + 2
#4 Bowdoin College 1 +admitted 1 + 1 3
#4 Pomona College 1 +admitted 1 2
#5 Wellesley College 1 + 1 + 2
#6 United States Naval Academy 1 + 1 + 2
#9 Davidson College 1 +admitted 1
#11 Washington and Lee University 1 + 1 +admitted 1 3
#12 Vassar College 1 +admitted 1 + 2
#12 Haverford College 1 +admitted 1 + 2
#14 Smith College 1 +admitted 1 + 2
#14 Wesleyan University 1 +admitted 1 + 2
#14 Hamilton College 1 +admitted 1
#18 University of Richmond 1 + 2 + 3
#19 Grinnell College 1 +admitted 1
#19 Colby College 1 +admitted 1 + 1 3
#19 Colgate University 1 +admitted 1 + 2
#23 Oberlin College 1 +admitted 1
#23 Macalester College 1 +admitted 1 + 2
#25 Colorado College 1 +admitted 1 + 2 4
#25 Bryn Mawr College 1 +admitted 1 + 1 3
#30 Mount Holyoke College 1 + 1 +admitted 1 + 3
#30 Kenyon College 1 + 1 +admitted 1 + 3
#35 College of the Holy Cross 1 + 1
#36 Pitzer College 1 +admitted 1
#38 Union College 1 +admitted 1
#38 Skidmore College 1 +admitted 1 + 2
#38 Bucknell University 1 + 1 +admitted 1 + 3
#39 Lafayette College 1 + 1 +admitted 1 + 3
#39 Trinity College 1 + 1 +admitted 1 + 1 4
#40 Franklin & Marshall College 1 +admitted 1 + 2
#42 Denison University 1 + 1
#43 Occidental College 1 + 1
#45 Centre College 1 +admitted 1
#45 Bard College 1 + 1
#47 The University of the South 1 + 1
#47 Connecticut College 1 +admitted 1 + 2
#50 Dickinson College 1 + 1 +admitted 1 3
#61 Gettysburg College 1 + 1 +admitted 1 3

AP Scores

(2021)
Number of students took AP test
78
Number of tests taken
182
10%
18%
27%
Score 5
Score 4
Score 3
Other scores

Academics

AP

(15)
Biology
Calculus AB
Calculus BC
Environmental Science
Spanish Language and Culture
French Language and Culture
Biology
Calculus AB
Calculus BC
Environmental Science
Spanish Language and Culture
French Language and Culture
Psychology
Chemistry
English Literature and Composition
Latin
United States History
Chinese Language and Culture
Computer Science A
English Language and Composition
Statistics
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Sports

(11)
Badminton
Basketball
Cross Country
Field Hockey
Golf
Lacrosse
Badminton
Basketball
Cross Country
Field Hockey
Golf
Lacrosse
Soccer
Squash
Tennis
Track and Field
Volleyball
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Extracurricular Activities and Clubs

(29)
AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE(ASL)
ART
ASIAN STUDENT ALLIANCE(ASA)
BOOK CLUB
BLACK STUDENT ALLIANCE (BSA)
DEBATE
AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE(ASL)
ART
ASIAN STUDENT ALLIANCE(ASA)
BOOK CLUB
BLACK STUDENT ALLIANCE (BSA)
DEBATE
GIRLS ADVANCINGIN STEM (GAINS)
GIRL UP
GREEN CLUB
HISTORY CLUB
JEWISH STUDENT ALLIANCE(JSA)
LOVE THY NEIGHBOR
MENTAL HEALTH CLUB
ONE LOVE
PAW PRINT
PHOTOGRAPHY
POLITICS
PSYCHOLOGY
SCIENCE BEHIND COOKING
SCIENCE HURRICANE
STUDENT DIVERSITY LEADERSHIP
COUNCIL(SDLC)
SERVICE LEAGUE
SPECTRUM
STUDENTS AGAINST DRUNK DRIVING
TEENS AGAINST ALZHEIMER'S
MOCK TRIAL
MODEL UN
YEARBOOK
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Arts

(19)
Acting
Chamber Choir
Dance
Directing
Music
Music Theory
Acting
Chamber Choir
Dance
Directing
Music
Music Theory
Playwriting
Theater
2D Design
3D Design
Art History
Color
Digital Photography
Drawing
Graphic Design
Painting
Portfolio
Woodworking
Tech Theater
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Contact Info

http://www.gfs.org
300 Garrison Forest Road, Owings Mills, MD 21117
410-559-3111
admission@gfs.org
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Basic Info

All-girls
Boarding Grades: 8-12
Urban
IB: No
ESL: No
Year Founded: 1910
Campus Size: 110 acres
Boarding Rate: 35%
Religious Affiliation: No Religious Affiliation

Application Info

Deadline: 02/05
Interview: Skype, On Campus, Others, Zoom
Pre Interview: school.preitv_Recommend Vericant
Other Accepted Scores: ISEE
School Code:
TOEFL: 5267
SSAT: 3358
ISEE: 210580

Frequently Ask Questions about Garrison Forest School

Tell me a bit about Garrison Forest School.
Garrison Forest School is All-girls private boarding school located in Maryland, US. It was founded 1910 , and currently has about 548 students, 14.00% of whom are international students.

For more official information, please visit http://www.gfs.org.
Does Garrison Forest School have rigorous academic requirements?
Garrison Forest School is offering 15 AP courses.

In recent years, 18 of their students score 4 and 5 in AP exams.

Garrison Forest School also have 72% of faculties whose degrees are master and above.
Where do Garrison Forest School students typically go for their colleges?
In 2022, some students attended Johns Hopkins University, Northwestern University, Cornell University, University of California: Los Angeles and Emory University.
What is the application requirement for Garrison Forest School?
Similar to most private schools in the US, Garrison Forest School’s typical admission requirements include school transcript, recommendation letter, application essay, and interview (often optional, but highly recommended).
What is the latest tuition for Garrison Forest School’s All-girls student?
The total fee for Garrison Forest School in 2024 is $73,705 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 admission@gfs.org .
Where is Garrison Forest School located?
Garrison Forest School is located in the State of Maryland of USA. The closest major city is Baltimore, which is about 10 miles away from school. Most families can choose Baltimore-Washington International Airport to travel in and out of school.
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Based on FindingSchool monthly traffic data as well as onsite search record, Garrison Forest School is among the most popular schools, within top 89 for all schools on FindingSchool.

Also Garrison Forest School has been favorited by 304 users.
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Also it is highly recommended to visit Garrison Forest School’s official site: http://www.gfs.org or call them at 410-559-3111.
Please share a few nearby schools that are close to Garrison Forest School?
Yes, here are few: St. Timothy's School, The Boys' Latin School Of Maryland and Oldfields School.

The closest major city is Baltimore. You can find out more schools near Baltimore here.
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The overall rating for Garrison Forest School is A-.

The section ratings of Garrison Forest School are:
A for Matriculation
B+ for Academics
B+ for Extracurriculum
A for Community
A- 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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