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Academics A-
Extracurriculars A
Community A+
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Strong athletic program School Community Signature Diploma Programs IBDP curriculum Visual & Performing Arts
Founded in 1893 as a Friends School, George School offers a broad curriculum including AP, and the International Baccalaureate Program. World renowned, the IB diploma is a rigorous two-year course of study. A yearlong course in fine or performing arts is required of all students each year. Quaker values such as tolerance, equality, and social justice create a diverse community where academics, sports, arts, and service learning share emphasis.
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School Stats

Average
Current School
Tuition
$74900
Enrollment
540
International Students
27%
Faculty with Advanced Degrees
60%
Teacher-Student Ratio
1:7
Endowment
$258.3 millions
AP
19
Average SAT Score
1275
Average ACT Score
31
Class Size
13
Boarding %
48

Matriculation

Matriculation

(2024)
Ranking University/College Students
#2 Columbia University 1 +
#6 University of Chicago 1 +
#8 University of Pennsylvania 1 +
#9 Duke University 1 +
#9 Northwestern University 1 +
#14 Brown University 1 +
#14 Washington University in St. Louis 1 +
#17 Cornell University 1 +
#20 University of California: Los Angeles 1 +
#21 Emory University 1 +
#23 University of Michigan 1 +
#25 Carnegie Mellon University 1 +
#28 New York University 1 +
#28 Tufts University 1 +
#28 Wake Forest University 1 +
LAC #6 Bowdoin College 1 +
#40 College of William and Mary 1 +
#42 Boston University 1 +
#42 Case Western Reserve University 1 +
#49 Lehigh University 1 +
#49 Northeastern University 1 +
#49 Ohio State University: Columbus Campus 1 +
#49 Purdue University 1 +
#49 Villanova University 1 +
#51 Spelman College 1 +
#55 University of Miami 1 +
#57 Penn State University Park 1 +
#57 University of Pittsburgh 1 +
#59 Syracuse University 1 +
#62 Rutgers University 1 +
#63 George Washington University 1 +
LAC #13 Grinnell College 1 +
#68 Fordham University 1 +
#68 Indiana University Bloomington 1 +
#72 Sarah Lawrence College 1 +
#75 Clemson University 1 +
#75 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 1 +
#79 American University 1 +
#83 Stevens Institute of Technology 1 +
LAC #17 Smith College 1 +
LAC #17 Wesleyan University 1 +
#93 University of Delaware 1 +
#103 Clark University 1 +
#103 Drexel University 1 +
#103 Temple University 1 +
LAC #22 University of Richmond 1 +
#117 Rochester Institute of Technology 1 +
#124 Morehouse College 1 +
#136 University of Texas at Dallas 1 +
LAC #30 Bryn Mawr College 1 +
LAC #30 Mount Holyoke College 1 +
LAC #36 Oberlin College 1 +
LAC #38 Bucknell University 1 +
LAC #38 Skidmore College 1 +
LAC #42 Denison University 1 +
LAC #45 Union College 1 +
LAC #50 Dickinson College 1 +
LAC #50 The University of the South 1 +
Art Center College of Design 1 +
Bentley University 1 +
Emmanuel College-Boston-MA 1 +
Florida Gulf Coast University 1 +
Goldsmiths, University of London 1 +
King's College London 1 +
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania 1 +
Louisiana State University at Eunice 1 +
Loyola University Maryland 1 +
McGill University 1 +
Parsons The New School for Design 1 +
Pratt Institute 1 +
Providence College 1 +
Rider University 1 +
Rollins College 1 +
Saint Joseph's University 1 +
Savannah College of Art and Design 1 +
The New School College of Performing Arts 1 +
University of Toronto 1 +
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Matriculation
Ranking University/College 2024 2023 2018-2022 2017-2021 2020 Total
All schools 41 44 83 189 248
#1 Princeton University 1 + 1 1 + 3
#2 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1 1 + 3 admitted 5
#2 Columbia University 1 + 1 + 1 1 + 2 admitted 6
#2 Harvard College 1 + 1
#5 Yale University 1 1 + 2
#6 University of Chicago 1 + 1 1 + 1 admitted 4
#6 Stanford University 1 1 + 1 admitted 3
#8 University of Pennsylvania 1 + 1 + 1 5 + 1 admitted 9
#9 Northwestern University 1 + 1 + 1 1 + 4
#9 Duke University 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 admitted 4
#9 Johns Hopkins University 1 1 + 2 admitted 4
#13 Dartmouth College 1 1 + 2
#14 Washington University in St. Louis 1 + 1 + 1 1 + 4 admitted 8
#14 Brown University 1 + 1 5 + 1 admitted 8
#14 Vanderbilt University 1 5 + 2 admitted 8
#17 Rice University 1 + 1 admitted 2
#17 Cornell University 1 + 1 + 1 5 + 8
#19 University of Notre Dame 1 1 + 2
#20 University of California: Los Angeles 1 + 1 + 1 1 + 1 admitted 5
#21 Emory University 1 + 1 5 + 7
#22 University of California: Berkeley 1 + 1 admitted 2
#23 University of Michigan 1 + 1 + 2 admitted 4
#23 Georgetown University 1 1 + 2
#25 Carnegie Mellon University 1 + 1 + 1 1 + 4
#25 University of Virginia 1 1 + 1 admitted 3
#27 University of Southern California 1 1 + 1 admitted 3
#28 University of California: Santa Barbara 1 1 + 5 admitted 7
#28 New York University 1 + 1 + 1 5 + 8
#28 Wake Forest University 1 + 1 + 1 1 + 3 admitted 7
#28 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 1 + 1 1 + 2 admitted 5
#28 University of Florida 1 1 + 1 admitted 3
#28 Tufts University 1 + 1 + 1 5 + 8
#34 University of Rochester 1 + 1 5 + 2 admitted 9
#34 University of California: San Diego 1 + 1 5 + 4 admitted 11
#36 University of California: Irvine 1 1 + 3 admitted 5
#36 Boston College 1 + 1 1 + 2 admitted 5
#38 University of California: Davis 1 1 + 5 admitted 7
#38 Georgia Institute of Technology 1 1 + 2
#38 University of Texas at Austin 1 + 1
#40 College of William and Mary 1 + 1 1 + 1 admitted 4
#42 Boston University 1 + 1 5 + 7
#42 Brandeis University 1 + 1 5 + 1 admitted 8
#42 Tulane University 1 1 + 2
#42 Case Western Reserve University 1 + 1 + 1 1 + 4
#42 University of Wisconsin-Madison 1 5 + 4 admitted 10
#47 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1 + 1 5 + 8 admitted 15
#48 University of Georgia 1 + 1
#49 Purdue University 1 + 1 1 + 9 admitted 12
#49 Ohio State University: Columbus Campus 1 + 1 1 + 2 admitted 5
#49 Villanova University 1 + 1 + 1 1 + 1 admitted 5
#49 Northeastern University 1 + 1 + 1 5 + 3 admitted 11
#49 Lehigh University 1 + 1 + 1 5 + 1 admitted 9
#55 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 1 + 1 1 + 1 admitted 4
#55 University of Miami 1 + 1 5 + 2 admitted 9
#57 University of Pittsburgh 1 + 1 + 1 5 + 9 admitted 17
#57 Penn State University Park 1 + 1 + 1 5 + 15 admitted 23
#59 Syracuse University 1 + 1 + 1 5 + 4 admitted 12
#59 University of Maryland: College Park 1 1 + 4 admitted 6
#59 University of Washington 1 1 + 2
#62 Rutgers University 1 + 1 + 1 5 + 5 admitted 13
#63 Worcester Polytechnic Institute 1 + 1 1 admitted 3
#63 George Washington University 1 + 1 5 + 5 admitted 12
#63 University of Connecticut 1 + 2 admitted 3
#68 Fordham University 1 + 1 + 1 1 + 4 admitted 8
#68 University of Minnesota: Twin Cities 1 3 admitted 4
#68 Indiana University Bloomington 1 + 1 admitted 2
#68 University of Massachusetts Amherst 1 1 + 4 admitted 6
#68 Southern Methodist University 1 + 1 admitted 2
#75 Clemson University 1 + 1 admitted 2
#75 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 1 + 1 1 + 2 admitted 5
#75 Loyola Marymount University 1 + 4 admitted 5
#79 American University 1 + 1 1 + 3 admitted 6
#83 Howard University 1 1 + 2 admitted 4
#83 SUNY University at Binghamton 1 1 + 1 admitted 3
#83 Stevens Institute of Technology 1 + 1 + 2
#83 Michigan State University 1 + 1 1 + 3 admitted 6
#83 Elon University 1 + 1 1 + 6 admitted 9
#93 University of Delaware 1 + 1 5 + 4 admitted 11
#93 SUNY University at Stony Brook 1 1
#93 University of Denver 1 admitted 1
#93 SUNY University at Buffalo 1 1 + 2
#103 Temple University 1 + 1 + 1 5 + 11 admitted 19
#103 New Jersey Institute of Technology 1 1 + 2
#103 University of San Francisco 1 + 1 1 + 7 admitted 10
#103 University of California: Santa Cruz 2 admitted 2
#103 Drexel University 1 + 1 + 1 5 + 12 admitted 20
#103 Clark University 1 + 1 + 1 1 + 6 admitted 10
#103 University of South Florida 1 1
#103 University of Arizona 1 1 + 4 admitted 6
#117 Arizona State University 1 + 1 1 + 2 admitted 5
#117 University of Vermont 1 5 + 12 admitted 18
#117 Rochester Institute of Technology 1 + 1 + 1 1 + 2 admitted 6
#117 University of South Carolina: Columbia 1 1 admitted 2
#122 Chapman University 1 1 + 5 admitted 7
#127 University of Kentucky 1 + 1 admitted 2
#127 Seton Hall University 1 1 + 1 admitted 3
#136 Catholic University of America 1 1 + 1 admitted 3
#136 University of Texas at Dallas 1 + 1
#136 Simmons University 1 admitted 1
#136 University of New Hampshire 2 admitted 2
#148 University of Alabama 1 + 1
#148 Duquesne University 1 + 1
#162 Oregon State University 1 admitted 1
#172 SUNY University at Albany 1 1 + 2
University of Colorado Boulder 1 5 + 7 admitted 13
Matriculation
Ranking University/College 2024 2023 2018-2022 2017-2021 2020 Total
All schools 14 19 34 81 64
#1 Williams College 1 1 + 3 admitted 5
#2 Amherst College 1 1 + 2
#3 Swarthmore College 1 + 1 5 + 7
#4 Pomona College 1 + 1 1 + 3
#5 Wellesley College 1 + 1 1 + 3
#6 Bowdoin College 1 + 1 1 + 1 admitted 4
#9 Carleton College 1 1 + 2
#9 Middlebury College 1 1 + 1 admitted 3
#13 Hamilton College 1 1 + 1 admitted 3
#13 Grinnell College 1 + 1 1 + 1 admitted 4
#13 Davidson College 1 + 1
#16 Haverford College 1 + 1 5 + 3 admitted 10
#17 Colby College 1 1 + 2
#17 Smith College 1 + 1 + 1 5 + 1 admitted 9
#17 Colgate University 1 + 1
#17 Wesleyan University 1 + 1 + 1 1 + 1 admitted 5
#22 Vassar College 1 1 + 2
#22 University of Richmond 1 + 1 + 1 1 + 1 admitted 5
#25 Bates College 1 + 1 5 + 4 admitted 11
#26 Colorado College 1 1 + 2
#27 Macalester College 1 1 + 1 admitted 3
#28 Harvey Mudd College 1 1
#30 Kenyon College 1 + 2 admitted 3
#30 Bryn Mawr College 1 + 1 5 + 1 admitted 8
#30 Mount Holyoke College 1 + 1 + 2
#35 Pitzer College 1 + 1
#36 Oberlin College 1 + 1 + 1 1 + 5 admitted 9
#38 Lafayette College 1 + 1 5 + 1 admitted 8
#38 Whitman College 1 1 + 2
#38 Skidmore College 1 + 1 + 1 5 + 9 admitted 17
#38 Franklin & Marshall College 1 + 1 5 + 3 admitted 10
#38 Bucknell University 1 + 1 + 1 5 + 2 admitted 10
#42 Denison University 1 + 1
#42 Occidental College 1 1 + 2 admitted 4
#45 Union College 1 + 1 + 1 1 + 4 admitted 8
#46 Trinity College 1 + 1 1 + 3 admitted 6
#50 The University of the South 1 + 1 + 2
#50 Connecticut College 1 + 1 5 + 2 admitted 9
#50 Dickinson College 1 + 1 5 + 2 admitted 9
#54 Gettysburg College 1 + 1 1 + 3 admitted 6
#62 Bard College 1 1 + 7 admitted 9

Academics

AP

(19)
Biology
Calculus AB
Chemistry
Human Geography
Macroeconomics
Microeconomics
Biology
Calculus AB
Chemistry
Human Geography
Macroeconomics
Microeconomics
Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism
Spanish Language and Culture
Statistics
Studio Art: Drawing
United States History
English Language and Composition
Computer Science A
Physics C: Mechanics
World History
Calculus BC
Psychology
United States Government and Politics
Art History
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IB

(35)
IB Economics
IB Global Politics
IB Biology
IB Visual Arts
IB Latin
IB Psychology
IB Economics
IB Global Politics
IB Biology
IB Visual Arts
IB Latin
IB Psychology
IB World Religions
IB Environmental Systems and Societies
IB Physics
IB Theory of Knowledge
IB Chinese B
IB French B
IB Spanish B
IB Dance
IB Film
IB Music
IB English A: Literature
IB History
IB Philosophy
IB Mathematics
IB Theatre
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Sports

(17)
Baseball
Basketball
Cross Country
Field Hockey
Golf
Lacrosse
Baseball
Basketball
Cross Country
Field Hockey
Golf
Lacrosse
Soccer
Softball
Swimming
Tennis
Volleyball
Wrestling
Cheerleading
Track and Field
Ultimate Frisbee
Fencing
Rowing
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Extracurricular Activities and Clubs

(30+)
Argo
Cooking Club
Havurah
LOGOS
Model United Nations
Open Doors
Argo
Cooking Club
Havurah
LOGOS
Model United Nations
Open Doors
R&B Step Team
TERRA
Art for Relief
Business and Investing Club
Chinese Club
Clay Club
French Club
Goldfish 'n Java
Junior State of America
Latin American Student Organization
Pacific Rim Organization
Reading Olympics
SAMOSA
UMOJA
Women's Issues Now
Young Friends
Painting & Drawing Club
Computer Aided Design Club
Math Team
MATES: Math and Science Journal
MedForum
Robotics Club
Speech & Debate
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Arts

(18)
Dance
String
Wind Symphony
Vocal
Film Production
Acting
Dance
String
Wind Symphony
Vocal
Film Production
Acting
Directing
Theater
Graphic Design
Ceramics
Sculpture
Painting
Drawing
Photography
Digital Imaging
Woodworking
Music Production
Art History
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http://www.georgeschool.org
1690 Newtown Langhorne Road, Newtown, PA 18940
215-579-6547
admission@georgeschool.org
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Basic Info

Co-ed
Boarding Grades: 9-12
Urban
IB: Yes
ESL: No
Year Founded: 1893
Campus Size: 240 acres
Boarding Rate: 48%
Religious Affiliation: Quaker

Application Info

Deadline: 02/01
Interview: Skype, On Campus, Zoom
Pre Interview: Required Vericant
Other Accepted Scores: IELTS, DuoLingo (TOEFL is preferred)
School Code:
TOEFL: 8138
SSAT: 3364
ISEE: 391505

Frequently Ask Questions about George School

Tell me a bit about George School.
George School is Co-ed private boarding school located in Pennsylvania, US. It was founded 1893 , and currently has about 540 students, 27.00% of whom are international students.

For more official information, please visit http://www.georgeschool.org.
Does George School have rigorous academic requirements?
George School is offering 19 AP courses.

George School also have 60% of faculties whose degrees are master and above.
Where do George School students typically go for their colleges?
Based on the most recent matriculation data, 13.87% go to top 50 US universities and colleges*, 22.63% go to top 25, and about 5.11% go to Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Stanford and MIT.

*Ranking is based on the 2024 US News College Ranking.
What is the application requirement for George School?
Similar to most private schools in the US, George 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 George School’s Co-ed student?
The total fee for George School in 2024 is $74,900 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@georgeschool.org .
Where is George School located?
George School is located in the State of Pennsylvania of USA. The closest major city is Philadelphia, which is about 21 miles away from school. Most families can choose Philadelphia 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, George School is among the most popular schools, within top 25 for all schools on FindingSchool.

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Yes, here are few: The Pennington School, Solebury School and Academy of the New Church Secondary Schools.

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The overall rating for George School is A.

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

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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