Hamden Hall Country Day School

A- 3.9 Connecticut, US

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Ranking Basis

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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

A-

Matriculation A-

Academics A+

Extracurriculars A-

Community A

Reviews B

Hamden Hall County Day School, an independent, college preparatory, co-educational pk-12 day school, challenges students to develop a strong sense of personal integrity and social responsibility while preparing them for demanding academic programs at the collegiate level. Hamden Hall School expects students to continually strive for excellence by giving maximum effort in every aspect of school life in which they are involved. Hamden Hall School is a supportive community based on mutual trust and recognition of the needs and aspirations of all of its members. Hamden Hall School expects students to be active participates in the life of the school.

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Current School

Tuition

$48800

Enrollment

650

Faculty with Advanced Degrees

75%

Teacher-Student Ratio

1:7

Endowment

$2.04 millions

Average SAT Score

1500

Average ACT Score

Class Size

Matriculation

(2019-2023)

Ranking	University/College	Students
#2	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	1 +
#3	Harvard College	1 +
#3	Stanford University	1 +
#3	Yale University	1 +
LAC #1	Williams College	1 +
#6	University of Chicago	1 +
#7	Johns Hopkins University	1 +
#7	University of Pennsylvania	1 +
#10	Duke University	1 +
LAC #2	Amherst College	1 +
#13	Brown University	1 +
#13	Vanderbilt University	1 +
#15	Rice University	1 +
#15	Washington University in St. Louis	1 +
#17	Cornell University	1 +
#20	University of California: Berkeley	1 +
#20	University of California: Los Angeles	1 +
#22	Emory University	1 +
#25	New York University	1 +
#25	University of Michigan	1 +
#25	University of Southern California	1 +
#25	University of Virginia	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 +
#38	University of California: Davis	1 +
#38	University of Wisconsin-Madison	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 +
#51	Lehigh University	1 +
#51	Purdue University	1 +
#51	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	1 +
#51	Villanova University	1 +
#55	University of Washington	1 +
LAC #11	Middlebury College	1 +
#62	George Washington University	1 +
#62	Syracuse University	1 +
#62	University of Pittsburgh	1 +
#63	St. Olaf College	1 +
LAC #13	Smith College	1 +
#67	University of Connecticut	1 +
#67	University of Massachusetts Amherst	1 +
#67	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	1 +
#68	St. Lawrence University	1 +
#72	American University	1 +
#72	Fordham University	1 +
#72	North Carolina State University	1 +
#72	Sarah Lawrence College	1 +
LAC #15	Grinnell College	1 +
#77	Clemson University	1 +
#85	Washington College	1 +
#89	Howard University	1 +
#89	Stonehill College	1 +
LAC #18	Barnard College	1 +
LAC #18	Colgate University	1 +
LAC #18	University of Richmond	1 +
LAC #18	Wesleyan University	1 +
#94	Lewis & Clark College	1 +
#97	Clark University	1 +
#97	New Jersey Institute of Technology	1 +
#105	Drexel University	1 +
#105	Rochester Institute of Technology	1 +
#105	University of San Francisco	1 +
#115	Fairfield University	1 +
#120	Hampshire College	1 +
LAC #24	Colby College	1 +
#121	Chapman University	1 +
#121	University of Vermont	1 +
LAC #25	Bates College	1 +
LAC #27	Macalester College	1 +
#137	University of Kentucky	1 +
#151	James Madison University	1 +
LAC #31	Bryn Mawr College	1 +
LAC #31	Kenyon College	1 +
LAC #33	College of the Holy Cross	1 +
#166	Hofstra University	1 +
#166	Quinnipiac University	1 +
#176	Catholic University of America	1 +
LAC #36	Mount Holyoke College	1 +
#182	University of Rhode Island	1 +
LAC #37	Bucknell University	1 +
LAC #39	Lafayette College	1 +
LAC #39	Skidmore College	1 +
LAC #39	Trinity College	1 +
#202	University of North Carolina at Wilmington	1 +
#219	Hampton University	1 +
#219	Sacred Heart University	1 +
#234	Pace University	1 +
#234	Suffolk University	1 +
#234	University of Hartford	1 +
#234	Western New England University	1 +
LAC #51	Dickinson College	1 +
LAC #55	Connecticut College	1 +
LAC #60	Bard College	1 +
	Anna Maria College	1 +
	Art Center College of Design	1 +
	Assumption College	1 +
	Babson College	1 +
	Berklee College of Music	1 +
	Bryant University	1 +
	Coastal Carolina University	1 +
	Dalhousie University	1 +
	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University: Worldwide Campus	1 +
	Emerson College	1 +
	Emmanuel College-Boston-MA	1 +
	Endicott College	1 +
	Fairleigh Dickinson University	1 +
	Fashion Institute of Technology	1 +
	Florida Gulf Coast University	1 +
	Florida Southern College	1 +
	Fort Lewis College	1 +
	Franklin Pierce University	1 +
	High Point University	1 +
	Husson University	1 +
	Ithaca College	1 +
	Keene State College	1 +
	London School of Economics and Political Science	1 +
	Loyola University Maryland	1 +
	Manhattan College	1 +
	Marist College	1 +
	Massachusetts College of Art and Design	1 +
	Massachusetts Maritime Academy	1 +
	McGill University	1 +
	Merrimack College	1 +
	Molloy College	1 +
	New York Institute of Technology	1 +
	Oberlin College	1 +
	Ohio State University: Columbus Campus	1 +
	Oral Roberts University	1 +
	Penn State University Park	1 +
	Pratt Institute	1 +
	Providence College	1 +
	Rhode Island School of Design	1 +
	Roger Williams University	1 +
	Saint Anselm College	1 +
	Saint Joseph's University	1 +
	Salve Regina University	1 +
	San Francisco Conservatory of Music	1 +
	School of Visual Arts	1 +
	Southern Connecticut State University	1 +
	St. John's University	1 +
	Stetson University	1 +
	stony brook university, state university of new york	1 +
	The New School College of Performing Arts	1 +
	Trine University	1 +
	Union College	1 +
	University College London	1 +
	University of British Columbia	1 +
	University of Colorado Boulder	1 +
	University of Edinburgh	1 +
	University of Evansville	1 +
	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	1 +
	University of Maryland: College Park	1 +
	University of New Haven	1 +
	University of Tampa	1 +
	University of the Sciences	1 +
	University of Toronto	1 +
	Western Connecticut State University	1 +
	Wheaton College	1 +

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		Matriculation
Ranking	University/College	2019-2023	2018-2022	2015-2019	2014-2018	2012-2016	Total
	All schools	78	82	51	54	48
#1	Princeton University				1 +		1
#2	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	1 +	1				2
#3	Stanford University	1 +	1	1 +	1 +	1 +	5
#3	Harvard College	1 +	1	1 +	1 +	1 +	5
#5	Yale University	1 +	1	1 +	1 +	1 +	5
#6	University of Pennsylvania	1 +	1	1 +	1 +		4
#7	Duke University	1 +	1				2
#9	Johns Hopkins University	1 +	1	1 +	1 +	1 +	5
#9	Brown University	1 +	1	1 +	1 +	1 +	5
#12	University of Chicago	1 +	1	1 +			3
#12	Cornell University	1 +	1		1 +	1 +	4
#12	Columbia University		1	1 +	1 +		3
#15	University of California: Los Angeles	1 +	1	1 +	1 +	1 +	5
#15	University of California: Berkeley	1 +	1		1 +	1 +	4
#17	Rice University	1 +	1	1 +			3
#18	Dartmouth College					1 +	1
#18	Vanderbilt University	1 +	1			1 +	3
#20	University of Notre Dame					1 +	1
#21	University of Michigan	1 +	1	1 +	1 +	1 +	5
#22	Georgetown University			1 +	1 +	1 +	3
#22	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill		1	1 +	1 +	1 +	4
#24	Carnegie Mellon University		1	1 +	1 +	1 +	4
#24	Washington University in St. Louis	1 +	1		1 +	1 +	4
#24	University of Virginia	1 +	1	1 +	1 +		4
#24	Emory University	1 +	1	1 +	1 +	1 +	5
#28	University of California: San Diego	1 +	1	1 +	1 +	1 +	5
#28	University of California: Davis	1 +	1	1 +	1 +	1 +	5
#28	University of Southern California	1 +	1	1 +	1 +	1 +	5
#33	Georgia Institute of Technology	1 +		1 +	1 +	1 +	4
#33	University of California: Irvine	1 +	1				2
#35	New York University	1 +	1	1 +	1 +	1 +	5
#35	University of Wisconsin-Madison	1 +	1				2
#35	University of California: Santa Barbara					1 +	1
#39	Boston College	1 +	1	1 +	1 +	1 +	5
#40	University of Washington	1 +	1	1 +			3
#40	Rutgers University		1	1 +			2
#40	Tufts University	1 +	1	1 +	1 +		4
#43	Boston University	1 +	1	1 +	1 +	1 +	5
#47	Wake Forest University		1	1 +	1 +	1 +	4
#47	Lehigh University	1 +	1	1 +	1 +	1 +	5
#47	University of Rochester			1 +	1 +	1 +	3
#49	University of Texas at Austin			1 +	1 +	1 +	3
#51	Purdue University	1 +	1	1 +	1 +		4
#53	Florida State University					1 +	1
#53	Northeastern University	1 +	1	1 +	1 +	1 +	5
#53	Case Western Reserve University	1 +	1	1 +	1 +	1 +	5
#58	University of Connecticut	1 +	1		1 +	1 +	4
#60	North Carolina State University	1 +	1				2
#60	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	1 +	1	1 +	1 +	1 +	5
#60	Brandeis University	1 +	1	1 +	1 +	1 +	5
#67	University of Pittsburgh	1 +	1	1 +	1 +		4
#67	Syracuse University	1 +	1		1 +	1 +	4
#67	University of Massachusetts Amherst	1 +	1			1 +	3
#67	Villanova University	1 +	1				2
#67	George Washington University	1 +	1	1 +	1 +	1 +	5
#67	University of Miami		1	1 +	1 +	1 +	4
#70	University of California: Santa Cruz			1 +	1 +		2
#73	Tulane University	1 +	1	1 +	1 +	1 +	5
#73	Indiana University Bloomington					1 +	1
#76	University of Delaware			1 +	1 +	1 +	3
#82	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	1 +	1	1 +	1 +		4
#86	Clemson University	1 +	1				2
#86	New Jersey Institute of Technology	1 +	1				2
#89	Fordham University	1 +	1	1 +	1 +		4
#98	Drexel University	1 +	1				2
#98	University of San Diego				1 +	1 +	2
#98	Rochester Institute of Technology	1 +	1				2
#105	American University	1 +	1	1 +	1 +	1 +	5
#105	University of Colorado Boulder	1 +					1
#115	University of San Francisco	1 +					1
#115	Howard University	1 +	1	1 +			3
#124	Fairfield University	1 +	1				2
#124	James Madison University	1 +	1				2
#133	Chapman University	1 +					1
#133	Elon University		1				1
#133	University of Vermont	1 +	1	1 +	1 +	1 +	5
#142	Clarkson University		1				1
#142	Clark University	1 +	1	1 +	1 +	1 +	5
#142	Loyola University Chicago				1 +	1 +	2
#151	Duquesne University		1				1
#151	Simmons University		1				1
#151	University of Rhode Island	1 +	1				2
#159	University of Kentucky	1 +	1				2
#163	St. John's University	1 +	1				2
#170	Quinnipiac University	1 +	1				2
#178	Catholic University of America	1 +	1				2
#185	Hofstra University	1 +	1				2
#201	The New School College of Performing Arts	1 +	1				2
#201	University of North Carolina at Wilmington	1 +					1
#209	Sacred Heart University	1 +	1				2
#236	Western New England University	1 +	1				2
#249	Pace University	1 +	1				2
#249	Suffolk University	1 +	1				2
#280	Hampton University	1 +	1				2
#304	University of Hartford	1 +	1				2
#304	Florida Gulf Coast University	1 +					1
#361	Husson University	1 +	1				2
	Ohio State University: Columbus Campus	1 +	1	1 +	1 +	1 +	5
	University of Maryland: College Park	1 +	1	1 +	1 +		4
	Penn State University Park	1 +	1	1 +	1 +		4
	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	1 +	1	1 +	1 +		4

		Matriculation
Ranking	University/College	2019-2023	2018-2022	2015-2019	2014-2018	2012-2016	Total
	All schools	36	40	22	29	25
#1	Williams College	1 +	1	1 +	1 +	1 +	5
#2	Amherst College	1 +	1	1 +	1 +		4
#4	Pomona College				1 +		1
#7	United States Air Force Academy			1 +	1 +	1 +	3
#9	Carleton College	1 +	1	1 +			3
#9	Bowdoin College			1 +	1 +	1 +	3
#11	Wesleyan University	1 +	1	1 +	1 +	1 +	5
#11	Grinnell College	1 +	1				2
#11	Barnard College	1 +	1				2
#11	Middlebury College	1 +	1	1 +	1 +	1 +	5
#16	Smith College	1 +	1	1 +	1 +	1 +	5
#16	Vassar College			1 +	1 +	1 +	3
#21	Haverford College			1 +	1 +	1 +	3
#21	Colgate University	1 +	1	1 +	1 +	1 +	5
#24	Bates College	1 +	1		1 +	1 +	4
#25	University of Richmond	1 +	1	1 +	1 +		4
#25	Colby College	1 +	1	1 +	1 +	1 +	5
#27	Macalester College	1 +	1				2
#27	College of the Holy Cross	1 +	1		1 +	1 +	4
#30	Bryn Mawr College	1 +	1				2
#30	Bucknell University	1 +	1	1 +	1 +		4
#30	Lafayette College	1 +		1 +	1 +	1 +	4
#34	Mount Holyoke College	1 +	1		1 +	1 +	4
#35	Scripps College				1 +	1 +	2
#35	Franklin & Marshall College			1 +	1 +	1 +	3
#35	Occidental College					1 +	1
#38	Skidmore College	1 +	1	1 +	1 +	1 +	5
#38	Union College				1 +	1 +	2
#39	Spelman College		1				1
#39	Kenyon College	1 +	1		1 +	1 +	4
#39	Trinity College	1 +	1	1 +	1 +	1 +	5
#45	Union College	1 +	1	1 +			3
#46	Connecticut College	1 +	1	1 +	1 +	1 +	5
#46	Dickinson College	1 +	1		1 +	1 +	4
#51	St. Olaf College	1 +	1				2
#56	Wheaton College	1 +	1				2
#59	St. Lawrence University	1 +	1				2
#63	Gettysburg College		1	1 +	1 +	1 +	4
#70	Muhlenberg College		1				1
#72	Bard College	1 +	1		1 +	1 +	4
#75	Allegheny College		1				1
#86	Stonehill College	1 +	1				2
#89	Saint Anselm College	1 +	1				2
#93	Washington College	1 +	1				2
#93	Lewis & Clark College	1 +	1				2
#100	Sarah Lawrence College	1 +	1				2
#100	Morehouse College		1				1
#139	Hampshire College	1 +	1				2
#152	Emmanuel College-Boston-MA	1 +	1				2
	Oberlin College	1 +	1	1 +	1 +		4

		Matriculation
Ranking	University/College	2019-2023	2018-2022	2015-2019	2014-2018	2012-2016	Total
	All schools	4	4	0	0	0
#1	University of Toronto	1 +	1				2
#2	University of British Columbia	1 +	1				2
#3	McGill University	1 +	1				2
#12	Dalhousie University	1 +	1				2

		Matriculation
Ranking	University/College	2019-2023	2018-2022	2015-2019	2014-2018	2012-2016	Total
	All schools	3	3	0	0	0
#3	University College London	1 +	1				2
#5	University of Edinburgh	1 +	1				2
#25	London School of Economics and Political Science	1 +	1				2

AP Scores

(2019-2023)

Number of students took AP test

587

Number of tests taken

1296

27%

24%

Score 5

Score 4

Score 3

Other scores

Academics

AP

(23)

Art History	Biology
Calculus AB	Calculus BC
Chemistry	Computer Science A

Art History	Biology
Calculus AB	Calculus BC
Chemistry	Computer Science A
English Language and Composition	English Literature and Composition
Environmental Science	French Language and Culture
Macroeconomics	Spanish Language and Culture
Statistics	United States History
Latin	Microeconomics
United States Government and Politics	Spanish Literature and Culture
Physics 1	Chinese Language and Culture
Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism	Comparative Government and Politics
World History

Sports

(5)

Baseball	Golf
Lacrosse	Softball
Tennis

Extracurricular Activities and Clubs

(44)

1912 Student Newspaper	A Cappella
Amnesty International	Art Club
Asian Student Union	Biology Olympiad

1912 Student Newspaper	A Cappella
Amnesty International	Art Club
Asian Student Union	Biology Olympiad
Black Student Union	Board Games Club
Book Club	Chess Club
Chorus Ensemble	Computer Science Club
Conservation Club	Debate Team
FACES Literary Magazine	Fiber Arts/DIY/Photo
French Club	Gaming Club
Green and White / Admissions Ambassadors	High Schoolers into Business
Hispanic Student Union	Interact Club
Investment Club	Jazz Ensemble
Jewish Student Union	Linguistics Olympiad
Math Team	Middle School Advocates
Model U.N.	Multicultural Student Interests
Physics Bowl	Poetry Club
Pride Alliance	Production Crew
Puzzle Team	Robotics Club
Science	Innovation & Design
Student Government	Student Musicians Union
Swarm: School Spirit	Thespians/Drama Club
Woodworking Club	Yearbook

Arts

(18)

Acting	Band
Chamber Choir	Chamber Orchestra
Improvisation	Jazz

Contact Info

https://www.hamdenhall.org/page/Home

1108 Whitney Avenue, Hamden, CT 06517

203-752-2600

admissions@hamdenhall.org

Connecticut

Basic Info

Co-ed

Day S. Grades: PreSchool-12

Rural

ESL: Yes

Year Founded: 1912

Campus Size: 42 acres

Religious Affiliation: school.No Religious

Application Info

Deadline: 01/16

Interview: Skype, On Campus

Other Accepted Scores: ISEE

School Code:

SSAT: 3655

ISEE: 70258

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Population (2022) 8,363,710

Cost of Living Higher than average 146%

Nearby Airport JFK aireport

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Acting	Band
Chamber Choir	Chamber Orchestra
Improvisation	Jazz
Theater	Theater Design
Ceramics	Digital Photography
Drawing	Painting
Printmaking	Studio Art
Video Production	Design
Multimedia	Tech Theater