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School Overview

Data & methodology
Overall
B
Matriculation B-
Academics A-
Extracurriculars C
Community A+
Reviews N/A
The International School of Boston (ISB) offers a comprehensive bilingual program Pre-K through 12th grade with an international focus, embracing the best practices and highest educational standards of both American and French educational traditions. In 9th grade, students have the choice between the International Program taught in English, leading to the International Baccalaureate, and the Bilingual Program following the French curriculum, leading to the French Baccalaureate.
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School Stats

Average
Current School
Tuition
$46060
Enrollment
575
International Students
66%
Faculty with Advanced Degrees
75%
Teacher-Student Ratio
1:5
Average SAT Score
1290
Average ACT Score
29
Class Size
17

Matriculation

(2023)
Ranking University/College Students
#15 Washington University in St. Louis 1
LAC #3 Pomona College 1
#17 Cornell University 1
#22 Emory University 1
#34 University of California: San Diego 1
#36 Boston College 1
#36 University of Rochester 1
#41 Boston University 1
#44 Brandeis University 1
#44 Northeastern University 1
#55 University of Miami 1
LAC #13 Smith College 2
#67 University of Massachusetts Amherst 1
#67 Worcester Polytechnic Institute 1
#72 American University 2
#105 Drexel University 1
#105 University of Arizona 1
SUNY University at Albany 1
#234 University of Massachusetts Boston 1
Emerson College 2
Providence College 1
Université de Nîmes 1
Wentworth Institute of Technology 1
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Matriculation
Ranking University/College 2023 2018-2022 2015-2020 2015-2019 2011-2016 Total
All schools 17 40 37 60 45
#2 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1 admitted 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 4
#2 Columbia University 1 admitted 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 3
#2 Harvard College 1 admitted 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 3
#5 Yale University 1 admitted 1 +admitted 2
#6 University of Chicago 1 + 1
#9 Johns Hopkins University 1 admitted 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 4
#14 Washington University in St. Louis 1 1
#17 Cornell University 1 1 admitted 1 +admitted 3
#20 University of California: Los Angeles 1 admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 3
#21 Emory University 1 1 admitted 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 4
#22 University of California: Berkeley 1 admitted 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 4
#23 University of Michigan 1 admitted 1 + 2
#25 University of Virginia 1 admitted 1 +admitted 2
#27 University of Southern California 1 admitted 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 4
#28 New York University 1 admitted 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 4
#28 Wake Forest University 1 admitted 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 3
#28 University of California: Santa Barbara 1 admitted 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 4
#28 Tufts University 1 admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 3
#34 University of Rochester 1 1 +admitted 2
#34 University of California: San Diego 1 1 admitted 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 5
#36 University of California: Irvine 1 admitted 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 4
#36 Boston College 1 1 admitted 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 5
#38 University of California: Davis 1 admitted 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 3
#38 Georgia Institute of Technology 1 + 1
#42 Boston University 1 1 admitted 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 5
#42 Tulane University 1 admitted 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 4
#42 Brandeis University 1 1 admitted 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 5
#42 Case Western Reserve University 1 admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 3
#42 University of Wisconsin-Madison 1 +admitted 1
#47 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1 +admitted 1 + 2
#49 Purdue University 1 + 1
#49 Ohio State University: Columbus Campus 1 + 1
#49 Northeastern University 1 1 admitted 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 5
#49 Villanova University 1 admitted 1 +admitted 2
#55 Santa Clara University 1 admitted 1 +admitted 2
#55 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 1 admitted 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 4
#55 Florida State University 1 +admitted 1
#55 University of Miami 1 1 +admitted 2
#57 Penn State University Park 1 +admitted 1 + 2
#57 University of Pittsburgh 1 +admitted 1 + 2
#59 Syracuse University 1 admitted 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 4
#59 University of Maryland: College Park 1 admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 3
#59 University of Washington 1 admitted 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 4
#63 University of Connecticut 1 admitted 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 4
#63 Worcester Polytechnic Institute 1 1 admitted 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 5
#63 George Washington University 1 admitted 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 4
#68 Fordham University 1 admitted 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 4
#68 University of Massachusetts Amherst 1 1 +admitted 1 + 3
#68 Indiana University Bloomington 1 +admitted 1
#72 Rutgers University 1 + 1
#75 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 1 +admitted 1 + 2
#79 American University 2 1 admitted 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 6
#79 Brigham Young University 1 +admitted 1 + 2
#83 Elon University 1 +admitted 1
#83 University of California: Riverside 1 +admitted 1
#83 Michigan State University 1 admitted 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 3
#93 University of Denver 1 +admitted 1 + 2
#93 University of San Diego 1 +admitted 1
#99 University of Oregon 1 +admitted 1
#99 University of Utah 1 +admitted 1
#103 University of Arizona 1 1 +admitted 2
#103 Drexel University 1 1 +admitted 1 + 3
#103 Loyola University Chicago 1 + 1
#103 University of California: Santa Cruz 1 admitted 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 4
#103 Temple University 1 +admitted 1
#103 New Jersey Institute of Technology 1 +admitted 1
#103 Clark University 1 +admitted 1 + 2
#104 University of Colorado Boulder 1 +admitted 1 + 2
#117 University of Vermont 1 +admitted 1 + 2
#117 Rochester Institute of Technology 1 +admitted 1
#127 DePaul University 1 +admitted 1
#127 Clarkson University 1 admitted 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 3
#136 University of New Hampshire 1 +admitted 1
#136 University of La Verne 1 +admitted 1
#172 SUNY University at Albany 1 1
College of William and Mary 1 admitted 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 4
Matriculation
Ranking University/College 2023 2018-2022 2015-2020 2015-2019 2011-2016 Total
All schools 3 25 25 25 18
#1 Williams College 1 admitted 1 +admitted 2
#3 Swarthmore College 1 admitted 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 4
#4 Pomona College 1 1
#5 Wellesley College 1 admitted 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 4
#6 Bowdoin College 1 +admitted 1 + 2
#13 Grinnell College 1 admitted 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 3
#13 Hamilton College 1 +admitted 1
#16 Haverford College 1 admitted 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 3
#17 Wesleyan University 1 admitted 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 4
#17 Smith College 2 1 admitted 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 6
#17 Colgate University 1 admitted 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 3
#17 Colby College 1 admitted 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 4
#17 Barnard College 1 admitted 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 4
#25 Bates College 1 admitted 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 4
#26 Colorado College 1 admitted 1 +admitted 2
#28 Harvey Mudd College 1 admitted 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 3
#30 Scripps College 1 admitted 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 3
#30 Mount Holyoke College 1 admitted 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 4
#30 Bryn Mawr College 1 admitted 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 3
#35 College of the Holy Cross 1 admitted 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 3
#38 Skidmore College 1 + 1
#38 Union College 1 + 1
#42 Denison University 1 admitted 1 +admitted 2
#42 Occidental College 1 admitted 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 4
#46 Trinity College 1 admitted 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 4
#50 Dickinson College 1 admitted 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 4
#50 Connecticut College 1 admitted 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 4
#54 Gettysburg College 1 + 1
#62 Bard College 1 +admitted 1 + 2
Oberlin College 1 admitted 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 4
Franklin & Marshall College 1 admitted 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 3
Union College 1 admitted 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 3

Academics

IB

(19)
IB English
IB English B
IB French
IB French B
IB German
IB Spanish
IB English
IB English B
IB French
IB French B
IB German
IB Spanish
IB Spanish B
IB Economics
IB Geography
IB History
IB Psychology
IB Biology
IB Chemistry
IB Physics
IB Mathematics
IB Visual Arts
IB English A: Language and Literature
IB French A: Language and Literature
IB Environmental Systems and Societies
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Sports

(4)
Basketball
Fencing
Soccer
Volleyball

Arts

(7)
Acting
Band
Music
Music Theory
Theater
Digital Music
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Basic Info

Co-ed
Day S. Grades: PreK-12
Urban
IB: No
ESL: Yes
Year Founded: 1962
Religious Affiliation: No Religious Affiliation

Application Info

Deadline: 12/31
School Code:
TOEFL: 2413
SSAT: 4122
ISEE: 222628
Recommended
4.8
Recommended
4.8

Frequently Ask Questions about International School of Boston

Tell me a bit about International School of Boston.
International School of Boston is Co-ed private day school located in Massachusetts, US. It was founded 1962 , and currently has about 575 students, 66.00% of whom are international students.

For more official information, please visit https://www.isbos.org.
Does International School of Boston have rigorous academic requirements?
International School of Boston also have 75% of faculties whose degrees are master and above.
Where do International School of Boston students typically go for their colleges?
In 2023, some students attended Washington University in St. Louis, Pomona College, Cornell University, Emory University and University of California: San Diego.
What is the application requirement for International School of Boston?
Similar to most private schools in the US, International School of Boston’s typical admission requirements include school transcript, recommendation letter, application essay, and interview (often optional, but highly recommended).
What is the latest tuition for International School of Boston’s Co-ed student?
The total fee for International School of Boston in 2024 is $46,060 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 admissions@isbos.org .
Where is International School of Boston located?
International School of Boston is located in the State of Massachusetts of USA. The closest major city is Boston, which is about 4 miles away from school. Most families can choose Logan International Airport to travel in and out of school.
How popular is International School of Boston on FindingSchool network?
Based on FindingSchool monthly traffic data as well as onsite search record, International School of Boston is among the most popular schools, within top 416 for all schools on FindingSchool.

Also International School of Boston has been favorited by 29 users.
How to start with an application with International School of Boston?
The first stop is to carefully review the school profile on FindingSchool to learn more about International School of Boston. Most of them are directly provided by the school.

Also it is highly recommended to visit International School of Boston’s official site: https://www.isbos.org or call them at 617-499-1451.
Please share a few nearby schools that are close to International School of Boston?
Yes, here are few: Dearborn Academy, North Cambridge Catholic High School and St. Clement Elementary School.

The closest major city is Boston. You can find out more schools near Boston here.
What is the FindingSchool rating for International School of Boston?
The overall rating for International School of Boston is B.

The section ratings of International School of Boston are:
B- for Matriculation
A- for Academics
C for Extracurriculum
A+ for Community

Nearby City

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%

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