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School Overview

Data & methodology
Overall
A-
Matriculation A
Academics B+
Extracurriculars B+
Community A-
Reviews B
Lancaster Country Day School combines a rigorous curriculum with a supportive and encouraging faculty to ensure that every preschool-12th grade student receives the best education available.
In addition to Lancaster, students come from Hershey, Reading and York to become part of the vibrant, high-spirited community that Lancaster Newspapers readers voted "Favorite Private School.".
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School Stats

Average
Current School
Tuition
$28000
Enrollment
612
International Students
5%
Faculty with Advanced Degrees
65%
Teacher-Student Ratio
1:8
Endowment
$25 millions
AP
14
Average SAT Score
1275
Average ACT Score
28.2
Class Size
12

Matriculation


Matriculation

(2018-2022)
Ranking University/College Students
#1 Princeton University 2
#2 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1
#3 Harvard College 1
LAC #1 Williams College 1
#7 Johns Hopkins University 3
#7 University of Pennsylvania 3
#10 Duke University 1
#10 Northwestern University 2
#13 Brown University 1
#15 Washington University in St. Louis 3
#17 Cornell University 3
#18 Columbia University 1
#18 University of Notre Dame 1
LAC #4 Swarthmore College 1
#22 Carnegie Mellon University 3
#22 Emory University 2
#25 New York University 7
#25 University of Michigan 1
#25 University of Southern California 1
#25 University of Virginia 2
#29 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 2
#29 Wake Forest University 6
LAC #6 Carleton College 1
#32 Tufts University 2
#34 University of California: San Diego 1
#36 Boston College 1
#36 University of Rochester 2
#38 University of Texas at Austin 1
#38 University of Wisconsin-Madison 1
#41 Boston University 4
#44 Case Western Reserve University 1
#44 Georgia Institute of Technology 1
#44 Northeastern University 2
#44 Tulane University 3
#51 Lehigh University 1
#51 Purdue University 3
#51 Villanova University 4
#55 University of Miami 1
#55 University of Washington 1
#62 George Washington University 1
#62 Syracuse University 4
#62 University of Pittsburgh 1
LAC #13 Smith College 1
#72 American University 1
#72 Fordham University 4
#72 Indiana University Bloomington 3
#72 North Carolina State University 2
LAC #15 Davidson College 3
#76 College of Wooster 1
#76 Muhlenberg College 2
#83 Gonzaga University 1
#83 Marquette University 1
#89 Brigham Young University 1
#89 Elon University 2
SUNY University at Buffalo 1
#89 Texas Christian University 1
#89 University of Delaware 3
#89 Ursinus College 2
LAC #18 Haverford College 2
#94 Lewis & Clark College 1
#97 University of South Florida 1
#100 Saint Mary's College 1
#105 Drexel University 3
#105 Rochester Institute of Technology 2
#105 Saint Louis University 1
#105 University of Denver 1
#105 University of Utah 1
#111 Goucher College 1
#111 Ohio Wesleyan University 2
#115 University of South Carolina: Columbia 1
Arizona State University 1
#121 Temple University 1
#121 University of Vermont 1
LAC #27 Macalester College 2
#137 DePaul University 2
#137 University of New Hampshire 1
#151 James Madison University 3
LAC #31 Bryn Mawr College 2
LAC #31 Kenyon College 2
LAC #33 College of the Holy Cross 1
#166 Xavier University 1
#176 Catholic University of America 2
LAC #36 Mount Holyoke College 1
#182 Adelphi University 1
LAC #37 Bucknell University 1
LAC #37 Occidental College 1
LAC #39 Denison University 1
LAC #39 Lafayette College 3
#202 La Salle University 1
LAC #45 Furman University 1
#234 East Carolina University 1
#234 Oklahoma City University 1
#234 University of Hartford 1
#234 West Virginia University 1
#250 West Chester University of Pennsylvania 3
LAC #51 Dickinson College 4
#263 Point Park University 1
#317 Alvernia University 1
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania 1
Coastal Carolina University 2
College of Charleston 1
Concordia University 1
Culinary Institute of America 1
Delaware Valley University 1
Eastern University 1
Elizabethtown College 1
Elmira College 1
Emerson College 1
Franklin & Marshall College 1
High Point University 5
Lebanon Valley College 1
Loyola University Maryland 1
Marywood University 1
McGill University 1
Mercyhurst University 1
Millersville University of Pennsylvania 5
Monmouth University 2
Nebraska Wesleyan University 1
Parsons The New School for Design 1
Penn State Berks 1
Penn State Harrisburg 2
Penn State University Park 1
pennsylvania college of health sciences 1
Queens University of Charlotte 2
Rhode Island School of Design 1
Robert Morris University: Chicago 2
Saint Joseph's University 1
Savannah College of Art and Design 2
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania 1
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania 1
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology 1
University of British Columbia 1
University of Maryland: College Park 1
University of Scranton 1
University of Tennessee: Knoxville 3
Wilfrid Laurier University 1
York College of Pennsylvania 1
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Matriculation
Ranking University/College 2018-2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 Total
All schools 139 36 33 35 25
#1 Princeton University 2 2 4
#2 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1 1 2
#3 Harvard College 1 1 2
#6 University of Pennsylvania 3 3 6
#7 Duke University 1 1
#9 Johns Hopkins University 3 2 5
#9 Brown University 1 1 2
#9 Northwestern University 2 1 3
#12 Columbia University 1 1 2
#12 Cornell University 3 1 1 1 6
#20 University of Notre Dame 1 1 2
#21 University of Michigan 1 1 2
#22 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 2 1 3
#24 University of Virginia 2 1 1 4
#24 Emory University 2 1 1 4
#24 Washington University in St. Louis 3 1 1 1 6
#24 Carnegie Mellon University 3 2 1 6
#28 University of Southern California 1 1 2
#28 University of California: San Diego 1 1 1 3
#33 Georgia Institute of Technology 1 1 2
#35 University of Wisconsin-Madison 1 1 2
#35 New York University 7 1 2 2 12
#38 University of Texas at Austin 1 1 2
#39 Boston College 1 1 2
#40 Tufts University 2 1 1 4
#40 University of Washington 1 1 2
#43 Boston University 4 1 3 8
#47 Wake Forest University 6 1 2 1 1 11
#47 Lehigh University 1 1
#47 University of Rochester 2 1 3
#51 Purdue University 3 1 2 6
#53 Case Western Reserve University 1 1
#53 Northeastern University 2 2 4
#60 North Carolina State University 2 2
#67 Villanova University 4 1 1 6
#67 University of Pittsburgh 1 4 2 5 12
#67 George Washington University 1 1
#67 University of Miami 1 1 2
#67 Syracuse University 4 1 1 1 7
#73 Indiana University Bloomington 3 3
#73 Tulane University 3 1 1 1 6
#76 SUNY University at Buffalo 1 1 2
#76 University of Delaware 3 2 1 6
#86 Marquette University 1 1 2
#89 Temple University 1 1 2 4
#89 Fordham University 4 1 1 2 8
#89 Brigham Young University 1 1
#89 University of South Florida 1 1 2
#93 Gonzaga University 1 1
#98 Drexel University 3 1 2 6
#98 Rochester Institute of Technology 2 1 3
#98 Texas Christian University 1 1 2
#105 Arizona State University 1 1 2
#105 University of Tennessee: Knoxville 3 1 3 7
#105 Saint Louis University 1 1 2
#105 American University 1 1 2
#115 University of New Hampshire 1 1 2
#115 University of Utah 1 1 2
#124 University of Denver 1 1 2
#124 James Madison University 3 3
#124 University of South Carolina: Columbia 1 1 2
#133 University of Vermont 1 1
#133 Elon University 2 1 3
#151 DePaul University 2 2 4
#163 Adelphi University 1 1 2
#178 Catholic University of America 2 2 4
#195 East Carolina University 1 1 2
#201 La Salle University 1 1 2
#201 Xavier University 1 1
#209 West Chester University of Pennsylvania 3 1 1 5
#216 West Virginia University 1 1 2
#280 Oklahoma City University 1 1 2
#296 Alvernia University 1 1
#304 University of Hartford 1 1
#352 Point Park University 1 1 2
Penn State University Park 1 1 2 1 4 9
University of Maryland: College Park 1 1 2
Matriculation
Ranking University/College 2018-2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 Total
All schools 38 8 10 8 8
#1 Williams College 1 1 2
#4 Swarthmore College 1 1 2
#9 Carleton College 1 1 2
#16 Smith College 1 1 2
#16 Davidson College 3 2 1 6
#21 Haverford College 2 1 1 4
#27 Macalester College 2 1 1 4
#27 College of the Holy Cross 1 1 2
#30 Lafayette College 3 1 1 5
#30 Bucknell University 1 1 2
#30 Bryn Mawr College 2 1 1 4
#34 Mount Holyoke College 1 1 2
#35 Franklin & Marshall College 1 1 2
#35 Occidental College 1 1 2
#39 Kenyon College 2 1 1 4
#39 Denison University 1 1
#46 Furman University 1 1
#46 Dickinson College 4 1 1 2 8
#70 Muhlenberg College 2 2 4
#82 Saint Mary's College 1 1
#86 Ursinus College 2 1 1 4
#93 Lewis & Clark College 1 1 2
#116 Ohio Wesleyan University 2 1 1 4
#124 Goucher College 1 1 2
Matriculation
Ranking University/College 2018-2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 Total
All schools 4 0 0 0 0
#2 University of British Columbia 1 1
#3 McGill University 1 1
#21 Concordia University 1 1
#31 Wilfrid Laurier University 1 1

AP Scores

(2020)
Number of students took AP test
51
Number of tests taken
150
22%
32%
25%
Score 5
Score 4
Score 3
Other scores

Academics

AP

(14)
Biology
Calculus AB
Calculus BC
Chemistry
Computer Science A
English Literature and Composition
Biology
Calculus AB
Calculus BC
Chemistry
Computer Science A
English Literature and Composition
Music Theory
Spanish Language and Culture
Statistics
United States History
English Language and Composition
Physics 1
Human Geography
Computer Science Principles
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Sports

(7)
Basketball
Field Hockey
Golf
Lacrosse
Soccer
Squash
Basketball
Field Hockey
Golf
Lacrosse
Soccer
Squash
Tennis
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Extracurricular Activities and Clubs

(16)
化学俱乐部
即兴表演
国际象棋
中文和文化
社区服务
纪录片
化学俱乐部
即兴表演
国际象棋
中文和文化
社区服务
纪录片
仁爱之家
义大利语
校报
视频新闻
乐高积木
模拟联合国
音乐
同辈导师
科学调研
美食
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Arts

(19)
Acting
Ballet
Choir
Chorus
Dance
Jazz
Acting
Ballet
Choir
Chorus
Dance
Jazz
Music Technology
Performing
Production
Public Speaking
Art History
Ceramics
Digital Imaging
Drawing
Journal
Painting
Photography
Printmaking
Sculpture
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Basic Info

Co-ed
Day S. Grades: PreK-12
Rural
ESL: No
Year Founded: 1908
Campus Size: 30 acres
Religious Affiliation: No Religious Affiliation

Application Info

School Code:
TOEFL: 7441
ISEE: 392115
Recommended
Boarding
Westtown School United States Flag
4.7
Recommended
Boarding
Solebury School United States Flag
4.2

Frequently Ask Questions about Lancaster Country Day School

Tell me a bit about Lancaster Country Day School.
Lancaster Country Day School is Co-ed private day school located in Pennsylvania, US. It was founded 1908 , and currently has about 612 students, 5.00% of whom are international students.

For more official information, please visit http://www.lancastercountryday.org/page.
Does Lancaster Country Day School have rigorous academic requirements?
Lancaster Country Day School is offering 14 AP courses.

In recent years, 32 of their students score 4 and 5 in AP exams.

Lancaster Country Day School also have 65% of faculties whose degrees are master and above.
Where do Lancaster Country Day School students typically go for their colleges?
Based on the most recent matriculation data, 10% go to top 50 US universities and colleges*, 12.5% go to top 25, and about 3.93% go to Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Stanford and MIT.

*Ranking is based on the 2024 US News College Ranking.
What is the application requirement for Lancaster Country Day School?
Similar to most private schools in the US, Lancaster Country Day 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 Lancaster Country Day School’s Co-ed student?
The total fee for Lancaster Country Day School in 2024 is $28,000 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 najarianh@lancastercountryday.org .
Where is Lancaster Country Day School located?
Lancaster Country Day School is located in the State of Pennsylvania of USA.
How popular is Lancaster Country Day School on FindingSchool network?
Based on FindingSchool monthly traffic data as well as onsite search record, Lancaster Country Day School is among the most popular schools, within top 273 for all schools on FindingSchool.

Also Lancaster Country Day School has been favorited by 67 users.
How to start with an application with Lancaster Country Day School?
The first stop is to carefully review the school profile on FindingSchool to learn more about Lancaster Country Day School. Most of them are directly provided by the school.

Also it is highly recommended to visit Lancaster Country Day School’s official site: http://www.lancastercountryday.org/page or call them at 717-392-2916.
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What is the FindingSchool rating for Lancaster Country Day School?
The overall rating for Lancaster Country Day School is A-.

The section ratings of Lancaster Country Day School are:
A for Matriculation
B+ for Academics
B+ for Extracurriculum
A- for Community
B for Students and Parents reviews

Nearby City

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