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Matriculation A
Academics A
Extracurriculars A-
Community A
Reviews A
Girls-Centered Education Top US Boarding School 2 Global Exchange Program Close in Location to D.C.
Founded in 1843 by lifelong scholar and educator, Sarah Porter, Miss Porter`s School is a college preparatory boarding and day school for girls in grades nine through 12.Located in the center of Farmington, Conn., Porter`s offers a diverse high school experience with 320 students hailing from 27 states and representing 16 countries.The school educates young women to become informed, bold, resourceful and ethical global citizens who will shape a changing world.
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School Stats

Average
Current School
Tuition
$70750
Enrollment
336
International Students
16%
Faculty with Advanced Degrees
85%
Teacher-Student Ratio
1:6
Endowment
$128 millions
Average SAT Score
1280
Average ACT Score
30
Class Size
12
Boarding %
63

Matriculation

(2023)
Ranking University/College Students
#3 Stanford University 1 +
#3 Yale University 1 +
#6 University of Chicago 1 +
#7 University of Pennsylvania 1 +
#10 Northwestern University 1 +
#12 Dartmouth College 1 +
#13 Brown University 1 +
#17 Cornell University 1 +
#18 Columbia University 1 +
#18 University of Notre Dame 1 +
#22 Carnegie Mellon University 1 +
#22 Emory University 1 +
#22 Georgetown University 1 +
#25 New York University 1 +
#25 University of Southern California 1 +
#25 University of Virginia 1 +
LAC #5 Wellesley College 1 +
#32 Tufts University 1 +
#34 University of California: Irvine 1 +
#36 Boston College 1 +
#38 University of California: Davis 1 +
#38 University of Texas at Austin 1 +
#41 Boston University 1 +
#44 Northeastern University 1 +
#51 Villanova University 1 +
#55 Rhodes College 1 +
#55 University of Washington 1 +
LAC #11 Middlebury College 1 +
#62 George Washington University 1 +
#62 University of Pittsburgh 1 +
#67 University of Connecticut 1 +
LAC #15 Hamilton College 1 +
LAC #18 Barnard College 1 +
LAC #18 Colgate University 1 +
LAC #18 Haverford College 1 +
LAC #18 United States Air Force Academy 1 +
LAC #18 University of Richmond 1 +
LAC #24 Colby College 1 +
#121 University of Vermont 1 +
LAC #27 Macalester College 1 +
LAC #31 Bryn Mawr College 1 +
LAC #33 College of the Holy Cross 1 +
LAC #33 Scripps College 1 +
LAC #37 Bucknell University 1 +
LAC #37 Occidental College 1 +
LAC #39 Lafayette College 1 +
LAC #39 Skidmore College 1 +
LAC #39 Trinity College 1 +
LAC #55 Connecticut College 1 +
Babson College 1 +
Berklee College of Music 1 +
Franklin & Marshall College 1 +
Rhode Island School of Design 1 +
Rollins College 1 +
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Matriculation
Ranking University/College 2023 2021 2015-2020 2015-2019 2014-2018 Total
All schools 29 30 88 80 53
#1 Princeton University 1 + 1 + 1 + 3
#2 Harvard College 1 + 1 + 2
#3 Stanford University 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4
#3 Yale University 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4
#4 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1 + 1 + 1 + 3
#6 University of Chicago 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 5
#7 University of Pennsylvania 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 5
#9 Duke University 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4
#9 California Institute of Technology 1 + 1 + 1 + 3
#9 Johns Hopkins University 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4
#10 Northwestern University 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4
#12 Dartmouth College 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4
#13 Brown University 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 5
#14 Vanderbilt University 1 + 1 + 1 + 3
#14 Washington University in St. Louis 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4
#17 Cornell University 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 5
#18 Rice University 1 + 1
#18 University of Notre Dame 1 + 1
#18 Columbia University 1 + 1 + 1 + 3
#20 University of California: Los Angeles 1 + 1 + 2
#22 Georgetown University 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 5
#22 Emory University 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 5
#22 Carnegie Mellon University 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4
#22 University of California: Berkeley 1 + 1 + 1 + 3
#24 University of Michigan 1 + 1 + 1 + 3
#25 University of Virginia 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4
#25 University of Southern California 1 + 1 + 2
#25 New York University 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 5
#28 Wake Forest University 1 + 1 + 1 + 3
#28 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 1 + 1 + 1 + 3
#30 University of Florida 1 + 1 + 1 + 3
#30 University of California: Santa Barbara 1 + 1
#32 Tufts University 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 5
#34 University of California: San Diego 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4
#34 University of California: Irvine 1 + 1
#35 Georgia Institute of Technology 1 + 1 + 1 + 3
#36 Boston College 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 5
#38 University of Texas at Austin 1 + 1
#38 University of California: Davis 1 + 1
#40 College of William and Mary 1 + 1 + 1 + 3
#41 Tulane University 1 + 1 + 1 + 3
#41 Boston University 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 5
#42 Brandeis University 1 + 1 + 1 + 3
#42 Case Western Reserve University 1 + 1 + 2
#42 University of Wisconsin-Madison 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4
#44 Northeastern University 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 5
#47 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1 + 1 + 1 + 3
#49 Lehigh University 1 + 1
#49 University of Miami 1 + 1 + 1 + 3
#51 Villanova University 1 + 1 + 2
#53 Purdue University 1 + 1 + 1 + 3
#53 Ohio State University: Columbus Campus 1 + 1 + 1 + 3
#55 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4
#55 University of Washington 1 + 1 + 1 + 3
#55 Santa Clara University 1 + 1 + 1 + 3
#57 Penn State University Park 1 + 1 + 1 + 3
#58 University of Maryland: College Park 1 + 1 + 2
#58 Syracuse University 1 + 1 + 1 + 3
#62 George Washington University 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4
#62 Rutgers University 1 + 1 + 2
#62 University of Pittsburgh 1 + 1 + 1 + 3
#66 Loyola Marymount University 1 + 1 + 2
#66 Worcester Polytechnic Institute 1 + 1 + 1 + 3
#66 University of Massachusetts Amherst 1 + 1 + 2
#67 University of Connecticut 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 5
#68 Southern Methodist University 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4
#68 Fordham University 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4
#74 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 1 + 1 + 2
#76 Baylor University 1 + 1 + 2
#76 American University 1 + 1 + 1 + 3
#80 Howard University 1 + 1 + 2
#80 Stevens Institute of Technology 1 + 1 + 2
#80 Texas Christian University 1 + 1 + 2
#80 Colorado School of Mines 1 + 1
#88 Elon University 1 + 1 + 2
#88 University of San Diego 1 + 1 + 2
#89 Indiana University Bloomington 1 + 1
#97 University of Delaware 1 + 1 + 1 + 3
#97 University of California: Santa Cruz 1 + 1 + 2
#97 University of Arizona 1 + 1 + 2
#97 University of Utah 1 + 1
#103 Miami University: Oxford 1 + 1 + 2
#103 Arizona State University 1 + 1 + 2
#103 Clark University 1 + 1 + 2
#104 University of California: Merced 1 + 1 + 2
#104 University of Colorado Boulder 1 + 1 + 2
#112 Loyola University Chicago 1 + 1 + 2
#117 Rochester Institute of Technology 1 + 1 + 1 + 3
#118 University of South Carolina: Columbia 1 + 1 + 2
#121 University of Vermont 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 5
#124 Chapman University 1 + 1 + 2
#124 Seattle University 1 + 1 + 2
#127 University of Oklahoma 1 + 1
#133 Drexel University 1 + 1 + 2
#137 University of Alabama 1 + 1 + 2
#143 University of Tulsa 1 + 1
#143 University of New Hampshire 1 + 1 + 2
#143 University of Cincinnati 1 + 1
#148 San Diego State University 1 + 1
Matriculation
Ranking University/College 2023 2021 2015-2020 2015-2019 2014-2018 Total
All schools 20 11 40 40 36
#1 Williams College 1 + 1 + 1 + 3
#2 Amherst College 1 + 1 + 1 + 3
#3 Swarthmore College 1 + 1 + 2
#4 Pomona College 1 + 1 + 1 + 3
#5 Wellesley College 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 5
#6 Bowdoin College 1 + 1 + 1 + 3
#9 Carleton College 1 + 1 + 2
#9 Washington and Lee University 1 + 1 + 1 + 3
#11 Middlebury College 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4
#15 United States Military Academy 1 + 1 + 2
#15 Hamilton College 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 5
#15 Davidson College 1 + 1 + 1 + 3
#17 Wesleyan University 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4
#17 Smith College 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4
#18 United States Air Force Academy 1 + 1
#18 Barnard College 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4
#18 University of Richmond 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4
#18 Colgate University 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 5
#18 Haverford College 1 + 1 + 1 + 3
#22 Bates College 1 + 1 + 1 + 3
#22 Vassar College 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4
#24 Colby College 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4
#25 Colorado College 1 + 1 + 1 + 3
#27 Macalester College 1 + 1 + 1 + 3
#28 Kenyon College 1 + 1 + 1 + 3
#30 Mount Holyoke College 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4
#31 Bryn Mawr College 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4
#33 Scripps College 1 + 1 + 1 + 3
#33 College of the Holy Cross 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4
#36 Pitzer College 1 + 1 + 1 + 3
#36 Oberlin College 1 + 1 + 1 + 3
#37 Occidental College 1 + 1 + 2
#37 Bucknell University 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4
#39 Skidmore College 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 5
#39 Lafayette College 1 + 1 + 2
#39 Trinity College 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 5
#44 Denison University 1 + 1 + 1 + 3
#45 Union College 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4
#47 The University of the South 1 + 1 + 1 + 3
#52 Furman University 1 + 1 + 2
#55 Connecticut College 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4
#60 Bard College 1 + 1 + 2
#61 Gettysburg College 1 + 1 + 1 + 3
Franklin & Marshall College 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4

Academics

Sports

(16)
Badminton
Basketball
Crew
Cross Country
Equestrain
Field Hockey
Badminton
Basketball
Crew
Cross Country
Equestrain
Field Hockey
Golf
Lacrosse
Skiing
Soccer
Softball
Squash
Swimming
Tennis
Track and Field
Volleyball
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Extracurricular Activities and Clubs

(45)
AIDS Awareness Club
Am I (Analyzing Media Intellectually
Internally & Internationally)
Animal Rights Club
Animation Club
Archive Club
AIDS Awareness Club
Am I (Analyzing Media Intellectually
Internally & Internationally)
Animal Rights Club
Animation Club
Archive Club
Art Appreciation Club
Asian Club
Athletic Association
Christian Fellowship Club
Concordia (community service club)
Culture Club
Debate Club
Democrats Club
Earth Club
French Club
HACIA Democracy Club
Hispanic Cultural Club
International Student Club
Jewish Student Union
Knitting Club
LOV (Ladies of Vitality)
MAFIA (Making Amateur Fun of Improv Arts)
Model UN
Perilhettes (senior singing group)
Players Mandolin Performance Troupe
Show More (20 extracurriculars)Poetry Club
Republican Club
Salmagundy (newspaper)
Science Bowl
Sister-to-Sister
Society for National and International Affairs
Spectrum
Spirit Squad
STAND
Stock Market Club
Student Activities
Student Peace Alliance
Sushi Club
Tea Club
Tour Guides (admissions)
UBUNTU (Africa Club)
Warm Hands
Warm Hearts
Watu Wazuri (multicultural organization)
Youth in Action Group
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Arts

(11)
Painting
Drawing
Pottery
Photography
Filmmaking
Printmaking
Painting
Drawing
Pottery
Photography
Filmmaking
Printmaking
Art History
Digital Art
Drama
Dance
Music
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Contact Info

http://www.porters.org
60 Main Street, Farmington, CT 06032
860-409-3530
admission@missporters.org
Connecticut

Basic Info

All-girls
Boarding Grades: 9-12
Rural
IB: No
ESL: No
Year Founded: 1843
Campus Size: 50 acres
Boarding Rate: 63%
Religious Affiliation: No Religious Affiliation

Application Info

Deadline: 01/15
Interview: Skype, On Campus
Other Accepted Scores: SSAT,TOEFL
School Code:
TOEFL: 8606
SSAT: 5122
ISEE: 70210

Frequently Ask Questions about Miss Porter's School

Tell me a bit about Miss Porter's School.
Miss Porter's School is All-girls private boarding school located in Connecticut, US. It was founded 1843 , and currently has about 336 students, 16.00% of whom are international students.

For more official information, please visit http://www.porters.org.
Does Miss Porter's School have rigorous academic requirements?
Miss Porter's School also have 85% of faculties whose degrees are master and above.
Where do Miss Porter's School students typically go for their colleges?
In 2023, some students attended Stanford University, Yale University, University of Chicago, University of Pennsylvania and Northwestern University.
What is the application requirement for Miss Porter's School?
Similar to most private schools in the US, Miss Porter's 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 Miss Porter's School’s All-girls student?
The total fee for Miss Porter's School in 2024 is $70,750 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@missporters.org .
Where is Miss Porter's School located?
Miss Porter's School is located in the State of Connecticut of USA.
How popular is Miss Porter's School on FindingSchool network?
Based on FindingSchool monthly traffic data as well as onsite search record, Miss Porter's School is among the most popular schools, within top 63 for all schools on FindingSchool.

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Please share a few nearby schools that are close to Miss Porter's School?
Yes, here are few: Avon Old Farms School, The Ethel Walker School and Westminster School.

What is the FindingSchool rating for Miss Porter's School?
The overall rating for Miss Porter's School is A.

The section ratings of Miss Porter's School are:
A for Matriculation
A for Academics
A- for Extracurriculum
A for Community
A for Students and Parents reviews

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Population (2022) 8,363,710
Cost of Living Higher than average 146%
Nearby Airport JFK aireport

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