Nichols School

B+ 5.0 New York, US

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School Overview

Overall

B+

Matriculation A-

Academics B+

Extracurriculars A-

Community A-

Reviews B

Nichols School aim is to train minds, bodies and hearts for the work of life, and to carry into all we do the highest ideals of character and service.
At Nichols School, inspired teachers and students are committed to a quality standard of learning and achievement in all aspects of school life.
Our community strives to cultivate each student's sense of responsibility, compassion, honesty, and self-discipline.
Our goal is to produce confident and ethical young people equipped for the challenges of life.
We embrace and value our school's history and heritage. We also recognize the importance of adaptation and innovation as a means of preparing our students for the future.
We strive to create a community that reflects our region's neighborhoods and the wider world.
In this environment, our students develop habits of tolerance, understanding, and mutual respect.

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Average

Current School

Tuition

$37450

Enrollment

560

International Students

1.8%

Faculty with Advanced Degrees

90%

Teacher-Student Ratio

1:8

Endowment

$25 millions

Average SAT Score

1230

Average ACT Score

26.5

Class Size

Matriculation

(2022-202022)

Ranking	University/College	Students
#3	Yale University	1
#7	Johns Hopkins University	2
#7	University of Pennsylvania	1
#10	Northwestern University	1
#17	Cornell University	3
#22	Georgetown University	1
#25	New York University	1
#25	University of Michigan	3
#25	University of Virginia	2
#29	University of Florida	1
LAC #6	United States Naval Academy	1
#34	University of California: Irvine	1
#36	Boston College	1
#36	University of Rochester	1
#44	Tulane University	1
#55	University of Miami	2
#62	George Washington University	3
#62	Syracuse University	1
LAC #13	Vassar College	1
#67	University of Connecticut	1
#67	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	1
#68	St. Lawrence University	2
#72	Fordham University	1
#72	North Carolina State University	1
#72	Southern Methodist University	1
#77	Baylor University	1
#77	Clemson University	1
#77	Michigan State University	1
#83	Gonzaga University	1
#89	Howard University	1
	SUNY University at Buffalo	2
LAC #18	Colgate University	1
LAC #18	United States Air Force Academy	1
LAC #18	University of Richmond	1
#105	Drexel University	1
#105	University of Denver	1
#121	University of Vermont	1
#137	University of Alabama	2
#137	University of New Hampshire	1
#151	Duquesne University	1
#151	University of Mississippi	1
LAC #31	Kenyon College	1
LAC #33	College of the Holy Cross	1
#166	Xavier University	1
#182	Adelphi University	1
	SUNY University at Albany	1
LAC #39	Skidmore College	2
LAC #39	Trinity College	2
LAC #45	Furman University	2
#234	University of Massachusetts Boston	1
#317	Alvernia University	1
	Arcadia University	1
	Babson College	1
	Benedictine University	1
	Canisius College	5
	College of William and Mary	1
	D'Youville College	1
	Franklin & Marshall College	1
	Liberty University	1
	Lindenwood University	1
	Loyola University Maryland	1
	Niagara University	1
	Northern Michigan University	1
	Ohio State University: Columbus Campus	1
	Parsons The New School for Design	1
	Penn State University Park	1
	Saint Bonaventure University	1
	School of the Art Institute of Chicago	1
	Stetson University	1
	SUNY College at New Paltz	1
	The Citadel	1
	University of Colorado Boulder	1
	University of Minnesota: Twin Cities	1
	University of St. Andrews	1
	University of Tennessee: Martin	1
	University of Toronto	1

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		Matriculation
Ranking	University/College	2022-202022	2023	2022	2021	2020	Total
	All schools	57	141	46	33	33
#1	Princeton University					1 +	1
#3	Stanford University					1 +	1
#5	Yale University	1		1		1 +	3
#6	University of Pennsylvania	1		1			2
#9	Johns Hopkins University	2		1			3
#9	Brown University				1 +		1
#9	Northwestern University	1		1			2
#12	University of Chicago					1 +	1
#12	Columbia University					1 +	1
#12	Cornell University	3	4 +	1	1 +	1 +	10
#18	Vanderbilt University		1 +		1 +		2
#20	University of Notre Dame		2 +		1 +	1 +	4
#21	University of Michigan	3		1	1 +		5
#22	Georgetown University	1		1			2
#24	Emory University				1 +		1
#24	University of Virginia	2		1	1 +		4
#24	Carnegie Mellon University				1 +		1
#28	University of Florida	1		1			2
#33	University of California: Irvine	1		1	1 +		3
#35	New York University	1	3 +	1	1 +	1 +	7
#39	Boston College	1	2 +	1	1 +	1 +	6
#40	Tufts University					1 +	1
#43	Boston University				1 +	1 +	2
#47	Wake Forest University				1 +	1 +	2
#47	University of Rochester	1		1	1 +	1 +	4
#53	University of Minnesota: Twin Cities	1		1			2
#53	Northeastern University		3 +		1 +	1 +	5
#53	Case Western Reserve University		3 +		1 +		4
#53	College of William and Mary	1		1			2
#58	University of Connecticut	1		1			2
#59	University of Maryland: College Park				1 +		1
#60	Michigan State University	1		1			2
#60	North Carolina State University	1		1			2
#60	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute					1 +	1
#67	Villanova University		2 +				2
#67	George Washington University	3		1			4
#67	University of Miami	2		1	1 +		4
#67	University of Pittsburgh				1 +	1 +	2
#67	Syracuse University	1		1	1 +	1 +	4
#67	University of Massachusetts Amherst					1 +	1
#73	Indiana University Bloomington		6 +				6
#73	Tulane University	1		1			2
#73	SUNY University at Binghamton		7 +				7
#76	SUNY University at Buffalo	2	34 +	1	1 +	1 +	39
#82	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	1	2 +	1			4
#86	Marquette University		1 +		1 +		2
#86	Clemson University	1		1			2
#89	Fordham University	1	9 +	1		1 +	12
#89	Southern Methodist University	1		1			2
#93	Baylor University	1		1			2
#93	Gonzaga University	1		1			2
#98	University of San Diego		1 +				1
#98	Rochester Institute of Technology		7 +		1 +	1 +	9
#98	Drexel University	1	6 +	1		1 +	9
#105	University of Tennessee: Knoxville				1 +	1 +	2
#105	Arizona State University		3 +				3
#105	University of Colorado Boulder	1		1		1 +	3
#115	Howard University	1	2 +	1			4
#115	University of New Hampshire	1		1	1 +		3
#115	University of San Francisco					1 +	1
#124	University of South Carolina: Columbia				1 +		1
#124	Fairfield University				1 +		1
#124	University of Denver	1		1			2
#133	SUNY University at Albany	1	7 +	1	1 +		10
#133	University of Dayton					1 +	1
#133	University of Vermont	1	6 +	1	1 +	1 +	10
#133	Miami University: Oxford		8 +		1 +	1 +	10
#133	Elon University		4 +		1 +		5
#137	University of Alabama	2	2 +	1	1 +		6
#142	Loyola University Chicago					1 +	1
#142	Clarkson University		2 +				2
#151	Duquesne University	1		1		1 +	3
#163	Adelphi University	1		1			2
#163	University of Mississippi	1		1			2
#185	Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College		4 +				4
#201	Xavier University	1		1			2
#216	University of Massachusetts Boston	1		1			2
#216	University of North Carolina at Greensboro		1 +				1
#227	Kent State University					1 +	1
#249	University of Maine				1 +		1
#296	Alvernia University	1		1			2
	Ohio State University: Columbus Campus	1		1		1 +	3
	Liberty University	1		1			2
	Penn State University Park	1	9 +	1		1 +	12

		Matriculation
Ranking	University/College	2022-202022	2023	2022	2021	2020	Total
	All schools	16	12	12	14	7
#3	United States Naval Academy	1		1			2
#4	Swarthmore College					1 +	1
#7	United States Air Force Academy	1		1			2
#11	Grinnell College		1 +				1
#11	Middlebury College		4 +		1 +		5
#16	Vassar College	1		1			2
#16	Hamilton College				1 +	1 +	2
#21	Haverford College				1 +		1
#21	Colgate University	1		1	1 +		3
#25	Colby College				1 +		1
#25	University of Richmond	1	2 +	1			4
#27	College of the Holy Cross	1		1		1 +	3
#30	Bucknell University		3 +				3
#30	Bryn Mawr College					1 +	1
#35	Franklin & Marshall College	1		1			2
#35	Occidental College				1 +		1
#36	Oberlin College					1 +	1
#38	Skidmore College	2		1	1 +		4
#39	Trinity College	2		1	1 +		4
#39	Denison University				1 +		1
#39	Kenyon College	1		1	1 +		3
#46	Furman University	2		1			3
#51	St. Olaf College		1 +				1
#59	St. Lawrence University	2		1	1 +	1 +	5
#70	Hobart and William Smith Colleges				1 +	1 +	2
#89	Saint Anselm College				1 +		1
#154	University of Mary Washington				1 +		1
#163	Gordon College		1 +				1

		Matriculation
Ranking	University/College	2022-202022	2023	2022	2021	2020	Total
	All schools	1	2	1	0	0
#1	University of Toronto	1		1			2
#3	McGill University		1 +				1
#16	Queen's University		1 +				1

		Matriculation
Ranking	University/College	2022-202022	2023	2022	2021	2020	Total
	All schools	1	1	1	0	0
#33	University of St. Andrews	1		1			2
#41	Royal Holloway, University of London (RHUL)		1 +				1

AP Scores

(2021)

Number of students took AP test

169

73%

Score 5

Score 4

Score 3

Other scores

Academics

AP

(21)

Biology	Calculus AB
Chemistry	Chinese Language and Culture
English Literature and Composition	Latin

Sports

(14)

Baseball	Basketball
Crew	Cross Country
Field Hockey	American Football

Extracurricular Activities and Clubs

(35)

Upper School Clubs	Anti-Gravity Club - Climbing and Outdoors
Black Student Union	Chess Club Chinese Club
Creative Writing Club	Dance Club

Upper School Clubs	Anti-Gravity Club - Climbing and Outdoors
Black Student Union	Chess Club Chinese Club
Creative Writing Club	Dance Club
Film Club	FIRST Robotics
Gay	Straight Alliance Health Education Awareness Resource Team (HEART)
Jewish Cultural Awareness Club	Nichols Financial Group
Master Minds	Math Club
Mental Health Awareness	Mock Trial Club
Model UN	Music Inspiration and Creation
Nichols Paint Ball	Science Olympiad
See Art Run - Student Art	Spanish Club
Student Life Committee	Student Union for Multicultural Awareness - SUMA
Verdian - Yearbook	Women's Rights Club Middle School Clubs
Chamber Choir	Concert Band
Environmental Club	First Lego League Robotics Club
Heart Too Club	Math Clubm
Math Lab	String Orchestra
Theater Team: The Kimberly Players Youth Choir

Arts

(11)

Acting	Music
Songwriting	Wind Symphony
Filmmaking	Painting

Contact Info

http://www.nicholsschool.org

1250 Amherst St, Buffalo, NY 14216

716-332-6300

nbarone@nicholsschool.org

New York

Basic Info

Co-ed

Day S. Grades: Grades 5-12

Urban

ESL: Yes

Year Founded: 1892

Campus Size: 30 acres

Religious Affiliation: No Religious Affiliation

Application Info

Deadline: Rolling

Interview: Skype, On Campus

Other Accepted Scores: TOEFL,SLEP

School Code:

TOEFL: 1791

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Biology	Calculus AB
Chemistry	Chinese Language and Culture
English Literature and Composition	Latin
Psychology	Spanish Language and Culture
United States History	Computer Science A
Studio Art: 2-D Design	Environmental Science
Statistics	Macroeconomics
Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism	French Language and Culture
Spanish Literature and Culture	Physics C: Mechanics
Microeconomics	United States Government and Politics
World History

Baseball	Basketball
Crew	Cross Country
Field Hockey	American Football
Golf	Lacrosse
Sailing	Soccer
Softball	Squash
Tennis	Volleyball