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School Overview

Data & methodology
Overall
A+
Matriculation A+
Academics A+
Extracurriculars A
Community A+
Reviews A
With a beautiful campus and a distinguished history dating back to 1864, Peddie has long been recognized as one of the nation's finest boarding schools. Noted for its distinctive programs dedicated to academics, athletics, arts and residential life, Peddie provides a rigorous academic experience mixing tradition with innovation while focusing on the education of the whole child. Peddie's faculty is recognized for encouraging and inspiring bright and enthusiastic students to reach for new levels of achievement in an unusually friendly, genuinely supportive and remarkably diverse community.
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School Stats

Average
Current School
Tuition
$75700
Enrollment
533
International Students
18%
Faculty with Advanced Degrees
73%
Teacher-Student Ratio
1:6
Endowment
$451 millions
AP
20
Average SAT Score
1350
Average ACT Score
31
Class Size
12
Boarding %
60

Matriculation

Matriculation

(2021-2023)
Ranking University/College Students
#1 Princeton University 1 +
#3 Harvard College 1 +
#3 Yale University 1 +
#6 University of Chicago 1 +
#7 Johns Hopkins University 1 +
#7 University of Pennsylvania 1 +
#10 Duke University 1 +
#10 Northwestern University 1 +
LAC #2 Amherst College 1 +
#12 Dartmouth College 1 +
#13 Brown University 1 +
#15 Rice University 1 +
#15 Washington University in St. Louis 1 +
LAC #3 Pomona College 1 +
#17 Cornell University 1 +
#18 Columbia University 1 +
#18 University of Notre Dame 1 +
#20 University of California: Berkeley 1 +
#20 University of California: Los Angeles 1 +
LAC #4 Swarthmore College 1 +
#22 Carnegie Mellon University 1 +
#22 Emory University 1 +
#22 Georgetown University 1 +
#25 New York University 1 +
#25 University of Michigan 1 +
#25 University of Southern California 1 +
#25 University of Virginia 1 +
#29 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 1 +
#29 Wake Forest University 1 +
LAC #6 United States Naval Academy 1 +
#32 Tufts University 1 +
#32 University of California: Santa Barbara 1 +
#34 University of California: Irvine 1 +
#36 Boston College 1 +
#41 Boston University 1 +
#44 Case Western Reserve University 1 +
#44 Northeastern University 1 +
LAC #9 Claremont McKenna College 1 +
#51 Lehigh University 1 +
#51 Purdue University 1 +
#51 Villanova University 1 +
#55 University of Miami 1 +
LAC #11 Middlebury College 1 +
#62 George Washington University 1 +
#62 Syracuse University 1 +
#62 University of Pittsburgh 1 +
#72 American University 1 +
#72 Fordham University 1 +
#72 Hobart and William Smith Colleges 1 +
#72 Indiana University Bloomington 1 +
LAC #15 Davidson College 1 +
LAC #15 Hamilton College 1 +
#76 Muhlenberg College 1 +
#83 Stevens Institute of Technology 1 +
#89 Elon University 1 +
#89 Howard University 1 +
#89 Ursinus College 1 +
LAC #18 Barnard College 1 +
LAC #18 Colgate University 1 +
LAC #18 United States Air Force Academy 1 +
LAC #18 University of Richmond 1 +
LAC #18 Wesleyan University 1 +
#105 Drexel University 1 +
LAC #24 Colby College 1 +
#121 Temple University 1 +
LAC #27 Colorado College 1 +
#137 Seton Hall University 1 +
LAC #31 Kenyon College 1 +
LAC #33 Pitzer College 1 +
LAC #33 Scripps College 1 +
#166 Quinnipiac University 1 +
LAC #37 Bucknell University 1 +
LAC #37 Occidental College 1 +
LAC #39 Lafayette College 1 +
LAC #39 Trinity College 1 +
LAC #51 Dickinson College 1 +
LAC #61 Gettysburg College 1 +
Babson College 1 +
College of William and Mary 1 +
Emerson College 1 +
Franklin & Marshall College 1 +
McGill University 1 +
Oberlin College 1 +
Rutgers University 1 +
The College of New Jersey 1 +
Union College 1 +
United States Military Academy 1 +
University of Edinburgh 1 +
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1 +
University of New Brunswick 1 +
University of St. Andrews 1 +
University of Toronto 1 +
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Matriculation
Ranking University/College 2021-2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 Total
All schools 52 80 90 96 81
#1 Princeton University 1 + 5 1 1 8
#2 Harvard College 1 + 2 3
#2 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1 1
#2 Columbia University 1 + 2 2 4 2 11
#5 Yale University 1 + 2 3
#6 University of Chicago 1 + 1 1 1 4
#8 University of Pennsylvania 1 + 3 4 3 4 15
#9 Northwestern University 1 + 1 1 2 5
#9 Johns Hopkins University 1 + 1 3 2 7
#9 California Institute of Technology 1 1
#9 Duke University 1 + 1 3 4 2 11
#13 Dartmouth College 1 + 1 2
#14 Brown University 1 + 2 2 2 7
#14 Washington University in St. Louis 1 + 1 1 4 3 10
#17 Rice University 1 + 1 2 4
#17 Cornell University 1 + 4 1 4 3 13
#19 University of Notre Dame 1 + 3 1 5
#20 University of California: Los Angeles 1 + 1 1 2 5
#21 Emory University 1 + 3 5 1 10
#22 University of California: Berkeley 1 + 2 3
#23 Georgetown University 1 + 1 2 1 5
#23 University of Michigan 1 + 1 1 1 4
#25 Carnegie Mellon University 1 + 1 3 1 2 8
#25 University of Virginia 1 + 4 3 8
#27 University of Southern California 1 + 2 2 1 3 9
#28 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 1 + 1 4 6
#28 Wake Forest University 1 + 3 2 3 1 10
#28 University of California: Santa Barbara 1 + 1
#28 Tufts University 1 + 3 3 2 3 12
#28 New York University 1 + 4 7 11 8 31
#34 University of California: San Diego 1 1
#36 University of California: Irvine 1 + 1 1 3
#36 Boston College 1 + 1 1 2 2 7
#38 University of Texas at Austin 1 1 2
#38 Georgia Institute of Technology 1 1 2
#42 Boston University 1 + 2 5 7 15
#42 Case Western Reserve University 1 + 1 2 4
#42 Tulane University 1 1
#42 University of Wisconsin-Madison 1 1
#47 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1 + 2 1 1 2 7
#48 University of Georgia 1 1 2
#49 Pepperdine University 1 1
#49 Villanova University 1 + 2 3
#49 Purdue University 1 + 2 1 2 6
#49 Lehigh University 1 + 2 1 1 4 9
#49 Northeastern University 1 + 2 3 1 2 9
#55 University of Miami 1 + 1 5 1 3 11
#55 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 1 1
#55 Florida State University 1 1
#59 Syracuse University 1 + 2 5 8
#59 University of Maryland: College Park 1 1
#62 University of Pittsburgh 1 + 1 1 3
#63 George Washington University 1 + 4 4 1 10
#68 Southern Methodist University 1 1
#68 University of Massachusetts Amherst 1 1
#68 Fordham University 1 + 1 3 1 3 9
#68 Indiana University Bloomington 1 + 3 1 1 6
#75 Baylor University 1 1
#79 American University 1 + 2 2 5
#79 North Carolina State University 1 1
#83 Howard University 1 + 2 1 4
#83 Stevens Institute of Technology 1 + 1 2
#83 Elon University 1 + 1 1 3 6
#93 University of Delaware 1 1 2
#99 University of Oregon 1 1
#103 University of California: Santa Cruz 1 1
#103 Drexel University 1 + 1 2 2 6
#103 Temple University 1 + 3 1 5
#104 University of Colorado Boulder 1 1 2
#117 Arizona State University 1 1
#122 Chapman University 1 1
#127 Seton Hall University 1 + 1 2
#136 University of Texas at Dallas 1 1
#148 University of Alabama 1 1
Rutgers University 1 + 1 1 2 5
College of William and Mary 1 + 2 1 1 5
Matriculation
Ranking University/College 2021-2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 Total
All schools 28 30 25 30 24
#1 Williams College 1 1
#2 Amherst College 1 + 2 1 4
#3 Swarthmore College 1 + 2 3
#4 Pomona College 1 + 1 1 3
#5 Wellesley College 1 1
#6 United States Naval Academy 1 + 3 3 1 1 9
#8 Claremont McKenna College 1 + 1 1 3
#9 Middlebury College 1 + 1 2 4
#11 United States Military Academy 1 + 1 1 3
#11 Washington and Lee University 2 2
#13 Hamilton College 1 + 2 1 4
#13 Davidson College 1 + 3 2 6
#16 Haverford College 1 1
#17 Smith College 1 1
#17 Colby College 1 + 1 1 3
#17 Barnard College 1 + 1 1 3
#17 Wesleyan University 1 + 1 1 1 4
#17 Colgate University 1 + 1 1 3 6
#22 United States Air Force Academy 1 + 2 3
#22 Vassar College 1 1
#22 University of Richmond 1 + 2 2 3 3 11
#25 Bates College 1 1
#26 Colorado College 1 + 2 3
#28 Harvey Mudd College 1 1 2
#30 Scripps College 1 + 1 1 3
#30 Mount Holyoke College 1 1
#30 Kenyon College 1 + 1 2
#35 Pitzer College 1 + 1 2 4
#38 Lafayette College 1 + 2 1 3 3 10
#38 Whitman College 1 1
#38 Bucknell University 1 + 3 1 5
#38 Skidmore College 1 1
#42 Denison University 1 1
#42 Occidental College 1 + 1 2
#46 Trinity College 1 + 2 3
#50 Dickinson College 1 + 1 3 3 8
#54 Gettysburg College 1 + 1 1 3
#62 Bard College 1 1
Union College 1 + 2 3
Franklin & Marshall College 1 + 1 3 5
Oberlin College 1 + 1 2

AP Scores

(2023)
Number of students took AP test
181
94%
Score 5
Score 4
Score 3
Other scores

Academics

AP

(20)
Art History
Biology
Calculus AB
Calculus BC
Chemistry
Chinese Language and Culture
Art History
Biology
Calculus AB
Calculus BC
Chemistry
Chinese Language and Culture
Environmental Science
European History
French Language and Culture
Music Theory
Psychology
Spanish Language and Culture
Statistics
United States Government and Politics
United States History
Studio Art: Drawing
Latin
Physics 1
Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism
English Literature and Composition
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Sports

(13)
Baseball
Basketball
Cross Country
Field Hockey
American Football
Golf
Baseball
Basketball
Cross Country
Field Hockey
American Football
Golf
Lacrosse
Rowing
Soccer
Softball
Swimming
Tennis
Wrestling
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Extracurricular Activities and Clubs

(47)
Academic Advancements
Amnesty International
Artivism
Book Club
Botany/Gardening Club
Chess Club
Academic Advancements
Amnesty International
Artivism
Book Club
Botany/Gardening Club
Chess Club
Chinese Culture Club
Computer Science Club
Creative Writing Club
Debate Club
Desi Club
Digital Art Club
Feminist Club
Film Club
Food Club
For Girls
Hwa Magazine
Japanese Culture Club
Late Night at Peddie
Lettuce Club
Life Sciences
Marine Club
Marty Lyons Foundation Club
Math Club
Medicine at Peddie
Mental Health Club
Neurodivergent Student Alliance (NSA)
Nutrition Club
Origami Club
Peddie Spirit Club
Philosophy Club
Poetry Club
Quiz Bowl
Red Cross Club
Screen and Play Writing
Sense for Humanity
Slavic Literature Club
Sneaker Club
Spanish Club
Sports Analytics Club
Star Watch
Taegeuk Club/Korean Culture Club
Terrapin Club
The Agents of Social Change (TASC)
The Volleyball Club
Women In Stem
Young Entrepreneurs Club
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Arts

(16)
Chorus
Improvisation
Music
Music Theory
Musicianship
Production
Chorus
Improvisation
Music
Music Theory
Musicianship
Production
Speech
Theater
Drawing
Painting
Photography
Studio Art
Video
Architecture
Design
Mixed Media
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Contact Info

http://www.peddie.org
201 South Main Street, Hightstown, NJ 08520
609-944-7501
internationalcoordinator@peddie.org
New Jersey

Basic Info

Co-ed
Boarding Grades: 9-12, PG
Suburban
IB: No
ESL: No
Year Founded: 1864
Campus Size: 280 acres
Boarding Rate: 60%
Religious Affiliation: No Religious Affiliation

Application Info

Deadline: 01/15
Interview: Skype, On Campus
Other Accepted Scores: SSAT,ISEE,TOEFL,PSAT
School Code:
TOEFL: 8126
SSAT: 5716
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Frequently Ask Questions about Peddie School

Tell me a bit about Peddie School.
Peddie School is Co-ed private boarding school located in New Jersey, US. It was founded 1864 , and currently has about 533 students, 18.00% of whom are international students.

For more official information, please visit http://www.peddie.org.
Does Peddie School have rigorous academic requirements?
Peddie School is offering 20 AP courses.

Peddie School also have 73% of faculties whose degrees are master and above.
Where do Peddie School students typically go for their colleges?
Based on the most recent matriculation data, 12.93% go to top 50 US universities and colleges*, 22.45% go to top 25, and about 12.93% go to Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Stanford and MIT.

*Ranking is based on the 2024 US News College Ranking.
What is the application requirement for Peddie School?
Similar to most private schools in the US, Peddie 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 Peddie School’s Co-ed student?
The total fee for Peddie School in 2024 is $75,700 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 internationalcoordinator@peddie.org .
Where is Peddie School located?
Peddie School is located in the State of New Jersey of USA. The closest major city is Philadelphia, which is about 39 miles away from school. Most families can choose Philadelphia International Airport to travel in and out of school.
How popular is Peddie School on FindingSchool network?
Based on FindingSchool monthly traffic data as well as onsite search record, Peddie School is among the most popular schools, within top 5 for all schools on FindingSchool.

Also Peddie School has been favorited by 1182 users.
How to start with an application with Peddie School?
The first stop is to carefully review the school profile on FindingSchool to learn more about Peddie School. Most of them are directly provided by the school.

Also it is highly recommended to visit Peddie School’s official site: http://www.peddie.org or call them at 609-944-7501.
Please share a few nearby schools that are close to Peddie School?
Yes, here are few: The Hun School of Princeton, The Lawrenceville School and Princeton International School of Mathematics and Science.

The closest major city is Philadelphia. You can find out more schools near Philadelphia here.
What is the FindingSchool rating for Peddie School?
The overall rating for Peddie School is A+.

The section ratings of Peddie School are:
A+ for Matriculation
A+ for Academics
A for Extracurriculum
A+ for Community
A for Students and Parents reviews

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