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Scoring Mechanism: Each of the 46 distinct data points is evaluated using unique mathematical models, scoring based on its position within the overall data distribution.

Basis for Ranking: Instead of absolute values, we focus on relative differences in data. There is no fixed score threshold for separating schools; instead, the “admission cutoff” is adjusted annually based on data trends, similar to college entrance exams.

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The school page currently displays an evaluation card that includes an overall rating and ratings across five key categories, totaling 46 data points. The five categories are: Geographic Community, Academic Strength, Matriculation Level, Extracurricular Activities, and FindingSchool Reviews. Visitors can easily view the overall score and ratings for each dimension (ranging from A+ to C). For boarding schools, detailed total score rankings are also included

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Scoring Mechanism

The entire scoring system is based on mathematical models derived from statistical analysis of samples from hundreds of schools across various levels. Each data point receives a corresponding rating based on its percentile position within the overall predicted distribution.

  • In the boarding school evaluation:: A- and above account for 45% of the total, B- and above account for 40%, C accounts for 15%.

  • In the day school evaluation: A- and above account for 30% of the total, B- and above account for 51%, C and others account for 19%.

2025 Evaluation Methodology

1. [30% - Matriculation Dimension]: Ivy League admission rate, admission rate for Top 25 National Universities and Top 5 Liberal Arts Colleges, admission rate for Top 50 National Universities and Top 10 Liberal Arts Colleges, admission rate for Top 100 National Universities and Top 25 Liberal Arts Colleges, along with a summary of historical admissions data.

2. [24% - Academic Dimension]: Course offerings (AP, IB, Honors, and Advanced courses), percentage of teachers with a master’s degree or higher, percentage of AP exam scores of 3, 4, or 5, average scores on standardized tests (SAT and ACT), scores in AMC math competitions, and results in FRC robotics competitions.

3. [14% - Extracurricular Activities]: Alumni donation rate, number of clubs and activities, ratings for competitive sports teams, and ratings for arts programs.

4. [12% - FindingSchool Reviews]: FindingSchool website rating, review comments on FindingSchool, and historical rating trends.

5. [8% - Geographic Community]: State resource evaluation, density score of nearby top universities, distance to the nearest international airport, convenience of local amenities, transportation convenience, city crime rate, and educational level of the local population.

Overall
A
Matriculation A
Academics B+
Extracurriculars A
Community A
Reviews B
The mission of Sanford School is to identify and develop the intellectual and creative talents of a diverse group of students.
Within a caring and supportive college preparatory environment, students are encouraged and challenged to achieve their finest in academics, athletics, and the arts.
Our ultimate goal is to teach students to live humanely within the Sanford community in order to prepare them to meet the demands and responsibilities of the future in the broader world.
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School Stats

Average
Current School
Tuition
$31000
Enrollment
655
International Students
4%
Faculty with Advanced Degrees
58%
Teacher-Student Ratio
1:8
AP
18
Average SAT Score
1213
Average ACT Score
26
Class Size
15

Matriculation

(2020-2022)
Ranking University/College Students
#2 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1 +
#3 Stanford University 1 +
LAC #1 Williams College 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 +
#13 Vanderbilt University 1 +
#15 Rice University 1 +
#15 Washington University in St. Louis 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 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 Bowdoin College 1 +
#32 University of California: Santa Barbara 1 +
#34 University of California: Irvine 1 +
#34 University of California: San Diego 1 +
#36 Boston College 1 +
#36 University of Rochester 1 +
#38 University of California: Davis 1 +
#38 University of Wisconsin-Madison 1 +
#41 Boston University 1 +
#44 Brandeis University 1 +
#44 Case Western Reserve University 1 +
#44 Georgia Institute of Technology 1 +
#44 Northeastern University 1 +
#44 Tulane University 1 +
LAC #9 Claremont McKenna College 1 +
#49 University of Georgia 1 +
#51 Lehigh University 1 +
#51 Purdue University 1 +
#51 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 1 +
#51 Spelman College 1 +
#51 Villanova University 1 +
#55 Florida State University 1 +
#55 Rhodes College 1 +
#55 Santa Clara University 1 +
#55 Trinity University 1 +
#55 University of Miami 1 +
#55 University of Washington 1 +
LAC #11 Middlebury College 1 +
#62 George Washington University 1 +
#62 Syracuse University 1 +
#62 University of Pittsburgh 1 +
#62 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 1 +
#63 Agnes Scott College 1 +
LAC #13 Smith College 1 +
LAC #13 Vassar College 1 +
#67 University of Connecticut 1 +
#67 University of Massachusetts Amherst 1 +
#67 Worcester Polytechnic Institute 1 +
#68 St. Lawrence University 1 +
#70 Wofford College 1 +
#72 American University 1 +
#72 Fordham University 1 +
#72 Hobart and William Smith Colleges 1 +
#72 Indiana University Bloomington 1 +
#72 North Carolina State University 1 +
#72 Reed College 1 +
#72 Southern Methodist University 1 +
LAC #15 Davidson College 1 +
LAC #15 Hamilton College 1 +
#76 Allegheny College 1 +
#76 College of Wooster 1 +
#76 Muhlenberg College 1 +
#77 Clemson University 1 +
#77 Michigan State University 1 +
SUNY University at Stony Brook 1 +
#81 Earlham College 1 +
#85 Lake Forest College 1 +
#85 Washington College 1 +
#89 Elon University 1 +
#89 Howard University 1 +
SUNY University at Buffalo 1 +
#89 Texas Christian University 1 +
#89 University of Delaware 1 +
#89 Ursinus College 1 +
LAC #18 Colgate University 1 +
LAC #18 University of Richmond 1 +
LAC #18 Wesleyan University 1 +
Auburn University 1 +
#105 Drexel University 1 +
#105 Miami University: Oxford 1 +
#105 Rochester Institute of Technology 1 +
#105 Saint Louis University 1 +
#105 SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry 1 +
#105 University of Arizona 1 +
#105 University of Oregon 1 +
#107 Austin College 1 +
#107 Randolph-Macon College 1 +
#107 Whittier College 1 +
#111 Drew University 1 +
#111 Goucher College 1 +
#111 Lycoming College 1 +
#111 Ohio Wesleyan University 1 +
#111 Susquehanna University 1 +
#115 Fairfield University 1 +
#115 Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey: Newark Campus 1 +
#115 University of South Carolina: Columbia 1 +
#120 Roanoke College 1 +
#120 St. Vincent College 1 +
LAC #24 Colby College 1 +
Arizona State University 1 +
#121 Chapman University 1 +
#121 Temple University 1 +
#121 University of Vermont 1 +
#124 Morehouse College 1 +
#127 Clarkson University 1 +
#127 Thomas Jefferson University: East Falls 1 +
#127 University of Dayton 1 +
#130 Eckerd College 1 +
#130 Meredith College 1 +
LAC #27 Macalester College 1 +
#137 DePaul University 1 +
#137 George Mason University 1 +
#137 Seton Hall University 1 +
#137 University of Alabama 1 +
#137 University of Kentucky 1 +
#137 University of New Hampshire 1 +
#149 University of Mary Washington 1 +
#151 Colorado State University 1 +
#151 Duquesne University 1 +
#151 James Madison University 1 +
#151 Marymount Manhattan College 1 +
#151 University of Mississippi 1 +
#151 University of the Pacific 1 +
LAC #31 Bryn Mawr College 1 +
LAC #33 College of the Holy Cross 1 +
#166 Hofstra University 1 +
#166 Kansas State University 1 +
#166 Quinnipiac University 1 +
#166 Virginia Commonwealth University 1 +
#176 Catholic University of America 1 +
LAC #36 Mount Holyoke College 1 +
#182 Belmont University 1 +
#182 Montclair State University 1 +
SUNY University at Albany 1 +
#182 University of Louisville 1 +
#182 University of Rhode Island 1 +
LAC #37 Occidental College 1 +
LAC #39 Denison University 1 +
LAC #39 Lafayette College 1 +
LAC #39 Skidmore College 1 +
#202 Florida Institute of Technology 1 +
#202 La Salle University 1 +
#202 Springfield College 1 +
#202 University of Detroit Mercy 1 +
#202 University of North Carolina at Wilmington 1 +
#219 Hampton University 1 +
#219 Misericordia University 1 +
#219 Nova Southeastern University 1 +
#219 Sacred Heart University 1 +
#219 University of Maine 1 +
#219 Widener University 1 +
LAC #45 DePauw University 1 +
LAC #45 Furman University 1 +
#234 East Carolina University 1 +
#234 Pace University 1 +
#234 University of Hartford 1 +
#234 University of Massachusetts Boston 1 +
#234 West Virginia University 1 +
#234 Wilkes University 1 +
LAC #48 Whitman College 1 +
#250 Immaculata University 1 +
#250 University of North Dakota 1 +
#250 West Chester University of Pennsylvania 1 +
LAC #51 Dickinson College 1 +
#263 Point Park University 1 +
LAC #55 Connecticut College 1 +
#285 DeSales University 1 +
#285 University of Toledo 1 +
#299 Campbell University 1 +
#299 Marymount University 1 +
#299 Old Dominion University 1 +
LAC #60 Bard College 1 +
LAC #61 Gettysburg College 1 +
#317 Alvernia University 1 +
#317 Morgan State University 1 +
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences 1 +
Albright College 1 +
Alderson-Broaddus University 1 +
Appalachian State University 1 +
Arcadia University 1 +
Averett University 1 +
Babson College 1 +
Baldwin Wallace University 1 +
Bentley University 1 +
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania 1 +
Bryant University 1 +
Cabrini University 1 +
Caldwell University 1 +
Cecil College 1 +
Cedar Crest College 1 +
Centenary University 1 +
Champlain College 1 +
Christopher Newport University 1 +
Coastal Carolina University 1 +
College of Charleston 1 +
College of the Atlantic 1 +
College of William and Mary 1 +
Columbia College Chicago 1 +
Concord University 1 +
Concordia University 1 +
Coppin State University 1 +
Culinary Institute of America 1 +
delaware college of art and design 1 +
Delaware State University 1 +
Delaware Technical Community College: Jack F. Owens Campus 1 +
Delaware Valley University 1 +
Eastern Kentucky University 1 +
Eastern University 1 +
Eastman School of Music of the University of Rochester 1 +
Elizabethtown College 1 +
Elmira College 1 +
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University: Worldwide Campus 1 +
Emerson College 1 +
Fairleigh Dickinson University: College at Florham 1 +
Flagler College 1 +
Florida Gulf Coast University 1 +
Florida Southern College 1 +
Fort Lewis College 1 +
Franklin & Marshall College 1 +
Guilford College 1 +
High Point University 1 +
Hood College 1 +
Indiana University of Pennsylvania 1 +
Ithaca College 1 +
Jacksonville University 1 +
Johnson & Wales University: Providence 1 +
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania 1 +
Liberty University 1 +
Longwood University 1 +
Loyola University Maryland 1 +
Lynn University 1 +
Manhattan College 1 +
Manhattan School of Music 1 +
Manhattanville College 1 +
Marist College 1 +
McDaniel College 1 +
McGill University 1 +
Merrimack College 1 +
Messiah College 1 +
Millersville University of Pennsylvania 1 +
Mills College 1 +
Monmouth University 1 +
Mount St. Mary's University 1 +
Nazareth College 1 +
Neumann University 1 +
New Jersey City University 1 +
Niagara University 1 +
Nichols College 1 +
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University 1 +
Norwich University 1 +
Oberlin College 1 +
Ohio State University: Columbus Campus 1 +
Penn State Abington 1 +
Penn State Altoona 1 +
Penn State Berks 1 +
Penn State Erie, The Behrend College 1 +
Penn State Hazleton 1 +
Penn State University Park 1 +
Pennsylvania College of Technology 1 +
Pratt Institute 1 +
Prescott College 1 +
Providence College 1 +
Queen's University 1 +
Queens University of Charlotte 1 +
Rhode Island College 1 +
Rider University 1 +
Roger Williams University 1 +
Rollins College 1 +
Rosemont College 1 +
Rutgers University 1 +
Saint Bonaventure University 1 +
Saint Joseph's University 1 +
Saint Michael's College 1 +
Saint Peter's University 1 +
Salisbury University 1 +
Savannah College of Art and Design 1 +
School of the Art Institute of Chicago 1 +
Seton Hill University 1 +
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania 1 +
St. Edward's University 1 +
St. Francis University 1 +
St. John Fisher College 1 +
St. John's College 1 +
St. John's University 1 +
Stetson University 1 +
Stevenson University 1 +
The College of New Jersey 1 +
The King's College 1 +
Towson University 1 +
Tuskegee University 1 +
Union College 1 +
University of California: Santa Cruz 1 +
University of Colorado Boulder 1 +
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1 +
University of Lynchburg 1 +
University of Maryland: Baltimore County 1 +
University of Maryland: College Park 1 +
University of Maryland: Eastern Shore 1 +
University of New Haven 1 +
University of North Carolina at Asheville 1 +
University of North Carolina at Pembroke 1 +
University of Ottawa 1 +
University of Pittsburgh at Bradford 1 +
University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg 1 +
University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown 1 +
University of Scranton 1 +
University of Tampa 1 +
University of Tennessee: Knoxville 1 +
University of the Sciences 1 +
University of West Florida 1 +
Wagner College 1 +
Washington & Jefferson College 1 +
Wentworth Institute of Technology 1 +
Wesley College 1 +
Western Kentucky University 1 +
Westminster College 1 +
Wheaton College 1 +
Wheaton College-Norton-MA 1 +
Wilmington University 1 +
York College of Pennsylvania 1 +
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Matriculation
Ranking University/College 2020-2022 2019-2021 2018-2020 2017-2019 2014-2017 Total
All schools 149 150 151 149 70
#1 Princeton University 1 + 1
#2 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 1 + 5
#3 Harvard College 1 + 1
#3 Stanford University 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 1 + 5
#5 Yale University 1 + 1
#6 University of Pennsylvania 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 1 + 5
#7 Duke University 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 1 + 5
#9 Johns Hopkins University 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 1 + 5
#9 Brown University 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 1 + 5
#9 Northwestern University 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 1 + 5
#12 Columbia University 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 1 + 5
#12 Cornell University 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 1 + 5
#12 University of Chicago 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 1 + 5
#15 University of California: Los Angeles 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 1 + 5
#15 University of California: Berkeley 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 4
#17 Rice University 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 4
#18 Vanderbilt University 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 1 + 5
#18 Dartmouth College 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 1 + 5
#20 University of Notre Dame 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 4
#21 University of Michigan 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 1 + 5
#22 Georgetown University 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 1 + 5
#22 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 4
#24 University of Virginia 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 1 + 5
#24 Washington University in St. Louis 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 1 + 5
#24 Emory University 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 1 + 5
#24 Carnegie Mellon University 1 + 1
#28 University of California: Davis 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 1 + 5
#28 University of California: San Diego 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 1 + 5
#28 University of Southern California 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 1 + 5
#33 University of California: Irvine 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 1 + 5
#33 Georgia Institute of Technology 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 1 + 5
#35 University of Wisconsin-Madison 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 1 + 5
#35 University of California: Santa Barbara 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 1 + 5
#35 New York University 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 1 + 5
#39 Boston College 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 1 + 5
#40 Rutgers University 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 1 + 5
#40 University of Washington 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 1 + 5
#40 Tufts University 1 + 1
#43 Boston University 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 1 + 5
#47 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 1 + 5
#47 University of Georgia 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 1 + 5
#47 University of Rochester 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 1 + 5
#47 Lehigh University 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 4
#47 Wake Forest University 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 1 + 5
#51 Purdue University 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 1 + 5
#53 College of William and Mary 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 1 + 5
#53 Northeastern University 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 1 + 5
#53 Case Western Reserve University 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 1 + 5
#53 Florida State University 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 4
#58 SUNY University at Stony Brook 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 4
#58 University of Connecticut 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 1 + 5
#60 North Carolina State University 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 4
#60 Santa Clara University 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 4
#60 Michigan State University 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 1 + 5
#60 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 1 + 5
#60 Brandeis University 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 1 + 5
#67 University of Miami 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 1 + 5
#67 University of Pittsburgh 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 1 + 5
#67 George Washington University 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 4
#67 University of Massachusetts Amherst 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 1 + 5
#67 Villanova University 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 4
#67 Syracuse University 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 1 + 5
#73 Indiana University Bloomington 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 1 + 5
#73 Tulane University 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 1 + 5
#76 University of Delaware 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 1 + 5
#76 SUNY University at Buffalo 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 1 + 5
#82 Worcester Polytechnic Institute 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 1 + 5
#82 Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey: Newark Campus 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 3
#86 Marquette University 1 + 1
#86 Clemson University 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 1 + 5
#89 Temple University 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 4
#89 Southern Methodist University 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 4
#89 Fordham University 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 1 + 5
#93 Auburn University 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 4
#98 Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey: Camden Campus 1 + 1
#98 Rochester Institute of Technology 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 4
#98 University of Oregon 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 4
#98 Texas Christian University 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 1 + 5
#98 Drexel University 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 1 + 5
#105 University of Colorado Boulder 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 1 + 5
#105 Arizona State University 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 4
#105 Saint Louis University 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 4
#105 University of Tennessee: Knoxville 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 4
#105 American University 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 1 + 5
#105 George Mason University 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 4
#115 Howard University 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 4
#115 University of Arizona 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 4
#115 University of New Hampshire 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 4
#115 SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 4
#124 James Madison University 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 4
#124 University of South Carolina: Columbia 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 4
#124 Fairfield University 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 4
#133 SUNY University at Albany 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 4
#133 Elon University 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 4
#133 Miami University: Oxford 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 1 + 5
#133 University of Dayton 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 4
#133 Chapman University 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 4
#133 University of Vermont 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 1 + 5
#137 University of Alabama 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 1 + 5
#142 Virginia Commonwealth University 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 4
#142 Thomas Jefferson University: East Falls 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 4
#142 University of the Pacific 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 4
#142 Clarkson University 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 4
#142 Clark University 1 + 1
#151 DePaul University 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 4
#151 Seton Hall University 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 4
#151 Colorado State University 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 4
#151 Duquesne University 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 4
#151 University of Rhode Island 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 4
#159 University of Kentucky 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 4
#163 Montclair State University 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 4
#163 St. John's University 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 4
#163 University of Mississippi 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 4
#170 Quinnipiac University 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 4
#170 Kansas State University 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 4
#178 Catholic University of America 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 4
#185 Hofstra University 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 4
#185 University of Detroit Mercy 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 4
#195 East Carolina University 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 4
#195 University of Louisville 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 4
#201 La Salle University 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 4
#201 University of North Carolina at Wilmington 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 4
#209 Sacred Heart University 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 4
#209 West Chester University of Pennsylvania 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 4
#216 University of Massachusetts Boston 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 4
#216 West Virginia University 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 4
#216 Springfield College 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 4
#227 Misericordia University 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 4
#227 Nova Southeastern University 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 4
#227 Widener University 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 4
#236 University of North Dakota 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 4
#236 Belmont University 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 4
#249 Pace University 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 4
#249 University of Maine 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 4
#260 Gannon University 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 3
#269 Florida Institute of Technology 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 4
#269 Wilkes University 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 4
#280 Old Dominion University 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 4
#280 Hampton University 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 4
#280 Immaculata University 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 4
#280 DeSales University 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 4
#296 Alvernia University 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 4
#304 University of Hartford 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 4
#304 Florida Gulf Coast University 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 4
#320 Campbell University 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 4
#320 Indiana University of Pennsylvania 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 4
#320 Marymount University 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 4
#332 Morgan State University 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 4
#352 Point Park University 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 4
#352 Eastern Kentucky University 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 4
#361 Western Kentucky University 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 4
Ohio State University: Columbus Campus 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 4
Wilmington University 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 4
University of Maryland: College Park 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 1 + 5
Liberty University 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 4
University of California: Santa Cruz 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 4
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 1 + 5
Penn State University Park 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 1 + 5
Matriculation
Ranking University/College 2020-2022 2019-2021 2018-2020 2017-2019 2014-2017 Total
All schools 70 70 70 70 23
#1 Williams College 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 4
#2 Amherst College 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 4
#4 Swarthmore College 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 1 + 5
#4 Wellesley College 1 + 1
#9 Bowdoin College 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 1 + 5
#11 Claremont McKenna College 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 1 + 5
#11 Middlebury College 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 1 + 5
#11 Wesleyan University 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 4
#16 Vassar College 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 1 + 5
#16 Smith College 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 1 + 5
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#56 Rhodes College 1 +admitted 1 +admitted 1 + 1 +admitted 4
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All schools 4 2 1 1 0
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Academics

AP

(18)
Biology
Calculus AB
Calculus BC
English Language and Composition
English Literature and Composition
French Language and Culture
Biology
Calculus AB
Calculus BC
English Language and Composition
English Literature and Composition
French Language and Culture
Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism
Spanish Language and Culture
Statistics
United States Government and Politics
United States History
World History
Art History
Chemistry
Latin
Studio Art: 2-D Design
Environmental Science
Computer Science A
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Sports

(13)
Baseball
Basketball
Cross Country
Field Hockey
Golf
Lacrosse
Baseball
Basketball
Cross Country
Field Hockey
Golf
Lacrosse
Sailing
Soccer
Swimming
Tennis
Track and Field
Volleyball
Wrestling
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Extracurricular Activities and Clubs

(25)
Admissions Ambassadors
Anime Club
Archery Club
Baking Club
Black Student Union (BSU)
Cultural Cooking Club
Admissions Ambassadors
Anime Club
Archery Club
Baking Club
Black Student Union (BSU)
Cultural Cooking Club
Dungeons and Dragons
Feminist Club
Gender and Sexuality Alliance (GSA)
Honor Council
Inscape Literary Magazine
Math League
Mini-THON
Mock Trial
Sanford Environmental Action League (SEAL)
Science Olympiad
Service Club
Sign Language Club
Situation Room
Sportsmanship Committee
Student Activities Committee
Student Media (Sanford News Network)
Trivia/History Bowl
Video Game Club
Yearbook Club
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Arts

(26)
Acting
Band
Choir
Guitar
Jazz
Music Technology
Acting
Band
Choir
Guitar
Jazz
Music Technology
Music Theory
Percussion
Piano
Vocal
Animation
Art History
Ceramics
Digital Imaging
Digital Photography
Drawing
Film Production
Graphic Design
Painting
Photography
Printmaking
Sculpture
Studio Art
Wheelworking
Art
Design
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Contact Info

https://www.sanfordschool.org/page
6900 Lancaster Pike, Hockessin, DE 19707
302-235-6500
admission@sanfordschool.org
Delaware

Basic Info

Co-ed
Day S. Grades: K-12
Suburban
ESL: No
Year Founded: 1930
Campus Size: 100 acres
Religious Affiliation: No Religious Affiliation

Application Info

Interview: Skype, On Campus
Pre Interview: No Requirement
Other Accepted Scores: ISEE
School Code:
SSAT: 7093
ISEE: 80070

Frequently Ask Questions about Sanford School

Tell me a bit about Sanford School.
Sanford School is Co-ed private day school located in Delaware, US. It was founded 1930 , and currently has about 655 students, 4.00% of whom are international students.

For more official information, please visit https://www.sanfordschool.org/page.
Does Sanford School have rigorous academic requirements?
Sanford School is offering 18 AP courses.

Sanford School also have 58% of faculties whose degrees are master and above.
Where do Sanford School students typically go for their colleges?
In 2020-2022, some students attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University, Williams College, University of Chicago and Johns Hopkins University.
What is the application requirement for Sanford School?
Similar to most private schools in the US, Sanford 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 Sanford School’s Co-ed student?
The total fee for Sanford School in 2024 is $31,000 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 admission@sanfordschool.org .
Where is Sanford School located?
Sanford School is located in the State of Delaware of USA. The closest major city is Philadelphia, which is about 29 miles away from school. Most families can choose Philadelphia International Airport to travel in and out of school.
How popular is Sanford School on FindingSchool network?
Based on FindingSchool monthly traffic data as well as onsite search record, Sanford School is among the most popular schools, within top 434 for all schools on FindingSchool.

Also Sanford School has been favorited by 24 users.
How to start with an application with Sanford School?
The first stop is to carefully review the school profile on FindingSchool to learn more about Sanford School. Most of them are directly provided by the school.

Also it is highly recommended to visit Sanford School’s official site: https://www.sanfordschool.org/page or call them at 302-235-6500.
Please share a few nearby schools that are close to Sanford School?
Yes, here are few: Wilmington Christian School-DE, The Tatnall School and St. Mark's High School.

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

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

Nearby City

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, the largest city in Pennsylvania, holds a pivotal place in U.S. history. Once the nation's capital, it is home to iconic landmarks such as Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell. With a population of 1,603,797 as of the 2020 census, Philadelphia is a hub for arts, culture, and education. The city is known for its rich history, diverse neighborhoods, and vibrant arts scene. It also plays a major role in life sciences, business, and industry, making it a key city in the Mid-Atlantic region.
Population (2022) 1,447,395
Cost of Living Higher than average 7%
Nearby Airport Philadelphia International Airport

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