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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.

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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

The data used for evaluations and rankings comes from three primary sources: official school data, public data, and user-submitted data on FindingSchool.

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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 A-
Extracurriculars B+
Community A+
Reviews B
idwell Friends School is an educational community inspired by the values of the Religious Society of Friends and guided by the Quaker belief in "That of God" in each person. We seek academically talented students of diverse cultural, racial, religious and economic backgrounds. We offer these students a rich and rigorous interdisciplinary curriculum designed to stimulate creative inquiry, intellectual achievement and independent thinking in a world increasingly without borders.
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School Stats

Average
Current School
Tuition
$57620
Enrollment
1142
Faculty with Advanced Degrees
85%
Teacher-Student Ratio
1:16
Endowment
$72.7 millions
AP
10
Average SAT Score
1454
Average ACT Score
32.2

Matriculation

Matriculation

(2020-2023)
Ranking University/College Students
#1 Princeton University 4 +
#2 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1 +
#3 Harvard College 4 +
#3 Stanford University 4 +
#3 Yale University 4 +
LAC #1 Williams College 1 +
#6 University of Chicago 4 +
#7 Johns Hopkins University 1 +
#7 University of Pennsylvania 4 +
#10 Duke University 1 +
#10 Northwestern University 4 +
LAC #2 Amherst College 4 +
#12 Dartmouth College 4 +
#13 Brown University 4 +
#13 Vanderbilt University 1 +
#15 Rice University 4 +
#15 Washington University in St. Louis 4 +
LAC #3 Pomona College 4 +
#17 Cornell University 4 +
#18 Columbia University 4 +
#20 University of California: Berkeley 1 +
#20 University of California: Los Angeles 4 +
LAC #4 Swarthmore College 1 +
#22 Carnegie Mellon University 4 +
#22 Emory University 4 +
#22 Georgetown University 4 +
#25 New York University 4 +
#25 University of Michigan 4 +
#25 University of Southern California 1 +
#25 University of Virginia 4 +
LAC #5 Wellesley College 1 +
#29 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 1 +
#29 Wake Forest University 4 +
LAC #6 Bowdoin College 4 +
LAC #6 Carleton College 4 +
LAC #6 United States Naval Academy 1 +
#32 Tufts University 4 +
#36 Boston College 4 +
#36 University of Rochester 1 +
#38 University of Texas at Austin 1 +
#38 University of Wisconsin-Madison 4 +
#41 Boston University 4 +
#44 Case Western Reserve University 4 +
#44 Northeastern University 4 +
#44 Tulane University 4 +
LAC #9 Claremont McKenna College 1 +
#51 Lehigh University 1 +
#51 Purdue University 1 +
#51 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 1 +
#51 Spelman College 1 +
#51 Villanova University 1 +
#55 Santa Clara University 1 +
#55 University of Miami 1 +
LAC #11 Middlebury College 4 +
#62 George Washington University 1 +
#62 Syracuse University 1 +
#62 University of Pittsburgh 4 +
#62 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 1 +
#63 St. Olaf College 1 +
#67 University of Massachusetts Amherst 1 +
#72 American University 1 +
#72 Fordham University 1 +
#72 Reed College 1 +
LAC #15 Davidson College 1 +
LAC #15 Hamilton College 4 +
#77 Loyola Marymount University 1 +
#83 Stevens Institute of Technology 1 +
LAC #18 Barnard College 4 +
LAC #18 Colgate University 4 +
LAC #18 Haverford College 1 +
LAC #18 Wesleyan University 4 +
#105 Drexel University 1 +
#105 Miami University: Oxford 1 +
#105 Rochester Institute of Technology 1 +
#105 University of Oregon 1 +
#111 Goucher College 1 +
LAC #24 Colby College 4 +
#121 Chapman University 1 +
#121 Temple University 1 +
#121 University of Vermont 1 +
#124 Morehouse College 1 +
LAC #25 Bates College 4 +
LAC #27 Macalester College 1 +
#137 University of Alabama 1 +
#151 James Madison University 1 +
LAC #31 Bryn Mawr College 1 +
LAC #33 Pitzer College 4 +
LAC #33 Scripps College 1 +
LAC #37 Bucknell University 1 +
LAC #37 Occidental College 1 +
LAC #39 Denison University 1 +
LAC #39 Lafayette College 4 +
LAC #39 Skidmore College 1 +
LAC #39 Trinity College 1 +
#234 East Carolina University 1 +
LAC #51 Dickinson College 1 +
LAC #55 Connecticut College 1 +
#299 Marshall University 1 +
LAC #61 Gettysburg College 1 +
#317 Morgan State University 1 +
American University of Paris 1 +
Art Center College of Design 1 +
Babson College 1 +
Berklee College of Music 1 +
College of William and Mary 4 +
Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art 1 +
Deep Springs College-Dyer-NV 1 +
Emerson College 1 +
Franklin & Marshall College 1 +
Loyola University Maryland 1 +
Mercyhurst University 1 +
Millersville University of Pennsylvania 1 +
Oberlin College 1 +
Penn State University Park 4 +
Pratt Institute 1 +
St. John's University 1 +
Union College 1 +
United States Military Academy 1 +
University of British Columbia 1 +
University of California: Santa Cruz 1 +
University of Colorado Boulder 1 +
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1 +
University of Maryland: Baltimore County 1 +
University of Maryland: College Park 4 +
University of Oxford 1 +
University of St. Andrews 1 +
University of Tampa 1 +
University of the Arts 1 +
University of Toronto 1 +
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Matriculation
Ranking University/College 2020-2023 2018-2022 2016-2021 2016-2020 Total
All schools 167 77 209 180
#1 Princeton University 4 + 1 5 + 5 + 15
#2 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1 + 1
#3 Harvard College 4 + 1 5 + 5 + 15
#3 Stanford University 4 + 1 5 + 5 + 15
#5 Yale University 4 + 1 5 + 5 + 15
#6 University of Pennsylvania 4 + 1 5 + 5 + 15
#7 Duke University 1 + 1 5 + 5 + 12
#7 California Institute of Technology 1 + 1 2
#9 Northwestern University 4 + 1 5 + 5 + 15
#9 Brown University 4 + 1 5 + 5 + 15
#9 Johns Hopkins University 1 + 1 5 + 1 8
#12 Cornell University 4 + 1 5 + 5 + 15
#12 Columbia University 4 + 1 5 + 5 + 15
#12 University of Chicago 4 + 1 5 + 5 + 15
#15 University of California: Los Angeles 4 + 1 5 + 1 11
#15 University of California: Berkeley 1 + 1 1 + 1 4
#17 Rice University 4 + 1 5 + 5 + 15
#18 Dartmouth College 4 + 1 5 + 5 + 15
#18 Vanderbilt University 1 + 1 5 + 5 + 12
#20 University of Notre Dame 1 1 + 1 3
#21 University of Michigan 4 + 1 5 + 5 + 15
#22 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 1 + 1 1 + 1 4
#22 Georgetown University 4 + 1 5 + 5 + 15
#24 Washington University in St. Louis 4 + 1 5 + 5 + 15
#24 Emory University 4 + 1 5 + 1 11
#24 Carnegie Mellon University 4 + 1 1 + 1 7
#24 University of Virginia 4 + 1 5 + 5 + 15
#28 University of Southern California 1 + 1 5 + 5 + 12
#33 Georgia Institute of Technology 1 + 1 2
#35 University of California: Santa Barbara 1 1 + 1 3
#35 University of Wisconsin-Madison 4 + 1 5 + 1 11
#35 New York University 4 + 1 5 + 5 + 15
#38 University of Texas at Austin 1 + 1 1 + 1 4
#39 Boston College 4 + 1 1 + 1 7
#40 Tufts University 4 + 1 5 + 5 + 15
#43 Boston University 4 + 1 5 + 1 11
#47 University of Rochester 1 + 1 1 + 1 4
#47 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 1 + 1 1 + 1 4
#47 Lehigh University 1 + 1 1 + 1 4
#47 Wake Forest University 4 + 1 5 + 5 + 15
#51 Purdue University 1 + 1 1 + 1 4
#53 Case Western Reserve University 4 + 1 5 + 5 + 15
#53 College of William and Mary 4 + 1 5 + 5 + 15
#53 Northeastern University 4 + 1 5 + 5 + 15
#60 Santa Clara University 1 + 1 2
#60 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 1 + 1 1 + 1 4
#67 Syracuse University 1 + 1 1 + 1 4
#67 Villanova University 1 + 1 1 + 1 4
#67 George Washington University 1 + 1 1 + 1 4
#67 University of Pittsburgh 4 + 1 1 + 1 7
#67 University of Massachusetts Amherst 1 + 1 2
#67 University of Miami 1 + 1 1 + 3
#73 Tulane University 4 + 1 5 + 5 + 15
#73 Indiana University Bloomington 1 1 + 1 3
#76 Stevens Institute of Technology 1 + 1 2
#82 Worcester Polytechnic Institute 1 + 1 2
#89 Fordham University 1 + 1 1 + 1 4
#89 Temple University 1 + 1 + 1 3
#93 University of Iowa 1 + 1 2
#93 Loyola Marymount University 1 + 1 1 + 3
#98 University of Oregon 1 + 1 2
#98 Rochester Institute of Technology 1 + 1 1 + 1 4
#98 University of San Diego 1 + 1 2
#98 Drexel University 1 + 1 1 + 1 4
#105 American University 1 + 1 1 + 1 4
#105 University of Colorado Boulder 1 + 1 1 + 1 4
#115 Howard University 1 1 + 1 3
#115 University of San Francisco 1 1 + 1 3
#124 James Madison University 1 + 1 1 + 3
#124 University of South Carolina: Columbia 1 1 + 1 3
#133 University of Vermont 1 + 1 1 + 1 4
#133 Miami University: Oxford 1 + 1 2
#133 Chapman University 1 + 1
#137 University of Alabama 1 + 1 1 + 1 4
#163 St. John's University 1 + 1 2
#178 University of North Carolina at Charlotte 1 1 + 1 3
#178 Catholic University of America 1 1 + 1 3
#195 East Carolina University 1 + 1
#201 The New School College of Performing Arts 1 + 1 2
#280 Portland State University 1 1
#280 Old Dominion University 1 + 1 2
#332 Marshall University 1 + 1 2
#332 Morgan State University 1 + 1 1 + 3
Penn State University Park 4 + 1 5 + 5 + 15
Ohio State University: Columbus Campus 1 1 + 1 3
University of Maryland: College Park 4 + 1 5 + 1 11
University of California: Santa Cruz 1 + 1 1 + 3
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1 + 1 1 + 1 4
Matriculation
Ranking University/College 2020-2023 2018-2022 2016-2021 2016-2020 Total
All schools 79 46 114 107
#1 Williams College 1 + 1 5 + 5 + 12
#2 Amherst College 4 + 1 5 + 5 + 15
#3 United States Naval Academy 1 + 1
#4 Wellesley College 1 + 1 1 + 1 4
#4 Swarthmore College 1 + 1 1 + 1 4
#4 Pomona College 4 + 1 1 + 1 7
#7 United States Air Force Academy 1 1 + 1 3
#9 Bowdoin College 4 + 1 5 + 1 11
#9 Carleton College 4 + 1 5 + 5 + 15
#11 Grinnell College 1 1 + 1 3
#11 Claremont McKenna College 1 + 1 1 + 1 4
#11 Wesleyan University 4 + 1 5 + 5 + 15
#11 Barnard College 4 + 1 5 + 5 + 15
#11 Middlebury College 4 + 1 5 + 5 + 15
#16 Hamilton College 4 + 1 5 + 5 + 15
#16 Vassar College 1 1 + 1 3
#16 Smith College 1 + 1 2
#16 Davidson College 1 + 1 1 + 1 4
#21 Washington and Lee University 1 1 + 1 3
#21 Colgate University 4 + 1 5 + 5 + 15
#21 Haverford College 1 + 1 5 + 5 + 12
#24 Bates College 4 + 1 5 + 5 + 15
#25 Colby College 4 + 1 5 + 5 + 15
#27 Macalester College 1 + 1 1 + 3
#30 Bryn Mawr College 1 + 1 5 + 5 + 12
#30 Bucknell University 1 + 1 1 + 1 4
#30 Lafayette College 4 + 1 1 + 1 7
#33 Colorado College 1 1 + 1 3
#34 Mount Holyoke College 1 + 1 2
#35 Occidental College 1 + 1 1 + 1 4
#35 Franklin & Marshall College 1 + 1 1 + 1 4
#35 Scripps College 1 + 1 1 + 1 4
#38 Skidmore College 1 + 1 1 + 1 4
#39 Denison University 1 + 1 1 + 1 4
#39 Trinity College 1 + 1 + 1 3
#39 Pitzer College 4 + 1 1 + 1 7
#39 Kenyon College 1 5 + 5 + 11
#39 Spelman College 1 + 1 1 + 1 4
#45 Union College 1 + 1 1 + 1 4
#46 Dickinson College 1 + 1 1 + 3
#46 Connecticut College 1 + 1 1 + 1 4
#51 St. Olaf College 1 + 1 1 + 3
#56 Rhodes College 1 1 + 1 3
#63 Gettysburg College 1 + 1 1 + 1 4
#67 Reed College 1 + 1 1 + 1 4
#70 Hobart and William Smith Colleges 1 + 1 2
#72 Bard College 1 + 1 2
#100 Earlham College 1 + 1 2
#100 Morehouse College 1 + 1 1 + 1 4
#100 Sarah Lawrence College 1 + 1 2
#124 Hollins University 1 1 + 1 3
#124 Goucher College 1 + 1 1 + 1 4
#139 Hampshire College 1 + 1 2
United States Military Academy 1 + 1 1 + 1 4
Oberlin College 1 + 1 5 + 5 + 12
Matriculation
Ranking University/College 2020-2023 2018-2022 2016-2021 2016-2020 Total
All schools 2 2 2 1
#1 University of Toronto 1 + 1 1 + 3
#2 University of British Columbia 1 + 1 2
#3 McGill University 1 + 1 2
Matriculation
Ranking University/College 2020-2023 2018-2022 2016-2021 2016-2020 Total
All schools 2 2 0 0
#1 University of Oxford 1 + 1 2
#33 University of St. Andrews 1 + 1 2

Academics

AP

(10)
Studio Art: 2-D Design

Sports

(7)
Baseball
Crew
Lacrosse
Softball
Tennis
Track and Field
Baseball
Crew
Lacrosse
Softball
Tennis
Track and Field
Ultimate Frisbee
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Extracurricular Activities and Clubs

(66)
Student Council
Amnesty International
Animal Awareness Club
Art Club
Asian Students' Association Black Student Forum (BSF)
Blood Drive Committee
Student Council
Amnesty International
Animal Awareness Club
Art Club
Asian Students' Association Black Student Forum (BSF)
Blood Drive Committee
Brazilian & Portuguese Culture Club
Brothers Square
Business Club
Card Game Club
Chess Club
Chinese Culture Club (CCC)
Classic Rock Appreciation Club
Cooking Club
Connect4Cancer
Daroff Tutoring
Debate Team
Design Club
Digital Editing Club
Drama Club
Fashion Club
FCS World Press
Film Production Crew
Focus Newspaper Gender and Sexual Orientation Alliance (GSA)
Girls Who Code
Girls' Math Modeling Team
Harry Potter Club
Honor Council
Humanities Core Team
In Stitches
Ink: Literature & Arts Magazine
Investment Club Justice Core Team
LaunchX
Le Cercle Françaisl
Mathematical Modeling Club
Medicine Explorer Club Mental Health Club
Movie Club
Mock Trial
Model Congress
Model United Nations
Moot Court
Music Club
Music Production/Recording Club
National History Bowl and Bee
Phoenix Update
Political
Conversation Club
Progressive Student Action
Prom Committee
Pulsar Search Club The Quake
Quaker Bakers
Robotics Club
Science Core Team
SciFi/Doctor Who Club
Service Committee
Sister Circle
Spanish Language & Culture Club
Speech Team
Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (S-AAC)
Student Admission Committee (SAC)
Students for Islamic Awareness
Student Support Services - Student Division
Students Talking About Racism (STAR)
Sophisticated Cartoon Lovers Organization (SCLO)
Sustainability Club
Volleyball Club
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Arts

(15)
Acting
Chamber Choir
Chamber Orchestra
Chorus
Jazz
3D Studio Art
Acting
Chamber Choir
Chamber Orchestra
Chorus
Jazz
3D Studio Art
Ceramics
Digital Art
Drawing
Painting
Photography
Studio Art
Tech Theater
Music
Theater
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Contact Info

http://www.sidwell.edu
3825 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20016
202-537-8100
admissions@sidwell.edu
District of Columbia

Basic Info

Co-ed
Day S. Grades: PK-12
Urban
ESL: No
Year Founded: 1883
Campus Size: 15 acres
Religious Affiliation: school.Quaker

Application Info

Deadline: 12/15
Interview: Skype, On Campus
Other Accepted Scores: ISEE
School Code:
SSAT: 7366

Frequently Ask Questions about Sidwell Friends School

Tell me a bit about Sidwell Friends School.
Sidwell Friends School is Co-ed private day school located in District of Columbia, US. It was founded 1883 , and currently has about 1142 students.

For more official information, please visit http://www.sidwell.edu.
Does Sidwell Friends School have rigorous academic requirements?
Sidwell Friends School is offering 10 AP courses.

Sidwell Friends School also have 85% of faculties whose degrees are master and above.
Where do Sidwell Friends School students typically go for their colleges?
Based on the most recent matriculation data, 2.46% go to top 50 US universities and colleges*, 5.57% go to top 25, and about 1.31% go to Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Stanford and MIT.

*Ranking is based on the 2024 US News College Ranking.
What is the application requirement for Sidwell Friends School?
Similar to most private schools in the US, Sidwell Friends 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 Sidwell Friends School’s Co-ed student?
The total fee for Sidwell Friends School in 2024 is $57,620 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 admissions@sidwell.edu .
Where is Sidwell Friends School located?
Sidwell Friends School is located in the State of District of Columbia of USA.
How popular is Sidwell Friends School on FindingSchool network?
Based on FindingSchool monthly traffic data as well as onsite search record, Sidwell Friends School is among the most popular schools, within top 351 for all schools on FindingSchool.

Also Sidwell Friends School has been favorited by 47 users.
How to start with an application with Sidwell Friends School?
The first stop is to carefully review the school profile on FindingSchool to learn more about Sidwell Friends School. Most of them are directly provided by the school.

Also it is highly recommended to visit Sidwell Friends School’s official site: http://www.sidwell.edu or call them at 202-537-8100.
Please share a few nearby schools that are close to Sidwell Friends School?
Yes, here are few: National Cathedral School, St. Albans School and Edmund Burke School.

What is the FindingSchool rating for Sidwell Friends School?
The overall rating for Sidwell Friends School is A-.

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

Nearby City

Boston, Massachusetts
Boston, the capital and largest city of Massachusetts, is the cultural and financial heart of New England. With a rich history dating back to the American Revolution, it is home to iconic landmarks such as the Freedom Trail, the Boston Common, and the Massachusetts State House. The city boasts prestigious universities like Harvard and MIT and is known for its vibrant arts scene, diverse neighborhoods, and thriving economy. Boston's blend of historical significance and modern innovation makes it one of the most influential cities in the U.S.
Population (2022) 609,023
Cost of Living Higher than average 54%
Nearby Airport Logan International Airport

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