Thayer Academy

A 4.6 Massachusetts, US

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The mission of Thayer Academy is to inspire a diverse community of students to moral, intellectual, aesthetic, and physical excellence so that each may rise to honorable achievement and contribute to the common good. Thayer Academy provides a rigorous and challenging college preparatory education that attracts students from diverse social, ethnic, economic, and academic backgrounds. The Academy seeks to equip students with the skills, knowledge, and experiences to realize their potential in college and beyond. At Thayer we believe that students will find academic success when given opportunities for individual achievement and self-expression. The Thayer curriculum strives to instill fundamental knowledge and study skills while stimulating intellectual curiosity and growth. Furthermore, the curriculum and Thayer environment combine to encourage students to understand and appreciate different cultures, develop critical thinking skills, enhance creativity, promote physical and emotional well-being, and foster a concern for others.

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Current School

Tuition

$59390

Enrollment

728

International Students

1.6%

Faculty with Advanced Degrees

68%

Teacher-Student Ratio

1:6

Endowment

$43 millions

Average SAT Score

1235

Average ACT Score

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Matriculation

(2023)

Ranking	University/College	Students
#1	Princeton University	1
#2	Columbia University	1
#2	Harvard College	3
#9	Johns Hopkins University	1
#9	Northwestern University	1
#14	Brown University	1
#23	Georgetown University	1
#23	University of Michigan	1
LAC #5	Wellesley College	1
LAC #6	Bowdoin College	1
#34	University of Rochester	1
#36	Boston College	1
#42	Boston University	1
#42	Case Western Reserve University	1
#49	Lehigh University	1
#49	Northeastern University	1
#49	Villanova University	1
#55	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	1
#55	Santa Clara University	1
#55	University of Miami	1
#57	Penn State University Park	1
#59	Syracuse University	4
#59	University of Washington	1
#63	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	1
LAC #13	Davidson College	1
#68	Southern Methodist University	1
#68	University of Massachusetts Amherst	1
#75	Clemson University	1
#75	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	1
#79	American University	1
#83	Elon University	1
#83	Texas Christian University	1
#85	University of Puget Sound	1
#89	Stonehill College	1
#93	University of Denver	4
#99	University of Utah	1
#104	University of Colorado Boulder	1
LAC #22	University of Richmond	1
#115	Fairfield University	2
#117	University of South Carolina: Columbia	1
#117	University of Vermont	1
#120	Roanoke College	1
#127	Seton Hall University	1
#130	Eckerd College	1
LAC #26	Colorado College	1
#151	Marymount Manhattan College	1
#166	Quinnipiac University	1
LAC #35	Pitzer College	1
LAC #38	Bucknell University	1
LAC #38	Lafayette College	1
#202	Florida Institute of Technology	1
LAC #42	Denison University	1
#219	Sacred Heart University	1
#219	University of Maine	1
LAC #45	Union College	1
LAC #46	Trinity College	1
LAC #50	Connecticut College	1
	Assumption College	1
	Babson College	1
	Bentley University	1
	California Polytechnic State University: San Luis Obispo	1
	Champlain College	1
	College of Charleston	1
	College of the Holly Cross	1
	Endicott College	1
	Ithaca College	1
	John Cabot University, Rome	1
	Massachusetts College of Art and Design	1
	Massachusetts Maritime Academy	1
	Merrimack College	1
	Morgan Stage University	1
	Norwich University	1
	Providence College	1
	Salve Regina University	1
	Savannah College of Art and Design	1
	stony brook university, state university of new york	1
	Utica College	1
	Woods College for Advancing Studies	1

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		Matriculation
Ranking	University/College	2023	2021	2019	2018	2011-2016	Total
	All schools	49	74	70	59	272
#1	Princeton University	1				3	4
#2	Massachusetts Institute of Technology		1			1	2
#3	Harvard College	3		2	1	3	9
#5	Yale University		1			2	3
#6	University of Pennsylvania			1		4	5
#7	Duke University			1	2	3	6
#9	Northwestern University	1		2	1	2	6
#9	Johns Hopkins University	1					1
#9	Brown University	1		3	2	3	9
#12	Columbia University	1	1			1	3
#12	Cornell University					4	4
#17	Rice University		1				1
#18	Vanderbilt University			1		3	4
#18	Dartmouth College		1		1	1	3
#20	University of Notre Dame		1			1	2
#21	University of Michigan	1			1	8	10
#22	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill		1				1
#22	Georgetown University	1	2			3	6
#24	University of Virginia		1				1
#24	Washington University in St. Louis		1	1		2	4
#24	Carnegie Mellon University			1		1	2
#24	Emory University				1	1	2
#28	University of Southern California		1	1	1	1	4
#28	University of California: San Diego			1		1	2
#33	University of California: Irvine					1	1
#35	New York University		2	2	3	9	16
#35	University of Wisconsin-Madison					1	1
#39	Boston College	1	11	1	5	35	53
#40	Tufts University		1	2	1	6	10
#40	University of Washington	1		1		1	3
#40	Rutgers University					1	1
#43	Boston University	1	2		1	21	25
#47	University of Rochester	1	1	1	1		4
#47	Lehigh University	1					1
#47	Wake Forest University		2	2		3	7
#47	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	1			1	1	3
#51	Purdue University		1		1	1	3
#52	University of Texas at Austin					1	1
#53	Florida State University		1				1
#53	Case Western Reserve University	1				1	2
#53	Northeastern University	1	2	6	2	29	40
#53	College of William and Mary				1		1
#57	Penn State University Park	1			1		2
#58	University of Connecticut			1		3	4
#60	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	1				6	7
#60	Brandeis University			1		7	8
#60	Michigan State University					1	1
#60	Santa Clara University	1	2				3
#67	Villanova University	1					1
#67	Syracuse University	4	5	3	5	16	33
#67	University of Pittsburgh					1	1
#67	University of Miami	1	5	2	2	5	15
#67	George Washington University		1	1	4	14	20
#67	University of Massachusetts Amherst	1		4		9	14
#73	Tulane University		4	2	2	4	12
#73	Indiana University Bloomington		1			2	3
#76	University of Delaware				1	3	4
#82	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	1	2		2	5	10
#86	Clemson University	1			1	5	7
#89	Southern Methodist University	1	2				3
#89	Fordham University				3	7	10
#93	Loyola Marymount University			1			1
#98	University of San Diego					2	2
#98	Texas Christian University	1		1		1	3
#98	Drexel University			1		4	5
#98	Rochester Institute of Technology			1			1
#105	American University	1	1	2	1		5
#105	Arizona State University			1			1
#105	University of Colorado Boulder	1	2	1	3	8	15
#115	University of Utah	1					1
#115	Howard University		1				1
#124	University of Denver	4		1	1	3	9
#124	University of South Carolina: Columbia	1					1
#124	Fairfield University	2	1	3			6
#124	University of Central Florida		1				1
#133	Miami University: Oxford			1	1		2
#133	University of Vermont	1			4	3	8
#133	Elon University	1	2	4			7
#137	University of Alabama		2		1	2	5
#142	Loyola University Chicago				1		1
#142	Clark University					1	1
#151	Seton Hall University	1					1
#151	University of Rhode Island			1			1
#159	University of Massachusetts Lowell			1			1
#170	Quinnipiac University	1	1				2
#170	University of Hawaii at Manoa			1			1
#178	Catholic University of America			1			1
#195	University of Tulsa					1	1
#201	The New School College of Performing Arts			1			1
#209	Sacred Heart University	1		1			2
#209	University of Massachusetts Dartmouth		1				1
#216	University of Massachusetts Boston		1	1			2
#236	Belmont University		1				1
#249	University of Maine	1	1	1			3
#269	Florida Institute of Technology	1					1
#304	University of Hartford			2			2
#361	Clark Atlanta University		1				1
	University of Maryland: College Park		1				1

		Matriculation
Ranking	University/College	2023	2021	2019	2018	2011-2016	Total
	All schools	17	34	30	14	122
#1	Williams College					1	1
#2	Amherst College				1	1	2
#3	United States Naval Academy					1	1
#4	Wellesley College	1	1		1		3
#9	Carleton College					1	1
#9	Bowdoin College	1		2		5	8
#11	Barnard College		1				1
#11	Middlebury College				1	5	6
#11	Wesleyan University					5	5
#16	Davidson College	1		1			2
#16	Hamilton College		1			3	4
#16	Vassar College			1		1	2
#21	Washington and Lee University		1				1
#21	Colgate University		2			2	4
#24	Bates College		1	1		5	7
#25	Colby College		1	1	1	13	16
#25	University of Richmond	1	1	1	1		4
#27	College of the Holy Cross		4	2	1	6	13
#30	Bucknell University	1		1	1	9	12
#30	Bryn Mawr College					3	3
#30	Lafayette College	1				3	4
#33	Colorado College	1			1	4	6
#34	Mount Holyoke College				1	1	2
#35	Scripps College		1				1
#35	Occidental College					3	3
#35	Franklin & Marshall College				1	2	3
#38	Skidmore College		1		1	6	8
#38	Union College					5	5
#39	Trinity College	1	5	3	2	20	31
#39	Kenyon College			1			1
#39	Pitzer College	1	1			1	3
#39	Denison University	1					1
#45	Union College	1	2				3
#46	Connecticut College	1		1		6	8
#46	Dickinson College		1		1	6	8
#51	The University of the South			1		1	2
#59	St. Lawrence University		3				3
#63	Gettysburg College		1				1
#70	Hobart and William Smith Colleges			2			2
#72	Bard College					1	1
#75	Wheaton College-Norton-MA			1			1
#75	Allegheny College		1				1
#86	Stonehill College	1	2	1			4
#89	Saint Anselm College		1	5			6
#89	University of Puget Sound	1					1
#116	Saint Michael's College			2			2
#130	Roanoke College	1					1
#130	Eckerd College	1		1			2
#152	Emmanuel College-Boston-MA		1	1			2
#174	Marymount Manhattan College	1					1
	United States Military Academy		1	1		2	4

		Matriculation
Ranking	University/College	2023	2021	2019	2018	2011-2016	Total
	All schools	0	1	0	0	0
#33	University of St. Andrews		1				1

AP Scores

(2022-2023)

Number of tests taken

394

72%

Score 5

Score 4

Score 3

Other scores

Academics

AP

(18)

Biology	Calculus AB
Calculus BC	Chemistry
Computer Science A	English Language and Composition

Sports

(19)

Baseball	Basketball
Crew	Cross Country
Field Hockey	Flag Football

Extracurricular Activities and Clubs

(77)

Anime Club	Assisting the Elderly
Business Club	Challengers Club
Coding Club	Cradles to Crayons

Anime Club	Assisting the Elderly
Business Club	Challengers Club
Coding Club	Cradles to Crayons
Creative Writing Club	Discipline Committee
Doctors Without Borders	Drama Club
Father Bill’s	Film Club
Fishing	French Club
Future Medical Professionals	Games Club
Gardening Club of Thayer	Habitat for Humanity
Help a Hero (supporting our troops)	ISOKAN
Mathletes	Model UN
OMEGA	Operation Smile
Perfect Pals	Project DEEP
Photography Club	Ping Pong Club
Robotics Club	SALSA
Special Olympics	QUEST
QUEST Teacher Program	Speech & Debate
Student Government	Sustainable Environment
TAPAWS (Peer Tutoring)	TA Transfer Admissions Council
TA Stage Crew	Tour Guides
Trivia Team	"Voice" - Student Magazine
Womens Empowerment Club	Yearbook
"Black and Orange"

Arts

(10)

Dance	Jazz
Orchestra	Production
Theater	Graphic Design

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Contact Info

http://www.thayer.org/

745 Washington Street, Braintree, MA 02184

781-843-3580

jwhite@thayer.org

Massachusetts

Basic Info

Co-ed

Day S. Grades: 5-12

Urban

ESL: No

Year Founded: 1877

Campus Size: 34 acres

Religious Affiliation: No Religious Affiliation

Application Info

Deadline: 02/01

Pre Interview: No Requirement

School Code:

SSAT: 7654

ISEE: 220425

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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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Biology	Calculus AB
Calculus BC	Chemistry
Computer Science A	English Language and Composition
English Literature and Composition	Environmental Science
Latin	Spanish Language and Culture
Statistics	United States Government and Politics
French Language and Culture	United States History
Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism	Microeconomics

Baseball	Basketball
Crew	Cross Country
Field Hockey	Flag Football
American Football	Golf
Gymnastics	Ice Hockey
Lacrosse	Skiing
Soccer	Softball
Swimming	Tennis
Track and Field	Volleyball
Wrestling