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School Overview

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Matriculation A
Academics A
Extracurriculars A+
Community A-
Reviews A
Loomis Chaffee strives to advance the development in spirit, mind, and body of boys and girls drawn from diverse cultural and social backgrounds and to inspire in them a commitment to the best self and the common good. The academic program forms skilled and discerning minds in preparation for higher education and lifelong learning. Loomis Chaffee educates its students for service in our emerging global civilization. Students enjoy a 4:1 boarding student/resident teacher ratio; a student center; a visual arts center; a athletic facility; a new center for science & mathematics; and a new music center, opened in 2009.
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School Stats

Average
Current School
Tuition
$70480
Enrollment
740
International Students
14%
Faculty with Advanced Degrees
75%
Teacher-Student Ratio
1:4
Endowment
$216.3 millions
Average SAT Score
1365
Average ACT Score
29.4
Class Size
11
Boarding %
70%

Matriculation

(2023)
Ranking University/College Students
#1 Princeton University 1 +
#2 Columbia University 1 +
#2 Harvard College 1 +
#2 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1 +
#5 Yale University 1 +
LAC #1 Williams College 1 +
#6 Stanford University 1 +
#6 University of Chicago 1 +
#8 University of Pennsylvania 1 +
#9 Duke University 1 +
#9 Johns Hopkins University 1 +
#9 Northwestern University 1 +
LAC #2 Amherst College 1 +
#13 Dartmouth College 1 +
#14 Brown University 1 +
#14 Vanderbilt University 1 +
#14 Washington University in St. Louis 1 +
#17 Cornell University 1 +
#17 Rice University 1 +
#19 University of Notre Dame 1 +
#20 University of California: Los Angeles 1 +
#21 Emory University 1 +
#22 University of California: Berkeley 1 +
#23 Georgetown University 1 +
#23 University of Michigan 1 +
#25 Carnegie Mellon University 1 +
#25 University of Virginia 1 +
LAC #5 Wellesley College 1 +
#28 New York University 1 +
#28 Tufts University 1 +
#28 University of Florida 1 +
#28 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 1 +
#28 Wake Forest University 1 +
LAC #6 Bowdoin College 1 +
LAC #6 United States Naval Academy 1 +
#34 University of Rochester 1 +
#36 Boston College 1 +
#36 University of California: Irvine 1 +
#38 University of California: Davis 1 +
#40 College of William and Mary 1 +
LAC #8 Claremont McKenna College 1 +
#42 Boston University 1 +
#42 Brandeis University 1 +
#42 Tulane University 1 +
LAC #9 Middlebury College 1 +
#49 Lehigh University 1 +
#49 Northeastern University 1 +
#49 Purdue University 1 +
#49 Villanova University 1 +
#55 Santa Clara University 1 +
#55 University of Miami 1 +
LAC #11 Washington and Lee University 1 +
#59 Syracuse University 1 +
#59 University of Washington 1 +
#63 University of Connecticut 1 +
LAC #13 Hamilton College 1 +
#68 St. Lawrence University 1 +
#72 Hobart and William Smith Colleges 1 +
#75 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 1 +
#83 Elon University 1 +
#83 Marquette University 1 +
LAC #17 Barnard College 1 +
LAC #17 Colgate University 1 +
LAC #17 Smith College 1 +
LAC #17 Wesleyan University 1 +
#93 University of Delaware 1 +
#103 Drexel University 1 +
#103 Miami University: Oxford 1 +
#104 University of Colorado Boulder 1 +
LAC #22 University of Richmond 1 +
LAC #22 Vassar College 1 +
#117 University of South Carolina: Columbia 1 +
#117 University of Vermont 1 +
LAC #25 Bates College 1 +
#136 Catholic University of America 1 +
#136 University of New Hampshire 1 +
LAC #30 Bryn Mawr College 1 +
LAC #30 Kenyon College 1 +
LAC #35 College of the Holy Cross 1 +
LAC #38 Bucknell University 1 +
LAC #38 Skidmore College 1 +
#219 Texas Tech University 1 +
#219 University of Maine 1 +
LAC #46 Trinity College 1 +
LAC #50 Connecticut College 1 +
LAC #50 Dickinson College 1 +
Babson College 1 +
Bentley University 1 +
Bocconi University 1 +
Loyola University Maryland 1 +
McGill University 1 +
New York Institute of Technology 1 +
Providence College 1 +
University of St. Andrews 1 +
University of Toronto 1 +
Youngstown State University 1 +
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Matriculation
Ranking University/College 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 Total
All schools 60 57 59 60 51
#1 Princeton University 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4
#2 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1 + 1 + 1 + 3
#3 Harvard College 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4
#3 Stanford University 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4
#5 Yale University 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 5
#6 University of Pennsylvania 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4
#7 California Institute of Technology 1 + 1
#7 Duke University 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 5
#9 Brown University 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 5
#9 Northwestern University 1 + 1 + 1 + 3
#9 Johns Hopkins University 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4
#12 Columbia University 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 5
#12 Cornell University 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 5
#12 University of Chicago 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 5
#15 University of California: Los Angeles 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4
#15 University of California: Berkeley 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4
#17 Rice University 1 + 1 + 1 + 3
#18 Dartmouth College 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 5
#18 Vanderbilt University 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4
#20 University of Notre Dame 1 + 1 + 1 + 3
#21 University of Michigan 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 5
#22 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 1 + 1 + 2
#22 Georgetown University 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 5
#24 Washington University in St. Louis 1 + 1 + 1 + 3
#24 Carnegie Mellon University 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 5
#24 University of Virginia 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 5
#24 Emory University 1 + 1 + 1 + 3
#28 University of California: Davis 1 + 1 + 2
#28 University of Florida 1 + 1
#28 University of Southern California 1 + 1 + 2
#28 University of California: San Diego 1 + 1 + 2
#33 Georgia Institute of Technology 1 + 1
#33 University of California: Irvine 1 + 1 + 2
#35 University of California: Santa Barbara 1 + 1 + 2
#35 University of Wisconsin-Madison 1 + 1 + 2
#35 New York University 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 5
#39 Boston College 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 5
#40 Tufts University 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 5
#40 University of Washington 1 + 1
#43 Boston University 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 5
#47 Wake Forest University 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 5
#47 Lehigh University 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4
#47 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4
#47 University of Rochester 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4
#48 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1 + 1
#49 Purdue University 1 + 1 + 2
#49 Ohio State University: Columbus Campus 1 + 1
#53 Northeastern University 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 5
#53 College of William and Mary 1 + 1 + 1 + 3
#53 Case Western Reserve University 1 + 1 + 1 + 3
#53 Florida State University 1 + 1
#57 Penn State University Park 1 + 1 + 2
#58 University of Connecticut 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 5
#58 SUNY University at Stony Brook 1 + 1
#60 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 1 + 1 + 1 + 3
#60 Brandeis University 1 + 1 + 1 + 3
#60 Santa Clara University 1 + 1 + 2
#67 Villanova University 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4
#67 University of Massachusetts Amherst 1 + 1 + 1 + 3
#67 George Washington University 1 + 1 + 1 + 3
#67 University of Pittsburgh 1 + 1
#67 Syracuse University 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4
#67 University of Miami 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 5
#73 Indiana University Bloomington 1 + 1 + 1 + 3
#73 Tulane University 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 5
#76 Stevens Institute of Technology 1 + 1 + 2
#76 University of Delaware 1 + 1 + 2
#86 Marquette University 1 + 1
#86 Clemson University 1 + 1
#89 Southern Methodist University 1 + 1 + 1 + 3
#89 Fordham University 1 + 1 + 2
#93 Loyola Marymount University 1 + 1
#93 Baylor University 1 + 1
#98 Rochester Institute of Technology 1 + 1
#98 Drexel University 1 + 1
#98 Texas Christian University 1 + 1 + 2
#105 University of Colorado Boulder 1 + 1 + 1 + 3
#105 American University 1 + 1 + 1 + 3
#105 Arizona State University 1 + 1
#115 University of Arizona 1 + 1
#115 University of New Hampshire 1 + 1
#115 Howard University 1 + 1 + 2
#115 University of Utah 1 + 1
#124 University of South Carolina: Columbia 1 + 1 + 1 + 3
#124 University of Denver 1 + 1 + 1 + 3
#124 Fairfield University 1 + 1
#124 James Madison University 1 + 1
#133 Elon University 1 + 1 + 2
#133 University of Vermont 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 5
#133 Miami University: Oxford 1 + 1 + 2
#133 University of Dayton 1 + 1
#133 Chapman University 1 + 1 + 2
#142 Oregon State University 1 + 1
#151 Colorado State University 1 + 1
#151 Simmons University 1 + 1
#163 St. John's University 1 + 1
#170 Quinnipiac University 1 + 1 + 2
#178 Catholic University of America 1 + 1 + 2
#209 Sacred Heart University 1 + 1
#209 Chatham University 1 + 1
#216 Texas Tech University 1 + 1
#249 University of Maine 1 + 1
#269 University of Nevada: Las Vegas 1 + 1
#280 Hampton University 1 + 1
#304 Florida Gulf Coast University 1 + 1
#304 University of Hartford 1 + 1
#304 Radford University 1 + 1
Southeastern University 1 + 1
Matriculation
Ranking University/College 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 Total
All schools 26 27 34 28 29
#1 Williams College 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4
#2 Amherst College 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 5
#3 United States Naval Academy 1 + 1 + 2
#4 Wellesley College 1 + 1 + 2
#4 Swarthmore College 1 + 1
#4 Pomona College 1 + 1
#7 United States Air Force Academy 1 + 1
#9 Carleton College 1 + 1
#9 Bowdoin College 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4
#11 Wesleyan University 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 5
#11 United States Military Academy 1 + 1 + 1 + 3
#11 Middlebury College 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 5
#11 Barnard College 1 + 1 + 2
#11 Claremont McKenna College 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4
#16 Hamilton College 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 5
#16 Davidson College 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4
#16 Harvey Mudd College 1 + 1
#16 Vassar College 1 + 1 + 1 + 3
#16 Smith College 1 + 1 + 2
#21 Colgate University 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 5
#21 Washington and Lee University 1 + 1
#21 Haverford College 1 + 1 + 2
#24 Bates College 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4
#25 University of Richmond 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4
#25 Colby College 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4
#27 College of the Holy Cross 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 5
#30 Bryn Mawr College 1 + 1
#30 Lafayette College 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4
#30 Bucknell University 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4
#33 Colorado College 1 + 1 + 2
#35 Occidental College 1 + 1 + 2
#35 Franklin & Marshall College 1 + 1
#36 Oberlin College 1 + 1 + 2
#38 Skidmore College 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4
#39 Trinity College 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4
#39 Kenyon College 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4
#39 Spelman College 1 + 1
#45 Union College 1 + 1 + 2
#46 Connecticut College 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 5
#46 Dickinson College 1 + 1 + 1 + 3
#51 The University of the South 1 + 1
#56 Rhodes College 1 + 1 + 2
#59 St. Lawrence University 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4
#63 Gettysburg College 1 + 1
#67 Reed College 1 + 1
#70 Hobart and William Smith Colleges 1 + 1 + 2
#72 Bard College 1 + 1 + 2
#86 Stonehill College 1 + 1
#86 Ursinus College 1 + 1
#89 Saint Anselm College 1 + 1
#93 Lewis & Clark College 1 + 1
#100 Sarah Lawrence College 1 + 1 + 2
#100 Morehouse College 1 + 1
#107 Randolph-Macon College 1 + 1
#107 Susquehanna University 1 + 1 + 2
#112 Bennington College 1 + 1
#124 Goucher College 1 + 1
Matriculation
Ranking University/College 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 Total
All schools 2 3 1 1 0
#1 University of Toronto 1 + 1 + 1 + 3
#2 University of British Columbia 1 + 1
#3 McGill University 1 + 1 + 2
#16 Queen's University 1 + 1
Matriculation
Ranking University/College 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 Total
All schools 1 1 2 0 0
#3 University College London 1 + 1
#6 King's College London 1 + 1
#33 University of St. Andrews 1 + 1 + 2

Academics

Sports

(17)
Baseball
Basketball
Cross Country
Field Hockey
American Football
Golf
Baseball
Basketball
Cross Country
Field Hockey
American Football
Golf
Ice Hockey
Lacrosse
Skiing
Soccer
Softball
Squash
Swimming
Tennis
Track and Field
Volleyball
Water Polo
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Extracurricular Activities and Clubs

(76)
Chemistry Club
CS@LC (computer science)
HOSA: Future Health Professionals
Latin Club
QUICK MATH SOCIETY
Physics and Astronomy Club
Chemistry Club
CS@LC (computer science)
HOSA: Future Health Professionals
Latin Club
QUICK MATH SOCIETY
Physics and Astronomy Club
Prose & Poetry
SPARKS (Students Providing Awareness and Reach of Knowledge in STEM)
A Cappelicans
Art Club
LC Music Productions
LC Step Team
LC Studios (digital media)
Musical Revue
Sketch Club (drawing)
Symphonicans (instrumental)
Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital Club
LC Finance Club
LC Product Design
The ESG Investment Club
Brave Space (affinity group for students who identify as LGBTQIA)
Brothers in Unity (affinity group for students who identify as Black males)
Christian Fellowship
Daughters of Artemis (young women’s affinity group)
Jewish Student Union
Korean Club
Middle Eastern Society
Muslim Student Union
MultiX (affinity group for students who are biracial or identify with two or more race/ethnicity ide
Pa'lante (affinity group for Hispanic students)
Pan Asian Student Alliance (PASA)
PRISM (People Rising in Support of Multiculturalism)
Sister Circle (affinity group for students who identify as Black females)
South East Asians at Loomis (SEAL)
Spectrum (Gender-Sexuality Alliance)
E-Mag
LC Food Sustainability Club
Loomis Chaffee Animal Conservation Society (LCACS)
Loomis Chaffee Climate Action
Project Green (Environmental Sustainability Club)
Cardio Fitness Club
Chaffee Leadership Institute Positivity Project
Community Wellness Club
Cool 2 Be Kind
Darwin Club (outdoors)
Mental Health Matters
Squashology
Whiffle Ball Club
Debate Society
LC Young Democrats
LC Young Republicans/LC Young Conservatives
Model U.N.
Shultz Fellows (bi-partisan group that meets regularly to discuss politics and current events)
Confluence (yearbook)
LC Radio
MedEd (online publication focusing on public health and medicine)
STEM Magazine Club — Cosmos
The Hourglass (online magazine focusing on global issues)
The Log (newspaper)
The Loom (literary journal)
Be Homeful (homelessness awareness and philanthropy)
Big Brothers
Connecticut Children’s (supporting Connecticut Children’s Medical Center)
Pelican Service Organization (PSO)
Red Cross Club
UNICEF Club
Water Warriors
Chess Club
Fashion Club
Loomis Chaffee American Sign Language Club
Loomis Chaffee Go Club
Moving Pictures Club
Pancake Society
Poker Club
Robotics
Student Productions
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Arts

(11)
Acting
Dance
Guitar
Music
Performing
Playwriting
Acting
Dance
Guitar
Music
Performing
Playwriting
Theater
Ceramics
Digital Art
Graphic Design
Printmaking
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Contact Info

https://www.loomischaffee.org/
4 Batchelder Road, Windsor, CT 06095
860-687-6400
amy_thompson@loomis.org
Connecticut

Basic Info

Co-ed
Boarding Grades: 9-12, PG
Rural
ESL: No
Year Founded: 1874
Campus Size: 300 acres
Boarding Rate: 70%
Religious Affiliation: No Religious Affiliation

Application Info

Deadline: 01/16
Interview: On Campus
Other Accepted Scores: ISEE
School Code:
TOEFL: 8137
SSAT: 4672
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Tell me a bit about The Loomis Chaffee School.
The Loomis Chaffee School is Co-ed private boarding school located in Connecticut, US. It was founded 1874 , and currently has about 740 students, 14.00% of whom are international students.

For more official information, please visit https://www.loomischaffee.org/.
Does The Loomis Chaffee School have rigorous academic requirements?
The Loomis Chaffee School also have 75% of faculties whose degrees are master and above.
Where do The Loomis Chaffee School students typically go for their colleges?
In 2023, some students attended Princeton University, Columbia University, Harvard College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Yale University.
What is the application requirement for The Loomis Chaffee School?
Similar to most private schools in the US, The Loomis Chaffee 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 The Loomis Chaffee School’s Co-ed student?
The total fee for The Loomis Chaffee School in 2024 is $70,480 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 amy_thompson@loomis.org .
Where is The Loomis Chaffee School located?
The Loomis Chaffee School is located in the State of Connecticut of USA.
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Based on FindingSchool monthly traffic data as well as onsite search record, The Loomis Chaffee School is among the most popular schools, within top 19 for all schools on FindingSchool.

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Yes, here are few: Westminster School, Suffield Academy and The Ethel Walker School.

What is the FindingSchool rating for The Loomis Chaffee School?
The overall rating for The Loomis Chaffee School is A.

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

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