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School Overview

Data & methodology
Overall
A+
Matriculation A+
Academics A+
Extracurriculars A+
Community A-
Reviews A+
Known for academic rigor and close faculty-student relationships, Taft fosters personal responsibility, honor, and an achievement ethic in all areas of school life: intellectual, artistic, athletic, and extracurricular. Our 220-acre campus features: 59,500-volume library; Lady Ivy Kwok Wu Science and Math Center; Sony Virtuoso Language Lab; Mark W. Potter Art Gallery; 2 theaters; 18-hole golf course; 2 ice hockey arenas; 16 tennis courts (4 indoor); 8 squash courts; six-lane, all-weather track; 11 playing fields; 200-course curriculum. A diverse student body from 33 states and 27 countries is supported with $6.6 million in aid.
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School Stats

Average
Current School
Tuition
$75250
Enrollment
580
International Students
20%
Faculty with Advanced Degrees
94%
Teacher-Student Ratio
1:5
Endowment
$261.1 millions
Average SAT Score
1346
Average ACT Score
29.3
Class Size
11
Boarding %
82%

Matriculation

Matriculation

(2019-2023)
Ranking University/College Students
#1 Princeton University 8
#3 Harvard College 8
#3 Yale University 18
#7 Johns Hopkins University 6
#7 University of Pennsylvania 21
#9 California Institute of Technology 9
#10 Duke University 12
LAC #2 Amherst College 6
#12 Dartmouth College 6
#13 Brown University 18
#17 Cornell University 18
#18 Columbia University 11
#18 University of Notre Dame 9
#20 University of California: Berkeley 6
#20 University of California: Los Angeles 7
#22 Carnegie Mellon University 7
#22 Emory University 5
#22 Georgetown University 29
#25 New York University 17
#25 University of Michigan 10
#25 University of Southern California 1
#25 University of Virginia 11
#29 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 9
#29 Wake Forest University 18
LAC #6 Bowdoin College 6
#32 Tufts University 12
#36 Boston College 13
#36 University of Rochester 5
#38 University of Texas at Austin 8
#38 University of Wisconsin-Madison 1
#41 Boston University 7
#44 Northeastern University 14
#44 Tulane University 17
#51 Villanova University 5
#55 University of Miami 15
LAC #11 Middlebury College 14
LAC #11 Washington and Lee University 1
#62 George Washington University 1
#67 University of Connecticut 7
#72 Fordham University 5
#72 Hobart and William Smith Colleges 1
#72 Southern Methodist University 1
LAC #15 Hamilton College 8
LAC #18 Barnard College 5
LAC #18 Colgate University 13
LAC #18 University of Richmond 20
LAC #18 Wesleyan University 12
LAC #24 Colby College 6
#121 University of Vermont 5
LAC #25 Bates College 6
LAC #27 Colorado College 7
LAC #33 College of the Holy Cross 7
LAC #33 Scripps College 5
LAC #37 Bucknell University 21
LAC #39 Lafayette College 6
LAC #39 Trinity College 14
LAC #51 Dickinson College 5
Babson College 7
Champlain College 37
McGill University 5
University of Colorado Boulder 1
University of St. Andrews 7
UW Colleges Fox Valley 7
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Matriculation
Ranking University/College 2019-2023 2018-2022 2017-2021 2016-2020 2015-2019 Total
All schools 381 403 385 371 364
#1 Princeton University 8 8 6 6 6 34
#2 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 5 6 11
#3 Stanford University 5 5 6 16
#3 Harvard College 8 10 12 8 9 47
#5 Yale University 18 16 14 13 11 72
#6 University of Pennsylvania 21 23 23 23 22 112
#7 Duke University 12 11 12 8 9 52
#7 California Institute of Technology 9 9
#9 Brown University 18 19 21 17 15 90
#9 Johns Hopkins University 6 5 5 16
#12 Columbia University 11 10 9 10 10 50
#12 Cornell University 18 17 18 13 16 82
#12 University of Chicago 5 5 6 16
#15 University of California: Los Angeles 7 7 6 5 7 32
#15 University of California: Berkeley 6 5 11
#18 Dartmouth College 6 6 5 8 11 36
#20 University of Notre Dame 9 11 8 7 6 41
#21 University of Michigan 10 7 5 22
#22 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 9 6 15
#22 Georgetown University 29 29 24 27 28 137
#24 University of Virginia 11 12 17 20 18 78
#24 Emory University 5 5
#24 Carnegie Mellon University 7 6 7 8 28
#28 University of Southern California 1 8 8 6 8 31
#35 New York University 17 20 17 19 18 91
#35 University of Wisconsin-Madison 1 7 5 5 18
#38 University of Texas at Austin 8 7 6 5 26
#39 Boston College 13 11 13 10 11 58
#40 Tufts University 12 16 16 16 22 82
#43 Boston University 7 9 12 12 15 55
#47 Wake Forest University 18 17 16 13 11 75
#47 Lehigh University 6 6
#47 University of Rochester 5 6 11
#53 Northeastern University 14 16 14 12 12 68
#58 University of Connecticut 7 6 6 5 24
#67 Villanova University 5 6 5 5 21
#67 University of Miami 15 12 10 9 7 53
#67 George Washington University 1 9 8 9 12 39
#73 Tulane University 17 15 15 17 11 75
#89 Southern Methodist University 1 17 15 15 12 60
#89 Fordham University 5 5
#105 University of Colorado Boulder 1 8 5 6 6 26
#133 University of Vermont 5 6 7 8 9 35
#133 Chapman University 5 5 10
#133 Elon University 6 7 13
#249 University of Maine 5 5 10
Matriculation
Ranking University/College 2019-2023 2018-2022 2017-2021 2016-2020 2015-2019 Total
All schools 163 178 197 211 183
#1 Williams College 5 5 10
#2 Amherst College 6 7 8 7 5 33
#9 Bowdoin College 6 6 9 10 7 38
#11 Wesleyan University 12 11 11 13 13 60
#11 Barnard College 5 5 10
#11 Middlebury College 14 15 13 14 11 67
#16 Hamilton College 8 7 6 10 8 39
#21 Colgate University 13 17 20 22 21 93
#21 Washington and Lee University 1 9 7 5 22
#24 Bates College 6 6 7 8 27
#25 Colby College 6 7 7 7 7 34
#25 University of Richmond 20 18 19 15 16 88
#27 College of the Holy Cross 7 7 7 5 5 31
#30 Lafayette College 6 6 5 6 6 29
#30 Bucknell University 21 19 21 17 16 94
#33 Colorado College 7 8 7 6 6 34
#35 Scripps College 5 5 10
#35 Franklin & Marshall College 6 7 13
#35 Occidental College 5 8 10 23
#38 Skidmore College 5 5
#38 Union College 12 12
#39 Trinity College 14 10 7 9 14 54
#45 Union College 6 7 12 25
#46 Dickinson College 5 5 5 5 5 25
#46 Connecticut College 5 5 7 8 25
#59 St. Lawrence University 6 8 14
#70 Hobart and William Smith Colleges 1 5 6 12
#86 Stonehill College 5 5
Matriculation
Ranking University/College 2019-2023 2018-2022 2017-2021 2016-2020 2015-2019 Total
All schools 5 5 7 6 0
#3 McGill University 5 5 7 6 23
Matriculation
Ranking University/College 2019-2023 2018-2022 2017-2021 2016-2020 2015-2019 Total
All schools 7 12 0 0 0
#33 University of St. Andrews 7 12 19

AP Scores

(2020)
Number of students took AP test
361
Number of tests taken
862

Academics

Sports

(18)
Baseball
Basketball
Crew
Cross Country
Field Hockey
American Football
Baseball
Basketball
Crew
Cross Country
Field Hockey
American Football
Golf
Lacrosse
Riding
Sailing
Skiing
Soccer
Softball
Squash
Tennis
Track and Field
Volleyball
Wrestling
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Extracurricular Activities and Clubs

(26)
Music Listening Club
Taft Coding Club
Taft Interact Club
Taft Recreational Sports Club
Model United Nations Club
The Political Awareness Club
Music Listening Club
Taft Coding Club
Taft Interact Club
Taft Recreational Sports Club
Model United Nations Club
The Political Awareness Club
Taft Republican Club
Debate Club
The UNICEF Club
The Wildlife Conservation Club
Environmental Awareness Club
Frisbee Club
French Club
Japanese Culture Club
Chess Club
The Taft Typing Club
The Black Alliance Club
The Monetary Literacy Club
African Dance Club
Taft Cooking Club
Formula One and Motorsports Club
Medical Education Club
Taft Etiquette Club
Creative Writing Club
Pro-Choice Club
History Club (formal alias TBD)
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Arts

(21)
Acting
Chamber Choir
Dance
Jazz
Music
Music Theory
Acting
Chamber Choir
Dance
Jazz
Music
Music Theory
Public Speaking
Stagecraft
Theater
3D Design
Ceramics
Drawing
Film Production
Filmmaking
Painting
Photography
Sculpture
Studio Art
Art
Design
Storytelling
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Contact Info

http://www.taftschool.org
110 Woodbury Road, Watertown, CT 06795
860-945-7700
Admissions@TaftSchool.org
Connecticut

Basic Info

Co-ed
Boarding Grades: 9-12, PG
Rural
ESL: No
Year Founded: 1890
Campus Size: 220 acres
Boarding Rate: 82%
Religious Affiliation: No Religious Affiliation

Application Info

Deadline: 01/15
Interview: Skype, On Campus
School Code:
TOEFL: 3834
SSAT: 7600
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Frequently Ask Questions about The Taft School

Tell me a bit about The Taft School.
The Taft School is Co-ed private boarding school located in Connecticut, US. It was founded 1890 , and currently has about 580 students, 20.00% of whom are international students.

For more official information, please visit http://www.taftschool.org.
Does The Taft School have rigorous academic requirements?
The Taft School also have 94% of faculties whose degrees are master and above.
Where do The Taft School students typically go for their colleges?
Based on the most recent matriculation data, 12.94% go to top 50 US universities and colleges*, 16% go to top 25, and about 12.71% go to Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Stanford and MIT.

*Ranking is based on the 2024 US News College Ranking.
What is the application requirement for The Taft School?
Similar to most private schools in the US, The Taft 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 Taft School’s Co-ed student?
The total fee for The Taft School in 2024 is $75,250 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@TaftSchool.org .
Where is The Taft School located?
The Taft School is located in the State of Connecticut of USA.
How popular is The Taft School on FindingSchool network?
Based on FindingSchool monthly traffic data as well as onsite search record, The Taft School is among the most popular schools, within top 42 for all schools on FindingSchool.

Also The Taft School has been favorited by 769 users.
How to start with an application with The Taft School?
The first stop is to carefully review the school profile on FindingSchool to learn more about The Taft School. Most of them are directly provided by the school.

Also it is highly recommended to visit The Taft School’s official site: http://www.taftschool.org or call them at 860-945-7700.
Please share a few nearby schools that are close to The Taft School?
Yes, here are few: The Woodhall School, Westover School and The Frederick Gunn School.

What is the FindingSchool rating for The Taft School?
The overall rating for The Taft School is A+.

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

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