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Overall
B-
Matriculation B
Academics B
Extracurriculars B
Community B-
Reviews N/A
In an atmosphere that honors excellence, Vanguard college Preparatory School, a non-parochial, private institution, seeks to prepare students for a life of leadership and service. We offer capable and motivated students a rigorous and challenging liberal arts college preparatory education, complemented by broad extra curricular experiences.
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School Stats

Average
Current School
Tuition
$16800
Enrollment
302
International Students
6.7%
Faculty with Advanced Degrees
60%
Teacher-Student Ratio
1:9
AP
19
Average SAT Score
1290
Average ACT Score
27
Class Size
13

Matriculation

Matriculation

(2019-2023)
Ranking University/College Students
#1 Princeton University 1 +
#3 Harvard College 1 +
#3 Stanford University 1 +
LAC #1 Williams College 1 +
#6 University of Chicago 1 +
#7 Johns Hopkins University 1 +
#10 Duke 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 +
#20 University of California: Berkeley 1 +
#20 University of California: Los Angeles 1 +
#22 Emory University 1 +
#25 New York University 1 +
#25 University of Southern California 1 +
#25 University of Virginia 1 +
LAC #5 Wellesley College 1 +
#29 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 1 +
#29 Wake Forest University 1 +
LAC #6 Bowdoin College 1 +
LAC #6 United States Naval Academy 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 Texas at Austin 1 +
#41 Boston University 1 +
#44 Case Western Reserve University 1 +
#44 Georgia Institute of Technology 1 +
#44 Northeastern University 1 +
#44 Tulane University 1 +
#49 University of Georgia 1 +
#51 Purdue University 1 +
#55 Pepperdine University 1 +
#55 Rhodes College 1 +
#55 Trinity University 1 +
#55 University of Miami 1 +
#55 University of Washington 1 +
LAC #11 Washington and Lee University 1 +
#62 George Washington University 1 +
#62 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 1 +
#67 Texas A&M University 1 +
#72 Indiana University Bloomington 1 +
#72 North Carolina State University 1 +
#72 Southern Methodist University 1 +
LAC #15 Davidson College 1 +
LAC #15 Hamilton College 1 +
#76 Allegheny College 1 +
#77 Baylor University 1 +
#77 Michigan State University 1 +
#83 University of Iowa 1 +
#85 Southwestern University 1 +
#89 Colorado School of Mines 1 +
#89 Texas Christian University 1 +
LAC #18 University of Richmond 1 +
#94 Lewis & Clark College 1 +
Auburn University 1 +
#105 University of Arizona 1 +
#105 University of Denver 1 +
#107 Austin College 1 +
Arizona State University 1 +
#121 University of Kansas 1 +
#127 Samford University 1 +
#127 University of Oklahoma 1 +
#137 University of Alabama 1 +
#137 University of Central Florida 1 +
#137 University of Kentucky 1 +
#137 University of Tulsa 1 +
#151 Colorado State University 1 +
#151 University of Mississippi 1 +
#166 Xavier University 1 +
#176 University of Arkansas 1 +
#182 Oklahoma State University 1 +
#182 University of Houston 1 +
LAC #37 Occidental College 1 +
LAC #39 Denison University 1 +
#212 Washington State University 1 +
#219 Texas Tech University 1 +
#234 West Virginia University 1 +
#250 Abilene Christian University 1 +
#250 University of North Dakota 1 +
LAC #51 The University of the South 1 +
#263 Sam Houston State University 1 +
#285 University of North Texas 1 +
Belhaven University 1 +
California Lutheran University 1 +
East Texas Baptist University 1 +
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University: Daytona Beach Campus 1 +
Hardin-Simmons University 1 +
Howard Payne University 1 +
Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College 1 +
Northwood University: Florida 1 +
Oberlin College 1 +
Ohio State University: Columbus Campus 1 +
Oral Roberts University 1 +
Ouachita Baptist University 1 +
Penn State University Park 1 +
Rhode Island School of Design 1 +
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology 1 +
Rutgers University 1 +
Schreiner University 1 +
St. Edward's University 1 +
Stetson University 1 +
stony brook university, state university of new york 1 +
Texas Lutheran University 1 +
Texas State University 1 +
The Citadel 1 +
University of California: Santa Cruz 1 +
University of Central Oklahoma 1 +
University of Charleston 1 +
University of Colorado Boulder 1 +
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor 1 +
University of Nebraska - Lincoln 1 +
University of St. Thomas 1 +
University of Texas at Dallas 1 +
University of Texas at San Antonio 1 +
Wheaton College 1 +
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Matriculation
Ranking University/College 2019-2023 2017-2022 2016-2018 2017-20 Total
All schools 65 68 49 68
#1 Princeton University 1 +admitted 1 1 1 admitted 4
#2 Harvard College 1 +admitted 1 1 1 admitted 4
#2 Columbia University 1 +admitted 1 1 1 admitted 4
#5 Yale University 1 1 admitted 2
#6 Stanford University 1 +admitted 1 1 1 admitted 4
#6 University of Chicago 1 +admitted 1 1 1 admitted 4
#9 Johns Hopkins University 1 +admitted 1 2
#9 Duke University 1 +admitted 1 1 1 admitted 4
#13 Dartmouth College 1 +admitted 1 1 1 admitted 4
#14 Washington University in St. Louis 1 +admitted 1 1 1 admitted 4
#14 Vanderbilt University 1 +admitted 1 1 1 admitted 4
#14 Brown University 1 +admitted 1 1 1 admitted 4
#17 Cornell University 1 +admitted 1 1 admitted 3
#17 Rice University 1 +admitted 1 1 1 admitted 4
#19 University of Notre Dame 1 1 admitted 2
#20 University of California: Los Angeles 1 +admitted 1 1 1 admitted 4
#21 Emory University 1 +admitted 1 1 1 admitted 4
#22 University of California: Berkeley 1 +admitted 1 2
#25 University of Virginia 1 +admitted 1 1 1 admitted 4
#27 University of Southern California 1 +admitted 1 1 1 admitted 4
#28 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 1 +admitted 1 1 1 admitted 4
#28 New York University 1 +admitted 1 1 1 admitted 4
#28 Wake Forest University 1 +admitted 1 1 1 admitted 4
#34 University of Rochester 1 +admitted 1 1 1 admitted 4
#34 University of California: San Diego 1 +admitted 1 1 1 admitted 4
#36 Boston College 1 +admitted 1 2
#38 University of Texas at Austin 1 +admitted 1 1 1 admitted 4
#38 Georgia Institute of Technology 1 +admitted 1
#38 University of California: Davis 1 +admitted 1 1 1 admitted 4
#42 University of Wisconsin-Madison 1 1 admitted 2
#42 Case Western Reserve University 1 +admitted 1 1 1 admitted 4
#42 Boston University 1 +admitted 1 1 1 admitted 4
#42 Tulane University 1 +admitted 1 1 1 admitted 4
#47 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1 1 admitted 2
#48 University of Georgia 1 +admitted 1 1 1 admitted 4
#49 Ohio State University: Columbus Campus 1 +admitted 1 1 1 admitted 4
#49 Pepperdine University 1 +admitted 1 1 1 admitted 4
#49 Northeastern University 1 +admitted 1 1 1 admitted 4
#49 Purdue University 1 +admitted 1 1 1 admitted 4
#55 University of Miami 1 +admitted 1 1 1 admitted 4
#59 University of Washington 1 +admitted 1 2
#62 University of Pittsburgh 1 1 admitted 2
#63 University of Connecticut 1 1 admitted 2
#63 George Washington University 1 +admitted 1 1 1 admitted 4
#68 Texas A&M University 1 +admitted 1 1 1 admitted 4
#68 Southern Methodist University 1 +admitted 1 1 1 admitted 4
#68 Indiana University Bloomington 1 +admitted 1
#75 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 1 +admitted 1 1 admitted 3
#75 Baylor University 1 +admitted 1 1 1 admitted 4
#79 Brigham Young University 1 1 admitted 2
#79 North Carolina State University 1 +admitted 1 1 admitted 3
#83 Elon University 1 1 admitted 2
#83 Michigan State University 1 +admitted 1 1 1 admitted 4
#83 University of Iowa 1 +admitted 1 1 1 admitted 4
#83 Colorado School of Mines 1 +admitted 1 1 admitted 3
#83 Texas Christian University 1 +admitted 1 1 1 admitted 4
#93 University of Denver 1 +admitted 1 1 1 admitted 4
#99 Auburn University 1 +admitted 1 1 admitted 3
#103 University of Arizona 1 +admitted 1 1 admitted 3
#103 University of California: Santa Cruz 1 +admitted 1 1 1 admitted 4
#117 Arizona State University 1 +admitted 1 1 admitted 3
#122 University of Missouri: Columbia 1 1 admitted 2
#122 University of Kansas 1 +admitted 1 1 admitted 3
#127 University of Kentucky 1 +admitted 1 1 admitted 3
#127 University of Oklahoma 1 +admitted 1 1 admitted 3
#136 University of Tulsa 1 +admitted 1 1 1 admitted 4
#136 University of Texas at Dallas 1 +admitted 1 1 admitted 3
#136 University of Nebraska - Lincoln 1 +admitted 1 1 admitted 3
#136 Samford University 1 +admitted 1 1 admitted 3
#148 University of Alabama 1 +admitted 1 1 1 admitted 4
University of Colorado Boulder 1 +admitted 1 1 1 admitted 4
University of St. Thomas 1 +admitted 1
Rutgers University 1 +admitted 1 1 1 admitted 4
University of Tennessee: Knoxville 1 1 admitted 2
Penn State University Park 1 +admitted 1 1 1 admitted 4
Matriculation
Ranking University/College 2019-2023 2017-2022 2016-2018 2017-20 Total
All schools 13 10 12 10
#1 Williams College 1 +admitted 1 2
#2 Amherst College 1 +admitted 1 1 1 admitted 4
#5 Wellesley College 1 +admitted 1 1 1 admitted 4
#6 Bowdoin College 1 +admitted 1 1 1 admitted 4
#6 United States Naval Academy 1 +admitted 1 1 1 admitted 4
#11 Washington and Lee University 1 +admitted 1 1 1 admitted 4
#13 Davidson College 1 +admitted 1 1 1 admitted 4
#13 Hamilton College 1 +admitted 1 1 admitted 3
#22 University of Richmond 1 +admitted 1 2
#30 Mount Holyoke College 1 1 admitted 2
#42 Denison University 1 +admitted 1 1 admitted 3
#42 Occidental College 1 +admitted 1 2
#46 Trinity College 1 1
#50 The University of the South 1 +admitted 1 1 1 admitted 4
Oberlin College 1 +admitted 1 2

AP Scores

(2023)
Number of students took AP test
77
Number of tests taken
171
86%
Score 5
Score 4
Score 3
Other scores

Academics

AP

(19)
Latin
Spanish Language and Culture
Biology
Chemistry
Computer Science A
European History
Latin
Spanish Language and Culture
Biology
Chemistry
Computer Science A
European History
English Literature and Composition
Art History
French Language and Culture
Spanish Literature and Culture
Physics 1
Calculus BC
United States Government and Politics
United States History
World History
English Language and Composition
Studio Art: 2-D Design
Studio Art: 3-D Design
Studio Art: Drawing
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Sports

(12)
Baseball
Basketball
Cheerleading
Crew
Cross Country
American Football
Baseball
Basketball
Cheerleading
Crew
Cross Country
American Football
Golf
Soccer
Softball
Tennis
Track and Field
Volleyball
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Extracurricular Activities and Clubs

(14)
STUDENT GOVERNMENT
CLASS OFFICERS
STUDENT COUNCIL
NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY
NATIONAL JUNIOR FORENSIC LEAGUE
QUILL AND SCROLL
STUDENT GOVERNMENT
CLASS OFFICERS
STUDENT COUNCIL
NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY
NATIONAL JUNIOR FORENSIC LEAGUE
QUILL AND SCROLL
CHEMISTRY SOCIETY
LATIN CLUB
CHESS CLUB
DRAMA CLUB
ENVIRONMENTAL CLUB
GLEE CLUB
SPANISH CLUB
FOOD MOOD CLUB
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Arts

(4)
Band
Music
String
Theater

Contact Info

https://vanguard.org
2517 Mt Carmel, Waco, Texas 76710
254-772-8111
Admissions@Vanguard.org
Texas

Basic Info

Co-ed
Day S. Grades: 7-12
Rural
IB: No
Year Founded: 1973
Religious Affiliation: No Religious Affiliation

Application Info

Deadline: None / Rolling
Other Accepted Scores: SLEP
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5.0
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4.6

Frequently Ask Questions about Vanguard College Preparatory School

Tell me a bit about Vanguard College Preparatory School.
Vanguard College Preparatory School is Co-ed private day school located in Texas, US. It was founded 1973 , and currently has about 302 students, 6.70% of whom are international students.

For more official information, please visit https://vanguard.org.
Does Vanguard College Preparatory School have rigorous academic requirements?
Vanguard College Preparatory School is offering 19 AP courses.

Vanguard College Preparatory School also have 60% of faculties whose degrees are master and above.
Where do Vanguard College Preparatory School students typically go for their colleges?
Based on the most recent matriculation data, 0.87% go to top 50 US universities and colleges*, 1.44% go to top 25, and about 0.44% go to Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Stanford and MIT.

*Ranking is based on the 2024 US News College Ranking.
What is the application requirement for Vanguard College Preparatory School?
Similar to most private schools in the US, Vanguard College Preparatory 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 Vanguard College Preparatory School’s Co-ed student?
The total fee for Vanguard College Preparatory School in 2024 is $16,800 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@Vanguard.org .
Where is Vanguard College Preparatory School located?
Vanguard College Preparatory School is located in the State of Texas of USA.
How popular is Vanguard College Preparatory School on FindingSchool network?
Based on FindingSchool monthly traffic data as well as onsite search record, Vanguard College Preparatory School is within top 900 for all schools on FindingSchool.

Also Vanguard College Preparatory School has been favorited by 5 users.
How to start with an application with Vanguard College Preparatory School?
The first stop is to carefully review the school profile on FindingSchool to learn more about Vanguard College Preparatory School. Most of them are directly provided by the school.

Also it is highly recommended to visit Vanguard College Preparatory School’s official site: https://vanguard.org or call them at 254-772-8111.
Please share a few nearby schools that are close to Vanguard College Preparatory School?
Yes, here are few: Reicher Catholic High School,

What is the FindingSchool rating for Vanguard College Preparatory School?
The overall rating for Vanguard College Preparatory School is B-.

The section ratings of Vanguard College Preparatory School are:
B for Matriculation
B for Academics
B for Extracurriculum
B- for Community

Nearby City

Arlington, Texas
Arlington, Texas, is a dynamic city located in Tarrant County, with a population of 394,266 as of 2020. It ranks as the 50th-most populous city in the United States and the seventh-largest in Texas. The city is home to the University of Texas at Arlington, a prominent research institution, and key employers such as General Motors’ Arlington Assembly plant, Texas Health Resources, and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region IV. Arlington is also a sports hub, hosting major events at AT&T Stadium, home of the Dallas Cowboys, Globe Life Field for the Texas Rangers, and Choctaw Stadium for the Arlington Renegades.
Population (2022) 374,417
Cost of Living Lower than the national average 14%
Nearby Airport Arlington Municipal Airport

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