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Overall
B
Matriculation B+
Academics B
Extracurriculars C
Community B+
Reviews B+
York Country Day is a college preparatory school actively engaged in the pursuit of excellence. We are committed to every student developing exceptional communication and problem-solving skills by focusing on the whole child, the process of learning, and collaborative inquiry-driven classrooms. Educating students in preschool through grade 12, we strive to produce graduates who will make significant contributions throughout their lives as self-reliant, ethical, and compassionate leaders.
We seek to encourage in students a love of learning which will allow them to continue to seek knowledge and understanding throughout their lifetimes. To this end we encourage students to take an active role in the learning process. Throughout their years at Country Day, students are provided with the skills necessary for independent inquiry, critical thinking, and critical expression. Although our academic program is challenging and is designed for students who possess high academic goals, we do recognize the uniqueness of each individual child and strive to help each fulfill his or her potential. We are concerned with the overall growth of our students. Recognizing that self-esteem is the core of a strong character and that success breeds success, York Country Day provides various opportunities in the classroom and/or through co-curricular activities to allow each student to discover individual strengths.
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School Stats

Average
Current School
Tuition
$19500
Enrollment
250
International Students
2%
Faculty with Advanced Degrees
52%
Teacher-Student Ratio
1:5
Average SAT Score
1210
Average ACT Score
26
Class Size
14

Matriculation

(2014-2023)
Ranking University/College Students
#7 University of Pennsylvania 1
#18 University of Notre Dame 1
#22 Carnegie Mellon University 2
#22 Georgetown University 2
#25 University of Virginia 1
#29 Wake Forest University 1
#36 Boston College 1
#36 University of Rochester 1
#38 University of California: Davis 1
#41 Boston University 1
#44 Tulane University 1
#51 Lehigh University 5
#51 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 1
#51 Villanova University 3
#55 Florida State University 1
#55 University of Washington 1
#62 George Washington University 1
#62 Syracuse University 1
#62 University of Pittsburgh 2
#62 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 1
#67 University of Connecticut 1
#67 Worcester Polytechnic Institute 1
#72 American University 3
#72 Reed College 1
LAC #15 Hamilton College 1
#77 Michigan State University 1
#81 Beloit College 1
#89 Howard University 1
#89 Juniata College 2
#89 University of Delaware 1
#89 Ursinus College 1
LAC #18 Haverford College 1
LAC #18 University of Richmond 3
#94 Hampden-Sydney College 2
#105 Drexel University 3
#105 Rochester Institute of Technology 4
#105 University of Arizona 1
#105 University of Oregon 1
#107 Randolph-Macon College 1
#111 Drew University 3
#111 Goucher College 2
#111 Susquehanna University 2
#120 Roanoke College 2
LAC #24 Colby College 2
#121 Temple University 2
#121 University of Vermont 1
#127 Thomas Jefferson University: East Falls 2
LAC #27 Colorado College 2
#137 George Mason University 1
#151 James Madison University 3
LAC #31 Bryn Mawr College 1
LAC #33 College of the Holy Cross 1
#166 Quinnipiac University 1
LAC #36 Mount Holyoke College 1
#182 Montclair State University 1
LAC #37 Bucknell University 3
LAC #39 Lafayette College 2
LAC #39 Skidmore College 1
#202 Florida Institute of Technology 1
#212 Lipscomb University 1
#219 Hampton University 1
#219 Nova Southeastern University 1
#219 Widener University 2
LAC #45 Furman University 1
#250 University of North Dakota 1
#250 West Chester University of Pennsylvania 2
LAC #51 Dickinson College 2
#263 Point Park University 2
LAC #61 Gettysburg College 7
Arcadia University 1
Clarion University of Pennsylvania 1
Coastal Carolina University 1
Colby-Sawyer College 1
College of William and Mary 1
Elizabethtown College 4
Eugene Lang College The New School for Liberal Arts 1
Flagler College 1
Florida Gulf Coast University 1
Franklin & Marshall College 2
Harrisburg Area Community College 1
harrisburg university of science and technology 1
High Point University 1
Le Moyne College 1
Lebanon Valley College 1
McDaniel College 3
McGill University 1
Messiah College 1
Millersville University of Pennsylvania 3
Mount St. Mary's University 1
Penn State University Park 8
Pratt Institute 2
Rhode Island School of Design 1
Roger Williams University 1
Rollins College 1
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology 1
St. Francis University 1
Stevenson University 2
stony brook university, state university of new york 1
The Citadel 1
The New School College of Performing Arts 2
Towson University 2
Tuskegee University 1
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1
University of Maryland: Baltimore County 2
University of the Arts 1
University of the Sciences 1
Wagner College 1
West Virginia University at Parkersburg 1
Wheaton College-Norton-MA 1
York College of Pennsylvania 6
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Matriculation
Ranking University/College 2014-2023 2012-2021 2010-2018 2010-2017 2009-2014 Total
All schools 81 119 34 25 15
#6 University of Pennsylvania 1 1 admitted 1 1 4
#9 Johns Hopkins University 1 admitted 1 2 1 + 5
#12 Cornell University 1 admitted 1
#17 Rice University 1 admitted 1
#20 University of Notre Dame 1 1 admitted 2
#22 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 1 admitted 1
#22 Georgetown University 2 2 admitted 2 1 + 7
#24 University of Virginia 1 1 admitted 1 1 1 + 5
#24 Carnegie Mellon University 2 2 admitted 2 2 8
#28 University of Southern California 1 admitted 1
#28 University of California: Davis 1 1 admitted 2
#33 University of California: Irvine 1 admitted 1
#35 New York University 1 admitted 1 1 1 + 4
#38 University of Texas at Austin 1 admitted 1
#39 Boston College 1 1 admitted 2
#40 Tufts University 1 admitted 1 1 1 + 4
#40 Rutgers University 1 admitted 1
#40 University of Washington 1 1 admitted 2
#43 Boston University 1 1 admitted 1 1 1 + 5
#47 Texas A&M University 1 admitted 1
#47 Lehigh University 5 5 admitted 2 1 1 + 14
#47 Wake Forest University 1 2 admitted 2 1 1 7
#47 University of Rochester 1 1 admitted 1 1 + 4
#47 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 1 1 admitted 1 1 4
#49 Purdue University 1 admitted 1 2
#49 Ohio State University: Columbus Campus 1 admitted 1
#53 College of William and Mary 1 1 admitted 2
#53 Florida State University 1 1 admitted 2
#53 Case Western Reserve University 1 admitted 1
#53 Northeastern University 1 admitted 1
#58 University of Connecticut 1 1 admitted 2
#59 University of Maryland: College Park 1 admitted 1
#60 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 1 1 admitted 2
#60 Michigan State University 1 1 admitted 2
#60 North Carolina State University 1 admitted 1
#67 Villanova University 3 3 admitted 6
#67 University of Pittsburgh 2 2 admitted 3 1 1 + 9
#67 University of Miami 1 admitted 1
#67 Syracuse University 1 1 admitted 2
#67 George Washington University 1 1 admitted 2 4
#73 Tulane University 1 1
#73 Indiana University Bloomington 1 admitted 1
#76 University of Delaware 1 2 admitted 1 1 + 5
#82 Worcester Polytechnic Institute 1 1 admitted 1 3
#86 Clemson University 1 admitted 1
#89 Temple University 2 1 admitted 3
#89 Southern Methodist University 1 admitted 1
#89 Fordham University 1 admitted 1
#89 University of South Florida 1 admitted 1
#93 University of Iowa 1 admitted 1
#93 Loyola Marymount University 1 admitted 1
#98 University of San Diego 1 admitted 1 2
#98 Illinois Institute of Technology 1 admitted 1
#98 Drexel University 3 2 admitted 2 2 1 + 10
#98 Rochester Institute of Technology 4 4 admitted 8
#98 University of Oregon 1 1 admitted 2
#105 University of Colorado Boulder 1 admitted 1
#105 San Diego State University 1 admitted 1
#105 American University 3 3 admitted 3 3 1 + 13
#105 George Mason University 1 1 admitted 2
#115 University of Utah 1 admitted 1
#115 Howard University 1 1 admitted 2
#115 University of Arizona 1 1 admitted 2
#115 University of New Hampshire 1 admitted 1
#124 University of Oklahoma 1 admitted 1
#124 University of South Carolina: Columbia 1 admitted 1
#124 University of Denver 1 1 2
#124 James Madison University 3 3 admitted 6
#133 Miami University: Oxford 1 admitted 1
#133 University of Vermont 1 1 admitted 1 1 1 + 5
#133 Elon University 1 admitted 1
#137 University of Alabama 1 admitted 1
#142 Thomas Jefferson University: East Falls 2 2
#142 Virginia Commonwealth University 1 admitted 1
#151 Simmons University 1 admitted 1
#151 Duquesne University 1 admitted 1
#151 DePaul University 1 admitted 1
#163 Seattle University 1 admitted 1
#163 Montclair State University 1 1 admitted 2
#170 Quinnipiac University 1 1 admitted 2
#178 Catholic University of America 1 admitted 1
#201 The New School College of Performing Arts 2 2 admitted 4
#209 West Chester University of Pennsylvania 2 1 admitted 3
#209 Chatham University 1 admitted 1
#227 Widener University 2 2 admitted 4
#227 Nova Southeastern University 1 1
#236 University of North Dakota 1 1
#236 Belmont University 1 admitted 1
#236 Lipscomb University 1 1
#249 Suffolk University 1 admitted 1
#260 Gannon University 1 admitted 1
#269 Wilkes University 1 admitted 1
#269 Florida Institute of Technology 1 1 admitted 2
#280 Hampton University 1 1 admitted 2
#280 Portland State University 1 admitted 1
#280 Old Dominion University 1 admitted 1
#304 Florida Gulf Coast University 1 1 admitted 2
#304 University of Hartford 1 admitted 1
#332 Morgan State University 1 admitted 1
#352 Point Park University 2 2 admitted 4
#361 Clark Atlanta University 1 admitted 1
#369 long island university-liu post 1 admitted 1
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1 1 admitted 2
Penn State University Park 8 5 3 16
Matriculation
Ranking University/College 2014-2023 2012-2021 2010-2018 2010-2017 2009-2014 Total
All schools 48 69 13 7 6
#4 Swarthmore College 1 admitted 1 1 + 3
#11 Middlebury College 1 admitted 1
#16 Hamilton College 1 1 admitted 1 3
#21 Haverford College 1 1 admitted 2
#21 Colgate University 1 admitted 1
#25 Colby College 2 2 admitted 2 2 2 + 10
#25 University of Richmond 3 3 admitted 2 + 8
#27 Macalester College 1 admitted 1
#27 College of the Holy Cross 1 1
#30 Bryn Mawr College 1 1 admitted 2
#30 Lafayette College 2 2 admitted 2 6
#30 Bucknell University 3 2 admitted 1 6
#33 Colorado College 2 1 admitted 3
#34 Mount Holyoke College 1 1 admitted 2
#35 Franklin & Marshall College 2 4 admitted 3 3 12
#36 Oberlin College 1 admitted 1
#38 Skidmore College 1 1
#39 Denison University 1 admitted 1
#39 Kenyon College 1 admitted 1
#39 Trinity College 1 admitted 1
#45 Union College 1 admitted 1
#46 Furman University 1 1 admitted 2
#46 Dickinson College 2 1 admitted 1 4
#46 Whitman College 1 admitted 1
#46 Connecticut College 1 admitted 1
#63 Gettysburg College 7 7 admitted 3 1 1 19
#67 Reed College 1 1 admitted 2
#70 Muhlenberg College 1 admitted 1
#70 Hobart and William Smith Colleges 1 admitted 1
#75 St. John's College 1 admitted 1
#75 Willamette University 1 admitted 1
#75 Wheaton College-Norton-MA 1 1 admitted 2
#82 Juniata College 2 2 admitted 4
#86 Beloit College 1 1
#86 Ursinus College 1 1 admitted 2
#89 University of Puget Sound 1 admitted 1
#93 Lewis & Clark College 1 admitted 1
#93 Whittier College 1 admitted 1
#93 Drew University 3 3
#93 Washington College 2 admitted 2
#107 Lycoming College 1 admitted 1
#107 Randolph-Macon College 1 1 admitted 2
#107 Susquehanna University 2 2 admitted 4
#116 Hampden-Sydney College 2 2 admitted 4
#124 Goucher College 2 3 admitted 5
#130 Roanoke College 2 2 admitted 4
#146 Albright College 1 admitted 1
#154 University of Mary Washington 1 admitted 1
#167 Bridgewater College 1 admitted 1
#174 Marymount Manhattan College 1 admitted 1
#182 Cheyney University of Pennsylvania 1 admitted 1
Warren Wilson College 1 admitted 1
Matriculation
Ranking University/College 2014-2023 2012-2021 2010-2018 2010-2017 2009-2014 Total
All schools 1 1 0 0 0
#3 McGill University 1 1 admitted 2

Academics

Sports

(2)
Basketball
Volleyball

Extracurricular Activities and Clubs

(11)
Chess Club
Spanish Club
Art Club
Math Counts
National Honor Society Engineering Club
Ping Pong Club
Chess Club
Spanish Club
Art Club
Math Counts
National Honor Society Engineering Club
Ping Pong Club
Chinese Club
Mu Alpha Theta - Mathematic Honor Society Principal Ballet
Equestrian Club
Fencing Club
Fly Fishing Club
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Arts

(8)
Acting
Chorus
Guitar
Music Theory
Playwriting
Stagecraft
Acting
Chorus
Guitar
Music Theory
Playwriting
Stagecraft
Ceramics
Art
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Basic Info

Co-ed
Day S. Grades: PreK-12
Suburban
ESL: No
Year Founded: 1787
Campus Size: 17 acres
Religious Affiliation: No Religious Affiliation

Application Info

Deadline: Rolling
Interview: Skype
Recommended
4.3
Recommended
Day school
Sanford School United States Flag
5.0

Frequently Ask Questions about York Country Day School

Tell me a bit about York Country Day School.
York Country Day School is Co-ed private day school located in Pennsylvania, US. It was founded 1787 , and currently has about 250 students, 2.00% of whom are international students.

For more official information, please visit https://www.ycds.org.
Does York Country Day School have rigorous academic requirements?
York Country Day School also have 52% of faculties whose degrees are master and above.
Where do York Country Day School students typically go for their colleges?
In 2014-2023, some students attended University of Pennsylvania, University of Notre Dame, Carnegie Mellon University, Georgetown University and University of Virginia.
What is the application requirement for York Country Day School?
Similar to most private schools in the US, York Country Day 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 York Country Day School’s Co-ed student?
The total fee for York Country Day School in 2024 is $19,500 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 jgraham14@ycds.org .
Where is York Country Day School located?
York Country Day School is located in the State of Pennsylvania of USA. The closest major city is Baltimore, which is about 45 miles away from school. Most families can choose Baltimore-Washington International Airport to travel in and out of school.
How popular is York Country Day School on FindingSchool network?
Based on FindingSchool monthly traffic data as well as onsite search record, York Country Day School is within top 700 for all schools on FindingSchool.

Also York Country Day School has been favorited by 12 users.
How to start with an application with York Country Day School?
The first stop is to carefully review the school profile on FindingSchool to learn more about York Country Day School. Most of them are directly provided by the school.

Also it is highly recommended to visit York Country Day School’s official site: https://www.ycds.org or call them at 717-815-6700.
Please share a few nearby schools that are close to York Country Day School?
Yes, here are few: York Catholic High School, Christian School Of York and Delone Catholic High School.

The closest major city is Baltimore. You can find out more schools near Baltimore here.
What is the FindingSchool rating for York Country Day School?
The overall rating for York Country Day School is B.

The section ratings of York Country Day School are:
B+ for Matriculation
B for Academics
C for Extracurriculum
B+ for Community
B+ for Students and Parents reviews

Nearby City

Baltimore is a historic city in Maryland, known for its significant role as a major seaport. Located at the mouth of the Inner Harbor, the city is home to Fort McHenry, where the U.S. national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner," was penned. The Inner Harbor today features a vibrant mix of shops, seafood restaurants, and attractions like the USS Constellation, a Civil War-era warship, and the National Aquarium, which hosts a diverse array of marine life. Baltimore’s rich cultural and maritime heritage continues to attract visitors year-round.

Population (2022) 636,919
Cost of Living Higher than average 9%

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