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Ranking Basis

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Weight Distribution: We gathered feedback from thousands of families and consulted over 50 industry experts to create ranking weights tailored to the needs of Asian students.

Scoring Mechanism: Each of the 46 distinct data points is evaluated using unique mathematical models, scoring based on its position within the overall data distribution.

Basis for Ranking: Instead of absolute values, we focus on relative differences in data. There is no fixed score threshold for separating schools; instead, the “admission cutoff” is adjusted annually based on data trends, similar to college entrance exams.

Evaluation Mechanism

The school page currently displays an evaluation card that includes an overall rating and ratings across five key categories, totaling 46 data points. The five categories are: Geographic Community, Academic Strength, Matriculation Level, Extracurricular Activities, and FindingSchool Reviews. Visitors can easily view the overall score and ratings for each dimension (ranging from A+ to C). For boarding schools, detailed total score rankings are also included

The data used for evaluations and rankings comes from three primary sources: official school data, public data, and user-submitted data on FindingSchool.

Scoring Mechanism

The entire scoring system is based on mathematical models derived from statistical analysis of samples from hundreds of schools across various levels. Each data point receives a corresponding rating based on its percentile position within the overall predicted distribution.

  • In the boarding school evaluation:: A- and above account for 45% of the total, B- and above account for 40%, C accounts for 15%.

  • In the day school evaluation: A- and above account for 30% of the total, B- and above account for 51%, C and others account for 19%.

2025 Evaluation Methodology

1. [30% - Matriculation Dimension]: Ivy League admission rate, admission rate for Top 25 National Universities and Top 5 Liberal Arts Colleges, admission rate for Top 50 National Universities and Top 10 Liberal Arts Colleges, admission rate for Top 100 National Universities and Top 25 Liberal Arts Colleges, along with a summary of historical admissions data.

2. [24% - Academic Dimension]: Course offerings (AP, IB, Honors, and Advanced courses), percentage of teachers with a master’s degree or higher, percentage of AP exam scores of 3, 4, or 5, average scores on standardized tests (SAT and ACT), scores in AMC math competitions, and results in FRC robotics competitions.

3. [14% - Extracurricular Activities]: Alumni donation rate, number of clubs and activities, ratings for competitive sports teams, and ratings for arts programs.

4. [12% - FindingSchool Reviews]: FindingSchool website rating, review comments on FindingSchool, and historical rating trends.

5. [8% - Geographic Community]: State resource evaluation, density score of nearby top universities, distance to the nearest international airport, convenience of local amenities, transportation convenience, city crime rate, and educational level of the local population.

Overall
A+
Matriculation A+
Academics A-
Extracurriculars B+
Community A+
Reviews B-
Brearley, an independent school for girls, was founded in 1884 to provide its students with a college-preparatory education equal in rigor to that of boys, and, in the words of our mission statement today, to prepare them for active responsible citizenship in a democratic society. Within a highly articulated 13-year curriculum, and with a 7:1 student-faculty ratio, teaching methods are varied, flexible and pragmatic, taking into account individual patterns of development and ways of learning. Our program is designed to challenge our eager, able students intellectually, and to give each one the opportunity to gain competence, self-reliance and self-knowledge through academic achievement as well as experience in the visual and performing arts, sports, community service and a wide variety of extracurricular activities.
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School Stats

Average
Current School
Tuition
$61500
Enrollment
774
Faculty with Advanced Degrees
85%
Teacher-Student Ratio
1:6
Endowment
$141 millions
AP
1
Average SAT Score
1480
Average ACT Score
34

Matriculation


Matriculation

(2019-2023)
Ranking University/College Students
#1 Princeton University 10
#2 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1
#3 Harvard College 28
#3 Stanford University 5
#3 Yale University 18
LAC #1 Williams College 11
#6 University of Chicago 16
#7 University of Pennsylvania 15
#10 Duke University 6
#10 Northwestern University 7
LAC #2 Amherst College 7
#12 Dartmouth College 5
#13 Brown University 4
#13 Vanderbilt University 2
#15 Rice University 1
#15 Washington University in St. Louis 2
LAC #3 Pomona College 2
#17 Cornell University 18
#18 Columbia University 21
#20 University of California: Los Angeles 1
LAC #4 Swarthmore College 2
#22 Emory University 4
#22 Georgetown University 6
#25 New York University 6
#25 University of Michigan 4
#25 University of Southern California 2
#25 University of Virginia 3
LAC #5 Wellesley College 1
#29 Wake Forest University 2
LAC #6 Bowdoin College 5
LAC #6 Carleton College 2
#32 Tufts University 3
#36 Boston College 3
#36 University of Rochester 1
#44 Case Western Reserve University 2
#44 Tulane University 2
#51 Lehigh University 1
#55 University of Miami 1
LAC #11 Middlebury College 2
#62 George Washington University 2
LAC #13 Smith College 1
LAC #13 Vassar College 1
#67 Worcester Polytechnic Institute 1
#72 Sarah Lawrence College 1
#72 Southern Methodist University 1
LAC #15 Davidson College 1
LAC #15 Hamilton College 2
#89 Howard University 1
LAC #18 Barnard College 4
LAC #18 Colgate University 6
LAC #18 Haverford College 2
LAC #18 University of Richmond 1
LAC #18 Wesleyan University 2
#97 Clark University 1
LAC #27 Macalester College 1
LAC #31 Kenyon College 2
LAC #33 College of the Holy Cross 2
LAC #37 Bucknell University 2
LAC #37 Occidental College 1
LAC #39 Denison University 1
LAC #39 Lafayette College 2
LAC #39 Skidmore College 1
LAC #39 Trinity College 4
LAC #51 Dickinson College 1
LAC #55 Connecticut College 1
American University of Paris 1
College of William and Mary 2
Macaulay Honors College CUNY 2
McGill University 2
Oberlin College 2
Union College 1
University of Edinburgh 1
University of St. Andrews 4
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Matriculation
Ranking University/College 2019-2023 2018-2022 2017-2021 2016-2020 2015-2019 Total
All schools 208 208 195 172 182
#1 Princeton University 10 12 11 13 13 59
#2 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1 2 2 2 3 10
#3 Harvard College 28 26 28 31 34 147
#3 Stanford University 5 5 5 6 5 26
#5 Yale University 18 21 15 1 13 68
#6 University of Pennsylvania 15 10 7 7 7 46
#7 Duke University 6 7 5 5 3 26
#7 California Institute of Technology 1 1 1 3
#9 Brown University 4 4 6 6 9 29
#9 Johns Hopkins University 2 2
#9 Northwestern University 7 8 6 5 5 31
#12 Columbia University 21 21 22 20 22 106
#12 Cornell University 18 17 13 12 8 68
#12 University of Chicago 16 13 15 11 11 66
#15 University of California: Berkeley 1 1 2
#15 University of California: Los Angeles 1 1
#17 Rice University 1 2 2 1 1 7
#18 Dartmouth College 5 4 4 4 3 20
#18 Vanderbilt University 2 2 3 4 4 15
#21 University of Michigan 4 2 2 2 3 13
#22 Georgetown University 6 6 8 8 8 36
#24 Washington University in St. Louis 2 4 3 5 1 15
#24 Carnegie Mellon University 3 3 4 4 14
#24 Emory University 4 3 2 1 1 11
#24 University of Virginia 3 1 2 2 2 10
#28 University of Southern California 2 2 3 2 1 10
#35 New York University 6 7 5 5 4 27
#39 Boston College 3 4 3 3 3 16
#40 Tufts University 3 4 3 1 2 13
#47 University of Rochester 1 1 1 1 1 5
#47 Wake Forest University 2 2 2 1 7
#47 Lehigh University 1 1 2 2 2 8
#53 College of William and Mary 2 3 2 7
#53 Case Western Reserve University 2 2 2 2 2 10
#60 Brandeis University 1 1 2
#67 George Washington University 2 1 3
#67 University of Miami 1 1 1 1 1 5
#73 Tulane University 2 1 1 4
#82 Worcester Polytechnic Institute 1 1 1 3
#89 Southern Methodist University 1 1 2
#115 Howard University 1 1 1 3
#133 University of Vermont 1 1 1 1 4
#142 Clark University 1 1 1 1 1 5
Matriculation
Ranking University/College 2019-2023 2018-2022 2017-2021 2016-2020 2015-2019 Total
All schools 74 69 65 65 69
#1 Williams College 11 11 8 7 7 44
#2 Amherst College 7 4 3 3 3 20
#4 Wellesley College 1 1 1 1 4
#4 Swarthmore College 2 3 2 3 4 14
#4 Pomona College 2 2 1 1 2 8
#9 Bowdoin College 5 4 5 3 3 20
#9 Carleton College 2 2 3 3 3 13
#11 Middlebury College 2 1 4 4 4 15
#11 Claremont McKenna College 1 1
#11 Grinnell College 1 2 3
#11 Wesleyan University 2 2 3 3 3 13
#11 Barnard College 4 4 4 3 2 17
#16 Harvey Mudd College 1 1 2
#16 Vassar College 1 1
#16 Smith College 1 1 1 3
#16 Hamilton College 2 2 2 5 5 16
#16 Davidson College 1 1 1 3
#21 Colgate University 6 7 6 4 4 27
#21 Haverford College 2 3 2 2 2 11
#24 Bates College 1 3 3 4 11
#25 University of Richmond 1 1 1 3
#27 Macalester College 1 1 2
#27 College of the Holy Cross 2 2 1 1 1 7
#30 Bucknell University 2 1 3
#30 Lafayette College 2 2 1 1 1 7
#35 Occidental College 1 2 2 1 1 7
#38 Skidmore College 1 1 1 1 1 5
#39 Denison University 1 1 2
#39 Trinity College 4 3 3 2 12
#39 Kenyon College 2 1 2 1 1 7
#45 Union College 1 1 2
#46 Dickinson College 1 1 1 1 1 5
#46 Connecticut College 1 1 1 2 5
#67 Reed College 2 2 4
#70 Hobart and William Smith Colleges 1 1
#72 Bard College 1 1 1 1 4
#100 Sarah Lawrence College 1 1 1 1 1 5
United States Military Academy 1 1
Oberlin College 2 1 2 4 5 14
Matriculation
Ranking University/College 2019-2023 2018-2022 2017-2021 2016-2020 2015-2019 Total
All schools 2 2 2 2 0
#3 McGill University 2 2 2 2 8
Matriculation
Ranking University/College 2019-2023 2018-2022 2017-2021 2016-2020 2015-2019 Total
All schools 5 5 0 0 0
#1 University of Oxford 1 1
#2 University of Cambridge 1 1
#5 University of Edinburgh 1 1 2
#33 University of St. Andrews 4 2 6

Academics

AP

(1)
Calculus BC

Sports

(13)
Badminton
Basketball
Cross Country
Dance
Field Hockey
Lacrosse
Badminton
Basketball
Cross Country
Dance
Field Hockey
Lacrosse
Soccer
Softball
Squash
Swimming
Tennis
Track and Field
Volleyball
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Extracurricular Activities and Clubs

(2)
Comedy Club
Diversity Club

Arts

(11)
Vocal
Orchestra
Studio Art
Drama
Music
Printmaking
Vocal
Orchestra
Studio Art
Drama
Music
Printmaking
Drawing
Ceramics
Book Arts
Photography
Playwriting
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Basic Info

All-girls
Day S. Grades: K-12
Urban
ESL: No
Year Founded: 1884
Religious Affiliation: No Religious Affiliation

Application Info

Other Accepted Scores: ISEE
School Code:
SSAT: 1799
ISEE: 333475
Recommended
Recommended
4.6

Frequently Ask Questions about Brearley School

Tell me a bit about Brearley School.
Brearley School is All-girls private day school located in New York, US. It was founded 1884 , and currently has about 774 students.

For more official information, please visit https://www.brearley.org.
Does Brearley School have rigorous academic requirements?
Brearley School is offering 1 AP courses.

Brearley School also have 85% of faculties whose degrees are master and above.
Where do Brearley School students typically go for their colleges?
Based on the most recent matriculation data, 7.55% go to top 50 US universities and colleges*, 35.47% go to top 25, and about 44.91% go to Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Stanford and MIT.

*Ranking is based on the 2024 US News College Ranking.
What is the application requirement for Brearley School?
Similar to most private schools in the US, Brearley 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 Brearley School’s All-girls student?
The total fee for Brearley School in 2024 is $61,500 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 admission@brearley.org .
Where is Brearley School located?
Brearley School is located in the State of New York of USA.
How popular is Brearley School on FindingSchool network?
Based on FindingSchool monthly traffic data as well as onsite search record, Brearley School is among the most popular schools, within top 358 for all schools on FindingSchool.

Also Brearley School has been favorited by 44 users.
How to start with an application with Brearley School?
The first stop is to carefully review the school profile on FindingSchool to learn more about Brearley School. Most of them are directly provided by the school.

Also it is highly recommended to visit Brearley School’s official site: https://www.brearley.org or call them at 212-744-8582.
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What is the FindingSchool rating for Brearley School?
The overall rating for Brearley School is A+.

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

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