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  • 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
B+
Matriculation B+
Academics B+
Extracurriculars A
Community A
Reviews B+
Founded in 1851, Buffalo Seminary is a small, selective, independent, college preparatory girls' residential and day school. Buffalo Seminary is dedicated to being a school where integrity, honesty, tolerance, and concern for others are dominant forces. Through implementation of a one-to-one laptop program, we integrate technology within our hands-on liberal arts curriculum. Within the humanities, we utilize the Harkness method. Harkness discussion is a teaching and learning method involving students seated in a large, oval configuration to discuss ideas in an encouraging, open-minded environment with only occasional or minimal teacher intervention.
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School Stats

Average
Current School
Tuition
$63765
Enrollment
151
International Students
11%
Faculty with Advanced Degrees
72%
Teacher-Student Ratio
1:5
Endowment
$10 millions
AP
14
Average SAT Score
1237
Average ACT Score
25.37
Class Size
12
Boarding %
10%

Matriculation

Matriculation

(2024)
Ranking University/College Students
#5 Yale University 1 +
LAC #1 Williams College 1 +
LAC #2 Amherst College 1 +
#23 University of Michigan 1 +
#25 University of Virginia 1 +
#28 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 1 +
#36 Boston College 1 +
#42 Boston University 1 +
#42 Case Western Reserve University 1 +
#42 Tulane University 1 +
#42 University of Wisconsin-Madison 1 +
#48 University of Georgia 1 +
#49 Northeastern University 1 +
#49 Ohio State University: Columbus Campus 1 +
#49 Villanova University 1 +
#57 Penn State University Park 1 +
#57 University of Pittsburgh 1 +
#62 Rutgers University 1 +
#63 George Washington University 1 +
#68 Fordham University 1 +
#68 Indiana University Bloomington 1 +
#68 University of Massachusetts Amherst 1 +
#79 American University 1 +
#83 Michigan State University 1 +
SUNY University at Binghamton 1 +
LAC #17 Colgate University 1 +
SUNY University at Buffalo 1 +
#93 University of Delaware 1 +
#99 University of Oregon 1 +
#99 University of Utah 1 +
#103 Loyola University Chicago 1 +
#103 Miami University: Oxford 1 +
#103 Temple University 1 +
#104 University of Colorado Boulder 1 +
LAC #22 Vassar College 1 +
#117 Rochester Institute of Technology 1 +
#117 University of Vermont 1 +
#127 Clarkson University 1 +
#127 University of Dayton 1 +
#148 Duquesne University 1 +
SUNY University at Albany 1 +
LAC #38 Skidmore College 1 +
Alfred University 1 +
Babson College 1 +
Baldwin Wallace University 1 +
binghamton university, state university of new york 1 +
buffalo state college, state university of new york 1 +
Canisius University 1 +
Chatham University 1 +
East Carolina University 1 +
Eckerd College 1 +
Elmira College 1 +
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University: Worldwide Campus 1 +
Flagler College 1 +
Florida Southern College 1 +
Gap Year Program 2 +
High Point University 1 +
Hobart and William Smith Colleges 1 +
Ithaca College 1 +
Jacksonville University 1 +
John Carroll University 1 +
LeMoyne-Owen College 1 +
Loyola University Maryland 1 +
Manhattan College 1 +
Marist College 1 +
MCPHS University 1 +
Mercyhurst University 1 +
Montana University 1 +
Nazareth University 1 +
Niagara University 1 +
Nova Southeastern University 1 +
Pace University 1 +
Providence College 1 +
Quinnipiac University 1 +
Regis College 1 +
Robert Morris University: Chicago 1 +
Rollins University 1 +
Saint Bonaventure University 1 +
Saint Joseph's University 1 +
South Carolina State University 1 +
Springfield University 1 +
St Louis University Madrid 1 +
St. John Fisher College 1 +
St. John's University 1 +
St. Lawrence University 1 +
stony brook university, state university of new york 1 +
SUNY College at Brockport 1 +
SUNY College at Geneseo 1 +
SUNY College at New Paltz 2 +
SUNY College at Oneonta 1 +
SUNY College at Oswego 1 +
SUNY College at Potsdam 1 +
SUNY College of Technology at Canton 1 +
Syracuse University Newhouse School 1 +
Tompkins Cortland Community College 1 +
University of Alabama 1 +
University of Colorado Denver 1 +
University of Massachusetts Boston 1 +
University of New Haven 1 +
University of Wyoming 1 +
Utica College 1 +
Western New England University 1 +
Wittenberg University 1 +
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Matriculation
Ranking University/College 2024 2019-2023 2022 2021 2020 Total
All schools 47 40 14 24 17
#2 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1 + 1 + 2
#3 Harvard College 1 + 1 2
#5 Yale University 1 +admitted 1
#9 Brown University 1 + 1
#12 Cornell University 1 + 1
#12 Columbia University 1 + 1
#21 University of Michigan 1 +admitted 1 + 2
#22 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 1 +admitted 1
#24 Carnegie Mellon University 1 + 1
#24 University of Virginia 1 +admitted 1 2
#28 University of California: San Diego 2 1 + 3
#28 University of Southern California 1 1
#28 University of California: Davis 1 1
#35 New York University 1 + 1 2
#35 University of Wisconsin-Madison 1 +admitted 1
#39 Boston College 1 +admitted 1 + 1 + 1 4
#40 University of Washington 1 1 + 2
#40 Rutgers University 1 +admitted 1
#43 Boston University 1 +admitted 1 + 1 + 3
#47 University of Georgia 1 +admitted 1
#49 Ohio State University: Columbus Campus 1 +admitted 1 + 2 4
#49 Purdue University 1 + 1 2
#53 Case Western Reserve University 1 +admitted 1 + 2
#53 Northeastern University 1 +admitted 1 + 1 + 1 + 4
#57 Penn State University Park 1 +admitted 1 + 1 + 3
#58 SUNY University at Stony Brook 1 + 1 2
#60 Michigan State University 1 +admitted 1
#67 University of Massachusetts Amherst 1 +admitted 1
#67 University of Pittsburgh 1 +admitted 1 + 1 1 + 4
#67 George Washington University 1 +admitted 1 + 2
#67 Syracuse University 1 + 1 1 + 3
#67 Villanova University 1 +admitted 1
#73 Tulane University 1 +admitted 1
#73 SUNY University at Binghamton 1 +admitted 1 + 2
#73 Indiana University Bloomington 1 +admitted 1
#76 SUNY University at Buffalo 1 +admitted 1 + 1 + 1 + 4
#76 University of Delaware 1 +admitted 1
#83 University of California: Riverside 1 + 1
#89 Temple University 1 +admitted 1 + 1 + 3
#89 Fordham University 1 +admitted 1 + 1 3
#89 Southern Methodist University 1 + 1
#98 Drexel University 1 + 1
#98 University of Oregon 1 +admitted 1
#98 Rochester Institute of Technology 1 +admitted 1 + 1 + 1 4
#105 University of Colorado Boulder 1 +admitted 1
#105 American University 1 +admitted 1 + 1 3
#115 University of Utah 1 +admitted 1
#115 SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry 1 + 1 2
#115 Howard University 1 + 1
#124 University of Denver 1 + 1
#124 University of Missouri: Columbia 1 + 1
#133 SUNY University at Albany 1 +admitted 1 + 1 + 3
#133 University of Vermont 1 +admitted 1
#133 University of Dayton 1 +admitted 1 + 1 + 3
#133 Elon University 1 + 1 + 2
#133 Miami University: Oxford 1 +admitted 1
#133 Chapman University 1 + 1 + 2
#142 Loyola University Chicago 1 +admitted 1 + 1 + 3
#142 Clarkson University 1 +admitted 1
#151 Duquesne University 1 +admitted 1 + 1 + 3
#163 St. John's University 1 +admitted 1
#170 Quinnipiac University 1 +admitted 1 + 1 + 3
#178 Ohio University 1 + 1
#185 Missouri University of Science and Technology 1 + 1 2
#195 East Carolina University 1 +admitted 1
#209 Chatham University 1 +admitted 1
#216 University of Wyoming 1 +admitted 1
#216 University of Massachusetts Boston 1 +admitted 1
#227 Georgia State University 1 + 1
#227 Nova Southeastern University 1 +admitted 1 + 1 3
#236 Western New England University 1 +admitted 1 2
#249 Pace University 1 +admitted 1
#249 University of Maine 1 1 + 2
#260 Gannon University 1 + 1 + 2
#260 Loyola University New Orleans 1 + 1 2
#304 Florida Gulf Coast University 1 + 1 + 2
University of Alabama 1 +admitted 1 + 2
Matriculation
Ranking University/College 2024 2019-2023 2022 2021 2020 Total
All schools 9 20 11 10 3
#1 Williams College 1 +admitted 1 + 2
#2 Amherst College 1 +admitted 1 + 1 + 3
#4 Wellesley College 1 + 1
#16 Vassar College 1 +admitted 1
#16 Hamilton College 1 + 1 + 2
#21 Colgate University 1 +admitted 1 + 1 + 3
#24 Bates College 1 + 1
#30 Bryn Mawr College 1 + 1 1 + 3
#34 Mount Holyoke College 1 + 1 + 1 3
#35 Franklin & Marshall College 1 + 1 + 2
#36 Oberlin College 1 + 1
#38 Skidmore College 1 +admitted 1 + 1 3
#39 Kenyon College 1 + 1 1 + 3
#39 Trinity College 1 + 1 + 2
#59 Wofford College 1 + 1
#59 St. Lawrence University 1 +admitted 1 + 1 1 + 4
#70 Muhlenberg College 1 + 1 + 2
#70 Hobart and William Smith Colleges 1 +admitted 1 + 1 + 1 4
#72 Bard College 1 + 1
#75 Allegheny College 1 + 1 2
#100 Sarah Lawrence College 1 + 1
#112 Bennington College 1 + 1
#130 Eckerd College 1 +admitted 1
#139 Hampshire College 1 + 1 2
#139 SUNY College at Purchase 1 + 1 2
#152 Wittenberg University 1 +admitted 1 + 2

AP Scores

(2021)
Number of tests taken
127
13%
24%
13%
Score 5
Score 4
Score 3
Other scores

Academics

AP

(14)
Art History
Biology
Calculus AB
Calculus BC
French Language and Culture
United States Government and Politics
Art History
Biology
Calculus AB
Calculus BC
French Language and Culture
United States Government and Politics
Spanish Language and Culture
Statistics
Psychology
Chemistry
Physics C: Mechanics
Computer Science A
Computer Science Principles
Latin
Microeconomics
English Language and Composition
English Literature and Composition
United States History
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Sports

(15)
Basketball
Cross Country
Golf
Lacrosse
Soccer
Tennis
Basketball
Cross Country
Golf
Lacrosse
Soccer
Tennis
Bowling
Ice Hockey
Swimming
Crew
Fencing
Field Hockey
Sailing
Squash
Track and Field
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Extracurricular Activities and Clubs

(31)
AV CLUB
BLACK STUDENT UNION (BSU)
CHAMBER ENSEMBLE
CONNECT LIFE
GLEE CHOIR
JAZZ CLUB
AV CLUB
BLACK STUDENT UNION (BSU)
CHAMBER ENSEMBLE
CONNECT LIFE
GLEE CHOIR
JAZZ CLUB
MATHLETES
MODEL UN
THE MONOCLE
MORGAN'S MESSAGE
SEMACHORDS
SEMINARIA
URBAN GARDENING
ART CLUB
BOOK CLUB
COMPUTER SCIENCE CLUB
CROCHET CLUB
DISNEY CLUB
FRENCH CLUB
GENDER AND SEXUALITY ASSOCIATION (GSA)
HISPANIC CULTURAL CLUB
JEWELRY MAKING CLUB
JEWISH CULTURAL CLUB (JCC)
MATH CLUB
ONE LOVE CLUB
PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB
SCIENCE CLUB
SEM MUSIC COLLECTIVE
SEM POET SOCIETY
TEA CLUB
VOLLEYBALL CLUB
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Arts

(30)
Music
Theater
Drawing
Painting
Printmaking
Art
Music
Theater
Drawing
Painting
Printmaking
Art
Design
Ballet
Chamber Choir
Chamber Orchestra
Choreography
Dance
Directing
Drama
Improvisation
Music Theory
Orchestra
Performing
Vocal
Ceramics
Digital Imaging
Film Production
Filmmaking
Graphic Design
Portfolio
Sculpture
Textile
Architecture
Costume Design
Documentary
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http://www.buffaloseminary.org
205 Bidwell Parkway, Buffalo, NY 14222
716-885-6780
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Basic Info

All-girls
Boarding Grades: 9-12
Rural
ESL: No
Year Founded: 1851
Campus Size: 3 acres
Boarding Rate: 10%
Religious Affiliation: No Religious Affiliation

Application Info

Deadline: Rolling
Interview: On Campus, Admission Travel to China, Zoom
Pre Interview: No Requirement
Other Accepted Scores: TOEFL Jr. ITEP, IELTS
School Code:
TOEFL: 5060
SSAT: 1950

Frequently Ask Questions about Buffalo Seminary

Tell me a bit about Buffalo Seminary.
Buffalo Seminary is All-girls private boarding school located in New York, US. It was founded 1851 , and currently has about 151 students, 11.00% of whom are international students.

For more official information, please visit http://www.buffaloseminary.org.
Does Buffalo Seminary have rigorous academic requirements?
Buffalo Seminary is offering 14 AP courses.

In recent years, 24 of their students score 4 and 5 in AP exams.

Buffalo Seminary also have 72% of faculties whose degrees are master and above.
Where do Buffalo Seminary students typically go for their colleges?
Based on the most recent matriculation data, 16% go to top 50 US universities and colleges*, 1347.33% go to top 25, and about 2.67% go to Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Stanford and MIT.

*Ranking is based on the 2024 US News College Ranking.
What is the application requirement for Buffalo Seminary?
Similar to most private schools in the US, Buffalo Seminary’s typical admission requirements include school transcript, recommendation letter, application essay, and interview (often optional, but highly recommended).
What is the latest tuition for Buffalo Seminary’s All-girls student?
The total fee for Buffalo Seminary in 2024 is $63,765 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@buffaloseminary.org .
Where is Buffalo Seminary located?
Buffalo Seminary is located in the State of New York of USA.
How popular is Buffalo Seminary on FindingSchool network?
Based on FindingSchool monthly traffic data as well as onsite search record, Buffalo Seminary is among the most popular schools, within top 234 for all schools on FindingSchool.

Also Buffalo Seminary has been favorited by 84 users.
How to start with an application with Buffalo Seminary?
The first stop is to carefully review the school profile on FindingSchool to learn more about Buffalo Seminary. Most of them are directly provided by the school.

Also it is highly recommended to visit Buffalo Seminary’s official site: http://www.buffaloseminary.org or call them at 716-885-6780.
Please share a few nearby schools that are close to Buffalo Seminary?
Yes, here are few: Fort Erie International Academy, The Gow School and Robert Land Academy.

What is the FindingSchool rating for Buffalo Seminary?
The overall rating for Buffalo Seminary is B+.

The section ratings of Buffalo Seminary are:
B+ for Matriculation
B+ for Academics
A for Extracurriculum
A for Community
B+ for Students and Parents reviews

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Population (2022) 433,748
Cost of Living Lower than the national average 6%
Nearby Airport Cleveland Hopkins International Airport

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