Blog · Two lists, side by side · October 2, 2026
Stanford and the University of Washington: Lakeside School and University Prep, two college lists side by side
- Lakeside School sends more graduates to Stanford University than to any other college: 7.0 per class year, from 35 on its 2021-2025 list.
- University Prep sends more graduates to the University of Washington (Seattle) than to any other college: 10.2 per class year, from 51 on its 2022–2026 list.
- Cornell University is the college both lists name most. Lakeside printed 28, or 5.6 per class year. University Prep printed 10, or 2.0 per class year.
Two private schools in Seattle each publish a matriculation list. A matriculation list is where a school says its graduates enrolled. The two lists do not cover the same class years.
Lakeside School labels its list 2021-2025. University Prep labels its list 2022–2026. Each list covers five class years. Because the years differ, the fair figure to read side by side is the count per class year. Per class year means the school's printed count divided by the class years its list covers.
Lakeside School names 121 colleges with counts, for 590 graduates. University Prep names 120 colleges with counts, for 388 graduates. The two lists name 90 of the same colleges.
The ten largest shared colleges
| College | Lakeside School, per class year (printed total) | University Prep, per class year (printed total) |
|---|---|---|
| Cornell University | 5.6 (28) | 2.0 (10) |
| Stanford University | 7.0 (35) | 0.2 (1) |
| University of Southern California | 4.4 (22) | 2.2 (11) |
| Santa Clara University | 3.0 (15) | 2.4 (12) |
| Washington University in St. Louis (WashU) | 3.0 (15) | 1.4 (7) |
| Georgetown University | 3.6 (18) | 0.4 (2) |
| Occidental College | 2.2 (11) | 1.6 (8) |
| Tufts University | 2.0 (10) | 1.8 (9) |
| Northwestern University | 3.0 (15) | 0.6 (3) |
| University of Pennsylvania | 3.2 (16) | 0.4 (2) |
Lakeside School's own top five
- Stanford University — 7.0 per class year (35)
- Cornell University — 5.6 per class year (28)
- University of Southern California — 4.4 per class year (22)
- Georgetown University — 3.6 per class year (18)
- University of Pennsylvania — 3.2 per class year (16)
University Prep's own top five
- University of Washington (Seattle) — 10.2 per class year (51)
- University of Colorado Boulder — 2.6 per class year (13)
- Santa Clara University — 2.4 per class year (12)
- University of Southern California — 2.2 per class year (11)
- Cornell University — 2.0 per class year (10)
The Ivy+ group sits in both lists too. Lakeside School printed 163 Ivy+ enrollments, or 32.6 per class year. University Prep printed 31, or 6.2 per class year. Those are the schools' own printed counts, read per class year.
Every figure here comes from each school's own published list, with counts as printed and class years as the school states them. Lists of enrollments and lists of acceptances are never mixed. The figures on this page are enrollments.
Sources and pages
- Lakeside School on Reach — source: Lakeside School Profile - College Matriculation 2021-2025
- University Prep on Reach — source: University Prep - College Placement page, "2022–2026 College Matriculation List"
- College pages: Stanford University, University of Washington (Seattle), Cornell University
- Feeder boards: Stanford University, University of Washington (Seattle), Cornell University
Boards as of October 2, 2026. Schools publish new lists every fall, so the live board is the current ranking.