Buckingham Browne & Nichols School
Cambridge · MA · Private independent · K-12 combined
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German International School Boston → Bay Cove Academy → Boston University Academy → Ivy Street School → Perkins School For The Blind → Winsor School → Waldorf High School Of Massachusetts Bay → The Newman School →📋 At a glance
- 📚 22 AP courses offered (school profile)
- 🏆 11 National Merit Semifinalists last year
- 📝 SAT avg 1450 (25-75: 1400–1510)
- 📝 ACT avg 32.5 (25-75: 31–34)
- 📚 AP exam pass rate 90.0% (avg score 4.3)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, the school's own published profile, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Buckingham Browne & Nichols School compares for families
Among the academically strongest private schools in our database.
- ▸ NationallySAT mean 1450 (≈ top 3% of US test-takers) · ACT mean 32.5 (≈ top 4%) · 90% AP pass rate (US average: ~60%) · 11 National Merit Semifinalists last year (NMSF is the top 1% of US PSAT scorers).
- ▸ LocallyMA students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+14 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: German International School Boston, Bay Cove Academy, Boston University Academy and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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University of Massachusetts-Amherst
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $22,383/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Enrollment trend & projection
Private school enrollment comes from the NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS), which is collected every other year — not annually like public-school data. The most recent published collection is 2021–22; NCES targeted spring 2026 for the 2023–24 release — we'll load it as soon as it's published.
For a more current snapshot, see Buckingham Browne & Nichols School's own published school profile (as of 2024-25): www.bbns.org/admission/school-profile ↗
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +9.8%/year, projecting from 2022's 1,407 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue upside
At tuition per student, the 836 students projected to be gained by 2027 represent ≈ $13,376,000/year in tuition upside.
Tuition is an editable estimate (PSS doesn't publish tuition) — set it to your school's figure.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| German International School Boston Boston |
Private | 0.8 | 234 | +5.9% |
| Bay Cove Academy Brookline |
Private | 1.6 | 27 | — |
| Boston University Academy Boston |
Private | 2.0 | 220 | +14.0% |
| Ivy Street School Brookline |
Private | 2.0 | 50 | — |
| Perkins School For The Blind Watertown |
Private | 2.2 | 171 | +0.6% |
| Winsor School Boston |
Private | 2.6 | 478 | +2.6% |
| Waldorf High School Of Massachusetts Bay Belmont |
Private | 2.8 | 39 | — |
| The Newman School Boston |
Private | 3.1 | 212 | -23.5% |