Academy at the Lakes

Land O Lakes · FL · Private independent · K-12 combined

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Where graduates go, as the school itself publishes it. Academy at the Lakes publishes where its graduates go (not stated): 35 colleges, including University of Florida, Emory University, Northwestern University, Georgia Institute of Technology.
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Where graduates go — as published by the school

Academy at the Lakes publishes the colleges its graduates attend (not stated): 35 colleges. See the full list ↓

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Colleges the school lists for its graduates

Academy at the Lakes publishes a list of colleges for its graduates. What follows is copied from that document — 35 colleges, in the document's own order.

The document does not state a class year for this list.

Ivy+ and most selective · 2

Brown University · Duke University

Other California · 1

University of Southern California

Out of state · 30

University of Florida · Emory University · Colgate University · Lehigh University · Northwestern University · Georgia Institute of Technology · Bryn Mawr College · Lafayette College · Wake Forest University · Bowdoin College · Vanderbilt University · Boston University · University of Washington · NYU · and 16 more below

Not matched to a college page · 2

SMU · Eastman School of Music (University of Rochester)

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University of Florida Emory University Colgate University Lehigh University Northwestern University Georgia Institute of Technology Bryn Mawr College Lafayette College Wake Forest University Bowdoin College Vanderbilt University Boston University University of Washington NYU Barnard College Howard University Brown University Boston College University of Southern California Tufts University Northeastern University SMU William & Mary Florida State University Georgetown University Duke University Johns Hopkins University Purdue University Wesleyan University Trinity College

and 5 more

The George Washington University University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Macalester College Eastman School of Music (University of Rochester) Tulane University

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Your state's public flagship

University of Florida

24%

admit rate

$6,381

in-state tuition/yr · $28,659 out-of-state

1300–1480

SAT 25–75 · ACT 28–33

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 $6,541/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.

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About this listing

Academy at the Lakes is listed by NAIS. It has not reported to the federal Private School Survey, which is voluntary, so enrollment figures are not available here — many of the country's oldest independent schools are in the same position. The school's own site: www.academyatthelakes.org ↗

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Academy at the Lakes is a private high school in Land O Lakes, FL.

Academy at the Lakes publishes a list of colleges its graduates attend for the not stated: 35 colleges. Source: Academics page -- 'Academy's Track Record' logo collage image.

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.

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Where do Academy at the Lakes graduates go to college? Academy at the Lakes publishes a list of colleges its graduates attend for the not stated: 35 colleges. Source: Academics page -- 'Academy's Track Record' logo collage image.

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