Alexander Dawson School

Lafayette · CO · Private independent · K-12 combined

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Where graduates go, as the school itself publishes it. Alexander Dawson School publishes where its graduates go (2022-2026): 147 colleges, including Boston College, Boston University, Claremont McKenna College, Columbia University.
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Where graduates go — as published by the school

Alexander Dawson School publishes where its graduates enrolled (2022-2026): 147 colleges. See the full list ↓

Their published matriculation list

Where their graduates enrolled

Alexander Dawson School publishes where its graduates enrolled. What follows is copied from that document — 147 colleges, in the document's own order.

Years, as the document states them
2022-2026

Ivy+ and most selective · 8

Columbia University · Cornell University · Dartmouth College · Duke University · Harvard University · Princeton University · Stanford University · University of Pennsylvania

University of California · 6

University of California (Davis) · University of California (Irvine) · University of California (Los Angeles) · University of California (San Diego) · University of California (Santa Barbara) · University of California (Santa Cruz)

Cal State · 1

California Polytechnic State University (San Luis Obispo)

Other California · 14

California Lutheran University · Chapman University · Claremont McKenna College · Harvey Mudd College · Loyola Marymount University · Occidental College · Pepperdine University · Pitzer College · Point Loma Nazarene University · Santa Clara University · Scripps College · University of San Diego · University of San Francisco · University of Southern California

Out of state · 108

Allegheny College · American University · Arcadia University · Arizona State University · Babson College · Baylor University · Berklee College of Music · Boise State University · Boston College · Boston University · Brigham Young University · Bryn Mawr College · Bucknell University · Butler University · and 94 more below

Not matched to a college page · 10

Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts · Constructor University (Germany) · ESMOD Fashion Design and Fashion Business (France) · McGill University · Simon Fraser University · SUNY at Buffalo · University College Dublin · University of St Andrews · University of the Arts London · Vancouver Film School

Is my kid's college on this list?

✓ Stanford University ✓ New York University ✓ University of Southern California ✓ University of California, Los Angeles — University of California, Berkeley ✓ University of Michigan ✓ Cornell University ✓ Boston University ✓ Northeastern University — University of Texas at Austin ✓ Georgetown University ✓ Duke University

Any college:

The school down the road: Watershed School

College	Alexander Dawson School	Watershed School
Boston College	✓ named	—
Boston University	✓ named	✓ named
Columbia University	✓ named	—
Cornell University	✓ named	✓ named
Dartmouth College	✓ named	—
Duke University	✓ named	—
Georgetown University	✓ named	—
Harvard University	✓ named	—
New York University	✓ named	✓ named
Northeastern University	✓ named	✓ named
Northwestern University	✓ named	—
Princeton University	✓ named	—

Both schools print names, not counts, so this shows which selective colleges each list names.

All 147 colleges, as the document prints them

Allegheny College American University Arcadia University Arizona State University Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts Babson College Baylor University Berklee College of Music Boise State University Boston College Boston University Brigham Young University Bryn Mawr College Bucknell University Butler University California Lutheran University California Polytechnic State University (San Luis Obispo) Carleton College Case Western Reserve University Centre College Chapman University Claremont McKenna College Colgate University College of Charleston Colorado College Colorado Mesa University Colorado School of Mines Colorado State University Columbia University Constructor University (Germany)

and 117 more

Cornell College Cornell University Dartmouth College Davidson College Drexel University Duke University Elon University ESMOD Fashion Design and Fashion Business (France) Fairfield University Florida Institute of Technology Fordham University Front Range Community College Furman University George Washington University Georgetown University Gonzaga University Grinnell College Hampden-Sydney College Harvard University Harvey Mudd College Hofstra University Indiana University Lafayette College Lewis & Clark College Loyola Marymount University Macalester College Marquette University McGill University Michigan Technological University Middlebury College Montana State University Naropa University New York University Northeastern University Northwestern University Oberlin College Occidental College Oregon State University Pepperdine University Pitzer College Point Loma Nazarene University Portland State University Princeton University Purdue University Regis University Rhode Island School of Design Rice University Rollins College Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Santa Clara University Savannah College of Art and Design Scripps College Seattle University Simon Fraser University St. John's College (Annapolis) St. John's College (Santa Fe) Stanford University Stevens Institute of Technology Stonehill College SUNY at Buffalo Syracuse University Texas A&M University Texas Christian University Trinity College Tufts University Tulane University of Louisiana United States Naval Academy University College Dublin University of Alabama University of California (Davis) University of California (Irvine) University of California (Los Angeles) University of California (San Diego) University of California (Santa Barbara) University of California (Santa Cruz) University of Colorado (Boulder) University of Colorado (Denver) University of Denver University of Georgia University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign) University of Iowa University of Miami University of Michigan University of Mississippi University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill) University of Northern Colorado University of Northwestern Ohio University of Oregon University of Pennsylvania University of Portland University of Puget Sound University of Richmond University of Rochester University of San Diego University of San Francisco University of Southern California University of St Andrews University of Tennessee University of the Arts London University of Utah University of Vermont University of Virginia University of Washington (Seattle Campus) University of Wisconsin (Madison) Vancouver Film School Villanova University Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Wake Forest University Washington State University Washington University in St. Louis Wellesley College Wesleyan University Western Colorado University Willamette University William & Mary Williams College Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Independently verified As published by Alexander Dawson School — "2022-2026 College Acceptances and Matriculation" (school-authored Google Doc, reached from the QR code on Dawson's own ↗. Found at: Whole document. The doc lists 343 colleges alphabetically; its own legend, printed directly under the title, reads verbatim "Schools in BOLD are where Dawson st.

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How Alexander Dawson School compares for families

What families should know about Alexander Dawson School.

▸ LocallyCO students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+4 points).
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Your state's public flagship

University of Colorado Boulder

83%

admit rate

$15,666

in-state tuition/yr · $44,918 out-of-state

1230–1420

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 $25,346/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.

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Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment went from 517 in 2018 to 521 in 2022 — over 4 years.

+0.8%

Why only 2 data points?

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.

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Joshua School-Boulder Boulder	Private	4.2	18	—
Temple Grandin School Boulder	Private	6.0	18	—
Desiderata School Longmont	Private	6.4	18	—
Bolder Pathway School Broomfield	Private	7.0	10	—
Sierra School Of Main Street Longmont	Private	7.6	40	—
Watershed School Boulder	Private	9.1	111	—
Shining Mountain Waldorf School Boulder	Private	9.3	199	-19.4%
September School Boulder	Private	10.6	74	—

At a glance

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Alexander Dawson School is a private high school in Lafayette, CO, enrolling 521 students in grades 9-12 in 2022.

Enrollment is up 1% from 2018 to 2022.

Alexander Dawson School publishes a matriculation list (where its graduates enrolled) for the 2022-2026: 147 colleges. Source: "2022-2026 College Acceptances and Matriculation" (school-authored Google Doc, reached from the QR code on Dawson's own.

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.

Questions families ask

Where do Alexander Dawson School graduates go to college? Alexander Dawson School publishes a matriculation list (where its graduates enrolled) for the 2022-2026: 147 colleges. Source: "2022-2026 College Acceptances and Matriculation" (school-authored Google Doc, reached from the QR code on Dawson's own.

How many students attend Alexander Dawson School? Alexander Dawson School is a private high school in Lafayette, CO, enrolling 521 students in grades 9-12 in 2022.

Analysis: Test Prep Gurus (High School Reach, highschoolreach.com). These figures may be quoted with attribution to Test Prep Gurus.

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