Bay Ridge Preparatory School

Brooklyn · NY · Private independent · K-12 combined

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Where graduates go, as the school itself publishes it. Bay Ridge Preparatory School publishes where its graduates go (the past five years): 161 colleges, including Amherst College, Boston College, Boston University, Carnegie Mellon University.
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Where graduates go — as published by the school

Bay Ridge Preparatory School publishes its college acceptances (the past five years): 161 colleges. See the full list ↓

Their published college acceptances

College acceptances

Bay Ridge Preparatory School publishes the colleges that admitted its graduates. What follows is copied from that document — 161 colleges, in the document's own order.

Years, as the document states them
the past five years

Ivy+ and most selective · 4

Columbia University · Cornell University · Dartmouth University · University of Pennsylvania

University of California · 3

University of California-Berkeley · University of California - Davis · University of California - Santa Barbara

Cal State · 1

California State University

Other California · 3

Pepperdine University · Santa Clara University · University of San Francisco

Out of state · 134

Adelphi University · American University · Amherst College · Arizona State University · Babson College · Bard College · Barnard College · Bates College · Beloit College · Bennington College · Berklee College of Music · Boston College · Boston University · Brandeis University · and 120 more below

Not matched to a college page · 16

Baruch College · Brooklyn College (+Macaulay Honors) · Hunter College (+Macaulay Honors) · NYU Tanden School of Engineering · Queens University (Canada) · St. John's University · St. Joseph's College · SUNY Environmental Science & Forestry · SUNY Polytech · SUNY Stony Brook · Union College · University College London · University of Ediburgh · University of Western Ontario · and 2 more below

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Any college:

The school down the road: Poly Prep Country Day School

College	Bay Ridge Preparatory School	Poly Prep Country Day School
Boston College	✓ named	✓ named
Boston University	✓ named	✓ named
Brown University*	—	✓ named
Carnegie Mellon University	✓ named	—
Columbia University	✓ named	✓ named
Cornell University	✓ named	✓ named
Dartmouth University	✓ named	✓ named
Duke University*	—	✓ named
Emory University*	—	✓ named
Georgetown University*	—	✓ named
Georgia Tech	✓ named	—
Harvard University*	—	✓ named

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

All 161 colleges, as the document prints them

Adelphi University American University Amherst College Arizona State University Babson College Bard College Barnard College Baruch College Bates College Beloit College Bennington College Berklee College of Music Boston College Boston University Brandeis University Brooklyn College (+Macaulay Honors) California State University Carnegie Mellon University Case Western Reserve University Clark University College of the Holy Cross College of William and Mary Colorado College Columbia University Connecticut College The Cooper Union Cornell College Cornell University Curry College Culinary Institute of America

and 131 more

Dartmouth University Davidson College Denison University DeSales University Dickinson College Drexel University Eckerd College Elon University Emerson College Fairfield University Fashion Institute of Technology Fordham University Franklin & Marshall College George Washington University Georgia Tech Goucher College Grinnell College Hamilton College Hampshire College Hampton University Hartwick College Haverford College High Point University Hobart & William Smith Colleges Hofstra University Howard University Hunter College (+Macaulay Honors) Indiana University Iona University Ithaca College James Madison University Johnson and Wales University Kenyon College Lafayette College Landmark College Lehigh University Long Island University Macalester College Manhattan College Manhattanville College Marist College Marymount Manhattan College McDaniel College Michigan State University Misericordia University Muhlenberg College New Jersey Institute of Technology New York Institute of Technology New York University Northeastern University Oberlin College Ohio State University Ohio Wesleyan University Pace University Penn State University Pepperdine University NYU Tanden School of Engineering Pratt Institute Purdue University Queens University (Canada) Quinnipiac University Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rhode Island School of Design Rochester Institute of Technology Rutgers University Sacred Heart University Sarah Lawrence College Savannah College of Art & Design School of the Art Institute of Chicago School of Visual Arts Santa Clara University Seton Hall University Skidmore College Spelman College St. Francis College St. John's University St. Joseph's College St. Thomas Aquinas College Stevens Institute of Technology SUNY Albany SUNY Binghamton SUNY Buffalo SUNY Cortland SUNY Environmental Science & Forestry SUNY Geneseo SUNY Oswego SUNY New Paltz SUNY Plattsburgh SUNY Polytech SUNY Purchase SUNY Stony Brook Syracuse University Temple University Tulane University Union College University College London University of Arizona University of California-Berkeley University of California - Davis University of California - Santa Barbara University of Connecticut University of Delaware University of Denver University of Ediburgh University of Hawai’i University of Maryland University of Massachusetts University of Massachusetts (Amherst) University of Miami University of Michigan University of New Hampshire University of New Haven University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill University of Pennsylvania University of Pittsburgh University of Rochester University of San Francisco University of Scranton University of Tampa University of Vermont University of Washington University of Western Ontario University of Wisconsin Ursinus College Vanderbilt University Vassar College Villanova University Wagner College Wellesley College Williams Colllege Worchester Polytechnic Institute

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Independently verified As published by Bay Ridge Preparatory School — College Acceptances & School Profile (page 2, 'Select Bay Ridge Prep College Acceptances Over the Past Five Years') ↗. Found at: College Guidance page > 'College Acceptances & School Profile' Issuu document, page 2.

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Your state's public flagship

Stony Brook University

49%

admit rate

$10,931

in-state tuition/yr · $32,741 out-of-state

1320–1490

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 $18,784/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.

Pay for college in New York

New York's public scholarships

New York's Excelsior Scholarship makes SUNY and CUNY tuition-free for middle-income families — there's no GPA or test gate, but you commit to staying in New York after you graduate.

Promise Excelsior Scholarship

Free SUNY/CUNY tuition (last-dollar, up to $5,500/yr)

Income: Household AGI ≤ $125,000

Tuition-free SUNY/CUNY for NY families under $125k AGI — no GPA or test gate, but you must stay on track and live in New York after graduating. (Stay on-track (30 credits/yr); live & work in NY afterward for the years you received it.)

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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
Bay Ridge Prepatory School Brooklyn	Private	0.5	358	—
Poly Prep Country Day School Brooklyn	Private	1.1	1,081	+8.9%
Geller House School Staten Island	Private	2.7	14	—
BASIS Independent Brooklyn Brooklyn	Private	3.4	845	+5.5%
The Berkeley Carroll School Brooklyn	Private	4.5	910	+5.1%
Staten Island Academy Staten Island	Private	4.6	305	-6.7%
Packer Collegiate Institute Brooklyn	Private	4.9	984	—
Xaverian High School Brooklyn	Private	0.7	1,625	+28.9%

At a glance

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Bay Ridge Preparatory School is a private high school in Brooklyn, NY, enrolling 359 students in grades 9-12 in 2022.

Bay Ridge Preparatory School publishes a college acceptances list for the the past five years: 161 colleges. Source: College Acceptances & School Profile (page 2, 'Select Bay Ridge Prep College Acceptances Over the Past Five Years').

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 Bay Ridge Preparatory School graduates go to college? Bay Ridge Preparatory School publishes a college acceptances list for the the past five years: 161 colleges. Source: College Acceptances & School Profile (page 2, 'Select Bay Ridge Prep College Acceptances Over the Past Five Years').

How many students attend Bay Ridge Preparatory School? Bay Ridge Preparatory School is a private high school in Brooklyn, NY, enrolling 359 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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