Commonwealth Academy

Alexandria · VA · Private independent · K-12 combined

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Where graduates go, as the school itself publishes it. Commonwealth Academy publishes where its graduates go (2020-25): 154 colleges, including Purdue University-Main Campus, Adelphi University, Agnes Scott College, American Academy of Art.
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Where graduates go — as published by the school

Commonwealth Academy publishes its college acceptances (2020-25): 154 colleges. See the full list ↓

Their published college acceptances

College acceptances

Commonwealth Academy publishes the colleges that admitted its graduates. What follows is copied from that document — 154 colleges, in the document's own order.

Years, as the document states them
2020-25

Out of state · 137

Adelphi University · Agnes Scott College · American University · Arcadia University · Bard College · Berklee College of Music · Brandeis University · Bryn Mawr College · Calvin University · Canisius University · Champlain College · Christopher Newport University · Cleveland State University · Colorado College · and 123 more below

Not matched to a college page · 17

American Academy of Art · Art Academy of Cincinnati · Cleveland Institute of Art · Edinburgh Napier University · Fordham University (Fordham College at Rose Hill) · NCAA Eligibility Center · Northern Virginia Community College - Annandale Campus · Pace University, New York City Campus · PennWest California · Prince George's Community College · Queen's University · Rochester Institute of Technology (Computing and College of Information Sciences) · Savannah College of Art & Design - SCAD · St. John's College · and 3 more below

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All 154 colleges, as the document prints them

Adelphi University Agnes Scott College American Academy of Art American University Arcadia University Art Academy of Cincinnati Bard College Berklee College of Music Brandeis University Bryn Mawr College Calvin University Canisius University Champlain College Christopher Newport University Cleveland Institute of Art Cleveland State University Colorado College Davis & Elkins College DePauw University Dickinson College Drexel University Duquesne University Eastern University Eckerd College Edinburgh Napier University Elon University Flagler College Florida Southern College Fordham University (Fordham College at Rose Hill) Franklin and Marshall College

and 124 more

Furman University Gannon University George Mason University Gettysburg College Goucher College Greensboro College Grinnell College Hampden-Sydney College High Point University Hobart William Smith Colleges Hofstra University Hollins University Hood College Indiana University-Bloomington Ithaca College Jacksonville University James Madison University Kalamazoo College Kenyon College Lafayette College Lawrence University Lehigh University Longwood University Louisiana State University Loyola University Maryland Loyola University New Orleans Lynn University Macalester College Marist College Maryland Institute College of Art Marymount Manhattan College Marymount University Massachusetts College of Art and Design McDaniel College Mercyhurst University Miami University, Oxford Michigan State University Michigan Technological University Millersville University of Pennsylvania Mitchell College Montserrat College of Art Mount St. Mary's University Muhlenberg College NCAA Eligibility Center New Jersey Institute of Technology Norfolk State University Northern Virginia Community College - Annandale Campus Oberlin College Ohio Wesleyan University Old Dominion University Pace University, New York City Campus Pennsylvania College of Technology Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill PennWest California Prince George's Community College Purdue University-Main Campus Queen's University Queens University of Charlotte Radford University Randolph College Randolph-Macon College Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Roanoke College Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester Institute of Technology (Computing and College of Information Sciences) Rollins College Rosemont College Rowan University Saint Joseph's University Saint Louis University Saint Michael's College Saint Vincent College Salisbury University Sarah Lawrence College Savannah College of Art & Design - SCAD School of the Art Institute of Chicago Shenandoah University Skidmore College St. John's College St. John's University-New York St. Mary's College of Maryland Stetson University Stevens Institute of Technology Stevenson University Stonehill College Sweet Briar College The Catholic University of America The College of Wooster The George Washington University The New School (Mannes School of Music) The University of Tampa Towson University Trinity Washington University Universal Technical Institute Long Beach University of Connecticut University of Delaware University of Denver University of Exeter University of Mary Washington University of New Hampshire-Main Campus University of North Texas University of Northwestern Ohio University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus University of Puget Sound University of Richmond University of Southern Maine University of Vermont Ursinus College Valparaiso University Virginia Commonwealth University Virginia Tech Virginia Wesleyan University Washington & Jefferson College Washington College West Virginia Wesleyan College Western Michigan University William & Mary Wofford College Worcester Polytechnic Institute Xavier University York College of Pennsylvania

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How Commonwealth Academy compares for families

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Your state's public flagship

University of Virginia-Main Campus

17%

admit rate

$21,803

in-state tuition/yr · $59,512 out-of-state

1410–1530

SAT 25–75 · ACT 32–34

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 $21,565/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 180 in 2018 to 146 in 2022 — over 4 years.

-18.9%

Why only 3 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.

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of -5.1%/year, projecting from 2022's 146 students:

2023

139

2025

125

2027

112

A small or specialty program — naive trend math doesn't capture the school's full picture. Read the trend as directional, not predictive.

An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.

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School	Type	Miles	HS enrollment	Trend
Fusion Academy Alykandria Alexandria	Private	1.1	33	—
The Howard Gardner School Alexandria	Private	4.2	49	—
The Sycamore School Arlinton	Private	5.5	57	—
Phillips School-Annandale Annandale	Private	7.3	166	-30.5%
Rivermont School - Nova Lorton	Private	9.8	45	—
Accotink Academy Springfield	Private	10.3	72	-25.8%
Accotink Academy Springfield	Private	10.3	72	-32.7%
The Gw Community School Springfield	Private	10.9	32	—

At a glance

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Commonwealth Academy is a private high school in Alexandria, VA, enrolling 146 students in grades 9-12 in 2022.

Enrollment is down 19% from 2018 to 2022.

Commonwealth Academy publishes a college acceptances list for the 2020-25: 154 colleges. Source: Commonwealth Academy -- College Prep page.

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 Commonwealth Academy graduates go to college? Commonwealth Academy publishes a college acceptances list for the 2020-25: 154 colleges. Source: Commonwealth Academy -- College Prep page.

How many students attend Commonwealth Academy? Commonwealth Academy is a private high school in Alexandria, VA, enrolling 146 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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