Cushing Academy

Ashburnham · MA · Private independent

Private

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Where graduates go, as the school itself publishes it. Cushing Academy publishes where its graduates go (Classes of 2022-2026): 225 colleges, including Amherst College*, Boston College*, Boston University*, Brown University*.
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Where graduates go — as published by the school

Cushing Academy publishes where its graduates enrolled (Classes of 2022-2026): 225 colleges. See the full list ↓

Their published matriculation list

Where the Classes of 2022-2026 enrolled

Cushing Academy publishes where its graduates enrolled. What follows is copied from that document — 225 colleges, in the document's own order.

Ivy+ and most selective · 7

Brown University* · Columbia University* · Cornell University* · Dartmouth College · Duke University* · University of Chicago · University of Pennsylvania

University of California · 7

University of California, Berkeley* · 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 · 2

California Polytechnic State University San - Luis Obispo · Sonoma State University

Other California · 7

Loyola Marymount University* · Pepperdine University* · Point Loma Nazarene University · Santa Clara University* · Scripps College · University of San Francisco* · University of Southern California*

Out of state · 162

Adelphi University · Allegheny College · American Musical and Dramatic Academy · American University* · Amherst College* · Arizona State University · Babson College* · Bates College · Baylor University · Bentley University* · Boston College* · Boston University* · Brandeis University* · Bridgewater State University · and 148 more below

Not matched to a college page · 40

Assumption University* · Basque Culinary Center, Spain · Brock University, Canada · Ciências Médicas de Minas Gerais, Brazil · College of the Holy Cross* · Connecticut College* · Eckerd College* · ESADE Business School, Spain · Franciscan University of Steubenville* · Franklin Pierce University* · International Christian University, Japan · Keene State College* · Keio University, Japan · Los Angeles College of Music · and 26 more below

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All 225 colleges, as the document prints them

Adelphi University Allegheny College American Musical and Dramatic Academy American University* Amherst College* Arizona State University Assumption University* Babson College* Basque Culinary Center, Spain Bates College Baylor University Bentley University* Boston College* Boston University* Brandeis University* Bridgewater State University Brock University, Canada Brown University* Bryant University* California Polytechnic State University San - Luis Obispo Carnegie Mellon University* Case Western Reserve University Central Connecticut State University Ciências Médicas de Minas Gerais, Brazil Clark University* Clarkson University Cleveland State University Colby College* College of Charleston* College of the Holy Cross*

and 195 more

Colorado College* Colorado State University Columbia College Chicago Columbia University* Connecticut College* Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art Cornell University* Curry College Dartmouth College Dean College Dickinson College* Drexel University* Duke University* Duquesne University East Central University Eckerd College* Elmira College Elon University* Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Emerson College* Emmanuel College Emory University* Endicott College* ESADE Business School, Spain Fairfield University Florida Southern College Fordham University* Franciscan University of Steubenville* Franklin Pierce University* Furman University Gardner-Webb University Georgetown University Gettysburg College Hamilton College Hampton University High Point University* Hobart and William Smith* Hofstra University Howard University* Indiana University, Bloomington International Christian University, Japan Iona University Ithaca College Johnson & Wales University* Keene State College* Keio University, Japan King University Lafayette College* Lawrence University Le Moyne College Lehigh University Long Island University, Post Los Angeles College of Music Loughborough College, UK Loyola Marymount University* Loyola University Chicago Lynn University* Marist University Marquette University Marymount University McGill University, Canada Menlo College Merrimack College* Miami University, Oxford* Michigan State University Middlebury College Midwestern State University Milton Campos Law School, Brazil Minnesota State University, Mankato Monmouth University Montana State University Mount Holyoke College* Muhlenberg College New York University* Nichols College Northeastern University* Pace University* Pennsylvania State University Pepperdine University* Point Loma Nazarene University Pratt Institute Providence College* Purdue University* Purdue University, Fort Wayne Quinnipiac University* Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute* Rhode Island College Rhode Island School of Design* Roberts Wesleyan College Rochester Institute of Technology Roger Williams University Rollins College Sacred Heart University Saint Anselm College* Saint Francis University Saint Michael's College* Salisbury University* Salve Regina University Santa Clara University* Sarah Lawrence College Savannah College of Art and Design Scripps College Siena University Simmons University Skidmore College Sonoma State University Southern Maine Community College Southern Methodist University Southern New Hampshire University* Springfield College* St. John's University* St. Lawrence University* St. Petersburg College Stevens Institute of Technology Stevenson University Stonehill College* Suffolk University* Susquehanna University Syracuse University* Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico The George Washington University* The New School* The Ohio State University* The University of Akron The University of Alabama The University of Arizona* The University of British Columbia (Canada) The University of Tampa* The University of Texas at Austin The University of Western Ontario, Canada Towson University Trinity College Tyler Junior College Union College* University at Albany* University of California, Berkeley* 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 Chicago University of Colorado Boulder* University of Connecticut* University of Denver* University of Edinburgh* University of Hartford* University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign* University of Illinois Springfield University of Maine* University of Lancashire (UK) University of Maryland, Baltimore County University of Massachusetts, Amherst* University of Massachusetts, Boston* University of Massachusetts, Lowell* University of Miami* University of Michigan University of Minnesota University of Montana University of New England* University of New Hampshire* University of North Carolina at Charlotte University of Notre Dame University of Pennsylvania University of Pittsburgh* University of Rhode Island University of Rochester* University of San Francisco* University of South Carolina, Columbia University of Southern California* University of St Andrews, UK* University of St. Thomas University of Stirling, UK University of Toronto, Canada* University of Vermont* University of Virginia University of Washington* University of Waterloo, Canada University of West Georgia University of Windsor, Canada University of Wisconsin, Madison* University of Wyoming Villanova University* Virginia Tech Washington University in St Louis Wellesley College Wentworth Institute of Technology Wesleyan University* Western New England University* Westfield State University Wheaton College, MA* William & Mary Worcester Polytechnic Institute* Worcester State University

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▸ LocallyMA students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+14 points).

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Your state's public flagship

University of Massachusetts-Amherst

58%

admit rate

$17,772

in-state tuition/yr · $40,449 out-of-state

1300–1480

SAT 25–75 · ACT 29–33

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 $22,383/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.

About this listing

Cushing Academy is listed by NAIS + TABS. 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.cushing.org ↗

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Cushing Academy is a private high school in Ashburnham, MA.

Cushing Academy publishes a matriculation list (where its graduates enrolled) for the Classes of 2022-2026: 225 colleges. Source: Matriculation List (Classes of 2022-2026).

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 Cushing Academy graduates go to college? Cushing Academy publishes a matriculation list (where its graduates enrolled) for the Classes of 2022-2026: 225 colleges. Source: Matriculation List (Classes of 2022-2026).

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