Dexter Southfield

Brookline · MA · Private independent · K-12 combined

Private

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Where graduates go, as the school itself publishes it. Dexter Southfield publishes where its graduates go (Class of 2026): 73 colleges, including Boston College, Boston University, Bowdoin College, University of Chicago.
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Where graduates go — as published by the school

Dexter Southfield publishes where its graduates enrolled (Class of 2026): 73 colleges. See the full list ↓

Their published matriculation list

Where the Class of 2026 enrolled

Dexter Southfield publishes where its graduates enrolled. What follows is copied from that document — 73 colleges, in the document's own order.

Ivy+ and most selective · 6

University of Chicago · Cornell University · Dartmouth College · Harvard College · Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Yale University

University of California · 2

University of California, San Diego · University of California, Santa Barbara

Other California · 3

Chapman University · Pepperdine University · University of Southern California

Out of state · 60

Arizona State University · Assumption University · Auburn University · Babson College · Bates College · Bentley University · Boston College · Boston University · Bowdoin College · College of Charleston · Clemson University · Colby College · Colgate University · University of Colorado Boulder · and 46 more below

Not matched to a college page · 2

McGill University · Western University

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Arizona State University Assumption University Auburn University Babson College Bates College Bentley University Boston College Boston University Bowdoin College University of California, San Diego University of California, Santa Barbara Chapman University College of Charleston University of Chicago Clemson University Colby College Colgate University University of Colorado Boulder University of Connecticut Connecticut College Cornell University Dartmouth College Elon University Fairfield University The George Washington University Georgetown University Gettysburg College Harvard College Hobart and William Smith Colleges College of the Holy Cross

and 43 more

Indiana University Bloomington Lehigh University University of Maryland University of Massachusetts Amherst Massachusetts Institute of Technology McGill University Merrimack College University of Miami University of Michigan University of Mississippi University of New Hampshire University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Northeastern University The Ohio State University Pennsylvania State University Pepperdine University Providence College Rhodes College University of Richmond Sacred Heart University Skidmore College University of South Carolina University of Southern California Southern Methodist University St. Lawrence University Stonehill College Syracuse University University of Tennessee, Knoxville University of Texas at Austin Texas Christian University Tufts University Tulane University United States Military Academy West Point Villanova University Virginia Tech Wake Forest University Washington University in St. Louis Wentworth Institute of Technology West Virginia University Western University Williams College University of Wisconsin–Madison Yale University

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Independently verified As published by Dexter Southfield — Class of 2026 Matriculation List ↗. Found at: Academics > College Counseling.

From the school

Dexter Southfield reports that 100% of the Class of 2026, the seniors who graduated in June 2026, matriculated to four-year colleges (Dexter Southfield 2026-2027 school profile). Source ↗ (page 1)

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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

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About this listing

Dexter Southfield 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.dextersouthfield.org ↗

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Dexter Southfield is a private high school in Brookline, MA.

Dexter Southfield publishes a matriculation list (where its graduates enrolled) for the Class of 2026: 73 colleges. Source: Class of 2026 Matriculation List.

Dexter Southfield reports that 100% of the Class of 2026, the seniors who graduated in June 2026, matriculated to four-year colleges (Dexter Southfield 2026-2027 school profile).

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 Dexter Southfield graduates go to college? Dexter Southfield publishes a matriculation list (where its graduates enrolled) for the Class of 2026: 73 colleges. Source: Class of 2026 Matriculation List.

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