Ethical Culture Fieldston School

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Where graduates go: #2 feeder school to Emory; top 10 for Brown and WashU. Ethical Culture Fieldston School's own list (Classes of 2022–2026), enrolled: Michigan (40), Cornell (33), Emory (33), Syracuse (31), Brown (27). Feeder standing: #4 Brown, #5 WashU, #6 Tufts, #6 Northwestern, #8 Michigan, #9 Syracuse. Ivy+ enrollment: #21 of 298 schools per class year.
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Where graduates go — as published by the school

Ethical Culture Fieldston School publishes where its graduates enrolled (Classes of 2022–2026): 133 colleges with per-college counts — the largest counts enrolled at University of Michigan (40), Cornell University (33), Emory University (33). See the full list ↓

Top-10 feeder to 7 top colleges #2Emory University6.6/yr #4Brown University5.4/yr #5Washington University in St. Louis (WashU)4.0/yr #6Tufts University5.4/yr #6Northwestern University5.0/yr #8University of Michigan (Ann Arbor)8.0/yr #9Syracuse University6.2/yr

Feeder standing #21 of 298 schools for Ivy+ enrollment per class year · #2 to Emory University, #4 to Brown University, #5 to Washington University in St. Louis (WashU), #6 to Tufts University — from its own published counts, ranked per class year

Their published matriculation list

Where the Classes of 2022–2026 enrolled

Ethical Culture Fieldston School publishes where its graduates enrolled. What follows is copied from that document — 133 colleges, ordered by the number of students enrolled.

The ten largest counts, enrolled · Classes of 2022–2026

University of Michigan 40

Cornell University 33

Emory University 33

Syracuse University 31

Brown University 27

Tufts University 27

Northwestern University 25

Boston College 24

University of Southern California 21

Wake Forest University 21

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✓ Stanford University · 6 ✓ New York University · 17 ✓ University of Southern California · 21 — University of California, Los Angeles — University of California, Berkeley ✓ University of Michigan · 40 ✓ Cornell University · 33 ✓ Boston University · 5 ✓ Northeastern University · 14 ✓ University of Texas at Austin · 4 ✓ Georgetown University · 12 ✓ Duke University · 15

Any college:

#21of 298 schools for Ivy+ enrollment per class year · 36.0/yr #2of 170 feeder schools to Emory University · 6.6/yrTop college #4of 207 feeder schools to Brown University · 5.4/yrTop college #5of 184 feeder schools to Washington University in St. Louis (WashU) · 4.0/yrTop college #6of 224 feeder schools to Tufts University · 5.4/yrTop college #6of 190 feeder schools to Northwestern University · 5.0/yrTop college #8of 221 feeder schools to University of Michigan (Ann Arbor) · 8.0/yrTop college

The school down the road: Professional Childrens School

College	Ethical Culture Fieldston School	Professional Childrens School
Emory University	33	2
Syracuse University	31	1
Wake Forest University	21	1
New York University	17	3
Columbia University	17	1
Princeton University	13	1
Skidmore College	10	1
Colby College	8	1

Each school's own printed counts (matriculation, Classes of 2022–2026 vs acceptances, Class of 2026); spans may differ.

All 133 colleges, as the document prints them

College · Students

University of Michigan 40

Cornell University 33

Emory University 33

Syracuse University 31

Brown University 27

Tufts University 27

Northwestern University 25

Boston College 24

University of Southern California 21

Wake Forest University 21

Washington University in St. Louis 20

University of Pennsylvania 19

Tulane University 18

University of Chicago 18

Columbia University 17

New York University 17

Lehigh University 16

Yale University 16

Duke University 15

Vanderbilt University 15

Northeastern University 14

Wesleyan University 14

Bucknell University 13

Princeton University 13

University of Wisconsin 13

Colgate University 12

Georgetown University 12

Middlebury College 11

Williams College 11

Skidmore College 10

and 103 more

Colby College 8

Emory University (Oxford) 8

McGill University 8

University of Miami 8

Amherst College 7

Dartmouth College 7

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Oberlin College 7

University of Vermont 7

University of Virginia 7

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About this listing

Ethical Culture Fieldston School is listed by PSS 2020 · NAIS. Its enrollment figures below come from the most recent federal Private School Survey it answered; the survey is voluntary, and the school did not respond to the latest wave. The school's own site: www.ecfs.org ↗

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment went from 399 in 2018 to 1,658 in 2020 — over 2 years.

+315.5%

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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Fusion Academy Manhattan - Upper West Side New York	Private	0.2	66	+11.9%
Professional Childrens School New York	Private	0.3	110	-37.5%
Robert Louis Stevenson School New York	Private	0.5	71	+1.4%
Collegiate School New York	Private	0.6	662	+0.6%
The Browning School New York	Private	0.7	460	+10.0%
The Hewitt School New York	Private	0.9	464	-11.6%
Rudolf Steiner School New York	Private	1.0	244	-12.2%
Calhoun School New York	Private	1.0	565	-18.2%

At a glance

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Ethical Culture Fieldston School is a private high school in New York, NY, enrolling 1,658 students in grades 9-12 in 2020.

Enrollment is up 316% from 2018 to 2020.

Ethical Culture Fieldston School publishes a matriculation list (where its graduates enrolled) for the Classes of 2022–2026: 133 colleges, with per-college counts; the largest counts are University of Michigan (40), Cornell University (33), Emory University (33), Syracuse University (31), Brown University (27). Source: College Destinations page.

Ethical Culture Fieldston School's feeder standing, from the schools' own published counts: #4 Brown, #5 WashU, #6 Tufts, #6 Northwestern, #8 Michigan, #9 Syracuse. Ivy+ enrollment: #21 of 298 schools per class year.

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 Ethical Culture Fieldston School graduates go to college? Ethical Culture Fieldston School publishes a matriculation list (where its graduates enrolled) for the Classes of 2022–2026: 133 colleges, with per-college counts; the largest counts are University of Michigan (40), Cornell University (33), Emory University (33), Syracuse University (31), Brown University (27). Source: College Destinations page.

Which colleges is Ethical Culture Fieldston School a top feeder school to? Ethical Culture Fieldston School's feeder standing, from the schools' own published counts: #4 Brown, #5 WashU, #6 Tufts, #6 Northwestern, #8 Michigan, #9 Syracuse. Ivy+ enrollment: #21 of 298 schools per class year.

How many students attend Ethical Culture Fieldston School? Ethical Culture Fieldston School is a private high school in New York, NY, enrolling 1,658 students in grades 9-12 in 2020.

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