Garden School

Jackson Heights · NY · Private independent · K-12 combined

Private

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Where graduates go, as the school itself publishes it. Garden School publishes where its graduates go (not stated): 9 colleges, including Brown University, Columbia University, Princeton University, UCLA.
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Where graduates go — as published by the school

Garden School publishes where its graduates enrolled (not stated): 9 colleges. See the full list ↓

Their published matriculation list

Where their graduates enrolled

Garden School publishes where its graduates enrolled. What follows is copied from that document — 9 colleges, in the document's own order.

The document does not state a class year for this list.

Ivy+ and most selective · 3

Brown University · Columbia University · Princeton University

University of California · 2

UCLA · University of California Berkeley

Out of state · 4

Barnard College · Drexel University · Fordham University · Wesleyan University

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As the document prints them

Barnard College Brown University Columbia University Drexel University Fordham University Princeton University UCLA University of California Berkeley Wesleyan University

These graduates went on to the colleges above.

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Independently verified As published by Garden School — College Counseling page — 'College Matriculation' ↗. Found at: Academics > College Counseling > 'College Matriculation' (alumni, no class year given).

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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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About this listing

Garden School 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.gardenschool.org ↗

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At a glance

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Garden School is a private high school in Jackson Heights, NY.

Garden School publishes a matriculation list (where its graduates enrolled) for the not stated: 9 colleges. Source: College Counseling page — 'College Matriculation'.

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 Garden School graduates go to college? Garden School publishes a matriculation list (where its graduates enrolled) for the not stated: 9 colleges. Source: College Counseling page — 'College Matriculation'.

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