John Burroughs School

Saint Louis · MO · Private independent · K-12 combined

Private

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Your state's public flagship

University of Missouri-Columbia

77%

admit rate

$14,837

in-state tuition/yr · $36,056 out-of-state

1150–1330

SAT 25–75 · ACT 23–29

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 $20,268/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.

Their published matriculation list

Where their graduates enrolled

John Burroughs School publishes where its graduates enrolled. What follows is copied from that document — 152 colleges, ordered by the number of students enrolled.

Years, as the document states them
2021-2025

College · Students

Washington U. in St. Louis 39

Indiana U. - Bloomington 28

Boston College 13

University of Miami 12

Brown University 11

U. of Missouri - Columbia 11

University of Notre Dame 11

Johns Hopkins University 10

Tulane U. of Louisiana 10

U. of Michigan - Ann Arbor 10

U. of Wisconsin - Madison 10

University of Chicago 10

Wake Forest University 10

Amherst College 9

Georgetown University 9

Texas Christian University 9

Tufts University 9

U. of Colorado Boulder 9

Loyola University Chicago 8

U. of Michigan - Dearborn 8

U. of Michigan - Flint 8

Vanderbilt University 8

Boston University 7

Duke University 7

U. of Southern California 7

Bucknell University 6

Fordham University 6

New York University 6

Purdue U. - Main Campus 6

Santa Clara University 6

and 122 more

Stanford University 6

U. of Virginia - Main Campus 6

University of Pennsylvania 6

Auburn University 5

Barnard College 5

Cornell University 5

Grinnell College 5

Princeton University 5

University of Denver 5

Yale University 5

Carleton College 4

Case Western Reserve U. 4

George Washington U. 4

Howard University 4

Kenyon College 4

OH State U. - Main Campus 4

Saint Louis University 4

U. of CA - Los Angeles 4

American University - D.C. 3

Baylor University 3

Columbia U. in the City of NY 3

DePauw University 3

Elon University 3

Harvard University 3

MA Institute of Technology 3

Macalester College 3

MO. U. of Science and Technology 3

Northeastern University 3

Northwestern University 3

Pratt Institute - Main 3

Rhodes College 3

Rice University 3

Spelman College 3

U. of IL Urbana - Champaign 3

University of Mississippi 3

University of Richmond 3

Wellesley College 3

Arizona State University 2

Bowdoin College 2

Brandeis University 2

Carnegie Mellon University 2

Davidson College 2

Denison University 2

Drexel University 2

Emory Universirt 2

GA Institute of Technology - Main Campus 2

Gonzaga University 2

Lehigh University 2

Loyola Marymount U. 2

Morehouse College 2

Southern Methodist U. 2

Syracuse University 2

The U. of Texas at Austin 2

The U. of TN - Knoxville 2

The University of Alabama 2

U. of CA - San Diego 2

U. of CA - Santa Barbara 2

U. of MA - College Park 2

U. of NC at Chapel Hill 2

U. of OK - Norman Campus 2

U. of San Diego 2

University of Kansas 2

Vassar College 2

Bates College 1

Benedictine College 1

Bradley University 1

Bryn Mawr College 1

Butler University 1

Centre College 1

Claremont McKenna College 1

Clark University 1

Colby College 1

College of Charleston 1

Colorado State University 1

Emory U. - Oxford College 1

Goucher College 1

Hampton University 1

Haverford College 1

Illinois Wesleyan University 1

Iowa State University 1

Lake Forest College 1

Lewis & Clark College 1

Lindenwood University 1

Missouri Baptist University 1

Occidental College 1

Ohio U. - Main Campus 1

OK State U. - Main Campus 1

Pepperdine University 1

Pomona College 1

Reed College 1

Rochester Institute of Technology 1

Savannah College of Art and Design 1

SD School of Mines and Technology 1

St. Lawrence U. - NY 1

Swarthmore College 1

The American U. of Paris 1

The New School 1

Trinity College 1

Truman State University 1

U. of CA - Berkeley 1

U. of East Anglia UEA 1

U. of MA - Amherst 1

U. of MN - Twin Cities 1

U. of Puget Sound 1

U. of SC - Columbia 1

U. of WA - Seattle Campus 1

U.S. Air Force Academy 1

University of Evansville 1

University of Florida 1

University of Iowa 1

University of Pittsburgh 1

University of Tulsa 1

University of Vermont 1

University of Wyoming 1

VA Polytechnic Institute and State U. 1

Valparaiso University 1

Villanova University 1

Webster University 1

Wheaton College (MA) 1

Willamette University 1

Xavier U. of Louisiana 1

Xavier University 1

These graduates went on to the colleges above.

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About this listing

John Burroughs School is listed by PSS 2020 · NAIS + founder list. 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.jburroughs.org ↗

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment went from 593 in 2018 to 639 in 2020 — over 2 years.

+7.8%

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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The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.

School	Type	Miles	HS enrollment	Trend
Logos School Olivette	Private	1.6	113	+24.2%
Mary Institute & St Louis Country Day School Saint Louis	Private	1.8	1,225	+3.0%
Miriam Academy Saint Louis	Private	2.9	67	+3.1%
Great Circle Edgewood Children'S Center Saint Louis	Private	3.1	71	-69.0%
Ech School At Every Childs Hope Saint Louis	Private	4.3	63	+10.5%
Crossroads College Preparatory School Saint Louis	Private	4.6	122	-45.3%
Hw Kia Saint Louis	Private	5.3	45	—
Whitfield School Saint Louis	Private	6.1	433	-6.3%

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