John Burroughs School

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

Private

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Where graduates go, as the school itself publishes it. John Burroughs School's own list (2021-2025), enrolled: Washington U. in St. Louis (39), Indiana U. - Bloomington (28), Boston College (13), Miami (12), Brown (11).
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Where graduates go — as published by the school

John Burroughs School publishes where its graduates enrolled (2021-2025): 152 colleges with per-college counts — the largest counts enrolled at Washington U. in St. Louis (39), Indiana U. - Bloomington (28), Boston College (13). See the full list ↓

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

The ten largest counts, enrolled

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

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College	John Burroughs School	Mary Institute & St Louis Country Day School
Boston College	✓ named	✓ named
Boston University	✓ named	✓ named
Brown University	✓ named	—
Carnegie Mellon University	✓ named	—
Cornell University	✓ named	—
Duke University	✓ named	—
Emory University	—	✓ named
Georgetown University	✓ named	✓ named
Harvard University	✓ named	—
Johns Hopkins University	✓ named	—
New York University	✓ named	—
Northeastern University	✓ named	✓ named

Both schools print names, not counts, so this shows which selective colleges each list names.

All 152 colleges, as the document prints them

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

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Benedictine College 1

Bradley University 1

Bryn Mawr College 1

Butler University 1

Centre College 1

Claremont McKenna College 1

Clark University 1

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Emory U. - Oxford College 1

Goucher College 1

Hampton University 1

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Reed College 1

Rochester Institute of Technology 1

Savannah College of Art and Design 1

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The American U. of Paris 1

The New School 1

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U. of CA - Berkeley 1

U. of East Anglia UEA 1

U. of MA - Amherst 1

U. of MN - Twin Cities 1

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U. of SC - Columbia 1

U. of WA - Seattle Campus 1

U.S. Air Force Academy 1

University of Evansville 1

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University of Iowa 1

University of Pittsburgh 1

University of Tulsa 1

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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

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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

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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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Hw Kia Saint Louis	Private	5.3	45	—
Whitfield School Saint Louis	Private	6.1	433	-6.3%

At a glance

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John Burroughs School is a private high school in Saint Louis, MO, enrolling 639 students in grades 9-12 in 2020.

Enrollment is up 8% from 2018 to 2020.

John Burroughs School publishes a matriculation list (where its graduates enrolled) for the 2021-2025: 152 colleges, with per-college counts; the largest counts are Washington U. in St. Louis (39), Indiana U. - Bloomington (28), Boston College (13), University of Miami (12), Brown University (11). Source: Burroughs 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.

Questions families ask

Where do John Burroughs School graduates go to college? John Burroughs School publishes a matriculation list (where its graduates enrolled) for the 2021-2025: 152 colleges, with per-college counts; the largest counts are Washington U. in St. Louis (39), Indiana U. - Bloomington (28), Boston College (13), University of Miami (12), Brown University (11). Source: Burroughs School Profile.

How many students attend John Burroughs School? John Burroughs School is a private high school in Saint Louis, MO, enrolling 639 students in grades 9-12 in 2020.

Analysis: Test Prep Gurus (High School Reach, highschoolreach.com). These figures may be quoted with attribution to Test Prep Gurus.

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