Mercersburg Academy

Mercersburg · PA · Private independent

Private

SAT 1420 avg

At a glance

Academic signals
  • SAT avg 1420
  • ACT avg 32 (25-75: 31–33)

Composed from the school's own published profile (2024), and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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How Mercersburg Academy compares for families

Among the academically strongest private schools in our database.

  • NationallySAT mean 1420 (≈ top 4% of US test-takers) · ACT mean 32.0 (≈ top 4%).
  • LocallyPA students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+4 points).
  • vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Merakey Education Center, Abraxas Youth Center, Abraxas Leadership Development Program and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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Your state's public flagship

Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus

54%
admit rate
$20,644
in-state tuition/yr · $41,790 out-of-state
1220–1400
SAT 25–75 · ACT 27–32

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 $32,875/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.

See the full Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus profile → Estimate your odds with your scores →

Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.

Their published college acceptances

College acceptances

Mercersburg Academy publishes the colleges that admitted its graduates. What follows is copied from that document — 380 colleges, in the document's own order.

Years, as the document states them
the past two years

Adelphi University Allegheny College American University-District of Columbia Amherst College Anglo-American University Appalachian State University Arizona State University Assumption University Auburn University Augsburg University Bangor University Bard College Barry University Bates College Bentley University Berry College Binghamton University Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania Boston College-Massachusetts Boston Conservatory at Berklee Boston University Brandeis University Bridgewater College Brown University Bryn Mawr College Bucknell University Butler University California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Campbell University
and 350 more
Canisius University Cardiff University Carleton College Carnegie Mellon University Case Western Reserve University Chapman University Christopher Newport University Claremont McKenna College Clark University Clarkson University Clemson University Coastal Carolina University Colby College Colgate University College of Charleston College of the Holy Cross Colorado College Columbia College Chicago Columbia University in the City of New York Concordia University Connecticut College Cornell University D'Youville University Dartmouth College Davidson College DePaul University Denison University Dickinson College Drew University Drexel University Duke Kunshan University Duke University Duquesne University ESCP Business School-Madrid ESCP Business School East Carolina University East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania Eastern Michigan University Eckerd College Edinburgh Napier University Elizabethtown College Elon University Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott Emerson College Emmanuel College-Massachusetts Emory University Fairfield University Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus Felician University Fisher College Florida Atlantic University Florida Institute of Technology Florida International University Florida Polytechnic University Florida Southern College Florida State University Fordham University Franklin & Marshall College Furman University George Mason University George Washington University Georgetown University Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Georgia State University Georgian Court University Gettysburg College Gonzaga University Goucher College Grand Valley State University Grinnell College Hamilton College Hampton University Harvard University Harvey Mudd College Haverford College High Point University Hobart William Smith Colleges Hofstra University Hood College Houston Christian University Howard University Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus Indiana University-Bloomington Iona University Iowa State University Ithaca College Jacksonville University James Madison University Johns Hopkins University Johnson & Wales University-Providence Juniata College Kalamazoo College Kansas State University Keele University Keene State College Kenyon College Kettering University King's College London, University of London Kutztown University of Pennsylvania La Salle University Lafayette College Lake Forest College Lees-McRae College Lehigh University Lesley University Lewis & Clark College Liverpool John Moores University Longwood University Louisiana State University Loyola Marymount University Loyola University Chicago Loyola University Maryland Lynn University Macalester College Manchester Metropolitan University Marist University Marquette University Maryland Institute College of Art Marymount University Massachusetts College of Art and Design Massachusetts Institute of Technology McDaniel College McGill University McMaster University Mercyhurst University Messiah University Miami University-Oxford Michigan State University Middlebury College Millersville University of Pennsylvania Misericordia University Monmouth University Montana State University Montclair State University Morgan State University Mount St. Mary's University Muhlenberg College Nazareth University New York University Newcastle University Niagara University North Carolina State University at Raleigh Northeastern University London Northeastern University Northern Michigan University Northumbria University, Newcastle Northwestern University Oberlin College Occidental College Ohio State University-Main Campus Ohio University-Main Campus Ohio Wesleyan University Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Oregon State University Pace University Pacific Lutheran University Palm Beach Atlantic University Pennsylvania Western University Pepperdine University Pitzer College Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce Pratt Institute-Main Providence College Purdue University-Main Campus Queens University of Charlotte Quinnipiac University Radford University Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rhode Island School of Design Rhodes College Rice University Rider University Roanoke College Robert Morris University Rochester Institute of Technology Rollins College Rutgers University-Camden Rutgers University-New Brunswick Rutgers University-Newark SUNY Buffalo State University Sacred Heart University Saginaw Valley State University Saint Joseph's College of Maine Saint Joseph's University Saint Louis University-Madrid Saint Louis University Saint Mary's College of California Salisbury University Salve Regina University San Jose State University Santa Clara University Sarah Lawrence College Savannah College of Art and Design Scripps College Seton Hall University Shepherd University Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Skidmore College Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Smith College Southern California Institute of Architecture Southern Methodist University St Olaf College St. John's University-New York St. Lawrence University-New York St. Mary's College of Maryland Stanford University Stevens Institute of Technology Stonehill College Stony Brook University Susquehanna University Swarthmore College Syracuse University Temple University Texas A & M University-College Station Texas Christian University Texas Tech University The New School The Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus The University of Alabama The University of British Columbia The University of Tampa The University of Tennessee-Knoxville The University of Texas at Austin Thomas Jefferson University Towson University Trinity College Dublin Trinity College Tufts University Tulane University of Louisiana UCL (University College London) Union College United States Naval Academy University College Dublin University at Buffalo University of Alabama in Huntsville University of Arizona University of Arkansas-Fort Smith University of Austin University of Calgary University of California-Berkeley University of California-Davis University of California-Irvine University of California-Los Angeles University of California-Riverside University of California-San Diego University of California-Santa Barbara University of California-Santa Cruz University of Chicago University of Cincinnati-Main Campus University of Colorado Boulder University of Connecticut University of Dayton University of Delaware University of Denver University of Essex University of Florida University of Georgia University of Glasgow University of Greenwich University of Hertfordshire University of Houston University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign University of Indianapolis University of Iowa University of Kansas University of Kent University of Kentucky University of Lincoln University of Louisiana at Monroe University of Maine University of Manchester University of Mary Washington University of Maryland-Baltimore County University of Maryland-College Park University of Massachusetts-Amherst University of Massachusetts-Boston University of Miami University of Michigan-Ann Arbor University of Minnesota-Twin Cities University of Mississippi University of Nevada-Las Vegas University of New England University of New Hampshire-Main Campus University of New Haven University of North Carolina Wilmington University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University of North Carolina at Charlotte University of Notre Dame University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus University of Oregon University of Pennsylvania University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus University of Portland University of Puerto Rico at Ponce University of Puget Sound University of Redlands University of Rhode Island University of Richmond University of Rochester University of San Diego University of San Francisco University of Scranton University of South Carolina-Columbia University of South Florida University of Southern California University of St Thomas University of St. Gallen University of Toronto University of Tulsa University of Utah University of Vermont University of Virginia-Main Campus University of Washington-Seattle Campus University of Waterloo University of Westminster, London University of Wisconsin-Madison University of the Arts London University of the Virgin Islands Ursinus College Vanderbilt University Vassar College Villanova University Virginia Commonwealth University Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Wagner College Wake Forest University Washington & Jefferson College Washington College Washington University in St Louis Washington and Lee University Wayne State University Wesleyan University West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Virginia University Western Carolina University Western Michigan University Western New England University Western University Westfield State University Whittier College Widener University William & Mary Williams College Wilson College Worcester Polytechnic Institute Xavier University Yale University York College of Pennsylvania

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Independently verified As published by Mercersburg Academy — Mercersburg Academy — College Acceptances webpage ↗. Found at: Full-page list under 'College Acceptances,' intro text: 'Below is a list of senior class acceptances from the past two years.'.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment went from 444 in 2018 to 425 in 2022 — over 4 years.
-4.3%
Why only 3 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.

For a more current snapshot, see Mercersburg Academy's own published school profile (as of 2024-25): resources.finalsite.net/images/v1730143904/mercer… ↗

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of -1.1%/year, projecting from 2022's 425 students:

2023
420
2025
411
2027
402

≈ 23 fewer students by 2027 — a real revenue/relevance risk worth getting ahead of.

An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.

Revenue at risk

At tuition per student, the 23 students projected to be lost by 2027 represent ≈ $368,000/year in tuition at risk.

Tuition is an editable estimate (PSS doesn't publish tuition) — set it to your school's figure.

Most similar nearby high schools

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.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
Merakey Education Center
Chambersburg
Private 17.3 11
Abraxas Youth Center
South Mountain
Private 21.5 43
Abraxas Leadership Development Program
South Mountain
Private 21.6 50 -47.4%
Shalom Christian Academy
Chambersburg
Private 11.5 606 +43.9%
Cumberland Valley Christian School
Chambersburg
Private 14.4 423 +6.5%
Global Vision Christian School
Scotland
Private 18.8 296 +78.3%
Anchor Christian School
Shippensburg
Private 21.8 105 +25.0%
River Rock Academy Newville Campus
Lancaster
Private 35.0 31

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