Meridian Academy

Jamaica Plain · MA · Private independent · K-12 combined

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Where graduates go, as the school itself publishes it. Meridian Academy publishes where its graduates go (not stated): 114 colleges, including Boston College, Boston University, Boston University - University Scholar, Boston University School of Theatre.
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Where graduates go — as published by the school

Meridian Academy publishes its college acceptances (not stated): 114 colleges. See the full list ↓

Their published college acceptances

College acceptances

Meridian Academy publishes the colleges that admitted its graduates. What follows is copied from that document — 114 colleges, in the document's own order.

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

Other California · 7

Chapman University · Occidental College · Scripps College · University of the Pacific · University of Redlands · University of Southern California · Whittier College

Out of state · 81

Agnes Scott College · Alfred University · American University · Bard College · Bennington College · Bentley University · Boston College · Boston University · Brandeis University · Bryn Mawr College · Bucknell University · Carnegie Mellon University · Case Western Reserve University · Clark University · and 67 more below

Not matched to a college page · 26

Anna Maria College · Bath University (U.K.) · Boston University - University Scholar · Boston University School of Theatre · Cambridge University (U.K.) · The College of The Atlantic · Columbia University-Simmons College 5-year, Dual-degree Engineering Program · CUNY Hunter · Dickinson University · Durham University (U.K.) · Hartwick University · Lasell College · Lesley College · Massachusetts College of Art · and 12 more below

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— Stanford University — New York University ✓ University of Southern California — University of California, Los Angeles — University of California, Berkeley — University of Michigan — Cornell University ✓ Boston University ✓ Northeastern University — University of Texas at Austin — Georgetown University — Duke University

Any college:

The school down the road: Winsor School

College	Meridian Academy	Winsor School
Boston College	✓ named	✓ named
Boston University	✓ named	✓ named
Brown University	—	✓ named
Carnegie Mellon University	✓ named	✓ named
Columbia University in the City of New York	—	✓ named
Cornell University	—	✓ named
Dartmouth College	—	✓ named
Emory University	—	✓ named
Georgetown University	—	✓ named
Harvard University	—	✓ named
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	—	✓ named
New York University	—	✓ named

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

All 114 colleges, as the document prints them

Agnes Scott College Alfred University American University Anna Maria College Bard College Bath University (U.K.) Bennington College Bentley University Boston College Boston University Boston University - University Scholar Boston University School of Theatre Brandeis University Bryn Mawr College Bucknell University Cambridge University (U.K.) Carnegie Mellon University Case Western Reserve University Chapman University Clark University The College of The Atlantic The College of William and Mary The College of Wooster Columbia University-Simmons College 5-year, Dual-degree Engineering Program Connecticut College Cornell College CUNY Hunter Curry College Dickinson University Denison University

and 84 more

Drew University Drexel University Durham University (U.K.) Earlham College Eckerd College Fordham University Goucher College Hampshire College Haverford College Hartwick University Hobart and William Smith Hofstra University Howard University Ithaca College James Madison University Johnson and Wales University, Providence Juniata College Kalamazoo College Keene State College Lasell College Lawrence University Lesley College Lewis and Clark College Macalester College Marymount Manhattan College Massachusetts College of Art Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.) McGill University Montserrat College of Art Mount Holyoke College Muhlenberg College New College of Florida New England Conservatory of Music New York University (NYU) Northeastern University Northeastern University - Honors College Northwestern University Oberlin College Occidental College Philadelphia University Providence College Reed College Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rochester Institute of Technology Roger Williams University Sarah Lawrence College Scripps College Simmons College Skidmore College Smith College Spelman College Suffolk University SUNY Binghamton SUNY Purchase Tufts University University of Edinburgh, Royal School of Veterinary Studies (UK) University of Rhode Island University of Denver University of Hartford University of Massachusetts, Amherst University of Massachusetts, Amherst - Honors College University of Massachusetts, Boston University of Massachusetts, Lowell University of New Hampshire University of New England University of Michigan - The Residential College University of the Pacific University of Pittsburgh University of Puget Sound University of Redlands University of Rochester University of Southern California University of Tampa University of Vermont University of Western Ontario Ursinus College Vassar College Warren Wilson College Wentworth Institute of Technology Wheaton College Whittier College Willamette University

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Independently verified As published by Meridian Academy — Full College Acceptance List (Meridian Academy website) ↗. Found at: "College Acceptance at Meridian" page body, full institution list.

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How Meridian Academy compares for families

What families should know about Meridian Academy.

▸ LocallyMA students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+14 points).
▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: British International School Of Boston, Winsor School, Ivy Street School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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Your state's public flagship

University of Massachusetts-Amherst

58%

admit rate

$17,772

in-state tuition/yr · $40,449 out-of-state

1300–1480

SAT 25–75 · ACT 29–33

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 $22,383/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.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment went from 62 in 2018 to 77 in 2022 — over 4 years.

+24.2%

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.

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of +5.6%/year, projecting from 2022's 77 students:

2023

2025

2027

101

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

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.

School	Type	Miles	HS enrollment	Trend
British International School Of Boston Boston	Private	1.4	423	+8.5%
Winsor School Boston	Private	1.9	478	+2.6%
Ivy Street School Brookline	Private	2.4	50	—
Boston University Academy Boston	Private	2.7	220	+14.0%
Bay Cove Academy Brookline	Private	2.8	27	—
The Newman School Boston	Private	2.9	212	-23.5%
The Newman School Boston	Private	2.9	235	-9.6%
Commonwealth School Boston	Private	3.0	148	—

At a glance

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Meridian Academy is a private high school in Jamaica Plain, MA, enrolling 77 students in grades 9-12 in 2022.

Enrollment is up 24% from 2018 to 2022.

Meridian Academy publishes a college acceptances list for the not stated: 114 colleges. Source: Full College Acceptance List (Meridian Academy website).

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 Meridian Academy graduates go to college? Meridian Academy publishes a college acceptances list for the not stated: 114 colleges. Source: Full College Acceptance List (Meridian Academy website).

How many students attend Meridian Academy? Meridian Academy is a private high school in Jamaica Plain, MA, enrolling 77 students in grades 9-12 in 2022.

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