National Cathedral School

Washington · DC · Private independent · K-12 combined

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Where graduates go, as the school itself publishes it. National Cathedral School publishes where its graduates go (Classes of 2022–2026): 106 colleges, including Boston College, Georgetown University, University of Chicago, University of Michigan.
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Where graduates go — as published by the school

National Cathedral School publishes where its graduates enrolled (Classes of 2022–2026): 106 colleges. See the full list ↓

Their published matriculation list

Where the Classes of 2022–2026 enrolled

National Cathedral School publishes where its graduates enrolled. What follows is copied from that document — 106 colleges, in the document's own order.

Ivy+ and most selective · 12

University of Chicago · University of Pennsylvania · Brown University · Cornell University · Dartmouth College · Duke University · Princeton University · Yale University · Columbia University · Harvard University · Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Stanford University

University of California · 2

University of California (Santa Cruz) · University of California (Los Angeles)

Cal State · 1

San Diego State University

Other California · 6

Occidental College · University of Southern California · Chapman University · Loyola Marymount University · Pepperdine University · Pomona College

Out of state · 79

Boston College · Georgetown University · Syracuse University · Tulane University · University of Michigan · University of Virginia · Davidson College · Denison University · New York University · Barnard College · Boston University · Bowdoin College · Bucknell University · Clemson University · and 65 more below

Not matched to a college page · 6

University of St Andrews · University of Toronto · Trinity College Dublin · McGill University · Northeastern University London · University of Hong Kong

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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

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All 106 colleges, as the document prints them

Boston College Georgetown University Syracuse University Tulane University University of Chicago University of Michigan University of Pennsylvania University of St Andrews University of Virginia Brown University Cornell University Dartmouth College Davidson College Denison University Duke University New York University Princeton University University of Toronto Yale University Barnard College Boston University Bowdoin College Bucknell University Clemson University Colby College Columbia University Drexel University George Washington University Hamilton College Harvard University

and 76 more

Indiana University (Bloomington) Kenyon College Lehigh University Massachusetts Institute of Technology Middlebury College Northeastern University Occidental College Purdue University Rice University Smith College Spelman College Stanford University Temple University Trinity College Dublin Tufts University United States Military Academy University of California (Santa Cruz) University of Miami University of Southern California University of Wisconsin Vanderbilt University Wake Forest University Washington and Lee University Wellesley College Wesleyan University William & Mary Allegheny College American University Amherst College Auburn University Bates College Brandeis University Carleton College Case Western Reserve University Chapman University Colorado College Dickinson College Emory University Fordham University Georgia Tech Grinnell College Hampton University Haverford College Lafayette College Loyola Marymount University McGill University Northeastern University London Northwestern University Penn State University Pepperdine University Pomona College Reed College Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rochester Institute of Technology San Diego State University Southern Methodist University Suffolk University The Ohio State University University of Arizona University of California (Los Angeles) University of Colorado (Boulder) University of Connecticut University of Hong Kong University of Maryland University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill) University of Pittsburgh University of Pittsburgh (Johnstown) University of South Carolina University of Tampa University of Tennessee University of Texas University of Vermont Vassar College Virginia Commonwealth University Washington University in St. Louis Williams College

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Independently verified As published by National Cathedral School — 2026-2027 NCS Academic Profile -- College Matriculation section ↗. Found at: page 3, 'COLLEGE MATRICULATION' section.

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National Cathedral School is listed by NAIS + founder list. 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.ncs.org ↗

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National Cathedral School is a private high school in Washington, DC.

National Cathedral School publishes a matriculation list (where its graduates enrolled) for the Classes of 2022–2026: 106 colleges. Source: 2026-2027 NCS Academic Profile -- College Matriculation section.

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 National Cathedral School graduates go to college? National Cathedral School publishes a matriculation list (where its graduates enrolled) for the Classes of 2022–2026: 106 colleges. Source: 2026-2027 NCS Academic Profile -- College Matriculation section.

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