Nightingale-Bamford School

New York · NY · Private independent · K-12 combined

Private

Similar nearby schools

Most similar nearby schools

Spence School → Dalton School → La Scuola D'Italia → Lascuola Ditalia → Dwight School → Rudolf Steiner School → Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School → The Hewitt School →

Where graduates go — as published by the school

Nightingale-Bamford School publishes where its graduates enrolled (2022–2025): 96 colleges with per-college counts — the largest counts enrolled at Cornell University (13), University of St. Andrews (10), University of Pennsylvania (9). See the full list ↓

At a glance

Programs & features

Teaches no AP-designated courses — common among independent schools that run their own advanced curriculum

Composed from the school's own published profile (2025), and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

Their published matriculation list

Where their graduates enrolled

Nightingale-Bamford School publishes where its graduates enrolled. What follows is copied from that document — 96 colleges, ordered by the number of students enrolled.

Years, as the document states them
2022–2025

The ten largest counts, enrolled

Cornell University 13

University of St. Andrews 10

University of Pennsylvania 9

Washington University in St. Louis 9

Yale University 9

Amherst College 7

Brown University 7

Columbia University 7

Duke University 7

Georgetown University 7

Is my kid's college on this list?

— Stanford University ✓ New York University · 3 ✓ University of Southern California · 2 ✓ University of California, Los Angeles · 2 — University of California, Berkeley ✓ University of Michigan · 4 ✓ Cornell University · 13 ✓ Boston University · 1 — Northeastern University ✓ University of Texas at Austin · 1 ✓ Georgetown University · 7 ✓ Duke University · 7

Any college:

The school down the road: Spence School

College	Nightingale-Bamford School	Spence School
Cornell University	13	16
Harvard University	3	24
Brown University	7	15
Georgetown University	7	15
Duke University	7	14
University of Chicago	2	17
Yale University	9	9
University of Pennsylvania	9	8

Each school's own printed counts (matriculation, 2022–2025 vs matriculation, Classes of 2021 - 2025); spans may differ.

All 96 colleges, as the document prints them

College · Students

Cornell University 13

University of St. Andrews 10

University of Pennsylvania 9

Washington University in St. Louis 9

Yale University 9

Amherst College 7

Brown University 7

Columbia University 7

Duke University 7

Georgetown University 7

Northwestern University 7

Vanderbilt University 7

Emory University 6

McGill University 6

Middlebury College 6

Tufts University 6

Wake Forest University 6

Barnard College 5

Colby College 5

Princeton University 5

Williams College 5

Colgate University 4

Lehigh University 4

Skidmore College 4

Tulane University 4

University of Michigan–Ann Arbor 4

Boston College 3

Bowdoin College 3

Brandeis University 3

Case Western Reserve University 3

and 66 more

Harvard University 3

Haverford College 3

Kenyon College 3

Lafayette College 3

New York University 3

Pitzer College 3

Syracuse University 3

The George Washington University 3

Trinity College 3

University of Virginia 3

Villanova University 3

Washington and Lee University 3

Wesleyan University 3

Bard College 2

Bucknell University 2

Cal Poly 2

Dartmouth College 2

Emerson College 2

Hamilton College 2

Oberlin College 2

Occidental College 2

Rice University 2

Temple University 2

University of California–Los Angeles 2

University of Chicago 2

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 2

University of Southern California 2

Auburn University 1

Bates College 1

Bennington College 1

Binghamton University 1

Boston University 1

Bryn Mawr College 1

California Institute of Technology 1

Carnegie Mellon University 1

Chapman University 1

College of the Holy Cross 1

Davidson College 1

Denison University 1

Dickinson College 1

Fordham University 1

Indiana University–Bloomington 1

John Cabot University 1

Macalester College 1

Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1

Ohio University 1

Purdue University 1

Queen Mary University of London 1

Reed College 1

Rochester Institute of Technology 1

Rutgers University–New Brunswick 1

Scripps College 1

Smith College 1

Swarthmore College 1

The Ohio State University 1

University of California–Davis 1

University of Colorado-Colorado Springs 1

University of Maryland at College Park 1

University of Miami 1

University of Minnesota–Twin Cities 1

University of Notre Dame 1

University of Texas–Austin 1

University of Toronto 1

University of Wisconsin–Madison 1

Whitman College 1

William and Mary 1

These graduates went on to the colleges above.

Check your kid's odds at these colleges →

We'll load the 10 colleges the class chose most often — add your name, email and your child's numbers and we'll see where your child lands at each.

Independently verified As published by Nightingale-Bamford School — School Profile, Class of 2026 ↗. Found at: p.2, 'COLLEGE ENROLLMENT 2022–2025' list.

Keep this page current

Work at Nightingale-Bamford School? If this page is missing your newest school profile, matriculation list, or college acceptances, send us the links. We read the document, copy the figures exactly as published, and cite it on this page.

Send us links

Links only, please. We can't take file uploads, and we never publish a number without the document it came from.

By sending this you agree that we may email you about your request. We write by email only, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

You've seen Nightingale-Bamford School. What are your child's real college odds? Check any college in 10 seconds — no email needed — then get the free Family Decision Report: Reach / Competitive / Match / Likely + the real cost range for every college on their list. Check odds →

How Nightingale-Bamford School compares for families

What families should know about Nightingale-Bamford School.

▸ LocallyNY sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Spence School, Dalton School, La Scuola D'Italia and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

For Parents

Get alerts when Nightingale-Bamford School's numbers change

New admissions results, enrollment shifts, test scores — a few alerts a year, no spam. Your email also saves your list across devices.

Objective, government-grade data — no school pays us for placement.

Your state's public flagship

Stony Brook University

49%

admit rate

$10,931

in-state tuition/yr · $32,741 out-of-state

1320–1490

SAT 25–75 · ACT 28–33

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 $18,784/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.

See the full Stony Brook University profile → Estimate your odds with your scores →

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

Pay for college in New York

New York's public scholarships

New York's Excelsior Scholarship makes SUNY and CUNY tuition-free for middle-income families — there's no GPA or test gate, but you commit to staying in New York after you graduate.

Promise Excelsior Scholarship

Free SUNY/CUNY tuition (last-dollar, up to $5,500/yr)

Income: Household AGI ≤ $125,000

Tuition-free SUNY/CUNY for NY families under $125k AGI — no GPA or test gate, but you must stay on track and live in New York after graduating. (Stay on-track (30 credits/yr); live & work in NY afterward for the years you received it.)

Official program details ↗

Eligibility rules change yearly — confirm with the official program before relying on it. Amounts are recent published figures; awards cover tuition/fees, not housing or books unless noted. Verified 2026-10-21.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment went from 634 in 2018 to 674 in 2022 — over 4 years.

+6.3%

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 Nightingale-Bamford School's own published school profile (as of 2025-26): www.datocms-assets.com/30545/1756998019-nightinga… ↗

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of +1.5%/year, projecting from 2022's 674 students:

2023

684

2025

706

2027

728

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

Revenue upside

At tuition per student, the 54 students projected to be gained by 2027 represent ≈ $864,000/year in tuition upside.

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.

School	Type	Miles	HS enrollment	Trend
Spence School New York	Private	0.0	769	—
Dalton School New York	Private	0.1	1,221	—
La Scuola D'Italia New York	Private	0.2	110	-34.5%
Lascuola Ditalia New York	Private	0.2	111	-33.9%
Dwight School New York	Private	0.6	742	+18.5%
Rudolf Steiner School New York	Private	0.6	244	-12.2%
Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School New York	Private	0.7	1,138	-8.1%
The Hewitt School New York	Private	0.8	464	-11.6%

At a glance

JSON · Using this page with an AI assistant

Nightingale-Bamford School is a private high school in New York, NY, enrolling 674 students in grades 9-12 in 2022.

Enrollment is up 6% from 2018 to 2022.

Nightingale-Bamford School publishes a matriculation list (where its graduates enrolled) for the 2022–2025: 96 colleges, with per-college counts; the largest counts are Cornell University (13), University of St. Andrews (10), University of Pennsylvania (9), Washington University in St. Louis (9), Yale University (9). Source: School Profile, Class of 2026.

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 Nightingale-Bamford School graduates go to college? Nightingale-Bamford School publishes a matriculation list (where its graduates enrolled) for the 2022–2025: 96 colleges, with per-college counts; the largest counts are Cornell University (13), University of St. Andrews (10), University of Pennsylvania (9), Washington University in St. Louis (9), Yale University (9). Source: School Profile, Class of 2026.

How many students attend Nightingale-Bamford School? Nightingale-Bamford School is a private high school in New York, NY, enrolling 674 students in grades 9-12 in 2022.

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

More private high schools in the New York City area, ranked by their published college lists.

What does AI tell parents about Nightingale-Bamford School?

When a parent asks an AI assistant about Nightingale-Bamford School, the answer is built from a handful of sources, and Reach is often one of them. We will send the admissions office a short report on what AI says about Nightingale-Bamford School and where it comes from. The first report is free.

Request the free report