Northwood School

Lake Placid · NY · Private independent

Private

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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

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Their published matriculation list

Where the Classes of 2021-2025 enrolled

Northwood School publishes where its graduates enrolled. What follows is copied from that document — 146 colleges, ordered by the number of students enrolled.

College · Students

St. Lawrence University 13

University of Vermont 11

Boston College 6

Rochester Institute of Technology 6

Hobart and William Smith Colleges 5

Nazareth University 5

Syracuse University 5

University of Nebraska at Omaha 5

Bentley University 4

Clarkson University 4

Coastal Carolina University 4

Concordia University (Montreal) 4

SUNY College at Oswego 4

Union College 4

University of New Hampshire 4

College of the Holy Cross 3

Connecticut College 3

Long Island University (Post) 3

Luther College 3

McGill University 3

Middlebury College 3

New York University 3

Ohio Wesleyan University 3

Providence College 3

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 3

Saint Michael's College 3

St. John's University 3

SUNY College of Technology at Canton 3

University of Notre Dame 3

University of Utah 3

and 116 more

Babson College 2

Bates College 2

Brandeis University 2

Castleton University 2

Fairfield University 2

Gettysburg College 2

Hamilton College 2

Lafayette College 2

New England College 2

North Country Community College 2

Northwestern University 2

Onondaga Community College 2

Oregon State University 2

Paul Smith's College 2

Quinnipiac University 2

Rivier University 2

Roger Williams University 2

St George's, University of London 2

SUNY College at Cortland 2

SUNY College at Plattsburgh 2

SUNY Geneseo 2

The Ohio State University 2

The University of Montana 2

The University of Tampa 2

Trinity College 2

University of Arizona 2

University of British Columbia 2

University of Connecticut 2

University of Denver 2

University of Pittsburgh 2

University of Virginia 2

Washington College 2

Allegheny College 1

Assumption University 1

Bowdoin College 1

Bucknell University 1

California State University (Dominguez Hills) 1

Case Western Reserve University 1

Christopher Newport University 1

Clark University 1

Clemson University 1

Colby-Sawyer College 1

Colgate University 1

Colorado State University (Fort Collins) 1

Columbia University 1

Converse University 1

Cornell University 1

Creighton University 1

Denison University 1

Eastern University 1

Eckerd College 1

Elon University 1

Farmingdale State College 1

Franklin & Marshall College 1

Georgetown University 1

Hamline University 1

Harvard University 1

Jacksonville University 1

Johnson & Wales University (Providence) 1

Kenyon College 1

Lehigh University 1

Maryville University 1

Merrimack College 1

Michigan Technological University 1

Montana State University 1

Moore College of Art and Design 1

North Carolina State University 1

Northeastern University 1

Nova Southeastern University 1

Oregon State University - Cascades 1

Otis College of Art and Design 1

Pace University (New York City) 1

Pacific Lutheran University 1

Penn State University (University Park) 1

Pitzer College 1

Princeton University 1

Rocky Mountain College 1

Rutgers University (New Brunswick) 1

Saint John Fisher University 1

Saint Mary's University of Minnesota 1

Siena University 1

Skidmore College 1

Soka University of America 1

St Mary's University 1

St. Olaf College 1

Stanford University 1

Stony Brook University 1

Suffolk University 1

SUNY at New Paltz 1

SUNY at Purchase College 1

SUNY Buffalo State University 1

SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill 1

The University of Alabama 1

Tulane University of Louisiana 1

United States Military Academic at West Point 1

University at Albany 1

University of California (Santa Cruz) 1

University of Delaware 1

University of Massachusetts (Boston) 1

University of Massachusetts (Lowell) 1

University of Montreal 1

University of New England 1

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 1

University of North Carolina Wilmington 1

University of Oregon 1

University of Ottawa 1

University of Rhode Island 1

University of South Florida 1

University of Toronto 1

University of Wisconsin (Milwaukee) 1

Utica University 1

Vermont State University 1

Villanova University 1

Wagner College 1

Williams College 1

Yale University 1

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Independently verified As published by Northwood School — Northwood School website - College Matriculation page ↗. Found at: "College Matriculation for the Classes of 2021-2025" list.

About this listing

Northwood School is listed by PSS 2018 · NAIS + TABS. 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.northwoodschool.org ↗

Not enough enrollment history on file to chart a trend for this school yet.

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
Mountain Lake Academy Lake Placid	Private	2.2	35	—
Little River Community School Canton	Private	59.7	35	—
Waldorf School Of Saratoga Springs Saratoga Springs	Private	84.6	104	-40.6%
Ketchum-Grande School Of The Charlton School. Burnt Hills	Private	95.2	34	—
Brown School Schenectady	Private	104.3	92	-32.4%
Bright Hope Academy Center Schenectady	Private	104.7	8	—
Emma Willard School Troy	Private	110.3	365	+3.7%
Vanderheyden Hall Wynantskill	Private	112.2	81	-1.2%

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