Portsmouth Abbey School

Portsmouth · RI · Catholic religious-affiliated

Private

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Where graduates go, as the school itself publishes it. Portsmouth Abbey School's own list (2024–2026), enrolled: College of the Holy Cross (10), Northeastern (10), Providence College (7), Boston University (6), Villanova (6). Feeder standing: #7 College of the Holy Cross.
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Where graduates go — as published by the school

Portsmouth Abbey School publishes where its graduates enrolled (2024–2026): 140 colleges with per-college counts — the largest counts enrolled at College of the Holy Cross (10), Northeastern University (10), Providence College (7). See the full list ↓

Feeder standing #7 to College of the Holy Cross — from its own published counts, ranked per class year

Their published matriculation list

Where their graduates enrolled

Portsmouth Abbey School publishes where its graduates enrolled. What follows is copied from that document — 140 colleges, ordered by the number of students enrolled.

Years, as the document states them
2024–2026

The ten largest counts, enrolled

College of the Holy Cross 10

Northeastern University 10

Providence College 7

Boston University 6

Villanova University 6

Babson College 5

Concordia University 5

George Washington University 5

Roger Williams University 5

Sacred Heart University 5

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Any college:

#7of 89 feeder schools to College of the Holy Cross · 3.3/yr

The school down the road: St Mary Academy-Bay View

College	Portsmouth Abbey School	St Mary Academy-Bay View
Boston College	✓ named	✓ named
Boston University	✓ named	✓ named
Brown University	✓ named	✓ named
Carnegie Mellon University	—	✓ named
Columbia University	✓ named	✓ named
Cornell University	✓ named	✓ named
Dartmouth College	✓ named	✓ named
Duke University	—	✓ named
Emory University	✓ named	✓ named
Georgetown University	✓ named	✓ named
Georgia Institute of Technology	—	✓ named
Johns Hopkins University	✓ named	—

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

All 140 colleges, as the document prints them

College · Students

College of the Holy Cross 10

Northeastern University 10

Providence College 7

Boston University 6

Villanova University 6

Babson College 5

Concordia University 5

George Washington University 5

Roger Williams University 5

Sacred Heart University 5

American University 4

Georgetown University 4

New York University 4

Southern Methodist University 4

Assumption University 3

Bentley University 3

Boston College 3

Cornell University 3

Elon University 3

Hamilton College 3

Merrimack College 3

Purdue University 3

Syracuse University 3

University of Richmond 3

Bryant University 2

Citadel Military College of South Carolina 2

Clemson University 2

Colgate University 2

Columbia University 2

Connecticut College 2

and 110 more

Emory University 2

Fairfield University 2

Florida Gulf Coast University 2

Kennesaw State University 2

Lehigh University 2

Massachusetts Maritime Academy 2

Miami University-Oxford 2

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 2

Rice University 2

Rutgers University 2

Stanford University 2

The University of Tampa 2

Trinity College Dublin 2

United States Naval Academy 2

University of Massachusetts-Amherst 2

University of Miami 2

University of Michigan 2

University of New Hampshire 2

University of Rochester 2

University of Southern California 2

University of St Andrews 2

University of Wisconsin 2

Washington University 2

Wesleyan University 2

American International College 1

Appalachian State University 1

Bard College 1

Bates College 1

Bishop’s University 1

Brandeis University 1

Brown University 1

California Institute of Technology 1

California Polytechnic State University 1

Carleton College 1

College of Charleston 1

Dartmouth College 1

Denison University 1

Dickinson College 1

Drew University 1

Emerson College 1

Endicott College 1

Flagler College 1

Florida Atlantic University 1

Fordham University 1

Franklin and Marshall College 1

Franklin Pierce University 1

Furman University 1

Gettysburg College 1

Hobart William Smith Colleges 1

Hood College 1

Ibero-American University 1

Indiana University 1

Johns Hopkins University 1

Lake Forest College 1

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Loyola University New Orleans 1

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Rochester Institute of Technology 1

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Savannah College of Art and Design 1

Seton Hall University 1

Smith College 1

Springfield College 1

St. Francis Xavier University 1

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St. John’s University 1

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SUNY Buffalo State University 1

Swarthmore College 1

Tecnológico de Monterrey 1

Texas Christian University 1

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The Pennsylvania State University 1

The University of Texas at Austin 1

Trinity College 1

Tufts University 1

United States Air Force Academy 1

United States Coast Guard Academy 1

United States Military Academy 1

University of Arizona 1

University of Chicago 1

University of Dallas 1

University of Delaware 1

University of Massachusetts-Boston 1

University of Mississippi 1

University of Notre Dame 1

University of Pennsylvania 1

University of Rhode Island 1

University of South Carolina 1

University of South Florida 1

University of Utah 1

University of Vermont 1

University of Virginia 1

Utica University 1

Vanderbilt University 1

Wake Forest University 1

Waseda University 1

Williams College 1

Worcester Polytechnic Institute 1

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admit rate

$16,942

in-state tuition/yr · $37,146 out-of-state

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SAT 25–75 · ACT 26–31

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Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment went from 332 in 2020 to 334 in 2022 — over 2 years.

+0.6%

Why only 2 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.

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Bishop Hendricken High School Warwick	Private	9.7	658	-28.4%
St Mary Academy-Bay View Riverside	Private	14.0	402	-31.0%
Barrington Christian Academy Barrington	Private	11.1	184	-2.1%
St Patrick Academy Providence	Private	17.8	82	-1.2%
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At a glance

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Portsmouth Abbey School is a private high school in Portsmouth, RI, enrolling 334 students in grades 9-12 in 2022.

Enrollment is up 1% from 2020 to 2022.

Portsmouth Abbey School publishes a matriculation list (where its graduates enrolled) for the 2024–2026: 140 colleges, with per-college counts; the largest counts are College of the Holy Cross (10), Northeastern University (10), Providence College (7), Boston University (6), Villanova University (6). Source: School Profile 2026-2027, p.3, 'COLLEGE MATRICULATIONS FROM 2024–2026'.

Portsmouth Abbey School's feeder standing, from the schools' own published counts: #7 College of the Holy Cross.

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 Portsmouth Abbey School graduates go to college? Portsmouth Abbey School publishes a matriculation list (where its graduates enrolled) for the 2024–2026: 140 colleges, with per-college counts; the largest counts are College of the Holy Cross (10), Northeastern University (10), Providence College (7), Boston University (6), Villanova University (6). Source: School Profile 2026-2027, p.3, 'COLLEGE MATRICULATIONS FROM 2024–2026'.

Which colleges is Portsmouth Abbey School a top feeder school to? Portsmouth Abbey School's feeder standing, from the schools' own published counts: #7 College of the Holy Cross.

How many students attend Portsmouth Abbey School? Portsmouth Abbey School is a private high school in Portsmouth, RI, enrolling 334 students in grades 9-12 in 2022.

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