Quad Preparatory School (The)

Manhattan · NY · Private independent · K-12 combined

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How Quad Preparatory School (The) compares for families

What families should know about Quad Preparatory School (The).

  • 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: Leman Manhattan Preparatory School, The Lang School, St Ann'S School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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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.

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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 2026-06-14.

Their published college acceptances

College acceptances, Classes of 2025 and 2026

Quad Preparatory School (The) publishes the colleges that admitted its graduates. What follows is copied from that document — 53 colleges, in the document's own order.

Cornell University Vassar College Swarthmore College The Cooper Union/Albert Nerken School of Engineering New York University/Tandon School of Engineering Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Northwestern University Carnegie Mellon University Bryn Mawr College Bard College Carleton College Skidmore College Sarah Lawrence College Bennington College Brandeis University American University Boston University/Kilachand Honors College Macaulay Honors College at CUNY Fordham University Honors Program The New School/Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts Pratt Institute/Brooklyn & Munson Campuses The New School/Parsons School of Design School of Visual Arts Savannah College of Art & Design Berklee College of Music Franklin & Marshall College Morehouse College Lafayette College Emerson College Ithaca College
and 23 more
Gettysburg College Champlain College Union College Hampshire College Connecticut College St. Michael's College Case Western Reserve University Drexel University/College of Engineering Rutgers University/School of Engineering Binghamton University/Thomas J. Watson College of Engineering and Applied Science Stony Brook University/College of Engineering and Applied Sciences Rochester Institute of Technology Worcester Polytechnic Institute Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology Clark University Purdue University DePaul University University of Pittsburgh Temple University Japan Campus Adelphi University Hofstra University St. John's University Marymount Manhattan College

These graduates were admitted to the colleges above.

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Independently verified As published by Quad Preparatory School (The) — "2e College Student Acceptances" -- College and University Acceptances page ↗. Found at: "Select Quad Prep College and University Acceptances" list.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment went from 77 in 2018 to 218 in 2022 — over 4 years.
+183.1%
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.

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.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
Leman Manhattan Preparatory School
New York
Private 0.1 1,902 +159.1%
The Lang School
New York
Private 0.2 49
St Ann'S School
Brooklyn
Private 1.2 1,042 +1.1%
Packer Collegiate Institute
Brooklyn
Private 1.4 984
Elisabeth Irwin High School
New York
Private 1.4 261 -57.9%
Pathways Childrens Services
New York
Private 1.5 11
Fusion Academy Brk: Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Private 1.5 77 +18.5%
Grace Church High School
New York
Private 2.0 749

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