Riverdale Country School

Bronx · NY · Private independent · K-12 combined

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Where graduates go: #6 of 298 schools for Ivy+ enrollment per class year. Riverdale Country School's own list (Higher Ed Enrollment 2021-2026), enrolled: Cornell (52), Penn (50), Michigan (41), Duke (34), Brown (32). Feeder standing: #3 Penn, #3 Duke, #5 Brown, #7 Cornell, #10 Tufts, #10 Princeton. Ivy+ enrollment: #6 of 298 schools per class year.
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Where graduates go — as published by the school

Riverdale Country School publishes where its graduates enrolled (Higher Ed Enrollment 2021-2026): 65 colleges with per-college counts — the largest counts enrolled at Cornell University (52), University of Pennsylvania (50), University of Michigan (41). See the full list ↓

Top-10 feeder to 7 top colleges #3University of Pennsylvania8.3/yr #3Duke University5.7/yr #5Brown University5.3/yr #6Emory University4.5/yr #7Cornell University8.7/yr #10Tufts University4.2/yr #10Princeton University3.0/yr

Feeder standing #6 of 298 schools for Ivy+ enrollment per class year · #3 to University of Pennsylvania, #3 to Duke University, #5 to Brown University, #6 to Emory University — from its own published counts, ranked per class year

Their published matriculation list

Where their graduates enrolled

Riverdale Country School publishes where its graduates enrolled. What follows is copied from that document — 65 colleges, ordered by the number of students enrolled.

Years, as the document states them
Higher Ed Enrollment 2021-2026

The ten largest counts, enrolled

Cornell University 52

University of Pennsylvania 50

University of Michigan 41

Duke University 34

Brown University 32

Emory University 27

Tufts University 25

Boston College 23

Columbia University 21

Stanford University 20

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✓ Stanford University · 20 ✓ New York University · 7 ✓ University of Southern California · 13 ✓ University of California, Los Angeles · 8 — University of California, Berkeley ✓ University of Michigan · 41 ✓ Cornell University · 52 — Boston University ✓ Northeastern University · 6 ✓ University of Texas at Austin · 16 ✓ Georgetown University · 18 ✓ Duke University · 34

Any college:

#6of 298 schools for Ivy+ enrollment per class year · 48.0/yr #3of 210 feeder schools to University of Pennsylvania · 8.3/yrTop college #3of 184 feeder schools to Duke University · 5.7/yrTop college #5of 207 feeder schools to Brown University · 5.3/yrTop college #6of 170 feeder schools to Emory University · 4.5/yrTop college #7of 239 feeder schools to Cornell University · 8.7/yrTop college #10of 224 feeder schools to Tufts University · 4.2/yrTop college

The school down the road: Horace Mann School

College	Riverdale Country School	Horace Mann School
Cornell University	52	45
University of Chicago	17	64
University of Pennsylvania	50	23
University of Michigan	41	19
Duke University	34	16
Brown University	32	11
Emory University	27	13
Columbia University	21	14

Each school's own printed counts (matriculation, Higher Ed Enrollment 2021-2026 vs matriculation, Class of 2024 - 2026 Graduates); spans may differ.

All 65 colleges, as the document prints them

College · Students

Cornell University 52

University of Pennsylvania 50

University of Michigan 41

Duke University 34

Brown University 32

Emory University 27

Tufts University 25

Boston College 23

Columbia University 21

Stanford University 20

Yale University 20

Harvard University 19

Tulane University 19

Washington University 19

Georgetown University 18

Northwestern University 18

Princeton University 18

University of Chicago 17

University of Texas 16

Vanderbilt University 16

University of Southern California 13

University of Wisconsin 12

Wesleyan University 12

Amherst College 10

Hamilton College 10

University of Miami 10

Rice University 9

Williams College 9

Lehigh University 8

University of California Los Angeles 8

and 35 more

Middlebury College 7

New York University 7

Northeastern University 6

University of Virginia 6

Wake Forest University 6

Case Western Reserve University 5

Dartmouth College 5

Johns Hopkins University 5

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institiute 5

Southern Methodist University 5

Villanova University 5

Bates College 4

Carnegie Mellon University 4

Colby College 4

Haverford College 4

American University 3

Barnard College 3

Bowdoin College 3

Bucknell University 3

Carleton College 3

Claremont McKenna College 3

Hampton University 3

Howard University 3

Indiana University 3

Kenyon College 3

Lafayette College 3

Morehouse College 3

Pitzer College 3

Pomona College 3

Purdue University 3

Rutgers University 3

Syracuse University 3

University of Rochester 3

University of St. Andrews 3

Wellesley College 3

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About this listing

Riverdale Country School is listed by PSS 2018 · 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.riverdale.edu ↗

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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
Horace Mann School Bronx	Private	0.4	1,192	-29.8%
The Biondi School/Rising Ground Inc Yonkers	Private	1.3	212	-32.3%
New York Institute For Special Education Bronx	Private	3.5	119	-24.2%
Flex School - Bronxville Bronxville	Private	5.1	20	—
The Hallen School New Rochelle	Private	6.1	260	-5.5%
The Masters School Dobbs Ferry	Private	7.9	683	+0.6%
La Scuola D'Italia New York	Private	8.2	110	-34.5%
Lascuola Ditalia New York	Private	8.2	111	-33.9%

At a glance

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Riverdale Country School is a private high school in Bronx, NY, enrolling 1,152 students in grades 9-12 in 2018.

Riverdale Country School publishes a matriculation list (where its graduates enrolled) for the Higher Ed Enrollment 2021-2026: 65 colleges, with per-college counts; the largest counts are Cornell University (52), University of Pennsylvania (50), University of Michigan (41), Duke University (34), Brown University (32). Source: Higher Ed Enrollment 2021-2026 (College Office infographic).

Riverdale Country School's feeder standing, from the schools' own published counts: #3 Penn, #3 Duke, #5 Brown, #7 Cornell, #10 Tufts, #10 Princeton. Ivy+ enrollment: #6 of 298 schools per class year.

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 Riverdale Country School graduates go to college? Riverdale Country School publishes a matriculation list (where its graduates enrolled) for the Higher Ed Enrollment 2021-2026: 65 colleges, with per-college counts; the largest counts are Cornell University (52), University of Pennsylvania (50), University of Michigan (41), Duke University (34), Brown University (32). Source: Higher Ed Enrollment 2021-2026 (College Office infographic).

Which colleges is Riverdale Country School a top feeder school to? Riverdale Country School's feeder standing, from the schools' own published counts: #3 Penn, #3 Duke, #5 Brown, #7 Cornell, #10 Tufts, #10 Princeton. Ivy+ enrollment: #6 of 298 schools per class year.

How many students attend Riverdale Country School? Riverdale Country School is a private high school in Bronx, NY, enrolling 1,152 students in grades 9-12 in 2018.

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