Hockessin · DE · Private independent · K-12 combined
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Where graduates go, as the school itself publishes it. Sanford School publishes where its graduates go (In the last few years): 342 colleges, including Amherst College, Boston College, Boston University, Bowdoin College.
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Where graduates go — as published by the school
Sanford School publishes its college acceptances (In the last few years):
342 colleges. See the full list ↓
Their published college acceptances
College acceptances
Sanford School publishes the colleges that admitted its graduates. What follows is copied from that document — 342 colleges, in the document's own order.
Years, as the document states them In the last few years
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences · Alderson-Broaddus College · Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania · Cabrini College · Cecil College · Concordia University - Montreal · Delaware College of Art and Design · Delaware Technical & Community College · Fairleigh Dickinson University · Indiana University of Pennsylvania · Jefferson University · Kings College · Manhattan School of Music · McGill University · and 20 more below
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✓ Stanford University✓ New York University✓ University of Southern California✓ University of California, Los Angeles✓ University of California, Berkeley✓ University of Michigan✓ Cornell University✓ Boston University✓ Northeastern University— University of Texas at Austin✓ Georgetown University✓ Duke University
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Independently verified
As published by Sanford School — College Acceptances page ↗.
Found at: page body, full list under the intro paragraph (3-column layout, <br>-separated).
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Your state's public flagship
University of Delaware
65%
admit rate
$16,810
in-state tuition/yr · $41,400 out-of-state
1200–1360
SAT 25–75 · ACT 27–31
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 $17,799/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
About this listing
Sanford School is listed by NAIS. 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.sanfordschool.org ↗
Not enough enrollment history on file to chart a trend for this school yet.
Sanford School is a private high school in Hockessin, DE.
Sanford School publishes a college acceptances list for the In the last few years: 342 colleges. Source: College Acceptances page.
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 Sanford School graduates go to college? Sanford School publishes a college acceptances list for the In the last few years: 342 colleges. Source: College Acceptances page.
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