Shady Side Academy

Pittsburgh · PA · Private independent · K-12 combined

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Where graduates go, as the school itself publishes it. Shady Side Academy publishes where its graduates go (2021–2025): 201 colleges, including Amherst College, Boston College, Boston University, Bowdoin College.
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Where graduates go — as published by the school

Shady Side Academy publishes where its graduates enrolled (2021–2025): 201 colleges. See the full list ↓

Their published matriculation list

Where their graduates enrolled

Shady Side Academy publishes where its graduates enrolled. What follows is copied from that document — 201 colleges, in the document's own order.

Years, as the document states them
2021–2025

Ivy+ and most selective · 12

Brown University · Columbia University · Cornell University · Dartmouth College · Duke University · Harvard University · Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Princeton University · Stanford University · University of Chicago · University of Pennsylvania · Yale University

University of California · 5

University of California (Berkeley) · University of California (Irvine) · University of California (Los Angeles) · University of California (San Diego) · University of California (Santa Barbara)

Other California · 5

California Institute of the Arts · Claremont McKenna College · Occidental College · University of San Diego · University of Southern California

Out of state · 166

Allegheny College · American University · Amherst College · Arizona State University (Tempe) · Auburn University · Austin Community College · Barnard College · Bates College · Boston College · Boston University · Bowdoin College · Bucknell University · Carnegie Mellon University · Case Western Reserve University · and 152 more below

Not matched to a college page · 13

McGill University · Olin College of Engineering · Ontario College of Art and Design University · Oxford College of Emory University · Penn State University (Fayette-Eberly) · Penn State University (Greater Allegheny) · Penn State University (New Kensington) · PennWest Edinboro · Queen's University · Union College · University of St Andrews · University of Toronto · Westminster College

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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

Any college:

The school down the road: Winchester Thurston School

College	Shady Side Academy	Winchester Thurston School
Boston College	✓ named	✓ named
Boston University	✓ named	✓ named
Brown University	✓ named	✓ named
Carnegie Mellon University	✓ named	✓ named
Columbia University	✓ named	✓ named
Cornell University	✓ named	✓ named
Dartmouth College	✓ named	✓ named
Duke University	✓ named	✓ named
Emory University	✓ named	✓ named
Georgetown University	✓ named	✓ named
Georgia Institute of Technology	✓ named	✓ named
Harvard University	✓ named	✓ named

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

All 201 colleges, as the document prints them

Allegheny College American University Amherst College Arizona State University (Tempe) Auburn University Austin Community College Barnard College Bates College Boston College Boston University Bowdoin College Brown University Bucknell University California Institute of the Arts Carnegie Mellon University Case Western Reserve University Chatham University Claremont McKenna College Clark University Clarkson University Coastal Carolina University Colby College Colgate University College of Charleston College of the Holy Cross Colorado College Columbia University Connecticut College Coppin State University Cornell University

and 171 more

Dartmouth College Davidson College Denison University DePaul University Dickinson College Drexel University Duke University Duquesne University Elon University Emerson College Emory University Endicott College Fairfield University Fairmont State University Fashion Institute of Technology Ferris State University Fordham University Franklin & Marshall College Furman University George Washington University Georgetown University Georgia Institute of Technology Gettysburg College Grove City College Hamilton College Hampton University Harvard University High Point University Hobart and William Smith Colleges Howard University Indiana University (Bloomington) Ithaca College Johns Hopkins University Juniata College Kansas State University Kenyon College Lafayette College Lawrence University Lehigh University Liberty University Loyola University Chicago Lycoming College Maine Maritime Academy Marietta College Marist University Marquette University Massachusetts Institute of Technology McGill University Mercyhurst University Miami University (Oxford) Michigan State University Middlebury College Montana State University Morehouse College Morgan State University Mount Holyoke College Muhlenberg College New York University Niagara University Norfolk State University North Carolina State University Northeastern University Northwestern University Oberlin College Occidental College Olin College of Engineering Ontario College of Art and Design University Oxford College of Emory University Paul Smith's College Penn State University (Altoona) Penn State University (Behrend) Penn State University (Fayette-Eberly) Penn State University (Greater Allegheny) Penn State University (New Kensington) Penn State University (University Park) PennWest Edinboro Pratt Institute Princeton University Providence College Purdue University (Main Campus) Queen's University Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rhodes College Rice University Ringling College of Art and Design Robert Morris University Rochester Institute of Technology Rollins College Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Rutgers University (New Brunswick) Saint Francis University Saint John Fisher University Saint Louis University Saint Vincent College Skidmore College Smith College Southern Methodist University Spelman College Spring Arbor University St. Lawrence University Stanford University SUNY College at Cortland Syracuse University Temple University Texas Christian University The College of Wooster The Ohio State University The University of Alabama The University of Tennessee (Knoxville) The University of Texas at Austin Tufts University Tulane University of Louisiana Union College United States Air Force Academy United States Merchant Marine Academy United States Military Academy at West Point United States Naval Academy University of California (Berkeley) University of California (Irvine) University of California (Los Angeles) University of California (San Diego) University of California (Santa Barbara) University of Chicago University of Cincinnati University of Colorado Boulder University of Denver University of Florida University of Georgia University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign University of Kentucky University of Maryland (College Park) University of Massachusetts (Amherst) University of Miami University of Michigan University of Minnesota (Twin Cities) University of Mississippi University of Nevada (Las Vegas) University of New Hampshire University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University of North Carolina Wilmington University of Notre Dame University of Pennsylvania University of Pittsburgh (Bradford) University of Pittsburgh (Greensburg) University of Pittsburgh (Johnstown) University of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh) University of Rhode Island University of Richmond University of Rochester University of San Diego University of South Carolina University of South Florida University of Southern California University of St Andrews University of Toronto University of Vermont University of Virginia University of Washington (Seattle Campus) University of Wisconsin (Madison) Utah State University Vanderbilt University Villanova University Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Wake Forest University Washington & Jefferson College Washington and Lee University Washington University in St. Louis Wellesley College Wesleyan University Westminster College Yale University

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As published, source linked As published by Shady Side Academy — Shady Side Academy 'College Counseling' / outcomes page ↗. Found at: '2021–2025 College Matriculations' full alphabetical list.

Shady Side Academy also published an earlier counted list — 136 colleges (2014-2017)

Their earlier counted list

The counted list above is the school's newer publication. This is the counted list it published before it — the years as that document stated them: 2014-2017 — kept as printed, in the document's own order, and never added to the newer counts.

College · Students

Allegheny College 6

American University 3

Amherst College 4

Arizona State University 2

Assumption College —

Baldwin Wallace University —

Bates College 2

Beloit College —

Berklee College of Music —

Boston College 6

Boston University 7

Bowdoin College —

Brown University 2

Bryn Mawr College —

Bucknell University 11

Carnegie Mellon University 13

Case Western Reserve University 5

Catholic University of America —

Champlain College —

Clarion University of Pennsylvania —

Coastal Carolina University —

Colgate University 6

College of Charleston 4

College of the Holy Cross 2

College of Wooster 3

Colorado College —

Colorado State University —

Columbia College Chicago —

Columbia University 3

Connecticut College —

and 106 more

Cornell University 3

Dartmouth College 2

Davidson College 3

Denison University 7

DePaul University 2

Dickinson College 4

Drexel University —

Duke University 4

Duquesne University 6

Elon University 10

Emory University 9

Emory University - Oxford College —

Florida State University —

Fordham University 4

Franklin & Marshall College 4

George Washington University 11

Georgetown University 8

Georgia Institute of Technology 3

Grove City College 3

Hamilton College 5

Harvard University 3

High Point University —

Hobart and William Smith Colleges 6

Indiana University at Bloomington 10

Kenyon College 4

Lafayette College 4

Lehigh University 7

Loyola University Maryland —

Massachusetts Institute of Technology 3

McGill University 2

Mercyhurst University —

Miami University, Oxford 11

Middlebury College 2

Mount Holyoke College —

New England College —

New York University 10

North Carolina State University —

Northeastern University 2

Northwestern University 2

Notre Dame College of Ohio —

Oberlin College of Arts and Sciences —

Ohio State University 2

Ohio University —

Ohio Wesleyan University 2

Pennsylvania State University 15

Pennsylvania State Honors College 4

Point Park University —

Pomona College —

Princeton University 5

Purdue University —

Reed College —

Rice University —

Rochester Institute of Technology 2

Rollins College 2

Saint Anselm College —

Saint Joseph’s University —

Saint Vincent College 2

Sewanee: The University of the South 2

Shawnee State University —

Southern Methodist University 3

St. Lawrence University —

Stanford University 3

Syracuse University 6

Trinity College —

Tufts University 4

Tulane University —

United States Air Force Academy 3

United States Military Academy - Army 2

United States Naval Academy —

University College London —

University of Akron —

University of Alabama 6

University of Arizona 2

University of British Columbia —

University of California 5

University of Cambridge —

University of Chicago 2

University of Colorado at Boulder 3

University of Dayton —

University of Kentucky —

University of Maryland, College Park —

University of Miami —

University of Michigan 4

University of Minnesota, Twin Cities —

University of Mount Union 2

University of New Hampshire at Durham —

University of Notre Dame 3

University of Pennsylvania 15

University of Pittsburgh 32

University of Richmond 5

University of Rochester 2

University of South Carolina 3

University of Texas, Austin —

University of Vermont 4

University of Virginia 3

University of Wisconsin, Madison 2

Vanderbilt University —

Villanova University —

Virginia Tech —

Wake Forest University 6

Washington and Jefferson College —

Washington and Lee University 2

Washington University in St. Louis 12

Williams College 4

Xavier University —

Yale University —

As published, earlier document 2017-2018 SCHOOL PROFILE ↗ Found at: Final page of the profile, the multi-column list under the heading "College Matriculation 2014-2017" (immediately after "Statement of Discipline").

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How Shady Side Academy compares for families

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▸ LocallyPA students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+4 points).
▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Watson Institut Social Ctr For Academic Achievemnt, Winchester Thurston School, Watson Institute Friendship Academy The and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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Your state's public flagship

Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus

54%

admit rate

$20,644

in-state tuition/yr · $41,790 out-of-state

1220–1400

SAT 25–75 · ACT 27–32

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 $32,875/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.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment went from 215 in 2018 to 1,058 in 2022 — over 4 years.

+392.1%

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.

School	Type	Miles	HS enrollment	Trend
Watson Institut Social Ctr For Academic Achievemnt Pittsburgh	Private	3.6	31	—
Winchester Thurston School Pittsburgh	Private	3.8	634	+890.6%
Watson Institute Friendship Academy The Pittsburgh	Private	5.4	86	-32.8%
Ellis School Pittsburgh	Private	5.6	358	+6.2%
The University School Pittsburgh	Private	6.0	36	—
Pace School Pittsburgh	Private	6.5	115	-8.7%
Western Pennsylvania School For Blind Children Pittsburgh	Private	6.8	179	+22.6%
New Story Monroeville	Private	7.6	73	—

At a glance

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Shady Side Academy is a private high school in Pittsburgh, PA, enrolling 1,058 students in grades 9-12 in 2022.

Enrollment is up 392% from 2018 to 2022.

Shady Side Academy publishes a matriculation list (where its graduates enrolled) for the 2021–2025: 201 colleges. Source: Shady Side Academy 'College Counseling' / outcomes 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.

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Where do Shady Side Academy graduates go to college? Shady Side Academy publishes a matriculation list (where its graduates enrolled) for the 2021–2025: 201 colleges. Source: Shady Side Academy 'College Counseling' / outcomes page.

How many students attend Shady Side Academy? Shady Side Academy is a private high school in Pittsburgh, PA, enrolling 1,058 students in grades 9-12 in 2022.

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