Spence School

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SAT 1432 avg

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Where graduates go, as the school itself publishes it. Spence School's own list (Classes of 2021 - 2025), enrolled: Harvard (24), UChicago (17), Cornell (16), Brown (15), Georgetown (15).
Students who test here average 1432 on the SAT. That's far above the national average of about 1030 — as published in the school's own profile.

Composed from this page's data — every claim is backed by a number in the sections below.

Where graduates go — as published by the school

Spence School publishes where its graduates enrolled (Classes of 2021 - 2025): 77 colleges with per-college counts — the largest counts enrolled at Harvard University (24), University of Chicago (17), Cornell University (16). See the full list ↓

At a glance

Programs & features

Teaches no AP-designated courses — common among independent schools that run their own advanced curriculum

Academic signals

SAT avg 1432 (25-75: 1350–1520)
ACT avg 32 (25-75: 32–35)

Composed from the school's own published profile (2026), and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

Their published matriculation list

Where the Classes of 2021 - 2025 enrolled

Spence School publishes where its graduates enrolled. What follows is copied from that document — 77 colleges, ordered by the number of students enrolled.

The ten largest counts, enrolled · Classes of 2021 - 2025

Harvard University 24

University of Chicago 17

Cornell University 16

Brown University 15

Georgetown University 15

Duke University 14

Columbia University 10

Stanford University 10

Yale University 9

Northwestern University 8

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✓ Stanford University · 10 ✓ New York University · 2 ✓ University of Southern California · 3 ✓ University of California, Los Angeles · 2 ✓ University of California, Berkeley · 1 ✓ University of Michigan · 5 ✓ Cornell University · 16 — Boston University ✓ Northeastern University · 2 ✓ University of Texas at Austin · 2 ✓ Georgetown University · 15 ✓ Duke University · 14

Any college:

The school down the road: Nightingale-Bamford School

College	Spence School	Nightingale-Bamford School
Cornell University	16	13
Harvard University	24	3
Brown University	15	7
Georgetown University	15	7
Duke University	14	7
University of Chicago	17	2
Yale University	9	9
Columbia University	10	7

Each school's own printed counts (matriculation, Classes of 2021 - 2025 vs matriculation, 2022–2025); spans may differ.

All 77 colleges, as the document prints them

College · Five-Year Total Matriculation

Harvard University 24

University of Chicago 17

Cornell University 16

Brown University 15

Georgetown University 15

Duke University 14

Columbia University 10

Stanford University 10

Yale University 9

Northwestern University 8

Princeton University 8

University of Pennsylvania 8

Amherst College 7

Barnard College 7

Colgate University 6

Rice University 6

Vanderbilt University 6

Wesleyan University 6

Williams College 6

Dartmouth College 5

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor 5

University of St. Andrews 5

Davidson College 4

Hamilton College 4

Johns Hopkins University 4

Massachusetts Institute of Technology 4

Middlebury College 4

Syracuse University 4

Tufts University 4

Bates College 3

and 47 more

Boston College 3

Bucknell University 3

Colby College 3

Emory University 3

Skidmore College 3

The George Washington University 3

Tulane University of Louisiana 3

University of Southern California 3

Carnegie Mellon University 2

Haverford College 2

Kenyon College 2

New York University 2

Northeastern University 2

Pitzer College 2

The New School 2

The University of Texas at Austin 2

Union College 2

University of California-Los Angeles 2

Vassar College 2

Washington University in St. Louis 2

American University 1

Babson College 1

Bowdoin College 1

Case Western Reserve University 1

Chapman University 1

Claremont McKenna College 1

Connecticut College 1

CUNY-BMCC 1

Fashion Institute of Technology 1

Goucher College 1

Harvey Mudd College 1

Howard University 1

Lehigh University 1

Manhattanville University 1

Oberlin College 1

Santa Clara University 1

Smith College 1

Southern Methodist University 1

Trinity College 1

University College London 1

University of California-Berkeley 1

University of Toronto 1

University of Vermont 1

University of Virginia 1

Wake Forest University 1

Wellesley College 1

William & Mary 1

These graduates went on to the colleges above.

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As published, source linked As published by Spence School — Spence College Counseling ↗. Found at: 'Comprehensive Five-Year Matriculation List', Classes of 2022 - 2026.

Spence School also published a longer list — 79 colleges (Classes of 2022 - 2026)

Their longer published list

The counted list above is the school's newer publication. This is the longer list it published before it, names only, in the document's own order — the years as that document stated them: Classes of 2022 - 2026.

Binghamton University, State University of New York

Borough of Manhattan Community College

Carnegie Mellon University

Fashion Institute of Technology

Georgetown University

and 49 more

Johns Hopkins University

Kenyon College

Lehigh University

Loyola Marymount University

Manhattanville University

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Middlebury College

New York University

Northeastern University

Northwestern University

Oberlin College

Oxford College of Emory University

Pitzer College

Princeton University

Rice University

Santa Clara University

Skidmore College

Smith College

Southern Methodist University

Stanford University

Swarthmore College

Syracuse University

The American University of Paris

The George Washington University

The New School

The University of Texas at Austin

Trinity College

Tufts University

Tulane University

Union College

University College London

University of California-Berkeley

University of California-Los Angeles

University of Chicago

University of Michigan

University of Pennsylvania

University of St. Andrews

University of Toronto

University of Vermont

University of Virginia

Vanderbilt University

Vassar College

Wake Forest University

Washington University in St. Louis

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How Spence School compares for families

Among the academically strongest private schools in our database.

▸ NationallySAT mean 1432 (≈ top 4% of US test-takers) · ACT mean 32.0 (≈ top 4%).
▸ LocallyNY sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
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admit rate

$10,931

in-state tuition/yr · $32,741 out-of-state

1320–1490

SAT 25–75 · ACT 28–33

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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.)

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School	Type	Miles	HS enrollment	Trend
Nightingale-Bamford School New York	Private	0.0	674	+6.3%
Dalton School New York	Private	0.1	1,221	—
La Scuola D'Italia New York	Private	0.2	110	-34.5%
Lascuola Ditalia New York	Private	0.2	111	-33.9%
Rudolf Steiner School New York	Private	0.6	244	-12.2%
Dwight School New York	Private	0.6	742	+18.5%
Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School New York	Private	0.7	1,138	-8.1%
The Hewitt School New York	Private	0.8	464	-11.6%

At a glance

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Spence School is a private high school in New York, NY, enrolling 769 students in grades 9-12 in 2022.

Spence School publishes a matriculation list (where its graduates enrolled) for the Classes of 2021 - 2025: 77 colleges, with per-college counts; the largest counts are Harvard University (24), University of Chicago (17), Cornell University (16), Brown University (15), Georgetown University (15). Source: Spence College Counseling.

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 Spence School graduates go to college? Spence School publishes a matriculation list (where its graduates enrolled) for the Classes of 2021 - 2025: 77 colleges, with per-college counts; the largest counts are Harvard University (24), University of Chicago (17), Cornell University (16), Brown University (15), Georgetown University (15). Source: Spence College Counseling.

How many students attend Spence School? Spence School is a private high school in New York, NY, enrolling 769 students in grades 9-12 in 2022.

Analysis: Test Prep Gurus (High School Reach, highschoolreach.com). These figures may be quoted with attribution to Test Prep Gurus.

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