St. Sebastian's School

Needham · MA · Catholic religious-affiliated · K-12 combined

Private

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How St. Sebastian's School compares for families

What families should know about St. Sebastian's School.

  • LocallyMA students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+14 points).
  • vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Ursuline Academy, Catholic Memorial, Xaverian Brothers High School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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Your state's public flagship

University of Massachusetts-Amherst

58%
admit rate
$17,772
in-state tuition/yr · $40,449 out-of-state
1300–1480
SAT 25–75 · ACT 29–33

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 $22,383/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.

Their published matriculation list

Where their graduates enrolled

St. Sebastian's School publishes where its graduates enrolled. What follows is copied from that document — 96 colleges, ordered by the number of students enrolled.

Years, as the document states them
past five years

College  ·  Students

College of the Holy Cross 28
Boston College 24
Providence College 16
Villanova University 16
Georgetown University 15
Harvard University 12
Colby College 11
Trinity College 9
Tufts University 7
Fordham University 6
Middlebury College 6
Northeastern University 6
University of Notre Dame 6
Wake Forest University 6
Brown University 5
Bucknell University 5
Clemson University 5
Fairfield University 5
University of Michigan 5
University of Virginia (Main Campus) 5
Dartmouth College 4
Duke University 4
Indiana University (Bloomington) 4
Syracuse University 4
University of Wisconsin (Madison) 4
Amherst College 3
Babson College 3
Princeton University 3
Skidmore College 3
Southern Methodist University 3
and 66 more
Union College 2
Anna Maria College 1
Birmingham City University 1

These graduates went on to the colleges above.

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Independently verified As published by St. Sebastian's School — Matriculation page ↗. Found at: under heading 'The colleges below have welcomed five or more Arrows over the past five years.' followed by the full ranked count list.

About this listing

St. Sebastian's School is listed by PSS 2020 · 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.stsebs.org ↗

Not enough enrollment history on file to chart a trend for this school yet.

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
Ursuline Academy
Dedham
Private 2.0 369 -14.6%
Catholic Memorial
West Roxbury
Private 2.2 627 -2.3%
Xaverian Brothers High School
Westwood
Private 3.8 955 -3.3%
Mt Alvernia High School
Newton
Private 5.3 134 -32.0%
Newton Country Day School
Newton
Private 5.3 391
St Joseph Preparatory High School
Boston
Private 6.6 212
St Joseph Preparatory High School
Boston
Private 6.6 210 -23.1%
Montrose School
Medfield
Private 7.6 199 +9.9%

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