Sterne School

San Francisco · CA · Private independent · K-12 combined

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Where graduates go, as the school itself publishes it. Sterne School publishes where its graduates go (Last Four Years): 131 colleges, including Northeastern University, UC Berkeley, University of Washington, Adelphi University.
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Where graduates go — as published by the school

Sterne School publishes its college acceptances (Last Four Years): 131 colleges. See the full list ↓

Their published college acceptances

College acceptances

Sterne School publishes the colleges that admitted its graduates. What follows is copied from that document — 131 colleges, in the document's own order.

Years, as the document states them
Last Four Years

University of California · 8

Dominican University of California · UC Berkeley · UC Davis · UC Irvine · UC Merced · UC San Diego · UC Santa Barbara · UC Santa Cruz

Cal State · 6

Cal Poly Humboldt · Cal Poly Maritime Academy · Cal Poly Pomona · San Francisco State University · San Jose State University · Sonoma State University

Other California · 22

CSU Channel Islands · CSU Chico · CSU Dominguez Hills · CSU East Bay · CSU Fresno · CSU Fullerton · CSU Long Beach · CSU Monterey Bay · CSU Northridge · CSU San Marcos · CSU Sacramento · Chapman University · Loyola Marymount University · Occidental College · and 8 more below

Out of state · 77

Adelphi University · Arizona State University · Bard College · Beloit College · Belmont University · Bentley University · Bryant University · Beacon College · Champlain College · Clark University · College of Wooster · Colorado College · Colorado Mesa University · Colorado State University · and 63 more below

Not matched to a college page · 18

California College of the Arts · Cal. Baptist Univ. · City College of San Francisco · College of Marin · Cornish College of the Arts · CUNY John Jay College · Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) · Maine College of Art & Design (MECA&D) · Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) · Mercy College · The New School, Parsons School of Design · Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA) · Santa Barbara Community Coll. · School of the Art Institute Chicago (SAIC) · and 4 more below

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All 131 colleges, as the document prints them

Adelphi University Arizona State University Bard College Beloit College Belmont University Bentley University Bryant University Beacon College California College of the Arts Cal. Baptist Univ. Cal Poly Humboldt Cal Poly Maritime Academy Cal Poly Pomona CSU Channel Islands CSU Chico CSU Dominguez Hills CSU East Bay CSU Fresno CSU Fullerton CSU Long Beach CSU Monterey Bay CSU Northridge CSU San Marcos CSU Sacramento Champlain College Chapman University City College of San Francisco Clark University College of Marin College of Wooster

and 101 more

Colorado College Colorado Mesa University Colorado State University Coppin State University Cornish College of the Arts Creighton University CUNY John Jay College Curry College Dean College DePaul University Dominican University of California Drexel University Drew University Elon University Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Emerson College Fordham University Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) George Washington University Gettysburg College Gonzaga University Hofstra University Landmark College Lesley University Lewis & Clark College Linfield University Lynn University Loyola Marymount University Loyola University Chicago Maine College of Art & Design (MECA&D) Marist College Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) Mercy College Merrimack College Michigan State University Mitchell College Moravian University Morehouse College Montana State University Monmouth College Mount St. Mary’s University Muhlenberg College The New School, Parsons School of Design Northeastern University Occidental College Oregon State University Otis College of Art & Design Pace University Paul Quinn College Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA) Portland State University Quinnipiac University Rutgers University Saint Mary’s College of California San Francisco State University San Jose State University Santa Barbara Community Coll. Santa Clara University School of the Art Institute Chicago (SAIC) School of Visual Arts (SVA) Seattle University Skyline College Springfield College Sonoma State University Southern Methodist University Southern Oregon University Stevens Institute of Technology St. John’s College Suffolk University Syracuse University The Evergreen State College Texas Christian University UC Berkeley UC Davis UC Irvine UC Merced UC San Diego UC Santa Barbara UC Santa Cruz University of Arizona University of British Columbia (Canada) University of Colorado, Boulder University of Denver University of Hawaii, Manoa University of Montana University of New Mexico University of Oregon University of Portland University of Puget Sound University of Redlands University of San Francisco University of the Pacific University of Vermont University of Victoria (Canada) University of Washington Vassar College Western Oregon University Whitman College Whittier College Whitworth University Willamette University

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Independently verified As published by Sterne School — High School Profile 2025-2026 ↗. Found at: page 2, list captioned "COLLEGE ACCEPTANCES, LAST FOUR YEARS" (caption prints below the list).

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How Sterne School compares for families

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Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment went from 182 in 2018 to 173 in 2022 — over 4 years.

-4.9%

Why only 3 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.

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of -1.3%/year, projecting from 2022's 173 students:

2023

171

2025

167

2027

162

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An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.

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Fusion Academy San Francisco San Francisco	Private	0.5	29	—
Academy Of Thought And Industry San Francisco	Private	1.9	33	—
San Francisco Waldorf School San Francisco	Private	2.0	385	-12.1%
Drew School San Francisco	Private	2.1	292	+4.3%
San Francisco University High School San Francisco	Private	2.2	436	+9.0%
The Discovery Center School Redwood City	Private	2.4	7	—
The Bay School Of San Francisco San Francisco	Private	2.8	435	+23.2%
Urban School Of San Francisco San Francisco	Private	2.9	425	+1.2%

At a glance

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Sterne School is a private high school in San Francisco, CA, enrolling 173 students in grades 9-12 in 2022.

Enrollment is down 5% from 2018 to 2022.

Sterne School publishes a college acceptances list for the Last Four Years: 131 colleges. Source: High School Profile 2025-2026.

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 Sterne School graduates go to college? Sterne School publishes a college acceptances list for the Last Four Years: 131 colleges. Source: High School Profile 2025-2026.

How many students attend Sterne School? Sterne School is a private high school in San Francisco, CA, enrolling 173 students in grades 9-12 in 2022.

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