Thayer Academy

Braintree · MA · Private independent · K-12 combined

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18 AP courses

Where graduates go — as published by the school

Thayer Academy publishes where its graduates enrolled (2020-23): 190 colleges with per-college counts — the largest counts enrolled at Boston College (31), Providence College (29), College of the Holy Cross (22). See the full list ↓

Top-10 feeder to 1 top college #10Boston College7.8/yr

Feeder standing #1 feeder to Trinity College · #10 to Boston College, #4 to College of the Holy Cross, #5 to Providence College — from its own published counts, ranked per class year

At a glance

Programs & features

18 AP courses offered (school profile)
1 National Merit Semifinalists (2024)

Academic signals

ACT 25-75: 24–31

Composed from the school's own published profile (2024), and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

Their published matriculation list

Where their graduates enrolled

Thayer Academy publishes where its graduates enrolled. What follows is copied from that document — 190 colleges, ordered by the number of students enrolled.

Years, as the document states them
2020-23

The ten largest counts, enrolled

Boston College 31

Providence College 29

College of the Holy Cross 22

Northeastern University 18

Syracuse University 18

Trinity College 18

University of Miami 13

Babson College 11

Boston University 11

Bucknell University 9

Is my kid's college on this list?

✓ Stanford University · 1 ✓ New York University · 7 ✓ University of Southern California · 6 — University of California, Los Angeles — University of California, Berkeley ✓ University of Michigan · 3 ✓ Cornell University · 2 ✓ Boston University · 11 ✓ Northeastern University · 18 — University of Texas at Austin ✓ Georgetown University · 5 — Duke University

Any college:

#10of 229 feeder schools to Boston College · 7.8/yrTop college #1of 93 feeder schools to Trinity College · 4.5/yr #4of 89 feeder schools to College of the Holy Cross · 5.5/yr #5of 77 feeder schools to Providence College · 7.2/yr

The school down the road: The Roxbury Latin School

College	Thayer Academy	The Roxbury Latin School
Boston College	31	11
Harvard University	4	29
Providence College	29	1
College of the Holy Cross	22	7
Trinity College	18	8
Tufts University	6	19
Brown University	5	18
Georgetown University	5	18

Each school's own printed counts (matriculation, 2020-23 vs matriculation, 2021-2026); spans may differ.

All 190 colleges, as the document prints them

College · Students

Boston College 31

Providence College 29

College of the Holy Cross 22

Northeastern University 18

Syracuse University 18

Trinity College 18

University of Miami 13

Babson College 11

Boston University 11

Bucknell University 9

Santa Clara University 9

St. Lawrence University 9

Tulane University of Louisiana 9

Union College 9

University of Massachusetts, Amherst 9

Denison University 8

Fairfield University 8

Wake Forest University 8

Connecticut College 7

Elon University 7

New York University 7

University of Denver 7

American University 6

Clemson University 6

Sacred Heart University 6

Stonehill College 6

Tufts University 6

University of Colorado Boulder 6

University of Southern California 6

Wentworth Institute of Technology 6

and 160 more

Bates College 5

Bentley University 5

Brown University 5

Colorado College 5

Georgetown University 5

Merrimack College 5

Saint Anselm College 5

The University of Tampa 5

Wellesley College 5

Belmont University 4

Bryant University 4

Dartmouth College 4

Endicott College 4

Harvard University 4

High Point University 4

Loyola Marymount University 4

Penn State University (University Park) 4

Salve Regina University 4

Southern Methodist University 4

Texas Christian University 4

University of Richmond 4

University of Virginia (Main Campus) 4

Villanova University 4

Worcester Polytechnic Institute 4

Assumption University 3

Colgate University 3

Fordham University 3

George Washington University 3

Hartwick College 3

Hobart and William Smith College 3

Lehigh University 3

Miami University (Oxford) 3

Nichols College 3

Savannah College of Art and Design 3

University of Maine 3

University of Michigan 3

University of New Hampshire 3

University of Vermont 3

Amherst College 2

Brandeis University 2

Clark University 2

Colby College 2

Columbia University 2

Cornell University 2

Dickinson College 2

Emerson College 2

Florida Institute of Technology 2

Franklin & Marshall College 2

John Hopkins University 2

Lafayette College 2

Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2

Massachusetts Maritime Academy 2

Nova Southeastern University 2

Pitzer College 2

Princeton University 2

Quinnipiac University 2

Regis College 2

Rutgers University (New Brunswick) 2

Sarah Lawrence College 2

Skidmore College 2

Suffolk University 2

The University of Alabama 2

University of Central Florida 2

University of Massachusetts, Lowell 2

University of Mississippi 2

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 2

University of Notre Dame 2

University of Rochester 2

University of San Diego 2

University of Wisconsin 2

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 2

Washington University in St. Louis 2

Wesleyan University 2

Yale University 2

Allegheny College 1

Barnard College 1

Berklee College of Music 1

Bowdoin College 1

California Polytechnic State University (San Louis Obispo) 1

Case Western Reserve University 1

Catawba College 1

Champlain College 1

Claremont McKenna College 1

Clark Atlanta University 1

Clarkson University 1

Coastal Carolina University 1

College of Charleston 1

Davidson College 1

Eckerd College 1

Elmira College 1

Emmanuel College 1

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University 1

Florida State University 1

Gettysburg College 1

Grinnell College 1

Hamilton College 1

Howard University 1

Indiana University (Bloomington) 1

Ithaca College 1

Jacksonville University 1

John Cabot University 1

Keiser University 1

Kenyon College 1

Lewis & Clark College 1

LIM College 1

Louisiana State University 1

Marist College 1

Marymount Manhattan College 1

Massachusetts College of Art and Design 1

Michigan State University 1

Middlebury College 1

Morgan State University 1

Mount Holyoke College 1

North Carolina State University 1

Northwestern University 1

Norwich University 1

Oglethorpe University 1

Parsons School of Design 1

Paul Smith's College 1

Purdue University (Main Campus) 1

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 1

Rice University 1

Roanoke College 1

Rochester Institute of Technology 1

Roger Williams University 1

Rollins College 1

Saint Joseph's University 1

Scripps College 1

Seton Hall University 1

Southern New Hampshire University 1

Springfield College 1

St. John's University 1

Stanford University 1

Stony Brook University 1

SUNY College at Plattsburgh 1

Temple University 1

The Boston Conservatory at Berklee 1

The College of Wooster 1

The University of Tennessee 1

Trinity College Dublin 1

University of California (Irvine) 1

University of Chicago 1

University of Maryland (Baltimore) 1

University of Maryland (College Park) 1

University of Massachusetts, Boston 1

University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth 1

University of North Carolina Wilmington 1

University of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh) 1

University of Puget Sound 1

University of San Francisco 1

University of South Carolina 1

University of St. Andrews 1

University of Utah 1

University of Washington 1

Utica University 1

Washington and Lee University 1

West Virginia University 1

Wheaton College 1

William & Mary 1

Worcester State University 1

These graduates went on to the colleges above.

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Thayer Academy reports that for the Class of 2024, the seniors who graduated in June 2024, the ACT middle 50% range was Composite 24-31 and the SAT middle 50% ranges were EBRW 580-700 and Math 540-690 (Thayer Academy school profile). Source ↗ (page 3)

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How Thayer Academy compares for families

What families should know about Thayer Academy.

▸ LocallyMA students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+14 points).
▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Cats Academy, Boston Higashi School, The Woodward 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.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment went from 692 in 2018 to 709 in 2022 — over 4 years.

+2.5%

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.

For a more current snapshot, see Thayer Academy's own published school profile (as of 2024-25): resources.finalsite.net/images/v1702670281/thayer… ↗

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of +0.6%/year, projecting from 2022's 709 students:

2023

713

2025

722

2027

731

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

Revenue upside

At tuition per student, the 22 students projected to be gained by 2027 represent ≈ $352,000/year in tuition upside.

Tuition is an editable estimate (PSS doesn't publish tuition) — set it to your school's figure.

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
Cats Academy Braintree	Private	2.5	331	-15.8%
Boston Higashi School Randolph	Private	3.1	88	-41.7%
The Woodward School Quincy	Private	3.2	46	—
Fusion Hingham Hingham	Private	5.4	28	—
Beacon Scholastic Academy Millbury	Private	7.7	21	—
Meridian Academy Jamaica Plain	Private	8.8	77	+24.2%
The Roxbury Latin School West Roxbury	Private	9.0	304	—
British International School Of Boston Boston	Private	9.3	423	+8.5%

At a glance

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Thayer Academy is a private high school in Braintree, MA, enrolling 709 students in grades 9-12 in 2022.

Enrollment is up 2% from 2018 to 2022.

Thayer Academy publishes a matriculation list (where its graduates enrolled) for the 2020-23: 190 colleges, with per-college counts; the largest counts are Boston College (31), Providence College (29), College of the Holy Cross (22), Northeastern University (18), Syracuse University (18). Source: Thayer Academy College Matriculation page — ‘By School (2020-23)’ tab.

Thayer Academy's feeder standing, from the schools' own published counts: #1 Trinity College, #4 College of the Holy Cross, #5 Providence College, #10 Boston College.

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 Thayer Academy graduates go to college? Thayer Academy publishes a matriculation list (where its graduates enrolled) for the 2020-23: 190 colleges, with per-college counts; the largest counts are Boston College (31), Providence College (29), College of the Holy Cross (22), Northeastern University (18), Syracuse University (18). Source: Thayer Academy College Matriculation page — ‘By School (2020-23)’ tab.

Which colleges is Thayer Academy a top feeder school to? Thayer Academy's feeder standing, from the schools' own published counts: #1 Trinity College, #4 College of the Holy Cross, #5 Providence College, #10 Boston College.

How many students attend Thayer Academy? Thayer Academy is a private high school in Braintree, MA, enrolling 709 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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