The Brearley School

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Where graduates go — as published by the school

The Brearley School publishes where its graduates enrolled (2022–2026): 72 colleges with per-college counts — the largest counts enrolled at Harvard University (29), Cornell University (20), Yale University (20). See the full list ↓

Top-10 feeder to 2 top colleges #8Harvard University5.8/yr #9Yale University4.0/yr

Feeder standing #8 to Harvard University, #9 to Yale University — from its own published counts, ranked per class year

Their published matriculation list

Where their graduates enrolled

The Brearley School publishes where its graduates enrolled. What follows is copied from that document — 72 colleges, ordered by the number of students enrolled.

Years, as the document states them
2022–2026

The ten largest counts, enrolled

Harvard University 29

Cornell University 20

Yale University 20

Columbia University 19

University of Chicago 18

University of Pennsylvania 16

Williams College 13

Brown University 12

Princeton University 11

Georgetown University 8

Is my kid's college on this list?

✓ Stanford University · 5 ✓ New York University · 6 — University of Southern California ✓ University of California, Los Angeles · 3 — University of California, Berkeley ✓ University of Michigan · 4 ✓ Cornell University · 20 — Boston University — Northeastern University — University of Texas at Austin ✓ Georgetown University · 8 ✓ Duke University · 4

Any college:

#8of 165 feeder schools to Harvard University · 5.8/yrTop college #9of 183 feeder schools to Yale University · 4.0/yrTop college

The school down the road: Lycee Francais de New York

College	The Brearley School	Lycee Francais de New York
Cornell University	20	18
Harvard University	29	3
New York University	6	21
Columbia University	19	7
University of Chicago	18	7
Yale University	20	4
University of Pennsylvania	16	6
Williams College	13	2

Each school's own printed counts (matriculation, 2022–2026 vs matriculation, Class of 2022-2025); spans may differ.

All 72 colleges, as the document prints them

College · Students

Harvard University 29

Cornell University 20

Yale University 20

Columbia University 19

University of Chicago 18

University of Pennsylvania 16

Williams College 13

Brown University 12

Princeton University 11

Georgetown University 8

Amherst College 6

New York University 6

Northwestern University 6

Emory University 5

Middlebury College 5

Stanford University 5

University of Virginia 5

Davidson College 4

Duke University 4

Hamilton College 4

Lafayette College 4

Oberlin College 4

Tufts University 4

University of Michigan 4

Boston College 3

Bucknell University 3

Colgate University 3

Dartmouth College 3

Pomona College 3

Swarthmore College 3

and 42 more

University of California, Los Angeles 3

Vassar College 3

Wellesley College 3

George Washington University 2

Johns Hopkins University 2

Kenyon College 2

Macalester College 2

Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2

Trinity College 2

University of North Carolina: Chapel Hill 2

University of St. Andrews 2

Vanderbilt University 2

Wake Forest University 2

Wesleyan University 2

Adelphi University 1

American University in Paris 1

Bowdoin College 1

California Institute of Technology 1

Carnegie Mellon University 1

Case Western Reserve University 1

Colby College 1

College of William and Mary 1

Connecticut College 1

Denison University 1

Eastman School of Music 1

Haverford College 1

Howard University 1

Loyola University of New Orleans 1

Macaulay Honors College at CUNY 1

McGill University 1

National Taiwan University 1

Purdue University 1

Rice University 1

Southern Methodist University 1

Stony Brook University 1

Trinity College Dublin 1

Tulane University 1

United States Military Academy: West Point 1

University of Cambridge 1

University of Rochester 1

University of Vermont 1

Washington University in St. Louis 1

These graduates went on to the colleges above.

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Your state's public flagship

Stony Brook University

49%

admit rate

$10,931

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

1320–1490

SAT 25–75 · ACT 28–33

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 $18,784/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.

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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Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment went from 719 in 2018 to 768 in 2022 — over 4 years.

+6.8%

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 The Brearley School's own published school profile (as of 2024-25): www.brearley.org/admission/school-profile ↗

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of +1.7%/year, projecting from 2022's 768 students:

2023

781

2025

807

2027

834

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 66 students projected to be gained by 2027 represent ≈ $1,056,000/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
The Brearley School New York	Private	0.0	768	+6.8%
Lycee Francais De New York New York	Private	0.4	1,091	-15.4%
The Birch Wathen Lenox School New York	Private	0.6	404	-28.5%
The Child School - Legacy High School Roosevelt Island	Private	0.7	289	—
The Hewitt School New York	Private	0.9	464	-11.6%
Rudolf Steiner School New York	Private	1.0	244	-12.2%
Dalton School New York	Private	1.0	1,221	—
Spence School New York	Private	1.0	769	—

At a glance

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The Brearley School is a private high school in New York, NY, enrolling 768 students in grades 9-12 in 2022.

Enrollment is up 7% from 2018 to 2022.

The Brearley School publishes a matriculation list (where its graduates enrolled) for the 2022–2026: 72 colleges, with per-college counts; the largest counts are Harvard University (29), Cornell University (20), Yale University (20), Columbia University (19), University of Chicago (18). Source: College Advising page — 'College Enrollment: 2022–2026'.

The Brearley School's feeder standing, from the schools' own published counts: #8 Harvard, #9 Yale.

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 The Brearley School graduates go to college? The Brearley School publishes a matriculation list (where its graduates enrolled) for the 2022–2026: 72 colleges, with per-college counts; the largest counts are Harvard University (29), Cornell University (20), Yale University (20), Columbia University (19), University of Chicago (18). Source: College Advising page — 'College Enrollment: 2022–2026'.

Which colleges is The Brearley School a top feeder school to? The Brearley School's feeder standing, from the schools' own published counts: #8 Harvard, #9 Yale.

How many students attend The Brearley School? The Brearley School is a private high school in New York, NY, enrolling 768 students in grades 9-12 in 2022.

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