The Governor's Academy

Byfield · MA · Private independent

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Where graduates go, as the school itself publishes it. The Governor's Academy publishes where its graduates go (2024-2026): 138 colleges, including Boston College, Boston University, Bowdoin College, Brown University.
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Where graduates go — as published by the school

The Governor's Academy publishes where its graduates enrolled (2024-2026): 138 colleges. See the full list ↓

Their published matriculation list

Where their graduates enrolled

The Governor's Academy publishes where its graduates enrolled. What follows is copied from that document — 138 colleges, in the document's own order.

Years, as the document states them
2024-2026

Ivy+ and most selective · 8

Brown University · Columbia University · Cornell University · Dartmouth College · Duke University · Harvard University · Stanford University · Yale University

University of California · 4

University of California (Berkeley) · University of California (Davis) · University of California (Los Angeles) · University of California (San Diego)

Cal State · 1

San Diego State University

Other California · 6

Chapman University · Claremont McKenna College · Pepperdine University · Pomona College · Santa Clara University · University of Southern California

Out of state · 115

Arizona State University · Babson College · Bates College · Belmont University · Bentley University · Berklee College of Music · Boston College · Boston University · Bowdoin College · Bryant University · Bryn Mawr College · Bucknell University · Carnegie Mellon University · Case Western Reserve University · and 101 more below

Not matched to a college page · 4

Concordia University (Montreal) · De Anza College · University of British Columbia · University of St Andrews

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✓ Stanford University ✓ New York University ✓ University of Southern California ✓ University of California, Los Angeles ✓ University of California, Berkeley ✓ University of Michigan ✓ Cornell University ✓ Boston University ✓ Northeastern University — University of Texas at Austin ✓ Georgetown University ✓ Duke University

Any college:

The school down the road: Pingree School

College	The Governor's Academy	Pingree School
Boston College	✓ named	✓ named
Boston University	✓ named	✓ named
Brown University	✓ named	✓ named
Carnegie Mellon University	✓ named	✓ named
Columbia University	✓ named	—
Cornell University	✓ named	✓ named
Dartmouth College	✓ named	✓ named
Duke University	✓ named	—
Emory University	✓ named	✓ named
Georgetown University	✓ named	✓ named
Harvard University	✓ named	✓ named
Johns Hopkins University	✓ named	—

Both schools print names, not counts, so this shows which selective colleges each list names.

All 138 colleges, as the document prints them

Arizona State University Babson College Bates College Belmont University Bentley University Berklee College of Music Boston College Boston University Bowdoin College Brown University Bryant University Bryn Mawr College Bucknell University Carnegie Mellon University Case Western Reserve University Chapman University Claremont McKenna College Clemson University Colby College College of Charleston College of the Holy Cross Colorado College Colorado State University Columbia University Concordia University (Montreal) Connecticut College Cornell University Dartmouth College Davidson College De Anza College

and 108 more

Dickinson College Duke University Elmira College Emmanuel College Emory University Endicott College Fairfield University Florida Institute of Technology Fordham University Franklin and Marshall College Georgetown University Gettysburg College Hamilton College Harvard University Haverford College Hobart and William Smith Colleges Indiana University (Bloomington) Ithaca College James Madison University Johns Hopkins University Johnson & Wales University Kent State University Lafayette College Lehigh University Marist University Marquette University Massachusetts Maritime Academy Mercy University Merrimack College Miami University Michigan State University Middlebury College New York Institute of Technology New York University Northeastern University Northwestern University Oberlin College Penn State University Pepperdine University Pomona College Providence College Purdue University Quinnipiac University Roger Williams University Rollins College Rutgers University Sacred Heart University Saint Anselm College Saint Michael's College San Diego State University Santa Clara University Savannah College of Art and Design Skidmore College Southern Methodist University Southern New Hampshire University St. Lawrence University St. Olaf College St. Thomas University Stanford University Stonehill College Suffolk University Syracuse University Texas Christian University The College of Wooster The Ohio State University Trinity College Tufts University Tulane University United States Naval Academy University of Alabama University of British Columbia University of California (Berkeley) University of California (Davis) University of California (Los Angeles) University of California (San Diego) University of Central Arkansas University of Colorado (Boulder) University of Denver University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign) University of Maryland University of Massachusetts (Amherst) University of Massachusetts (Boston) University of Miami University of Michigan University of New Hampshire University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill) University of North Georgia University of Notre Dame University of Rhode Island University of Richmond University of South Carolina University of Southern California University of St Andrews University of Tampa University of Utah University of Vermont University of Virginia University of Washington Vassar College Villanova University Washington and Lee University Washington University in St. Louis Wellesley College Wesleyan University Wilkes University Williams College Worcester Polytechnic Institute Yale University

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Independently verified As published by The Governor's Academy — College Matriculation 2024-2026 ↗. Found at: single-page PDF, full college list under the title 'College Matriculation 2024-2026'.

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How The Governor's Academy compares for families

What families should know about The Governor's Academy.

▸ LocallyMA students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+14 points).
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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

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About this listing

The Governor's Academy is listed by PSS 2020 · NAIS + TABS + founder list. Its enrollment figures below come from the most recent federal Private School Survey it answered; the survey is voluntary, and the school did not respond to the latest wave. The school's own site: www.thegovernorsacademy.org ↗

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment went from 407 in 2018 to 406 in 2020 — over 2 years.

-0.2%

Why only 2 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.

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At a glance

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The Governor's Academy is a private high school in Byfield, MA, enrolling 406 students in grades 9-12 in 2020.

Enrollment is down 0% from 2018 to 2020.

The Governor's Academy publishes a matriculation list (where its graduates enrolled) for the 2024-2026: 138 colleges. Source: College Matriculation 2024-2026.

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 The Governor's Academy graduates go to college? The Governor's Academy publishes a matriculation list (where its graduates enrolled) for the 2024-2026: 138 colleges. Source: College Matriculation 2024-2026.

How many students attend The Governor's Academy? The Governor's Academy is a private high school in Byfield, MA, enrolling 406 students in grades 9-12 in 2020.

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