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The Gow School

South Wales · NY · Private independent · K-12 combined

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How The Gow School compares for families

What families should know about The Gow School.

  • ▸ LocallyNY sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
  • ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Gateway-Longview Lynde School, Stanley G Falk School, The Park School of Buffalo and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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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.)

Official program details ↗

Eligibility rules change yearly — confirm with the official program before relying on it. Amounts are recent published figures; awards cover tuition/fees, not housing or books unless noted. Verified 2026-06-14.

Their published college acceptances

College acceptances

The Gow School publishes the colleges that admitted its graduates. What follows is copied from that document — 106 colleges, in the document's own order.

Years, as the document states them
Class of 2021 Acceptances

Alfred State College Lander University Salem State University Alfred University Lasell University Samford University Alleghany College Lawrence University Savannah College of Art and Design American International College Limestone University Seneca College American University Linfield University Seton Hill University Baldwin Wallace University Louisiana State University Sheridan College Bethany College Lynn University Southern Illinois University of Cardondale Bemidji State University Maine Maritime Academy SUNY Delhi Buffalo State College Manhattanville College Suffolk University Carleton University Mars Hill University The College of Wooster
and 76 more
Cazenovia College Marshall University University of Arizona Clarkson University Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts University of Bristish Columbia Clemson University McPherson College University of Colorado Cleveland State University Mercyhurst University University of Denver College of St. Benedict Merrimack College University of Guelph Colorado State University Michigan State University University of Iowa Curry College Montclair State University University of Kentucky Davis & Elkins College Morgan State University University of New Orleans Dean College Mount Allison University University of North Carolina Denison University Muskingum University University of the Ozarks Drexel University Nazareth College University of Pittsburgh Drury University New England College University of St. Thomas Fairleigh Dickinson University Niagara University University of Toledo Fisk University Nicholls State University University of Wisconsin Gannon University Northern Vermont University Villa Maria College Gardner- Webb University Ohio Wesleyan University Virginia State University Gustavus Adolphus College Regis University Wells College High Point University Rhodes College Western Connecticut State University Hilbert College Roanoke College Westminster College Hobart and William Smith Colleges Rochester Institute of Technology West Virginia Wesleyan College Hofstra University Roger Williams University Willamette University Iona College Rollins College Xavier University Ithaca College Rowan College Jacksonville University Ryerson University Johnson & Wales University St. Bonaventure University Kent State University St. Lawrence University Keuka College St. Mary's University

These graduates were admitted to the colleges above.

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Independently verified As published by The Gow School — College Acceptances and Matriculations page ↗. Found at: Academics > College Advising > College Acceptances and Matriculations, 'Class of 2021 Acceptances' table (most recent of four years posted).

About this listing

The Gow School is listed by PSS 2018 · NAIS + TABS. 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.gow.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
Gateway-Longview Lynde School
Williamsville
 Private 19.1 106 -28.9%
Stanley G Falk School
Buffalo
 Private 20.1 538 -6.4%
The Park School of Buffalo
Snyder
 Private 20.6 285 —
Buffalo Seminary
Buffalo
 Private 21.0 162 -16.5%
Nichols School
Buffalo
 Private 21.3 596 +7.2%
Center Road Christian Academy
West Seneca
 Private 13.1 9 —
Central Baptist Christian School
Yorkshire
 Private 14.1 123 -9.6%
St Francis High School
Hamburg
 Private 14.9 409 -23.7%

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