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  • LocallyPA students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+4 points).
  • vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Soaring Heights School - Mifflintown, Soaring Heights School, Merakey Education Center and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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Your state's public flagship

Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus

54%
admit rate
$20,644
in-state tuition/yr · $41,790 out-of-state
1220–1400
SAT 25–75 · ACT 27–32

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 $32,875/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.

Their published college list

Colleges the school lists for its graduates

The Grier School publishes a list of colleges for its graduates. What follows is copied from that document — 247 colleges, in the document's own order.

The document does not state a class year for this list.

Academy of Art University Agnes Scott College University of Alabama Alfred University Allegheny College American University Arizona State University University of Arizona Art Center College of Design Babson College Bard College Baruch College Bates College Baylor University Bentley University Berklee College of Music Boston College Boston University Brandeis University Bridgewater College Brigham Young University University of British Columbia Bryn Mawr College Bucknell University University of California at Berkeley University of California at Davis University of California at Irvine University of California at Los Angeles University of California at Riverside University of California at San Diego
and 217 more
University of California at Santa Barbara University of California at Santa Cruz California College of the Arts California State Polytechnic University, Pomona California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo California State University, Chico California State University, Fresno California State University, Fullerton California State University, Long Beach California State University, Northridge California State University, Sacramento Carleton College Carnegie Mellon University Case Western Reserve University Centenary College Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design University of Chicago University of Cincinnati The Citadel Clark University Cleveland Institute of Art Coastal Carolina University Colgate University College of Charleston Colorado School of Mines Colorado State University Columbia College Chicago Columbus College of Art and Design University of Colorado, Boulder Connecticut College University of Connecticut Cornell University Davis College University of Delaware Denison University DePaul University Dickinson College Drake University Drexel University Duke University Duquesne University Earlham College Eckerd College Edinboro University Elizabethtown College Elon University Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Emerson College Emory University Evergreen State College Fairleigh Dickinson University, Madison Fashion Institute of Technology University of Florida Florida Atlantic University Florida State University Fordham University Franklin & Marshall College Gannon University George Mason University George Washington University University of Georgia Georgetown University Georgia Institute of Technology Gettysburg College Goucher College Gonzaga University Guilford College Grinnell College Hamilton College Hampshire College Harvey Mudd College Haverford College High Point University Hofstra University Howard University Humboldt State University University of Illinois at Chicago University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Indiana University Indiana University of Pennsylvania Iowa State University University of Iowa Ithaca College James Madison University Juniata College University of Kansas Kent State University University of Kentucky Kenyon College King's College London Lawrence University Lehigh University University of the Arts London London College of Fashion Longwood University Louisiana State University University of Louisville Loyola University Chicago Lynchburg College Marquette University University of Mary Washington Maryland Institute College of Art Marymount University Massachusetts College of Art and Design University of Massachusetts, Amherst University of Massachusetts, Boston McGill University Miami University, Oxford University of Miami University of Michigan Michigan State University Middlebury College Mills College University of Minnesota, Twin Cities University of Missouri Moore College of Art & Design Mount Holyoke College Muhlenberg College University of New Hampshire New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology College of New Rochelle New York University New York University, Steinhardt Honors Program University of North Dakota Northeastern University Northwestern University Northern Arizona University Oberlin College Occidental College Ohio State University Old Dominion University University of Oregon Otis College of Art & Design University of Ottawa Oxford College of Emory University Pace University, NYC Parsons School of Design Pennsylvania State University, University Park Pennsylvania State University, Schreyer Honors College Pepperdine University University of Pennsylvania University of Pittsburgh Point Park University Polytechnic Institute of New York University University of Portland University of Puget Sound Pratt Institute Princeton University Purdue University Reed College Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rhode Island School of Design University of Rhode Island Rhodes College University of Richmond Rice University Ringling College of Art & Design Rochester Institute of Technology University of Rochester Rutgers University University of San Diego University of San Francisco Santa Clara University Santa Fe University of Art and Design Sarah Lawrence College Savannah College of Art & Design School of the Art Institute of Chicago School of the Museum of Fine Arts School of Visual Arts University of Scranton Seton Hall University Shenandoah University Skidmore College Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Smith College University of Southern California Southern Methodist University St. Francis College Spelman College St. John's University, Queens Saint Francis University St. Olaf College State University of New York at Albany State University of New York at Binghamton State University of New York at Buffalo Stony Brook University Suffolk University Susquehanna University Syracuse University Temple University Texas A&M University Texas Christian University University of Tampa University of Texas University of Toronto Vassar College University of Vermont Villanova University University of Virginia Virginia Commonwealth University Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University College of Visual Arts University of Washington Washington and Jefferson College Warren Wilson College Washington University in St. Louis University of Waterloo Wentworth Institute of Technology West Virginia University Westminster College Whitman College Whitworth University College of William & Mary Williams College University of Wisconsin, Madison The College of Wooster Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Independently verified As published by The Grier School — Recent Grier School College Acceptances (*denotes matriculation) [PDF] ↗. Found at: College Counseling page (/learn/college-counseling), linked PDF titled 'Recent Grier School College Acceptances (*denotes matriculation)'.

About this listing

The Grier School 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.grier.org ↗

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment went from 296 in 2018 to 299 in 2020 — over 2 years.
+1.0%
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.

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
Soaring Heights School - Mifflintown
Mifflin
Private 16.2 24
Soaring Heights School
Altoona
Private 16.2 49
Merakey Education Center
Altoona
Private 16.4 22
Merakey Education And Autism Center
State College
Private 21.5 23
Soaring Heights School
State College
Private 21.7 27
Huntington Christian Academy
Huntingdon
Private 13.2 24
Great Commission Schools
Altoona
Private 14.0 131 +8.3%
Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic High School
Altoona
Private 14.9 307 -1.3%

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