The Phelps School

Malvern · PA · Private independent · K-12 combined

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Devereux Mapleton School → Fusion Malvern → Royer-Greaves School For Blind → The Timothy School → The Concept School → Woodlynde School → Ysc Academy → Valley Forge Military Academy →

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How The Phelps School compares for families

What families should know about The Phelps School.

▸ LocallyPA students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+4 points).
▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Devereux Mapleton School, Fusion Malvern, Royer-Greaves School For Blind 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 Phelps School publishes a list of colleges for its graduates. What follows is copied from that document — 172 colleges, ordered by the number of students.

Years, as the document states them
College Acceptances 2021-24

College · Students

Saint Joseph's University 10

Temple University 8

Pennsylvania State University 7

West Chester University 6

Drexel University 5

La Salle University 5

University of Pittsburgh 5

Chestnut Hill College 4

Ursinus College 4

Eastern Michigan University 3

Eastern University 3

Gwynedd Mercy University 3

Hofstra University 3

Neumann University 3

Quinnipiac University 3

Seton Hall University 3

Tiffin University 3

University of Delaware 3

Widener University 3

Adelphi University 2

Alvernia University 2

Bentley University 2

Bryn Athyn College 2

Delaware Valley University 2

Elon University 2

Flagler College 2

George Mason University 2

Holy Family University 2

Immaculata University 2

Indiana University (Bloomington) 2

and 142 more

Messiah University 2

New Jersey Institute of Technology 2

Notre Dame of Maryland University 2

Pace University (NYC) 2

Penn College of Technology 2

Sarah Lawrence College 2

Stockton University 2

Susquehanna University 2

Universidad CEU San Pablo 2

University of Scranton 2

Washington College 2

Wilkes University 2

Acadia University 1

Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences 1

Albright College 1

Alderson Broaddus University 1

Alma College 1

American University 1

American University of Paris 1

Arcadia University 1

Arizona State University (Tempe) 1

Barry University 1

Blinn College 1

Bowdoin College 1

Bridgewater State University 1

Brown University 1

Bushnell University 1

Cabrini University 1

Caldwell University 1

Catholic University 1

Clemson University 1

Colorado School of Mines 1

Communitiy College of Philadelphia 1

Concordia University (Ann Arbor) 1

Connecticut College 1

Creighton University 1

Delaware State University 1

Dominican University New York 1

Duquesne University 1

Elizabethtown College 1

Elmira College 1

Emory University 1

Fairleigh Dickinson University (Florham) 1

Faulkner University 1

Florida Atlantic University 1

Florida Institute of Technology 1

Florida International University 1

Florida Southern College 1

Fordham University 1

Gannon University 1

Gardner-Webb University 1

George Washington University 1

Georgia State University 1

High Point University 1

Houghton University 1

Illinois Valley Community College 1

Indiana University of Pennsylvania 1

Iowa Central Community College 1

James Madison University 1

Johnson & Wales University 1

Juniate College 1

Lesley University 1

Limestone University 1

Long Island University (Brooklyn) 1

Loyola University 1

Luther College 1

Manhattanville University 1

Manor College 1

Marian University 1

Marywood University 1

Mercyhurst University 1

Millersville University 1

Monmouth University 1

Moravian College 1

Mount Saint Mary's University-Maryland 1

Newberry College 1

Norfolk State University 1

North Central College 1

Nova Southeastern University 1

Oak Hills Christian College 1

Oberlin College 1

Ohio State University 1

Ohio Wesleyan University 1

PennWest California 1

Presbyterian College 1

Rhodes College 1

Richmond, The American International University in London 1

Rider University 1

Rochester Institute of Technology 1

Rosemont College 1

Rowan University 1

Rutgers University (New Brunswick) 1

Sacred Heart University 1

Saint Leo University 1

Saint Louis University-Madrid 1

Saint Vincent College 1

Santa Monica College 1

School of Visual Arts 1

Skidmore College 1

Southern Methodist University 1

Springfield College 1

St. Edward's University 1

Stonehill College 1

SUNY Alfred State College of Technology 1

SUNY College of Technology at Delhi 1

SUNY University at Buffalo 1

SUNY-Cobleskill 1

Swarthmore College 1

Syracuse University 1

Texas Tech University 1

Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology 1

The University of Tampa 1

Thomas Jefferson University 1

Trinity University 1

University of Bridgeport 1

University of California - Irvine 1

University of Chicago 1

University of East Anglia 1

University of Hartford 1

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1

University of Indianapolis 1

University of Leeds 1

University of Manchester 1

University of Maryland 1

University of Maryland Eastern Shore 1

University of Massachusetts (Amherst) 1

University of Memphis 1

University of Miami 1

University of Mount Saint Vincent 1

University of Oklahoma 1

University of Sheffield 1

University of South Carolina 1

University of Toledo 1

University of Toronto 1

University of Tulsa 1

University of Utah 1

Wartburg College 1

Waynesburg University 1

Wentworth Institute of Technology 1

West Virginia Wesleyan College 1

Whittier College 1

Wittenberg University 1

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Independently verified As published by The Phelps School — College Acceptances 2021-24 ↗. Found at: Academics > College Counseling page, downloadable PDF ('ThePhelpsSchoolCollegeAcceptances.pdf').

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment went from 85 in 2018 to 82 in 2022 — over 4 years.

-3.5%

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.

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of -0.9%/year, projecting from 2022's 82 students:

2023

2025

2027

A small or specialty program — naive trend math doesn't capture the school's full picture. Read the trend as directional, not predictive.

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

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
Devereux Mapleton School Malvern	Private	1.1	44	—
Fusion Malvern Malvern	Private	1.8	76	—
Royer-Greaves School For Blind Paoli	Private	2.2	16	—
The Timothy School Berwyn	Private	4.0	69	+0.0%
The Concept School Westtown	Private	6.1	29	—
Woodlynde School Strafford	Private	6.3	230	-14.2%
Ysc Academy Wayne	Private	7.1	96	+28.0%
Valley Forge Military Academy Wayne	Private	7.6	159	-25.4%

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