The Potomac School

McLean · VA · Private independent · K-12 combined

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Where graduates go: #3 feeder school to Dartmouth College; top 10 for Virginia. The Potomac School's own list (past four years), enrolled: Virginia (24), College of William & Mary (18), Wake Forest University (13), Dartmouth College (12), Boston College (9). Feeder standing: #3 Dartmouth College, #4 William & Mary, #5 Virginia.
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Where graduates go — as published by the school

The Potomac School publishes where its graduates enrolled (past four years): 136 colleges with per-college counts — the largest counts enrolled at University of Virginia (24), College of William & Mary (18), Wake Forest University (13). See the full list ↓

Top-10 feeder to 2 top colleges #3Dartmouth College3.0/yr #5University of Virginia6.0/yr

Feeder standing #3 to Dartmouth College, #5 to University of Virginia, #4 to William & Mary — from its own published counts, ranked per class year

Their published matriculation list

Where their graduates enrolled

The Potomac School publishes where its graduates enrolled. What follows is copied from that document — 136 colleges, ordered by the number of students enrolled.

Years, as the document states them
past four years

The ten largest counts, enrolled

University of Virginia 24

College of William & Mary 18

Wake Forest University 13

Dartmouth College 12

Boston College 9

Duke University 9

Georgetown University 9

University of Miami 9

Brown University 8

Colby College 8

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Any college:

#3of 172 feeder schools to Dartmouth College · 3.0/yrTop college #5of 176 feeder schools to University of Virginia · 6.0/yrTop college #4of 104 feeder schools to William & Mary · 4.5/yr

All 136 colleges, as the document prints them

College · Students

University of Virginia 24

College of William & Mary 18

Wake Forest University 13

Dartmouth College 12

Boston College 9

Duke University 9

Georgetown University 9

University of Miami 9

Brown University 8

Colby College 8

Harvard University 8

Middlebury College 8

New York University 8

Northwestern University 8

Colgate University 7

Pennsylvania State University 7

Tulane University 7

University of Chicago 7

University of Pennsylvania 7

Virginia Tech 7

Williams College 7

Northeastern University 6

Princeton University 6

University of Southern California 6

Vanderbilt University 6

Washington and Lee University 6

Washington University 6

Emory University 5

Syracuse University 5

University of Maryland 5

and 106 more

Barnard College 4

Boston University 4

Bucknell University 4

Clemson University 4

Cornell University 4

George Washington University 4

Hamilton College 4

Indiana University at Bloomington 4

Michigan State University 4

Spelman College 4

Stanford University 4

Tufts University 4

University of Michigan 4

University of Richmond 4

Wesleyan University 4

Auburn University 3

Case Western Reserve University 3

Columbia University 3

Davidson College 3

Dickinson College 3

George Mason University 3

James Madison University 3

John Hopkins University 3

Kenyon College 3

Lafayette College 3

Purdue University 3

Rice University 3

Texas Christian University 3

United States Naval Academy 3

University of California, Berkeley 3

University of California, Los Angeles 3

University of Wisconsin, Madison 3

Amherst College 2

Bates College 2

Bowdoin College 2

Carleton College 2

Carnegie Mellon University 2

Denison University 2

Haverford College 2

Howard University 2

Lehigh University 2

Morehouse College 2

Pomona College 2

Savannah College of Art and Design 2

Southern Methodist University 2

Swarthmore College 2

University of Colorado, Boulder 2

University of Georgia 2

University of North Carolina 2

University of Notre Dame 2

University of Oxford 2

Yale University 2

American University 1

Christopher Newport University 1

Claremont McKenna College 1

College of the Holy Cross 1

East Carolina University 1

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University 1

Fordham University 1

Franklin & Marshall College 1

Georgia Institute of Technology 1

Gettysburg College 1

Hampden-Sydney Collage 1

High Point University 1

Imperial College London 1

Loyola Marymount University 1

Loyola University Maryland 1

Macalester College 1

Marymount University 1

Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences 1

Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1

McGill University 1

Merrimack College 1

Missouri University of Science and Technology 1

Oberlin College 1

Ohio State University 1

Pitzer College 1

Providence College 1

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 1

Roanoke College 1

San Diego State University 1

Santa Clara University 1

Sante Fe College 1

Shepherd University 1

Skidmore College 1

Smith College 1

St. Lawrence University 1

Stevenson University 1

Trinity College 1

University of Arizona 1

University of California, San Diego 1

University of California, Santa Barbara 1

University of Denver 1

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1

University of Mary Washington 1

University of Massachusetts 1

University of Montana 1

University of South Carolina 1

University of St Andrews 1

University of Texas at Austin 1

University of Toronto 1

Villanova University 1

Virginia Wesleyan University 1

Wabash College 1

Wellesley College 1

Xavier University 1

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Independently verified As published by The Potomac School — Matriculation page ↗. Found at: College Counseling > Matriculation, state-by-state college list.

From the school

The Potomac School reported 7 National Merit Semifinalists in the Class of 2027, this year's seniors, who graduate in June 2027 (The Potomac School 2026-27 school profile). Source ↗ (page 1)

The Potomac School reported an SAT combined middle-50% range of 1320-1520 for the Class of 2027, this year's seniors, who graduate in June 2027 (The Potomac School 2026-27 school profile). Source ↗ (page 3)

The Potomac School reported that 9 students in the Class of 2026, the seniors who graduated in June 2026, were National Merit Semifinalists (The Potomac School 2025-26 school profile). Source ↗ (page 1)

The Potomac School reported that the SAT combined middle-50% range for the Class of 2026, the seniors who graduated in June 2026, was 1270-1520, with a mean of 1394 (The Potomac School 2025-26 school profile). Source ↗ (page 3)

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Your state's public flagship

University of Virginia-Main Campus

17%

admit rate

$21,803

in-state tuition/yr · $59,512 out-of-state

1410–1530

SAT 25–75 · ACT 32–34

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 $21,565/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.

About this listing

The Potomac School is listed by NAIS + founder list. 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.potomacschool.org ↗

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The Potomac School is a private high school in McLean, VA.

The Potomac School publishes a matriculation list (where its graduates enrolled) for the past four years: 136 colleges, with per-college counts; the largest counts are University of Virginia (24), College of William & Mary (18), Wake Forest University (13), Dartmouth College (12), Boston College (9). Source: Matriculation page.

The Potomac School's feeder standing, from the schools' own published counts: #3 Dartmouth College, #4 William & Mary, #5 Virginia.

The Potomac School reported 7 National Merit Semifinalists in the Class of 2027, this year's seniors, who graduate in June 2027 (The Potomac School 2026-27 school profile).

The Potomac School reported an SAT combined middle-50% range of 1320-1520 for the Class of 2027, this year's seniors, who graduate in June 2027 (The Potomac School 2026-27 school profile).

The Potomac School reported that 9 students in the Class of 2026, the seniors who graduated in June 2026, were National Merit Semifinalists (The Potomac School 2025-26 school profile).

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 Potomac School graduates go to college? The Potomac School publishes a matriculation list (where its graduates enrolled) for the past four years: 136 colleges, with per-college counts; the largest counts are University of Virginia (24), College of William & Mary (18), Wake Forest University (13), Dartmouth College (12), Boston College (9). Source: Matriculation page.

Which colleges is The Potomac School a top feeder school to? The Potomac School's feeder standing, from the schools' own published counts: #3 Dartmouth College, #4 William & Mary, #5 Virginia.

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