The Roxbury Latin School

West Roxbury · MA · Private independent · K-12 combined

Private

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  • Where graduates go, as the school itself publishes it. The Roxbury Latin School's own list (2021-2026), enrolled: Harvard College (29), Tufts (19), Brown (18), Georgetown (18), Dartmouth College (12).
  • Worth asking admissions: the school profile. Reach doesn't yet show this school's SAT/ACT or AP results. Every private school produces a counselor's "school profile" for colleges, and most post it online — ask admissions for it. How a school answers says as much as the numbers.

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Where graduates go — as published by the school

The Roxbury Latin School publishes where its graduates enrolled (2021-2026): 73 colleges with per-college counts — the largest counts enrolled at Harvard College (29), Tufts University (19), Brown University (18). See the full list ↓

Their published matriculation list

Where their graduates enrolled

The Roxbury Latin School publishes where its graduates enrolled. What follows is copied from that document — 73 colleges, ordered by the number of students enrolled.

Years, as the document states them
2021-2026

The ten largest counts, enrolled

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— Stanford University ✓ New York University · 3 ✓ University of Southern California · 2 — University of California, Los Angeles ✓ University of California, Berkeley · 1 — University of Michigan ✓ Cornell University · 6 ✓ Boston University · 3 ✓ Northeastern University · 4 — University of Texas at Austin ✓ Georgetown University · 18 — Duke University

The school down the road: Noble and Greenough School

CollegeThe Roxbury Latin SchoolNoble and Greenough School
Harvard College2940
Georgetown University1824
Tufts University1922
Boston College1129
Brown University1820
Dartmouth College1221
Yale University723
Northeastern University423

Each school's own printed counts (matriculation, 2021-2026 vs matriculation, 2021–2025); spans may differ.

All 73 colleges, as the document prints them

College  ·  Students

MIT 3
Union College 3
and 43 more
Durham University 1
McGill University 1
Olin College of Engineering 1

These graduates went on to the colleges above.

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Independently verified As published by The Roxbury Latin School — Matriculation page — "College Matriculations 2021-2026" ↗. Found at: Matriculation page, two-column HTML table.

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How The Roxbury Latin School compares for families

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  • ▸ LocallyMA students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+14 points).
  • ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Noble And Greenough School, British International School Of Boston, Beaver Country Day School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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Your state's public flagship

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

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 $22,383/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 Roxbury Latin School is listed by PSS 2020 · 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.roxburylatin.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
Noble And Greenough School
Dedham
Private 1.7 621 +1.5%
British International School Of Boston
Boston
Private 2.5 423 +8.5%
Beaver Country Day School
Chestnut Hill
Private 3.0 504 +10.3%
Brimmer & May School
Chestnut Hill
Private 3.5 399 +6.7%
Fusion Academy Newton
Newton
Private 3.7 61 —
Meridian Academy
Jamaica Plain
Private 3.8 77 +24.2%
Riverside School
Needham
Private 3.9 4 —
Beacon Scholastic Academy
Millbury
Private 5.2 21 —

At a glance

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The Roxbury Latin School is a private high school in West Roxbury, MA, enrolling 304 students in grades 9-12 in 2020.

The Roxbury Latin School publishes a matriculation list (where its graduates enrolled) for the 2021-2026: 73 colleges, with per-college counts; the largest counts are Harvard College (29), Tufts University (19), Brown University (18), Georgetown University (18), Dartmouth College (12). Source: Matriculation page — "College Matriculations 2021-2026".

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.

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Where do The Roxbury Latin School graduates go to college? The Roxbury Latin School publishes a matriculation list (where its graduates enrolled) for the 2021-2026: 73 colleges, with per-college counts; the largest counts are Harvard College (29), Tufts University (19), Brown University (18), Georgetown University (18), Dartmouth College (12). Source: Matriculation page — "College Matriculations 2021-2026".

How many students attend The Roxbury Latin School? The Roxbury Latin School is a private high school in West Roxbury, MA, enrolling 304 students in grades 9-12 in 2020.

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