University Prep

Seattle · WA · Private independent · K-12 combined

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Where graduates go: #6 feeder school to Washington. University Prep's own list (2022–2026), enrolled: Washington (51), Colorado (13), Santa Clara University (12), California Polytechnic Institute (11), USC (11). Feeder standing: #6 Washington.
Students who test here average 1330 on the SAT. That's far above the national average of about 1030 — as published in the school's own profile.

Composed from this page's data — every claim is backed by a number in the sections below.

Where graduates go — as published by the school

University Prep publishes where its graduates enrolled (2022–2026): 136 colleges with per-college counts — the largest counts enrolled at University of Washington, Seattle (51), University of Colorado Boulder (13), Santa Clara University (12). See the full list ↓

Top-10 feeder to 1 top college #6University of Washington (Seattle)10.2/yr

Feeder standing #6 to University of Washington (Seattle) — from its own published counts, ranked per class year

At a glance

Programs & features

Teaches no AP-designated courses — common among independent schools that run their own advanced curriculum

Academic signals

SAT avg 1330 (25-75: 1210–1460)
AP exam pass rate 92% — the school teaches no AP courses; students sit the exams anyway

Worth knowing: Published partway through the year for the Class of 2026, covering the 72 students who had tested by then rather than the whole class.

Composed from the school's own published profile (2026), and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

Their published matriculation list

Where their graduates enrolled

University Prep 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
2022–2026

The ten largest counts, enrolled

University of Washington, Seattle 51

University of Colorado Boulder 13

Santa Clara University 12

California Polytechnic Institute 11

University of Southern California 11

Cornell University 10

Northeastern University 9

Tufts University 9

Boston University 8

Occidental College 8

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✓ Stanford University · 1 ✓ New York University · 2 ✓ University of Southern California · 11 ✓ University of California, Los Angeles · 2 ✓ University of California, Berkeley · 1 ✓ University of Michigan · 3 ✓ Cornell University · 10 ✓ Boston University · 8 ✓ Northeastern University · 9 — University of Texas at Austin ✓ Georgetown University · 2 ✓ Duke University · 2

Any college:

#6of 111 feeder schools to University of Washington (Seattle) · 10.2/yrTop college

The school down the road: Lakeside School

College	University Prep	Lakeside School
University of Washington, Seattle	51	70
Cornell University	10	28
Stanford University	1	35
University of Southern California	11	22
Santa Clara University	12	15
Washington University in St. Louis	7	15
Georgetown University	2	18
Tufts University	9	10

Each school's own printed counts (matriculation, 2022–2026 vs matriculation, 2021-2025); spans may differ.

All 136 colleges, as the document prints them

College · Students

University of Washington, Seattle 51

University of Colorado Boulder 13

Santa Clara University 12

California Polytechnic Institute 11

University of Southern California 11

Cornell University 10

Northeastern University 9

Tufts University 9

Boston University 8

Occidental College 8

University of San Diego 8

George Washington University 7

Pitzer College 7

Seattle University 7

Washington University in St. Louis 7

Boston College 6

Colorado College 6

Tulane University 6

Carleton College 5

Loyola Marymount University 5

Scripps College 5

University of Oregon 5

Vanderbilt University 5

Columbia University 4

Dartmouth College 4

Hamilton College 4

Harvey Mudd College 4

University of Denver 4

Villanova University 4

Wake Forest University 4

and 106 more

Whitman College 4

American University 3

Barnard College 3

Bowdoin College 3

Brown University 3

Chapman University 3

Davidson College 3

Gonzaga University 3

Haverford College 3

Middlebury College 3

Northwestern University 3

Pomona College 3

Smith College 3

University College Dublin, Ireland 3

University of British Columbia, Canada 3

University of California, Santa Barbara 3

University of Michigan 3

University of St. Andrews, Scotland 3

University of Vermont 3

University of Virginia 3

Wellesley College 3

Brandeis University 2

Carnegie Mellon University 2

Colgate University 2

Colorado State University 2

Duke University 2

Emory University 2

Georgetown University 2

Harvard University 2

Johns Hopkins University 2

Kenyon College 2

Lehigh University 2

New York University 2

Rochester Institute of Technology 2

Union College 2

United States Naval Academy 2

University of California, Los Angeles 2

University of Edinburgh, Scotland 2

University of Miami 2

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 2

University of Pennsylvania 2

University of Washington, Bothell 2

University of Wisconsin 2

Vassar College 2

Western Washington University 2

Bates College 1

Bellevue College 1

Bryn Mawr College 1

Case Western Reserve University 1

Clark Atlanta University 1

Connecticut College 1

Duke Kunshan University, China 1

Elon University 1

Emerson College 1

Endicott College 1

ETH Zurich, Switzerland 1

Evergreen State University 1

Florida State University 1

Franklin & Marshall College 1

Grinnell College 1

Howard University 1

Indiana University, Bloomington 1

Johnson & Wales University 1

Lawrence University 1

Lewis & Clark College 1

Linfield University 1

Loyola University, New Orleans 1

McGill University, Canada 1

Montana State University 1

Morehouse College 1

Mount Holyoke College 1

North Seattle College 1

Oberlin College 1

Oregon State University 1

Princeton University 1

Purdue University 1

San Diego State University 1

Seattle Central College 1

Skidmore College 1

Southern Oregon University 1

Stanford University 1

Syracuse University 1

Texas Christian University 1

University of Alabama 1

University of Arizona 1

University of Bath, England 1

University of California, Berkeley 1

University of California, Davis 1

University of California, San Diego 1

University of Chicago 1

University of Glasgow, Scotland 1

University of Groningen, Netherlands 1

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 1

University of Maryland 1

University of New South Wales, Australia 1

University of Puget Sound 1

University of Redlands 1

University of Richmond 1

University of Rochester 1

University of Toronto, Canada 1

Wesleyan University 1

Willamette University 1

Williams College 1

Worcester Polytechnic Institute 1

Yale University 1

École Hôtelière de Lausanne, Switzerland 1

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Your state's public flagship

University of Washington-Seattle Campus

42%

admit rate

$12,973

in-state tuition/yr · $43,209 out-of-state

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 $14,091/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.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment went from 568 in 2018 to 613 in 2022 — over 4 years.

+7.9%

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.

For a more current snapshot, see University Prep's own published school profile (as of 2026-27): issuu.com/uprep/docs/uprep_college_profile_2025-2026 ↗

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
Seattle Waldorf School Seattle	Private	1.0	278	-21.7%
Dartmoor School Seattle	Private	1.2	9	—
Seattle Waldorf High School Seattle	Private	1.6	75	-15.7%
Academy For Precision Learning Seattle	Private	1.6	115	-9.4%
Spring Academy Seattle	Private	1.9	30	—
Lakeside School Seattle	Private	3.4	875	+220.5%
Fusion Academy Seattle Seattle	Private	4.0	54	—
The Bush School Seattle	Private	4.5	703	+7.0%

At a glance

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University Prep is a private high school in Seattle, WA, enrolling 613 students in grades 9-12 in 2022.

Enrollment is up 8% from 2018 to 2022.

University Prep publishes a matriculation list (where its graduates enrolled) for the 2022–2026: 136 colleges, with per-college counts; the largest counts are University of Washington, Seattle (51), University of Colorado Boulder (13), Santa Clara University (12), California Polytechnic Institute (11), University of Southern California (11). Source: University Prep - College Placement page, "2022–2026 College Matriculation List".

University Prep's feeder standing, from the schools' own published counts: #6 Washington.

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 University Prep graduates go to college? University Prep publishes a matriculation list (where its graduates enrolled) for the 2022–2026: 136 colleges, with per-college counts; the largest counts are University of Washington, Seattle (51), University of Colorado Boulder (13), Santa Clara University (12), California Polytechnic Institute (11), University of Southern California (11). Source: University Prep - College Placement page, "2022–2026 College Matriculation List".

Which colleges is University Prep a top feeder school to? University Prep's feeder standing, from the schools' own published counts: #6 Washington.

How many students attend University Prep? University Prep is a private high school in Seattle, WA, enrolling 613 students in grades 9-12 in 2022.

Analysis: Test Prep Gurus (High School Reach, highschoolreach.com). These figures may be quoted with attribution to Test Prep Gurus.

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