Watershed School

Boulder · CO · Private independent · K-12 combined

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Where graduates go, as the school itself publishes it. Watershed School publishes where its graduates go (2019-2026): 80 colleges, including Boston University, Bowdoin College, Cornell University, New York University.
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Where graduates go — as published by the school

Watershed School publishes its college acceptances (2019-2026): 80 colleges. See the full list ↓

Their published college acceptances

College acceptances

Watershed School publishes the colleges that admitted its graduates. What follows is copied from that document — 80 colleges, in the document's own order.

Years, as the document states them
2019-2026

Ivy+ and most selective · 1

Cornell University

University of California · 3

University of California, San Diego · University of California, Los Angeles · University of California, Santa Barbara

Cal State · 2

Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo · San Diego State University

Other California · 7

Chapman University · Loyola Marymount University · Occidental College · Pitzer College · Pomona College · Scripps College · Whittier College

Out of state · 61

American University · Bard College · Bates College · Beloit College · Bennington College · Boston University · Bowdoin College · Brandeis University · Bucknell University · Carleton College · Champlain College · Clark University · Colby College · Colgate University · and 47 more below

Not matched to a college page · 6

Colorado School of Mines (Honors Program) · George Washington University (Honors Program) · Long Island University - Global · The American University of Paris · The New School: Parsons School of Design · Trinity College Dublin

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College	Watershed School	Alexander Dawson School
Boston College	—	✓ named
Boston University	✓ named	✓ named
Columbia University	—	✓ named
Cornell University	✓ named	✓ named
Dartmouth College	—	✓ named
Duke University	—	✓ named
Georgetown University	—	✓ named
Harvard University	—	✓ named
New York University	✓ named	✓ named
Northeastern University	✓ named	✓ named
Northwestern University	—	✓ named
Princeton University	—	✓ named

Both schools print names, not counts, so this shows which selective colleges each list names.

All 80 colleges, as the document prints them

American University Bard College Bates College Beloit College Bennington College Boston University Bowdoin College Brandeis University Bucknell University Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo Carleton College Champlain College Chapman University Clark University Colby College Colgate University College of the Atlantic College of Wooster Colorado College Colorado School of Mines (Honors Program) Colorado State University Cornell University Earlham College Eckerd College Elon University Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott Emerson College Franklin & Marshall College George Washington University (Honors Program) Howard University

and 50 more

Ithaca College Kenyon College Lawrence University Lewis & Clark College Long Island University - Global Loyola Marymount University Macalester College Michigan State University New York University Northeastern University Oberlin College Occidental College Penn State University Pitzer College Pomona College Portland State University Pratt Institute Prescott College Providence College Reed College Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rochester Institute of Technology San Diego State University Sarah Lawrence College Savannah College of Art and Design Scripps College Skidmore College Smith College St. Olaf College Syracuse University The American University of Paris The New School: Parsons School of Design Trinity College Trinity College Dublin Tufts University University of California, San Diego University of California, Los Angeles University of California, Santa Barbara University of Colorado, Boulder University of Denver University of Massachusetts, Amherst University of Miami University of Montana University of Puget Sound University of Vermont University of Washington Wellesley College Whitman College Whittier College Worcester Polytechnic Institute

These graduates were admitted to the colleges above.

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How Watershed School compares for families

What families should know about Watershed School.

▸ LocallyCO students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+4 points).
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Your state's public flagship

University of Colorado Boulder

83%

admit rate

$15,666

in-state tuition/yr · $44,918 out-of-state

1230–1420

SAT 25–75 · ACT 28–33

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 $25,346/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.

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September School Boulder	Private	1.6	74	—
Shining Mountain Waldorf School Boulder	Private	2.0	199	-19.4%
Temple Grandin School Boulder	Private	3.2	18	—
Joshua School-Boulder Boulder	Private	5.6	18	—
Alexander Dawson School Lafayette	Private	9.1	521	+0.8%
Desiderata School Longmont	Private	11.2	18	—
Tara Performing Arts High School Boulder	Private	1.7	55	—
Sierra School Of Main Street Longmont	Private	13.7	40	—

At a glance

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Watershed School is a private high school in Boulder, CO, enrolling 111 students in grades 9-12 in 2022.

Watershed School publishes a college acceptances list for the 2019-2026: 80 colleges. Source: Sample of College Acceptances: 2018-2025.

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 Watershed School graduates go to college? Watershed School publishes a college acceptances list for the 2019-2026: 80 colleges. Source: Sample of College Acceptances: 2018-2025.

How many students attend Watershed School? Watershed School is a private high school in Boulder, CO, enrolling 111 students in grades 9-12 in 2022.

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