Western Reserve Academy

Hudson · OH · Private independent

Private

Similar nearby schools

Most similar nearby schools

Lawrence School-Upper School Campus → Lawerence School - Lower → Steps Educational Group → University School → Walsh Jesuit High School → Laurel School → Hathaway Brown School → Hawken School →

At a glance

Programs & features

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

Composed from the school's own published profile (2025), and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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How Western Reserve Academy compares for families

What families should know about Western Reserve Academy.

▸ LocallyOH students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+4 points).
▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Lawrence School-Upper School Campus, Lawerence School - Lower, Steps Educational Group and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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Your state's public flagship

Ohio State University-Main Campus

51%

admit rate

$13,244

in-state tuition/yr · $40,022 out-of-state

1330–1480

SAT 25–75 · ACT 29–32

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 $17,339/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.

See the full Ohio State University-Main Campus profile → Estimate your odds with your scores →

Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.

Their published matriculation list

Where the Class of 2026 enrolled

Western Reserve Academy publishes where its graduates enrolled. What follows is copied from that document — 260 colleges, ordered by the number of students enrolled.

College · Students

Ohio State University 8

High Point University 3

Lafayette College 3

New York University 3

Northeastern University 3

University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill 3

University of Southern California 3

Boston University 2

Case Western Reserve University 2

Denison University 2

Duke University 2

Elon University 2

Emory University 2

Hobart and William Smith Colleges 2

Howard University 2

Kent State University 2

Lehigh University 2

Mercer University 2

Michigan State University 2

Purdue University 2

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 2

Swarthmore College 2

University of Dayton 2

University of Miami 2

University of Michigan 2

University of Richmond 2

University of Utah 2

Washington University in St. Louis 2

Allegheny College 1

American University 1

and 230 more

Amherst College 1

Arizona State University 1

Ashland University 1

Auburn University 1

Bard College 1

Bates College 1

Baylor University 1

Bennington College 1

Binghamton University 1

Boston College 1

Brandeis University 1

Bucknell University 1

Butler University 1

California Institute of Technology 1

California State University-San Marcos 1

Carleton College 1

Carnegie Mellon University 1

Chapman University 1

Clark University 1

Clemson University 1

Cleveland State University 1

Coastal Carolina University 1

Colgate University 1

College of Charleston 1

College of Saint Benedict 1

College of the Holy Cross 1

College of William & Mary 1

College of Wooster 1

Colorado College 1

Colorado School of Mines 1

Colorado State University 1

Columbia University 1

Connecticut College 1

Cornell University 1

Delaware Valley University 1

DePaul University 1

Dickinson College 1

Drexel University 1

Duquesne University 1

East Carolina University 1

East Tennessee State University 1

Elmhurst University 1

Emerson College 1

Emmanuel College 1

Endicott College 1

Fairfield University 1

Flagler College 1

Florida A&M University 1

Florida Atlantic University 1

Florida Golf Coast University 1

Florida International University 1

Florida State University 1

Fordham University 1

George Mason University 1

George Washington University 1

Georgia Institute of Technology 1

Gettysburg College 1

Goldey-Beacom College 1

Gonzaga University 1

Grinnell College 1

Grove City College 1

Hampton University 1

Heidelberg University 1

Hofstra University 1

Hult International Business School 1

Indiana University-Bloomington 1

Indiana University-Indianapolis 1

Ithaca College 1

Jacksonville University 1

Jain University 1

James Madison University 1

John Carroll University 1

Juniata College 1

Kenyon College 1

King's College London 1

La Salle University 1

Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine 1

Lake Forest College 1

Liberty University 1

Loyola Marymount University 1

Loyola University Chicago 1

Loyola University New Orleans 1

Lynn University 1

Manhattan University 1

Marquette University 1

Mass College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences 1

Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1

McGill University 1

Miami University 1

Middlebury College 1

Missouri Southern State University 1

Montana State University 1

Naval Academy Preparatory School 1

Newberry College 1

North Carolina A&T State University 1

Northern Kentucky University 1

Northwestern University 1

Nova Southeastern University 1

Oberlin College 1

Occidental College 1

Ohio Northern University 1

Ohio University 1

Oklahoma State University 1

Pace University 1

Palm Beach Atlantic University 1

Pennsylvania State University 1

Pepperdine University 1

Pomona College 1

Pratt Institute 1

Princeton University 1

Providence College 1

Queen's University 1

Reed College 1

Rhode Island School of Design 1

Rhodes College 1

Robert Morris University 1

Rochester Institute of Technology 1

Rollins College 1

Rutgers University 1

Saint Francis University 1

Saint Joseph's University 1

Saint Leo University 1

Saint Louis University 1

Salisbury University 1

Santa Clara University 1

Santa Fe College 1

Sarah Lawrence College 1

Seton Hall University 1

Simon Fraser University 1

Southeast Missouri State University 1

Southern Methodist University 1

St. Bonaventure University 1

Stanford University 1

Stetson University 1

Syracuse University 1

Tecnológico de Monterrey 1

TETR College of Business 1

Texas A&M University 1

The City College of New York 1

Trinity College Dublin 1

Trinity University 1

Tufts University 1

Union College 1

United States Naval Academy 1

Universidad Carlos III de Madrid 1

University at Albany 1

University at Buffalo 1

University College Dublin 1

University of Akron 1

University of Alabama 1

University of Alabama-Birmingham 1

University of Arizona 1

University of Arkansas-Monticello 1

University of Auckland 1

University of California-Davis 1

University of California-Irvine 1

University of California-Los Angeles 1

University of California-Merced 1

University of California-Riverside 1

University of California-San Diego 1

University of California-Santa Barbara 1

University of California-Santa Cruz 1

University of Central Florida 1

University of Charleston 1

University of Cincinnati 1

University of Colorado-Boulder 1

University of Colorado-Colorado Springs 1

University of Connecticut 1

University of Delaware 1

University of Denver 1

University of Findlay 1

University of Florida 1

University of Georgia 1

University of Guelph 1

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 1

University of Iowa 1

University of Kentucky 1

University of Maine 1

University of Maryland-Baltimore County 1

University of Maryland-College Park 1

University of Massachusetts-Amherst 1

University of Massachusetts-Boston 1

University of Melbourne 1

University of Minnesota 1

University of Mississippi 1

University of Missouri-Columbia 1

University of Missouri-Kansas City 1

University of Mount Union 1

University of Nebraska 1

University of New Haven 1

University of North Florida 1

University of Nottingham 1

University of Oregon 1

University of Pennsylvania 1

University of Pittsburgh 1

University of Rhode Island 1

University of Rochester 1

University of South Carolina 1

University of South Dakota 1

University of South Florida 1

University of St Andrews 1

University of Tampa 1

University of Tennessee 1

University of Texas-Austin 1

University of the Pacific 1

University of Toledo 1

University of Toronto 1

University of Vermont 1

University of Virginia 1

University of Washington 1

University of Wisconsin 1

Vanderbilt University 1

Vassar College 1

Villanova University 1

Virginia Military Institute 1

Wake Forest University 1

Walsh University 1

Wartburg College 1

Washington & Jefferson College 1

Washington and Lee University 1

Wesleyan University 1

West Virginia University 1

Western University 1

Wheeling University 1

Widener University 1

Williams College 1

Wittenberg University 1

Xavier University 1

Yale University 1

York College 1

These graduates went on to the colleges above.

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Independently verified As published by Western Reserve Academy — Western Reserve Academy, Class of 2026 College Acceptance Profile ↗. Found at: single-page 'Class of 2026 ... College Acceptance Profile' -- body text: 'Their schools of intended matriculation are represented here, with multiple matriculan.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment went from 398 in 2018 to 441 in 2022 — over 4 years.

+10.8%

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.

For a more current snapshot, see Western Reserve Academy's own published school profile (as of 2025-26): wracommunications.blob.core.windows.net/documents… ↗

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of +2.6%/year, projecting from 2022's 441 students:

2023

452

2025

476

2027

501

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

Revenue upside

At tuition per student, the 60 students projected to be gained by 2027 represent ≈ $960,000/year in tuition upside.

Tuition is an editable estimate (PSS doesn't publish tuition) — set it to your school's figure.

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
Lawrence School-Upper School Campus Northfield	Private	7.6	365	+11.3%
Lawerence School - Lower Broadview Heights	Private	14.0	365	+9.9%
Steps Educational Group Parma	Private	16.2	63	-44.7%
University School Chagrin Falls	Private	16.4	869	—
Walsh Jesuit High School Cuyahoga Falls	Private	4.8	1,012	-4.3%
Laurel School Shaker Heights	Private	16.7	446	-17.9%
Hathaway Brown School Shaker Heights	Private	17.1	674	-13.5%
Hawken School Gates Mills	Private	19.6	1,047	-10.1%

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