Wilmington Friends School

Wilmington · DE · Religious-affiliated · K-12 combined

Private

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Where graduates go, as the school itself publishes it. Wilmington Friends School's own list (2023 & 2024), admitted: University of Delaware (20), Wake Forest University (5), Miami (4), University of Pittsburgh (4), Boston University (3).
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Where graduates go — as published by the school

Wilmington Friends School publishes its college acceptances (2023 & 2024): 192 colleges with per-college counts — the largest counts were admitted to University of Delaware (20), Wake Forest University (5), University of Miami (4). See the full list ↓

Their published college acceptances

College acceptances

Wilmington Friends School publishes the colleges that admitted its graduates. What follows is copied from that document — 192 colleges, ordered by the number of students accepted.

Years, as the document states them
2023 & 2024

The ten largest counts, admitted

University of Delaware 20

Wake Forest University 5

University of Miami 4

University of Pittsburgh 4

Boston University 3

Coastal Carolina University 3

Franklin & Marshall College 3

Swarthmore College 3

University of Georgia 3

Bates College 2

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Any college:

The school down the road: Ursuline Academy

College	Wilmington Friends School	Ursuline Academy
Boston College	✓ named	—
Boston University	✓ named	✓ named
Carnegie Mellon University	✓ named	—
Emory University	✓ named	—
Georgetown University	✓ named	—
New York University	✓ named	—
Northeastern University	✓ named	—
Northwestern University	✓ named	—
Princeton University	✓ named	✓ named
Purdue University	✓ named	—
Tufts University	✓ named	—
University of Florida	✓ named	—

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

All 192 colleges, as the document prints them

College · Students accepted

University of Delaware 20

Wake Forest University 5

University of Miami 4

University of Pittsburgh 4

Boston University 3

Coastal Carolina University 3

Franklin & Marshall College 3

Swarthmore College 3

University of Georgia 3

Bates College 2

Boston College 2

Bryn Mawr College 2

Carnegie Mellon University 2

Case Western Reserve University 2

College of Charleston 2

Delaware State University 2

Elon University 2

Lehigh University 2

Louisiana State University 2

Middlebury College 2

Penn State University 2

Tulane University of Louisiana 2

University of Michigan 2

University of Virginia 2

Washington College 2

Washington University in St. Louis 2

William & Mary 2

Albright College 1

Alvernia University 1

American University 1

and 162 more

Arcadia University 1

Arizona State University 1

Auburn University 1

Bard College 1

Barry University 1

Bowdoin College 1

Brandeis University 1

Bridgewater State University 1

Bucknell University 1

Catholic University of America 1

Clark Atlanta University 1

Clemson University 1

Colby College 1

Colorado State University 1

Connecticut College 1

Delaware College of Art and Design (CLOSED) 1

Delaware Technical Community College 1

Dickinson College 1

Drew University 1

Drexel University 1

East Carolina University 1

Eckerd College 1

Elizabethtown College 1

Elmira College 1

Emerson College 1

Emory University 1

Erasmus University Rotterdam 1

Flagler College 1

Florida Institute of Technology 1

Fordham University 1

Furman University 1

George Mason University 1

George Washington University 1

Georgetown University 1

Gettysburg College 1

Goucher College 1

Guilford College 1

Hampden-Sydney College 1

Hampton University 1

Haverford College 1

High Point University 1

Hobart and William Smith Colleges 1

Howard University 1

Immaculata University 1

Indiana University 1

Ithaca College 1

Jackson State University 1

Jacksonville University 1

James Madison University 1

Kenyon College 1

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania 1

La Salle University 1

Lafayette College 1

Loyola Marymount University 1

Loyola University Maryland 1

Lycoming College 1

Lynn University 1

Macalester College 1

Manhattan College 1

Marist College 1

Marymount Manhattan College 1

McDaniel College 1

Merrimack College 1

Miami University, Oxford 1

Millersville University of Pennsylvania 1

Montclair State University 1

Moore College of Art and Design 1

Morehouse College 1

Morgan State University 1

Muhlenberg College 1

Neumann University 1

New York University 1

North Carolina A & T State University 1

North Carolina State University 1

Northeastern University 1

Northwestern University 1

Ohio University 1

Ohio Wesleyan University 1

Pace University, New York City 1

Princeton University 1

Purdue University 1

Randolph-Macon College 1

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 1

Rhodes College 1

Roanoke College 1

Rochester Institute of Technology 1

Rollins College 1

Rowan University 1

Rutgers University 1

Saint Joseph's University 1

Salisbury University 1

Salve Regina University 1

Sarah Lawrence College 1

Seton Hall University 1

Smith College 1

Springfield College 1

St Mary's College of Maryland 1

St. Bonaventure University 1

Stevens Institute of Technology 1

Stockton University 1

SUNY at New Paltz 1

Susquehanna University 1

Syracuse University 1

Temple University 1

The College of New Jersey 1

The New School 1

The Ohio State University 1

The University of Alabama 1

The University of Tampa 1

The University of Tennessee 1

The University of the Arts (CLOSED) 1

Thomas Jefferson University 1

Towson University 1

Trinity College 1

Tufts University 1

Union College 1

University College Utrecht 1

University of Arizona 1

University of British Columbia 1

University of California, Irvine 1

University of California, San Diego 1

University of California, Santa Barbara 1

University of Colorado 1

University of Connecticut 1

University of Denver 1

University of Florida 1

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1

University of Iowa 1

University of Kansas 1

University of Kentucky 1

University of Lynchburg 1

University of Maine 1

University of Mary Washington 1

University of Maryland 1

University of Massachusetts 1

University of Mississippi 1

University of New Hampshire 1

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 1

University of North Carolina at Charlotte 1

University of Notre Dame 1

University of Rhode Island 1

University of Richmond 1

University of Rochester 1

University of Scranton 1

University of Southern California 1

University of Vermont 1

University of Washington 1

University of Wisconsin 1

Ursinus College 1

Villanova University 1

Virginia Commonwealth University 1

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 1

West Chester University of Pennsylvania 1

West Virginia University 1

Western Carolina University 1

Wheaton College 1

Widener University 1

Wilkes University 1

William Paterson University of New Jersey 1

Williams College 1

Worcester Polytechnic Institute 1

Yale University 1

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Your state's public flagship

University of Delaware

65%

admit rate

$16,810

in-state tuition/yr · $41,400 out-of-state

1200–1360

SAT 25–75 · ACT 27–31

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 $17,799/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

Wilmington Friends School is listed by PSS 2020 · NAIS. Its enrollment figures below come from the most recent federal Private School Survey it answered; the survey is voluntary, and the school did not respond to the latest wave. The school's own site: www.wilmingtonfriends.org ↗

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment went from 648 in 2018 to 657 in 2020 — over 2 years.

+1.4%

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.

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
Concord Christian Academy Wilmington	Private	5.1	106	-3.6%
Ursuline Academy Wilmington	Private	1.2	139	-61.5%
Padua Academy Wilmington	Private	1.4	480	-27.1%
St Elizabeth School Wilmington	Private	2.5	384	—
Harvest Christain Academy, Wilmington Wilmington	Private	7.3	132	—
Destiny Calling Academy Wilmington	Private	7.7	4	—
Towle Institute Hockessin	Private	9.5	48	—
Fairwinds Christian School Bear	Private	10.0	147	+5.0%

At a glance

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Wilmington Friends School is a private high school in Wilmington, DE, enrolling 657 students in grades 9-12 in 2020.

Enrollment is up 1% from 2018 to 2020.

Wilmington Friends School publishes a college acceptances list for the 2023 & 2024: 192 colleges, with per-college counts; the largest counts are University of Delaware (20), Wake Forest University (5), University of Miami (4), University of Pittsburgh (4), Boston University (3). Source: WFS College Acceptances 2023 & 2024.

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 Wilmington Friends School graduates go to college? Wilmington Friends School publishes a college acceptances list for the 2023 & 2024: 192 colleges, with per-college counts; the largest counts are University of Delaware (20), Wake Forest University (5), University of Miami (4), University of Pittsburgh (4), Boston University (3). Source: WFS College Acceptances 2023 & 2024.

How many students attend Wilmington Friends School? Wilmington Friends School is a private high school in Wilmington, DE, enrolling 657 students in grades 9-12 in 2020.

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

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