Winchester Thurston School

Pittsburgh · PA · Private independent · K-12 combined

Private

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How Winchester Thurston School compares for families

What families should know about Winchester Thurston School.

▸ LocallyPA students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+4 points).
▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Shady Side Academy, Watson Institut Social Ctr For Academic Achievemnt, Watson Institute Friendship Academy The and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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Your state's public flagship

Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus

54%

admit rate

$20,644

in-state tuition/yr · $41,790 out-of-state

1220–1400

SAT 25–75 · ACT 27–32

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 $32,875/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.

Their published matriculation list

Where their graduates enrolled

Winchester Thurston School publishes where its graduates enrolled. What follows is copied from that document — 115 colleges, in the document's own order.

Years, as the document states them
The classes of 2022-2025

Allegheny College American University Amherst College Babson College Boston College Boston University Bowdoin College Brandeis University Brown University Bucknell University California Institute of Technology Carleton College Carnegie Mellon University Case Western Reserve University Chatham University Claflin University Claremont McKenna College Cleveland Institute of Art Colby College College of Charleston College of Wooster Columbia University Community College of Allegheny County Cornell University Dartmouth College Denison University DePaul University DePauw University Dickinson College Duke University

and 85 more

Duquesne University Eckerd College Elon University Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach Emerson College Emory University Fisk University Flagler College Florida State University Fordham University Franklin & Marshall College Full Sail University The George Washington University Georgetown University Georgia Institute of Technology Grinnell College Harvard University Harvey Mudd College Haverford College Hobart and William Smith Colleges Indiana University International University of Monaco Johns Hopkins University Lehigh University McGill University Michigan State University Morgan State University New York University North Carolina A&T State University Northeastern University Northwestern University Oberlin College Otis College of Art and Design Penn State University - University Park Pennsylvania Western University Pitzer College Princeton University Purdue University Rochester Institute of Technology Rollins College Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Southern Methodist University Stanford University Swarthmore College Syracuse University Temple University Trinity College of Dublin Tufts University Tulane University University of British Columbia - Vancouver University of California - Los Angeles University of California - San Diego University of Central Florida University of Chicago University of Colorado - Boulder University of Delaware University of Denver University of Kentucky University of Limerick University of Maryland - College Park University of Massachusetts - Amherst University of Michigan - Ann Arbor University of Notre Dame University of Pennsylvania University of Pittsburgh University of Rochester University of San Diego University of South Florida University of Southern California University of St Andrews University of Virginia University of Washington Villanova University Virginia Polytechnic Institute Wake Forest University Washington & Jefferson College Washington State University Washington University in St. Louis Wentworth Institute of Technology West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Virginia University Westmoreland County Community College Williams College Xavier University Yale University

These graduates went on to the colleges above.

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Independently verified As published by Winchester Thurston School — College List page ↗. Found at: Academics > Upper School > College Counseling > College List.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment went from 64 in 2018 to 634 in 2022 — over 4 years.

+890.6%

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.

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
Shady Side Academy Pittsburgh	Private	3.8	1,058	+392.1%
Watson Institut Social Ctr For Academic Achievemnt Pittsburgh	Private	5.4	31	—
Watson Institute Friendship Academy The Pittsburgh	Private	7.7	86	-32.8%
Holy Family Specialized Learning Pittsburgh	Private	7.9	41	—
Hope Academy Wexford	Private	8.2	46	—
Ellis School Pittsburgh	Private	8.2	358	+6.2%
The University School Pittsburgh	Private	8.4	36	—
Pressley Ridge Day School - Pittsburgh Pittsburgh	Private	8.5	59	+1.7%

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