Winchester Thurston School

Pittsburgh · PA · Private independent · K-12 combined

Private

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  • Where graduates go, as the school itself publishes it. Winchester Thurston School publishes where its graduates go (The classes of 2022-2025): 115 colleges, including Amherst College, Boston College, Boston University, Bowdoin College.
  • Worth asking admissions: the school profile. Reach doesn't yet show this school's SAT/ACT or AP results. Every private school produces a counselor's "school profile" for colleges, and most post it online — ask admissions for it. How a school answers says as much as the numbers.

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Where graduates go — as published by the school

Winchester Thurston School publishes where its graduates enrolled (The classes of 2022-2025): 115 colleges. See the full list ↓

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

Ivy+ and most selective · 11

Brown University · Columbia University · Cornell University · Dartmouth College · Duke University · Harvard University · Princeton University · Stanford University · University of Chicago · University of Pennsylvania · Yale University

University of California · 2

University of California - Los Angeles · University of California - San Diego

Other California · 7

California Institute of Technology · Claremont McKenna College · Harvey Mudd College · Otis College of Art and Design · Pitzer College · University of San Diego · University of Southern California

Out of state · 86

Allegheny College · American University · Amherst College · Babson College · Boston College · Boston University · Bowdoin College · Brandeis University · Bucknell University · Carleton College · Carnegie Mellon University · Case Western Reserve University · Chatham University · Claflin University · and 72 more below

Not matched to a college page · 9

Cleveland Institute of Art · Community College of Allegheny County · International University of Monaco · McGill University · Trinity College of Dublin · University of British Columbia - Vancouver · University of Limerick · University of St Andrews · Westmoreland County Community College

Is my kid's college on this list?

✓ Stanford University ✓ New York University ✓ University of Southern California ✓ University of California, Los Angeles — University of California, Berkeley ✓ University of Michigan ✓ Cornell University ✓ Boston University ✓ Northeastern University — University of Texas at Austin ✓ Georgetown University ✓ Duke University

The school down the road: Shady Side Academy

CollegeWinchester Thurston SchoolShady Side Academy
Boston College✓ named✓ named
Boston University✓ named✓ named
Brown University✓ named✓ named
Carnegie Mellon University✓ named✓ named
Columbia University✓ named✓ named
Cornell University✓ named✓ named
Dartmouth College✓ named✓ named
Duke University✓ named✓ named
Emory University✓ named✓ named
Georgetown University✓ named✓ named
Georgia Institute of Technology✓ named✓ named
Harvard University✓ named✓ named

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

All 115 colleges, as the document prints them
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

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

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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.

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.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
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%

At a glance

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Winchester Thurston School is a private high school in Pittsburgh, PA, enrolling 634 students in grades 9-12 in 2022.

Enrollment is up 891% from 2018 to 2022.

Winchester Thurston School publishes a matriculation list (where its graduates enrolled) for the The classes of 2022-2025: 115 colleges. Source: College List page.

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 Winchester Thurston School graduates go to college? Winchester Thurston School publishes a matriculation list (where its graduates enrolled) for the The classes of 2022-2025: 115 colleges. Source: College List page.

How many students attend Winchester Thurston School? Winchester Thurston School is a private high school in Pittsburgh, PA, enrolling 634 students in grades 9-12 in 2022.

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