Worcester Academy

Worcester · MA · Private independent · K-12 combined

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How Worcester Academy compares for families

What families should know about Worcester Academy.

▸ LocallyMA students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+14 points).
▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Center For Applied Behavioral Instruction School, Bancroft School, St Paul Diocesan Jr/Sr High School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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Your state's public flagship

University of Massachusetts-Amherst

58%

admit rate

$17,772

in-state tuition/yr · $40,449 out-of-state

1300–1480

SAT 25–75 · ACT 29–33

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 $22,383/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 the Classes of 2024-2026 enrolled

Worcester Academy publishes where its graduates enrolled. What follows is copied from that document — 180 colleges, in the document's own order.

American University* Amherst College Arcadia University Assumption University* Babson College* Bates College* Bay Path University Bentley University* Binghamton University* Boston College* Boston University* Bowdoin College Bowie State University Brandeis University* Bridgewater State University Brown University* Bryant University* Carnegie Mellon University Case Western Reserve University Central Connecticut State University* Chapman University Clark University* Colby College* Colgate University College of Charleston* College of the Holy Cross* Columbia University Concordia University Connecticut College* Cornell University

and 150 more

Denison University* Dickinson College* Drexel University Duke Kunshan University Duquesne University East Carolina University Elon University Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Emerson College Emmanuel College Endicott College* Fairfield University* Fairleigh Dickinson University Fitchburg State University Florida Atlantic University* Florida State University Fordham University* Franklin Pierce University George Washington University Georgetown University* Georgia Institute of Technology Gettysburg College Hamilton College* Hampton University Harvard University Harvey Mudd College Haverford College High Point University Hobart William Smith Colleges Howard University* Hult International Business School Indiana University Iona University Ithaca College Johns Hopkins University* Keene State College Kenyon College Lake Forest College Lehigh University* Louisiana State University* Manhattanville University Marist University* Marquette University* Massachusetts College of Art and Design Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Massachusetts Maritime Academy McGill University Mercy University Mercyhurst University Merrimack College Middlebury College* Muhlenberg College New York University* Newcastle University New Hampshire Technical Institute Nichols College Northeastern University* Norwich University* Nova Southeastern University Oberlin College Occidental College Peking University Providence College* Purdue University Queen’s University Quinnipiac University* Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rivier University Roanoke College Rochester Institute of Technology* Roger Williams University* Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology Rutgers University* Sacred Heart University Saint Anselm College* Salve Regina University* San Diego State University San Jose State University Santa Clara University Santa Fe College Semmelweis University Siena College Simmons University* Smith College* St Olaf College St. Bonaventure University St. John’s University-New York St. Lawrence University Stevens Institute of Technology Stonehill College* Stony Brook University* Suffolk University* Swarthmore College Syracuse University* The Catholic University of America* The New England Conservatory of Music The New School The Pennsylvania State University The University of Alabama* The University of Montana The University of Tampa* The University of Tennessee Trinity College* Tufts University* Tulane University University College London Union College* United States Merchant Marine Academy University at Albany University of California-Davis* University of California-Irvine University of California-Los Angeles University of California-San Diego* University of California-Santa Cruz University of Colorado Boulder University of Connecticut* University of Delaware University of Florida University of Illinois Chicago University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign University of Maine University of Massachusetts-Amherst* University of Massachusetts-Boston* University of Miami* University of Michigan-Ann Arbor* University of New Hampshire* University of New South Wales-Sydney University of North Carolina at Charlotte University of Pennsylvania University of Pittsburgh University of Puget Sound University of Rhode Island University of South Carolina University of Southern California University of Vermont* University of Washington University of Wisconsin-Madison* Utica University Villanova University* Virginia Military Institute Washington University in St Louis* Wellesley College* Wesleyan University* Western New England University* Western University Westfield State University Worcester Polytechnic Institute* Worcester State University Yale University Youngstown State University

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Independently verified As published by Worcester Academy — School Profile 2026-2027 (PDF) ↗. Found at: p.3-4, “COLLEGE MATRICULATION FOR THE CLASSES OF 2024-2026”.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment went from 600 in 2018 to 508 in 2022 — over 4 years.

-15.3%

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.

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of -4.1%/year, projecting from 2022's 508 students:

2023

487

2025

448

2027

413

≈ 95 fewer students by 2027 — a real revenue/relevance risk worth getting ahead of.

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

Revenue at risk

At tuition per student, the 95 students projected to be lost by 2027 represent ≈ $1,520,000/year in tuition at risk.

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
Center For Applied Behavioral Instruction School Worcester	Private	2.6	80	—
Bancroft School Worcester	Private	3.8	395	-2.2%
St Paul Diocesan Jr/Sr High School Worcester	Private	0.8	486	-14.7%
Devereux School Rutland	Private	12.9	73	-53.5%
Glenhaven Academy Marlborough	Private	14.1	35	—
Notre Dame Academy Worcester	Private	2.8	243	+26.6%
Rfk Don Watson Academy Lancaster	Private	14.7	17	—
Darnell School For Educational & Behavioral Servic Hudson	Private	14.8	20	—

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