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Founded in 1851 as “The Family Boarding School,” The Hill prepares students for excellence in college, careers, and life. Hill’s liberal arts curriculum offers 25 Advanced Placement course options, honors classes, and independent studies. Hill’s 495 students come from 32 states and 20 foreign countries; all must board at least one year. Average class size is 12 students, with a 7:1 student-teacher ratio. Students are encouraged to develop leadership skills and expected to show personal responsibility and courtesy for others. Traditions include an honor code, nondenominational chapel services, a dress code, and seated meals with faculty members.
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| School Focus |
College Preparatory |
College Preparatory |
| Grades Offered
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9-12, PG |
9-12 |
| School Type |
Co-ed |
Co-ed |
| Support
for ADD/ADHD Students |
No |
No |
| Religious Affiliation |
Non-denominational |
Non-denominational |
| Year Founded |
1851 |
1901 |
| Campus Size |
300 acres |
150 acres |
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| Enrollment |
495 students |
297 students |
| Percent Students of Color |
18% |
17% |
| Percent International Students |
15% |
15% |
| Percent Students Boarding |
80% |
72% |
| Average
SAT Score |
1841 |
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| SAT
range (25th-75th percentile) |
1700 - 2020 |
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| Offers
Post-Grad Year |
Yes |
No |
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| Saturday Classes |
Yes |
No |
| Frequency of Saturday Classes |
Weekly |
Weekly |
| Classroom Dress Code |
Formal |
Formal |
| Average Class
Size |
12 |
12
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| Teacher : Student
Ratio |
1:7 |
1:7
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| # of AP/Advanced Courses Offered |
20 |
13 |
| ESL Courses Offered |
No |
Yes |
| % Faculty with Advanced Degree |
70% |
60% |
| Summer Program Offered |
No |
Yes |
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| Endowment Size |
$145 million |
$16 million |
| Yearly Tuition (Boarding Students) |
$42,000
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$37,500 |
| Yearly Tuition (Day Students) |
$29,000 |
$21,890 |
| Percent Students
on Financial Aid |
40% |
30% |
| Average Financial Aid
Grant |
$
26,000 |
$
16,989 |
| Merit Scholarships
Offered |
No |
No |
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| Application Deadline |
Jan. 31 / rolling |
Jan. 15 |
| SSAT Required |
Yes |
Yes |
| Average Percentile SSAT |
72% |
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| Acceptance Rate |
38% |
60% |
| Director of Admissions |
Tom Eccleston |
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| Associate Director of Admissions |
Amanda Dougherty |
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| Total Interscholastic
Sports Offered |
17 |
13 |
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| Year:
2001-2002 |
| Bucknell University | 9 | | US Naval Academy | 9 | | University of Pittsburgh | 7 | | Boston University | 6 | | Colgate University | 6 | | Drexel University | 6 | | UPenn | 6 | | Cornell University | 5 | | Trinity College | 5 | | Middlebury | 4 |
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The Hill School prepares students from across the United States and around the world for excellence in school, college, careers, and life. The Hill School combines a challenging liberal arts curriculum with clear moral direction and leadership training in a structured residential community. Dedicated to the development of the minds, bodies, and souls of all Hill students, the School professes not only to describe the world in which they live but also to prescribe the best ways to live. The Hill School's rigorous curriculum is founded firmly on the classical and Judeo-Christian traditions that value refinement of thought and fortification of character to liberate and charge the individual with responsibility to the common good. The Hill School is committed to inculcating those fundamental traditions while developing the practical skills and core knowledge on which further learning must be based, then to leading students to a global perspective on the world and their places in it.
School accreditations: Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools - Sample of notable school alumni:
James Baker III '48 - Former Secretary of State Norman Pearlstine '60 - Editor-in-chief of Time, Inc Tobias Wolff '64 - Stanford University professor and critically acclaimed author of Old School Oliver Stone '64 - Academy Award-winning producer/director Peter S. Rummell '63 - Chairman and CEO of the Florida real estate and development firm the St. Joe Co. Clark Hoyt '60 - Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and Washington editor of Knight Ridder/Tribune Information Services Lamar Hunt '51 - Businessman, owner and founder of the Kansas City Chiefs and a creator of the American Football League
- Profile last updated: 09/03/2008
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