Northfield Mount Hermon vs. Deerfield Academy
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School History
Overview
Northfield Mount Hermon is a co-educational, secular boarding and day school serving 650 students in grades 9 through 12, plus a postgraduate year.
We offer an advanced educational experience that empowers students as they discover and follow their passions and find their purpose as part of an inclusive, diverse community.
At NMH, students learn with passion, act with humanity, and lead with intention, as they find purpose in their potential.
Northfield Mount Hermon is located on a serene, wooded 1,320-acre campus in Massachusetts` Connecticut River Valley.
Deerfield Academy is an independent secondary school committed to high standards of scholarship, citizenship, and personal responsibility.
Through a rigorous liberal arts curriculum, extensive cocurricular program, and supportive residential environment, Deerfield encourages each student to develop an inquisitive and creative mind, sound body, and strong moral character.
Set in a historic village bounded by river, hills, and farms, Deerfield inspires reflection, study and play, abiding friendships, and a defining school spirit.
A vibrant, ethical community that embraces diversity, the Academy prepares students for leadership in a rapidly changing world that requires global understanding, environmental stewardship, and dedication to service.
School Focus
College Preparatory
College Preparatory
Grades Offered
9-12, PG
9-12, PG
School Type
Co-ed
Co-ed
ADD/ADHD Support
No
No
Supports Learning Differences (LD)
No
No
Year Founded
1879
1797
Campus Size
1353 acres
330 acres
Students Body
Enrollment
645
653
% Students of Color
25%
32%
% International Students
25%
12%
% Students Boarding
85%
88%
Average SAT Score
n/a
1400
Average ACT score
n/a
31
Offers Post-Grad Year
Yes
Yes
Academics and Faculty
Saturday Classes
No
No
Frequency of Saturday Classes
Weekly
Weekly
Classroom Dress Code
Casual
Formal
Average Class Size
13
12
Student : Teacher ratio
6:1
6:1
# of AP/Advanced Courses Offered
34
40
ESL Courses Offered
Yes
No
% Faculty with Advanced Degree
66%
70%
Summer Program Offered
Yes
Yes
Finances
Endowment Size
$139 million
$840 million
Tuition (Boarding Students)
$72,647
$70,900
Tuition (Day Students)
$48,302
$51,000
Avg. Financial Aid Grant
$55,790
$53,000
Admission
Application Deadline
Jan. 15 / rolling
Jan. 15
Accepts Standardized Application
Yes
No
SSAT Required
Yes
Yes
Average Percentile SSAT
73
85
Acceptance Rate
31%
13%
Director of Admissions
Claude Anderson
Charles F. Davis, Jr.
Associate Director of Admissions
n/a
Gen Pitt
# of AP/Advanced Courses Offered
34
40
Sport
Total Sports Offered
19
28
Sports
Alpine Skiing, Baseball, Basketball, Crew, Cross Country, Cross Country Running, Field Hockey, Golf, Ice Hockey, Lacrosse, Nordic Skiing, Soccer, Softball, Swimming, Tennis, Track and Field, Ultimate Frisbee, Volleyball, Wrestling
Alpine Skiing, Ballet, Baseball, Basketball, Crew, Cross Country, Cross Country Running, Cycling, Dance, Diving, Field Hockey, Football, Golf, Ice Hockey, Lacrosse, Skiing, Soccer, Softball, Squash, Swimming, Swimming and Diving, Tennis, Track, Track and Field, Ultimate Frisbee, Volleyball, Water Polo, Wrestling
Extracurricular
Total Extra-curric.Total Extracurriculars
68
39
Extra-curric.Extracurriculars
A Cappella Ensembles, Aerial Photography and Videography Club, Amnesty International, an Asian American advocacy group, Anglers Club, Animal Activist Club, Asian American Students Association, Atheist/Secular Humanist Students Association, Blue Key Society (Admission Tour Guide), Breakaway, Cancer Support Team, Chinese Student Association, Circle of Sisters, Debate Society, End the Silence of Relationship Violence Advocacy Group, Found Threads, Gemini (yearbook), Gender Sexuality Alliance, Getting Ahead of Global Epidemics, Green Cup Challenge, Interfaith Student Council, Investment Club, Jazz Ensemble, Jewish Students Alliance, Korean Student Association, Mandala (arts and literary magazine), Math Team, Me to We Club, Mindfulness Meditation, Model United Nations, Muslim Students Association, Nature-Centered Beliefs Group, NMH Outreach, NMH Pianists, NMH Singers, Operation Happy Birthday, Peer Educators, Pokémon Trainers Association, Quiz Bowl, Quiz Bowl, Room to Read, Science Club, Select Women’s Ensemble, Senior and Junior Dance Companies, Shark Club, Soapbox, Society for the Study of Political Ideologies (SSPI), South Asian Student Association, Spanish and Latino/a Students Association (SaLSA), St. Edmund Campion League of Catholic Students, Stream News, Student Alumni Association, Student Congress, Student Diversity Committee, Super Smash Brothers Club, The Bridge (student newspaper), The Brothers, The F Word (feminism), The Girl Effect, The Hermonite (student newspaper), The Prejudice Project, Theater Program, Third-Culture Kid Affinity Group, Vietnamese Student Association, VVar (vegan), WNMH Radio 106.7 FM, Writers Forum, Youth Initiative
Albany Road, Lit Magazine, Alpine Skiing, Amnesty International, Angling Club, Animal Rights Club, Arabic Club, Archery Club, Asian Student Association, Asian Students Association, Ballet, Ballroom Dancing, Basketball, Black Student Alliance, Black Student Coalition, Cheerleaders, Chess, Chinese Club, Chorus, Christian Fellowship, Christian Fellowship Club, Classical Music Society, Classics Club, Community Service, Computer Club, Current Issues Speakers Club, Dance, Debate Forum, Deerfield Scroll, Diversity Club, Environmental Action Group, Fire Department Volunteers, Fly Fishing Club, Food Club, Knitting, Poetry Night, Residence Hall Student Government, Ski/Snowboarding, Yearbook