Best Post-Graduate Boarding Schools (2025)

For the 2025 school year, there are 131 boarding schools offering a post-graduate (PG) year, serving 43,907 students.

Learn more about the benefits of a post-graduate (PG) year at boarding school.

Buffalo Seminary Photo - SEM is located in the heart of the historic Elmwood Village neighborhood of Buffalo, NY, just steps from cafes, shops and art galleries. As an urban boarding school, SEM students enjoy the culture, entertainment and shopping that only a city can offer.

The MacDuffie School Photo - Aerial view of MacDuffie's 250 acre campus

Lawrenceville School Photo - Tsai Field House opened in 2024 as a Community Hub and includes dining, recreation, and athletics. Photo: Jeremy Bittermann

Interlochen Arts Academy Photo - Music students study in the state-of-the-art Music Center, which features two large ensemble rehearsal halls, nine ensemble rooms, 25 teaching studios, a recording studio, and more.

Besant Hill School Photo - A spectacular view of the Topa Topa mountains from the common room in our Phoenix dorm. Students gather here for study sessions, snacks and social activities.

Stoneleigh-Burnham School Photo - Our challenging and supportive learning environment encourages appropriate risk-taking by providing a safe space for making mistakes. Stoneleigh-Burnham School offers the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme.

Currey Ingram Academy Photo - Aerial view of Currey Ingram's 83-acre campus.

Holderness School Photo - Our alumni consistently tell us that our student run Job Program was formative for their future success, noting proudly that they were supervisors, event planners, and project managers before they even graduated high school.

Oldfields School Photo - Oldfields' campus is 140 acres located in Maryland's scenic horse country, close to the cultural centers of Washington, DC, Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New York City and within driving distance of natural resources like the Chesapeake Bay, Appalachian Mountains, and Atlantic beaches. In addition, the international airport BWI is only 30 minutes away.

Saint John's Preparatory School Photo - We are located on 2900 of woodlands and lakes in Collegeville, MN

Lake Tahoe Preparatory School Photo - Lake Tahoe is a premier world-renown resort destination year-round. The blue skies, clear water, dense forests, and deep snow make it a haven for for everyone - from outdoor enthusiasts to authors and explorers.

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