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Westover School HistoryWestover, founded in 1909, is a selective boarding and day school of 200 girls, grades 9–12, located in a classic New England town near New York City. We prepare our students to meet the challenges of the world's top colleges. |
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Westover School Overview | |||
• Region |
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• Program Emphasis |
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• All Grades |
9-12 | ||
• Boarding Grades |
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• Religious Affiliation | Nondenominational | ||
• Student Body | Girls | ||
• Dress Code | Casual | ||
• School Setting | Suburban | ||
• Campus Size (Acres) |
133.5 acres | ||
• Head of School |
Ann S. Pollina | ||
• Endowment |
42 million dollars | ||
Admission | |||
admission@westoverschool.org | |||
• Web Address |
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• Director of Admission |
Laura Nash Volovski '83 | ||
• Admission Application |
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• Application Required | Yes | ||
• Application Fee Amount |
$45 domestic, $100 international | ||
• Application Deadline(s) |
February 1 | ||
• Financial Aid Deadline(s) |
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• Financial Aid Awarded |
2.4 million dollars | ||
• % of Students Receiving Financial Aid |
48 | ||
• Admission Tests Accepted |
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• Day Student Tuition/Costs |
$28,000 | ||
• 5-Day Boarding Student Tuition/Costs |
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• Boarding Student Tuition/Costs |
$39,900 (tuition, room & board only) | ||
• International Student Tuition/Costs |
Same | ||
Student Enrollment | |||
• Total Enrollment |
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• Boys |
n/a | ||
• Girls |
199 | ||
• % Boys/Girls |
100% girls | ||
• Boarding Students |
119 | ||
• Day Students |
80 | ||
• International |
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• United States |
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• Majority of students come from | Northeast | ||
• % of Students of Color |
21 | ||
• % of International Students |
16 | ||
Academics | |||
• Full Time Faculty |
30 | ||
• Part Time Faculty |
19 | ||
• % of Faculty with Advanced Degrees |
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• % of Faculty with Doctorate |
1% | ||
• % of Faculty with Masters |
65% | ||
• Student/Faculty ratio |
4:1 | ||
• Average Class Size |
11 | ||
• Learning Differences Support Offered | No Response | ||
• ADD/ADHD Support Offered | No Response | ||
• ESL Offered | No Response | ||
• A Sampling of Courses Offered |
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• A.P. Courses Offered |
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College Placement Office | |||
• Average SAT I Scores (Math) |
mid 50 % (530-670) | ||
• Average SAT I Scores (Verbal) |
mid 50 % (550-670) | ||
• Average SAT I Scores (Writing) |
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• Dedicated College Placement Office | Yes | ||
• Recent College Matriculations |
Alfred University, American University, Amherst College, Barnard College, Beloit College, Bentley College, Boston College, Boston University, Brooks Institute of Photography, Bryant University, Carnegie Mellon University, Champlain College, College of Charleston, Claremont McKenna College, University of Colorado Boulder, Colorado College, Columbia University, Cornell University, Dartmouth College, Dickinson College, Drew University, Earlham College, Elizabethtown College, Emerson College, Emmanuel College, Emory University, Endicott College, Eugene Lang College, Fordham University, Franklin and Marshall College, Furman University, Georgetown University, The George Washington University, Gettysburg College, Grove City College, Hamilton College, Hampshire College, Hampton University, Harvard University, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Howard University, Immaculata College, Indiana University at Bloomington, Iona College, Ithaca College, Johns Hopkins University, Keene State College, Kenyon College, Lake Forest College, Laselle College, Lawrence University, Lewis & Clark College, Marist College, Miami University, Middlebury College, Moravian College, Muhlenberg College, Northeastern University, Ohio Wesleyan University, Pomona College, Providence College, Purchase College, Queen’s University at Kingston, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Rhode Island School of Design, Rider University, Rollins College, Sacred Heart University, Salve Regina University, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Seattle University, Sewanee: University of the South, Skidmore College, Southern Methodist University, St. Andrews-University of Scotland, St. Lawrence University, Swarthmore College, Syracuse University, Temple University, Tufts University, Universidad Anahuac, University of Connecticut, University of Durham, University of Rochester, University of Toronto, University of Vermont, University of Wisconsin: Madison, Vanderbilt University, Vassar College, Villanova University, Wheelock College, College of William and Mary, Williams College, Wofford College, The College of Wooster. | ||
• % of Graduates Who Attend College |
100% | ||
Athletics & Extra-Curricular Activities | |||
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