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Exeter Academy

Phillips Exeter Academy
Phillips Exeter Academy Seal.png
Location
Exeter, New Hampshire
United States
Information
Type Independent, Day & boarding
Motto Non Sibi
(Not for Oneself)
Finis Origine Pendet
(The End Depends Upon the Beginning)
Χάριτι Θεοῦ
(By the Grace of God)
Religious affiliation(s) Non-sectarian
Established 1781
Principal Lisa MacFarlane
Faculty 217
Gender Coeducational
Enrollment 1,079 total
865 boarding
214 day
Average class size 12 students
Student to teacher ratio 5:1
Campus Town, 672 acres (2.72 km2)
132 buildings
Color(s) Lively Maroon and Grey          
Athletics 22 Interscholastic sports
62 Interscholastic teams
Athletics conference NEPSAC
FSL
Rival Phillips Academy Andover
Accreditation NAIS
TABS
Average SAT scores 696 verbal
712 math
699 writing
Endowment $1.1 billion (as of June 2016)
Annual tuition

$46,905 (boarding)

$36,430 (day)
Affiliations Eight Schools Association
G20 Schools
Ten Schools Admissions Organization
Alumni Exonians
Website

Coordinates: 42°58′48″N 70°57′04″W / 42.98000°N 70.95111°W / 42.98000; -70.95111

$46,905 (boarding)

Phillips Exeter Academy is a coeducational independent school for boarding and day students between the 9th and 12th grade. It is in Exeter, New Hampshire, and is one of the oldest secondary schools in the United States. It is noted for its innovation and application of Harkness education, a system based on a conference format of student interaction with minimal teacher involvement. It bears similarities to the Socratic method of learning through asking questions and creating discussions.

Phillips Exeter Academy students and alumni are called "Exonians," and students, faculty and staff often refer to the school as "Exeter" or "PEA". The school has the largest endowment of any New England boarding school, which as of June 30, 2014, was valued at $1.2 billion. The school has educated generations of the upper-class New England establishment and the American political elite, and it has introduced many programs to diversify the student population, including the introduction of a free education for families whose income is $75,000 or less. In 2015–2016, over 45% of students received financial aid from grants totalling over $19M. Phillips Exeter Academy had an acceptance rate of 17% for the 2017–2018 school year.

The school's day-to-day operation are headed by a Principal, while management of the school's financial and physical resources are overseen by the Trustees. Trustees are drawn from former Exonians and appoint the Principal. The faculty of the school are responsible for governing matters relating to student life, both in and out of the classroom. Students are housed in 26 single-sex dormitories, each headed by a dormitory head, selected from members of the faculty. Nearly a third of graduates go into the Ivy League.


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