Phillips Exeter Academy
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Exeter, New Hampshire United States |
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| 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 | 210 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Enrollment | 1,060 total 851 boarding 209 day |
| Average class size | 12 students |
| Student to teacher ratio | 5:1 |
| Campus |
Town, 671 acres (2.72 km2) 132 buildings |
| Color(s) | Crimson and Gray |
| Athletics | 22 Interscholastic sports 62 Interscholastic teams |
| Rival | Phillips Academy Andover |
| Average SAT scores (2014) | 696 verbal 712 math 699 writing |
| Endowment | $1.2 billion (as of June 2014) |
| Annual tuition |
$46,905 (boarding) $36,430 (day) |
| Affiliations |
Eight Schools Association G20 Schools Ten Schools Admissions Organization |
| Website | www |
Coordinates: 42°58′48″N 70°57′04″W / 42.98000°N 70.95111°W
$46,905 (boarding)
Phillips Exeter Academy is a coeducational independent school for boarding and day students between the 9th and 12th grade. It is located in Exeter, New Hampshire, and is one of the oldest secondary schools in the United States. It is particularly noted for its innovation and application of Harkness education, a system based on a conference format of teacher and student interaction, similar 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 11% for the 2014–2015 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. Almost all of the school's pupils matriculate to universities, with nearly a third of them going into the Ivy League.
Exeter has grown over two centuries to become a much larger school than it was for much of its history. The school's first enrolled class counted 56 boys; in 1970, when the decision was made to implement co-education, there were 700 boys. Present-day enrollment stands at over 1,000 of a roughly equal ratio from both sexes.
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