Sewickley Academy is distinguished by not only its rigorous academics and outstanding faculty, but also by its student-centered approach to learning and teaching, in which every child is challenged to explore and excel to his or her highest ability. Request Info
Exceptional Programs, Small Classes, and Talented faculty
Sewickley Academy is distinguished by not only its rigorous academics and outstanding faculty, but also by its student-centered approach to learning and teaching, in which every child is challenged to explore and excel to his or her highest ability. Learn More
Academy graduates join a network of more than 4,000 alumni across the globe. Astronauts, world-renowned doctors, fashion designers, chefs, filmmakers, zombie experts, world travelers – our alumni are proof that students become determined, courageous, and caring individuals ready to take on life's next challenges. Learn More
Founded in 1838, Sewickley Academy is Pittsburgh’s oldest independent coeducational school. Learn More
Our Graduates Are Going Places!
The Class of 2017 is attending an impressive and diverse list of colleges and universities!
Sewickley Academy's Class of 2017 is truly a group of remarkable young adults!
Check out some of the exciting statistics below:
The Class of 2017 was awarded more than $5.2 million in merit scholarships.
The SAT average for the Classes of 2014 - 2017 is 1286. This is 266 points above the national SAT average!
The ACT average for the Class of 2017 is 29 versus a national average of 20.8.
96% of the class was admitted to a Top Choice college. (Top Choice = listed as “First Choice” or “High Level of Interest” by the student)
The members of this class served a total of 6,128 hours of community service during their time at SA.
15% of the class was recognized by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation.
40% of the class was admitted to a college or university with an acceptance rate lower than 25% (less than 2% of the colleges in the country have acceptance rates in this range).
Below is the list of the colleges and universities to which our 67 graduates will matriculate this fall.
American University Bates College (2) Boston College Boston University (3) Carnegie Mellon University Case Western Reserve University (3) The Catholic University of America University of Chicago University of Colorado at Boulder Colorado College Columbia University
Columbia University, Sciences PO Dual BA Program Dartmouth College Denison University (2) Drexel University Duke University Franklin and Marshall College (2) The George Washington University Georgetown University (4) College of the Holy Cross Indiana University at Bloomington James Madison University Johns Hopkins University Kent State University Kenyon College (2) Lafayette College Marion Military Institute Miami University, Oxford University of Miami University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Northeast Ohio Medical University Northwestern University University of Notre Dame Ohio Northern University Ohio Wesleyan University Penn State University, College Park University of Pennsylvania Pepperdine University University of Pittsburgh (2) University of Pittsburgh at Bradford Pratt Institute Princeton University University of Rochester Saint Joseph’s University Scripps College Stanford University Tufts University Vanderbilt University Villanova University Wake Forest University (3) Washington and Lee University College of William and Mary Yale University