Milton Academy

Milton, Massachusetts, USA view map
Co-Ed, No Religious Affiliation

Milton Academy, engages faculty and students in intense and challenging preparation for college and for life, in an environment that stimulates and supports extraordinary intellectual and personal growth. Day in and day out, in and out of class, faculty connect vitally with students – setting sights high, bringing opportunities to light, tackling big questions, affirming students’ individuality, and building their confidence and skill. Not only do they succeed at the most competitive universities in the country, Milton graduates' awareness, creativity and competence empower them to fully commit themselves to meaningful endeavors of all kinds, throughout the world. Milton Academy is located just eight miles south of Boston.

170 Centre Street, Milton, Massachusetts, USA 02186
617-898-1798

Director of Admission: Paul Rebuck
Admissions Phone:617-898-2227Fax:617-898-1701
Email: admissions@milton.edu Website: www.milton.edu

Application Deadline: January 15
Application Fee: $50
International Application Fee: $100
Accept TABS Admission Application: No

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Founded: 1798
Campus Size: 125 acres
Grades Offered: kindergarten-12th
Accredited by: NEASC, AISNE

Student Body

	Boarding Grades 9th-12th	Day Grades kindergarten-12th	Total
Girls	170	320	490
Boys	170	320	490
Total	340	640	980

Tuition and Financial Aid

7-Day Boarding: $47,520
5-Day Boarding: N/A
Day Tuition Fee: $39,000
Payment Plans: Offered
Need-Based Aid: Offered
Students Receiving Aid: 32.00%
Average Awarded: $29,000

School Finances

Merit Scholarships: Not Offered
Students Receiving Merit Scholarships: 0.00%
Average Merit Scholarship: $0
Current Endowment: $193,000,000
Per Student Endowment: $0

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Summary: For more than 200 years, Milton has developed confident, independent thinkers in an intimate, friendly setting where students and faculty members understand that the life of the mind is the pulse of the School. A gifted and dedicated faculty motivates a diverse student body, providing students with the structure to learn and the support to take risks. The faculty’s teaching expertise and passion for scholarship generates extraordinary growth in students who learn to expect the most of themselves. The Milton community connects purposefully with world issues. Students graduate with a clear sense of themselves, their world, and how to contribute. Being smart and interested at Milton is easy, fun and normal. Classrooms have about 14 students, and learning is discussion based, not lecture based. Faculty give your work thorough commentary and respectful responses. They look for analysis, critical thinking, and skill in expressing ideas. You are likely to find new areas of study that fascinate and inspire you. APs are not the only advanced course work. A wealth of courses allows you to take your study as far as you wish. Faculty know you well, want you to succeed, help you outside of class, and challenge you to meet higher expectations.

Department Director: Jackie Bonenfant

Average Class Size: 14

Full Time Teachers: 127

Teachers Holding Advanced Degrees: 78.00%

Student/Teacher Ratio: 5/1

Number of AP Courses Offered: 11

Advanced/Enrichment Programs

AP Courses

Support Programs

College Counseling
Learning Center
Peer Tutoring
Study Skills Assistance
Subject Tutoring
Technology Center
Writing Center

English:

Classics
Creative Writing
Honors
Literature
Playwriting
Poetry

History:

Asian History
Classical History
European History
Honors
Medieval History
United States History
World History

Foreign Languages:

Chinese-Mandarin
French
Spanish
Greek
Latin

Religion/Philosophy:

Ethics
Moral Philosophy
Philosophy
Religious Studies
Social Justice
World Religions

Humanities/Social Sciences:

Anthropology
Economics
Psychology

Sciences:

Anatomy
Astronomy
Biology
Chemistry
Earth Science
Ecology
Environmental Science
Genetics
Geology
Health
Marine Biology
Physical Science
Physics
Physiology

Math:

Algebra
Calculus
Functions
Honors Math
Geometry
Probability
Statistics
Trigonometry

Computer Studies:

Computer Applications
Computer Programming
Computer Science

Music:

Choral Music
History of Jazz
History of Music
Individual Instructions
Music History
Music Theory
Orchestra
Voice
Jazz

Performing/Visual Arts:

3-D Design
Acting
Architecture
Art
Art History
Ballet
Ceramics
Choreography
Dance
Debate
Design
Directing
Drama
Drawing
Film and Video
History of Theater
Lighting Design
Modern Dance
Painting
Photography
Portfolio
Pottery
Production
Public Speaking
Publications
Screenwriting
Sculpture
Stagecraft
Studio Art
Theater Arts
Woodworking
Improv

Special Programs:

Community Service
Exchange Programs
Independent Study
Internships
Leadership
Outdoor Education
Semester/Year Off-Campus
Study Abroad:

Distinctive or New Programs:

AP Courses Available:

Art History
Biology
Calculus AB
Calculus BC
French Language
French Literature
Comparative Government & Politics
US Government & Politics
Latin: Vergil
Psychology
Spanish Language
Spanish Literature
Statistics
Studio Art

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Summary: Students live with seasoned faculty “parents” in eight, single-sex residential houses of varying sizes (no larger than 48 students). Milton houses include all four classes: living with older and younger “siblings” ensures role models, support, a sense of affection and belonging. Students enjoy “sit down” dinners with faculty and their families three times each week. House heads set a stable, nurturing tone, and students’ faculty advisors live in or are affiliated with the house. Students say they gain “responsibility, independence, confidence, and extraordinary friendships with people their own age as well as adults.”

Department Director: Bridget Johnson

Dorm Life

Number of Dorms: 8

Average Students Per Dorm: 40

No. of Girls Dorms: 4

No. of Boys Dorms: 4

Dorm Amenities:
Game Room
Laundry Facilities
Lounge
Wireless Internet
Vending Machines

Dress Code: Casual

Student Life

Facilities

All-weather track
Baseball field(s)
Basketball court(s)
Fitness Center
Technology Center

Volleyball court(s)
Football field
Indoor basketball court(s)

Pool
Indoor climbing wall

Clubs and Organizations

Amnesty International
Animal Rights Club
Asian Club
Astronomy Club
Chess Club
Classics Club
Community Service
Computer Club
Debate Club
Diversity Club
Dorm Proctors
Drama Club
Environmental Club
Food Council
Foreign Language Clubs
Free Tibet

Habitat for Humanity
International Clubs
Investment Club
Jewish Student Org
Literary Magazine
Math Club
Mock Trial
Model UN
National Honor Society
Newspaper
Outing Club
Peer Counseling
Peer Tutoring

Sexualities Club
Student Activities
Student Government
Student Publications
Student Radio Station
SADD
Weightlifting
Yearbook
Yoga
Young Democrats
Young Republicans

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Summary: At Milton, you do not have to choose whether you want to be an intellectual, a musician, an athlete, a performer or an artist. You can be all of these; one of the best things about Milton is that there is no limit to the way you define your identity. Top-notch athletics are a Milton tradition. Milton is a member of the Independent School League (ISL). Interscholastic teams (15 each for boys and girls at numerous levels)compete against Andover, Groton, St. Paul’s, and Noble & Greenough, among others. The Athletic and Convocation Center, with basketball courts, an indoor track, a fitness center and an ice rink, adds to outdoor fields and courts. Intramural offerings extend opportunities for play and skill-development. Art thrives at Milton: extraordinary facilities; talented students; faculty who are also artists and performers; a campus culture that promotes the arts. All students fulfill a one-year arts requirement. Favorite weekend activities are viewing friends’ exhibited work and watching friends perform—in the jazz combo, in one of 10 annual theatrical productions, in dance, in one of eight singing groups, at speech team galas.

Arts Department Director: Gordon Chase

Athletics Department Director: Marijke Alsbach

Arts

A Cappella Group
Art Club
Audiovisual Club
Brass Ensemble
Chamber Choir
Chamber Ensemble
Chamber Orchestra
Choral Music
Dance
Drama Club

Glee Club
Gospel Choir
Guitar Ensemble
Improvisation Group
Jazz Ensemble
Rock Band
String Ensemble
Tech Crew
Theater

Interscholastic Sports

Alpine Ski Racing
Alpine Skiing
Baseball
Basketball
Cross-Country Running
Diving
Field Hockey
Football
Golf
Ice Hockey
Lacrosse
Sailing
Soccer
Softball
Squash
Swimming
Tennis
Track and Field
Volleyball
Wrestling

Recreational Sports

Camping
Canoeing
Dance
Hiking
Ice Climbing
Kayaking
Outdoor Education
Rafting
Rock Climbing
Squash
Tennis
Ultimate Frisbee
Weight Lifting

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Summary: Milton’s faculty, curriculum, small class sizes and interactive teaching structure, provides rigorous preparation for college. Milton students graduate with the confidence in themselves and the competence to succeed at the most selective colleges and universities in the country.

Department Director: Rod Skinner

College Information

Percentage of Graduates Who Attend College: 100.00%

Colleges attended in the past 5 years by our graduates:

Harvard	47 graduates
Brown	39 graduates
Tufts	28 graduates
Columbia	24 graduates
Yale	23 graduates
Georgetwon	23 graduates
UPenn	23 graduates
Boston College	21 graduates
Cornell	21 graduates
George Washington	21 graduates

Middle Percentile of SAT Scores

	25th percentile	75th percentile
Critical Reading	620	740
Mathematics	650	740
Writing	630	730

Notable Alumni

T.S. Eliot (Class of 1906) Poet, dramatist and literary critic

Buckminster Fuller (Class of 1913) American architect, author, designer, futurist, inventor and visionary

Robert F. Kennedy (Class of 1944) Former United States Attorney General, former US Senator from New York and one of former U.S. President John F. Kennedy's younger brothers

Ted Kennedy (Class of 1950) Former Massachusetts State Senator and one of former U.S. President John F. Kennedy's younger brothers

Deval Patrick (Class of 1974) Current Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the first African American to hold that office

James Taylor (Class of 1966) American singer and songwriter

Charles Codman Cabot (Class of 1948) Former Justice of the Superior Court of Massachusetts and former Chief of the Secretariat of the U.S. Strategic Bombing Survey during World War II

David Lindsay-Abaire (Class of 1988) Pulitzer Prize winning American playwright

Hanford MacNider (Class of 1908) Former United States diplomat and United States Army General, serving in both World War I and World War II

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