Academics
College Counseling
At Ellis, the College Counseling Office offers highly personalized support and unlimited hours of guidance to Upper School students seeking counsel in their college search.
College counseling is woven into the curriculum and students take a two-year college counseling seminar during their junior and senior years at Ellis with admission officers from more than 125 colleges and universities visiting each year.
Educators and college counselors focus on the student as a whole—their strengths, both academic and extracurricular, their long-term goals and ambitions, and their vision for the future—to find the right fit for each graduate. In-house ACT/SAT test prep, college application workshops, feedback on college essays, merit-based aid and scholarship guidance, and advising on financial aid packages and appeals is offered to all students.
College Readiness
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70%
say that Ellis provided them with greater confidence in their mathematical abilities. -
73%
state that they are better than their peers at conducting research. -
79%
state they are better able than their peers to focus on subjects that are difficult, rather than just those that come easily. -
80%
affirm that, thanks to their Ellis education, they are extremely or well-prepared for college-level history. -
88%
say they are better writers than their college peers. -
98%
indicate that they are extremely or well-prepared for college-level English.
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What Our Graduates Say
“Ellis has great, smart teachers who encourage discussion and critical thinking, and care about their students. I’ve had many similar professors in college, and I’ve often found myself referencing things I learned in my classes at Ellis or making notes in the margins of a text that relate to memorable comments that Ellis teachers once made.”
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Keith Bryner
Director of College Counseling
By focusing on whole student development, our program imparts transferable skills and positive perspectives to benefit our graduates both during their search and beyond. Each student follows a unique path in her selection process and is celebrated for the uniqueness of their journey and, ultimately, her college selection. The skills developed in this realm are comprehensive and set our graduates up to be both successful in their college goals and to be flexible and resilient people beyond their time at Ellis. Our intention is to convey to selective colleges and universities that Ellis graduates will arrive at their doorsteps not exhausted from their high school work but invigorated by the possibilities of collegiate education.
To request The Ellis School's school profile, please contact Keith Bryner, Director of College Counseling, at brynerk@theellisschool.org.
To request The Ellis School's school profile, please contact Keith Bryner, Director of College Counseling, at brynerk@theellisschool.org.
College Placements
From the “Hidden Ivies” to the “New Ivies” to the plain old Ivy League; from “Colleges that Change Lives” to nationally recognized research institutions to the alma maters of U.S. presidents—the Ellis college matriculation list is impressive, diverse, and ever-changing. The impact of an Ellis education is felt far beyond college.
Trailblazing alumnae have set new standards for success in every sector, including medicine, law, business, and academia. Whichever path a graduate chooses, graduates can rely on the knowledge, skills, and values they learned at Ellis—and on an international network of supportive alumnae who work to change the world, break glass ceilings, and elevate women everywhere.
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2017–2021 College Matriculation List
Albright College (2) Allegheny College (2) American University (7) Amherst College (3) Bard College Barnard College Boston College Brandeis University (5) Brown University Bryn Mawr College Bucknell University Carnegie Mellon University (2) Case Western Reserve University (3) Chapman University Chatham University (4) Colgate University College of Wooster (2) College of Charleston Columbia University Connecticut College Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art Cornell College Cornell University (2) Davidson College Dickinson College Duquesne University (3) Elon University Emory University (4) Fordham University Franklin & Marshall College George Washington University (2) Georgetown University Geneva College Gettysburg College Hampton University Harvey Mudd College Haverford College (2) High Point University Ithaca College Johns Hopkins University Juniata College Kalamazoo College Kenyon College McDaniel College Middlebury College Mount Holyoke College Muhlenberg College (2) North Carolina A & T State University Northeastern University (4) Northwestern University Oberlin College (3) Ohio Wesleyan University Pennsylvania State University (4) Pomona College Pratt Institute (3) Purdue University (3) Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (2) School of the Art Institute of Chicago Smith College (2) Southern Methodist University Spelman College Syracuse University Temple University (3) The New School Trinity College Trinity College Dublin UK University of Delaware University of Denver University of Exeter UK University of Iowa (2) University of Miami (4) University of Nebraska, Lincoln University of North Carolina, Wilmington University of Pennsylvania (3) University of Pittsburgh (11) University of Rochester (4) University of Tampa University of Vermont Wake Forest University Washington and Jefferson College (2) Washington University in St. Louis Wesleyan University (2) Wilkes University Worcester Polytechnic Institute Yale University
