Ten Schools Admission Organization

The Ten Schools Admission Organization (TSAO) is a group of private, college-preparatory boarding schools in the Northeastern United States that cooperate in their outreach to prospective students.

Overview

TSAO was founded in 1952.{{Cite web |title=Home |url=https://www.tenschools.org/ |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=Ten Schools Admission Organization |language=en-US}} Its member institutions cooperate in their outreach to prospective students, sharing resources at domestic and international admission fairs.{{Cite web |title=Houston, TX {{!}} October 6 {{!}} 1:00 p.m. |url=https://www.tenschools.org/events/2024-houston |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=Ten Schools Admission Organization |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Hurst |first=Mitch |date=2023-09-02 |title=Above Board |url=https://issuu.com/jwcmedia/docs/nsw_0902_sm/s/30668124 |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=The North Shore Weekend |language=en |via=Issuu}}

Although several TSAO schools no longer publish their endowment figures, in 2016 the TSAO contained ten of the twenty wealthiest traditional college-preparatory boarding schools in the United States, as measured by total size of endowment.{{Cite web |last=Martin |first=Emmie |last2=Loudenback |first2=Tanza |date=2016-02-21 |title=The 20 richest boarding schools in America |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/richest-boarding-schools-in-america-2016-2 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230507074605/https://www.businessinsider.com/richest-boarding-schools-in-america-2016-2 |archive-date=2023-05-07 |access-date=2024-02-25 |website=Business Insider |language=en-US}} Seven TSAO members are also members of the Eight Schools Association, another group of large college-preparatory boarding schools.

At times, TSAO schools adopt common policies with respect to applicants and admitted students, such as a uniform deadline to accept or reject offers of admission.{{Cite web |date=January 2021 |title=Ten Schools Admission Organization Post-Admission Contact Agreement |url=https://www.andover.edu/files/ADM/TSAO2021.pdf |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=Phillips Academy}} The TSAO does not have a uniform policy with respect to standardized testing, and two of its member schools remain test-optional as of the 2024-25 application cycle.

With one exception, every TSAO member educates both boarding and day students, and offers a post-graduate year. St. Paul's School educates only boarders, and admits neither post-graduates nor incoming seniors.{{Cite web |title=St. Paul's School |url=https://www.gatewaytoprepschools.com/schools/st-paul-s-school |access-date=2024-09-02 |website=Gateway to Prep Schools}}

Member schools

class="wikitable"

!School

!Location

!Established

!Enrollment
(2021-22)

!Campus type
(NCES if available)

!PGs?

!Standardized
test required?

!Source(s)

Choate Rosemary Hall (Choate)

|Wallingford, CT

|1890

|868

|Suburban

|Yes (15-25)

|No

|{{Cite web |title=School Detail for CHOATE ROSEMARY HALL |url=https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&SchoolName=choate&State=09&NumOfStudentsRange=more&IncGrade=-1&LoGrade=-1&HiGrade=-1&ID=00233261 |access-date=2024-09-02 |website=National Center for Education Statistics |language=EN}}{{Cite web |title=Frequently Asked Questions |url=https://www.choate.edu/admission/frequently-asked-questions |access-date=2024-09-02 |website=Choate Rosemary Hall |language=en-US}}

Deerfield Academy

|Deerfield, MA

|1797

|666

|Rural

|Yes

|{{Cite web |title=Enrollment Data (2021-22) - Deerfield Academy (00740805) |url=https://profiles.doe.mass.edu/profiles/student.aspx?orgcode=00740805&fycode=2022 |access-date=2024-09-02 |website=Massachusetts Department of Education}}{{Cite web |title=Admission |url=https://deerfield.edu/admission/ |access-date=2024-09-02 |website=Deerfield Academy}}

The Hill School

|Pottstown, PA

|1851

|520

|Suburban

|Yes (14-20)

|Yes

|{{Cite web |title=School Detail for THE HILL SCHOOL |url=https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&ID=A0902935 |access-date=2024-09-02 |website=National Center for Education Statistics |language=EN}}{{Cite web |title=Postgraduate Program |url=https://www.thehill.org/admission/postgraduate |access-date=2024-09-02 |website=The Hill School |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=How to Apply |url=https://www.thehill.org/admission/how-to-apply |access-date=2024-09-02 |website=The Hill School |language=en-US}}

Hotchkiss School

|Lakeville, CT

|1891

|622

|Rural

|Yes

|{{Cite web |title=School Detail for THE HOTCHKISS SCHOOL |url=https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&County=Litchfield&State=09&ID=00233115 |access-date=2024-09-02 |website=National Center for Education Statistics |language=EN}}{{Cite web |title=About Our Connecticut Private School |url=https://www.hotchkiss.org/our-school/about |access-date=2024-09-02 |website=The Hotchkiss School |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2024-05-07 |title=Hotchkiss Will Require Standardized Testing Beginning in 2024-25 Admission Cycle |url=https://www.hotchkiss.org/post-page/~board/school-news/post/hotchkiss-will-require-standardized-testing-beginning-in-2024-25-admission-cycle |access-date=2024-09-02 |website=Hotchkiss School |language=en-US}}

Lawrenceville School

|Lawrenceville, NJ

|1810

|818

|Suburban

|Yes

|{{Cite web |title=School Detail for THE LAWRENCEVILLE SCHOOL |url=https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&SchoolID=00869171&ID=00869171 |access-date=2024-09-02 |website=National Center for Education Statistics |language=EN}}{{Cite web |title=Application Process |url=https://www.lawrenceville.org/admission/application-process |access-date=2024-09-02 |website=The Lawrenceville School |language=en-US}}

Loomis Chaffee School

|Windsor, CT

|1914

|736

|Suburban

|Yes (20-25)

|No

|{{Cite web |title=About |url=https://www.loomischaffee.org/about |access-date=2024-09-02 |website=The Loomis Chaffee School |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Post-Graduate Applicants |url=https://www.loomischaffee.org/admission/application-process/postgraduate-applicants |access-date=2024-09-02 |website=The Loomis Chaffee School |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Testing Policy |url=https://www.loomischaffee.org/admission/application-process/testing |access-date=2024-09-02 |website=The Loomis Chaffee School |language=en-US}}

Phillips Academy (Andover)

|Andover, MA

|1778

|1,187

|Suburban

|Yes (~20)

|Yes

|{{Cite web |title=School Detail for PHILLIPS ACADEMY |url=https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&Zip=01842&Miles=5&NumOfStudentsRange=more&IncGrade=-1&LoGrade=-1&HiGrade=-1&ID=00603199 |access-date=2024-09-02 |website=National Center for Education Statistics |language=EN}}{{Cite web |title=2022-2023 Profile for College Admissions Offices |url=https://www.andover.edu/files/Profile20222023.pdf |access-date=2024-09-02 |website=Phillips Academy}}{{Cite web |title=How to Apply |url=https://www.andover.edu/admission/apply |access-date=2024-09-02 |website=Phillips Academy |language=en-US}}

Phillips Exeter Academy (Exeter)

|Exeter, NH

|1781

|1,064

|Suburban

|Yes (~24)

|Yes

|{{Cite web |title=School Detail for PHILLIPS EXETER ACADEMY |url=https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&Zip=03833&ID=00852124 |access-date=2024-09-02 |website=National Center for Education Statistics |language=EN}}{{Cite web |title=Postgraduates |url=https://www.exeter.edu/admissions-and-financial-aid/application-process/how-apply/postgraduates |access-date=2024-09-02 |website=Phillips Exeter Academy |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=How to Apply |url=https://www.exeter.edu/admissions-and-financial-aid/application-process/how-apply |access-date=2024-09-02 |website=Phillips Exeter Academy |language=en}}

St. Paul's School

|Concord, NH

|1856

|542

|Town

|No

|Yes

|{{Cite web |title=School Detail for ST PAUL'S SCHOOL |url=https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&Zip=33131&Miles=20&SchoolPageNum=13&ID=00851903 |access-date=2024-09-02 |website=National Center for Education Statistics |language=EN}}{{Cite web |title=Application Process |url=https://www.sps.edu/admissions/applying |access-date=2024-09-02 |website=St. Paul's School |language=en}}

Taft School

|Watertown, CT

|1890

|601

|Suburban

|Yes

|{{Cite web |title=Taft by the Numbers |url=https://www.taftschool.org/about/taft-by-the-numbers |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220215061009/https://www.taftschool.org/about/taft-by-the-numbers |archive-date=2022-02-15 |access-date=2024-09-02 |website=Taft School}}{{Cite web |title=Apply to Taft |url=https://www.taftschool.org/admission/apply-to-taft |access-date=2024-09-02 |website=Taft School |language=en-US}}

References

Category:Educational organizations based in the United States