Wyoming Seminary Upper School vs. Mercersburg Academy
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School Overview
Top Rankings
Wyoming Seminary Upper School ranks among the top 20 boarding schools (out of 277 schools) for:
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Mercersburg Academy ranks among the top 20 boarding schools (out of 277 schools) for:
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Overview
Founded in 1844, Wyoming Seminary is a four-year, coeducational, day and boarding school that serves a truly global population. More than 100 international students from 35 countries - which represents 24% of the Upper School population - attend Sem.
The average class size at Wyoming Seminary is about nine students, allowing our world-class faculty to provide personalized, hands-on instruction.
Wyoming Seminary's signature programs include three academic concentrations - Climate Science and Sustainability, STEM/STEAM, Humanities and Global Studies - which allow students to focus their work in specialized fields while developing a portfolio and working closely with a concentration advisor.
Offering 22 interscholastic sports teams, Wyoming Seminary's robust athletic program has achieved local, national and even international success. About 75% of students participate in at least one sport.
Many of Wyoming Seminary's art shows and classes are housed at the Kirby Center for Creative Arts, opened in 2014, which contains a 600-seat concert hall, a two-story art gallery and multiple studios, classrooms and other spaces.
Founded in 1893 in southern Pennsylvania, Mercersburg Academy gives students in grades 9-12 and postgraduates the opportunity to live and learn with fellow young adults from 28 states and 31 countries.
Mercersburg students benefit from a 300-acre campus, a 4:1 student-to-faculty ratio, 150 academic courses, 26 varsity sports teams, a robust performing and fine arts program, an outdoor education program, dozens of clubs and student organizations, global travel opportunities, and $11 million in annual financial aid.
School Focus
College Preparatory
College Preparatory
Grades Offered
9-12, PG
9-12, PG
School Type
Co-ed
Co-ed
Year Founded
1844
1893
Campus Size
22 acres
300 acres
Students Body
Enrollment
424
452
% Students of Color
n/a
44%
% International Students
24%
21%
% Students 绿帽社
37%
82%
Average SAT Score
n/a
1420
Average ACT score
n/a
32
Offers Post-Grad Year
Yes
Yes
Academics and Faculty
Saturday Classes
No
No
Frequency of Saturday Classes
Less than once a month
Less than once a month
Classroom Dress Code
Casual
Casual
Average Class Size
9
12
Student-Teacher Ratio
8:1
4:1
# of AP/Advanced Courses Offered
24
n/a
ESL Courses Offered
Yes
No
% Faculty with Advanced Degree
65%
75%
Summer Program Offered
Yes
No
Finances
Endowment Size
$100 million
$422 million
Tuition (绿帽社 Students)
$62,800
$75,500
Tuition (Day Students)
$29,900
$48,350
Merit Scholarships Offered
$1
$1
Admission
Application Deadline
None / Rolling
Jan. 15
Accepts Standardized Application
Yes
Yes
SSAT Required
No
No
Acceptance Rate
n/a
22%
Director of Admissions
Keith Fischer
Grace Megaffin
Associate Director of Admissions
Regina Allen (international)
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List of Courses Offered
# of AP/Advanced Courses Offered
24
n/a
Sport
Total Sports Offered
14
29
Sports
BaseballBasketball
CrewCross Country
Field HockeyFootball
GolfIce Hockey
LacrosseSoccer
SoftballSwimming
TennisWrestling
BalletBaseball
BasketballClimbing
Cross CountryCross Country Running
CyclingDance
DivingField Hockey
GolfKayaking
LacrosseMountain Biking
MountaineeringRock Climbing
SkiingSnowboarding
SoccerSoftball
SquashSwimming
Swimming and DivingTennis
TrackTrack and Field
VolleyballWinter Track
Wrestling
Extracurricular
Total Extra-curric.Total Extracurriculars
60
55
Extra-curric.Extracurriculars
Club or Organization:
Arts and Music Programs:
Recreational Athletic Programs:
3D Printing ClubArtisan Club
Asian Culture ClubAviation Club
Baking ClubBible Club
Blue CrewBlue Key
Business ClubChess Club
Classics ClubClimate Science and Sustainability
Community Service ClubCrossword Puzzle Club
Dude. Be NiceEngineering Club
Environmental ClubEnvirothon
History ClubHOSA
Humanities and Global StudiesInternational Club
Investing ClubKnight Squire Program
LABLanguage Center
Levi SpraguesMath Center
Mock TrialModel UN
Peer TutoringPRISM
Puppet ClubRAs
Robotics ClubScience Olympiad
Science Research GroupSem Against Animal Cruelty
SEMDMSEMFEM
Ski ClubSLAM
Sports Careers ClubSTEM Club
Student GovernmentStudents of Color Alliance
The Opinator newspaperThe Wyoming yearbook
True BlueValeo Verde
Writing Center
Arts and Music Programs:
Dance CompanyDrama and the Arts
Instrumental MusicJazz Band
Percussion EnsembleStage Crew
Recreational Athletic Programs:
eSports ClubPing Pong Club
Volleyball
Club or Organization:
Arts and Music Programs:
Anime ClubArt Club
Asian Student UnionBaking Club
Beyond BordersBlack Student Union
Blue Key SocietyBlue Review
Book ClubChapel Ushers
Chess ClubClimbing Club
Computer Programming ClubConservative Club
Democrats of MercersburgFellowship of Christian Athletes
Fencing ClubFifteen
Fitness ClubFour-on-the-Floor
French ClubGamers Club
Green TeamIrving Literary Society
Jewish ClubKarux (yearbook)
Kuyi Songwriting ClubLatinx/Hispanic Student Union
Marshall Literary SocietyMath Club
Mercersburg NewsMindfulness Club
Model Railroad ClubOur Disabilities and Abilities Club
Photography ClubPhysics and Philosophy Club
Ping-Pong ClubPoetry Club
RoboticsRuk
Sixth ManSki Club
Student Activities CommitteeStudent Alumni Association
True Blue Law SocietyWomen鈥檚 Activist Club
Youth Group
Arts and Music Programs:
Chapel ChoirChorale
Concert BandJazz Band
Magalia (female a cappella group)Octet (male a cappella group)
Stony Batter Players (theatre)String Ensemble