Choate Rosemary Hall

333 Christian Street
Wallingford, CT 06492

Choate Rosemary Hall Photo #1 - Choate has adopted a one-to-one iPad program. We have taken the iPad, a transformative device in our students' personal lives and made it a powerful ally in our academic work and in the classroom.

Choate Rosemary Hall Photo #2 - The Kohler Environmental Center, opened in 2012, is the first teaching, research, and residential environmental center in U.S. secondary education with a focus on the environment. The year-long signature Environmental Immersion Program is open to 14 upperclassmen.

Choate Rosemary Hall Photo #3 - What's your artistic passion? Music? Theater? Visual arts? Choate's got a program for you. Participate in the spring musical, student fringe festival, or the numerous singing and musical groups on campus. In addition, the Arts Concentration Program offers a program for students who are able to demonstrate a commitment to their own artistic development.

Choate Rosemary Hall Photo #4 - Held in November, Deerfield Day ends the fall sports season. Choate's athletic rivalry with Deerfield Academy is the root of this legendary weekend. There's a Friday night pep rally and bonfire and various sport team competitions throughout Saturday.

Choate Rosemary Hall Photo #5 - Created by Rosemary Hall students many years ago, Garden Party is one of the school's cherished traditions. A special dress pre-graduation event, senior girls invite a junior girl and a faculty member to pass along Rosemary traditions to the junior girls. Other traditions? The Last Hurrah, the Spring Musical, Physics Phlotilla, Lessons and Carols, Senior Dance Lessons and Deerfield Day to name a few.

Choate Rosemary Hall Photo #6 - Choate's team name/mascot is The Wild Boars. Choate is a member of the Founders League, Western New England Preparatory School Athletics Association and District IV of the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council. No other high school in the nation can claim three graduates simultaneously on an Olympic team in any sport. Angela Ruggiero '98, Julie Chu '01 and Hilary Knight '07 were all members of the 2010 U.S. Women's Ice Hockey team.

Choate Rosemary Hall Photo #7 - An array of musical options exists at Choate. We're the only prep school among our peers to have a symphony orchestra in residence. We have a variety of music courses, private instrumental and vocal lessons, and six music ensembles.

A rigorous academic curriculum with an emphasis on character formation is at the core of our school's mission.

Choate Rosemary Hall is a boarding and day secondary school of 864 talented students and 172 dedicated faculty from diverse backgrounds who genuinely enjoy living together and learning from each other.

Above all, it is our sense of place that distinguishes us.

Quick Stats (2021)

Top Ranked CT School
Grades: 9-12
Students: 850 students
Yearly Tuition: $48,890
Acceptance rate: 21%
Average class size: 12 students
Application Deadline: Jan. 10

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Choate Rosemary Hall places among the top 20% of private schools in Connecticut for:

School Overview

School Membership(s)School Assoc.

Institute for Independent Education
National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS)

Religious Affiliation

Nonsectarian

Grades Offered

Grades 9-12

Offers Post-Graduate Year

Yes

Year Founded

1890

Summer School Offered

Yes

Student Body

Total Students

850 students

Student Body Type

Co-ed

% Students of Color

41%

State avg.: 27%

Students by Grade

Academics and Faculty

Total Classroom Teachers

121 teachers

Student : Teacher Ratio

7:1

National avg.: 13:1

% Faculty w/Advanced Degree

66%

Average Class Size

12 students

Number of AP Courses

25 courses

Average SAT score

1420

Average ACT score

Classroom Dress Code

Casual

Finances and Admission

Admission Deadline

Jan. 10

Yearly Tuition Cost

$48,890

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% on Financial Aid

33%

Average Financial Aid Grant

$38,000

Acceptance Rate

21%

National avg.: 85%

Admissions Director

Ray Diffley, III

Sports

Total Sports Offered

20 sports

Sports

School Notes

Sample of notable school alumni:
Adlai Stevenson '18 - former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations
John F. Kennedy '35 - 35th President of the United States
Edward Albee '46 - Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright
Robert D. McCallum Jr. '64 - former U.S. Ambassador to Australia
Glenn Close '65 - Emmy, Tony and Golden Globe Award-winning film and stage actress
Victoria J. Nuland '79 - current U.S. State Department spokesperson, former U.S. Representative to NATO
Paul Giamatti '85 - Emmy Award-winning broadway and film actor
Angela Ruggiero '98 - four-time Women's Olympic Ice Hockey Champion
Chris Denorfia '98 - center fielder for the San Diego Padres
Josephine Pucci ’09, Hilary Knight '07 and Julie Chu ’01 - members of the 2012 U.S. Women's National Ice Hockey Team