Phillips Academy Andover vs. Brooks School
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School Overview
Top Rankings
Phillips Academy Andover ranks among the top 20% of private schools in Massachusetts for:
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Brooks School ranks among the top 20% of private schools in Massachusetts for:
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Overview
A Place of Limitless Opportunities -- you come to Andover because of the 1,100 other students who come to Andover.They are, as our founding charter calls for them to be, "youth from every quarter." They`re talented in quirky and serious ways, they have ideas and opinions like- but mostly unlike-yours, they have fascinating histories and surprising ambitions and generous hearts.They come because they love ideas and learning and discovering.And they come because maybe you will be here too. One of the Latin mottoes on our seal translates as "the end depends on the beginning." Andover is a place where we`re always beginning.We`re always discovering new opportunities, experimenting with a new approach, finding courage to take risks.We`re always looking for new ways to reach out to people in need, to work together with new communities.Always making room for you to be your most honest, authentic, daring self. Imagine teachers who give you the freedom to think openly and deeply, to question and make mistakes.With more than 300 dynamic courses, Andover's rigorous academic program offers a strong foundation in the arts, humanities, mathematics, and natural sciences.Our more than 150 electives include student-faculty research, independent projects, and immersive learning opportunities locally and abroad.There is no single teaching method.Faculty share a philosophy of "learning by doing" and a zeal for using technology to inform and empower.The Academy's approach to teaching not only prepares students superbly for college, but also instills a lifelong love of learning.
Brooks School's mission to provide the most meaningful educational experience our students will have in their lives.
Brooks School provides a co-educational, college preparatory program for 345 students on a 251-acre campus overlooking Lake Cochichewick..
Brooks offers a challenging academic curriculum that includes 19 advanced placement courses in addition to honors courses.
Brooks' Exchange Program offers opportunities to study abroad in Europe, Africa, and South America.
Grades Offered
9-12
9-12
Blue Ribbon School
No
No
Offers Post-Graduate Year
Yes
No
Learning Difference Programs
No
No
Year Founded
1778
1926
Students Body
Total Students
1154 students
351 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
Co-ed
% Students of Color
32%
27%
Students by Grade


Students by Grade
Grade 9 Students
253
61
Grade 10 Students
272
89
Grade 11 Students
291
105
Grade 12 Students
338
96
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers
232 teachers
50 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree
84%
76%
Average Class Size
13
12
Number of AP Classes
70
19
Student-Teacher Ratio
5:1
7:1
Average SAT score
1446
n/a
Average ACT score
31
n/a
Classroom Dress Code
Casual
(No dress code)
(No dress code)
Formal
(Brooks has both formal and academic dress codes.)
(Brooks has both formal and academic dress codes.)
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline
Feb. 1
Jan. 15
Tuition Cost
$73,780
$79,450
Tuition Notes
Boarding Tuition: $73780
Day Tuition: $57190
Tuition listed is the boarding tuition. Day tuition is $65520
% on Financial Aid
45%
34%
Average Financial Aid Grant
$43,000
$53,000
Acceptance Rate
13%
25%
Admissions Director
Jill Thompson
Bini Egertson
Admissions Associate
Jill Thompson
n/a
Sports
Total Sports Offered
25
16
Sports
Extracurriculars
Total Extra-curric.Total Extracurriculars
54
28
Extra-curric.Extracurriculars
Club or Organization:
Arts and Music Programs:
Recreational Athletic Programs:
3D Printing ClubAcademy Manor Nursing Home volunteers
ActiveMinds AndoverAdoptaPlatoon
Afro-Latino-American Society (Af-Lat-Am)Alianza (Latino Student Alliance)
Amnesty International ClubAndover Ambassadors
Andover Japanese ConnectionApp Development
ARC BuddiesArchaeology and History Club
Asian SocietyAstronomy Club
Babel Foreign Language MagazineBacktracks Magazine
Baking ClubBancroft Elementary Teachers Aides
Big Idea ClubBirding Club
Blue Key SocietyBoss Magazine
Bread & Roses community kitchen volunteersBread Loaf Pen Pel Program
Bread Loaf Writing WorkshopCampuses against Cancer
Catholic Student FellowshipChess Club
Chinese Language & Culture ClubChinese Taiwanese Student Association
Christian Fellowship ClubClassical Physics Club
Classics ClubClutch Collaborative
Community Awareness For Everyone (CAFE)Computer Science Club
Constructed Languages ClubCulinary Appreciation Club
Culture Politics & Religion (CPR)Cyber Security and Forensics Club
Arts and Music Programs:
Andover Art SocietyAndover-Lawrence String Program
Architecture ClubArt Exchange
Art for ExpressionArt Music Society
Azureblue.print
Classical Music ForumCourant Art & Literary Magazine
Recreational Athletic Programs:
Ballroom Dance SocietyBlue Strut
Cluster Ultimate FrisbeeCoed Crew
Art AssociationAshburn Society
Asian American AssociationBeatbox Club
Brooks Brothers and SistersBrooks Improv Group (B.I.G.)
Chapel FellowshipChess Club
Community ServiceDebate Club
Engineering ClubGay-Straight Alliance
Gospel ChoirInternational Club
Jazz BandJewish Student Organization
Math TeamPhillips Brooks Society
Rock BandSki Club
Still Waters Literary GroupStudent Activities
Student NewspaperStudents Embracing Culture
Tour GuidesYearbook
Club or Organization:
Intersection PublicationThe Tavern Publication