Overview

Watkinson School founded in 1881 is Hartford's only independent school. Serving 260 students from over forty Connecticut towns in grades six through twelve, including a unique post graduate program, Watkinson is also a founding member of the Hartford independent schools initiative. Watkinson's mission is to develop in our students the power to shape their own lives and the world around them.
Official information of Watkinson School in 2024 | FindingSchool

B+ Day
A- Matriculation
B- Academics
C Extracurricular activities
B+ Community
B Reviews
A- Int. student mgmt

Day S. Grades: 6-12
Co-ed
Rural
ESL: Yes
Tuition: $49,700
# of Students: 213
Teacher:Student: 1:12
International Student: 7%
AP Courses: 0
Endowment: N/A
Faculty w/ adv. degree: 57%
SAT: 1200/1600
#219

US Day School

Matriculation

Ranking University/College Students
#1 Princeton University 1
#3 Yale University 2
#7 Johns Hopkins University 1
#7 University of Pennsylvania 1
LAC #2 Amherst College 1
#12 Dartmouth College 1
#13 Brown University 1
#15 Rice University 1
#15 Washington University in St. Louis 2
#17 Cornell University 3
#18 Columbia University 1
#18 University of Notre Dame 1
#22 Carnegie Mellon University 5
#22 Emory University 1
#25 New York University 5
#25 University of Michigan 3
#25 University of Southern California 1
#29 University of Florida 2
#29 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 1
LAC #6 Bowdoin College 1
LAC #6 Carleton College 1
#32 Tufts University 4
#32 University of California: Santa Barbara 2
#34 University of California: Irvine 6
#34 University of California: San Diego 3
#36 Boston College 3
#36 University of Rochester 6
#38 University of California: Davis 4
#38 University of Texas at Austin 1
#38 University of Wisconsin-Madison 3
#41 Boston University 10
#44 Brandeis University 4
#44 Northeastern University 5
#44 Tulane University 1
#49 University of Georgia 3
#51 Lehigh University 6
#51 Purdue University 4
#51 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 3
#51 Spelman College 1
#55 University of Miami 5
#55 University of Washington 2
LAC #11 Middlebury College 3
#62 George Washington University 8
#62 Syracuse University 6
#62 University of Pittsburgh 4
#62 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 4
#63 Lawrence University 1
#63 St. Olaf College 1
LAC #13 Smith College 6
LAC #13 Vassar College 2
#67 University of Connecticut 74
#67 University of Massachusetts Amherst 13
#67 Worcester Polytechnic Institute 5
#68 St. Lawrence University 2
#72 American University 7
#72 Fordham University 12
#72 Hobart and William Smith Colleges 5
#72 Indiana University Bloomington 1
#72 Sarah Lawrence College 3
#72 Southern Methodist University 1
LAC #15 Grinnell College 1
LAC #15 Hamilton College 2
#76 College of Wooster 2
#76 Muhlenberg College 2
#76 Willamette University 1
#77 Clemson University 2
#77 Michigan State University 1
SUNY University at Stony Brook 2
#83 Marquette University 1
#83 Stevens Institute of Technology 3
SUNY University at Binghamton 1
#84 Bennington College 1
#89 Elon University 2
#89 Howard University 6
#89 Stonehill College 1
#89 University of Delaware 4
LAC #18 Barnard College 1
LAC #18 Colgate University 3
LAC #18 University of Richmond 1
LAC #18 Wesleyan University 4
#94 Lewis & Clark College 2
#97 Clark University 19
#97 New Jersey Institute of Technology 1
#100 Cornell College 1
#102 Hanover College 1
#105 Drexel University 6
#105 Miami University: Oxford 4
#105 Rochester Institute of Technology 6
#105 Saint Louis University 1
#105 University of Arizona 2
#105 University of Denver 3
#105 University of Oregon 1
#105 University of San Francisco 1
#111 Goucher College 3
#111 Susquehanna University 2
#115 Fairfield University 10
#115 Loyola University Chicago 2
#115 University of South Carolina: Columbia 1
#120 Hampshire College 4
LAC #24 Colby College 2
Arizona State University 2
#121 Chapman University 1
#121 Temple University 11
#121 University of Vermont 16
LAC #25 Bates College 3
#127 Illinois Institute of Technology 1
#127 Thomas Jefferson University: East Falls 1
#130 Eckerd College 3
LAC #27 Colorado College 1
LAC #27 Macalester College 2
#137 DePaul University 2
#137 George Mason University 2
#137 University of New Hampshire 5
#151 Duquesne University 1
#151 Florida International University 1
#151 Marymount Manhattan College 2
#151 Michigan Technological University 1
#151 Oregon State University 1
LAC #31 Bryn Mawr College 1
LAC #31 Kenyon College 1
LAC #33 College of the Holy Cross 1
#166 Hofstra University 13
#166 Quinnipiac University 24
#166 Xavier University 2
LAC #36 Mount Holyoke College 3
#182 Adelphi University 2
SUNY University at Albany 1
#182 University of Louisville 2
#182 University of Rhode Island 7
LAC #37 Bucknell University 1
LAC #37 Occidental College 2
LAC #39 Denison University 3
LAC #39 Lafayette College 3
LAC #39 Skidmore College 8
LAC #39 Trinity College 9
#202 Loyola University New Orleans 2
#202 Springfield College 4
#219 Sacred Heart University 6
#219 University of Maine 4
#234 Georgia State University 1
#234 Pace University 8
#234 Suffolk University 2
#234 University of Hartford 32
#234 University of Massachusetts Boston 2
#234 Western New England University 6
#250 Central Michigan University 1
#250 Regis University 1
#250 Wayne State University 1
LAC #51 Dickinson College 4
#263 University of South Dakota 1
LAC #55 Connecticut College 5
#285 University of Montana 1
#285 University of New England 3
#299 Marymount University 1
LAC #60 Bard College 9
LAC #61 Gettysburg College 2
#317 Alvernia University 1
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Albertus Magnus College 2
American International College 1
Appalachian State University 1
Art Center College of Design 2
Barry University 1
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Bentley University 4
Berklee College of Music 3
Bethune-Cookman University 1
Boston Conservatory at Berklee 1
Bryant University 12
California College of the Arts 2
Castleton University 3
Cazenovia College 1
Central Connecticut State University 17
Champlain College 8
City University of New York: Baruch College 1
College of Charleston 1
College of the Atlantic 1
College of William and Mary 3
Culinary Institute of America 2
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Dean College 9
Eastern Connecticut State University 18
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Elms College 2
Emerson College 3
Endicott College 6
Evergreen State College 1
Fairleigh Dickinson University: College at Florham 3
Fairmont State University 1
Flagler College 1
Florida Southern College 1
Franklin & Marshall College 3
Franklin Pierce University 1
Fulton-Montgomery Community College 1
Goodwin College 1
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High Point University 10
Iona College 2
Ithaca College 7
Jacksonville University 1
John Carroll University 1
Johnson & Wales University: Providence 4
Kettering University 1
Lasell College 2
Lawrence Technological University 1
Le Moyne College 1
Lesley University 2
LIM College 2
Loyola University Maryland 4
Lynn University 7
Manchester Community College 1
Manhattan College 1
Manhattanville College 1
Marist College 15
Maryland Institute College of Art 2
Massachusetts College of Art and Design 6
McGill University 1
MCPHS University 1
Mercy College of Health Sciences 1
Merrimack College 5
Mitchell College 2
Mount Saint Mary College 2
New England Institute of Technology 1
New York Institute of Technology 1
Nichols College 1
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University 1
Oberlin College 3
Ohio State University: Columbus Campus 9
Penn State University Park 10
Post University 1
Pratt Institute 2
Providence College 10
Regis College 1
Rhode Island College 1
Rhode Island School of Design 3
Richmond, The American International University in London 1
Ringling College of Art and Design 1
Roger Williams University 15
Rutgers University 8
Saint Michael's College 1
Salem State University 1
Salve Regina University 4
Savannah College of Art and Design 6
School of the Art Institute of Chicago 2
School of Visual Arts 2
Siena College 2
Southern Connecticut State University 10
Southern New Hampshire University 1
St. John's University 2
St. Joseph's College of Nursing 1
Stetson University 1
SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill 2
SUNY College of Technology at Canton 1
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Basic Info

Year Founded: 1881
Campus Size: 40 acres
Religious Affiliation: No Religious Affiliation

Application Info

Deadline: 02/01
Interview: Skype, On Campus, WeChat
Pre Interview: Updating
School Code:
TOEFL: 3378

TOEFL

SSAT

Brief Reviews

(Total 9)
4.9/ 5

Detailed Reviews

(Total 0)
0.0 / 5 Overall
0.0 / 5 Academics
0.0 / 5 Campus
0.0 / 5 Student Life
0.0 / 5 Athletic&Art
0.0 / 5 Transportation

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(Total 19)
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Frequently Ask Questions about Watkinson School

01.
Tell me a bit about Watkinson School.
Watkinson School is Co-ed private day school located in Boston, Connecticut, US. It was founded 1881, and currently has about 213 students, 7.00% of whom are international students.

For more official information, please visit https://www.watkinson.org.
02.
Does Watkinson School have rigorous academic requirements?
Watkinson School also have 57% of faculties whose degrees are master and above.
03.
Where do Watkinson School students typically go for their colleges?
Based on the most recent matriculation data, 28.85% go to top 50 US universities and colleges*, 43.75% go to top 25, and about 4.81% go to Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Stanford and MIT.

*Ranking is based on the 2024 US News College Ranking.
04.
What is the application requirement for Watkinson School?
Similar to most private schools in the US, Watkinson School’s typical admission requirements include school transcript, recommendation letter, application essay, standard test (like TOEFL and SSAT), and interview (often optional, but highly recommended).
05.
What is the latest tuition for Watkinson School’s Co-ed student?
The total fee for Watkinson School in 2024 is $49,700, which typically includes tuition, boarding fee, student management fee and a few other fees associated with managing international students.

For more information, please contact school’s admission team at shannon_fortin@watkinson.org .
06.
Where is Watkinson School located?
Watkinson School is located in the State of Connecticut of USA. The closest major city is Boston, which is about 93 miles away from school. Most families can choose Logan International Airport to travel in and out of school.
07.
How popular is Watkinson School on FindingSchool network?
Based on FindingSchool monthly traffic data as well as onsite search record, Watkinson School is among the most popular schools, within top 299 for all US schools.

Also Watkinson School has been favorited by 58 users.
08.
How to start with an application with Watkinson School?
The first stop is to carefully review the school profile on FindingSchool to learn more about Watkinson School. Most of them are directly provided by the school.

Also it is highly recommended to visit Watkinson School’s official site: https://www.watkinson.org or call them at 860-236-5618.
09.
Please share a few nearby schools that are close to Watkinson School?
Yes, here are few: Hebrew High School Of New England, Oak Hill School-CT and Intensive Education Academy In.

The closest major city is Boston. You can find out more schools near Boston here.
10.
What is the FindingSchool rating for Watkinson School?
The overall rating for Watkinson School is B+.

The section ratings of Watkinson School are:
A- for Matriculation
B- for Academics
C for Extracurriculum
B+ for Community
B for Students and Parents reviews
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