Wyoming Seminary Upper School vs. Mercersburg Academy
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School Overview
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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 30 states and 32 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, a robotics 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
450
% Students of Color
n/a
41%
% International Students
24%
20%
% Students Boarding
37%
83%
Average SAT Score
n/a
1390
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%
79%
Summer Program Offered
Yes
Yes
Finances
Endowment Size
$100 million
$422 million
Tuition (Boarding 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
No
SSAT Required
No
No
Acceptance Rate
n/a
25%
Director of Admissions
Keith Fischer
Grace Megaffin
Associate Director of Admissions
Regina Allen (international)
n/a
# of AP/Advanced Courses Offered
24
n/a
Sport
Total Sports Offered
14
27
Sports
BaseballBasketball
CrewCross Country
Field HockeyFootball
GolfIce Hockey
LacrosseSoccer
SoftballSwimming
TennisWrestling
Alpine SkiingBallet
BaseballBasketball
ClimbingCross Country
Cross Country RunningCycling
DanceDiving
Field HockeyFootball
GolfLacrosse
Mountain BikingMountaineering
Rock ClimbingSoccer
SoftballSquash
SwimmingSwimming and Diving
TennisTrack and Field
VolleyballWinter Track
Wrestling
Extracurricular
Total Extra-curric.Total Extracurriculars
58
35
Extra-curric.Extracurriculars
Club or Organization:
Arts and Music Programs:
Recreational Athletic Programs:
Academic CouncilAmerican Field Service
Asian Culture ClubAthletic Board
Blue Crew Orientation CommitteeBlue Key
CangineersCulture Club
DanceChorus
ActingEco-team
Entre NousEntrepreneurship Club
Fine Arts BoardFlag-football
Future Business LeadersHispanic Honor Society
Jewish Student GroupMandarin Club
Masque and DaggerNumismatics Club
Opinator--student newspaperPAC Rats (theatre technology club)
Peer MentorsPhotography Club
PlaymakersProctor
Resident AssistantsRussian Club
Science OlympiadScience Research Group
Sock Club (charity organization)Spanish Club
Student Activities CommitteeStudent Advisory Board
Student GovernmentStudent Life Council
Tap ClubTEDed
The Centipede (student newspaper)The Chameleon (student literary magazine)
The ScallionTrue Blue
Umoja (students of African descent)Veterinary Club
Youth In Philanthropy
Arts and Music Programs:
Dux Femina FactiEnvironmental Awareness
HydroxJewish Culture Club
OrienteeringOutdoor Adventure
Poetry Out LoudStage Crew
Student Diversity CommitteeStudent Goverment
Recreational Athletic Programs:
Language Clubs
Club or Organization:
Asian Student UnionBaking Club
Black Student UnionBlue Key Society (tour guides)
Book ClubChess Club
Computer Science ClubDebate Club
Digital Entertainment Development ClubEquestrian Club
French ClubGamers Club
German ClubGreen Team
Humans of Mercersburg ClubIrving Literary Society
Jewish ClubMarshall Literary Society
Meditation ClubMercersburg Inclusion Alliance
Mercersburg Jr. Classical League (Latin Club)Model United Nations
Photography ClubRainbow Alliance
Science ClubSixth Man Club
Spanish ClubStudent Activities Committee
Student Alumni AssociationStudent Athlete Advisory Council
The FifteenThe Hungry Philosophers Guild
The Mercersburg NewsVoices 4 Justice
Women's Activist Club