Class of 2020 College List

The 94 members of the Shady Side Academy Class of 2020 will attend 60 of the world's finest colleges and universities this fall. With a broad range of academic interests and a genuine curiosity, these graduates leave SSA ready to make their mark on the classrooms and communities they are about to join.

List as of the last day of classes, May 29, 2020. Colleges with more than one graduate attending indicate the number in parentheses.

Boston College
Boston University
Brown University (2)
Bucknell University
Carnegie Mellon University (4)
Colby College
College of Charleston (2)
College of the Holy Cross
College of Wooster
Columbia University
Cornell University
Denison University
Duke University
Duquesne University (2)
Eckerd College
Elon University
Fordham University (2)
George Washington University
Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Ithaca College
Johns Hopkins University
Lafayette College
Lehigh University (2)
Loyola Marymount University (2)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Michigan State University
Middlebury College
Montana State University (2)
Northeastern University (2)
Northwestern University (2)

Norwich University
Ohio University
Pennsylvania State University (3)
Rhode Island School of Design
Rochester Institute of Technology (3)
Sarah Lawrence College
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
St. Olaf College
Texas Christian University
Tulane University (3)
Union College
United States Military Academy
University of California, Los Angeles
University of Chicago
University of Denver
University of Miami
University of Michigan (2)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of Notre Dame (2)
University of Pennsylvania (2)
University of Pittsburgh (6)
University of Rochester (2)
University of Southern California
University of Virginia
Villanova University
Virginia Tech (2)
Wake Forest University
Washington and Lee University
Yale University
York College of Pennsylvania

Class of 2020 By The Numbers

College Matriculation

  • Admitted to 158 colleges
  • Will attend 60 colleges in 22 states plus Washington, D.C.
  • 68% will attend college out of state
  • 100% of those seeking merit scholarships earned awards
  • 11% will attend Ivy League Plus schools
  • 12% will play college athletics in 6 different sports
  • 29% will attend a US News & World Report Top 25 National University or Liberal Arts College
  • 50% will attend a US News & World Report Top 50 National University or Liberal Arts College
  • 62% will attend a Barron's "most competitive" college
  • 60% overall admit rate vs. global average of 38%
  • 14% Ivy League Plus admit rate vs. global average of 7%

SSA Experience

  • 13% were recognized by the National Merit Scholarship program
  • 15% are "lifers" who attended SSA from grades K-12
  • 22% participated in the Senior School boarding program
  • 23% participated in a global or off-campus program
  • 29% completed an independent study or senior project
  • 37% participated in the performing arts (theatre production or musical ensemble)
  • 49% attended SSA Middle School
  • 83% lettered in at least one varsity sport; 53% lettered in two or more