Northfield Mount Hermon vs. Choate Rosemary Hall
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Overview
Northfield Mount Hermon (NMH) is an independent boarding and day school serving 630 students in grades 9 through 12, plus a postgraduate year. We offer an advanced educational experience in a student-centered, inclusive community that prioritizes academic excellence.
As students learn, they develop the skills and the resolve necessary to live with humanity and purpose.
At NMH, we educate our students' heads, hearts, and hands, preparing them to be citizens and leaders who learn with passion, lead with intention, and act with humanity.
We are located on a serene, wooded 1,353-acre campus in Massachusetts' Connecticut River Valley.
Choate Rosemary Hall is a co-educational boarding and day school in Wallingford, Connecticut, providing a transformative educational experience for 850 students in grades 9-12.
Choate is dedicated to cultivating a vibrant cohesive community that celebrates diversity and instills life-long habits of learning, leadership, and service.
Choate is committed to enrolling exceptional students and to preparing them to achieve success in all aspects of their lives.
School Focus
College Preparatory
College Preparatory
Grades Offered
9-12, PG
9-12, PG
School Type
Co-ed
Co-ed
Supports Learning Differences (LD)
No
No
Year Founded
1879
1890
Campus Size
1353 acres
458 acres
Students Body
Enrollment
630
867
% Students of Color
34%
39%
% International Students
23%
18%
% Students ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø
84%
73%
Average SAT Score
n/a
1401
SAT range (25th-75th percentile)
n/a
1300 - 1530
Average ACT score
n/a
31
Offers Post-Grad Year
Yes
Yes
Academics and Faculty
Saturday Classes
No
No
Frequency of Saturday Classes
Weekly
Less than once a month
Classroom Dress Code
Casual
Casual
Average Class Size
13
12
Student-Teacher Ratio
6:1
6:1
# of AP/Advanced Courses Offered
34
26
ESL Courses Offered
Yes
No
% Faculty with Advanced Degree
74%
72%
Summer Program Offered
Yes
Yes
Finances
Endowment Size
$139 million
$396 million
Tuition (ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Students)
$74,826
$69,370
Tuition (Day Students)
$49,751
$53,410
Avg. Financial Aid Grant
$56,314
$48,150
Admission
Application Deadline
Jan. 15 / rolling
Jan. 15
Accepts Standardized Application
Yes
No
SSAT Required
Yes
Yes
Average Percentile SSAT
73
n/a
Acceptance Rate
31%
16%
Director of Admissions
Clair Ward
Jeffrey Beaton
List of Courses Offered
# of AP/Advanced Courses Offered
34
26
Sport
Total Sports Offered
21
25
Sports
Alpine SkiingBaseball
BasketballCrew
Cross CountryCross Country Running
FencingField Hockey
GolfIce Hockey
LacrosseMountain Biking
Nordic SkiingSoccer
SoftballSwimming
TennisTrack and Field
Ultimate FrisbeeVolleyball
Wrestling
BaseballBasketball
CrewCross Country
Cross Country RunningDance
DivingField Hockey
FootballGolf
Ice HockeyLacrosse
SailingSoccer
SoftballSquash
SwimmingSwimming and Diving
TennisTrack
Track and FieldUltimate Frisbee
VolleyballWater Polo
Wrestling
Extracurricular
Total Extra-curric.Total Extracurriculars
68
153
Extra-curric.Extracurriculars
Club or Organization:
Arts and Music Programs:
Aerial Photography and Videography ClubAmnesty International
an Asian American advocacy groupAnglers Club
Animal Activist ClubAsian American Students Association
Atheist/Secular Humanist Students AssociationBreakaway
Cancer Support TeamChinese Student Association
Circle of SistersDebate Society
End the Silence of Relationship Violence Advocacy GroupFound Threads
Gemini (yearbook)Gender Sexuality Alliance
Getting Ahead of Global EpidemicsGreen Cup Challenge
Interfaith Student CouncilInvestment Club
Jewish Students AllianceKorean Student Association
Mandala (arts and literary magazine)Math Team
Me to We ClubMindfulness Meditation
Model United NationsMuslim Students Association
Nature-Centered Beliefs GroupNMH Outreach
Operation Happy BirthdayPeer Educators
Pokémon Trainers AssociationQuiz Bowl
Room to ReadScience Club
Shark ClubSouth Asian Student Association
Spanish and Latino/a Students Association (SaLSA)St. Edmund Campion League of Catholic Students
Stream NewsStudent Alumni Association
Student CongressStudent Diversity Committee
Super Smash Brothers ClubThe Bridge (student newspaper)
The BrothersThe F Word (feminism)
The Girl EffectThe Hermonite (student newspaper)
The Prejudice ProjectThird-Culture Kid Affinity Group
Vietnamese Student AssociationVVar (vegan)
WNMH Radio 106.7 FMYouth Initiative
Arts and Music Programs:
A Cappella EnsemblesBlue Key Society (Admission Tour Guide)
Jazz EnsembleNMH Pianists
NMH SingersQuiz Bowl
Select Women’s EnsembleSenior and Junior Dance Companies
SoapboxSociety for the Study of Political Ideologies (SSPI)
Theater ProgramWriters Forum
Club or Organization:
Arts and Music Programs:
Recreational Athletic Programs:
African American Heritage ChoirAnime
Explore Japanese CultureExpolre Japanese Culture
Antique RestorationArt Co-op
Arts and Crafts ClubCreate Expressively with Unusual Materials
Asian ExplorationBelly Dancing
Black Awareness Table (BAT)Caxy Keys
ChessImprove Levels of Concentration
Choate Mock Trial ClubCiberchicks
Classic FilmClassic Movie Club
Thoughtful Discussion of Cinematic ClassicsCultural Diversity Club
Dance ClassDocumentary Film
Drama Competition TeamEcho Literary Magazine
ECO-SASEquestrian Team
Foreign Film ClubForensics Club
Free the ChildrenFrench Conversation
Global Awareness ClubGlobal Outreach
Growing A Future OrganizationHerodotus Society
High School Government AssociationHigh Society
HillelHip Hop Club
Hispanic-Latino ForumHorizons Historical Review
Horsebackriding (English)Hot Wings Club
Interact Club-Rotary InternationalJapanese Club
Judicial CommitteeJunior State of America
JuniorettesKid's Club
Korean SocietyLatin National Honors Society
Library Club (TALK)Lights Beyond Lights
Literary Magazine (Lit Mag)Literary Magazine Club
Lorem IpsumMake-a-Wish
Math TeamMental Health at Choate
Middle Eastern Alliance for PeaceMiddle School Student Government Association
Military PoliceMock Trial Club
Model CongressModel U.N.
Model UNMountain Lion Club
Movie Appreciation ClubMusic Listening Club
Muslim Student UnionMuslim Students Association
MVAANative American Cultural Club
noise. - music magazineOperation Smile
Outdoors/Ski ClubOvertime - sports publication
OxfamP. A. Political Society
Paint BallTeamwork
SportsmanshipRespect
Peer Educators (healthy decisions)Peer Tutor Club
PhillipianPhilomathean Society
Philosophy ClubPHIT (Physical Health Information)
Photo & Graphics = Art 2Photography Club
Physics ClubPlayers Club
Poets & WritersPolitical and Current Events (PACE)
Protection of Animals and Wildlife (PAW)Readers United
ReadingRecycle Club
Right RwandaSailing
SalsaSelf Government Association
Self-defenceSewing and Needlepoint Club
Sexual Minorities and Straight Supporters (SMASS)Spanish Club
Special Populations SkateSpecial Populations Swim
SpectrumStage Crew Club
Backstage Area and Equipment FunctionsStep Squad
Student CouncilStudent DJ Association
Students Advocating Gender EqualityStudents Against Climate Change
Students for a Free TibetStudents for Life America
Students for StudentsTeach Choate
Teach MusicTeach Wallingford-Tutoring
The Press - campus sports newsTheater Trips
Thesarus YearbookTour Guiding
Travel ClubUNICEF
UnidosWater polo
Women for Women at ChoateWomen of the World
Write ClubWWEB-FM Radio Station
YearbookYoung Centrists
Young DemocratsYoung Republicans
Zoo Keepers Club
Arts and Music Programs:
Handbell ChoirKaprophones - male a cappella
Lilith - female a cappellaMaiyeros - male a cappella
Meditation ClubPuppy Playtime Club
Learn How to Raise and Train a PuppyStonatos - student & faculty a cappella
Whimawehs (female a cappella)
Recreational Athletic Programs:
Academic SupportMesa Espanola
PaintballPing-Pong Association of Student Table-Tennis Athletes (PASTA)
Sunday Soccer