Emma Willard School is a place to discover what it means to be your best self. We commend you on taking the initiative to seek out the perfect school for you. By doing so, you already show that you are ready for something more than the high school experience.
Madame Emma Hart Willard founded her school on the basis of providing girls with a first-class education that challenged, inspired, and enabled them to serve and shape their worlds.
More than 200 years later, Emma Willard School proudly continues to carry on this mission.
Emma Willard School's curriculum allows girls to focus their future aspirations, and equips them with the interdisciplinary knowledge competitive colleges are looking for.
Our academic program offers more than 140 courses, including Advanced Placement options, where girls engage in discourse that brings context to high-level concepts and understanding of the world we live in. Personalized study programs enable girls to dive deep into a topic or field of their choosing, and gain hands-on experience.
Education at Emma isn’t limited to the classroom—it’s woven into the fabric of our community. With girls from around the world and across the United States, and faculty and staff with a wide breadth of life experiences, you will broaden your perspective the moment you walk onto campus.
Bonds created between Emma Girls in the residence and dining halls, while practicing for an athletics match or arts performance, at one of our many cherished traditions, and all the little moments in between, define many girls’ Emma experience.
Number of course offerings: 122 Advanced Studies courses: 20 Class length: 60 minutes Average class size: 10 students Student/teacher ratio: 6:1 SAT scores Class of ’20 (mean):
Evidence Based Reading and Writing: 686
Math: 682
Mean: 1368
Experiential Learning
130 Practicum Experiences 45 Signature Projects 35 Emma Artists 49 Clubs 30 Community Engagement Opportunities
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Faculty
Teaching Faculty: 53 Faculty with Advanced Degrees: 44 Resident Faculty: 10 full time Senior Administrators: 8
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Advancement
Total contributions 2020-2021: $7,046,109 ($2,901,953 to The Emma Fund)
Average Alumnae Individual Gift 2020-2021: $2,065
Donors who have given for 25 years or more: 622
1814 Association members: 264
Reunion Giving for the 1s & 6s: $605,846
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Athletic Offerings
Fall: Crew Cross Country Field Hockey Soccer Swimming and Diving Tennis Volleyball
Winter: Crew Indoor Track Basketball
Spring: Lacrosse Softball Outdoor Track Crew
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Accreditation & Affiliations
Emma Willard is accredited by The New York State Association of Independent Schools (NYSAIS)
1st Fair Trade High School in the United States
National Coalition of Girls’ Schools (NCGS)
The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS)
The National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
The College Board
The National Association of College Admission Counseling (NACAC)
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Art Classes Offered
Visual Arts: Ceramics Drawing & Painting Film & Video Photography Intermediate and Advanced Art Studio Art
Graphic Design
Intermediate and Advanced Media Arts
3D Design
Dance: Beginning, Intermediate and Advanced Ballet Beginning, Intermediate and Advanced Contemporary Dance Jazz Dance Dance Company
Theatre: Classes: Acting and Oral Interpretation & Speech Theatre Programs-Fall Play, Winter Play, Technical Theatre Support (student techies) Clubs-Campus Players (student run drama club)
Tuition Boarding: $67,270 Tuition Day: $41,600 Students on financial aid: 46% Total financial aid: $5.2 million Operating budget: $22,648,062 Endowment as of 9/30/2020: $119 million