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.
One of the best ways to know if a school is right for you is to experience it!
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Visiting Campus
We are so pleased you are interested in visiting Emma Willard School. Please read the following to prepare for your visit.
All visitors to campus must check in at Campus Safety, which is located at the red flag entrance to Sage Hall (Pawling Ave. entrance). Please note the following details about your time on campus:
If you are an alumna considering a visit, please reach out to our Office of Alumnae Relations (alumnae@emmawillard.org or 866.833.1814).
If you are a prospective student considering a visit, please contact our Admissions Office (admissions@emmawillard.org or 518.833.1320).
Upon checking in at Campus Safety, visitors will be issued a visitors badge that must be worn while on campus.
Visitors who wish to go inside buildings should make an appointment and should be accompanied by an EMployee or Tour Guide at all times when indoors.
Visitors are welcome outdoors unaccompanied after checking in at Campus Safety.
Emma Willard School has partnered with Vericant and Duolingo to assist in interviewing candidates from Mainland China. Candidates living in and attending a school in Mainland China should contact Vericant to schedule an in-person or virtual appointment: https://vericant.cn/en/about-the-interview-en/ or use the Duolingo platform for at-home testing and interviewing: englishtest.duolingo.com/home. The Vericant interview or Duolingo interview will serve as the candidate's interview for admission. All Vericant and Duolingo interviews must be submitted to Emma Willard School by November 1. If the candidate chooses Duolingo, the testing component will also replace the TOEFL test.
As the capital of New York State, Albany and its surroundings are collectively known as the Capital Region. As the longest continuously chartered city in the United States, Albany is rich in history, culture, and opportunities.
Welcome to Emma Willard School, a private day and boarding high school for girls in Troy, NY, and a leader in girls' education for over 200 years.
PLEASE NOTE: All visitors to campus must check in with Campus Safety, which can be found at the red flag entrance to Sage Hall (Pawling Ave. entrance).