Emma Willard School is a place to discover what it means to look within yourself and see your future on the horizon. By seeking out a school where you belong, you already show that you are ready for something more than the high school experience.
Emma Hart Willard founded her school on the basis of providing girls with a first-class education equal to that of men—one 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 focuses on three pillars: Intellectual Flexibility, Purpose & Community, and Equity & Justice. Our academic program offers more than 140 courses, including Emma's own unique Advanced Studies options. Personalized study programs enable students 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 students 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 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 the Emma experience.
At the core of the Emma Willard School experience is a celebration of what makes each and every Emma Girl an individual. Know who you are, love what you’re doing, and feel that you can—and will—take on the world outside of our castle walls.
While each girls’ Emma experience is unique, our girls develop empowering bonds within our supportive and empowering community. Whether they are cheering each other on from the sidelines at an athletics event, working through a complex assignment together, listening and offering advice, or exploring downtown Troy on the weekends, the sisterhood formed between smart, driven girls at Emma will power you through your lifetime.