IB By the Numbers

25 YEARS...OFFERING THE IB DIPLOMA PROGRAM (Country Day was the first school in North Carolina.)

25...IB courses offered

$4 MILLION...Scholarship offers awarded to IB classes over past five years

79%... IB DIPLOMA PASS RATE AVERAGE 2013–16

(Class of 2017 averaged 94%; US average 68%)

9:1... Student-teacher ratio (100% IB-trained teachers)

7... IB Diploma scholar-athletes playing at the collegiate level

In the past five years, IB Diploma recipients have matriculated to these selective schools:

Colorado College | Davidson College | Duke University | Hamilton College | Johns Hopkins University | Middlebury College | New York University| UNC-Chapel Hill | University of Pennsylvania | University of Texas at Austin | Wake Forest University | Washington and Lee University | Washington University in St. Louis | Yale University

IB Diploma Recipients Say…

“TOK with Dr. Kasparek was my favorite course in IB. In a lot of ways, it was more like a college-level course than other classes…along with Mr. (Ed) Kelly’s Honors European History and AP Physics with Mr. (Ron) Curtin.”

– Ayan Kayal ’99, associate general counsel, Facebook, Inc.

– Abby Winn ’10, MD candidate, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine; medical student researcher at VTC Research Institute

“The IB Program built a foundation of critical thinking and problem solving that has been paramount to my success. I adjusted to the expectations of higher education faster than my classmates who did not study under an IB curriculum. I am also a significantly better writer than I would have been without the intensive training in IB English, history, and Extended Essay. I know that what I took from my time in the program will continue to help me in my medical studies and in my career as a doctor.”

“I attribute a lot of my academic success in college to my IB education. I am able to see the big picture, thoroughly explain my thinking, and make connections with other ideas and subjects. IB also required me to be organized, manage my time productively, and communicate with teachers and classmates. Because of IB, I look forward to a challenge instead of veering away from one.”

– Mattie Newson ’13, English teacher, Mountain Brook High School, Birmingham, Alabama