McCallie ‘s remarkable record of college matriculation for the Class of 2016 is unmatched in the region and on par with a very small number of the country’s premier high schools.
EXTRAORDINARY OPPORTUNITIES
While boys around the country are under performing academically and disengaged, McCallie boys are thriving and achieving academic and extracurricular excellence in a school tailored to how they learn and develop. They are earning acceptances in disproportionately high rates at selective colleges that best fit their aspirations. They have extraordinary opportunities to be extraordinary men.
*Not all graduates were present for map photograph
11%
NORTHEAST
2% 11%
EUROPE
WEST
11%
MID-ATLANTIC
9%
2016
MIDWEST
COLLEGE CHOICES
56%
SOUTHEAST
at
The Ivies, MIT & Stanford Attending
21%
BROWN COLUMBIA MIT (2) PRINCETON (2) STANFORD (2) YALE
MCCALLIE Acceptance Rate
8%
VS.
NATIONAL Acceptance Rate
WHITE = McCallie Acceptance ( ) = #Attending
66% Scholarships
25%
of McCallie seniors accepted meritbased scholarships for academics, extracurricular or athletic talents. Many more students earned scholarships but chose to attend other institutions offering a better fit, substantial need-based aid or instate tuition.
Top 25 Most Selective
McCallie’s class of 2016 had an acceptance rate of 25% to the nation’s top 25 most selective colleges and universities. (Average acceptance rate for
these schools is 10%).
46%
66%
attending PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES
attending COLLEGES OUT-OF-STATE
93 28 COLLEGES
3
STATES
COUNTRIES
15 Other Most Selective National Universities
22%
VS.
Attending
12%
NATIONAL Acceptance Rate
MCCALLIE Acceptance Rate
CHICAGO (2) NORTHWESTERN (2) NAVAL ACADEMY VANDERBILT
10 Most Selective Southern Colleges
39%
MCCALLIE Acceptance Rate
VS.
Attending
21%
NATIONAL Acceptance Rate
DAVIDSON (3) EMORY UNC (2) VANDERBILT WAKE FOREST (2) WASHINGTON & LEE (2)
College Athletic Plans (NCAA Divisions I, II, III) Baseball: 2 DI, 1 DIII
Swimming: 1 DI
Basketball: 1 DIII
Cheerleading: 2 DI
Rowing: 2 DI , 1 DIII
Football: 3 DI, 2 DIII
Lacrosse: 2 DI, 3 DIII
Golf: 1 DIII
Track: 1 DIII, 2 NAIA
Attending
10 Popular Regional Private Universities 10 Most Selective Public Universities
34%
91%
Attending
CAL-BERKELEY GEORGIA TECH (5) UCSD UNC (2)
VS.
Regional Public Universities
MCCALLIE VS. NATIONAL Acceptance rate Acceptance Rate
15 Most Selective Liberal Arts Colleges Attending
MCCALLIE Acceptance Rate VS.
20%
NATIONAL Acceptance Rate
89%
MCCALLIE Acceptance Rate
Attending
DAVIDSON (3) GRINNELL MIDDLEBURY POMONA TRINITY (2) TUFTS (2) WASHINGTON & LEE (2)
McCallie’s college guidance program is a student-driven process influenced by the central idea of finding the right fit for each boy.
64%
NATIONAL Acceptance Rate
25%
42%
MCCALLIE Acceptance Rate
AUBURN CLEMSON (3) KENTUCKY (3) NC STATE
BELMONT CENTRE ELON FURMAN (2) MERCER (3) RHODES SAMFORD (9) SEWANEE (7) SOUTHERN METHODIST WOFFORD
OLE MISS (4) UGA (2) UTC (2) UTK (13)
VS.
63%
NATIONAL Acceptance Rate
Off The Beaten Path ALLEGHENY COLLEGE BIOLA UNIV. CASE WESTERN UNIV. DENISON UNIV. (2) DREXEL UNIV. LEHIGH UNIV. MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE MONTANA ST. UNIV. (2) POMONA COLLEGE
ROCHESTER INST. TECH (2) TEXAS TECH TRINITY COLLEGE (2) UNIV. ST. ANDREWS (2) UNIV. WASHINGTON UC SAN DIEGO UC BERKELEY UNIV. DENVER (2) UNIV. NEVADA-RENO
Our counselors work closely with each student and his family to ensure he attends a college where he will be successful and that provides a comfortable financial situation for his family. As a result, McCallie’s class of 2016 were accepted at the most selective colleges in the United States, the most popular universities around the Southeast and many schools across the country that may be a bit off-the-radar, but best match the students who applied.
-Jeff Kurtzman, College Guidance Director