Facts and Figures 2022-23

NMH Facts and Figures

We know: All schools you’re considering say they have challenging academics, diverse student bodies, and supportive faculty. How do you know what’s real and what’s hype?

In this overview, we share facts and figures that demonstrate the full range of opportunities students have at Northfield Mount Hermon. Behind those details are teachers, advisors, coaches, and others who support and guide our students every day, as they pursue those opportunities.

Read on. Then visit us in person or at nmhschool.org.

Northfield Mount Hermon is a coed, independent boarding school for students in grades 9–12 and a postgraduate year Find us in the heart of New England, on the banks of the Connecticut River in western Massachusetts

Education for the Head, Heart, and Hand

Northfield Mount Hermon engages the intellect, compassion, and talents of our students, empowering them to act with humanity and purpose

ENROLLMENT

Students: 645

Boarding Students: 85%

Day Students: 15%

Ninth Graders: 95

Tenth Graders: 152

Eleventh Graders: 175

Twelfth Graders and PGs: 223

DIVERSITY ON CAMPUS

Countries Represented: 58 States Represented: 32

International Students: 25% Students of Color: 25%

TUITION AND SCHOLARSHIP

Boarding Student Tuition: $69,188

Day Student Tuition: $46,002

Need-Based Scholarships: $12 million+

Average Grant: $55,790 boarding $32,800 day

Students Receiving Aid: 35%

FAST FACTS

ACADEMICS

Teaching Faculty: 88 full-time

Student-to-Teacher Ratio: 6 to 1

Size of Student Advising Group: 6

Average Teaching Experience: 20 years

Advanced Degrees: 66%

Average Class Size: 13 students

Academic Courses: 170*

ESOL classes for advanced language learners

* In 2019–20, NMH launched the Advanced Program, a robust and relevant curriculum that allows for a deeper intellectual dive. Thirty-three advanced courses are offered in 2022–23, along with honors courses in every department.

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Academics

NMH’s intensive, immersive curriculum will help you go further. Do more. In small classes with dedicated teachers, you’ll push your intellectual boundaries and accomplish things you didn’t think you could. Traditional borders will break down: between math and science, social justice and sustainability, the campus and the world beyond. NMH not only will prepare you for college, it will broaden your view of the world and how you can change it.

THE ARTS

DANCE

Contemporary Dance Forms

Honors Ballet: Advanced Technique and Theory

Honors Intermediate Ballet Technique and Theory

MUSIC

Advanced Applied Music I

Advanced Applied Music II

Advanced Musicianship

Arts Foundation in the Performing Arts—The Power of Art

Electronic Music Studio

Electronic Music Studio II

Honors Chamber Ensemble:

NMH Singers

Honors Chamber Ensemble: Select Women’s Ensemble

Honors Chamber Orchestra

Honors Jazz Combo

Musicianship

The Creative Impulse: Religion and the Performing Arts

The Evolution of Hip-Hop and Its

Role in Documenting

Social Commentary

The History of Jazz

World Music

THEATER

Acting I

Acting II

Acting in Production

Directing

Playwriting

Theatrical Design and Technology I

Theatrical Design and Technology II

Theater Production I

Theater Production II

VISUAL ARTS

Advanced Drawing and Painting

Advanced 2-D Portfolio

Advanced 3-D Portfolio

Arts Foundation in the Visual Arts

Ceramics I

Ceramics II

Darkroom Photography I

Darkroom Photography II

Digital Photography I

Digital Photography II

Drawing and Composition I

Drawing and Composition II

Graphic Design

Intensive Studio

Painting I

Painting II

Sculptural Forms I

Sculptural Forms II

Stop-Motion Animation

Two-Dimensional Design

Video as Visual Art I

Video as Visual Art II

Academics

HUMANITIES ENGLISH

Humanities I: Ninth-Grade English

Sophomore English: World Literature

American Literature

Shared Voices: Interdisciplinary

U S History and American Literature

Advanced Studies in Literary Theory and Analysis: Critical Connections

Advanced Studies in Rhetoric: A Digital Portfolio Class

Ancient Epic *

Big Books: Authors You Should Meet *

Creative Nonfiction *

Creative Writing *

Creative Writing (non Senior English)

Empowering the Powerless Fathers and Sons *

Film

Global Women’s Literature: Mothers, Sisters, Daughters Speak *

Journalism

Literature and the Environment *

Multimedia Storytelling

Outlaws, Outcasts, and Castaways

PG English I and II

Shakespeare *

The Bible as Literature

The Future: Utopian and Dystopian Fiction

* denotes a senior English class

ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages)

ESOL: Advanced Reading/Writing

ESOL: English for Special Purposes

HISTORY

HUM II: World History

In alternate years, we visit one of these countries: Brazil, Spain/Morocco, or South Africa.

Topics in World History

Advanced Studies in World History: Africa

Advanced Topics in United States

History: Lifting as We Climb

Foreign Policy

For the People: Advanced Topics in U S History

Global Ethics and Climate Change

Government and Civil Liberties

In Their Footsteps: Rethinking

Women’s History

NMH History in Context

Shared Voices: Interdisciplinary

U S History and American Literature

The Ancient Mediterranean World

The Islamic Middle East

U S History Survey

Warfare, Humanity, and Society

SOCIAL SCIENCE

Economics

Advanced Topics in Economics

Psychology

Advanced Psychology

Religious Studies

HUM I: Religious Studies and Philosophy

HUM II: World Religions

In alternate years, we visit one of these countries: Brazil, Spain/Morocco, or South Africa.

Bioethics

Ethics

Global Ethics and Climate Change

Philosophy

Religion, Power, and Text: Sacred Stories

The Creative Impulse: Religion and the Performing Arts

The Islamic Middle East

Theology of the Oppressed: Voices from the Margin

World Religions and Contemporary Issues

MATH

Algebra I

Geometry with Topics in Algebra I

Geometry

Honors Geometry

Algebra II with Topics in Algebra I

Algebra II

Honors Algebra II

Algebra Survey

Topics in Trigonometry

Statistics

Advanced Statistics

Precalculus

Honors Precalculus

Calculus

Advanced Calculus I

Advanced Calculus I and II

Multivariable Calculus

Linear Algebra

Number Theory

COMPUTER SCIENCE

Programming in Java

Web Development I

Web Development II

Discrete Math with Python

Advanced Topics in Computer Science

SCIENCE

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

Environmental Studies

Environmental Studies: An International Perspective

Geology

The Science of Farming

Advanced Environmental Science

BIOLOGY

Biology

Honors Biology

Advanced Biology: Biotechnology

Advanced Biology: Field Studies

Bioethics

Human Physiology

CHEMISTRY

Chemistry

Honors Chemistry

Forensic Science

Advanced Chemistry

Environmental Applications of Advanced Chemistry

PHYSICS

Robotics

Physics

Physics II

Advanced Physics: Mechanics

Advanced Physics: Electricity and Magnetism

Engineering

Engineering Physics

Astronomy

The Physics of Global Energy

Academics

WORLD LANGUAGES

CHINESE

Chinese I

Chinese II

Honors Chinese II

Chinese III

Honors Chinese III

Chinese IV

Honors Chinese IV

Chinese V

Advanced Studies in Chinese: Contemporary China and Chinese Culture

Chinese VI: Intro to Chinese Literature

FRENCH

French I

French II

Honors French II

French III

Honors French III

French IV: Contemporary Issues in the French-Speaking World

French IV: Service-Learning Project

Honors French IV: Contemporary Issues in the French-Speaking World

Advanced Studies in French: The Francophone World in Depth

French VI: Contemporary French and Francophone Culture through Literature and Film

LATIN

Latin I

Latin II

Latin III

Advanced Latin Literature: Politics, Power, and Populace

Advanced Latin Literature: Republic to Empire

SPANISH

Spanish I

Advanced Spanish I

Spanish II

Honors Spanish II

Spanish III

Honors Spanish III

Spanish IV

Spanish IV: Service-Learning Project

Honors Spanish IV

Advanced Studies in Spanish: Equity and Inclusion across Hispanic Cultures

Spanish VI: Latin American and Peninsular Literature

NMH’s College Model Academic Program (CMAP)

At NMH, you’ll take three courses, meeting in 70-minute sessions, each semester — getting the kind of deep intellectual dive that most students don’t experience until college.

Daily Schedule 2022–23

Advantages of CMAP

Longer class periods

In a 70-minute class, teachers can employ a variety of learning techniques: small- and large-group work, class discussions, debates, peer review, lab work, hands-on projects, application of theories, etc.

Deeper exploration Students are immersed in a subject for 70 concentrated minutes in each class

More major courses per year

Each year, students take 6 core academic courses (covering specific areas of math, English, science, history, and world languages): 3 fullyear equivalents in a semester

Focused homework Students focus 150–270 minutes of homework time on 3 core courses, increasing their immersion in each subject

More student-teacher access

Faster learning

NMH faculty teach an average of 30 students each semester, so they know each student and can better meet their needs

Two years of a subject can be covered in one year (Examples: Algebra II in the first semester, Precalculus in the second; or French III in the first semester, French IV in the second.)

More arts options Students are able to complete performing and visual arts experiences during the academic day, during the cocurricular periods from 3:10 to 6 pm, or after dinner from 6:30 to 8 pm

45–50 minutes, limited variety in learning techniques

45–50 minutes for each class

only 5 core academic classes

45–50 minutes, limited variety in learning techniques

45–50 minutes for each class

only 5 core academic classes

60–300 minutes on 5 core courses

80–150 students each

150–300 minutes on 5 core courses

48–100 students each

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Not available

Not available

Sometimes available

Sky-high aspirations? We’ll help get you there.

With so many opportunities and experiences within your grasp, how will you find a path that’s fulfilling, focused on achievement — and maybe even life-changing? Every NMH student is surrounded by a network of compassionate adult mentors. This network of advisors, teachers, coaches, and residential staff is here to support and guide you on your individual journey and help you become the best version of yourself.

Advisor

Academic Faculty

Dorm Faculty

Academic Faculty Workjob Supervisor

Coach Academic Faculty

Dorm Faculty

College Counselor

Cocurricular Faculty STUDENT Parent

How We Support Students

Every NMH program involves adults who support each participating student. Some of these adults make up the core of the student’s support network — they’re connected to the student all year and meet with them on a regular basis. Other adults in the network change depending on the trimester (for cocurriculars and workjobs) or semester (for academic classes), but they also get to know the student well, and they communicate with the student’s main advisor as needed. Together, this group of adults gives the student a variety of people to whom they can turn for counsel and support.

StudentAdvisor Ratios

Every student has an advisor and each advisor has direct responsibility for 5–7 students

DormAffiliated Advisors

Students and their advisors are based in the same dorm This means that all advisors either live in the dorm or are affiliated with the dorm, and most have weekly evening responsibilities in the dorm This residential advisor-advisee connection makes it easy to gather as a group, allows advisors to establish an adult community presence in each dorm, and enables advisors to understand and monitor group dynamics in the dorm Dorm staff meet every other week to discuss student residents, schedule duties, and plan activities.

StudentTeacher Ratios per Semester

NMH faculty members teach an average of 30 students each semester Because teachers have residential responsibilities and serve as advisors, they are able to observe and support students in the evening and on weekends

Residential Leaders

Dean of Student Life Programs

Well-trained student Residential Leaders (RLs) meet biweekly with adults based in their dorms. RLs are integral in supporting students as individuals, and as part of the dorm, they help maintain a positive dorm culture.

The dean of student life programs oversees the formal element of the advising program: weekly meetings between students and advisors that follow a curriculum to support goal setting, self-evaluation, selection of classes, and other advising topics.

Learning Assessment Passport

Each student has a digital document that is managed by the student’s advisor to gather information about the student, to help them reflect on their experiences on a regular basis, and to set both short- and long-term goals for the year This document is shared with the student’s support network each year

Dorm-Based Folders

Two dorm-based electronic folders exist for the students and the faculty associated with each dorm. The first is accessible only to the faculty, allowing the adults to communicate with each other about student concerns, general duty notes, and the smooth functioning of the dorm. The second is accessible to students and faculty and provides daily news and information about dorm activities

Our Faculty

Northfield Mount Hermon works to recruit the finest faculty from around the world. Evaluation processes and professional development opportunities ensure that faculty stay current in the best educational practices, in and out of the classroom.

88 full-time faculty members

20 average years of teaching experience

66% have advanced degrees

NMH teachers, staff, and coaches regularly attend and present at key conferences and trainings. This year, faculty participated in:

• Research collaborator exchange with Todas in Puerto Rico on community journalism

• Biennial Conference on Chemical Education

• Education Summit @ ESRI UC

• Foundations in Education for Sustainability

• Painting trip along the coast of Maine

• National Dance Education Organization: Reigniting the Creative Spark

• Creative Nonfiction Summer Bootcamp

• Writing-based Teaching & Antiracist Pedagogies

• American Dance Festival/Dance Professional Workshop

• The Dunham Technique Dance Intensive

• Molecular Biology Summer Workshop

• Bard Institute for Writing and Thinking

Master’s Programs, Classes, and Curriculum Development

• Dartmouth University, master of arts in cultural studies

• Wesleyan University, master of arts in social science with a focus on education and diversity, equity, and inclusion

• Wayne State University, master of arts in theater and dance

• Summer program in elementary and intermediate Greek

• Curriculum development in history and social sciences, math, and English

Facilities

With inspiring views up and down the Connecticut River Valley, NMH is located in rural western Massachusetts, atop a broad hill, with inspiring views up and down the Connecticut River Valley. The campus has a mix of historic and contemporary buildings.

• 1,353 acres, including fields and woods and Shadow Lake; 215 corecampus acres

• 74 buildings, including turn-of-thecentury chapel and historic cottages

• New Gilder Math and Science Center

• Rhodes Arts Center

• Beveridge Hall classroom building with Center for Academic Strategies and Achievement (CASA)

• Blake Student Center with a snackbar, bookstore, post office, student publications, student lounge, radio station, and campus life offices

• 34-acre Hayward Farm, with fields, gardens, organic orchard, greenhouses, maple sugar and cider houses, horses, pigs, and goats

• Observatory with three telescopes and three CCD cameras for electronic imaging

• Schauffler Library with thousands of digital and print resources for study, research, and enjoyment, plus a video studio

• Six-lane swimming pool

• Forslund Gym, with versatile courts, team and locker rooms, indoor batting cage, and athletic trainers

• New boathouse, crew dock, and viewing deck on the Connecticut River

• Calagione Fitness Center with fitness equipment, free weights, and strength and conditioning office

• New wrestling and multisport building

• McCollum Arena hockey rink

• Eight-lane, all-weather Miller Brothers running track

• 13 playing fields

• Six varsity tennis courts

• Two three-season turf fields

• O’Connor Health and Wellness Center, open 24/7 when school in session

• 55 faculty homes and apartments on campus, plus 41 in-dorm apartments

Travel Opportunities

Some of NMH’s most exciting and enriching opportunities don’t take place on campus — they happen in places like Brazil, China, Ghana, Morocco, South Africa, Spain, and across the United States. As a participant, you’ll travel for one to three weeks, gaining incredible insights and new perspectives on yourself, your own culture, and the world at large.

Humanities II World Travel Program

Each program focuses on specific themes. For instance, the sophomore interdisciplinary travel program visits Brazil, South Africa, and Spain/Morocco on a rotating cycle Students are simultaneously enrolled in World Religions and World History, which make up NMH’s Humanities II program.

Activities abroad can include anything from visiting favelas in Brazil to learning dance and drumming in Ghana to visiting the Hassan II mosque in Morocco You might meet with students at a local school, work on a community-service project, or conduct an independent research project Whether you’re writing critical analyses or personal narratives, exploring indigenous community political issues or the role of Islamic art, you’ll gain insights you simply couldn’t have at home.

U.S. Travel

Students enrolled in our junior interdisciplinary U S domestic travel program to New Mexico explore themes in U S history and American literature in the U S Southwest

Language Immersion

Our language immersion programs promote intensive Chinese, French, and Spanish language learning through engagement with people in a range of real-life situations

Additional Travel Opportunites

• Model United Nations program, through which students participate in conferences across the U S and the globe

• Service-learning program to Belize, where students live with a host family and are trained in facilitating basic medical screenings

• Career-exploration program in Costa Rica focused on wildlife and environmental conservation

• Arts and culture program in Ghana

• Mid-Atlantic Tour: College, Culture, and Career Exploration Programs vary each year, are selective, and by application only. Participants pay a program fee in addition to NMH tuition

Student Life

At NMH, we take seriously our responsibility to help students become responsible, healthy, thoughtful, and compassionate young people.

We accomplish this in our academic classrooms, on the playing fields, in performingarts spaces, at workjob, and through our daily, informal connections with students in the dorms We also make time for conversations about the complexity of adolescence and life and gather weekly in advisory groups to talk about choices that affect students’ health and wellness, issues related to diversity and social justice in our communities, and the skills students are developing as they prepare for college and careers

We do this through:

• Dorm and school meetings, which provide formal settings for discussions

• Meetings with faculty advisors to explore topics essential to students’ social and emotional development

• Academic teaching that promotes collaboration, critical thinking, and inquiry

• Day-to-day work with dorm staff and other faculty to emphasize personal support, leadership, community building, and spiritual development

In addition to on-campus activities, our students engage in fun and thoughtprovoking events off campus Activities include:

• Student Diversity Leadership Conference

• Robotics tournaments, math competitions, Model UN conferences, debate tournaments

• Trips to Boston and New York City

• Trips to local fairs and arts festivals such as the Big E and the Franklin County Fair

• Dance performances and theatrical events held at Weston Theater, the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and Hartford Stage

A Day at NMH

1. Morning meetings are an NMH tradition, where we come together as a community to share news, reflect, and celebrate our accomplishments.

2 Students take three 70-minute classes each day The additional 70-minute period can be used for study time, meeting with faculty, working on club/organization projects, fulfilling workjob responsibilities, or other cocurricular activities.

3 Sleep researchers have found that most adolescents need time in the morning to “warm up” their brains before engaging in academic work. At NMH, we start classes consistently at 8:50 am, allowing students to come ready to work.

4 NMH advisors are at the center of the network of adults who support your student They create meaningful connections and help students get the best out of their NMH experience

5. Elective time can be used for workjob, studying, meeting with faculty, or participating in performing-arts groups and clubs Workjob can also be completed on the weekends

6. Mandatory study hall is held Sunday through Thursday evenings. During study hall, students remain in their rooms or in dorm lounges. With permission, students may meet with faculty; go to the library; work on group projects; or attend math, science, or writing help sessions

7. For 9th-graders, lights-out time is 10:30 pm on weeknights. For grades 10–PG, lightsout time is 11:30 pm

Athletics

Fielding 67 teams in 19 interscholastic sports, Northfield Mount Hermon offers one of the broadest athletics programs in the nation.

Our athletics program has something to offer every student, from the specialized athlete to the novice who wants to find their new passion. Last year we had 25 students matriculate and commit to compete in NCAA collegiate athletics

The NMH athletics program helps students become the best version of themselves through education of the head, heart, and hand.

ATHLETIC PROGRAMS

Fall

Cross-country BV

Cross-country BJV

Cross-country GV

Cross-country GJV

Field Hockey V

Field Hockey JV

Mountain Bike Team

Rowing BV

Rowing BJV

Rowing GV

Rowing GJV

Soccer BV

Soccer BJV

Soccer B3rds

Soccer GV

Soccer GJV

Soccer G3rds

Volleyball GV

Volleyball GJV

Winter

Alpine Skiing V

Alpine Skiing JV

Basketball BV

Basketball BJV

Basketball B3rds

Basketball GV

Basketball GJV

Basketball G3rds

Ice Hockey BV

Ice Hockey BJV

Ice Hockey GV

Ice Hockey GJV

Nordic Skiing V

Nordic Skiing JV

Swimming BV

Swimming GV

Swimming JV

Wrestling V

Wrestling JV

Spring Baseball V

Mountain Bike Team

Rowing BV

Rowing BJV

Rowing B3rds

Rowing GV

Rowing GJV

Rowing G3rds

Softball V

Tennis BV

Tennis BJV

Tennis GV

Tennis GJV

Track V

Track JV

Ultimate Frisbee BV

Ultimate Frisbee BJV

Ultimate Frisbee GV

Ultimate Frisbee GJV

Volleyball BV

Volleyball BJV

The Arts

Students nurture their understanding and skills in a wide range of artistic ventures. We get them ready for a lifetime of arts participation and appreciation.

VISUAL ARTS

We take art creation seriously, with courses at every level, open studio work time, and faculty members who are accomplished practicing artists

The Rhodes Arts Center includes: Art gallery exhibiting well-known artists in six shows per year

Ceramics studio

Design studio

Digital photography studio and traditional photography darkroom

Drawing studio

Painting studios

Printmaking studio

PERFORMING ARTS

Art Intensives

Music Concentration

Music Immersion

Theater Immersion

Whether you’re a neophyte or a seasoned scene stealer, you can become a part of NMH’s lively theater, dance, and music community Take a class Join an ensemble Audition for a play All the world’s a stage!

The Rhodes Arts Center hosts:

Concert Band

Concert Choir

Multiple theater productions a year, including a musical Hogappella, an a cappella group

Honors Chamber Ensemble: NMH Singers

Honors Chamber Ensemble: Select Women’s Ensemble

Honors Chamber Orchestra

Honors Jazz Combo

Nellies, a girls’ a cappella group

NMH Junior Dance Company

NMH Senior Dance Company

NMH World Percussion Ensemble

Northfield Mount Harmony a cappella group

One-Act Play Festival

Stagecraft

Symphony Orchestra

Technical Theater Crew

Work Program

At NMH, every student is responsible for a four-hour-per-week “workjob.” Workjob is the way every student actively participate in the daily running of the school, from baking cookies in the dining hall kitchen to giving campus tours to prospective students, from managing a sports team to doing chores on the NMH farm. Workjob is one of our oldest traditions, dating back to our founding in 1879.

TYPES OF JOBS AN NMH STUDENT MAY HAVE

Admission Engagement Leader

Archives Aide

Athletics Department Worker

Athletics Team Manager

Bakery Worker

Band Manager

Biology Assistant

Chemistry Assistant

Choir Manager

Clinic Aide

Costume Shop Assistant

Custodial Worker

Dance Studio Assistant

Electronic Recording Assistant

Equipment Room Worker

Farm Worker

Global Ambassador

Kitchen Worker

Library Aide

Lifeguard

Mail Center Worker

Math Study Hall Tutor

Multicultural Education Assistant

Music Secretary

Orchestra Assistant

Outdoor Education Assistant

Resident Leader

Science Study Hall Tutor

Service Leader

Snack Bar Worker

Theater Aide

Trail Maintenance Worker

World Languages Assistant

Yearbook Editor

Cocurricular and Extracurricular Activities

At NMH, you’ll have access to a wealth of cocurricular and extracurricular opportunities. Cocurriculars are required; students choose from athletic teams, performing-arts ensembles, communityservice groups, and many other classes and activities. Extracurriculars are optional and include clubs and organizations, most of them created and run by students.

Student Well-Being

Health and Wellness (9th grade)

Diversity and Social Justice (10th grade)

College Counseling (11th grade)

Academic Clubs and Teams

Create Debate Society

Math Club

Model United Nations

Robotics Team

Visual Arts

Beginning with Clay

Digital Drawing

Exploring Watercolor

Illustration

Plein Air Painting

Portrait Sculpture

Performing-Arts Opportunities

Ballet

Choreography

Concert Band

Concert Choir

Costuming

Dance Companies of NMH (fulfills the arts and athletics group requirement)

Hogappella, an a cappella group

Jazz Dance

Jazz Ensemble

Mainstage Choreographer

Modern Contemporary Dance

Music Concentration

Musical Theater Immersion

NMH World Percussion Ensemble

Northfield Mount Harmony a cappella group

Private Dance Lessons

Private Music Lessons

Stage Band

Stagecraft

Symphony Orchestra

Tap Dance

Theater Immersion

Theater Production Role

The Nellies a cappella group

Media

The “Gemini” yearbook

“Mandala,” an art and literary magazine

NMH-TV

The Lamplighter student newspaper

WNMH Radio

Leadership/Activism

Activities Programming Board

Ecoleaders

Global Ambassadors

Interfaith Council

Peer Educators

Resident Leaders

Student Congress

Student Diversity Committee

Student Engagement Leaders

Service-Learning and Volunteer Activities

Adult Day Center

Big Brothers/Big Sisters

Community Meals

Elementary School Project

Grassroot Soccer

Habitat for Humanity

Operation Happy Birthday

Piglets to Hoggers

Community Affinity Groups

African Students Association

Asian American Students Association

Atheist/Secular Humanist Students

Breakaway (affiliate student group)

Chinese-Speaking Students Association

Circle of Sisters

Gender Sexuality Alliance

Hong Kong Students Association

Jewish Students Alliance

Korean Students Association

Mindfulness Meditation

Muslim Students Association

Nature-Centered Beliefs Group

Russian-Speaking Students Association

South Asian Students Association

Spanglish

Spanish and Latino/a Students Association

St Edmund Campion League of Catholic Students

Taiwanese Students Association

The Brothers

Third-Culture Kid Affinity Group

Turkish Students Association

Vietnamese Students Association

Examples of Interscholastic and In-School Competition

Debate

Instrumental Competition: Concerto Competition and Recital

Math Club

Model United Nations

Music Districts

New England Athletics Tournaments

Robotics Team

Science Club

Senior Oratory Contest

Travel Opportunities

Mid-Atlantic Tour: College, Culture, and Career Exploration

Model United Nations Conferences

Spain-Morocco Hum II Program

International and domestic opportunities offered; varies by year

Matriculation

American University

Amherst College

Babson College

Bard College

Barnard College

Bates College

Bentley University

Boston College

Boston University

Bowdoin College

Brandeis University

Brown University

Bucknell University

Carleton College

Carnegie Mellon University

Case Western Reserve University

Clemson University

Colby College

Colgate University

College of the Holy Cross

Colorado College

Columbia University

Connecticut College

Cornell University

Dartmouth College

Denison University

Dickinson College

Drexel University

Duke University

École hôtelière de Lausanne

Elon University

Emerson College

Emory University

Endicott College

Fairfield University

Fordham University

Franklin & Marshall College

George Washington University

Georgetown University

Georgia Institute of Technology

Gettysburg College

Greenfield Community College

Hamilton College

Harvard University

Hobart & William Smith Colleges

Indiana University at Bloomington

James Madison University

Johns Hopkins University

Kenyon College

Lafayette College

Lake Forest College

Lehigh University

Loyola University, Maryland

Loyola Marymount University

Middlebury College

New York University

North Carolina State, Raleigh

Northeastern University

Northwestern University

Oberlin College

Pace University

Pennsylvania State University

Pitzer College

Princeton University

Purdue University

Reed College

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Rochester Institute of Technology

Saint Lawrence University

Saint John’s College

Saint Olaf College

Santa Clara University

Sarah Lawrence College

Skidmore College

Smith College

Springfield College

Stanford University

SUNY Albany

Swarthmore College

Syracuse University

The New School

Texas Christian University

Trinity College

Tufts University

Tulane University

Union College

University of Alabama

University of British Columbia

University of California, Berkeley

University of California, Davis

University of California, Irvine

University of California, Los Angeles

University of California, San Diego

University of Chicago

University of Colorado, Boulder

University of Connecticut

University of Illinois, Chicago

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

University of Massachusetts

Amherst

University of Miami

University of Michigan

University of New Hampshire

University of North Carolina

at Chapel Hill

University of Pennsylvania

University of Pittsburgh

University of Rochester

University of Southern California

University of Texas at Austin

University of Toronto

University of Vermont

University of Virginia

Vanderbilt University

Vassar College

Virginia Polytechnic Institute

Wake Forest University

Washington University in St Louis

Wellesley College

Wesleyan University

Wheaton College, Massachusetts

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Williams College

Yale University

Top schools NMH graduates currently attend, selected from the past four graduating classes

How to Apply

To be considered for admission to NMH, please supply the following:

1. Application (choose only one)

You might base this choice on the other schools you are applying to

• Gateway to Prep Schools (gatewaytoprepschools com) or

• Standard Application Online (ssat org/admission/the-sao)

January 15, 2023: Deadline for a completed application

Students who wish to apply after the January 15 deadline: Please contact our office so your admission counselor can best guide you through the application process

2. Standardized Test Scores

This year, the general admission test (SSAT, ISEE, ACT, PSAT, or SAT) is not required

• If you choose not to submit testing, it will not be a component in your application review

• If you choose to submit testing, it will be a component in your application review. The TOEFL is still required for non-native English speakers We only accept test scores directly from testing organizations or affiliate partners. The current TOEFL score expectation is 100 IBT or greater A TOEFL may be waived by your NMH admission counselor if you have completed your last two years of school in a fully English-based curriculum Our school code for the TOEFL is 8011 We will also consider the IELTS or the Duolingo tests

3. Recommendations

English and math teacher recommendations must be from your current instructors

4. Interview

All students are required to have an interview. To schedule an interview, please call the admission office at 413-498-3227.

For international applicants: Prospective students in countries from which Northfield Mount Hermon historically has received large numbers of applications are required to complete an interview with our partner organization, InitialView (initialview.com). Currently, NMH requires applicants from the People’s Republic of China and South Korea to use this interview service InitialView records a student’s live, unscripted interview and sends us a copy, along with a sample of the student’s writing NMH admission counselors review and evaluate the interview and writing sample Please contact InitialView directly to arrange an appointment as quickly as possible and no later than two weeks before NMH’s January 15, 2023, application deadline

5. Additional Information

If you have additional information to add to your application (recommendations, updated transcripts, or our supplement), please send it via our online uploader. In addition to the requirements listed above, supplementary material for athletes and visual and performing artists may be submitted; however, it is optional. We do not accept original artwork, CDs, or DVDs. Please email a link to media@ nmhschool org Include a brief description of the submission in the subject line

We look forward to assisting you with your application Please don’t hesitate to contact us

413-498-3227

admission@nmhschool org

We will be delighted to help you navigate the admission process

Boarding Student Fees

$69,188 (includes room and board)

$2,296 General/activity, laundry service, technology, health services

$1,073 Tuition refund insurance1

Day Student Fees

$46,002

$2,875 General/activity, meals, technology, health services

$714 Tuition refund insurance1

International Student (F-1 Status) Fees

$69,188 $3,296 General/activity, laundry service,technology, health services, international student fee3

$1,073 Tuition refund insurance1

$1,995 School health insurance (mandatory)2

1 Tuition refund insurance is billed at 1 55 percent of your portion of tuition This program is mandatory unless the full year’s tuition and fees are paid by July 1, 2022.

2. Health insurance is mandatory for all students. All international students with F-1 student status, without exception, are required to enroll in the school insurance plan. All other students are required to provide proof of valid primary healthcare insurance A copy of the front and back of your health insurance card is required as well

3 The international fee is for students with F-1 status It covers the maintenance of student’s Form I-20 and their SEVIS record

Expected Additional Costs:

• Books and supplies typically average $1,000 per year.

• NMH supports Macs and PCs, including Chromebooks ($250–$1,200)

• A charter bus to NYC, Boston, or the airports is $45–$65 for a one-way trip.

Northfield Mount Hermon

Need-Based Scholarship Application Instructions

Financial assistance is need-based and awarded annually NMH does not offer merit or academic scholarships. However, because the number of applicants exceeds the number of awards we can offer, a student’s talents or achievements may determine which applicants will receive an offer of financial aid.

We partner with School and Student Services (SSS) by Community Brands in our need-based scholarship application process

The deadline to apply for need-based scholarships for the 2023–24 academic year is January 15, 2023. Beginning September 1, 2022, you can create your PFS (Parents’ Financial Statement) online account at School and Student Services by Community Brands (www.solutionsbysss.com/parents), estimating your income and expenses for 2022 and 2023

Upload these tax documents to your PFS online account at SSS by January 15, 2023:

U.S. Families

• 2022 W-2 forms (as soon as available)

• 2021 federal income tax return, signed, with all 2021 schedules and statements, and W2s/1099s

• 2020 federal income tax return, signed, with all 2020 schedules and statements, and W2s/1099s

International Families

• Canadians: 2021 T-1 General and 2021 T-4 slips; 2020 T-1 General and 2020 T-4 slips

• Other International Families: A notarized copy of your most recent income tax report and an earnings statement from your employer

• Three (3) months of your most recent bank statements

• NMH 2023–24 International Financial Aid Profile

Additional Information

• Tax documentation for partnerships and corporations is required for tax years 2020 and 2021 (IRS Schedule K-1, Form 1065, Form 1120, or Form 1120s).

• Explanation of any unique or concerning circumstances you wish us to know about

finaid@nmhschool.org

413-498-3237

www nmhschool org/admission

www sss nais org/parents