Profile
2015-16 MISSION University School inspires boys of promise to become young men of character who lead and serve. Our dedicated faculty, rigorous curriculum, and experiential programs foster intellectual, physical, creative, and moral excellence. University School is a diverse and inclusive community where each boy is known and loved.
ABOUT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL Founded in 1890, University School maintains two campuses, grades K through 8 in Shaker Heights and grades 9 through 12 on a 200-acre campus in Hunting Valley. The 872 male students, 417 in the upper four grades, are enrolled selectively from an increasingly diverse population mirroring the demographics of the surrounding Cleveland area. Admission is determined by interview, examination, and previous record. Entering students find a rigorous course of study, individual personal and academic guidance, and the opportunity to participate fully in perhaps the most extensive group of athletic and extracurricular activities found in any school in the area. One hundred percent of our graduates go on to four-year colleges. University School is committed to a diverse student body; one reflecting the broad economic mix of our community. To to ensure the most qualified candidates have the opportunity to attend University School regardless of financial circumstances, the school maintains a considerable financial assistance program. Annually, University School awards more than $4.6 million in financial assistance to more than 30% of students.
ACCREDITATION & MembershipS The School is accredited by ISACS (Independent Schools Association of the Central States) and by the Ohio State Department of Education. The School is a member of the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), the Cleveland Council of Independent Schools, the International Boys’ School Coalition, and the Center for Study of Boys’ and Girls’ Lives.
Contacts Benjamin I. Rein Headmaster 216-831-2200 brein@us.edu
Patrick Gallagher William Daughtrey
Upper School Co-Directors 216-831-2200 pgallagher@us.edu wdaughtrey@us.edu
Jennifer Rohan Beros
Director of College Counseling 216-831-2200 x7324 jberos@us.edu
Annie Kafoure
Assistant Director of College Counseling 216-831-2200 x7357 akafoure@us.edu
Scott Boehnen
English Faculty & College Counselor 216-831-2200 x7487 sboehnen@us.edu
Barbara Dew
Coordinator, College Counseling 216-831-2200 x7368 bdew@us.edu
FACULTY The Upper School faculty numbers 67, including nine with Ph.D. degrees and 45 with master’s degrees. In addition, three faculty members have earned their J.D. degrees.
HOUSE SYSTEM University School’s House System is comprised of students divided into ten administrative units with each grade level equally represented. Several faculty members are assigned to each House to serve in a guidance capacity, and a prefect is selected from a group of senior applicants to lead the House. He presides over House disciplinary matters, spirit-raising activities, and school and community service.
University School 2785 SOM Center Road Hunting Valley, Ohio 44022 Phone: 216-831-2200 Fax: 216-292-7808 www.us.edu CEEB Code: 361415
Advanced Placement Courses
Grading System a+ = 4.33 A = 4.00 A- = 3.67 B+ = 3.33 B = 3.00 B- = 2.67
C+ = 2.33 C = 2.00 C- = 1.67 D+ = 1.33 D = 1.00 D- = .67
All grades are unweighted.
Class Ranking
The Class of 2016 is comprised of 106 students. Because of the relatively small size and strong quality of our graduating classes, we have chosen not to rank our students. Our strength is that all of our students have an excellent academic foundation and have historically performed very well in competitive colleges. We have little grade inflation; therefore, it is very difficult for a student to earn straight As. 100% of our students attend four-year colleges.
Graduation Requirements 20 units minimum English History Math Foreign Language Science (Lab) Fine Arts Physical Education
4 years 3 years 3 years 3 years 3 years 2 years 2 years
100% of students take four years of high school math. 95% will take high school physics. Students must petition to take more than five academic classes per year. All courses are considered college preparatory.
Post-AP Coursework University School offers highly challenging post-AP courses in French, Spanish, Latin, Computer Science, and mathematics.
AP courses are offered in several disciplines including English, foreign languages, mathematics, economics, U.S. history, government, science, and computer science. With the exception of two sections of AP U. S. History, however, our history classes are not tracked; students receive rigorous college-level preparation in this discipline. Many students take the AP exams in European and U.S. history. Our English department does not offer options for acceleration until junior year. Many AP courses are only offered in the senior year; therefore many students have only a few AP classes.
AP Courses Offerings
AP English 11 (Language) AP English 12 (Literature) AP French V AP Latin IV/V AP Spanish AP Chinese AP Biology AP Computer Science AP Chemistry
2014 Testing AP Statistics AP Calculus AB AP Calculus BC AP Economics AP American Politics
& Government AP US History AP Physics C
3 28% 23% 28% 25% 24%
Total Tests 460 443 436 436 401
5-Year National Merit Summary In the last six years, University School has averaged nine Semifinalists and nine Commended Scholars. Typically 20% of our senior class is honored by the National Merit Scholarship Program.
Class
2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
Finalist pending 9 9 8 12
SAT Critical Reading School Mean: 628 Middle 50%: 550-710 State Mean: 557 National Mean: 495
SAT Math
5-Year AP Score Summary Class 5&4 2015 62% 2014 55% 2013 54% 2012 52% 2011 51%
Advanced Placement Total AP Exams: 460 Scores of 3 or Better: 90%
Semifinalist 4 9 11 8 14
School Mean: 638 Middle 50%: 590-700 State Mean: 563 National Mean: 511
SAT Writing School Mean: 629 Middle 50%: 560-710 State Mean: 537 National Mean: 484
ACT School Mean: 28 Middle 50%: 24-32 State Mean: 22 National Mean: 21
Commended
13 8 6 7 9
Davey & sTRNAD Fellowships, ANDERSON SCHOLARS Davey Fellowships and Strnad Fellowships provide unique opportunities for intensive independent study on a tutorial basis. Davey projects have included the writing of poetry, short fiction, full-length novels, epics and contemporary versions of older (e.g. Arthurian) legends. Strnad projects have examined a wide spectrum of topics in such fields as life, physical and computer science, mathematics, history and the arts. Detailed summary reports are delivered orally to the student body upon completion of the Strnad Fellowships in May. The Anderson Scholars Program is designed to challenge and mentor students of unusual talent and motivation in the areas of biological or physical sciences or entrepreneurship. Both programs require significant and rigorous curricular and co-curricular particpation and achievement.
University School Classes of 2011-2015
One hundred percent of our graduates enter four-year colleges. The Class of 2015 matriculated at 66 different colleges. In the last five years, University School graduates matriculated at the following institutions: American University 1 Amherst College 2 Arizona State University 2 Babson College 2 Baldwin Wallace University 1 Bates College 4 Belmont University 2 Bentley University 1 Boston College 1 Boston University 1 Bowdoin College 3 Brandeis University 1 Brown University 2 Bucknell University 2 Butler University 1 California Institute of Technology 1 Calvin College 1 Canisius College 1 Carleton College 1 Carleton University 1 Case Western Reserve University 16 Castleton University 1 Claremont McKenna College 2 Clarkson University 1 Cleveland State University 1 Colby College 1 Colgate University 7 College of William and Mary 2 Colorado College 10 Columbia University 3 Connecticut College 1 Cornell University 6 Dartmouth College 6 Davidson College 3 Denison University 5 DePaul University 1 DePauw University 2 Duke University 3 Duquesne University 1 Elon University 12 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University 2 Emory University 4 Florida Southern College 1 Fordham University 1 Franklin and Marshall College 1 Furman University 4 Gannon University 1 Georgetown University 7 Georgia Institute of Technology 1 Gettysburg College 1 Hamilton College - NY 3 Harvard University 5 Haverford College 3 Heidelberg University 1 High Point University 4
Hiram College 2 Hobart and William Smith Colleges 3 Howard University 1 Indiana University at Bloomington 5 Ithaca College 4 John Carroll University 6 Johns Hopkins University 2 Kenyon College 3 Lake Erie College 2 Lake Forest College 1 Lehigh University 3 Loyola University Maryland 1 Macalester College 2 Marietta College 1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2 Mercyhurst University 1 Miami University, Oxford 46 Middlebury College 4 Morehouse College 1 Muskingum University 1 New York University 7 Northeast Ohio Medical University 1 Northeastern University 4 Northwestern University 6 Notre Dame College of Ohio 1 Oberlin College 5 Ohio University 14 Ohio Wesleyan University 3 Pennsylvania State University 1 Pepperdine University 1 Princeton University 2 Purdue University 3 Queen’s University 2 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 1 Rhode Island School of Design 1 Roanoke College 2 Rochester Institute of Technology 4 Rollins College 1 Saint Louis University 3 Saint Michael’s College 1 Southern Methodist University 6 St. Lawrence University 2 St. Olaf College 1 Stanford University 2 Stetson University 2 Swarthmore College 4 Syracuse University 2 Texas Christian University 1 The College of Wooster 5 The George Washington University 1 The Ohio State University 19 The Ohio State University, Mansfield 2 The University of Akron 1 The University of Alabama 1 The University of Arizona 5
The University of Georgia 1 The University of Iowa 1 The University of Montana, Missoula 1 The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 1 The University of Tampa 1 Trinity College 1 Tufts University 6 Tulane University 8 Union College 2 United States Air Force Academy 1 United States Military Academy West Point 1 University of California, Los Angeles 2 University of Chicago 3 University of Colorado 2 University of Dayton 4 University of Denver 4 University of Illinois 1 University of Kentucky 1 University of Mary Washington 1 University of Maryland, College Park 2 University of Miami 1 University of Michigan 10 University of Minnesota, Twin Cities 1 University of Mount Union 1 University of Pennsylvania 5 University of Pittsburgh 1 University of Richmond 4 University of Rochester 3 University of South Carolina 1 University of Southern California 2 University of St. Andrews 2 University of Vermont 3 University of Virginia 3 University of Washington 1 University of Wisconsin, Madison 1 University of Wyoming Vanderbilt University 4 Wake Forest University 5 Washington and Jefferson College 3 Washington and Lee University 1 Washington University in St. Louis 6 Wesleyan University 2 West Virginia University 2 Westminster College 1 Westmont College 1 Wheaton College IL 1 Whitman College 1 Williams College 3 Wittenberg University 3 Worcester Polytechnic Institute 1 Xavier University 3 Yale University 5