ContaCts

Stephen MurrayHeadmaster

216-831-2200smurray@us.edu

Patrick GallagherWilliam Daughtrey

Upper School Co-Directors216-831-2200

pgallagher@us.eduwdaughtrey@us.edu

Jennifer Rifken FisherDirector of College Counseling

216-831-2200 x7357jrifken@us.edu

Jennifer Rohan BerosAssistant Director

of College Counseling216-831-2200 x7324

jberos@us.edu

Scott BoehnenEnglish Faculty & College Counselor

216-831-2200 x7487sboehnen@us.edu

Barbara DewCoordinator, College Counseling

216-831-2200 x7368bdew@us.edu

University School2785 SOM Center Road

Hunting Valley, Ohio 44022

Phone: 216-831-2200Fax: 216-292-7808

www.us.edu

CEEB Code: 361415

MIssIonThe mission of University School is to develop promising and motivated boys into accomplished and independent young men who aspire to make a difference in the world. The school is rigorous. Our programs, led by challenging and supportive faculty, promote intellectual, physical, creative, and moral excellence. We believe these goals are best achieved in a diverse community where tradition is valued and where every 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 220-acre campus in Hunting Valley. The 880 male students, 420 in the upper four grades, are enrolled selectively from an increasingly diverse population that mirrors the demographic makeup of the surrounding areas in Cleveland. 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 having a diverse student body reflecting the broad economic mix of the community it serves. To achieve this goal and to ensure that 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 $4.4 million in financial assistance.

aCCREDItatIon The School is accredited by ISACS (Independent Schools Association of the Central States) and by the Ohio State Department of Education. The School is also a member of the National Association of Independent Schools.

FaCULtYThe Upper School faculty numbers 78, including seven with Ph.D. degrees and

55 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.

Profile2014-15

GRaDInG sYstEMA+ = 4.33 C+ = 2.33A = 4.00 C = 2.00A- = 3.67 C- = 1.67B+ = 3.33 D+ = 1.33B = 3.00 D = 1.00B- = 2.67 D- = .67

All grades are unweighted.

CLass RankInGThe Class of 2015 is comprised of 96 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 no grade inflation; therefore, it is very difficult for a student to earn straight As. 100% of our students attend four-year colleges.

GRaDUatIonREqUIREMEnts20 units minimum English 4 years History 3 years Math 3 years Foreign Language 3 years Science (Lab) 3 years Fine Arts 2 years Physical Education 4 years

100% of students take four years of high school math. 90% will take high school physics. Students must petition to take more than five academic classes per year. All courses are considered college preparatory.

The class of 2014 matriculated at 62 different colleges. Last year’s class included finalists for the Jefferson Scholars Program and for the Morehead-Cain Scholars Program, a participant in the Princeton Humanities Symposium, a student offered the A.B. Duke Scholarship, and a Danforth Scholar at Washington University in St. Louis.

2013 tEstInG

Advanced PlacementTotal AP Exams: 443Scores of 3 or Better: 78%

SAT Critical ReadingSchool Mean: 618Middle 50%: 550-680State Mean: 555National Mean: 497

SAT MathSchool Mean: 636Middle 50%: 550-700State Mean: 562National Mean: 513

SAT WritingSchool Mean: 625Middle 50%: 580-690State Mean: 535National Mean: 487

ACTSchool Mean: 27.8Middle 50%: 25-30State Mean: 22.2National Mean: 21.0

aDVanCED PLaCEMEnt CoURsEsAP 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 American Civilization, 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 Statistics AP English 12 (Literature) AP Calculus AB AP French V AP Calculus BC AP Latin IV/V AP Economics AP Spanish AP American Politics AP Chinese & Government AP Biology AP US History AP Environmental Science AP Physics AP Chemistry

5-YEaR aP sCoRE sUMMaRY Class 5&4 3 Total Tests 2014 55% 23% 443 2013 54% 28% 436 2012 52% 25% 436 2011 51% 24% 401 2010 54% 24% 382

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.

5-YEaR natIonaL MERIt sUMMaRYIn the last five years, University School has averaged ten Semifinalists and eight Commended Scholars. Typically 20% of our senior class is honored by the National Merit Scholarship Program.

Class Finalist Semifinalist Commended Achievement 2015 pending 9 8 2 2014 9 11 6 1 2013 8 8 7 1 2012 12 14 9 0 2011 8 8 12 0

American University 1Amherst College 2Arizona State University 2Babson College 3Baldwin Wallace University 2Bates College 4Belmont University 2Bentley University 1Boston College 2Boston University 2Bowdoin College 3Brown University 2Bucknell University 4Butler University 1California Institute of Technology 1Calvin College 1Canisius College 1Carleton College 1Carleton University 1Case Western Reserve University 15Castleton State College 1Clark University 1Cleveland State University 1Colby College 2Colgate University 7Colorado College 10Columbia College Chicago 2Columbia University 2Cornell University 6Dartmouth College 6Davidson College 4Denison University 5DePauw University 2Duke University 2Eckerd College 1Elon University 11Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University 1Emerson College 1Emory University 4Endicott College 1Florida Atlantic University 1Fordham University 2Franklin and Marshall College 1Furman University 2Georgetown University 6Gettysburg College 1Hamilton College - NY 2Harvard University 6Harvey Mudd College 1Haverford College 3Heidelberg University 1High Point University 4Hiram College 2Hobart and William Smith Colleges 4Holy Cross College 1

Howard University 1Indiana University at Bloomington 6Ithaca College 5John Carroll University 7Johns Hopkins University 3Kent State University 1Kenyon College 6Lafayette College 2Lake Erie College 2Lake Forest College 1Lehigh University 3Lincoln Christian College 1Loyola University Chicago 1Loyola University Maryland 1Macalester College 1Marietta College 1Marion Military Institute 1Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1Miami University, Oxford 42Middlebury College 3Morehouse College 1Muskingum University 1New York University 6Northeastern University 2Northwestern University 6Notre Dame College of Ohio 2Oberlin College 3Ohio University 14Ohio Wesleyan University 2Pennsylvania State University 1Princeton University 2Purdue University 2Queen’s University 1Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 1Rhode Island School of Design 1Roanoke College 2Rochester Institute of Technology 4Roger Williams University 1Rollins College 1Saint Louis University 3Southern Methodist University 4St. Lawrence University 1St. Olaf College 1Stanford University 2Stetson University 2Swarthmore College 5Syracuse University 3The College of Wooster 4The George Washington University 1The Ohio State University 26The Ohio State University, Mansfield 2The University of Akron 1The University of Alabama 1The University of Arizona 4The University of Georgia 1

The University of Iowa 1The University of Montana, Missoula 1The University of North Carolina 1The University of Tampa 1Tiffin University 1Trinity College 1Tufts University 4Tulane University 8Tuskegee University 1Union College 2United States Air Force Academy 1University of California, Los Angeles 2University of Chicago 3University of Cincinnati 1University of Colorado 5University of Dayton 3University of Denver 3University of Illinois 2University of Kentucky 1University of Mary Washington 1University of Maryland 2University of Miami 1University of Michigan 13University of Minnesota 1University of Mount Union 1University of Notre Dame 1University of Pennsylvania 6University of Pittsburgh 1University of Richmond 2University of Rochester 7University of South Carolina 2University of Southern California 2University of St Andrews 1University of Vermont 5University of Virginia 2University of Washington 1University of Wisconsin, Madison 1University of Wyoming 1Vanderbilt University 4Vassar College 1Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 1Wake Forest University 6Washington and Jefferson College 3Washington University in St. Louis 6Wesleyan University 2West Virginia University 2Westminster College 1Westmont College 1Wheaton College IL 2Williams College 2Wittenberg University 4Xavier University 4Yale University 5

University SchoolClasses of 2010-2014

One hundred percent of our graduates enter four-year colleges.

In the last five years, University School graduates matriculated at the following institutions:

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