The Mercersburg Academy Class of 2021 had an extraordinary year for college and university matriculation—a true credit to their abilities, their hard work, and the college counseling process. While Mercersburg has always had strong matriculation lists, the Class of 2021 was noticeably impressive, with 86 unique institutions in the lineup.
All told, the seniors received 571 acceptance offers from 230 colleges and universities. Sixty-six percent of the Class of 2021 were accepted at a U.S. News & World Report Top 50 National University or a Top 50 Liberal Arts College, and 93 percent were accepted to a Barron’s “Most Competitive” or “Highly Competitive” college or university.
“The Class of 2021 successfully navigated a complex process at a remarkably complex time, and they did so with patience, humor, and grace. Their impressive outcomes are a reflection of their incredible growth while at Mercersburg Academy, and the time and effort they invested in the college search process.”
— Director of College Counseling Mike Conklin
Below is a list of institutions of higher learning to which the Class of 2021 matriculated.
Amherst College
Babson College
Bates College
Bentley University
Boston College
Boston University
Brown University
Carnegie Mellon University
Case Western Reserve University
Chapman University
College of Charleston
College of William and Mary
Cornell University
Davidson College
Dean College
Dickinson College
Drew University
Eckerd College
Elon University
Emory University
Franklin and Marshall College
George Mason University
George Washington University
Georgia Institute of Technology
Hamilton College
High Point University
Ie University
Indiana University, Bloomington
James Madison University
Johnson & Wales University
Loyola Marymount University
Maryland Institute College of Art
Marymount University
McDaniel College
Millersville University of Pennsylvania
Muhlenberg College
New York University
Northeastern University
Pennsylvania State University
Pepperdine University
Princeton University
Rochester Institute of Technology
Saint Mary’s College of California
San Diego State University
Santa Clara University
Shepherd University
Southern Methodist University
St. Lawrence University
St. John’s College
Stanford University
Swarthmore College
Syracuse University
The College of Wooster
The New School
The University of Alabama
The University of British Columbia
The University of Texas at Austin
Tufts University
Tulane University
United States Air Force Academy
United States Military Academy
United States Naval Academy
University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Santa Barbara
University of Chicago
University of Colorado, Boulder
University of Denver
University of Florida
University of Miami
University of Minnesota
University of New Hampshire
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
University of Notre Dame
University of Ottawa
University of Pennsylvania
University of Pittsburgh
University of Richmond
University of South Carolina
University of Toronto
University of Vermont
University of Virginia
University of Washington
Valley Forge Military College
Vanderbilt University
Vassar College
Villanova University
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Wake Forest University