College Information
Percentage of Graduates Who Attend College: 95.00%
Colleges attended in the past 5 years by our graduates:
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University of the South
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15 graduates
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Middle Tennessee State University
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13 graduates
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University of Tennessee - Chattanooga
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10 graduates
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Tennessee Tech University
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7 graduates
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Emory University
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5 graduates
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University of Tennessee - Knoxville
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5 graduates
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University of Alabama
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5 graduates
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University of Illinois - Urbana
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4 graduates
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Auburn University
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3 graduates
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Eckerd College
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3 graduates
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Georgia Institute of Technology
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3 graduates
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Hampden-Sydney
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3 graduates
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Indiana University
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3 graduates
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Syracuse University
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3 graduates
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Boston University
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2 graduates
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Middlebury Colleg
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2 graduates
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Mount Holyoke
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2 graduates
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Middle Percentile of SAT Scores
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25th percentile |
75th percentile |
| Critical Reading |
500 |
660 |
| Mathematics |
510 |
650 |
| Writing |
480 |
590 |
Notable Alumni
James Agee (Class of '27) Pulitzer Prize-winning author, journalist, poet, screenwriter and film critic
Stuart Margolin (Class of '58) Film and television actor and director
Kix Brooks (Class of '73) Country music singer-songwriter of the multi-award winning duo Brooks & Dunn
Elisabeth Röhm (Class of '91) Television actress with major roles on Law & Order and Angel
Stephen Alvarez (Class of '83) Photojournalist and National Geographic photographer
Sean Bridgers (Class of '86) Actor, writer, producer and director
Saxby Chambliss (Class of '62) U.S. Senator
Robin Hemley (Class of '76) Author
George Garrett (Class of '46) American poet and novelist, former poet laureate of Virginia
William Glenn (Class of '32) Cardiac surgeon who co-created an early version of an artificial heart
Quotes from Alumni
“The more I talk to my classmates at college, the more I realize I went to high school in heaven.”
-Ben Miller, Class of '06, Yale University '10
“The boarding experience at SAS gives you the opportunity to live independently before most people would say you’re ready. The fact is, you are ready, and the opportunity is all you need.”
-Michael Barker, Class of '98, Carleton College '02, Yale MFA/MBA candidate
“SAS exposed me to a global, supportive community where I was allowed to explore my academic and leisure talents, and I became proud of my achievements because they were truly my own.”
-Relebohile “Lebo” Phoofolo , Class of '07, Mount Holyoke College '11