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Kimball Union Academy

Meriden, New Hampshire, USA
Co-Ed, No Religious Affiliation

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Founded in 1813, Kimball Union Academy is the fifteenth-oldest boarding school in the country. Kimball Union's location and its proximity to Dartmouth College make it the preferred choice for students seeking an educational experience that integrates a traditional preparatory curriculum with innovative programs and cutting-edge technology. Kimball Union balances a challenging, dynamic curriculum with excellent programs in both athletics and the arts.

Located in Meriden, New Hampshire, the Academy's 1,300-acre rural campus is two hours from Boston, Massachusetts, and Hartford, Connecticut. Nearby bus, train, and plan terminals link the area directly with Boston, New York City, and Manchester, New Hampshire.

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P.O. Box 188, 7 Campus Center Drive
Meriden, New Hampshire, USA 03770

(603) 469-2000

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Director of Admissions: Lindsey Ratliff
Admissions Phone:(603) 469-2100Fax:603-469-2041
Email: [email protected] Website:
www.kua.org


  • Application Deadline: January 15
  • Application Fee: $50
  • International Application Fee: $100
  • Accepts SSAT Standard Application Online (SAO): Yes
  • Accepts Gateway to Prep Schools Application: Yes
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  • Founded: 1813
  • Campus Size: 1300 acres
  • Grades Offered: 9th-post-grad
  • Accredited by: NEASC, AISNE
Student Body
Boarding
Grades 9th-post-grad
Day
Grades 9th-post-grad
Total
Girls     98 43 141
Boys     150 42 192
Total     248 85 333

Tuition and Financial Aid
  • 7-Day Boarding: $60,800
  • 5-Day Boarding: N/A
  • Day Tuition Fee: $39,500
  • Payment Plans: Offered
  • Need-Based Aid: Offered
  • Students Receiving Aid: 38.00%
  • Average Awarded: $29,761
School Finances
  • Merit Scholarships: Offered
  • Students Receiving Merit Scholarships: 19.00%
  • Average Merit Scholarship: $8,000
  • Current Endowment: $27,000,000
  • Per Student Endowment: $81,081
 

Summary: Kimball Union draws from 200 years of experience to provide a 21st century curriculum which meets students where they are academically and prepares them for achievement in college and life.

By offering a rigorous, college-directed core curriculum with a wide range of advanced placement classes, our academic program is designed to prepare you for success in college and in life. The foundation of your academic experience will center around critical thinking and the development of effective analytical writing skills. Small classes ensure personal attention and faculty-student interaction. Our highly qualified, accomplished faculty members challenge and inspire each student to reach his or her potential. Although you will be taught as an individual, positive collaboration with classmates and teachers is essential to the learning process.

We also have a comprehensive Learning Center, where our structured support programs are individualized to help our students where they need it most

Department Director: Michael Porrazzo

Average Class Size: 12

Full Time Teachers: 57

Teachers Holding Advanced Degrees: 70.00%

Student/Teacher Ratio: 6:1

Academic Schedule: Trimester

Saturday Classes: Most or All

Number of Advanced Placement Courses Offered: 19

Notable Achievements: Art Scholars Program , Global Scholars Program, Cullman Scholarships

Advanced/Enrichment Programs
  • AP Courses
  • Post Graduate Year
Support Programs
  • ADD/ADHD Support
  • College Counseling
  • Evening Study Assistance
  • Learning Center
  • Learning Differences Support
  • Peer Tutoring
  • Study Skills Assistance
  • Subject Tutoring
  • Technology Center
  • Writing Center
English:
  • Classics
  • Creative Writing
  • Honors
  • Literature
  • Playwriting
  • Poetry
  • Senior Spring Electives
History:
  • European History
  • Honors
  • United States History
  • World History
Foreign Languages:
  • Chinese-Mandarin
  • French
  • Spanish
  • Latin
Humanities/Social Sciences:
  • Anthropology
  • Economics
  • Psychology
Sciences:
  • Anatomy
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Earth Science
  • Environmental Science
  • Marine Biology
  • Physics
  • Wildlife Biology; Physics for Sustainability
Math:
  • Algebra
  • Calculus
  • Functions
  • Honors Math
  • Geometry
  • Probability
  • Statistics
  • Trigonometry
Computer Studies:
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Science
Performing/Visual Arts:
  • 3-D Design
  • Acting
  • Animation
  • Architecture
  • Art
  • Art History
  • Ceramics
  • Choreography
  • Dance
  • Design
  • Directing
  • Drama
  • Drawing
  • Film and Video
  • Graphic Design
  • Lighting Design
  • Modern Dance
  • Painting
  • Photography
  • Pottery
  • Production
  • Public Speaking
  • Publications
  • Sculpture
  • Stagecraft
  • Studio Art
  • Theater Arts
  • Theater Design
  • Woodworking
Special Programs:
  • Community Service
  • Exchange Programs
  • Independent Study
  • Leadership
  • Outdoor Education
  • Semester/Year Off-Campus
  • Study Abroad:
  • STEM/Robotics
Distinctive or New Programs:
  • Comparative Politics
    Jewelry Making
    Makerspace
AP Courses Available:
  • Art History
  • Biology
  • Calculus AB
  • Calculus BC
  • Chemistry
  • Computer Science A
  • English Language
  • English Literature
  • Environmental Science
  • European History
  • French Language
  • Latin: Vergil
  • Music Theory
  • Physics B
  • Spanish Language
  • Statistics
  • Studio Art
  • US History
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Summary: Kimball Union Academy offers an open and safe community dedicated to stimulating intellectual curiosity while stewarding emotional and spiritual growth. Our Student Life Program is an integral part of a curriculum dedicated to educating the whole person. The Student Life Program is committed to discovering the most effective way to inspire strong moral character, sound judgment, and individual integrity. Through a variety of opportunities, Kimball Union students develop the necessary skills to reflect, critique and analyze in order to make a difference in the world.

Department Director: Brook Raney

Dorm Life

Number of Dorms: 12

Average Students Per Dorm: 20

No. of Girls Dorms: 8

No. of Boys Dorms: 4

Dorm Amenities:

  • Laundry Facilities
  • Lounge
  • Wireless Internet

Dress Code: Casual

Student Life

Summary: Kimball Union is often defined by our positive and inclusive community, which is advanced by our comprehensive Student Life program. This highlights a (purposeful) focus on leadership, character building, and ethics in the classrooms, dorms, studios, and playing fields.

Facilities

  • Baseball field(s)
  • Basketball court(s)
  • Fitness Center
  • Technology Center
  • Indoor basketball court(s)
  • Dance Studio
  • Arts Studios
  • Indoor Athletic Field
  • Campus Center

Clubs and Organizations

  • Community Service
  • Computer Club
  • Diversity Club
  • Dorm Proctors
  • Drama Club
  • Environmental Club
  • Foreign Language Clubs
  • Gardening
  • Honor Council
  • Horseback Riding
  • International Clubs
  • Investment Club
  • Jewish Student Org
  • Literary Magazine
  • Math Club
  • Model UN
  • National Honor Society
  • Newspaper
  • Outing Club
  • Peer Counseling
  • Peer Tutoring
  • Pep Club
  • Photography
  • Sexualities Club
  • Snowboarding
  • Student Activities
  • Student Government
  • Student Publications
  • Theater
  • Weightlifting
  • Yearbook
  • Yoga
  • Young Democrats
  • Young Republicans
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Summary: Whether your passion is instrumental or vocal music, dance, theater, or video, ceramics or woodworking, computer supported graphic design or traditional painting, Kimball Union offers the support of faculty, facilities, and opportunities to help your work flourish. The Flickinger Arts Center supplies not only the infrastructure to support your efforts, but a community of warm, committed students and faculty that make our work together joyous and sustainable.

As a member of the New England Preparatory School Athletic Conference, the Wildcats compete in 14 Varsity sports. Over 70% of the school earns at least one varsity letter each year, and the Wildcats’ trophy case is ever-growing. Our student-athletes are coached by the best collection of coaches in the league, and many use Kimball Union as the launching point of their athletic career, and not the last stop. Hundreds of student-athletes move onto the collegiate level, and our community strongly supports the athletic success of all of our students, including players of all skill levels.

Arts Department Director: Julie Haskell

Athletics Department Director: Mike Doherty

Notable Achievements: 2016 NEPSAC Girls Soccer Champions Div. C, 2018 Elite 8 Boys Hockey Champions

Arts
  • A Cappella Group
  • Art Club
  • Chamber Choir
  • Chamber Ensemble
  • Chamber Orchestra
  • Choral Music
  • Dance
  • Drama Club
  • Guitar Ensemble
  • Jazz Ensemble
  • Rock Band
  • Stage Band
  • Tech Crew
  • Theater
Interscholastic Sports
  • Alpine Ski Racing
  • Alpine Skiing
  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Cross-Country Running
  • Equestrian
  • Field Hockey
  • Golf
  • Horseback Riding
  • Ice Hockey
  • Lacrosse
  • Mountain Biking
  • Nordic Ski Racing
  • Nordic Skiing
  • Rugby
  • Snowboarding
  • Soccer
  • Softball
  • Swimming
  • Tennis
Recreational Sports
  • Alpine Skiing
  • Camping
  • Canoeing
  • Dance
  • Figure Skating
  • Free Style Skiing
  • Hiking
  • Ice Skating
  • Outdoor Education
  • Paddle Tennis
  • Snowboarding
  • Track and Field
  • Ultimate Frisbee
  • Weight Lifting
 

Summary: The Philosophy of Kimball Union Academy’s College Advising Office

“Independence and Interdependence”

In keeping with Kimball Union Academy’s objective to foster independence within a context of interdependence, the College Advising Office strives to educate, guide, support, and advise students as they go through the process of self-assessment, research, application, and college choice. We celebrate and honor the diversity of achievements, interests, aspirations, and backgrounds our students represent, and as such we work tirelessly to support our students’ applications to a wide variety of colleges and universities.

Our goal is to help students find a group of colleges that meets their individual needs — academic, social, athletic or artistic. We try to help students to find colleges that best fit them, not merely those that have the highest “name recognition.” A “great school” is first and foremost a “great match.”

We invite students and parents to take full advantage of the abundant resources offered by KUA’s College Advising Office, working together to identify these “great matches.” While the search is a collaborative process, ultimately it is the student who will be going to college. To that end, we expect and empower each student to be the leader in this process and to take

Department Director: Derek Gueldenzoph

College Information

Percentage of Graduates Who Attend College: 100.00%

Colleges attended in the past 5 years by our graduates:

Bates College 7 graduates
Boston College 5 graduates
Boston University 11 graduates
Brandeis University 6 graduates
Colby College 7 graduates
Connecticut College 8 graduates
Cornell University 4 graduates
Dartmouth College 5 graduates
Harvard University 2 graduates
Johns Hopkins University 2 graduates
Kenyon College 3 graduates
Lehigh University 2 graduates
Middlebury College 3 graduates
New York University 7 graduates
Northeastern University 5 graduates
Princeton University 1 graduates
Skidmore College 8 graduates
Tufts University 4 graduates
University of California at Berkeley 5 graduates
University of Pennsylvania 1 graduates

Middle Percentile of SAT Scores

25th percentile 75th percentile
Critical Reading 500 600
Mathematics 490 640
Writing 490 630


 

Summary: Kimball Union's historic and picturesque campus hums with activity during the summer months.
Groups from across the country call the Hilltop their summer home for growth and training. Campers of all ages, school aged through adult, come to KUA to participate in mindfulness workshops, find their inner leader, or improve their athletic skills.

Interested in learning more? Here are a few of the camps currently offered:

Summer at KUA:
https://www.kua.org/page/summer--kua

Department Director: Blake Bob

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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