School Statistics

Location: Princeton, NJ

  • The School is within walking distance of Princeton University, and about an hour away from both New York and Philadelphia.

Enrollment: 590 students in grades 6-PG

  • Upper School: 490 (70% day, 30% resident)
  • Middle School: 100 (day only)
  • Students come from 14 states and 14countries

Average Class Size: 12-14

Faculty and Administration: 116

  • 64 men, 52 women
  • 51 hold master's degrees
  • 4 hold doctorate degrees
  • 31 live on campus
  • 15 are graduates of The Hun School

Academic Program: Over 100 courses offered

  • Computer Science, English, English as a second language, fine arts, foreign language, health, history, mathematics, and science
  • Honors and Advanced Placement courses are offered in every discipline.

Class of 2007: 137 students

  • SAT Verbal: 571 (mean), Math: 630 (mean)
  • 8 Edward J. Bloustein Distinguished Scholars
  • 4 Commended Scholars
  • 4 National Merit Finalists
  • Recent graduates have attended Boston College, Colgate, Dartmouth, Duke, Florida State, Penn State, Princeton, Rutgers, Stanford, Tufts, Wellesley, Yale, and the University of Notre Dame.

Campus: 45 acres

  • There are two Academic buildings that contain thirty-two classrooms, six science laboratories, three computer centers, a photography darkroom, an art studio, and a ceramics and sculpture studio. Other academic facilities include a newly renovated 35,000-volume library and television and radio broadcast studios.
  • There are two boys' dorms and one girls' dorm. Each dorm has lounges equipped with televisions and cooking facilities. Students eat in a centrally located dining hall. One nurse resides on campus and staffs the clinic.
  • The Student Activities Center has been recently renovated and expanded; boasting new furniture, a new foyer and new lighting system in addition to a snack bar and bookstore.
  • Athletic facilities include a brand new 38,000 square foot state-of-the-art Athletic Facility with 2.5 gymnasiums, team and locker rooms, and 2 health and fitness centers; eight tennis courts; a cross-country course; six playing fields including one of artificial field turf, and a 400-meter all-weather track.

Athletics:

  • Interscholastic competition in baseball, basketball, crew, cross country, fencing, field hockey, football, golf, ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track and field, and water polo.
  • Intramural programs are offered in seasonal sports, weight lifting, and dance. The goal of Intramural programs is to promote physical fitness.

Extracurricular Opportunities:

  • There are over twenty student clubs and organizations on campus. Organizations are student-run and driven under the direction of faculty advisors. Clubs and activities are often organized around curricular and career interests. Students work on the student newspaper and yearbook, and take part in the plays, dance performances, foreign language dinners, math and science competitions, student elections, peer leadership groups, and community service activities.

Cost and Financial Aid:

  • Day student: $26,960
  • Resident student: $36,190
  • Additional fees for the Academic Learning Skills Program ($14,935) and International Student Program ($8,500)
  • 25% of the student body receives financial aid; $2,250,000 in financial aid was awarded on the basis of need in 2006-2007.