Private boarding school in Exeter, New Hampshire, United States
Phillips Exeter Academy
Location
20 Main Street
Exeter, New Hampshire
03833
Information
Type
Independent
day
boarding
Motto
Latin: Non Sibi ("not for oneself")
Latin: Finis Origine Pendet ("The End Depends Upon the Beginning")
Greek: Χάριτι Θεοῦ ("By the Grace of God")
Established
1781; 243 years ago (1781)
Founder
John Phillips
Elizabeth Phillips[nb 1]
CEEB code
300185
Principal
William K. Rawson
Faculty
217
Grades
9–12
Gender
Coeducational
Enrollment
1,078[nb 2]
Average class size
12 students
Student to teacher ratio
6:1
Campus size
700 acres (280 ha)
Campus type
Suburban
Color(s)
Lively Maroon and Grey
Athletics
22 Interscholastic sports
62 Interscholastic teams
Athletics conference
NEPSAC
SSL
Team name
Big Red
Rival
Phillips Academy (Andover)
Accreditation
NAIS
TABS
Newspaper
The Exonian
Yearbook
PEAN
Endowment
$1.5 billion (June 30, 2023)
Annual tuition
$64,789 (boarding)
$50,604 (day)[2]
Affiliations
Eight Schools Association
G30 Schools
Ten Schools Admissions Organization
Alumni
Old Exonians
Website
exeter.edu
Phillips Exeter Academy (often called Exeter or PEA) is a coeducational university preparatory private school for boarding and day students in grades 9 through 12, including postgraduate students. Located in Exeter, New Hampshire and founded in 1781, it is the sixth-oldest boarding school in the United States.
Exeter's financial endowment stands at $1.5 billion as of June 30, 2023, and its $1.4 million endowment per student exceeds that of most colleges and universities. Along with its athletic rival Phillips Academy (Andover), Exeter is one of only two co-ed high schools in the United States to both admit students on a need-blind basis and provide financial aid covering 100% of students' demonstrated financial need. The academy's financial resources also allow Exeter to teach classes using the Harkness system, a seminar-based conference format where a small group of students interacts with minimal teacher involvement. In the 1930s, Exeter became the first school to adopt the Harkness system.
Exeter has educated several generations of the New England establishment and prominent American politicians, as well as entrepreneurs and business leaders. The academy's list of notable alumni includes U.S. President Franklin Pierce, U.S. Secretary of War Robert Lincoln, and Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
^Brandes, Anne; Little, Ginny (September 13, 2018), Academy Center Honors Female Co-Founders, The Exonian
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