Samuel Phillips Hall

100% Need-Blind Admission

Understanding Need-Blind AdmissionHeidi Jamieson, Director of Finanical Aid

“We’re one of the few independent schools in the country to admit students regardless of financial need; the official term for this is “need-blind admission.” We meet 100 percent of each student’s demonstrated financial need with scholarship grants. This means no loans and no debt.”

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Students

1150

Students

Students from

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49

Countries

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43

States/Territories

46%

Students receive
financial aid

  • 45
  • 55

46%

Students receive
financial aid

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16 years

of need-blind admission

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300+

courses with

150

electives

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13

students in the
average class

70+

interscholastic teams in

23

different sports

400+

students engaged in community engagement programs each term

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21

miles to Boston

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10

minute-walk to the
town of Andover

A Day in the Life

Pursue Curiosity

Fully Supporting Students

EDUCATOR & THOUGHT LEADER

Action with Accountability

At A Glance

Learning at Andover   

Intensely interactive and distinct courses

Need-Blind Admission   

Meeting 100% of each student’s demonstrated financial need

Leadership   

Meet Dr. Raynard Kington, our 16th Head of School

Equity & Inclusion   

Reaffirming our priorities with an expanded call to action

Headlines From Campus

Alumni Judges
All rise

Alumni judges hold court for Appeals on Wheels and Blue Runs Deep programs

Linda Carter Griffith
Linda Carter Griffith honored for enhancing educational equity

Griffith recently received the inaugural Founder’s Award from A Better Chance (ABC)

Sol LeWitt Line Drawing #123
Interdisciplinary art

Academy Orchestra creates Sol LeWitt’s Line Drawing #123

Andover and Abbot at 50
Abbot & Andover: A Golden Milestone

“Abbot & Andover at 50: Then, Now, Next” launches yearlong celebration

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