Institution Type: Private co-educational boarding school for teenagers aged 14–18 with residence hall accommodation.
Annual Tuition (2026–2027): $79,800 USD (boarding) / $63,840 USD (day). For more detailed pricing, please contact our managers.
Phillips Academy Andover was founded in 1778 and is the oldest boarding school in the United States. It is located in Andover, Massachusetts, an hour's drive from Boston. Today, it enrols around 1,165 students, of whom 855 are boarders. Its selectivity remains among the highest in the country: the acceptance rate is about 13%, meaning roughly 87% of applicants are rejected. In 2025, 87% of those who took AP exams scored 4 or 5, the average SAT score was 1410, and the average ACT score was 31.
The school offers about 30 Advanced Placement courses and 150 electives. The average class size is 13. In summer, the Andover Summer programme runs on campus for students entering grades 7–12. Notable alumni include US Presidents George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush, Facebook co-founder Christopher Hughes, and Central Park designer Frederick Law Olmsted.
Accommodation, Meals, and Pricing
Boarders live in residences that vary in size from 4 to 45 people. House counsellors and faculty live in the houses alongside the students, overseeing order and discipline. About a third of the rooms are single, and the rest are doubles. Meals are provided on a full boarding basis. Admission requires an interview, academic reports, references, and a written work sample.