EMMA WILLARD SCHOOL PROFILE 2025–2026 Honoring its founder’s vision, Emma Willard School proudly fosters in each young woman a love of learning, the habits of an intellectual life, and the character, moral strength, and qualities of leadership to serve and shape her world. STUDENT BODY TOTAL ENROLLMENT
350
91
19
90
12th Grade
10th Grade
97
72
11th Grade
US STATES
African/African American Asian/Pacific Islander Biracial European Hispanic/Latine Multiracial
COUNTRIES
Other Prefer not to say White
9th Grade
35
China Hong Kong Viet Nam United Kingdom Taiwan Afghanistan Canada India Japan Palestine Rwanda Singapore Thailand Other (23)
A financial aid budget of $6.6 million enables 44% of the student body to receive financial assistance to attend Emma Willard School. The average financial aid award for those who qualify is $51,994 for boarding students and $29,937 for day students. Emma Willard is committed to girls’ education, and, to that end, we consider for admission any applicant who identifies as a girl. In addition, current students who no longer identify as girls are welcome at Emma Willard as long as they feel served by our mission.
FACULTY
49 Teaching Faculty 10 Residential Faculty
94% Advanced Degrees 6% Undergaduate
90% Full Time 10% Part Time
ACADEMIC PROGRAM
The Emma Willard curriculum reflects the school’s pursuit of excellence; capitalizes on the global nature of its student body; sustains a belief in the importance of leadership, ethics, and service in adolescent education; and honors the woman’s perspective. Emma Willard offers a rigorous college preparatory program with Advanced Studies (AS) opportunities and upper-level electives in all disciplines. In line with our Program Pillars (emmawillard. org/academics), there are caps on the number of AS classes students are able to take. Ninth graders do not enroll in AS courses. Tenth grade students may choose one AS course, 11th graders up to two, and 12th graders up to three.
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