Quick Facts about Choate
| Founded: | 1890 | |
| Headmaster: | Edward J. Shanahan, PhD, appointed 1991. | |
| Grades: | Third form through sixth form (grades 9-12), including a post-graduate year option. | |
| Enrollment: | 836 students on campus; 10 abroad Boarding - 605; Day - 241. Students come from 42 states and 26 countries. |
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| Admission: | New student applications for Fall 2008– 1,564 New students enrolled – 256 Average GPA of entering students –3.70 |
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| Students of Color: | 37% | |
| 2008-'09 Tuition: | Boarding students – $41,520 Day students – $31,310 |
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| Financial Aid: | $6.8 million awarded to 30% of student body; average award is $31,000 for boarders; $17,600 for day students. | |
| Endowment: | $267 million as of June 30, 2007. | |
| Faculty: | 110 full-time and 12 part-time teachers; 45 administrative faculty; 71% hold advanced degrees. | |
| Average Class Size: | 12; student/faculty ratio: 5:1 | |
| Curriculum: | 240 courses; contemporary global studies and community service requirements in addition to more traditional requirements; honors courses in all disciplines; Advanced Placement preparation in 25 areas; 75% of students score a 4 or 5 on AP exams; 17 National Merit Scholarship Finalists in 2007; 2007 Presidential Scholar. | |
| Community Service: | 30 hours of service activity required. | |
| Special Academic Programs: | Arts Concentration, Capstone, Directed Study, Science Research Program, and Mathematics, Debate, Economics and Fed Challenge teams. | |
| International Study Programs : | Trimester immersion programs in France, Spain, and China; term-program in Rome; summer programs in China, France, Japan, Russia and Spain. | |
| Campus Ministry: | Roman Catholic Mass, Christian Fellowship, Buddhist Meditation, Hillel; Spiritual Alternatives; monthly Reflections Program; sponsored by Spears Endowment for Moral and Spiritual Education. | |
| Most Popular College Choices 2003-2007: | Georgetown, 48 Yale, 32 Brown, 31 New York University, 29 Cornell, 29 Tufts, 26 Boston University, 26 |
UPenn, 24
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Campus:
450 acres with 116 buildings, dormitories (all rooms wired for Internet access) and classroom buildings; wireless access available in all academic spaces and in the Student Activities Center and WJAC.
- Andrew Mellon Library – 68,000 volumes; Web-accessible catalog and reference collection.
- Paul Mellon Arts Center –In 2007, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the birth of Paul Mellon; Pei-designed 775-seat theater with proscenium stage; experimental theater; recital hall; music, recording, dance, and art studios; art gallery.
- Carl C. Icahn Center for Science – I.M. Pei-designed state-of-the-art facility includes 22 classrooms and laboratories; 2006 National Semifinalist in addition to a National Finalist and New England Region Silver Medalist in the Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology; 2007 National Semifinalist and Regional Finalist.
- Paul Mellon Humanities Center – English; History, Philosophy, Religion, & Social Sciences; photography and digital video labs; home of Connecticut State Champions in the Economics Challenge and nine-time Fed Challenge New England District Champions.
- Steele Hall – Languages, including a 32-station digital language laboratory featuring the Virtuoso System by Sony; 16 medalists in the 2007 COLT Foreign Language Poetry Recitation Contest.
- St. John Hall – Mathematics & Computer Science; Summer Programs Office; home to State and New England Championship Math Team.
- John Joseph Student Activities Center – School Store, student services (mail room, snack bar and cyber café; hub of weekend activities, including dances, movie shuttles and more.
- Sally Hart Lodge & Alumni Center – Seven guest rooms, one of which is handicap accessible; online reservations accepted www.choate.edu/sallyhartlodge.
- Seymour St. John Chapel – Serving the needs of a multicultural, multifaith community; Joan Harris Gelb Theater located in lower level.
- Johnson Athletic Center – Basketball, volleyball and squash courts; wrestling and weight training; includes fully-equipped fitness center, training rooms, and dance studio; Olympic hockey graduates include: Bob McVey '54; Angela Ruggiero '98, Kim Insalalco '99, and Julie Chu '01; joining Ruggiero and Chu on the US Woman's National Team is Hilary Knight, '07.
- Additional Athletic Facilities – Macquire Gymnasium with rock climbing wall; Olympic-size 25-meter, 8-lane solar-heated Larry Hart Swimming Pool; Remsen Arena and hockey rink, renovated in 2006; 13 athletic fields; Sylvester Boathouse located on Lake Quonnipaug in North Guilford; Hunt Tennis Center with 23 tennis courts; Bruce '45 and Lueza Gelb Track & Field Facility, opening in 2008.