Quick Facts about Choate
| Founded: | 1890 |
| Headmaster: | Alex D. Curtis, PhD |
| Grades: | Third form through sixth form (grades 9-12), including a post-graduate year option |
| Enrollment: | 836 students on campus; 28 abroad Boarding - 650; Day - 214; Students come from 37 states and D.C., and 44 countries |
| Students of Color: | 35% |
| Admission: | New student applications for Fall 2012– 2,018 New students enrolled – 269; average GPA of entering students - 3.75 |
| 2012-'13 Tuition: | Boarding students – $48,000 Day students – $37,000 |
| Financial Aid: | $10 million awarded to 33% of student body; average award is $38,000 for boarders; $26,000 for day students |
| Endowment: | $283 million as of June 30, 2012 |
| Faculty: | 114 full-time and 17 part-time teachers; 51 administrative faculty |
| Average Class Size: | 12; student/faculty ratio: 6:1 |
| Curriculum: | 260 courses; contemporary global studies and community service requirements in addition to traditional requirements; honors courses in all disciplines; Advanced Placement preparation in 25 areas; 83% of students score a 4 or 5 on AP exams; 9 National Merit Scholarship Finalists in 2012 and a Presidential Scholar and Google Scholar; one-to-one iPad progam for students and faculty |
| Signature Programs: | Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies, Arts Concentration, Capstone, Directed Study, Environmental Immersion, Science Research and Study Abroad |
| Study Abroad: |
Trimester immersion and summer programs in China, France and Spain; term program in Rome |
| Campus Ministry: | Roman Catholic Mass, Christian Fellowship, Buddhist Meditation, Hillel, Spiritual Alternatives, Muslim Prayer Group; monthly Reflections Program sponsored by Spears Endowment for Spiritual and Moral Education |
| Most Popular College Choices 2008-2012: | Georgetown 48 |
Campus:
458 acres with 121 buildings (all dormitory rooms wired for internet access); wireless access also available in all academic spaces and in the John Joseph Student Activities Center and Johnson Athletic Center
- Andrew Mellon Library – 144,000 titles; 40 databases; web-accessible catalog and reference collection; and a growing number of LibGuides
- Paul Mellon Arts Center – I.M. Pei-designed 775-seat theater with proscenium stage; experimental theater; recital hall; music, recording, dance, and art studios; art galleries
- Carl C. Icahn Center for Science – I.M. Peidesigned state-of-the-art facility includes 22 classrooms and laboratories; since 2007, six Semifinalists in the Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology, including two Regional Finalists and three Semifinalists in the Intel Science Talent Search, two of whom made it to the Finalist round
- Kohler Environmental Center – The first teaching, research, and residential environmental center in U.S. secondary education. This LEEDPlatinum, net zero energy facility, designed by Robert A.M. Stern Architects, supports an intensive, interdisciplinary Environmental Immersion Program; opened in 2012
- Paul Mellon Humanities Center – EEnglish; History, Philosophy, Religion, & Social Sciences; photography and digital video labs; home of the Connecticut State Economics Challenge Champions and Fed Challenge National Champions; in the past 10 years, the Choate Debate Team has captured three state championships
- Steele Hall – Languages, including a 32-station digital language laboratory featuring the Virtuoso System by Sony; 13 medalists in the 2012 COLT Foreign Language Poetry Recitation Contest
- St. John Hall – Mathematics & Computer Science; home to State and New England Championship Math Team and the award-winning (First Place) Robotics Team in the 2011 VEX FUTURE Foundation Design Challenge
- John Joseph Student Activities Center – School Store, student services (mail room, snack bar, cyber café); hub of weekend activities, including dances, movie shuttles
- Sally Hart Lodge & Alumni Center – Seven guest rooms, one of which is handicap accessible; online reservations accepted
- Seymour St. John Chapel – Serving the needs of a multicultural, multifaith community; Joan Harris Gelb Chapel Theater located in lower level (142 seats)
- 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 Insalaco ’99, Julie Chu ’01 and Hilary Knight ’07
- Additional Athletic Facilities – Macquire Gymnasium with rock climbing wall; 25-meter, 8-lane Larry Hart Swimming Pool; Remsen Arena and Hockey Rink; 13 athletic fields; Sylvester Boathouse located on Lake Quonnipaug in North Guilford; Hunt Tennis Center with 22 tennis courts resurfaced in 2011; Bruce ’45 and Lueza Gelb Track; Shanahan Field—a multi-field athletic complex, with stadium seating and lights