BASIS Independent Schools continues to set the standard nationally for academic excellence. The Class of 2025 represents 206 graduates across five high schools—BASIS Independent Brooklyn, Fremont, Manhattan, McLean, and Silicon Valley. From coast to coast, our graduates have earned admission to the world’s top colleges and universities, demonstrating that they are ready to lead, excel, and contribute.
College preparation at BASIS Independent Schools starts in grade 9 introducing students early to the foundational concepts and expectations of the college admission journey. In their senior year, students take a dedicated, daily college counseling class for two trimesters, taught by our College Counselors. This class builds upon the preparation that they have received since freshman year. It provides students with the resources, tools, and confidence to successfully navigate the college admission process.
“Everyone involved with supporting the students in this graduating class is equal parts inspired and impressed by everything that they have achieved,” expressed Toby Walker, Vice President of BASIS Independent Schools. “Students in the BASIS Independent Schools Class of 2025 have shown themselves to be real innovators, diligent scholars, and positive contributors. We look forward to hearing more about their undoubted future successes.”
College Acceptances by the Numbers
We are proud to present a summary of the acceptances to the 2024-2025 U.S. News & World Report’s Top National Colleges and Universities, including graduates from all five of our high schools. Congratulations to the Class of 2025!
The following is a comprehensive list of acceptances both within the United States and internationally.
| Class of 2025 Acceptances – United States |
| Albright College |
| American University |
| Amherst College |
| Arizona State University |
| Babson College |
| Bard College |
| Baylor University |
| Bentley University |
| Binghamton University |
| Boise State University |
| Boston College |
| Boston University |
| Brandeis University |
| Brown University |
| Bucknell University |
| Cal Poly Humboldt |
| California Institute of Technology |
| California Polytechnic State University |
| California State Polytechnic University |
| California State University |
| Carnegie Mellon University |
| Case Western Reserve University |
| Claremont McKenna College |
| Clark University |
| Colgate University |
| Colorado School of Mines |
| Columbia University |
| Cornell University |
| CUNY |
| Denison University |
| Drake University |
| Drexel University |
| Duke University |
| Duquesne University |
| Elon University |
| Emory University |
| Ferris State University |
| Fordham University |
| George Mason University |
| George Washington University |
| Georgetown University |
| Georgia Institute of Technology |
| Goucher College |
| Hamilton College |
| Harvard University |
| Harvey Mudd College |
| Haverford College |
| Hofstra University |
| Illinois Institute of Technology |
| Indiana University |
| Iowa State University |
| Ithaca College |
| James Madison University |
| Johns Hopkins University |
| Kenyon College |
| Las Positas College |
| Lehigh University |
| Lesley University |
| Loyola Marymount University |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Miami University |
| Michigan State University |
| Middlebury College |
| New York University |
| North Carolina State University |
| Northeastern University |
| Northern Arizona University |
| Northwestern University |
| Nova Southeastern University |
| Oberlin College |
| Occidental College |
| Olin College of Engineering |
| Oregon State University |
| Oxford College of Emory University |
| Penn State University |
| Pepperdine University |
| Pomona College |
| Princeton University |
| Providence College |
| Purdue University |
| Reed College |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
| Rhode Island School of Design |
| Rice University |
| Rochester Institute of Technology |
| Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology |
| Rutgers University |
| Saint Louis University |
| San Diego State University |
| San Francisco State University |
| San Jose State University |
| Santa Clara University |
| Sarah Lawrence College |
| Skidmore College |
| Smith College |
| Stanford University |
| Stevens Institute of Technology |
| Stony Brook University |
| SUNY |
| Syracuse University |
| Temple University |
| Texas A&M University |
| The Ohio State University |
| The University of Alabama |
| The University of Texas |
| Trinity College |
| Tufts University |
| Union College |
| University of Arizona |
| University of California, Berkeley |
| University of California, Davis |
| University of California, Irvine |
| University of California, Los Angeles |
| University of California, Merced |
| University of California, Riverside |
| University of California, San Diego |
| University of California, Santa Barbara |
| University of California, Santa Cruz |
| University of Chicago |
| University of Colorado Boulder |
| University of Connecticut |
| University of Delaware |
| University of Florida |
| University of Georgia |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| University of Iowa |
| University of Maryland |
| University of Massachusetts |
| University of Miami |
| University of Michigan |
| University of Minnesota |
| University of Missouri |
| University of Nevada |
| University of North Carolina |
| University of Notre Dame |
| University of Oregon |
| University of Pennsylvania |
| University of Pittsburgh |
| University of Rhode Island |
| University of Richmond |
| University of Rochester |
| University of San Diego |
| University of San Francisco |
| University of South Carolina |
| University of Southern California |
| University of the Pacific |
| University of Utah |
| University of Virginia |
| University of Washington |
| University of Wisconsin |
| Vassar College |
| Villanova University |
| Virginia Commonwealth University |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University |
| Washington University in St. Louis |
| Wellesley College |
| Wesleyan University |
| Western University |
| Westmont College |
| Wheaton College |
| William & Mary |
| Yale University |
| Class of 2025 Acceptances – International |
| Duke Kunshan University |
| IE University |
| Imperial College London |
| King’s College London |
| McGill University |
| McMaster University |
| The American University of Paris |
| The London School of Economics and Political Science |
| The University of Edinburgh |
| The University of Nottingham |
| The University of Warwick |
| University College London |
| University of Bristol |
| University of British Columbia |
| University of Cambridge |
| University of Glasgow |
| University of Oxford |
| University of Toronto |
| University of Waterloo |
| Wilfrid Laurier University |
Amanda McCollum, a member of the team of college counselors from BASIS Independent Schools, remarked, “We are incredibly proud of our seniors and all that they have accomplished. Over the past years, they have worked hard, grown in confidence, and planted the seeds for a bright future. As they prepare to take this next step, we know they are more than ready—and while it is bittersweet to see them go, we send them off with heartfelt congratulations and excitement for all that lies ahead. I can’t wait to see what they do next!”
BASIS Independent Schools serves students PreK-Grade 12 across the United States with private schools in Bellevue and Bothell, WA; Brooklyn and Manhattan, NY; Fremont and San Jose, CA; McLean, VA; and a new school opening in Dublin, CA in fall 2026.
