A Celebration of Excellence: Class of 2025 College Acceptances Announced
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.