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 cannot 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.