About

At a Glance

Pro Ecclesia et Pro Patria. For Church and For State.

List of 16 items.

  • Year Opened

    1909
  • Enrollment

    593
  • Grades

    Forms C-VI (4-12)
  • Number of Boarders

    33 (grades 9-12)
  • Religious Affiliation

    Episcopal
  • Campus

    Part of the 59-acre Washington National Cathedral Close in Northwest Washington, D.C.
  • Graduating Class

    About 80 Boys
  • Student-to-Faculty Ratio

    7 to 1
  • Average Class Size

    13 students
  • Students of Color

    43%
  • Percentage of Faculty with Advanced Degrees

    80%
  • Faculty Demographics

    57% Male; 43% Female
    Average tenure: 12 years
  • Students Receiving Financial Aid

    29%
  • Average Financial Aid Award

    $32,899
  • School Mascot

    The Bulldog
  • Coeducational Opportunities

    Our strong coordinate program with the National Cathedral School for Girls offers students coeducational opportunities in academics, arts, and athletics.

What Distinguishes an Episcopal School?

The Rev. Dan Heischman, executive director of the National Association of Episcopal Schools and our former Upper School head and assistant headmaster, shared key characteristics of an Episcopal school, in a September 2015 lecture at St. Albans.
 

Matriculation

St. Albans prepares students for a wide variety of demanding colleges and universities, with each boy encouraged to apply to schools that best fit his unique strengths and interests. The 76 members of the Class of 2023 applied to 164 different colleges and received a total of 290 acceptances; 40 schools were represented among their final matriculation plans. 

Over the past five years, the following colleges and universities have enrolled the most St. Albans graduates:
University of Chicago (37)
Dartmouth College (17)
Yale University (17)
Georgetown University (13)
Boston College (11)
Harvard University (10)
Tulane University (10)
Columbia University (9)
Princeton University (9)
University of Virginia (9)
Wesleyan University (9)
Davidson College (8)
Bowdoin College (7)
Wake Forest University (7)
Washington and Lee University (7)
Colgate University (6)
Cornell University (6)
Duke University (6)
University of North Carolina (6)
University of St. Andrews (6)
Located in Washington D.C.,  St. Albans School is a private, all boys day and boarding school. For more than a century, St. Albans has offered a distinctive educational experience for young men in grades 4 through 12. While our students reach exceptional academic goals and exhibit first-rate athletic and artistic achievements, as an Episcopal school we place equal emphasis upon moral and spiritual education.