About
At a Glance
Pro Ecclesia et Pro Patria. For Church and For State.
List of 16 items.
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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 79 members of the Class of 2022 applied to 177 different colleges and received a total of 320 acceptances; 46 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 (39)
Yale University (19)
Dartmouth College (16)
Tulane University (13)
Harvard University (10)
Columbia University (9)
Bates College (8)
Davidson College (8)
Boston College (7)
Georgetown University (7)
Northwestern University (7)
Princeton University (7)
Wake Forest University (7)
Washington and Lee University (7)
Washington University in St. Louis (7)
Wesleyan University (7)
Amherst College (6)
Bowdoin College (6)
Colgate University (6)
Emory University (6)
University of Virginia (6)
St. Albans School
Phone: 202-537-6435
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.