About Us

Facts & Figures

Location – Peddie School is in Hightstown, N.J., approximately eight miles from Princeton and 50 miles from both New York City and Philadelphia.

Enrollment – Peddie enrolls 557 young men and women in grades 9 through 12, including 15 postgraduate students. Our student body represents 20 states as well as 30 foreign countries.

Class Size – With an average class size of 12, the school provides a supportive learning environment geared toward the individual's needs.

Student-to-Faculty Ratio – 6:1

Faculty – The faculty comprises more than 80 men and women with a median of 16 years of teaching experience. Sixty-eight percent hold advanced degrees in their field.

Calendar – The school year is divided into three 10-week terms, each of which offers some 98 different courses. Classes meet six days a week, Monday through Saturday.

College Placement – Peddie students earn admission into the most selective schools in the country and abroad. Colleges and universities enrolling 10 or more Peddie graduates over the past five years include: Bucknell University (12), Carnegie Mellon University (18), Columbia University (12), Cornell University (22), The George Washington University (19), Georgetown University (13), Johns Hopkins University (13), Lehigh University (15), University of Miami (10), New York University (14), University of Richmond (13), Rutgers University (12), U.S. Naval Academy (16), University of Pennsylvania (29), Washington University in St. Louis (10), and Villanova University (14).

Financial Aid – Each year, Peddie awards $5 million in assisting 40 percent of students who attend the school.

Endowment – Approximately $278 million as of June 30, 2011.

Campus – Bordering Peddie Lake, our picturesque campus features 57 buildings that overlook approximately 280 acres.

Accreditation – Peddie School is accredited through the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, a non-governmental, nonprofit, peer-administered organization of diverse educational institutions committed to the highest quality education for students.

*Music in Peddie "Postcard" video composed and performed by Justin Glaser '13


Strategic Vision 2010-2015