College Matriculation

GFS students go on to attend a variety of colleges and universities. Below is a complete list of the schools chosen by our 2026 graduates. Our College Counseling Program provides each student and their parents with close and careful guidance throughout the college selection, application, and admissions process, beginning in the tenth grade.

GFS CLASS OF 2026 AT-A-GLANCE

Applications submitted to 235 universities in 38 states (including the District of Columbia), 2 Canadian provinces, as well as Germany, Ireland, and Scotland
Admits to seven Ivy League institutions (Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Harvard, Princeton, Penn, and Yale), plus Amherst, California Institute of Technology, Carnegie Mellon, Colby, Duke, Georgia Tech, Johns Hopkins, New York University, Northeastern, Northwestern, Pomona, Rice, Swarthmore, UC Berkeley, UCLA, UNC Chapel Hill, University of Notre Dame, and Williams
Top matriculating schools: University of Pennsylvania, Temple University, Swarthmore College, Haverford College, Tufts University, University of Southern California, and Wesleyan University
12 recruited student-athletes
Over $20 million in merit-based scholarships reported

View the full 2026 Acceptance List

American University

Enrolled (5-year): 6

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Amherst College

Enrolled (5-year): 5

Arcadia University

Enrolled (5-year): 3

Arizona State University

Enrolled (5-year): 1

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Enrolled (5-year): 1

Berklee College of Music

Enrolled (5-year): 1

Binghamton University

Enrolled (5-year): 1

Enrolled (5-year): 2

Enrolled (5-year): 8

Enrolled (5-year): 5

Enrolled (5-year): 2

Enrolled (5-year): 4

Enrolled (5-year): 3

California Institute of Technology

Enrolled (5-year): 1

Carleton College

Enrolled (5-year): 1

Carnegie Mellon University

Enrolled (5-year): 6

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Case Western Reserve University

Enrolled (5-year): 6

Colby College

Enrolled (5-year): 1

Colgate University

Enrolled (5-year): 2

College of the Holy Cross

Enrolled (5-year): 1

Seal of Connecticut College. A circular navy blue seal features a stylized tree with open books at its base in the foreground, set against a white background with the words "CONNECTICUT COLLEGE" and "1911" encircling the emblem.

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Franklin and Marshall College

Enrolled (5-year): 7

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George Washington University

Enrolled (5-year): 12

Georgetown University

Enrolled (5-year): 2

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Enrolled (5-year): 6

Indiana University (Bloomington)

Enrolled (5-year): 1

Ithaca College

Enrolled (5-year): 1

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Jewish Theological Seminary of America

Enrolled (5-year): 1

Johns Hopkins University

Enrolled (5-year): 1

Kenyon College

Enrolled (5-year): 1

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Lehigh University

Enrolled (5-year): 5

Loyola Marymount University

Enrolled (5-year): 1

Maastricht University

Enrolled (5-year): 1

Macalester College

Enrolled (5-year): 2

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Enrolled (5-year): 2

McGill University

Enrolled (5-year): 1

Michigan State University

Enrolled (5-year): 1

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Middlebury College

Enrolled (5-year): 8

Morehouse College

Enrolled (5-year): 8

Mount Holyoke College

Enrolled (5-year): 1

New York University

Enrolled (5-year): 7

Northeastern University

Enrolled (5-year): 7

Northwestern University

Enrolled (5-year): 7

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Oberlin College

Enrolled (5-year): 8

Occidental College

Enrolled (5-year): 1

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Parsons School of Design at The New School

Enrolled (5-year): 1

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Penn State University

Enrolled (5-year): 6

Penn State University (Abington)

Enrolled (5-year): 2

Penn State University (Behrend)

Enrolled (5-year): 1

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Rhode Island School of Design

Enrolled (5-year): 1

Rice University

Enrolled (5-year): 2

Ringling College of Art and Design

Enrolled (5-year): 1

Rochester Institute of Technology

Enrolled (5-year): 3

Saint Joseph's University

Enrolled (5-year): 1

Santa Clara University

Enrolled (5-year): 1

Sarah Lawrence College

Enrolled (5-year): 1

Skidmore College

Enrolled (5-year): 2

Smith College

Enrolled (5-year): 2

Spelman College

Enrolled (5-year): 2

St. Lawrence University

Enrolled (5-year): 1

St. Olaf College

Enrolled (5-year): 1

Stanford University

Enrolled (5-year): 1

SUNY Fashion Institute of Technology

Enrolled (5-year): 1

Swarthmore College

Enrolled (5-year): 7

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Syracuse University

Enrolled (5-year): 5

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Temple University

Enrolled (5-year): 6

The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art

Enrolled (5-year): 1

The New School

Enrolled (5-year): 3

The Ohio State University

Enrolled (5-year): 1

Thomas Jefferson University

Enrolled (5-year): 1

Trinity College

Enrolled (5-year): 4

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Trinity College Dublin

Enrolled (5-year): 1

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Tufts University

Enrolled (5-year): 11

Tulane University

Enrolled (5-year): 3

Tuskegee University

Enrolled (5-year): 1

Union College

Enrolled (5-year): 2

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United States Naval Academy

Enrolled (5-year): 1

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University of Alaska Fairbanks

Enrolled (5-year): 1

University of California (Berkeley)

Enrolled (5-year): 1

University of California (Davis)

Enrolled (5-year): 3

University of California (Los Angeles)

Enrolled (5-year): 3

University of California (Santa Barbara)

Enrolled (5-year): 1

University of Chicago

Enrolled (5-year): 4

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University of Colorado (Boulder)

Enrolled (5-year): 2

University of Delaware

Enrolled (5-year): 2

University of Georgia

Enrolled (5-year): 1

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University of Kentucky

Enrolled (5-year): 2

University of Maryland

Enrolled (5-year): 1

University of Miami

Enrolled (5-year): 4

University of Michigan

Enrolled (5-year): 5

University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill)

Enrolled (5-year): 3

University of North Carolina (Greensboro)

Enrolled (5-year): 1

University of Notre Dame

Enrolled (5-year): 1

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University of Oregon

Enrolled (5-year): 2

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University of Pennsylvania

Enrolled (5-year): 58

University of Pittsburgh

Enrolled (5-year): 11

University of Redlands

Enrolled (5-year): 1

University of Richmond

Enrolled (5-year): 1

University of Rochester

Enrolled (5-year): 1

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University of Southern California

Enrolled (5-year): 3

University of St Andrews

Enrolled (5-year): 1

University of Texas

Enrolled (5-year): 1

University of the Arts

Enrolled (5-year): 5

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University of Toronto

Enrolled (5-year): 5

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University of Vermont

Enrolled (5-year): 8

University of Virginia

Enrolled (5-year): 1

University of Washington

Enrolled (5-year): 4

University of Wisconsin

Enrolled (5-year): 1

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Ursinus College

Enrolled (5-year): 3

Vanderbilt University

Enrolled (5-year): 1

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Vassar College

Enrolled (5-year): 10

Villanova University

Enrolled (5-year): 3

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Virginia Tech

Enrolled (5-year): 1

Wake Forest University

Enrolled (5-year): 2

Washington University in St. Louis

Enrolled (5-year): 7

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Enrolled (5-year): 9

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Enrolled (5-year): 4

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Enrolled (5-year): 2

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Yale University

Enrolled (5-year): 6