University School | |
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Location | |
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Coordinates | 41°29′10″N 81°25′42″W / 41.48611°N 81.42833°W (Upper School Campus) 41°28′56″N 81°31′57″W / 41.48222°N 81.53250°W (Lower School Campus) |
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Type | Private, Day, college-prep |
Motto | Responsibility, Loyalty, Consideration |
Established | 1890 |
Founder | Newton M. Anderson |
Sister school | Hathaway Brown |
Campus Director | Lower School: Lisa Cummings, Middle School: Lindsay Arnoult, Upper School: Krystopher Perry |
Head of school | Patrick Gallagher |
Faculty | 128.5 (on an FTE basis)[citation needed] |
Grades | Jr. K–12 |
Gender | Boys |
Enrollment | 441 middle/lower 408 upper 849 total[citation needed] (2023–2024) |
Student to teacher ratio | 6.8[citation needed] |
Campus | Suburban |
Campus size | Upper: 264 acres (107 ha) Lower: 33 acres (13 ha) |
Houses | Anderson House, Cruikshank House, Goodwille House, McCarraher House, Hawley House, Peters House, Pettee House, Sanders House, Murray House, McKinley House |
Color(s) | Maroon and black[1] |
Song | Hail, University! |
Fight song | Anniversary ("Fight") Song |
Athletics | 13 interscholastic sports |
Athletics conference | Premier Athletic Conference[1] |
Team name | Preppers[1] |
Accreditation | National Association of Independent Schools[2] |
Endowment | $98 Million (2024) |
Tuition | $15,423–$39,160 (2023–24)[4] |
Website | us |
University School, commonly referred to as US, is an all-boys, private, Junior Kindergarten–12 school with two campus locations in the Greater Cleveland area of Ohio. The campus located in Shaker Heights serves junior kindergarten through eighth grade students, while the campus in Hunting Valley serves ninth through twelfth grade students.[5]
University School is a founding member of the International Boys' Schools Coalition (IBSC) and a member of the Center for the Study of Boys' and Girls' Lives and Cleveland Council of Independent Schools.