St. Andrew's School (Delaware)

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Template:Short description Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox school St. Andrew's is a private, Episcopal, co-educational 100% boarding school near Middletown, Delaware. It is one of only three co-ed college preparatory schools in the United States where all students board. St. Andrew's has 318 students, and is highly selective, accepting 18% for the 2021–2022 school year.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Despite its relatively small student body, it has one of the largest secondary school campuses in the United States, spanning 2,200 acres.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2024, Architectural Digest named St. Andrew's one of the "World's 9 Most Beautiful Boarding Schools."<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> St. Andrew's offers 130 courses each year, in 10 disciplines.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Tuition and financial aid

Since the founding of the school in 1929, St. Andrew’s has been a boarding school that meets 100% of demonstrated need. In 2020-2021, student tuition cost was $62,150 for the 2021–2022 school year, with 47% of students receiving some form of financial aid. St. Andrew's granted approximately $7.2 million in financial aid in 2022–2023, with a grant average of $49,102.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

History

St. Andrew's was founded in 1929 by A. Felix du Pont (1879–1948). He was a member of the du Pont family. The school was founded to provide a top education for boys of all socio-economic backgrounds, regardless of their families' ability to pay. St. Andrew's was originally a boys' school, but became coeducational in 1973.

It is a member of Mid-Atlantic Boarding School Group (MABS).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Film appearances

The 1989 coming-of-age drama film Dead Poets Society directed by Peter Weir and starring Robin Williams, Robert Sean Leonard, and Ethan Hawke was filmed almost entirely on the school grounds.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The school was known as Welton Academy in the movie.

It also served as the filming location of the young President Bartlet's boarding school in the television series The West Wing episode entitled "Two Cathedrals"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> (number 44).

Campus facilities

Indoor athletic facilities

Sipprelle Field House

  • Three basketball/volleyball courts
  • Indoor track
  • Performance studio & weight room
  • Cardiovascular fitness room
  • Sports medicine & rehab center
  • Locker rooms for all teams plus faculty

William H. Cameron Gymnasium

  • Durkin Fleischer Squash Center, which houses nine regulation squash courts
  • Basketball court
  • Indoor rowing facility
  • 2,800 square-foot wrestling room

Genereaux Aquatic Center

  • Six lane, 25 yard swimming pool

Outdoor athletic facilities

  • 1,500 meter, six lane crew course on Noxontown Pond
  • Kip duPont Boathouse
  • 14 tennis courts
  • More than eleven miles of cross-country trails
  • Five soccer fields
  • Four lacrosse fields
  • Two field hockey fields
  • Two baseball diamonds
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Notable alumni

  • Bulent Atalay (1958) – physicist and author<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Ben Bentil (2014) – professional basketball player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • William R. Brownfield (1970) – Assistant Secretary of State; United States Ambassador to Chile, Venezuela, Colombia<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Erin Burnett (1994) – host of Erin Burnett OutFront on CNN<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Roy Foster (1967) – Irish academic, educator and historical writer<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Hume Horan (1951) – diplomat and ambassador to five countries<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Lydia Kiesling (2001) - American author and literary critic<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Chris Klebl (1990) – cross-country skier, 11-time U.S. National Champion, Paralympic Gold Medalist<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Will McCormack (1992) — actor and Oscar-winning Filmmaker<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Maggie Rogers (2012) — Grammy-nominated musician, singer-songwriter, and producer<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Peter Salett (1987) – singer/songwriter and composer<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Dominic Seiterle (1994) – Canadian rower, Olympic Gold Medalist<ref name=seiterle>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Kirk Varnedoe (1963) – American art historian and writer<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Loudon Wainwright III (1965) – songwriter, folk singer, humorist, and actor<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • George Welch (1936) – test pilot, medal of honor nominee<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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References

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