As they prepare for National College Decision Day on May 1, Morgan Park Academy’s graduating seniors have some very exciting options.

The Class of 2023 has gained admission at top national universities and liberal arts schools including:

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
  • University of Chicago
  • Northwestern University
  • Washington University in St. Louis
  • Cornell University
  • University of Notre Dame
  • University of California, Berkeley
  • University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
  • Carnegie Mellon University
  • Emory University
  • University of Michigan
  • University of Southern California (USC)
  • University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
  • Tufts University
  • Howard University
  • Wellesley College
  • University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • Carleton College
  • Boston University
  • Spelman College
  • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • Morehouse College
  • Brandeis University
  • Xavier University of Louisiana
  • Case Western Reserve University
  • Georgia Institute of Technology
  • Northeastern University
  • Middlebury College
  • Grinnell College
  • Oberlin College

We look forward to individually celebrating each senior and their college plans after College Decision Day on May 1.

“Morgan Park Academy students are able to find a great school that’s the right fit, because our small class sizes allow us to give students individualized attention through a four-year college counseling program,” Head of School Mercedes Z. Sheppard said.

“We couldn’t be prouder to see these institutions recognize the character, accomplishments, and future potential of MPA graduates.”

In the past 15 years, MPA students have been accepted by 39 of the nation’s top 40 colleges and universities, as ranked by US News & World Report.

This group includes (in alphabetical order):

  • Boston College
  • Brown University
  • California Institute of Technology
  • Carnegie Mellon University
  • Columbia University
  • Cornell University
  • Dartmouth College
  • Duke University
  • Emory University
  • Georgetown University
  • Johns Hopkins University
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • New York University
  • Northwestern University
  • Princeton University
  • Rice University
  • Stanford University
  • Tufts University
  • University of California, Berkeley
  • University of California, Davis
  • University of California, Irvine
  • University of California, Los Angeles
  • University of California, San Diego
  • University of California, Santa Barbara
  • University of Chicago
  • University of Florida
  • University of Michigan
  • University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
  • University of Notre Dame
  • University of Pennsylvania
  • University of Rochester
  • University of Southern California
  • University of Texas
  • University of Virginia
  • University of Wisconsin, Madison
  • Vanderbilt University
  • Wake Forest University
  • Washington University in St. Louis
  • Yale University

Students in that time also have been admitted to two prestigious military academies and nearly all of US News’ top liberal arts schools and historically black colleges and universities:

  • Amherst College
  • Bowdoin College
  • Carleton College
  • Claremont McKenna College
  • Clark Atlanta University
  • Grinnell College
  • Hampton University
  • Howard University
  • Middlebury College
  • Morehouse College
  • Pomona College
  • Smith College
  • Spelman College
  • Tuskegee University
  • United States Air Force Academy
  • United States Military Academy
  • Vassar College
  • Wellesley College
  • Williams College
  • Xavier University of Louisiana