Record-breaking admissions season yields 95 new Groton School students

Groton School welcomes its 95 newly enrolled students after a record-breaking admissions season. 

In total, 74 percent of admitted students said yes to Groton, a modern-day record. For the third year in a row, more than 50 percent of the new Groton students are people of color.

Ten years after being adopted as the school’s number-one priority, the GRAIN (GRoton Affordability and INclusion) tuition- and cost-containment initiative continues to have a positive impact on Groton’s student body, as nearly half of newly enrolled students—46 percent—will receive financial aid as a result.

Total applicants were 1,674, up 11 percent from last year’s number of 1,512.

“An 11-percent increase in applications has not happened for years,” said Dean of Admission and Financial Aid Ian Gracey. “The enthusiasm for Groton is reflected in an historically high yield of admitted students.”

The announcement follows two special events for accepted students and their families on campus, where they could see for themselves the many things that set the Groton experience apart.

 

These early April events included performances by student musicians and dancers and a peek into some of the traditions Groton holds dear, including Parlor in the Headmaster’s House and morning services in St. John’s Chapel. 

 

Parents spent mornings at panel discussions with Groton faculty and current parents and a residential life presentation with dormitory heads and prefects, while accepted students started a day with their Groton guides by attending class and seeing first-hand what a day on the Circle is like. 

 

After lunch, families were invited to attend class or meet leaders from academic and co-curricular programs, Health and Wellness, College Counseling, athletics, the arts, and student clubs in the Schoolhouse’s Sackett Forum.

 

Mr. Gracey said the events gave the Groton student body, faculty, and staff the chance to show off what makes Groton so special, and that the effort paid off with another record yield number. 

“Students and faculty pulled their weight during revisit days,” he said. “Eighty-three percent of attendees chose Groton!”