At a Glance

All-girls, non-denominational
Independent college-preparatory day school (K–XII)
Founded in October 1884
Head of School: Jane Foley Fried
Current enrollment: 768
Lower School (276), Middle School (237), Upper School (255)
Students of color: 60%
Student/faculty ratio: Approximately 6:1
Total number of faculty: 125 
Full-time faculty: 113 (includes associate teachers)
Part-time faculty: 12
Percentage of faculty with master's and/or doctoral degrees: 82%
K–XII $56,300
Grants and tuition aid: $7.48 million awarded to approximately 20% of our students
Annual Fund: $3.8 million (July 1, 2018–June 30, 2019)
Endowment: $141,124,021 (as of May 31, 2019)
Top College Destinations 2017-2021

Harvard University 28
Columbia University 22
University of Chicago 15
Yale University 15
Cornell University 13
Princeton University 11
Georgetown University 8
Williams College 8
University of Pennsylvania 7
Brown University 6
Colgate University 6
Northwestern University 6
Bowdoin College 5
Duke University 5
New York University 5
Stanford University 5
Barnard College 4
Dartmouth College 4
Middlebury College  4
Amherst College 3
Bates College 3
Boston College 3
Carleton College 3
Carnegie Mellon University 3
Trinity College 3
Tufts University 3
University of Southern California 3
Vanderbilt University  3
Washington University in St . Louis 3
Wesleyan University  3

The Brearley School is a K-XII independent day school for girls in New York City. Empowering girls of adventurous intellect to think critically and creatively.
610 East 83rd Street
New York, NY 10028
(212) 744-8582 

590 East 83rd Street
New York, NY 10028
(212) 744-8582