This past year and the 2020-21 college admissions cycle have been as challenging as any in history. Students and families alike learned to do nearly everything virtually while contending with cancelled tests, hybrid schooling, limited athletic/artistic/service opportunities, and a flat-out lack of treasured high school experiences every student deserves.
As counselors, we learned how to say “we don’t know” more often than we are used to.
Our silver lining, however, is that our students are resilient, resourceful, and strong.
This year’s list is as unique and diverse as our students. It reinforces a central belief here at Coastal: more than anything else, we are focused on what fits each individual student we work with. Our students will attend urban, suburban, and rural schools of all shapes and sizes in 20 different states and Washington, DC. They will major in everything from Economics to Exercise Science and from Marketing to Mechanical Engineering. They are future teachers, engineers, doctors, and business leaders. They will attend liberal arts colleges, research universities, and institutes of technology.
This year, it was an honor and a privilege to work with this extraordinary group of scholars, athletes, artists, and leaders.
They are our students and we couldn’t be prouder!
Number of High Schools our Class of 2020 students attend: 21
Number of states (and Washington DC) where our students will attend college next year: 21
Students admitted through a binding ED program: 19 (22 ED applications submitted)
Students admitted to an Honors College/Program: 10
Students attending extra small and small schools (less than 5,000 undergrads): 19
Students attending medium sized schools (5,000-15,000 undergrads): 19
Students attending large and extra-large schools (15,000 or more undergrads): 23
Student-athletes who will compete at the college level: 12
*Plain text denotes schools where our students applied and were admitted this year
**Bold denotes schools where our students will be matriculating next year
***Bold & Italics denotes one of our transfer students is matriculating at this institution
American University
Auburn University
Babson College
Belmont University
Bentley University
Binghamton University
Boston College
Boston University
Brown University
Bryant University
Bucknell University (4)
Catholic University
College of Charleston
College of the Holy Cross
Colgate University
Colorado State University
Champlain College
Chapman University
Clemson University (3)
College of New Jersey, The
Colorado School of Mines
Colorado State University
DePaul University
Drexel University
Elon University
Fairfield University (2)
Florida Southern College
Florida State University
Fordham University
George Washington University
Georgia Institute of Technology
Gettysburg College
Hamilton College
Haverford College
High Point University
Indiana University, Bloomington
Ithaca College
James Madison University
Lafayette College
Lasalle University
Lehigh University
Louisiana State University
Loyola University, MD
Loyola Marymount University
Marist College
Miami University of Ohio
Monmouth University
Michigan State University
Muhlenberg College
North Carolina State University
Northeastern University (3)
Northwestern University
Ohio State University, The
Oregon State University
Pennsylvania State University (2)
Providence College
Purdue University
Quinnipiac University
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rowan University
Rutgers University
Saint John’s University
Saint Joseph’s University
Saint Mary’s College of California
Saint Mary’s College of Maryland
Seton Hall University
Southern Methodist University
Stevens Institute of Technology
Stockton University
Syracuse University
Temple University
Texas Christian University
Towson University
Trinity University, TX
Tulane University
University of Alabama
University of Connecticut
University of Delaware
University of Denver
University of Edinburgh, Scotland
University of Florida
University of Georgia
University of Louisville
University of Maryland (2)
University of Miami
University of Michigan (2)
University of Minnesota
University of Notre Dame
University of Oregon
University of Pennsylvania
University of Pittsburgh
University of Rhode Island
University of Richmond (3)
University of Rochester
University of San Diego
University of Scranton
University of South Carolina
University of Southern California
University of Tampa
University of Texas at Austin
University of Vermont
University of Washington
University of Wisconsin
Villanova University (2)
Virginia Polytechnic Institute (3)
Wake Forest University (2)
West Chester University
Whittier College
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Honors College/Program Admissions:
Drexel University
Elon University
Northeastern University
Penn State University
Rutgers University
Saint Mary’s, Maryland
Temple University
University of Delaware
University of South Carolina
University of Tampa