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Rutgers Preparatory School

🇺🇸 Somerset, NJ · Private school
Top academicArtsNear a cityNon-religiousSports
LocationSomerset, NJ
CountryUnited States
GradesPre-K-12
Enrollment~640 (HS ~390)
Class size15-20
AffiliationIndependent

Founded in 1766, Rutgers Prep is one of America's oldest independent (non-religious) schools, set on a 41-acre campus beside Rutgers University and about 50 minutes from NYC. It holds AP Platinum Distinction and offers 20+ AP courses, university-level research collaboration and 33 athletic teams for roughly 640 students.

Campus & setting

41-acre campus by the Delaware-Raritan Canal, ~50 min from NYC, beside Rutgers University

Academics
  • 20+ AP courses (AP Platinum Distinction)
  • Rutgers University collaborative research (molecular biology, bioinformatics)
  • AP Art & Design
  • AP Music Theory
  • Computer science
  • Required community service
Athletics
  • Basketball (Skyland Conference Team of the Year)
  • Golf
  • Swimming
  • Track & field
  • Soccer
  • Tennis
  • 33 teams, no-cut policy
Arts
  • Visual arts
  • Photography
  • Ceramics
  • Drama (Mamma Mia! - 10 Marquee Award nominations)
  • Orchestra
  • Choir
  • Contemporary music
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