At Cranbrook Schools, college preparation and college counseling mean more than preparing students for the “right” college. They mean preparing students for the college that is ideal for them – and then helping them find it. Our dedicated, full-time college counselors provide expert knowledge about the entire college admissions process.

Cranbrook graduates do very well in college. This "paves the way" for future Cranbrook students to be admitted to the most prestigious schools, because the example of success has been set. In short: college admission officers know and respect Cranbrook's academic excellence and are confident students will succeed after admittance.

College Attendance

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  • Fifty colleges most frequently attended by Cranbrook graduates during the past four years:

    Albion College
    Boston College
    Boston University
    Brown University
    Butler University
    Carnegie Mellon University
    Case Western Reserve University
    Columbia University
    Cornell University
    Denison University
    DePaul University
    George Washington University
    Georgetown University
    Georgia Institute of Technology
    Grand Valley State University
    Harvard University
    Howard University
    Indiana University (Bloomington)
    Johns Hopkins University
    Kalamazoo College
    Kenyon College
    Loyola University Chicago
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Miami University (Oxford)
    Michigan State University
    New York University
    Northeastern University
    Northwestern University
    Penn State University (University Park)
    Princeton University
    Purdue University (Main Campus)
    Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    Syracuse University
    The Ohio State University
    The University of Alabama
    Tulane University of Louisiana
    University of Arizona
    University of California (Berkeley)
    University of California (Los Angeles)
    University of Chicago
    University of Colorado Boulder
    University of Denver
    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    University of Miami
    University of Michigan
    University of Michigan (Dearborn)
    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    University of Oregon
    University of Pennsylvania
    University of Southern California
    University of Toronto
    University of Vermont
    University of Wisconsin (Madison)
    Washington University in St. Louis
    Wayne State University
    Yale University

Class of 2023 College Acceptances

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  • Ivy League Universities

    Class of 2023 Ivy League Acceptances:

    Brown University
    Columbia University
    Cornell University
    Dartmouth College
    Harvard University
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Princeton University
    Stanford University 
    University of Pennsylvania
    Yale University

    • 20 total admissions representing 13 students
    bold typeface indicates at least one student matriculated

  • "Hidden Ivy" Colleges & Universities

    (A group established in the book, "The Hidden Ivies", 3rd ed. Greene, Howard, M.A., Ph.D.)
    Class of 2023 "Hidden Ivy" Acceptances:

    Amherst College
    Bates College
    Boston College
    Brandeis University
    Carleton College
    Case Western Reserve University
    Colby College
    Colgate University
    Connecticut College
    Denison University
    Dickinson College
    Emory University
    Fordham University
    Georgetown University
    Johns Hopkins University
    Kenyon College
    Lehigh University
    Macalester College
    Northwestern University
    Oberlin College
    Reed College
    Stanford University
    Tufts University
    Tulane University of Louisiana
    Union College
    University of Chicago
    University of Richmond
    University of Rochester
    University of Southern California
    Vassar College
    Villanova University
    Washington University in St. Louis
    Wesleyan University

    • 107 total admissions representing 75 students
    • 54 students with single admits, 21 students with multiple admits
    bold typeface indicates at least one student matriculated
  • Top 50 National Schools

    (U.S. News and World Report, 2022-23)
    Class of 2023 Top 50 National School Acceptances:

    Boston College
    Boston University
    Brandeis University
    Brown University
    Carnegie Mellon University
    Case Western Reserve University
    Columbia University
    Cornell University
    Dartmouth University
    Emory University
    Georgetown University
    Georgia Institute of Technology
    Harvard University
    Johns Hopkins University
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    New York University
    Northeastern University
    Northwestern University
    Princeton University
    Rice University
    Stanford University
    The Ohio State University
    Tufts University
    Tulane 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 Georgia
    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    University of Michigan
    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    University of Pennsylvania
    University of Rochester
    University of Southern California
    University of Texas at Austin
    University of Virginia
    University of Wisconsin (Madison)
    Vanderbilt University
    Washington University in St. Louis
    William & Mary
    Yale University


    • 308 total admissions representing 112 students
    • 38 students with single admits, 74 students with multiple admits

    bold typeface indicates at least one student matriculated
  • Top 50 Liberal Arts Schools

    (U.S. News and World Report, 2022-23)
    Class of 2023 Top 50 Liberal Arts Schools Acceptances:

    Amherst College
    Barnard College
    Bates College
    Carleton College
    Claremont McKenna College
    Colby College
    Colgate University
    College of the Holy Cross
    Denison University
    DePauw University
    Grinnell College
    Kenyon College
    Macalester College
    Oberlin College and Conservatory
    Occidental College
    Pomona College
    Scripps College
    Union College
    United States Military Academy at West Point
    United States Naval Academy
    University of Richmond
    Vassar College
    Wesleyan University
    Whitman College
    Williams College

    • 39 total admissions representing 30 students
    • 22 students with single admits, 8 students with multiple admits

    bold typeface indicates at least one student matriculated
  • Top 50 Public National Schools

    (U.S. News and World Report, 2022-23)
    Class of 2023 Top 50 Public National University Acceptances:

    Auburn University
    Binghamton University
    Clemson University
    Florida State University
    Georgia Institute of Technology
    Indiana University (Bloomington)
    Miami University – Ohio 
    Michigan State University
    Penn State University (University Park)
    Purdue University
    Rutgers University
    Stony Brook University – SUNY
    Texas A&M University
    The Ohio State University
    University of Arizona
    University of Buffalo – SUNY
    University of California (Berkeley)
    University of California (Davis)
    University of California (Irvine)
    University of California (Los Angeles)
    University of California (Riverside)
    University of California (San Diego)
    University of California (Santa Barbara)
    University of California (Santa Cruz)
    University of Colorado Boulder
    University of Connecticut
    University of Delaware
    University of Florida
    University of Georgia
    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    University of Iowa
    University of Maryland
    University of Massachusetts (Amherst)
    University of Michigan
    University of Minnesota (Twin Cities)
    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    University of Oregon
    University of Pittsburgh
    University of South Florida
    University of Texas at Austin
    University of Utah
    University of Virginia
    University of Washington (Seattle)
    University of Wisconsin (Madison)
    Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
    William & Mary

    • 439 total admissions representing 163 students
    • 46 students with single admits, 117 students with multiple admits

    bold typeface indicates at least one student matriculated