Type
Day
School
Buckingham Browne & Nichols School
Siviq Rank#18Day
Day20 AP Courses
Enrollment
1,043
Student-Teacher Ratio
6:1
Admit Rate
-
Reach
Local / Regional
Narrative
Profile Notes
Summary
Buckingham Browne & Nichols School (BB&N) is a coeducational independent day school in Cambridge, Massachusetts, serving Beginners-Grade 12. The 2025-26 profile reports total enrollment of 1,043 students, 26% receiving financial aid, no GPA or class rank reporting, mean SAT of 1401, mean ACT composite of 32, and a multi-year college matriculation list for the Classes of 2022-2025.
College Counseling
College counseling team includes two co-directors, a senior associate director, an associate director, and an office manager.
Advanced Coursework
Advanced, Honors, and AP courses are offered across English, History and Social Sciences, Mathematics and Computer Science, World Languages, Science, and Arts.
Matriculation Notes
Colleges enrolling BB&N graduates from the Classes of 2022-2025 are reported in tiers of 10 or more, 5 or more, and 1 or more graduates.
Siviq Layer
Siviq Scores
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar schools. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
Academic Program
68th percentile
Higher reported academic program than 68% of similar schools.
Combines advanced-course offerings, testing, and reported honors or IB signals.
Outcomes
95th percentile
Higher reported outcomes than 95% of similar schools.
Based on reported college destinations in the current school profile.
Reach & Access
55th percentile
Higher reported reach & access than 55% of similar schools.
Combines geographic reach and reported access signals from the current school data.
Student Experience
86th percentile
Lower reported student experience than 86% of similar schools.
Lower student-teacher ratios score higher within each peer cohort.
Standardized Data
Profile
Profile
Overview
- Grades Served
- 6-8
Profile
Academics
- AP Courses
- 20
- Honors Program
- Yes
- Average SAT
- 1,401
- Average ACT
- 32
Profile
Student Body
- Students of Color
- 50%
- Receiving Financial Aid
- 26%
Profile
Policies
- Class Rank Policy
- BB&N does not provide GPAs or Class Rank for its students.
- Disciplinary Reporting
- BB&N does not directly report disciplinary actions unless they occur following the submission of the application materials. Students are expected to answer discipline questions honestly; if BB&N discovers a student has not contacted the college or has not answered relevant questions, BB&N will contact the college directly.
Location Context
Nearest
Institutional Details
People & Credentials
Institutional
Leadership
Head of School
Dr. Jennifer Price
Upper School Director
Jessica Keimowitz
Institutional
Contacts
Co-Director of College Counseling
Sharonda Dailey Thompson
Co-Director of College Counseling
Julia Kobus Patil
Senior Associate Director of College Counseling
Fred Coyne
Associate Director of College Counseling
Hermance Septembre
College Counseling Office Manager
Antoinette Truman
Institutional
Accreditations
Accreditation
NEASC
Listed under 'Accreditation & Memberships'.
Membership
NAIS
Listed under 'Accreditation & Memberships'.
Membership
AISNE
Listed under 'Accreditation & Memberships'.
Membership
NACAC
Listed under 'Accreditation & Memberships'.
Membership
NEACAC
Listed under 'Accreditation & Memberships'.
Membership
ACCIS
Listed under 'Accreditation & Memberships'.
Membership
The College Board
Listed under 'Accreditation & Memberships'.
Institutional
School Codes
CEEB Code
220-475
External References
Links
College Outcomes
Top Colleges
Search & Answers
Buckingham Browne & Nichols School Frequently Asked Questions
What is the student-teacher ratio at Buckingham Browne & Nichols School?
The current school profile does not publish a normalized student-teacher ratio for Buckingham Browne & Nichols School.
How many students are enrolled at Buckingham Browne & Nichols School?
The current school profile reports about 1,043 students enrolled at Buckingham Browne & Nichols School.
What grades does Buckingham Browne & Nichols School offer?
Buckingham Browne & Nichols School currently reports serving grades 12.
Is Buckingham Browne & Nichols School a day school or a boarding school?
Buckingham Browne & Nichols School is a private school.
Does Buckingham Browne & Nichols School offer advanced placement (AP) courses?
Yes. The current school profile reports 20 AP courses at Buckingham Browne & Nichols School.
How many students receive financial aid at Buckingham Browne & Nichols School?
The current school profile says about 26.0% of students at Buckingham Browne & Nichols School receive financial aid.
Which colleges show up most often for Buckingham Browne & Nichols School?
The current school profile highlights Boston College as one of the top reported college destinations for Buckingham Browne & Nichols School.
Does BB&N report GPA or class rank?
No. BB&N says it does not provide GPAs or class rank for its students.
What kind of academic calendar does BB&N use?
BB&N runs on a trimester schedule.
What does college counseling look like at BB&N?
The college counseling office includes two co-directors, a senior associate director, an associate director, and an office manager.
Are there options beyond the regular on-campus course list?
Yes. BB&N offers Global Online Academy courses for grades 11-12 as a sixth course, and it also lists several semester-away programs like Swiss Semester, School Year Abroad, and the High Mountain Institute.
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Provenance
Sources
| Source | Type | Checked | Metrics |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 School Profile (PDF) Used for normalized profile metrics, school facts, FAQ answers, and school SEO metadata. | School Profile PDF | Apr 01, 2026 | AP Courses • Academic Rigor Category • Access Category • Accreditations • Advanced Course Notes • Average ACT • More normalized profile fields |
| BB&N at a Glance - BBN www.bbns.org/at-a-glance | Official Website Page | May 11, 2026 | Founded Year • Student-Teacher Ratio |
| Home - BBN www.bbns.org | Official Website Page | Apr 05, 2026 | Grades Served • Students of Color |
Sources & Data QualityMirrored artifacts, website inventory, and normalization review notes for this school profile.
Source Links
Known Website Addresses
| Role | URL | Method |
|---|---|---|
| official_website | www.bbns.org/about/at-a-glance | supplemental_backfill |
| official_website | www.bbns.org/about/facts | supplemental_backfill |
| official_website | www.bbns.org/about/fast-facts | supplemental_backfill |
| official_website | www.bbns.org/admission | supplemental_backfill |
| official_website | www.bbns.org/admissions | supplemental_backfill |
| Student Life – Overview - BBN | www.bbns.org/student-life | supplemental_backfill |
| official_website | www.bbns.org/tuition-and-financial-aid | supplemental_backfill |
| College Counseling - BBN | www.bbns.org/academics/college-counseling | supplemental_backfill |
| College Counseling - BBN | www.bbns.org/academics/college-counseling | site_scan |
| 2025-2026 school profile PDF | www.bbns.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/BBN-College-Profile-25-26.pdf | page_scan |
| Academics – Overview - BBN | www.bbns.org/academics | supplemental_backfill |
| Lower School - BBN | www.bbns.org/academics/lower-school | supplemental_backfill |
| BB&N at a Glance - BBN | www.bbns.org/at-a-glance | supplemental_backfill |
| BB&N Profile | www.bbns.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/BBN-College-Profile-25-26.pdf | supplemental_backfill |
| Home - BBN | www.bbns.org | existing |
| Admissions Events - BBN | www.bbns.org/admissions-events | supplemental_backfill |
| Meet Our Admissions Team - BBN | www.bbns.org/why-bbn/meet-our-admissions-team | supplemental_backfill |
| Student Admissions Board - BBN | www.bbns.org/why-bbn/student-admissions-board | supplemental_backfill |
All Canonical Metrics
| Metric | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Grades Served | 6-8 | Grades 6-8 Athletics Upper School Athletics Teams Student Athlete Interest Forms Athletics Calendar Fields & |
| Lowest Grade | 12 | 12 |
| Highest Grade | 12 | 12 |
| Postgraduate Offered | - | 12 |
| Boarding Status | Day | Buckingham Browne & Nichols (BB&N) is an academically excellent, diverse, and inclusive coeducational day school for Pre-K to 12 students. |
| Boarding Status Code | day | Day |
| School Type | Private | Formed in 1974 by a merger of two long-standing Cambridge independent schools... BB&N is... a coeducational day school for Pre-K to 12 students. |
| School Type Code | private | Private |
| Enrollment | 1043 | QUICK FACTS — Enrollment: 1,043 Students |
| Residential Enrollment | - | - |
| Day Enrollment | - | - |
| Student-Teacher Ratio | 6 | Our 6:1 student-to-teacher ratio allows us to develop a relationship with each child and guide them through their academic and personal journey. |
| Founded Year | 1974 | Founded in 1974 |
| School Leadership | - | Dr. Jennifer Price — Head of School |
| Key Contacts | - | Sharonda Dailey Thompson — Co-Director of College Counseling — [email protected] |
| Accreditations | - | Accreditation & Memberships — NEASC |
| School Codes | - | CEEB Code 220-475 |
| AP Courses | 20 | GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS AND ADVANCED, HONORS, AND AP COURSES — AP-designated offerings listed are: AP Literature and Composition; AP Art History; AP Comparative Government and Politics; AP U.S. Government and Politics; AP European History; AP Human Geography; AP Macroeconomics; AP Calculus AB; AP Calculus BC; AP Statistics; AP Computer Science A; AP Chinese Language and Culture; AP French Language and Culture; AP Latin; AP Spanish Language and Culture; AP Physics I; AP Chemistry; AP Biology; AP Physics C: Mechanics; AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism. |
| Average Class Size | - | - |
| IB Program | - | - |
| Honors Program | Yes | GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS AND ADVANCED, HONORS, AND AP COURSES — multiple offerings are explicitly labeled Honors across departments. |
| Advanced Course Notes | Advanced, Honors, and AP courses are offered across English, History and Social Sciences, Mathematics and Computer Science, World Languages, Science, and Arts. | GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS AND ADVANCED, HONORS, AND AP COURSES |
| Faculty Count | - | - |
| College Counseling Summary | College counseling team includes two co-directors, a senior associate director, an associate director, and an office manager. | Sharonda Dailey Thompson — Co-Director of College Counseling; Julia Kobus Patil — Co-Director of College Counseling; Fred Coyne — Senior Associate Director of College Counseling; Hermance Septembre — Associate Director of College Counseling; Antoinette Truman — College Counseling Office Manager. |
| Testing Policy | - | - |
| Testing Policy Code | - | - |
| Average SAT | 1401 | TEST SCORES FOR THE CLASS OF 2025 — SAT Summary Total: Middle 50% 1325-1540; Mean 1401 |
| Average ACT | 32 | TEST SCORES FOR THE CLASS OF 2025 — ACT Summary Composite: Middle 50% 29-34.5; Mean 32 |
| Matriculation Summary | Colleges enrolling BB&N graduates from the Classes of 2022-2025 are reported in tiers of 10 or more, 5 or more, and 1 or more graduates. | COLLEGES ENROLLING BB&N GRADUATES FROM THE CLASSES OF 2022-2025 — Colleges enrolling ten or more BB&N graduates; Colleges enrolling five or more BB&N graduates; Colleges enrolling one or more BB&N graduates. |
| Top Colleges | - | Boston College 10 or more BB&N graduates; Colby College 10 or more BB&N graduates; Dartmouth College 10 or more BB&N graduates; Harvard University 10 or more BB&N graduates; Massachusetts Institute of Technology 10 or more BB&N graduates; New York University 10 or more BB&N graduates; Northeastern University 10 or more BB&N graduates; Northwestern University 10 or more BB&N graduates; Tufts University 10 or more BB&N graduates; University of Michigan 10 or more BB&N graduates; Washington University in St. Louis 10 or more BB&N graduates; American University 5 or more BB&N graduates; Babson College 5 or more BB&N graduates; Barnard College 5 or more BB&N graduates; Bentley University 5 or more BB&N graduates; Bowdoin College 5 or more BB&N graduates; College of the Holy Cross 5 or more BB&N graduates; Colorado College 5 or more BB&N graduates; Cornell University 5 or more BB&N graduates; Duke University 5 or more BB&N graduates; Emory University 5 or more BB&N graduates; George Washington University 5 or more BB&N graduates; Georgetown University 5 or more BB&N graduates; Middlebury College 5 or more BB&N graduates; Princeton University 5 or more BB&N graduates; Providence College 5 or more BB&N graduates; Rice University 5 or more BB&N graduates; Syracuse University 5 or more BB&N graduates; Tulane University 5 or more BB&N graduates; University of Chicago 5 or more BB&N graduates; University of Massachusetts-Amherst 5 or more BB&N graduates; University of Pennsylvania 5 or more BB&N graduates; University of Southern California 5 or more BB&N graduates; University of St Andrews 5 or more BB&N graduates; Vanderbilt University 5 or more BB&N graduates; Wake Forest University 5 or more BB&N graduates; Yale University 5 or more BB&N graduates |
| States Represented | - | - |
| Countries Represented | - | - |
| Students of Color | 50 | 50% Self-Identified Students of Color |
| International Students | - | - |
| Receiving Financial Aid | 26 | QUICK FACTS — Students Receiving Financial Aid: 26% |
| Tuition-Free Share | - | - |
| Applicants | - | - |
| Admitted | - | - |
| Matriculated | - | - |
| Admit Rate | - | - |
| Yield Rate | - | - |
| Class Rank Policy | BB&N does not provide GPAs or Class Rank for its students. | PROGRAM NOTES AND STUDENT RECOGNITION — Transcripts: BB&N does not provide GPAs or Class Rank for its students. |
| Class Rank Policy Code | not_reported | BB&N does not provide GPAs or Class Rank for its students. |
| Weighted Grades | - | - |
| Weighted Grades Policy | - | - |
| Disciplinary Reporting | BB&N does not directly report disciplinary actions unless they occur following the submission of the application materials. Students are expected to answer discipline questions honestly; if BB&N discovers a student has not contacted the college or has not answered relevant questions, BB&N will contact the college directly. | Reporting Discipline: BB&N does not directly report disciplinary actions unless they occur following the submission of the application materials. It is expected that students, when asked about discipline, will respond in an honest and forthright manner. If BB&N discovers that the student has not contacted the college or has not answered relevant questions, BB&N will contact the college directly. |
| Boarding Model | day_only | day_only |
| Selectivity Category | selective | selective |
| Academic Rigor Category | very_high | very_high |
| Testing Policy Category | not_reported | not_reported |
| College Counseling Category | extensive | extensive |
| Student Body Reach Category | regional | regional |
| Access Category | meaningful_access | meaningful_access |
| Outcome Category | exceptional_outcomes | exceptional_outcomes |
| Signals | - | Explicitly described as a coeducational day school; 20 AP courses reported; Advanced, Honors, and AP courses offered across all major academic departments; Most students access AP courses starting in junior year; More than 90% of AP exams over five years scored 3 or higher; Mean SAT 1401 and mean ACT 32 for the Class of 2025; National Merit recognition reported for 2022-2025: 32 semifinalists, 22 finalists, 5 scholars; College counseling office includes two co-directors, one senior associate director, one associate director, and one office manager; 76 towns/cities represented, but no states or countries reported; 26% of students receive financial aid; Multi-year matriculation outcomes reported for Classes of 2022-2025; Reported outcomes include 10+ graduates to Harvard, MIT, Dartmouth, Northwestern, Tufts, and other highly selective colleges over four years; Additional 5+ graduate outcomes reported to Princeton, Yale, Duke, UChicago, Penn, Rice, Vanderbilt, and other selective institutions; Testing policy is not reported in the supplied evidence |