Type
-
Type
-
Enrollment
1,129
Student-Teacher Ratio
-
Admit Rate
-
Reach
Local / Regional
Narrative
Summary
Official Pingry school profile PDF provided is an older profile for the Class of 2018 rather than a 2025-2026 profile. The normalized data below preserves only source-supported facts from that PDF.
College Counseling
College counseling staff listed include a Director of College Counseling, two Associate Directors of College Counseling, two College Counselors, a College Counselor & Coordinator, a College Counseling Assistant, an Upper School Director/College Counselor, and a Registrar. College Counseling Phone: (908) 647-5555.
Advanced Coursework
Enrollment in Advanced Placement, Advanced Topics, and Honors courses is by faculty invitation only. There is no limit to the number of Advanced Placement, Advanced Topics, or Honors courses a student may take. 17 AP courses, 7 Advanced Topics courses, and 19 Honors courses are offered.
Matriculation Notes
The PDF reports a matriculation table by institution with counts for both 2014-2017 and 2017 under the heading 'Matriculations of Pingry Graduates.
Siviq Layer
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar schools. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
Academic Program
73rd percentile
Higher reported academic program than 73% of similar schools.
Combines advanced-course offerings, testing, and reported honors or IB signals.
Institutional Resources
82nd percentile
Higher reported institutional resources than 82% of similar schools.
Uses linked nonprofit financial capacity when a reviewed EIN match is available.
Outcomes
81st percentile
Higher reported outcomes than 81% of similar schools.
Based on reported college destinations in the current school profile.
Reach & Access
45th percentile
Higher reported reach & access than 45% of similar schools.
Combines geographic reach and reported access signals from the current school data.
Standardized Data
Profile
Profile
Profile
Linked Nonprofit Data
Net Assets
$189,322,794
Tax year 2024
Net Income
$2,925,473
Latest revenue minus expenses from the school's nonprofit filing.
Total Expenses
$79,842,909
Tax year 2024
Expenses Per Student
$70,720
Calculated from total expenses divided by the current school-profile enrollment.
Location Context
Institutional Details
Institutional
Headmaster
Assistant Headmaster – Basking Ridge Campus
Director of College Counseling
Upper School Director, College Counselor
Institutional
Director of College Counseling
Associate Director of College Counseling
Associate Director of College Counseling
College Counselor
College Counselor & Coordinator
College Counseling Assistant
Upper School Director, College Counselor
Registrar
General Office Contact
Fax: (908) 647-6914
Institutional
Listed under Accreditation and Membership
Listed under Accreditation and Membership
Listed under Accreditation and Membership
National/Regional college admissions counseling association membership.
Listed under Accreditation and Membership
National Association for College Admission Counseling membership.
Listed under Accreditation and Membership
New Jersey Association of Independent Schools membership.
Listed under Accreditation and Membership
National Association of Independent Schools membership.
Institutional
CEEB #310315
External References
College Outcomes
Search & Answers
The current school profile does not publish a normalized student-teacher ratio for The Pingry School.
The current school profile reports about 1,129 students enrolled at The Pingry School.
The Pingry School currently reports serving grades K-12.
The Pingry School is located in Basking Ridge, NJ.
The Pingry School is a private school.
Yes. The current school profile reports 17 AP courses at The Pingry School.
The current school profile highlights The University of Alabama as one of the top reported college destinations for The Pingry School.
No. Pingry says it does not calculate a cumulative GPA, and it does not rank students.
Pingry lists graduation requirements at 51 credits.
The profile lists a sizable team: a Director of College Counseling, two Associate Directors, two College Counselors, a College Counselor & Coordinator, a College Counseling Assistant, an Upper School Director/College Counselor, and a Registrar. The general office phone listed is (908) 647-5555.
The profile says Pingry has 172 full-time faculty with an average tenure of 11 years. Of those, 125 hold advanced degrees, including 23 doctorates.
By Geography
By Similarity
Provenance
| 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 • Boarding Model • More normalized profile fields |
| 2025-2026 school profile PDF www.pingry.org/uploaded/_Teaching_and_Learning/College_Counseling/2017-18_Profile_CCO.pdf | Official Linked File | May 12, 2026 | Faculty Count • Founded Year |
| Role | URL | Method |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 school profile PDF | www.pingry.org/uploaded/_Teaching_and_Learning/College_Counseling/2017-18_Profile_CCO.pdf | page_scan |
| Official website | www.pingry.org | search |
| Metric | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Grades Served | K-12 | The Pingry School ... consists of the Short Hills Campus (Lower School, K-5, 288 students) and Basking Ridge Campus (Middle School, 6-8, 270 students and Upper School, 9-12, 571 students). |
| Lowest Grade | 0 | K-12 |
| Highest Grade | 12 | K-12 |
| Postgraduate Offered | - | K-12 |
| Boarding Status | - | - |
| Boarding Status Code | - | - |
| School Type | Private | The Pingry School, a coeducational, independent college preparatory school founded by Dr. John F. Pingry in 1861... |
| School Type Code | private | Private |
| Enrollment | 1129 | ...Short Hills Campus (Lower School, K-5, 288 students) and Basking Ridge Campus (Middle School, 6-8, 270 students and Upper School, 9-12, 571 students). |
| Residential Enrollment | - | - |
| Day Enrollment | - | - |
| Student-Teacher Ratio | - | - |
| Founded Year | 1861 | The Pingry School, a coeducational, independent college preparatory school founded by Dr. John F. Pingry in 1861 |
| School Leadership | - | Nathaniel E. Conard, Headmaster |
| Key Contacts | - | Timothy P. Lear ’92, Director of College Counseling, [email protected]; x1237 |
| Accreditations | - | Accreditation and Membership: Cum Laude Society; New Jersey State Department of Education; NJACAC; NACAC; NJAIS; NAIS |
| School Codes | - | CEEB #310315 |
| AP Courses | 17 | 17 Advanced Placement courses, 7 Advanced Topics courses, and 19 Honors courses are offered. |
| Average Class Size | - | - |
| IB Program | - | - |
| Honors Program | Yes | The school offers courses at the college-prep, honors, Advanced Placement, and Advanced Topics levels. |
| Advanced Course Notes | Enrollment in Advanced Placement, Advanced Topics, and Honors courses is by faculty invitation only. There is no limit to the number of Advanced Placement, Advanced Topics, or Honors courses a student may take. 17 AP courses, 7 Advanced Topics courses, and 19 Honors courses are offered. | Enrollment in Advanced Placement, Advanced Topics, and Honors courses is by faculty invitation only. There is no limit to the number of Advanced Placement, Advanced Topics, or Honors courses a student may take. 17 Advanced Placement courses, 7 Advanced Topics courses, and 19 Honors courses are offered. |
| Faculty Count | 172 | The average tenure of Pingry’s 172 full-time faculty is 11 years; of these full-time faculty, 125 hold advanced degrees, including 23 doctorates. |
| College Counseling Summary | College counseling staff listed include a Director of College Counseling, two Associate Directors of College Counseling, two College Counselors, a College Counselor & Coordinator, a College Counseling Assistant, an Upper School Director/College Counselor, and a Registrar. College Counseling Phone: (908) 647-5555. | Timothy P. Lear ’92, Director of College Counseling... Susan P. Kinney, Associate Director of College Counseling... Meghan R. Finegan, Associate Director of College Counseling... Amy G. Cooperman ’90, College Counselor... Cherilyn Reynolds, College Counselor & Coordinator... Scott Garrow, College Counseling Assistant... Ananya Chatterji, Upper School Director, College Counselor... Karen Peake, Registrar... College Counseling Phone, (908) 647-5555 |
| Testing Policy | - | - |
| Testing Policy Code | - | - |
| Average SAT | - | - |
| Average ACT | - | - |
| Matriculation Summary | The PDF reports a matriculation table by institution with counts for both 2014-2017 and 2017 under the heading 'Matriculations of Pingry Graduates.' | Matriculations of Pingry Graduates 2014-2017 / 2017 |
| Top Colleges | - | The University of Alabama 2014-2017: 0; 2017: 1; American University 2014-2017: 0; 2017: 1; Amherst College 2014-2017: 0; 2017: 4; Babson College 2014-2017: 0; 2017: 3; Barnard College 2014-2017: 1; 2017: 2; Bates College 2014-2017: 0; 2017: 1; Boston College 2014-2017: 0; 2017: 8; Boston University 2014-2017: 1; 2017: 6; Bowdoin College 2014-2017: 1; 2017: 7; Brown University 2014-2017: 4; 2017: 10; Bucknell University 2014-2017: 4; 2017: 12; California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo 2014-2017: 0; 2017: 1; University of California, Berkeley 2014-2017: 0; 2017: 5; Carnegie Mellon University 2014-2017: 1; 2017: 10; Case Western Reserve University 2014-2017: 0; 2017: 1; Centenary University 2014-2017: 1; 2017: 1; Chapman University 2014-2017: 0; 2017: 1; University of Chicago 2014-2017: 3; 2017: 7; Claremont McKenna College 2014-2017: 1; 2017: 1; Colby College 2014-2017: 1; 2017: 2; Colgate University 2014-2017: 3; 2017: 10; Colorado College 2014-2017: 0; 2017: 1; Columbia University 2014-2017: 2; 2017: 12; Connecticut College 2014-2017: 1; 2017: 1; Cornell University 2014-2017: 8; 2017: 24; Dartmouth College 2014-2017: 3; 2017: 13; Davidson College 2014-2017: 0; 2017: 1; University of Delaware 2014-2017: 0; 2017: 1; Denison University 2014-2017: 0; 2017: 1; Dickinson College 2014-2017: 1; 2017: 1; Duke University 2014-2017: 2; 2017: 8; Elon University 2014-2017: 2; 2017: 3; Emory University 2014-2017: 0; 2017: 4; Fordham University 2014-2017: 1; 2017: 1; Franklin & Marshall College 2014-2017: 0; 2017: 3; Furman University 2014-2017: 0; 2017: 1; The George Washington University 2014-2017: 1; 2017: 3; Georgetown University 2014-2017: 5; 2017: 12; Georgia Institute of Technology 2014-2017: 1; 2017: 4; The University of Georgia 2014-2017: 0; 2017: 1; Gettysburg College 2014-2017: 2; 2017: 5; Hamilton College 2014-2017: 0; 2017: 9; Harvard University 2014-2017: 3; 2017: 13; Haverford College 2014-2017: 0; 2017: 1; High Point University 2014-2017: 0; 2017: 1; Hobart and William Smith Colleges 2014-2017: 0; 2017: 2; College of the Holy Cross 2014-2017: 0; 2017: 2; Howard University 2014-2017: 0; 2017: 2; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2014-2017: 0; 2017: 1; Indiana University at Bloomington 2014-2017: 0; 2017: 2; Johns Hopkins University 2014-2017: 1; 2017: 3; Kenyon College 2014-2017: 2; 2017: 4; Lafayette College 2014-2017: 1; 2017: 5; Lehigh University 2014-2017: 3; 2017: 16; Loyola University Maryland 2014-2017: 0; 2017: 1; Manhattan School of Music 2014-2017: 0; 2017: 1; Marist College 2014-2017: 0; 2017: 1; University of Maryland, College Park 2014-2017: 0; 2017: 2; Marymount Manhattan College 2014-2017: 0; 2017: 1; Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2014-2017: 1; 2017: 1; University of Miami 2014-2017: 1; 2017: 1; University of Michigan 2014-2017: 3; 2017: 11; Middlebury College 2014-2017: 2; 2017: 5; Muhlenberg College 2014-2017: 0; 2017: 1; New Jersey Institute of Technology 2014-2017: 0; 2017: 1; The College of New Jersey 2014-2017: 1; 2017: 1; New York University 2014-2017: 3; 2017: 14; The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 2014-2017: 0; 2017: 1; Northeastern University 2014-2017: 2; 2017: 3; Northwestern University 2014-2017: 2; 2017: 12; University of Notre Dame 2014-2017: 6; 2017: 14; Oberlin College of Arts and Sciences 2014-2017: 0; 2017: 3; Occidental College 2014-2017: 0; 2017: 1; Oxford College of Emory University 2014-2017: 1; 2017: 1; Pennsylvania State University 2014-2017: 1; 2017: 4; University of Pennsylvania 2014-2017: 4; 2017: 26; Pomona College 2014-2017: 0; 2017: 1; Princeton University 2014-2017: 5; 2017: 14; Queen Mary University of London 2014-2017: 1; 2017: 1; Quinnipiac University 2014-2017: 0; 2017: 1; Rhodes College 2014-2017: 1; 2017: 2; Rice University 2014-2017: 1; 2017: 4; University of Richmond 2014-2017: 0; 2017: 5; University of Rochester 2014-2017: 0; 2017: 4; Rutgers University-New Brunswick 2014-2017: 4; 2017: 5; Savannah College of Art and Design 2014-2017: 1; 2017: 2; Seton Hall University 2014-2017: 1; 2017: 3; Sewanee: The University of the South 2014-2017: 0; 2017: 1; Skidmore College 2014-2017: 1; 2017: 2; University of Southern California 2014-2017: 1; 2017: 9; St. Lawrence University 2014-2017: 0; 2017: 1; Stanford University 2014-2017: 0; 2017: 2; Stevens Institute of Technology 2014-2017: 0; 2017: 1; Suffolk University 2014-2017: 0; 2017: 1; Swarthmore College 2014-2017: 1; 2017: 3; Syracuse University 2014-2017: 3; 2017: 5; The New School - All Divisions 2014-2017: 0; 2017: 1; Trinity College 2014-2017: 0; 2017: 1; Tufts University 2014-2017: 4; 2017: 14; Tulane University 2014-2017: 2; 2017: 4; University of Cambridge (King’s College) 2014-2017: 0; 2017: 1; University of St Andrews 2014-2017: 1; 2017: 2; Ursinus College 2014-2017: 0; 2017: 1; Vanderbilt University 2014-2017: 4; 2017: 15; Vassar College 2014-2017: 2; 2017: 5; University of Vermont 2014-2017: 0; 2017: 1; Villanova University 2014-2017: 1; 2017: 9; University of Virginia 2014-2017: 1; 2017: 4; Wake Forest University 2014-2017: 1; 2017: 1; Washington and Lee University 2014-2017: 1; 2017: 4; Washington University in St. Louis 2014-2017: 2; 2017: 11; Wellesley College 2014-2017: 0; 2017: 1; Wesleyan University 2014-2017: 3; 2017: 6; College of William and Mary 2014-2017: 4; 2017: 8; Williams College 2014-2017: 1; 2017: 5; Xavier University 2014-2017: 1; 2017: 2; Yale University 2014-2017: 3; 2017: 12 |
| States Represented | - | - |
| Countries Represented | - | - |
| Students of Color | - | - |
| International Students | - | - |
| Receiving Financial Aid | - | - |
| Tuition-Free Share | - | - |
| Applicants | - | - |
| Admitted | - | - |
| Matriculated | - | - |
| Admit Rate | - | - |
| Yield Rate | - | - |
| Class Rank Policy | Pingry does not rank students. | A cumulative grade point average is not calculated. Pingry does not rank students. |
| Class Rank Policy Code | - | Pingry does not rank students. |
| Weighted Grades | - | - |
| Weighted Grades Policy | - | - |
| Disciplinary Reporting | - | - |
| Boarding Model | unknown | unknown |
| Selectivity Category | limited_evidence | limited_evidence |
| 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 | limited_evidence | limited_evidence |
| Outcome Category | exceptional_outcomes | exceptional_outcomes |
| Signals | - | Boarding status not reported in supplied profile.; No admit rate, applicant volume, yield, or average SAT/ACT reported; selectivity evidence is limited.; 17 AP courses, 7 Advanced Topics courses, and 19 Honors courses are offered.; Enrollment in AP, Advanced Topics, and Honors is by faculty invitation only.; There is no limit to the number of advanced courses a student may take.; 280 students wrote 662 AP exams in May 2017.; 90% of AP scores were 3 or higher.; College counseling staff listed include a Director, 2 Associate Directors, multiple counselors, a coordinator, an assistant, and a registrar.; Student body is drawn from over 90 municipalities across New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.; No financial-aid participation rates or tuition-free share reported.; Profile reports a matriculation table by institution for 2014-2017 and 2017.; Reported matriculations include substantial counts at highly selective colleges such as Penn, Cornell, Princeton, Yale, Harvard, Columbia, Dartmouth, Brown, Chicago, Stanford, and MIT. |