Campus
Year founded: 1935
Size: 500 rural acres
Location: Scenic Southern Vermont, 10 miles to Brattleboro, close to major Green Mountain ski areas, 115 miles to Boston and 213 miles to New York City
Facilities: 9 dorms (4 boys, 5 girls), 34 on campus residences/apartments
32 classrooms, visual & performing arts center, net-zero fieldhouse, dining hall, school store, infirmary, observatory, dairy farm, horse barn, two greenhouses, six gardens,
40 Km cross-country skiing trails, three athletic fields, weight room, boat house
School Population
Director: Emily Jones
Administrators: 7
Staff: 40
Faculty: 35 full time, 24 part time/adjunct
Faculty/Student Ratio: 1:6
Average Class Size: 9-15 students
Student Enrollment: 218 - 57% girls, 43% boys
Boarding Students: 172
Day Students: 46
Geographic Distribution: 26 states, 14 countries
Diversity Ratio: 19% American minority, 21% international
Financial Aid Recipients: 44%
Academic Program
Courses: Arts, English, Modern Languages, History, Library, Mathematics, Sciences, English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), Astronomy, Independent Study
College Placement: During the past four years, Putney graduates have attended such colleges as
American University, American University of Paris, Amherst College, Barnard College, Bard College, Bates College, Bennington College, Berklee College of Music, Boston College, Boston University, Brandeis University, Bryn Mawr College, Carleton College, Carnegie Mellon University, Clark University, College of the Atlantic, Colorado College, Columbia University, Connecticut College, Cornell University, Dartmouth College, Earlham College, Emerson College, Emory University, Eugene Lang College, Fordham University, Georgetown University, George Washington University, Grinnell College, Hampshire College, Haverford College, Johns Hopkins University, Lake Forest College, Lewis and Clark College, Marlboro College, McGill University, Middlebury College, Mt. Holyoke College, New York University, Northeastern University, Oberlin College, Oberlin Conservatory, Occidental College, Parsons School of Design (NY), Parsons School of Design (Paris), Pitzer College, Pratt Institute, Reed College, Rhode Island School of Design, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Rochester Institute of Technology, Sarah Lawrence College, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Skidmore College, Smith College, St. Johns College, Swarthmore College, Trinity College, Tufts University, Tulane University, University of Aberdeen, University of California, University of Chicago, University of Edinburgh, University of Massachusetts, University of Michigan, University of New Hampshire, University of North Carolina, University of Pennsylvania, University of Vermont, University of Virginia, University of Wisconsin, Vassar College, Wellesley College, Wesleyan University, Whitman College, Williams College, and Yale University.
Alumni: 3,989
Financial
Enrollment Cost
Boarding Student - $46,900*, Day Student - $29,900
* Tuition covers approximately 70% of the cost of a Putney education
Philanthropic Support
Annual Fund '11-'12: $898,159
Endowment: $15 million
Farm
Award Winning Milking Cows, Cattle, Oxen, Horses, Sheep, Pigs, Turkeys, Laying Hens
Special Programs/Features
Project Week, Land Use, Farm Trimester, Community Service, Assembly, Senior Exhibitions, Long Fall
Afternoon and Evening Activities: Drama, Arts, Crafts, Music, Dance, Skill-Building
Work Program: Dining Room and Kitchen Crews, Garden, Farm, Woods, Maple Sugaring, Maintenance Crews
Arts
Music: Orchestra, Chamber Music, Chorus, Jazz, MIDI Lab for music composition
Visual Arts: Drawing, Painting, Printmaking, Sculpture, Ceramics, Fiber Arts, Photography, Book Arts, Jewelry, Blacksmithing, Woodworking
Drama: Drama, Advanced Drama, Theater intensive, On-going productions, Drama tech (lighting and sets)
Dance: Modern Dance, Comtemporary Ballet, Jazz Dance, Afro-Modern Dance
Sports
Boy's & Girls Team Sports: Soccer, Rowing, Cross-Country Running, Cross-Country Skiing, Basketball, Lacrosse, Ultimate Frisbee
Co-Ed Recreational Sports: Hiking, Mountain Biking, Alpine Skiing, Horseback Riding, Boxing, Weight Training, Dance, Yoga, and more
Library
Titles: 26,000+
Periodicals, Newsletters: 100
Inter library Loan Service
Special Collections: donated by alumni and friends
Summer Programs
High school age boarding and day students enroll in arts, music, theater, dance, writing and ESOL programs. Younger students can join our weekly Young Riders Horse camp. There is also an adult program.
