88% of Nova Classical graduates attend an institution of higher learning within 16 months of graduating1
At Nova Classical Academy, it is our job to equip each student with everything needed – knowledge, skills, and growth mindset – to become life-long learners. From Harvard to the University of Minnesota and Inver Hills Community College, our confident, compassionate, and articulate graduates are poised to engage as thoughtful citizens.
A sample of the institutions where our students have been accepted to continue their educations are included below.
Colleges and Universities to Which Nova Classical Academy Graduates Were Accepted (2013-2021)
Amherst College*
Annapolis College
Arizona State University*
Augsburg College*
Augustana University*
Babson College
Bard College*
Barnard College
Bates College
Baylor University*
Beloit University
Bethel University*
Boston College
Boston University*
Bowdoin College*
Bradley University*
Brandeis University
Brown University*
Bryn Mawr University
Bucknell Universit
California Academy of Art
Cardiff University* (Wales)
Carleton College*
Carnegy Mellon University
Case Western Reserve*
Carthage College
Clark University
Coe College*
Colby College University
College of St. Benedict*
College of St. Scholastica
College of Wooster*
Colorado College*
Colorado School of Mines
Columbia College*
Columbia University*
Concordia University*
Cornell College*
Creighton University
Dartmouth College*
DePaul University*
Drake University*
Drexel University
Eckerd College
Emerson College*
Emory University*
Evergreen College*
Fordham University
Franciscan University*
Georgetown University
Georgia Institute of Technology*
Grinnell College*
Guilford College
Gustavus Adolphus*
Hamline University*
Hampshire College
Hampton University
Harvard College
Haverford College*
Hillsdale College
Hofstra University
Howard University
Illinois Institute of Technology
Inver Hills Community College
Iowa State University*
Kenyon College*
Kettering University
Knox College
Lake Superior College
Lasalle University
Lawrence University*
Long Island University
Loyola University Chicago
Loyola University New Orleans*
Macalester College*
Manhattan School of Music
Marquette University*
McGill University* (Canada)
Metro State University
Michigan Tech University*
Middlebury College*
Montana State University*
Moorhead State University
Michigan Tech University*
Minneapolis Community College*
Minnesota State University-Mankato*
Morgan State University*
Mount Holyoke College*
National Louis University
New York University*
Normandale Community College
North Dakota State University*
Northeastern University*
Northwestern University-Illinois
Oberlin College
Occidental College*
Ohio Wesleyan University
Oklahoma University*
Pace University*
Pitzer College
Point Loma Nazarene University*
Pomona College
Portland State University
Princeton University*
Reed College*
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute*
Rhodes College
Ritsumeikan University* (Japan)
Rochester Institute of Technology
Russel Sage College
Sage College of Albany*
Santa Clara University
Sarah Lawrence College
Simmons College
Scripps College
Smith College*
Catherine’s University*
Cloud State University*
John’s University
Mary’s University*
Olaf College*
Paul College*
Swarthmore College
Texas A&M University
The Evergreen State College
The New School* (NY)
Tufts University*
University of Alabama*
University of Arizona*
University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia*
University of California-Berkeley*
University of California-Davis
University of Chicago*
University of California-Los Angeles*
University of Colorado-Boulder*
University of Denver*
University of Connecticut
University of Iowa
University of Kansas*
University of Manitoba*
University of Miami*
University of Michigan*
University of Missouri*
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities*
University of Minnesota-Duluth*
University of Minnesota-Morris*
University of Notre Dame
University of Pennsylvania
University of North Carolina School of the Arts
University of North Dakota
University of Portland
University of Puget Sound*
University of Redlands*
University of Rochester*
University of Southern California*
University of St. Francis
University of San Francisco*
University of Seattle
University of St. Thomas*
University of Vermont*
University of Virginia
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire*
University of Wisconsin-Madison*
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
University of Wisconsin-River Falls
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point*
University of Wisconsin-Stout
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater*
University of Texas
Vassar College*
Villanova University*
Viterbo College
Washington University-St. Louis*
Wheaton College*
Whitman College*
William Patterson University
Williamette College
Williams College
Yale University*
1Based on pre-pandemic data from the Minnesota Department of Education
*Indicates where a Nova Classical graduate has chosen to attend.
-Out of 241 applications, the students in the class of 2021 were accepted to 163 colleges and universities.
-92% of 2021 Nova Classical graduates are attending a two or four year college or university.