Phillips Academy was founded on the idea that an Andover education should be—must be—open and accessible to “youth of requisite qualifications from every quarter. read more
The need-blind admission initiative is the single most distinctive feature that Phillips Academy is recognized for around the world. Learn about the progressive policy and how it came to be a decade ago. read more
Our tuition is significantly lower than peer schools. We achieve this by limiting tuition growth and supplementing tuition dollars with annual fundraising and endowment revenues. Approximately 50 percent of our students receive assistance each year. read more
Phillips Academy admitted only boys until the school became coeducational in 1973, the year of Phillips Academy's merger with Abbot Academy, a boarding school for girls also in Andover. Abbot Academy, founded in 1828, was one of the first incorporated schools for girls in New England. read more