Success Academy Largest-Ever Senior Class Achieves 100% College Acceptance Rate

**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, APRIL 20, 2020**

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Liz Baker, 646-904-4200
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Ann Powell, 646-894-6407
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New York, NY — SA High School of the Liberal Arts’ Class of 2024 (named for their anticipated college graduation date) just achieved a 100% college acceptance rate. The class of 98 seniors will be the third and largest graduating class to date. With an average SAT score of 1268, almost 200 points higher than the national average, this year’s seniors have earned acceptances to a number of highly selective colleges and universities, including Cornell, University of Chicago, Dartmouth, Yale, Northwestern, Middlebury, Duke, and Georgetown. These and over 50 other colleges and universities are “SA firsts” — the first time any SA senior has received an acceptance from that particular institution.

“Thanks to the work of our extraordinary faculty, and the steady support of parents and families, these scholars are well prepared for the challenges of college,” said Eva Moskowitz, founder and CEO of Success Academy. “They have read and analyzed poetry, studied calculus, electrical and biomedical engineering and plumbed the primary sources of ancient history. They are ready to show the world just how capable they are. I couldn’t be prouder!”

Class of 2024 College Acceptances:
Bolded names indicate “SA firsts” — colleges and universities that accepted their first Success Academy scholar this year.

Adelphi University
Alfred University
Allegheny College
Assumption College
Babson College
Binghamton University
Boston College
Boston University
Brandeis University
Bryant University
Carnegie Mellon University
Clark Atlanta University
Clark University
Colgate University
Cornell University
CUNY College of Staten Island Cuny
CUNY Hunter College
Dartmouth College
Depauw University
Duke University
Emerson College
Emory University
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Fordham University
Franklin and Marshall College
Georgetown University
George Washington University
Gettysburg College
Goucher College
Hartwick College
Hofstra University
Howard University
Iona College
Ithaca College
Kenyon College
Lafayette College
Lehigh University
Macalester College
Maryland Institute College of Art
McDaniel College
Michigan State University
Middlebury College
Morgan State University
Mount Holyoke College
New York University
Norfolk State University
Northeastern University
Northwestern University
Oberlin College
Occidental College
Oglethorpe University
Ohio State University
Pace University
Pratt Institute
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Rhode Island School of Design
Rice University
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rutgers University
Saint Michael’s College
Seton Hall University
Siena College
Simmons University
Skidmore College
Spelman College
St. John’s University
St. Olaf College
Stony Brook University
Suffolk University
SUNY at Albany
SUNY at Cobleskill
SUNY at Fredonia
SUNY at Purchase College
SUNY Buffalo State
SUNY College at Brockport
SUNY College at Geneseo
SUNY College at Old Westbury
SUNY College at Oswego
SUNY College at Potsdam
SUNY College of Technology at Alfred
SUNY College of Technology at Delhi
SUNY Cortland
SUNY New Paltz
SUNY Oneonta
SUNY Polytechnic Institute
Swarthmore College
Syracuse University
Temple University
Tufts University
Tulane University
University At Buffalo
University of Chicago
University of Connecticut
University of Hartford
University of Miami
University of Pennsylvania
University of Richmond
University of Rochester
University of Southern California
University of Virginia
Vanderbilt University
Virginia State University
Wake Forest University
Washington University in St. Louis
Yale University

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ABOUT SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOLS

Founded in 2006, Success Academy Charter Schools are free public K-12 schools open to all children in the state through a random lottery. With 45 schools across Brooklyn, the Bronx, Manhattan, and Queens, Success Academy enrolls 18,000 students, primarily children of color from low-income households in disadvantaged neighborhoods: 74% receive free or reduced-price lunch, 94% are students of color, 16% have disabilities, and 8% are English language learners. Success Academy schools received more than 17,000 applications for about 4,000 open seats for the 2019-20 academic year.

For more information about Success Academy, go to successacademies.org.