College Counseling

"Dr. Seuss got it right: 'It's opener out there, in the wide, open air,' he penned in Oh, The Places You'll Go! What a privilege it is in the work of college counseling, to walk hand-in-hand with students as they seek and find their own wide open air beyond our cherished walls. Oh, the places they'll go!" Brian Leipheimer,^{Director of College Counseling}bleipheimer@collegiate-va.org
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Directons to Our Office

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From North or South of Richmond:

From I-95, take the I-64 west exit towards Charlottesville(from the south I-95 and I-64 will merge for a short time before the exit to Charlottesville). Take Parham Road South exit (Exit 181A). Continue south on Parham Road for 4.0 miles. Turn left at traffic light for the River Road exit. Go up hill and turn right on River Road. Turn right onto North Mooreland Road (.8 mile) Collegiate is on the right as you continue down North Mooreland Road. The Office of College Counseling is located in Middle School Science Building. Please plan to park in the back parking lots directly across from our building.
From I-64 Using Gaskins Road:

From I-64, you may also take the Gaskins Road South exit (which is beyond Parham Road South). Continue on Gaskins south to River Road (3.8 miles). Turn left on River Road at the traffic light, and continue to North Mooreland Road (.9 mile). Turn left onto North Mooreland at the traffic light; Collegiate is on the right as you continue down North Mooreland Road. The Office of College Counseling is located in Middle School Science Building. Please plan to park in the back parking lots directly across from our building.
Alternate Route From The South:

From I-95, you may take the Chippenham Parkway (Route 150) NORTH across the Willey Bridge. Once you cross the bridge, turn right at the first traffic light onto the access ramp to River Road. At the light, turn right onto River Road, and continue to North Mooreland Road. Turn right at the traffic light onto North Mooreland Road; Collegiate will be on your right. The Office of College Counseling is located in Middle School Science Building. Please plan to park in the back parking lots directly across from our building.
From East of Richmond:

From 1-64 west, take Parham Road South exit (Exit 181 A).Continue south on Parham Road for 4.0 miles. Turn left at traffic light for the River Road exit. Go up hill and turn right on River Road. Turn right onto North Mooreland Road (.8 mile)Collegiate is on the right as you continue down North Mooreland Road. The Office of College Counseling is located in Middle School Science Building. Please plan to park in the back parking lots directly across from our building.
From West of Richmond

Take 1-64 east to the Gaskins Road exit (Exit 180).Turn right on Gaskins Road and continue south to River Road 3.8 miles. Turn left on River Road to North Mooreland Road (.9 mile)Collegiate is on the right as you continue down North Mooreland Road. The Office of College Counseling is located in Middle School Science Building. Please plan to park in the back parking lots directly across from our building.

Every student has a story to tell. Our reward is to learn and share each student's story through the college process, a journey of discovering exciting options that best fit students as unique individuals. The journey centers around our four-year developmental model, from planning as Freshmen and beginning individual meetings as Sophomores to intensive search and application mapping as Juniors and Seniors. While student ownership of the process rests at the core of our philosophy, students work closely with their counselors: meeting one-on-one, developing tailor-made plans for course selection, testing, and college lists, participating in our annual application workshop with admission deans from across the country and engaging in small-group classes. Our office houses five college counselors with over 100 combined years in the profession, experience as admission officers in highly selective institutions, and unwavering passion for working with students. Helping them to find great fits leads us to wear many hats, from guide and cheerleader to realistic messenger. One hat we do not wear is that of a “placement officer” who ensures students “get in” to a certain college, nor are we micromanagers. Rather, we are committed advisors and advocates.

Acceptances and Enrollments

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Class of 2026 College Acceptances

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Alfred University	1
American University	2
Appalachian State University	4
Arizona State University	2
Auburn University	28
Baylor University	5
Belmont University	2
Boston College	1
Bowling Green State University	1
Bridgewater College	2
Brigham Young University - Idaho	1
Bryn Mawr College	1
Bucknell University	2
Carnegie Mellon University	1
Case Western Reserve University	1
Centre College	1
Christopher Newport University	11
Clark University	1
Clarkson University	1
Clemson University	29
Colby College	2
College of Charleston	26
Colorado College	1
Columbia University	1
Dartmouth College	1
Davidson College	2
Denison University	2
Dickinson College	2
Drexel University	5
Duke University	4
Durham University	2
East Carolina University	8
Elon University	15
Emerson College	1
Fairfield University	1
Fisher College	1
Flagler College	1
Florida State University	2
Fordham University	7
Furman University	4
George Mason University	6
Gettysburg College	1
Hampden-Sydney College	14
Hampton University	6
Hawaii Pacific University	1
High Point University	4
Hofstra University	1
Howard University	1
Indiana State University	1
Indiana University Bloomington	3
James Madison University	44
Kenyon College	1
Lafayette College	2
Lake Erie College	1
Lehigh University	1
Liberty University	1
Longwood University	5
Louisiana State University	3
Loyola Marymount University	1
Loyola University Chicago	2
Loyola University Maryland	2
Lynn University	1
Marquette University	1
Marshall University	1
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	1
McGill University	1
Miami University-Oxford	6
Michigan State University	1
Muhlenberg College	1
New York Institute of Technology	1
New York University	1
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University	3
North Carolina State University	4
Northeastern University	3
Nova Southeastern University	2
Ohio University	1
Oklahoma State University	1
Old Dominion University	10
Penn State Abington	1
Penn State Brandywine	1
Penn State Erie	1
Penn State Harrisburg	1
Penn State University Park	6
Pepperdine University	1
Point Park University	1
Providence College	1
Purdue University	3
Queens University of Charlotte	1
Radford University	3
Randolph College	1
Randolph-Macon College	5
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	2
Rhodes College	1
Roanoke College	3
Rochester Institute of Technology	4
Rollins College	2
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology	1
Rutgers University - Camden	2
Rutgers University - New Brunswick	2
Rutgers University - Newark	1
Saint Joseph's University	1
Samford University	4
Santa Clara University	1
Sarah Lawrence College	1
Savannah College of Art and Design	2
Savannah College of Art and Design - Atlanta	1
School of the Art Institute of Chicago	1
Seton Hall University	2
Shenandoah University	3
Shepherd University	1
Skidmore College	1
Southern Methodist University	5
Spelman College	1
Stanford University	1
Syracuse University	1
Temple University	1
Texas A&M University	1
Texas Christian University	7
Texas Tech University	2
The George Washington University	2
The Ohio State University at Columbus	1
The University of Alabama	19
The University of Arizona	3
The University of Kansas	1
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	6
The University of Tampa	2
The University of Tennessee	19
The University of Texas at Austin	1
The University of Texas at Dallas	1
The University of the South	14
The University of Utah	3
Trinity University	2
Tulane University	1
Union College	1
University of Arkansas	1
University of California-Los Angeles	1
University of California, Berkeley	2
University of Cincinnati	1
University of Colorado Boulder	8
University of Connecticut	2
University of Delaware	4
University of Denver	2
University of Edinburgh	2
University of Exeter	1
University of Florida	5
University of Georgia	15
University of Glasgow	1
University of Kentucky	23
University of Louisville	1
University of Lynchburg	1
University of Mary Washington	8
University of Maryland, Baltimore County	4
University of Maryland	6
University of Massachusetts	1
University of Miami	3
University of Michigan	2
University of Minnesota	1
University of Mississippi	11
University of Missouri	2
University of Montana	1
University of Notre Dame	2
University of Oklahoma	1
University of Oregon	3
University of Pittsburgh	11
University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg	1
University of Richmond	3
University of Rochester	1
University of San Francisco	1
University of South Alabama	1
University of South Carolina	28
University of South Florida	3
University of St Andrews	3
University of Toronto	1
University of Vermont	3
University of Virginia	20
University of Washington	1
University of Wisconsin	1
Villanova University	2
Virginia Commonwealth University	15
Virginia Military Institute	1
Virginia State University	2
Virginia Tech	27
Wake Forest University	5
Washington and Lee University	4
Wellesley College	1
West Virginia University	5
William & Mary	14
Wofford College	6
Worcester Polytechnic Institute	1
Yale University	2

Class of 2026 College Enrollments

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2023-26 4-Year College Acceptances

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Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University	1
Alfred University	1
American Musical and Dramatic Academy	1
American University	10
Amherst College	2
Appalachian State University	15
Arizona State University- Tempe	9
Auburn University	106
Babson College	1
Baylor University	13
Belmont University	4
Berry College	1
Blue Ridge Community College, Virginia	1
Boston College	6
Boston University	3
Bowling Green State University	1
Brandeis University	2
Bridgewater College	7
Brigham Young University - Idaho	1
Bryn Mawr College	1
Bucknell University	15
California College of the Arts	1
California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo	1
Cardiff University	1
Carleton College	1
Carnegie Mellon University	1
Case Western Reserve University	8
Centre College	1
Christopher Newport University	38
Claflin University	1
Clark University	1
Clarkson University	1
Clemson University	85
Coastal Carolina University	2
Colby College	4
Colgate University	1
College of Charleston	85
Colorado College	3
Colorado Mesa University	1
Colorado School of Mines	1
Colorado State University	1
Columbia College Chicago	1
Columbia University	3
Columbia University - Sciences Po	1
Concordia University	1
Concordia University Wisconsin	1
Connecticut College	2
Cornell University	2
Dartmouth College	3
Davidson College	13
Denison University	5
DePaul University	1
Dickinson College	9
Drew University	2
Drexel University	7
Duke University	8
Duquesne University	4
Durham University	2
East Carolina University	18
Eastern Kentucky University	1
Eastern Mennonite University	1
Eckerd College	1
Elon University	64
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University	2
Emerson College	3
Emory University	2
Fairfield University	1
Ferrum College	1
Fisher College	1
Flagler College	1
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University	3
Florida Atlantic University	2
Florida Institute of Technology	1
Florida International University	1
Florida State University	3
Fordham University	20
Fort Lewis College	1
Franklin & Marshall College	2
Furman University	15
Gannon University	1
George Mason University	20
Georgetown University	3
Gettysburg College	5
Gonzaga University	1
Guilford College	1
Hamilton College	2
Hampden-Sydney College	39
Hampton University	12
Haverford College	1
Hawaii Pacific University	3
High Point University	16
Hobart and William Smith Colleges	1
Hofstra University	3
Hollins University	1
Howard University	4
Illinois Institute of Technology	2
Imperial College London	1
Indiana State University	1
Indiana University Bloomington	10
Iowa State University of Science and Technology	1
Ithaca College	1
Jackson State University	1
Jacksonville State University	1
James Madison University	170
Johnson & Wales University, Providence	1
Kenyon College	6
King's College London	1
Lafayette College	8
Lake Erie College	1
Lehigh University	2
Liberty University	5
Lipscomb University	1
Longwood University	21
Louisiana State University	14
Loyola Marymount University	4
Loyola University Chicago	5
Loyola University Maryland	3
Loyola University New Orleans	1
Lynn University	1
Macalester College	1
Manhattan University	1
Marist University	1
Marquette University	2
Marshall University	1
Mary Baldwin University	1
Maryland Institute College of Art	1
Marymount Manhattan College	1
Marymount University	2
Massachusetts College of Art and Design	1
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	2
McDaniel College	1
McGill University	3
Meredith College	1
Miami University-Oxford	22
Michigan State University	3
Mississippi State University	4
Montana State University	1
Moore College of Art & Design	1
Morehouse College	1
Morgan State University	2
Muhlenberg College	5
New York Institute of Technology	1
New York University	1
Norfolk State University	2
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University	7
North Carolina Central University	2
North Carolina State University	20
North Carolina Wesleyan University	1
Northeastern University	13
Northwestern University	1
Nova Southeastern University	2
Occidental College	3
Ohio University	3
Oklahoma State University	1
Old Dominion University	26
Oregon State University	1
Pace University, Westchester Campus	1
Penn State Abington	1
Penn State Altoona	2
Penn State Berks	1
Penn State Brandywine	1
Penn State Erie	2
Penn State Harrisburg	4
Penn State New Kensington	1
Penn State University Park	36
Pepperdine University	3
Point Park University	2
Pratt Institute	1
Pratt Munson	1
Princeton University	3
Providence College	3
Purchase College, State University of New York	1
Purdue University	6
Queens University of Charlotte	2
Radford University	9
Randolph College	1
Randolph-Macon College	20
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	4
Rhodes College	13
Rice University	1
Richard Bland College	1
Ringling College of Art and Design	1
Roanoke College	20
Rochester Institute of Technology	8
Rollins College	4
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology	1
Rutgers University - Camden	2
Rutgers University - New Brunswick	3
Rutgers University - Newark	1
Saint Joseph's University	2
Samford University	6
Santa Clara University	4
Sarah Lawrence College	1
Savannah College of Art and Design	6
Savannah College of Art and Design - Atlanta	1
School of the Art Institute of Chicago	4
Scripps College	1
Seton Hall University	2
Shenandoah University	6
Shepherd University	1
Skidmore College	2
South Carolina State University	2
Southern Methodist University	19
Spelman College	4
St. Mary's College of Maryland	1
Stanford University	1
State University of New York College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill	1
State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry	1
Stony Brook University, State University of New York	1
Swarthmore College	1
Sweet Briar College	1
Syracuse University	6
Temple University	4
Tennessee State University	1
Texas A&M University	3
Texas Christian University	25
Texas Tech University	2
The Catholic University of America	3
The College of Wooster	1
The George Washington University	9
The New School	1
The Ohio State University at Columbus	4
The University of Alabama	72
The University of Arizona	7
The University of British Columbia	1
The University of Iowa	1
The University of Kansas	1
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	13
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte	3
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro	4
The University of Tampa	12
The University of Tennessee	77
The University of Texas at Austin	3
The University of Texas at Dallas	1
The University of the South	38
The University of Utah	7
Towson University	1
Trinity College	1
Trinity University	2
Tufts University	1
Tulane University	7
Union College	4
United States Air Force Academy	1
United States Military Academy	1
United States Naval Academy	1
University of Alabama at Birmingham	1
University of Arkansas	2
University of California-Los Angeles	6
University of California, Berkeley	4
University of California, Davis	3
University of California, Irvine	1
University of California, San Diego	1
University of California, Santa Barbara	7
University of California, Santa Cruz	1
University of Chicago	2
University of Cincinnati	1
University of Colorado Boulder	26
University of Colorado Denver	1
University of Connecticut	6
University of Delaware	8
University of Denver	15
University of Edinburgh	4
University of Exeter	1
University of Florida	12
University of Georgia	59
University of Glasgow	1
University of Illinois Chicago	1
University of Kentucky	54
University of Louisville	5
University of Lynchburg	3
University of Maine	1
University of Manchester Institute of Science & Technology	1
University of Mary Washington	26
University of Maryland Eastern Shore	1
University of Maryland, Baltimore County	6
University of Maryland, College Park	12
University of Massachusetts Amherst	1
University of Miami	5
University of Michigan	4
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Campus	4
University of Mississippi	76
University of Missouri	2
University of Montana	4
University of Nevada, Las Vegas	1
University of New Hampshire	1
University of North Carolina Asheville	2
University of North Carolina School of the Arts	1
University of North Carolina Wilmington	5
University of Notre Dame	3
University of Oklahoma	3
University of Oregon	6
University of Pennsylvania	3
University of Pittsburgh	22
University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg	1
University of Rhode Island	2
University of Richmond	14
University of Rochester	6
University of San Diego	2
University of San Francisco	2
University of South Alabama	1
University of South Carolina-Columbia	126
University of South Florida	4
University of Southern California	2
University of Southern Maine	2
University of St Andrews	4
University of Toronto	2
University of Vermont	15
University of Virginia	97
University of Virginia's College at Wise	2
University of Washington	1
University of Wisconsin-Madison	7
University of Wyoming	2
Villanova University	7
Virginia Commonwealth University	48
Virginia Military Institute	4
Virginia State University	3
Virginia Tech	86
Wake Forest University	17
Washington & Jefferson College	1
Washington and Lee University	17
Washington College	3
Washington State University - Pullman	1
Washington University in St. Louis	1
Wellesley College	2
West Virginia University	11
West Virginia University Institute of Technology	1
Western Carolina University	1
Wheaton College	1
William & Mary	41
Winston-Salem State University	1
Wofford College	18
Worcester Polytechnic Institute	2
Xavier University	4
Yale University	2

2023-26 4-Year College Enrollments

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American University	1
Amherst College	1
Auburn University	15
Babson College	1
Baylor University	5
Belmont University	1
Blue Ridge Community College, Virginia	1
Boston College	3
Boston University	1
Bridgewater College	3
Brigham Young University	1
Bryn Mawr College	1
Bucknell University	8
Christopher Newport University	7
Clemson University	10
Colby College	2
College of Charleston	7
Columbia University	2
Cornell University	1
Dartmouth College	3
Davidson College	7
Denison University	2
Dickinson College	2
Duke University	6
Duquesne University	1
Durham University	1
Eastern Mennonite University	1
Elon University	9
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University	1
Emerson College	1
Florida State University	1
Fordham University	2
Furman University	2
Georgetown University	3
Hampden-Sydney College	18
Hampton University	5
Haverford College	1
High Point University	2
Illinois Institute of Technology	1
Imperial College London	1
Indiana University Bloomington	1
James Madison University	29
Johnson & Wales University, Providence	1
Kenyon College	2
Lafayette College	2
Lehigh University	1
Liberty University	1
Longwood University	3
Louisiana State University	1
Loyola Marymount University	1
Lynn University	1
Marist University	1
Marquette University	1
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	2
Meredith College	1
Miami University-Oxford	1
Muhlenberg College	1
New York University	1
North Carolina State University	3
Northeastern University	2
Pace University, Westchester Campus	1
Penn State University Park	5
Pratt Institute	1
Princeton University	3
Providence College	1
Purdue University	1
Radford University	2
Randolph-Macon College	2
Rhodes College	4
Roanoke College	6
Rochester Institute of Technology	2
Rutgers University - New Brunswick	2
Samford University	2
Savannah College of Art and Design	2
Savannah College of Art and Design - Atlanta	1
Scripps College	1
Shenandoah University	2
Southern Methodist University	5
Spelman College	2
Swarthmore College	1
Syracuse University	2
Texas Christian University	4
Texas Tech University	1
The George Washington University	3
The New School	1
The University of Alabama	5
The University of Arizona	1
The University of British Columbia	1
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	7
The University of Tampa	3
The University of Tennessee	8
The University of Texas at Austin	1
The University of the South	8
Tulane University	2
United States Air Force Academy	1
United States Military Academy	1
United States Naval Academy	1
University of California-Los Angeles	3
University of California, Santa Barbara	1
University of Chicago	2
University of Colorado Boulder	3
University of Connecticut	1
University of Denver	1
University of Edinburgh	1
University of Florida	3
University of Georgia	16
University of Kentucky	3
University of Mary Washington	7
University of Maryland	2
University of Miami	2
University of Michigan	1
University of Minnesota	1
University of Mississippi	11
University of North Carolina School of the Arts	1
University of Notre Dame	2
University of Pennsylvania	3
University of Pittsburgh	5
University of Rhode Island	2
University of Richmond	5
University of Rochester	1
University of South Carolina	23
University of Southern California	1
University of St Andrews	1
University of Vermont	1
University of Virginia	68
University of Wisconsin-Madison	1
Villanova University	1
Virginia Commonwealth University	6
Virginia Military Institute	3
Virginia Tech	41
Wake Forest University	10
Washington and Lee University	7
Wellesley College	2
West Virginia University	1
Wheaton College	1
William & Mary	23
Wofford College	2
Yale University	2

The Class of 2026 continued Collegiate’s impressive rate of college acceptances. Over the past two decades, our admit rate has been fairly consistent, averaging between 60%-70%.

More importantly, our Seniors continue to pursue and find many great options for “fit”: in 2026, 139 Seniors submitted 1,092 applications to 228 colleges, received 756 acceptances to 190 colleges in 43 states and Canada, England, and Scotland, and enrolled in 58 colleges in 23 states plus England and Scotland. Such wide-sweeping geographic distribution is compelling, as are the distinct and highly selective majors in which the Class of 2026 will engage, including astronomy, business, computer science, education, engineering (biomedical, electrical, general & mechanical), health sciences, journalism, leadership, marine science, public policy, and special education. Additionally, the class received more than $20 million in merit scholarship offers; also our Seniors earned prominent honors designations, along with a bevy of offers to attend Honors colleges and programs, at 40 institutions across the country. And finally, 13 artists will pursue their craft in highly selective programs in creative architecture, arts management, dance, fashion & retail, illustration, interior design, music, music production & recording, musical theater, sound design, theater and visual arts, while 18 recruited athletes will compete at the Division I (6) and Division III (12) levels in baseball, field hockey, football, golf, lacrosse, soccer, swimming, tennis, and track & field, and volleyball.