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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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 2025 College Acceptances

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Alabama A & M University	1
American Musical and Dramatic Academy	1
American University	3
Amherst College	1
Appalachian State University	4
Arizona State University	1
Auburn University	27
Baylor University	5
Boston College	2
Boston University	2
Brandeis University	2
Bridgewater College	3
Bucknell University	4
Cal Poly	1
California College of the Arts	1
Cardiff University	1
Case Western Reserve University	2
Catholic University of America	2
Christopher Newport University	8
Claflin University	1
Clemson University	27
Coastal Carolina University	1
Colby College	1
College of Charleston	29
College of Wooster	1
Colorado School of Mines	1
Cornell University	1
Dartmouth College	1
Davidson College	3
DePaul University	1
Dickinson College	2
Duke University	1
Duquesne University	1
East Carolina University	3
Eastern Kentucky University	1
Elon University	16
Emory University	2
Florida A&M University	2
Florida Atlantic University	1
Florida International University	1
Florida State University	1
Fordham University	6
Fort Lewis College	1
Furman University	2
George Mason University	5
George Washington University	3
Georgetown University	1
Gettysburg College	1
Gonzaga University	1
Hamilton College	1
Hampden-Sydney College	7
Hampton University	4
High Point University	5
Howard University	1
Imperial College London	1
Indiana University-Bloomington	2
Jackson State University	1
Jacksonville State University	1
James Madison University	47
Kenyon College	1
King's College London	1
Lafayette College	1
Lehigh University	1
Liberty University	2
Lipscomb University	1
Longwood University	9
Louisiana State University	3
Loyola Marymount University	2
Loyola University Chicago	1
Loyola University Maryland	1
Marquette University	1
Maryland Institute College of Art	1
Marymount University	1
Massachusetts College of Art and Design	1
McGill University	1
Miami University-Oxford	3
Michigan State University	1
Mississippi State University	1
Moore College of Art and Design	1
Morehouse College	1
Morgan State University	2
Muhlenberg College	1
Norfolk State University	1
North Carolina A & T State University	2
North Carolina Central University	1
North Carolina State University	9
North Carolina Wesleyan University	1
Northeastern University	6
Occidental College	1
Ohio State University	1
Old Dominion University	6
Pennsylvania State University	10
Pennsylvania State University-Altoona	1
Pennsylvania State University-Berks	1
Pennsylvania State University-Erie-Behrend College	1
Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg	2
Pennsylvania State University-New Kensington	1
Pratt Munson	1
Princeton University	1
Purdue University	1
Radford University	2
Randolph-Macon College	6
Rhodes College	3
Rice University	1
Ringling College of Art and Design	1
Roanoke College	7
Rochester Institute of Technology	2
Rutgers University	1
Samford University	1
Santa Clara University	1
Savannah College of Art and Design	1
School of the Art Institute of Chicago	2
Sewanee: University of the South	7
South Carolina State University	2
Southern Methodist University	4
Stony Brook University	1
Syracuse University	4
Temple University	1
Tennessee State University	1
Texas Christian University	6
Towson University	1
Tufts University	1
Tulane University	2
United States Air Force Academy	1
United States Military Academy	1
United States Naval Academy	1
University of Alabama	20
University of Arizona	2
University of Arkansas	1
University of California-Berkeley	1
University of California-Davis	2
University of California-Los Angeles	1
University of California-San Diego	1
University of California-Santa Barbara	3
University of Colorado Boulder	7
University of Connecticut	3
University of Delaware	1
University of Denver	4
University of Edinburgh	1
University of Florida	4
University of Georgia	12
University of Iowa	1
University of Kentucky	18
University of Louisville	2
University of Mary Washington	8
University of Maryland	3
University of Maryland - Eastern Shore	1
University of Miami	2
University of Michigan	1
University of Minnesota	2
University of Mississippi	29
University of Montana	1
University of Nevada	1
University of North Carolina - Asheville	2
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill	1
University of North Carolina - Charlotte	1
University of North Carolina - Greensboro	3
University of North Carolina - Wilmington	1
University of Oklahoma	2
University of Oregon	1
University of Pennsylvania	1
University of Pittsburgh	2
University of Rhode Island	1
University of Richmond	6
University of Rochester	2
University of San Diego	1
University of San Francisco	1
University of South Carolina	40
University of Southern California	1
University of Tampa	3
University of Tennessee	16
University of Texas	1
University of Utah	2
University of Vermont	3
University of Virginia	27
University of Wisconsin	3
University of Wyoming	2
Villanova University	4
Virginia Commonwealth University	8
Virginia State University	1
Virginia Tech	24
Wake Forest University	5
Washington & Jefferson College	1
Washington and Lee University	2
Washington College	1
West Virginia University	2
West Virginia University Institute of Technology	1
Western Carolina University	1
William & Mary	7
Winston-Salem State University	1
Wofford College	4
Xavier University	1

Class of 2025 College Enrollments

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2022-25 4-Year College Acceptances

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Alabama A & M University	1
American Musical and Dramatic Academy	1
American University	10
Amherst College	2
Appalachian State University	12
Arizona State University	7
Auburn University	93
Babson College	1
Baldwin Wallace University	1
Bard College	1
Baylor University	9
Belmont University	3
Berklee College of Music	1
Berry College	1
Blue Ridge Community College	1
Boston College	9
Boston University	3
Brandeis University	2
Bridgewater College	5
Brightpoint Community College	1
Bryant University	1
Bucknell University	14
Cal Poly	1
California College of the Arts	1
Cardiff University	1
Carleton College	1
Case Western Reserve University	7
Catholic University of America	3
Chapman University	1
Christopher Newport University	37
Claflin University	1
Clemson University	74
Coastal Carolina University	4
Colby College	2
Colgate University	3
College of Charleston	69
College of Wooster	2
Colorado College	2
Colorado Mesa University	1
Colorado School of Mines	1
Colorado State University-Fort Collins	2
Columbia College Chicago	1
Columbia University	1
Columbia University - Sciences Po - Dual BA Program	1
Concordia University-Wisconsin	1
Connecticut College	2
Cornell University	2
Dartmouth College	3
Davidson College	12
Denison University	5
DePaul University	1
DePauw University	1
Dickinson College	9
Drew University	2
Drexel University	3
Duke University	5
Duquesne University	4
East Carolina University	11
Eastern Kentucky University	1
Eastern Mennonite University	1
Eckerd College	2
Elon University	60
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach	2
Emerson College	3
Emory University	2
Ferrum College	1
Florida A&M University	3
Florida Atlantic University	2
Florida International University	1
Florida State University	2
Florida Tech	1
Fordham University	16
Fort Lewis College	1
Franklin and Marshall College	2
Furman University	17
Gannon University	1
George Mason University	18
George Washington University	8
Georgetown University	7
Georgia Institute of Technology	3
Gettysburg College	4
Gonzaga University	1
Gordon College	1
Guilford College	1
Hamilton College	3
Hampden-Sydney College	32
Hampton University	6
Haverford College	1
Hawaii Pacific University	2
High Point University	12
Hobart and William Smith Colleges	1
Hofstra University	2
Hollins University	3
Holy Cross College	1
Howard University	4
Illinois Institute of Technology	2
Imperial College London	1
Indiana University-Bloomington	8
Iowa State University	1
Ithaca College	2
Jackson State University	1
Jacksonville State University	1
James Madison University	162
Johns Hopkins University	1
Johnson & Wales University-Providence	1
Kenyon College	6
King's College London	1
Lafayette College	6
Lawrence University	1
Lehigh University	1
Liberty University	5
Lipscomb University	1
Longwood University	17
Louisiana State University	12
Loyola Marymount University	3
Loyola University Chicago	5
Loyola University Maryland	3
Loyola University New Orleans	1
Macalester College	2
Manhattan University	1
Marist University	1
Marquette University	1
Mary Baldwin University	2
Maryland Institute College of Art	1
Marymount Manhattan College	1
Marymount University	3
Massachusetts College of Art and Design	1
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	1
McDaniel College	1
McGill University	2
Meredith College	1
Miami University-OH	20
Michigan State University	3
Millersville University of Pennsylvania	1
Mississippi State University	4
Montana State University	1
Moore College of Art and Design	1
Morehouse College	1
Morgan State University	2
Muhlenberg College	4
New York University	4
Norfolk State University	4
North Carolina A &T State University	4
North Carolina Central University	2
North Carolina State University	24
North Carolina Wesleyan University	1
Northeastern University	16
Northwestern University	2
Oberlin College	2
Oberlin Conservatory of Music	1
Occidental College	3
Ohio State University	5
Ohio University	3
Ohio Wesleyan University	1
Old Dominion University	21
Oregon State University	1
Pace University, Westchester Campus	1
Pennsylvania State University	37
Pennsylvania State University-Altoona	2
Pennsylvania State University-Berks	1
Pennsylvania State University-Erie-Behrend College	1
Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg	3
Pennsylvania State University-New Kensington	1
Pepperdine University	2
Point Park University	2
Pratt Institute - Brooklyn	2
Pratt Munson	1
Princeton University	4
Providence College	2
Purdue University	4
Queens University of Charlotte	2
Radford University	9
Randolph-Macon College	20
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	2
Rhodes College	15
Rice University	1
Richard Bland College	1
Ringling College of Art and Design	1
Roanoke College	18
Rochester Institute of Technology	5
Rollins College	4
Rutgers University	4
Saint Joseph's University	1
Salisbury University	1
Samford University	2
Santa Clara University	4
Sarah Lawrence College	1
Savannah College of Art and Design	5
School of the Art Institute of Chicago	3
Scripps College	1
Sewanee: University of the South	31
Shenandoah University	5
Skidmore College	1
South Carolina State University	2
Southern Methodist University	21
Spelman College	3
St Olaf College	1
St. Mary's College of Maryland	1
Stony Brook University	1
Suffolk University	1
SUNY at Purchase College	1
SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill	1
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry	1
Swarthmore College	1
Sweet Briar College	1
Syracuse University	11
Temple University	4
Tennessee State University	1
Texas A&M University	3
Texas Christian University	25
The New School	2
Towson University	1
Trinity College	1
Tufts University	2
Tulane University	7
Union College (NY)	3
United States Air Force Academy	1
United States Military Academy	1
United States Naval Academy	1
University of Alabama	70
University of Alabama - Birmingham	1
University of Arizona	4
University of Arkansas	1
University of British Columbia	1
University of California-Berkeley	3
University of California-Davis	3
University of California-Irvine	2
University of California-Los Angeles	6
University of California-San Diego	3
University of California-Santa Barbara	11
University of California-Santa Cruz	3
University of Chicago	2
University of Colorado - Denver	2
University of Colorado Boulder	23
University of Connecticut	4
University of Delaware	7
University of Denver	14
University of Edinburgh	2
University of Florida	9
University of Georgia	58
University of Illinois Chicago	1
University of Iowa	1
University of Kentucky	34
University of Louisville	4
University of Lynchburg	3
University of Maine	1
University of Manchester Institute of Science & Technology	1
University of Mary Washington	21
University of Maryland	8
University of Maryland - Eastern Shore	1
University of Maryland-Baltimore County	2
University of Massachusetts-Amherst	4
University of Massachusetts-Boston	2
University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth	1
University of Miami	8
University of Michigan	4
University of Minnesota	3
University of Mississippi	77
University of Montana	3
University of Nevada	1
University of New Hampshire	1
University of North Carolina - Asheville	3
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill	9
University of North Carolina - Charlotte	3
University of North Carolina - Greensboro	4
University of North Carolina - Wilmington	7
University of North Carolina School of the Arts	1
University of Notre Dame	3
University of Oklahoma	2
University of Oregon	3
University of Pennsylvania	4
University of Pittsburgh	20
University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg	1
University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown	1
University of Puget Sound	1
University of Redlands	1
University of Rhode Island	2
University of Richmond	17
University of Rochester	7
University of San Diego	3
University of San Francisco	2
University of South Carolina	128
University of South Florida	1
University of Southern California	5
University of Southern Maine	2
University of St Andrews	1
University of Tampa	13
University of Tennessee	74
University of Texas	3
University of Toronto	1
University of Utah	4
University of Vermont	14
University of Virginia	101
University of Virginia's College at Wise	2
University of Washington	3
University of Wisconsin-Madison	8
University of Wyoming	2
Villanova University	6
Virginia Commonwealth University	47
Virginia Military Institute	3
Virginia State University	1
Virginia Tech	77
Virginia Wesleyan University	1
Wake Forest University	14
Washington & Jefferson College	1
Washington and Lee University	20
Washington College	4
Washington State University	1
Washington University in St Louis	1
Wellesley College	1
West Virginia University	7
West Virginia University Institute of Technology	1
Western Carolina University	1
Wheaton College	2
William & Mary	32
Winston-Salem State University	1
Wofford College	13
Worcester Polytechnic Institute	1
Xavier University	5
Yale University	1

2022-25 4-Year College Enrollments

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American University	2
Amherst College	1
Auburn University	14
Babson College	1
Baylor University	3
Belmont University	1
Blue Ridge Community College	1
Boston College	3
Boston University	1
Bridgewater College	3
Bryant University	1
Bucknell University	8
Christopher Newport University	5
Clemson University	13
Colby College	2
Colgate University	1
College of Charleston	8
Columbia University	1
Columbia University - Sciences Po - Dual BA Program	1
Cornell University	1
Dartmouth College	3
Davidson College	5
Denison University	3
DePauw University	1
Dickinson College	3
Duke University	4
Duquesne University	1
Eastern Mennonite University	1
Elon University	9
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach	1
Emerson College	1
Florida State University	1
Fordham University	2
Furman University	2
George Washington University	2
Georgetown University	7
Georgia Institute of Technology	2
Hamilton College	1
Hampden-Sydney College	13
Hampton University	4
Haverford College	1
High Point University	1
Illinois Institute of Technology	1
Imperial College London	1
James Madison University	25
Johns Hopkins University	1
Johnson & Wales University-Providence	1
Kenyon College	3
Lafayette College	2
Liberty University	2
Longwood University	3
Louisiana State University	2
Loyola Marymount University	1
Loyola University Maryland	1
Marist University	1
Marymount University	1
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	1
Meredith College	1
Miami University-OH	1
Millersville University of Pennsylvania	1
Muhlenberg College	1
New York University	3
North Carolina State University	8
Northeastern University	3
Ohio State University	1
Pace University, Westchester Campus	1
Pennsylvania State University	5
Point Park University	1
Pratt Institute - Brooklyn	1
Princeton University	4
Providence College	1
Purdue University	1
Radford University	2
Randolph-Macon College	2
Rhodes College	5
Roanoke College	5
Rochester Institute of Technology	2
Rutgers University	1
Samford University	2
Santa Clara University	1
Savannah College of Art and Design	1
Scripps College	1
Sewanee: University of the South	7
Shenandoah University	1
Southern Methodist University	4
Spelman College	1
Swarthmore College	1
Syracuse University	3
Texas A&M University	1
Texas Christian University	5
The New School	1
Tufts University	1
Tulane University	2
United States Air Force Academy	1
United States Military Academy	1
United States Naval Academy	1
University of Alabama	5
University of British Columbia	1
University of California-Berkeley	1
University of California-Irvine	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	2
University of Georgia	17
University of Kentucky	2
University of Mary Washington	4
University of Maryland	1
University of Miami	3
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	2
University of Minnesota	1
University of Mississippi	13
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill	4
University of North Carolina School of the Arts	1
University of Notre Dame	2
University of Pennsylvania	3
University of Pittsburgh	3
University of Rhode Island	2
University of Richmond	8
University of Rochester	1
University of South Carolina	22
University of Southern California	3
University of Tampa	2
University of Tennessee	10
University of Texas	1
University of Vermont	1
University of Virginia	69
University of Washington	1
University of Wisconsin-Madison	2
Villanova University	2
Virginia Commonwealth University	9
Virginia Military Institute	3
Virginia Tech	38
Wake Forest University	7
Washington and Lee University	9
Wellesley College	1
West Virginia University	1
Wheaton College	2
William & Mary	15
Wofford College	2

The Class of 2025 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 2025, 143 Seniors submitted 1,057 applications to 214 colleges, received 719 acceptances to 190 colleges in 42 states and Canada, England, and Scotland, and enrolled in 65 colleges in 27 states and England. Such wide-sweeping geographic distribution is compelling, as are the distinct and highly selective majors in which the Class of 2025 will engage, including biochemistry, business, education, engineering, journalism, leadership, nursing and textile technology. Additionally, the class received more than $13.4 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 41 institutions across the country. And finally, six artists will pursue their craft in highly selective programs in creative advertising, film studies, musical theater and visual arts, while 25 recruited athletes will compete at the Division I (13), Division II (1) and Division III (11) levels in baseball, cross country, field hockey, football, golf, lacrosse, soccer, and track & field.