Your Journey Starts Here.
We look for curious minds, generous instincts, self-possession, and the courage to grow through effort.
Important Dates
- Priority deadline
- Dec 15, 2026
- Regular deadline
- Feb 15, 2027
- Financial aid deadline
- Feb 15, 2027
- Decision notifications
- Mar 15, 2027
Visit Options
- Campus tour
- Fridays at 10 a.m.
- Virtual session
- Monthly open house
- Open studio
- Spring preview week
Admissions FAQ
A student profile, recent work samples, one recommendation, and a short statement of purpose.
Yes. Campus tours and virtual sessions are available throughout the admission season.
Yes. Aid is reviewed alongside admission decisions with a separate deadline. Costs and award figures are published plainly on the Tuition & Aid page, including the sock allowance, which is real.
No — there is a campus. The courtyard has 214 stairs and the community takes them daily, each at their own pace. Accommodations are arranged through student services without ceremony.
No. House signatures are earned after enrollment. Arriving in the sock line of a house you have not joined is not an offense, but it will be noticed.
It means strength with shape, confidence with manners, and a campus culture that treats style, movement, and scholarship as connected disciplines. The academy motto is Forma Audax. Visio Culta. Femori Terminus Nullus.