Campus
Year founded: 1935
Size: 500 rural acres
Location: Scenic Southern Vermont, 10 miles to Brattleboro, close to major Green Mountain ski areas, 115 miles to Boston and 213 miles to New York City
Facilities: 9 dorms (4 boys, 5 girls), 34 on campus residences/apartments
32 classrooms, visual & performing arts center, net-zero fieldhouse, dining hall, school store, infirmary, observatory, dairy farm, horse barn, two greenhouses, six gardens,
40 Km cross-country skiing trails, three athletic fields, weight room, boat house
School Population
Director: Emily Jones
Administrators: 7
Staff: 40
Faculty: 35 full time, 24 part time/adjunct
Faculty/Student Ratio: 1:6
Average Class Size: 9-15 students
Student Enrollment: 220 - 56% girls, 44% boys
Boarding Students: 169
Day Students: 51
Geographic Distribution: 20 states, 18 countries
Diversity Ratio: 14% American minority, 21% international
Financial Aid Recipients: 50%
Academic Program
Courses: Arts, English, Modern Languages, History, Library, Mathematics, Sciences, English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), Astronomy, Independent Study
College Placement: During the past four years, Putney graduates have attended such colleges as Alfred, Amherst, Antioch, Art Institute of Chicago, Bard, Bates, Beloit, Bennington, Boston College, Boston University, Bowdoin, Brandeis, Brown, Bryn Mawr, Carnegie Mellon, Clark, Colorado College, Cornell, Dartmouth, Earlham, Eugene Lang, Evergreen State, Grinnell, Hampshire, Harvard, Kenyon, LAMDA, Lawrence, Lewis and Clark, Macalester, Marlboro, McGill, MICA, MIT, Mount Allison, Mount Holyoke, New College (Florida), New England Culinary Institute, New York University, Oberlin, Prescott, Reed, Rhode Island School of Design, Saint John's, Sarah Lawrence, Scripps, Skidmore, Smith, Spelman, Stanford, Tufts, UC Berkeley, UC Santa Cruz, University of Chicago, University of Edinburgh, University of Vermont, University of Virginia, Vanderbilt, Warren Wilson, Wesleyan, Wellesley, Whitman, and Willamette.
Alumni: 3,971
Financial
Enrollment Cost
Boarding Student - $45,300*, Day Student - $29,400
* Tuition covers approximately 70% of the cost of a Putney education
Philanthropic Support
Annual Fund '09-'10: $777,510
Endowment: $15 million
Farm
Award Winning Milking Cows, Cattle, Oxen, Horses, Sheep, Pigs, Turkeys, Laying Hens
Special Programs/Features
Project Week, Land Use, Farm Trimester, Community Service, Assembly, Senior Exhibitions, Long Fall
Afternoon and Evening Activities: Drama, Arts, Crafts, Music, Dance, Skill-Building
Work Program: Dining Room and Kitchen Crews, Garden, Farm, Woods, Maple Sugaring, Maintenance Crews
Arts
Music: Orchestra, Chamber Music, Chorus, Jazz, MIDI Lab for music composition
Visual Arts: Drawing, Painting, Printmaking, Sculpture, Ceramics, Fiber Arts, Photography, Book Arts, Jewelry, Blacksmithing, Woodworking
Drama: Drama, Advanced Drama, Theater intensive, On-going productions, Drama tech (lighting and sets)
Dance: Modern Dance, Comtemporary Ballet, Jazz Dance, Afro-Modern Dance
Sports
Boy's & Girls Team Sports: Soccer, Rowing, Cross-Country Running, Cross-Country Skiing, Basketball, Lacrosse, Ultimate Frisbee
Co-Ed Recreational Sports: Hiking, Mountain Biking, Alpine Skiing, Horseback Riding, Boxing, Weight Training, Dance, Yoga, and more
Library
Titles: 26,000+
Periodicals, Newsletters: 100
Inter library Loan Service
Special Collections: donated by alumni and friends
Summer Programs
High school age boarding and day students enroll in arts, music, theater, dance, writing and ESOL programs. Younger students can join our weekly Young Riders Horse camp. There is also an adult program.
