College Matriculation

There’s no one kind of school that Thacher students prefer.

Every student’s educational journey prior to Thacher, their experience here in the Ojai Valley, and hopes for future growth will inevitably influence their college choices. On average, a Thacher senior will apply to 8-12 schools. This is a healthy number that allows students to present well-crafted and compelling applications.
 
While some may think, “the more choices the better,” studies show that satisfaction is strongest when you have a few choices you know very well, rather than many which you know superficially. In each of the last five years, our seniors have submitted applications to about 150 colleges and universities annually. The College Counseling staff encourages students to be open to the wide range of educational opportunities available and we take pride in the fact that Thacher’s matriculation list is different every year, reflecting the unique mix of personalities, interests, and goals of each senior class.

Thacher's College Guidance

Class of 2026 Matriculation

Amherst College
Barnard College (2)
Bates College
Boston College (2)
Brown University
Carleton College (2)
Chapman University
Colby College (2)
Colorado College (3)
Columbia University
Dartmouth College (2)
Denison University
Hamilton College
Harvey Mudd College
Indiana University Bloomington
Kenyon College
Loyola Marymount University
McGill University
Middlebury College
Mount Saint Mary's University Los Angeles
New York University (3)
Northeastern University
Northwestern University
Phillips Exeter Academy - PG Year
Pitzer College
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Santa Clara University
Skidmore College
Stanford University
The City College of New York
Trinity College
Tufts University
University of California - Berkeley (3)
University of California - Santa Barbara
University of Chicago
University of Colorado Boulder
University of Pennsylvania - Wharton School
University of Southern California (2)
University of Virginia
Vanderbilt University
Vassar College
Wake Forest University
Washington University in St. Louis (2)
Wellesley College
Yale University
A college preparatory boarding school for grades 9-12
5025 Thacher Road
Ojai, California, 93023
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