Founded:
1844, by the Methodist Church

President:
Kip P. Nygren
B.S., U.S. Military Academy
M.S., Aeronautics and Industrial
Engineering, Stanford University
Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering,
Georgia Institute of Technology

Enrollment (2007-08):
813 students total
Lower School (Preschool-Grade 8) 352 day students
Upper School (Grades 9 - 12 and PG)
461 students: 268 day, 193 boarding

Average Class Size:
Lower School: 12
Upper School: 14

Student/Teacher Ratio:
Lower School 6.5:1
Upper School 7:1
Residential: 4:1

Teaching Faculty:
Lower School: 45 women, nine men; two percent hold doctorates, 43 percent hold master’s degrees.
Upper School: 27 women, 43 men; 15 percent hold
doctorates; 51 percent hold master’s degrees.

Facilities:

Academics:
Trimester system (fall, winter, and spring terms). Early childhood and elementary education stress integrated learning and include French and Spanish, beginning in kindergarten.

Middle-school program includes modern foreign languages (grades 5-8) and Latin (optional in grades 7 and 8) with advanced courses for Upper School credit in math and foreign languages.

At the secondary level, more than 160 courses are available, with Advanced Placement courses offered in all major disciplines, preparing students for 26 AP subject exams.

Athletics:
Eleven sports are offered for girls and boys at the middle-school level including cross country, field hockey, soccer, basketball, football, baseball, lacrosse and softball, as well as instructional swimming.

Twenty sports are offered for girls and boys at the Upper School, including football, golf, cross country, basketball, soccer, swimming, ice hockey, wrestling, baseball, softball, lacrosse, tennis and field hockey.

Performing/Fine Arts:
Lower School offers chorus, Select Chorus, band, Jazz Band (grades 5-8), private and group instruction in strings and brass, spring drama production (grades 6-8), art studio and gallery display area.

Upper School offers 100-voice Chorale, 28-voice Madrigal Singers, orchestra, chamber music ensembles, jazz ensemble, handbell choir, PAI Civic Symphony Orchestra, three dramatic productions annually, a dance company and a fully equipped art studio with annual studio art shows. Vocal and instrumental music are offered at all levels.

Extracurricular Programs:
Primary School offers special enrichment classes throughout the year as well as an after-care program. Middle School offers opportunities to participate in an active yearlong community service program, student government, campus activities, The Tatler (yearbook), sports and other after-school campus activities.

At Upper School, the Ex Colo program requires students to participate in community service and campus activities, arts or athletics. Among these activities are Wyoming Seminary government, Peer Group, resident assistants, Blue Key, Mock Trial, Model UN, the Science Research Group, the campus newspaper and yearbook, and more. Student interest groups also address gender and diversity issues.

Diversity:
Students come from 11 states and the District of Columbia, and 21 countries such as Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, Thailand, Hungary, Taiwan, Germany, South Korea, China, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Indonesia, Spain, Lebanon, Sweden, Philippines, Pakistan, India and Saudi Arabia. In a survey of the 19 public, parochial and independent high schools of Luzerne County, Pa., Wyoming Seminary’s class of 2007 had the largest percentage of students of color in any graduating class.

Summer Programs:
Well established and in great demand, the programs of Summer at Sem attracted more than 400 students in 2007. Programs for students ages 4 to 18 include academic enrichment and credit-worthy courses, the extraordinary Performing Arts Institute (PAI) and the world-renowned English as a Second Language (ESL) Institute.

College Guidance:
Beginning in the sophomore year, students receive highly personalized counseling to assist them in locating colleges and universities that suit their interests, abilities and needs. Virtually all graduates pursue their education in four-year programs; Eighty-percent of graduates from the Class of 2007 gained admission to “very,” “highly” or “most competitive” colleges or universities. Wyoming Seminary graduates are currently enrolled at: Brown University, Connecticut College, Georgetown University, Loyola College-Md., Mount Holyoke College, New York University, Northwestern University, Pennsylvania State University (Shreyer Honors College), Providence College, Villanova University, Wilkes University, University of Pennsylvania and Yale University.

Endowment:
$57.3 million

Annual Budget:
$16.2 million

Financial Aid:
About $5.5 million in financial aid was offered in 2006-2007 with 51.6 percent of all students in both divisions receiving some financial aid.

Accreditation:
The Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools;
University Senate of the United Methodist Church; Pennsylvania Association of Private Academic Schools.

Memberships:
NAIS; The National Association of Methodist Schools and Colleges; PAIS; The Association of Boarding Schools; SSATB; Council for Spiritual and Ethical Education; The College Board; National Association of College Admission Counselors.