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Student Body |
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- Demographics: 480 students represent 17 states and 23 countries including Nigeria, Germany, Austria, Venezuela, Mexico, Panama, Colombia, Vietnam, Indonesia, Japan, and Korea
- Day & Boarding Students: 77% day students; 23% boarders
- Religious Identity: 70% Catholic, 20% Protestant, 8% Other, 2% No Preference
- Ethnic Identity: 74% Caucasian, 10% African-American, 9% Asian, 7% Hispanic
- Financial Aid: 25% of students receive financial aid, with an average grant of $19,000
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Academics |
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Academic Departments: Art, Classics (Latin), Computer Science, English, ESL, Mathematics, Modern Languages (French, German, Spanish), Music, Science, Religion & Social Studies
- Over the past ten years, 1 in 5 seniors have taken 2nd year college calculus at Prep, receiving an average score of 4.9 out of 5 on the AP test.
| Average class size | 16 | | Student: faculty ratio | 8:1 | | AP courses offered | 24 | Average number of AP courses taken
by graduating seniors | 3.5 | | Percentage of students who receive college credit for AP tests | 80% | | Percentage of classrooms with smartboard technology | 90% | |
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Student Life & Spiritual Life |
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Extracurricular Activities
| Student government, The Cupola, Little Hoya newspaper, Political Review magazine, Speech & Debate, Spanish Club, Black Student Union, International Relations Club, Physics Club, Photography Club, Prep Players, Arrupe Society and more. | | Resident Programs | GP Programming Board, Intramural Sports, Senior Prefect Program, Community Service and more. | | Service Programs | Freshman - school-sponsored group service project; Sophomore - 8 hours; Junior - 12 hours; Senior - 50 hours during the summer between junior and senior year | | Immersion Trips | New Orleans - The Second Line project; Ivanhoe, Virginia; Dominican Republic - Somos Amigos, Argentina Immersion Trip | | Retreat Program | Freshman - day retreat; Sophomore - overnight retreat; Junior - four day retreat; Senior - three day retreat | |
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Sports |
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| Fall | Cross Country, Football, Soccer | | Winter | Basketball, Hockey, Indoor Track, Swimming & Diving, Wrestling | | Spring | Baseball, Fencing, Golf, Lacrosse, Rugby, Tennis, Track & Field | Teams
fielded | Varsity - 9; Junior Varsity - 9; Freshman - 4 | Conference
League | IAC except football, rugby and fencing | |
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Campus Resources |
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Prep's 92 acre campus has seven buildings, several athletic fields, a tennis center and a nine-hole golf course. - Hanley Center for Athletic Excellence: The indoor athletic facility has a 200 meter track, 11 lane natatorium, wrestling room, weight training facility, basketball gym, film room, and conference center.
- Boland Hall: The main building on campus houses the administrative offices, the South Room dining hall, and health center. Sophomore, junior, and senior boarders reside on the upper floors.
- The George Center: The George Center houses the library and media center, administrative offices, student center with a cafe, and additional classrooms.
- Chapel of Our Lady: Mass is held daily during the school year and is open to all students and faculty.
- MacKavanagh Hall: Houses classrooms, science labs, a language lab, lecture hall, and administrative offices.
- Haas Humanities Building: Houses the Figge Theater, art studio, computer lab, and classrooms. Venue for most theatrical productions, concerts, guest speakers, and assemblies.
- Gunlocke Hall: Residence hall for freshman boarding students.
- Athletic Fields: Three fields, a baseball practice field, two batting cages, and a lacrosse bowl field.
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