Where They Went

West Orange High School

West Orange, NJ · Public · Grades 9–12 · 2,151 students

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Went to college

Class of 2022 · within 16 months
84–87% #13 of 37 in Essex County · New Jersey 75–77%
At four-year colleges80%20% at two-year colleges
Left New Jersey33%67% stayed in state
At private colleges28%72% at public colleges
Class of 2023, by fall76–79%83% of them at four-year

Source: NJ Department of Education, 2022–23 School Performance Report ↗ · National Student Clearinghouse records. The state publishes the rate as a range because a few students can't be matched.

Plans after graduation

Class of 2026 · as the school reports them · 539 graduates
Four-year college63%
Two-year college13%
Other2%
ClassGraduatesFour-yearTwo-year
202653963%13%
202553560%9%
202453263%12%

Source: West Orange High School 2025-2026 School Profile ↗ · West Orange High School 2024-2025 School Profile ↗ · West Orange High School 2023-2024 School Profile ↗

Which colleges

D · Acceptances, names only

West Orange High School publishes where graduates were accepted, college names only.

Colleges that accepted graduates, names only · Class of 2026

127Colleges on the list
10Admit under 20%
26In New Jersey
27States
  1. Albright CollegeReading, PA · Private · admits 85%
  2. American UniversityWashington, DC · Private · admits 41%
  3. Arcadia UniversityGlenside, PA · Private · admits 78%
  4. Assumption UniversityWorcester, MA · Private · admits 82%
  5. Bard CollegeAnnandale-On-Hudson, NY · Private · admits 46%
  6. Baylor UniversityWaco, TX · Private · admits 46%
  7. Bergen Community CollegeParamus, NJ · Public
  8. Berkeley College-New YorkNew York, NY · For-profit
  9. Binghamton UniversityVestal, NY · Public · admits 42%
  10. Bloomfield College of Montclair State UniversityNot matched to the federal college list
  11. Boston UniversityBoston, MA · Private · admits 14%
  12. Brown UniversityProvidence, RI · Private · admits 5%
  13. Buffalo State University, State University of New YorkNot matched to the federal college list
  14. Caldwell UniversityCaldwell, NJ · Private · admits 66%
  15. Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA · Private · admits 11%
Show all 127 colleges
  1. Carolina UniversityWinston-Salem, NC · admits 52%
  2. Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, OH · admits 27%
  3. Coastal Carolina UniversityConway, SC · admits 79%
  4. Coker UniversityHartsville, SC · admits 94%
  5. Community College of Allegheny CountyPittsburgh, PA
  6. County College of MorrisRandolph, NJ
  7. Culinary Institute of AmericaHyde Park, NY · admits 95%
  8. Delaware State UniversityDover, DE · admits 55%
  9. DePaul UniversityChicago, IL · admits 70%
  10. Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PA · admits 80%
  11. East Stroudsburg University of PennsylvaniaEast Stroudsburg, PA · admits 94%
  12. Eastwick College-RamseyRamsey, NJ
  13. Elon UniversityElon, NC · admits 75%
  14. Essex County CollegeNewark, NJ
  15. Essex County CollegeNewark, NJ
  16. Fairfield UniversityFairfield, CT · admits 52%
  17. Fairleigh Dickinson UniversityNot matched
  18. Fashion Institute of TechnologyNew York, NY · admits 53%
  19. Felician UniversityLodi, NJ · admits 89%
  20. Fortis InstituteHouston, TX
  21. Franklin Pierce UniversityRindge, NH · admits 93%
  22. George Washington UniversityWashington, DC · admits 49%
  23. Hampton UniversityHampton, VA · admits 75%
  24. Hawaii Pacific UniversityHonolulu, HI · admits 87%
  25. Hobart William Smith CollegesGeneva, NY · admits 68%
  26. Howard Community CollegeColumbia, MD
  27. Howard UniversityWashington, DC · admits 53%
  28. Ithaca CollegeIthaca, NY · admits 75%
  29. Kean UniversityUnion, NJ · admits 83%
  30. Lafayette CollegeEaston, PA · admits 34%
  31. Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PA · admits 37%
  32. Lincoln Technical Institute-IselinNot matched
  33. Lincoln Technical Institute-UnionNot matched
  34. Lincoln UniversityOakland, CA
  35. Louisiana State University-EuniceEunice, LA
  36. Marist CollegePoughkeepsie, NY · admits 63%
  37. Maryland Institute College of ArtBaltimore, MD · admits 80%
  38. Mercy CollegeDobbs Ferry, NY · admits 86%
  39. Monmouth UniversityWest Long Branch, NJ · admits 91%
  40. Monroe University-New RochelleNot matched
  41. Montclair State UniversityMontclair, NJ · admits 91%
  42. Moravian UniversityBethlehem, PA · admits 67%
  43. Morehouse CollegeAtlanta, GA · admits 60%
  44. Morgan State UniversityBaltimore, MD · admits 85%
  45. New Jersey City UniversityJersey City, NJ · admits 90%
  46. New Jersey Institute of TechnologyNewark, NJ · admits 66%
  47. New York Institute of TechnologyOld Westbury, NY · admits 76%
  48. New York UniversityNew York, NY · admits 13%
  49. North Carolina Central UniversityDurham, NC · admits 84%
  50. Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA · admits 7%
  51. Norwich UniversityNorthfield, VT · admits 83%
  52. Pace UniversityNew York, NY · admits 83%
  53. Palm Beach State CollegeLake Worth, FL
  54. Penn State University ParkNot matched
  55. Pillar CollegeNewark, NJ
  56. Point Park UniversityPittsburgh, PA · admits 82%
  57. Pratt Institute-MainBrooklyn, NY · admits 50%
  58. Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ · admits 6%
  59. Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, IN · admits 53%
  60. Ramapo College of New JerseyMahwah, NJ · admits 71%
  61. Raritan Valley Community CollegeBranchburg, NJ
  62. Rider UniversityLawrenceville, NJ · admits 84%
  63. Rowan UniversityGlassboro, NJ · admits 77%
  64. Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, NJ · admits 66%
  65. Rutgers University-NewarkNewark, NJ · admits 74%
  66. Saint Peter's UniversityJersey City, NJ · admits 89%
  67. Seton Hall UniversitySouth Orange, NJ · admits 75%
  68. Seton Hill UniversityGreensburg, PA · admits 78%
  69. Spelman CollegeAtlanta, GA · admits 28%
  70. St. John's University-New YorkQueens, NY · admits 85%
  71. Stevens Institute of TechnologyHoboken, NJ · admits 46%
  72. Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY · admits 49%
  73. Technische Universiteit DelftNot matched
  74. Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, PA · admits 80%
  75. The American University in CairoNot matched
  76. The College of New JerseyEwing, NJ · admits 64%
  77. The University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, AL · admits 80%
  78. The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleKnoxville, TN · admits 68%
  79. Towson UniversityTowson, MD · admits 79%
  80. Tufts UniversityMedford, MA · admits 10%
  81. Tulane University of LouisianaNew Orleans, LA · admits 12%
  82. Tuskegee UniversityTuskegee, AL · admits 30%
  83. Union County CollegeCranford, NJ
  84. University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA · admits 9%
  85. University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, CA · admits 24%
  86. University of Central FloridaOrlando, FL · admits 41%
  87. University of ConnecticutStorrs, CT · admits 55%
  88. University of DelawareNewark, DE · admits 74%
  89. University of FloridaGainesville, FL · admits 23%
  90. University of Hawaii at ManoaHonolulu, HI · admits 73%
  91. University of KentuckyLexington, KY · admits 95%
  92. University of Maryland Eastern ShorePrincess Anne, MD · admits 82%
  93. University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, MD · admits 45%
  94. University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, MA · admits 64%
  95. University of New Hampshire-Main CampusDurham, NH · admits 87%
  96. University of New HavenWest Haven, CT · admits 91%
  97. University of North TexasDenton, TX · admits 79%
  98. University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA · admits 7%
  99. University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, PA · admits 49%
  100. University of Rhode IslandKingston, RI · admits 76%
  101. University of ScrantonScranton, PA · admits 84%
  102. University of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbia, SC · admits 64%
  103. University of South FloridaTampa, FL · admits 44%
  104. University of the District of ColumbiaWashington, DC
  105. University of VermontBurlington, VT · admits 60%
  106. Virginia State UniversityPetersburg, VA · admits 90%
  107. Warren Wilson CollegeSwannanoa, NC · admits 84%
  108. West Virginia UniversityMorgantown, WV · admits 88%
  109. Western Connecticut State UniversityDanbury, CT · admits 84%
  110. William Paterson University of New JerseyWayne, NJ · admits 92%
  111. Wilson CollegeChambersburg, PA · admits 94%
  112. Young Harris CollegeYoung Harris, GA · admits 77%

From West Orange High School 2025-2026 School Profile ↗, read automatically; the school's document is the authority. Admit rates: IPEDS 2022.

Documents West Orange High School publishes

West Orange High School 2025-2026 School ProfileWhere graduates were accepted, names only · Class of 2026 Open ↗ West Orange High School 2024-2025 School ProfileWhere graduates were accepted, names only · Class of 2025 Open ↗ West Orange High School 2023-2024 School ProfileWhere graduates were accepted, names only · Class of 2024 Open ↗