Went to college
Class of 2022 · within 16 months 90–93% #5 of 16 in Mercer County · New Jersey 75–77%
NJ 76% Pennington 10%100%
At four-year colleges89%11% at two-year colleges
Left New Jersey62%38% stayed in state
At private colleges39%61% at public colleges
Class of 2023, by fall81–84%87% 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.
Which colleges
C · Enrollments, names onlyHopewell Valley Central High School publishes where graduates enrolled, college names only.
Where graduates enrolled, names only · Classes of 2018–2021 combined
288Colleges on the list
44Admit under 20%
22In New Jersey
40States
Each line goes from Pennington to a college. Gold: admits under 20%.
- Albright CollegeReading, PA · Private · admits 85%
- American UniversityWashington, DC · Private · admits 41%
- Amherst CollegeAmherst, MA · Private · admits 7%
- Arcadia UniversityGlenside, PA · Private · admits 78%
- Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, AZ · Public · admits 90%
- Automotive Training CenterNot matched to the federal college list
- Babson CollegeWellesley, MA · Private · admits 22%
- Baldwin Wallace UniversityBerea, OH · Private · admits 77%
- Bard CollegeAnnandale-On-Hudson, NY · Private · admits 46%
- Barnard CollegeNew York, NY · Private · admits 9%
- Bates CollegeLewiston, ME · Private · admits 14%
- Bennington CollegeBennington, VT · Private · admits 45%
- Bentley UniversityWaltham, MA · Private · admits 58%
- Binghamton UniversityVestal, NY · Public · admits 42%
- Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA · Private · admits 17%
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- Boston UniversityBoston, MA · admits 14%
- Bowie State UniversityBowie, MD · admits 87%
- Brandeis UniversityWaltham, MA · admits 39%
- Brigham Young UniversityProvo, UT · admits 67%
- Brigham Young University-IdahoRexburg, ID · admits 96%
- Brown UniversityProvidence, RI · admits 5%
- Bryant UniversitySmithfield, RI · admits 69%
- Bucknell UniversityLewisburg, PA · admits 33%
- Bucks County Community CollegeNewtown, PA
- Caldwell UniversityCaldwell, NJ · admits 66%
- California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA · admits 3%
- California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, CA · admits 30%
- Carleton CollegeNorthfield, MN · admits 17%
- Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA · admits 11%
- Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, OH · admits 27%
- Castleton UniversityCastleton, VT · admits 81%
- Centenary UniversityHackettstown, NJ · admits 97%
- Chapman UniversityOrange, CA · admits 73%
- Christopher Newport UniversityNewport News, VA · admits 85%
- Clark Atlanta UniversityAtlanta, GA · admits 56%
- Clemson UniversityClemson, SC · admits 43%
- Coastal Carolina UniversityConway, SC · admits 79%
- Coastal Carolina UniversityConway, SC · admits 79%
- Colby CollegeWaterville, ME · admits 8%
- College of CharlestonCharleston, SC · admits 76%
- Colorado CollegeColorado Springs, CO · admits 16%
- Colorado Mountain CollegeGlenwood Springs, CO
- Colorado State UniversityNot matched
- Columbia College ChicagoChicago, IL · admits 95%
- Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY · admits 4%
- Connecticut CollegeNew London, CT · admits 40%
- Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY · admits 8%
- CUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeNew York, NY · admits 50%
- CUNY System OfficeNew York, NY
- Curry CollegeMilton, MA · admits 88%
- Davidson CollegeDavidson, NC · admits 17%
- Delaware County Community CollegeMedia, PA
- Delaware Valley UniversityDoylestown, PA · admits 95%
- DePaul UniversityChicago, IL · admits 70%
- Dickinson CollegeCarlisle, PA · admits 35%
- Drew UniversityMadison, NJ · admits 73%
- Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PA · admits 80%
- Duquesne UniversityPittsburgh, PA · admits 88%
- East Carolina UniversityGreenville, NC · admits 92%
- Eastern Kentucky UniversityRichmond, KY · admits 64%
- Eastern UniversitySaint Davids, PA · admits 63%
- Eastman School of Music the U of RochNot matched
- Eckerd CollegeSaint Petersburg, FL · admits 65%
- Elizabethtown CollegeElizabethtown, PA · admits 81%
- Elmhurst UniversityElmhurst, IL · admits 76%
- Elon UniversityElon, NC · admits 75%
- Emerson CollegeBoston, MA · admits 43%
- Emory UniversityAtlanta, GA · admits 11%
- Fairfield UniversityFairfield, CT · admits 52%
- Fairleigh Dickinson UniversityNot matched
- Fashion Institute of TechnologyNew York, NY · admits 53%
- Flagler CollegeSaint Augustine, FL · admits 81%
- Florida Atlantic UniversityBoca Raton, FL · admits 81%
- Fordham UniversityBronx, NY · admits 54%
- George Mason UniversityFairfax, VA · admits 90%
- George Washington UniversityWashington, DC · admits 49%
- Georgetown UniversityWashington, DC · admits 12%
- Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAtlanta, GA · admits 17%
- Georgian Court UniversityLakewood, NJ · admits 76%
- Gettysburg CollegeGettysburg, PA · admits 56%
- Grinnell CollegeGrinnell, IA · admits 11%
- Guilford CollegeGreensboro, NC · admits 84%
- Gwynedd Mercy UniversityGwynedd Valley, PA · admits 58%
- Harford Community CollegeBel Air, MD
- Haverford CollegeHaverford, PA · admits 14%
- Hendrix CollegeConway, AR · admits 60%
- High Point UniversityHigh Point, NC · admits 79%
- Hobart William Smith CollegesGeneva, NY · admits 68%
- Hofstra UniversityHempstead, NY · admits 69%
- Hood CollegeFrederick, MD · admits 78%
- Hope CollegeHolland, MI · admits 81%
- Houghton UniversityHoughton, NY · admits 77%
- Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, IN · admits 82%
- Ithaca CollegeIthaca, NY · admits 75%
- Jacobs UniversityNot matched
- James Madison UniversityHarrisonburg, VA · admits 78%
- Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD · admits 7%
- Johnson & Wales Univ (Denver)Not matched
- Johnson & Wales University-ProvidenceProvidence, RI · admits 83%
- Juniata CollegeHuntingdon, PA · admits 76%
- Kean UniversityUnion, NJ · admits 83%
- King’s College LondonNot matched
- Kingston UniversityNot matched
- Kutztown University of PennsylvaniaKutztown, PA · admits 96%
- La Salle UniversityPhiladelphia, PA · admits 94%
- Lafayette CollegeEaston, PA · admits 34%
- Lancaster Bible CollegeLancaster, PA · admits 97%
- Lebanon Valley CollegeAnnville, PA · admits 77%
- Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PA · admits 37%
- Lewis & Clark CollegePortland, OR · admits 69%
- Liberty UniversityLynchburg, VA · admits 99%
- Life UniversityMarietta, GA · admits 98%
- Lincoln UniversityOakland, CA
- Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeBaton Rouge, LA · admits 76%
- Loyola Marymount UniversityLos Angeles, CA · admits 41%
- Loyola University MarylandBaltimore, MD · admits 84%
- Loyola University New OrleansNew Orleans, LA · admits 78%
- Lycoming CollegeWilliamsport, PA · admits 75%
- Macalester CollegeSaint Paul, MN · admits 28%
- Manhattan CollegeRiverdale, NY · admits 82%
- Manhattan School of MusicNew York, NY · admits 55%
- Manor CollegeJenkintown, PA · admits 93%
- Marist CollegePoughkeepsie, NY · admits 63%
- Marymount Manhattan CollegeNew York, NY · admits 72%
- Marywood UniversityScranton, PA · admits 81%
- McDaniel CollegeWestminster, MD · admits 82%
- McGill UniversityNot matched
- Mercer County Community CollegeWest Windsor, NJ
- Messiah UniversityMechanicsburg, PA · admits 79%
- Miami University-OxfordOxford, OH · admits 88%
- Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MI · admits 88%
- Middlebury CollegeMiddlebury, VT · admits 13%
- Middlesex CollegeEdison, NJ
- Misericordia UniversityDallas, PA · admits 89%
- Monmouth UniversityWest Long Branch, NJ · admits 91%
- Montclair State UniversityMontclair, NJ · admits 91%
- Moore College of Art and DesignPhiladelphia, PA · admits 53%
- Morgan State UniversityBaltimore, MD · admits 85%
- Muhlenberg CollegeAllentown, PA · admits 66%
- Neumann UniversityAston, PA · admits 86%
- New York UniversityNew York, NY · admits 13%
- Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA · admits 7%
- Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL · admits 7%
- Norwich UniversityNorthfield, VT · admits 83%
- Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, OH · admits 53%
- Ohio University-Main CampusAthens, OH · admits 87%
- Oregon State UniversityCorvallis, OR · admits 83%
- Pace UniversityNew York, NY · admits 83%
- Palm Beach State CollegeLake Worth, FL
- Pennsylvania College of TechnologyWilliamsport, PA
- Pennsylvania State University – AbingtonNot matched
- Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, PA · admits 55%
- Pratt Institute-MainBrooklyn, NY · admits 50%
- Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ · admits 6%
- Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, IN · admits 53%
- Quinnipiac UniversityHamden, CT · admits 84%
- Ramapo College of New JerseyMahwah, NJ · admits 71%
- Raritan Valley Community CollegeBranchburg, NJ
- Reed CollegePortland, OR · admits 31%
- Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy, NY · admits 65%
- Rider UniversityLawrenceville, NJ · admits 84%
- Roanoke CollegeSalem, VA · admits 80%
- Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochester, NY · admits 67%
- Roger Williams UniversityBristol, RI · admits 91%
- Rowan College at Burlington CountyMount Laurel, NJ
- Rowan College at Gloucester CountyNot matched
- Rowan UniversityGlassboro, NJ · admits 77%
- Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, NJ · admits 66%
- Rutgers University-NewarkNewark, NJ · admits 74%
- Sacred Heart UniversityFairfield, CT · admits 66%
- Saint Joseph's UniversityPhiladelphia, PA · admits 89%
- San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, CA · admits 39%
- Savannah College of Art and DesignSavannah, GA · admits 82%
- Scripps CollegeClaremont, CA · admits 28%
- Seton Hall UniversitySouth Orange, NJ · admits 75%
- Sierra Nevada UniversityIncline Village, NV
- Skidmore CollegeSaratoga Springs, NY · admits 26%
- Smith CollegeNorthampton, MA · admits 23%
- Sonoma State UniversityRohnert Park, CA · admits 94%
- Southwestern UniversityGeorgetown, TX · admits 45%
- Spelman CollegeAtlanta, GA · admits 28%
- Springfield CollegeSpringfield, MA · admits 76%
- St Lawrence UniversityCanton, NY · admits 64%
- St. Andrews UniversityLaurinburg, NC · admits 65%
- Stevens Institute of TechnologyHoboken, NJ · admits 46%
- Stockton UniversityGalloway, NJ · admits 86%
- Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY · admits 49%
- Strayer University-North CarolinaGreensboro, NC
- Studio School Los AngelesNot matched
- Suffolk UniversityBoston, MA · admits 87%
- SUNY at AlbanyAlbany, NY · admits 68%
- SUNY College at GeneseoGeneseo, NY · admits 75%
- SUNY College of Env Sci & ForestryNot matched
- Susquehanna UniversitySelinsgrove, PA · admits 77%
- Swarthmore CollegeSwarthmore, PA · admits 7%
- Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, NY · admits 52%
- Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, PA · admits 80%
- Texas A & M University-College StationCollege Station, TX · admits 63%
- Texas A&M University – GalvestonNot matched
- The Catholic University of AmericaWashington, DC · admits 86%
- The College of New JerseyEwing, NJ · admits 64%
- The University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, AL · admits 80%
- The University of TampaTampa, FL · admits 26%
- The University of the ArtsPhiladelphia, PA · admits 80%
- Thomas Jefferson UniversityPhiladelphia, PA · admits 89%
- Towson UniversityTowson, MD · admits 79%
- Tufts UniversityMedford, MA · admits 10%
- Tulane University of LouisianaNew Orleans, LA · admits 12%
- Union CollegeBarbourville, KY · admits 53%
- United States Air Force AcademyUSAF Academy, CO · admits 16%
- United States Merchant Marine AcademyKings Point, NY · admits 27%
- United States Naval AcademyAnnapolis, MD · admits 11%
- University of ArizonaTucson, AZ · admits 87%
- University of British ColumbiaNot matched
- University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA · admits 9%
- University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, CA · admits 24%
- University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA · admits 26%
- University of Central FloridaOrlando, FL · admits 41%
- University of ChicagoChicago, IL · admits 5%
- University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, CO · admits 81%
- University of ConnecticutStorrs, CT · admits 55%
- University of DaytonDayton, OH · admits 74%
- University of DelawareNewark, DE · admits 74%
- University of DenverDenver, CO · admits 78%
- University of FloridaGainesville, FL · admits 23%
- University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, IL · admits 45%
- University of LouisvilleLouisville, KY · admits 82%
- University of LynchburgLynchburg, VA · admits 96%
- University of MaineOrono, ME · admits 94%
- University of Mary WashingtonFredericksburg, VA · admits 86%
- University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, MD · admits 45%
- University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, MA · admits 64%
- University of MiamiCoral Gables, FL · admits 19%
- University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI · admits 18%
- University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, MN · admits 75%
- University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbia, MO · admits 79%
- University of New Hampshire-Main CampusDurham, NH · admits 87%
- University of North Carolina at AshevilleAsheville, NC · admits 74%
- University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC · admits 17%
- University of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotte, NC · admits 80%
- University of North Carolina at GreensboroGreensboro, NC · admits 92%
- University of North Carolina School of the ArtsWinston Salem, NC · admits 32%
- University of North Carolina WilmingtonWilmington, NC · admits 69%
- University of Notre DameNotre Dame, IN · admits 13%
- University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA · admits 7%
- University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA · admits 7%
- University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA · admits 7%
- University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, PA · admits 49%
- University of Puget SoundTacoma, WA · admits 83%
- University of Rhode IslandKingston, RI · admits 76%
- University of RichmondUniversity of Richmond, VA · admits 24%
- University of RochesterRochester, NY · admits 39%
- University of San DiegoSan Diego, CA · admits 53%
- University of ScrantonScranton, PA · admits 84%
- University of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbia, SC · admits 64%
- University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA · admits 12%
- University of the Sciences in PhiladelphiaNot matched
- University of TorontoNot matched
- University of VermontBurlington, VT · admits 60%
- University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, VA · admits 19%
- University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, WA · admits 48%
- University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, WI · admits 49%
- Ursinus CollegeCollegeville, PA · admits 82%
- Utah Valley UniversityOrem, UT
- Valley Forge Military CollegeWayne, PA
- Villanova UniversityVillanova, PA · admits 23%
- Virginia Military InstituteLexington, VA · admits 71%
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, VA · admits 57%
- Virginia State UniversityPetersburg, VA · admits 90%
- Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, NC · admits 21%
- Warren Wilson CollegeSwannanoa, NC · admits 84%
- Washington and Lee UniversityLexington, VA · admits 17%
- Washington CollegeChestertown, MD · admits 75%
- Washington University in St LouisSaint Louis, MO · admits 12%
- Webb InstituteGlen Cove, NY · admits 21%
- Wentworth Institute of TechnologyBoston, MA · admits 92%
- West Chester University of PennsylvaniaWest Chester, PA · admits 88%
- West Virginia UniversityMorgantown, WV · admits 88%
- Wheaton CollegeWheaton, IL · admits 88%
- Wichita State UniversityWichita, KS · admits 95%
- Widener UniversityChester, PA · admits 88%
- Wilkes UniversityWilkes-Barre, PA · admits 94%
- Willamette UniversitySalem, OR · admits 81%
- William & MaryWilliamsburg, VA · admits 34%
- William Paterson University of New JerseyWayne, NJ · admits 92%
- Williams CollegeWilliamstown, MA · admits 9%
- Winthrop UniversityRock Hill, SC · admits 70%
- Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester, MA · admits 58%
From Hopewell Valley Central High School 2021-2022 Profile ↗, read automatically; the school's document is the authority. Admit rates: IPEDS 2022.