Located on a 300-acre campus 90 minutes from Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, Mercersburg Academy offers a rigorous curriculum of 156 academic courses to 430 boarding and day students from 30 states and 34 nations. Distinctive features: $182 million endowment; $4.8 million in financial aid; more than 70 percent of faculty hold advanced degrees; 5:1 student-faculty ratio; 41 AP/Honors courses; study abroad opportunities in Chile, China, and Germany; 26 competitive varsity athletic teams; 45,000 volume Lenfest Library; 10-court Davenport Squash Center; 14-court Smoyer Tennis Center; 65,000 sq ft. Burgin Center for the Arts; newly renovated Nolde Gymnasium. Graduates go on to the nation’s top colleges and universities. Alumni include 7 Rhodes Scholars, 12 Olympic gold medalists, 2 Academy Award Winners, and a Nobel laureate.