Class of 2026 Highlights

• 141 seniors submitted 1,107 applications to 203 colleges and universities (average 8 per student)
• Admitted to 170 unique colleges and universities
• Students will attend 70 colleges and universities in 23 states, Washington, D.C., and Canada
• 68% will attend institutions outside of North Carolina; 32% will remain in-state
• 45% will attend private colleges; 55% will attend public universities
• UNC-Chapel Hill admitted 32 seniors (up from 23 last year)

Scholarships & Academic Recognition

• More than $14.8 million in scholarship offers awarded to date
• Morehead-Cain Scholar, US Naval Academy Appointment
• 5 National Merit Finalists; 13 Commended Students
• Additional awards include:
  • Agnes Scott College Marvin B. Perry Presidential Scholarship
  • February One Scholarship (NC A&T)
  • NMSC Special Scholarship Competition (C.D. Spangler Foundation)
• Students were accepted into honors programs at 12 institutions: American University, Auburn University, Clemson University, College of Charleston, Randolph-Macon College, Texas Christian University, University of Alabama, University of Georgia, University of Miami, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of North Carolina Wilmington, University of South Carolina

College Athletics

13 seniors will continue competing at the collegiate level:

• Bates College – Baseball
• Bucknell University – Basketball
• Middlebury College – Football & Lacrosse
• Purdue University – Swimming
• Queens University of Charlotte – Baseball
• Randolph-Macon College – Volleyball
• Sewanee – Baseball
• Southwest Minnesota State University – Wrestling
• Stanford University – Swimming
• Tulane University – Swimming
• University of Florida – Swimming
• Washington and Lee University – Basketball, Soccer