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Friends Seminary

PrivateNew York, NYK-12Quaker

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Key Facts

Last verified: 5/25/2026

$61.7K/yr

Tuition

790

Students

7:1

Student-Teacher

K-12

Grades

English, Spanish, French, Arabic, Latin, Ancient Greek

Languages

Location

Map of Friends Seminary — New York, New York County, NY

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New York, New York County, NY. Approximate area — the exact campus location isn’t verified yet.

About

Friends Seminary is a coeducational K-12 Quaker independent day school adjacent to Stuyvesant Square in Manhattan, founded in 1786 — the oldest continuously coeducational school in New York City. The school operates under the care of the New York Quarterly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends, and Quaker testimonies of simplicity, peace, integrity, community, equality, and stewardship inform daily Meeting for Worship and the curriculum. The campus occupies several connected buildings on East 16th Street, including a recently renovated and expanded Upper School. Friends offers 11 AP courses alongside a broad humanities and arts program.

Admission

Test Required: ISEE
Interview: Required
Essay: Required
Recommendation Letters: 2
Deadline: Fri Jan 09 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Rolling Admissions: No

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Friends Seminary AdmissionsData from: 2025-26 · Collected: 5/25/2026
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