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Phillips Exeter Academy (also known as Exeter or PEA) is an independent, co-educational, college-preparatory school in Exeter, New Hampshire. Established in 1781, it is America's sixth-oldest boarding school and educates an estimated 1,100 boarding and day students in grades 9 to 12, as well as postgraduate students.
Phillips Exeter Academy
20 Main Street
Exeter, New Hampshire day boarding college preparatory
Motto
Latin: Non Sibi ("not for oneself")
Latin: Finis Origine Pendet ("The End Depends Upon the Beginning")
Greek: Χάριτι Θεοῦ ("By the Grace of God")
Religious 245 years ago
Founder
John Phillips
Elizabeth Phillips
Principal
William K. 2]
Average class size
12 students
Student to teacher ratio
6:1
Campus size
700 acres (280 ha)
Campus maroon and grey
Athletics
22 Interscholastic sports
62 Interscholastic teams
Athletics conference
NEPSAC
Team name
Big Red
Rival
Phillips Academy Exonian
Yearbook
Phillips Exeter Academy Notebook (PEAN)
Endowment
$1.65 billion (February 2, 2026)
School fees
Books & Supplies: $900[2]
Tuition
Boarding: $69,537
Day: $54,312
Affiliations
Eight Schools Association
G30 Schools
Ten Schools Admission houses the world's largest high school library. The academy admits students on a need-blind basis and offers free tuition to students with family incomes under $125,000. Its notable alumni include President Franklin Pierce, Senator Daniel Webster, over 35 U.S. congresspeople, six governors of U.S. states, Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, three Medal of Honor recipients, and three Nobel Prize recipients.