ACADEMICS
College Guidance
The four advisers in the Academy’s college guidance office help students and their families identify suitable higher-education options, manage the application process, and apply for financial assistance or merit aid. The process begins with a college guidance seminar for parents when their student is in eighth grade. Starting in 10th grade, students are assigned to a college adviser and attend regular College Knowledge learning seminars to help them learn about and stay on track with the college application process. This prepares students to undertake the main work of researching, choosing, and applying to their top-choice colleges.
Email the college guidance office or call (505) 828-3220.
College Knowledge
The college process asks students to use many of the skills that they have been honing during their Academy careers – self-reflection, critical thinking, analysis, discussion, and persuasive writing. These skills are directed toward a new set of knowledge: college types, personal essays, interviews, majors, careers, applications, deadlines, and college costs.
All students in the 10-12 division at Albuquerque Academy are required to enroll in a College Knowledge seminar each year. College Knowledge is an exploration of the college search and application process taught by the Academy’s college advisers. Students will be introduced to concepts and tools critical to the college application process.
Sophomores: College Explorations
This seminar is designed to dispel some common myths about colleges and college admissions, to introduce some basic vocabulary and different types of colleges, and to explore the different parts of a college application. It includes a basic overview of standardized testing and test prep strategies and presents a basic interest inventory to introduce different career paths. College Explorations helps students get to know the College Guidance staff and their particular areas of expertise.
Juniors: College Planning
The second year of College Knowledge places more emphasis on the tools that students use for their college searches and, eventually, their applications. The primary tool that students use is the online search and processing platform, Scoir. There is also more in-depth discussion of testing and test prep, financing college, and the college essay and other requirements of college applications.
Seniors: College Transitions
The final year of the College Knowledge program focuses on application work time. At the beginning of the year, all seniors apply to the University of New Mexico. Class time is devoted to completing the Common Application and applications to other state systems. The college advisers help seniors revise their college essays and finalize their college application lists. College Transitions also covers financial aid applications and scholarship searches.
College Matriculation
The Class of 2024: View their college list here.
States
Institutions
Countries
The classes of 2021-24 have matriculated at the following colleges and universities. (Numbers in parentheses indicate schools where more than one student matriculated.)
American University (2)
Amherst College (2)
Arizona State University (Downtown Phoenix)
Arizona State University (Tempe) (20)
Arizona State University (West)
Austin College
Austin Peay State University
Bard College
Barnard College (3)
Bates College
Baylor University (6)
Belmont University (3)
Beloit College
Berklee College of Music
Boston College (2)
Boston University (2)
Bowdoin College (3)
Brandeis University
Brigham Young University
Brown University (5)
Bryn Mawr College (4)
Cal Poly Humboldt (3)
California Polytechnic State University (San Luis Obispo) (7)
California State University (San Bernardino)
Carnegie Mellon University (3)
Case Western Reserve University (5)
Catholic University of America
Chapman University (3)
Claremont McKenna College
Clemson University (2)
Coe College
Colorado School of Mines (7)
Colorado State University (Fort Collins) (16)
Columbia University (2)
Cornell University (3)
Creighton University (3)
Dartmouth College
Davidson College
Dickinson College (2)
Duke University (4)
Eastern New Mexico University (Main Campus)
Eckerd College (3)
Emory University (3)
Florida State University (4)
Fordham University (2)
Fort Lewis College
Franklin University Switzerland
Furman University
George Washington University (9)
Georgetown University (3)
Goldsmiths, University of London
Gonzaga University (3)
Grand Canyon University (3)
Grinnell College
Hampshire College
Harvard University (4)
Haverford College
Hofstra University
Ithaca College
Johns Hopkins University (3)
Kenyon College (2)
Kettering University
Lawrence University
Lehigh University
Lewis & Clark College (2)
Long Island University (Post)
Loyola Marymount University (3)
Loyola University Chicago (2)
Maine College of Art & Design
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (4)
Miami University (Oxford) (3)
Minneapolis College of Art and Design
Mississippi State University
Montana State University
Muhlenberg College
New Mexico State University (Main Campus) (2)
New Mexico Tech (9)
New York University (11)
North Carolina State University
Northeastern University (6)
Northern Arizona University (3)
Northwestern University (6)
Nova Southeastern University
Oberlin College (2)
Occidental College (10)
Oklahoma Wesleyan University
Oregon State University (2)
Otis College of Art and Design
Oxford College of Emory University
Pace University (New York City)
Penn State University (University Park)
Pepperdine University
Pitzer College (3)
Pomona College
Pratt Institute
Princeton University (5)
Purdue University (Main Campus) (3)
Queensland University of Technology
Reed College (2)
Rhodes College (3)
Rice University (8)
Rochester Institute of Technology (2)
Saint Louis University
Salve Regina University
Samford University
San Diego State University (7)
Santa Clara University (7)
Sarah Lawrence College
Savannah College of Art and Design
Sciences Po Lyon
Seattle University (2)
Skidmore College
Smith College
Soka University of America
Southern Methodist University (5)
Southwestern University
St Mary’s University
St. John’s College (Santa Fe) (2)
St. John’s University (2)
St. Olaf College (3)
Stanford University (6)
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Swarthmore College
Syracuse University (2)
Texas A&M University (5)
Texas Christian University (3)
Texas Tech University (9)
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
The Evergreen State College
The Ohio State University (3)
The University of Alabama (5)
The University of Tampa (2)
The University of Texas at Austin (6)
The University of Texas at Dallas
Trinity University (5)
Tufts University (4)
Tulane University of Louisiana (3)
Union College
United States Air Force Academy
United States Merchant Marine Academy
United States Naval Academy
University of Arizona (8)
University of British Columbia (4)
University of California (Berkeley) (3)
University of California (Irvine) (6)
University of California (Los Angeles) (6)
University of California (San Diego) (4)
University of California (Santa Barbara) (2)
University of California (Santa Cruz) (2)
University of Chicago (4)
University of Colorado Boulder (11)
University of Colorado Denver
University of Denver (15)
University of Florida
University of Houston
University of Kansas
University of Memphis
University of Miami
University of Michigan (10)
University of New Mexico (Main Campus) (84)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina Wilmington
University of Northwestern Ohio
University of Notre Dame
University of Oregon (6)
University of Oxford
University of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh) (4)
University of Portland
University of Puget Sound (4)
University of Redlands (3)
University of Rochester (2)
University of San Diego (5)
University of San Francisco (2)
University of South Florida (Main Campus)
University of Southern California (9)
University of St Andrews (2)
University of Utah (4)
University of Vermont (2)
University of Victoria
University of Virginia (Main Campus) (3)
University of Washington (Seattle Campus) (7)
University of Wisconsin (Madison) (2)
Vanderbilt University
Vassar College (4)
Villanova University
Wabash College
Washington State University
Washington University in St. Louis (9)
Wesleyan University (2)
Western Washington University (4)
Whitman College (2)
Willamette University (2)
William & Mary (2)
Xavier University
Yale University (4)
Information for College Reps
Thank you for your interest in visiting Albuquerque Academy. Schedule your visit to the Academy through the SCOIR College Network. If you are new to SCOIR, please create a SCOIR account in order to access our scheduling calendar. If you would like to schedule a virtual visit or if you have any questions, please email the College Guidance Office or call (505) 828-3220.
Albuquerque Academy is located at 6400 Wyoming Boulevard NE, Albuquerque, NM 87122. View a map. Please come directly to the College Guidance Office to check in.
- Enter through the gate on Wyoming Boulevard (at the Burlison intersection).
- Turn right at the intersection and follow the signs to Parking Lot 10.
- In P10, park in a spot reserved for College Visitors in the row closest to the building.
- The building next to the parking lot is the Music Building. You’ll see a set of double doors, several windows, and exterior doors facing the parking lot.
- Look for the door that says College Guidance, and come on in. We look forward to seeing you!