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 2026
States
Institutions
Countries
The classes of 2023-26 have matriculated at the following colleges and universities. (Numbers in parentheses indicate schools where more than one student matriculated.)
American University
Amherst College
Arizona State University (15)
Arizona State University (Downtown Phoenix) (2)
Arizona State University (Polytechnic)
Arizona State University (West)
Auburn University
Austin College
Barnard College
Bates College (4)
Baylor University (3)
Belmont University (2)
Bocconi University
Boston College (2)
Boston University (2)
Bowdoin College (2)
Brandeis University
Brigham Young University
Brown University (4)
Bryn Mawr College (5)
Cal Poly (8)
Cal Poly Humboldt (3)
California Institute of Technology
California State University (Monterey Bay)
California State University (San Marcos)
Calvin University
Carnegie Mellon University (2)
Case Western Reserve University (4)
Chapman University (2)
Claremont McKenna College (3)
Clemson University
Coe College
Colorado Mesa University
Colorado School of Mines (7)
Colorado State University (18)
Columbia University (7)
Commonwealth University (Bloomsburg)
Cornell University (5)
Creighton University (4)
Davidson College (2)
DePaul University
Dickinson College (2)
Duke University
Eastern New Mexico University
Eckerd College (2)
Elon University
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Daytona Beach) (2)
Emmanuel College
Flagler College
Florida Atlantic University
Florida State University (3)
Fordham University
Fort Lewis College (4)
George Washington University (5)
Georgetown University (5)
Georgia Tech (2)
Goldsmiths, University of London
Gonzaga University (2)
Grand Canyon University
Hampshire College (CLOSING)
Harvard University (5)
Harvey Mudd College (2)
Haverford College
Hofstra University
IE University
Indiana University (Bloomington) (3)
Ithaca College
Johns Hopkins University (2)
Kenyon College (2)
Lehigh University (2)
Lewis & Clark College (2)
Louisiana State University
Loyola Marymount University (2)
Loyola University Chicago (3)
Macalester College
Mars Hill University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Miami University (2)
Midwestern State University
Minneapolis College of Art and Design
Mississippi State University
Montana State University
Muhlenberg College
New Mexico State University (3)
New Mexico Tech (6)
New York University (2)
Northeastern University (4)
Northwestern University (5)
Nova Southeastern University
Oberlin College
Occidental College (7)
Oklahoma Wesleyan University
Oregon State University (3)
Otis College of Art and Design
Pacific Lutheran University
Penn State University (2)
Pepperdine University (2)
Pima Community College
Pitzer College (4)
Pomona College (3)
Pratt Institute
Princeton University (3)
Purdue University (8)
Quinnipiac University
Reed College
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Rhodes College (2)
Rice University (7)
Rider University
Saint Louis University
Salve Regina University
Sam Houston State University
San Diego State University (9)
San Jose State University
Santa Clara University (5)
Savannah College of Art and Design (2)
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Sciences Po Lyon
Skidmore College
Smith College (4)
Southern Methodist University (3)
St. John’s College (Santa Fe) (5)
St. John’s University (New York)
St. Olaf College (2)
Stanford University (7)
Swarthmore College (2)
Texas A&M University (6)
Texas Christian University (5)
Texas Tech University (12)
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
The Evergreen State College
The Ohio State University (3)
Trinity College Dublin
Trinity University (4)
Tufts University (4)
Tulane University (2)
Union College
United States Air Force Academy (3)
United States Merchant Marine Academy
University of Alabama (5)
University of Arizona (7)
University of British Columbia (3)
University of California (Berkeley) (4)
University of California (Davis) (2)
University of California (Irvine) (6)
University of California (Los Angeles) (9)
University of California (San Diego) (5)
University of California (Santa Barbara) (2)
University of Cambridge
University of Chicago (4)
University of Colorado (Boulder) (15)
University of Colorado (Colorado Springs) (3)
University of Colorado (Denver)
University of Delaware
University of Denver (8)
University of Georgia
University of Houston
University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign)
University of Kansas (2)
University of Klagenfurt
University of Maryland
University of Miami
University of Michigan (9)
University of New Mexico (102)
University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill)
University of North Carolina (Wilmington)
University of North Carolina School of the Arts
University of Notre Dame
University of Oregon (11)
University of Oxford
University of Pennsylvania (2)
University of Pittsburgh (2)
University of Portland (2)
University of Puget Sound (5)
University of Redlands (4)
University of Richmond
University of Rochester (2)
University of San Diego (8)
University of San Francisco
University of South Florida
University of Southern California (10)
University of St Andrews
University of Tampa
University of Texas (2)
University of Utah (9)
University of Vermont
University of Virginia (4)
University of Washington (5)
University of Wisconsin (3)
Utah State University
Vanderbilt University (2)
Vassar College (3)
Virginia Tech
Wake Forest University
Washington State University
Washington University in St. Louis (5)
Wesleyan University (2)
Western Washington University (3)
Whitman College
Willamette University
William & Mary
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Xavier University
Yale University
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!
