Swampscott Seniors: Graduates to Head to Nation’s Top Schools

The Swampscott High School seniors will graduate on Friday, and this year many got into very selective colleges.

Swampscott seniors will graduate on Friday, May 30 at 6 p.m. The ceremony will take place at Blocksidge Field, at 585 Humphrey St. Graduation rehearsal will take place earlier that day at 10 a.m.

The Class of 2025 includes 163 students, with 92% planning to continue their education after graduating from Swampscott High School. According to School Counselor Rachel Sturma, two students will join the military, and six plan to enter the workforce or take a gap year. An additional four students will pursue vocational training in fields such as mechanics, construction, electrical work and plumbing.

“These graduates are pursuing diverse paths, including four-year colleges, two-year schools, vocational training programs, and prep schools,” Sturma said.

This year’s graduates were accepted to 221 colleges and universities. Sturma and her department want to celebrate all student acceptances, noting that many were admitted to some of the nation’s most selective institutions, such as Northeastern University, Johns Hopkins University, Harvard University, Tufts University, Northwestern University, and Dartmouth College.

Members of the Class of 2025 will attend 72 different colleges and universities, including:

American University
Arizona State University- Tempe
Assumption University
Bates College
Boston University
Bridgewater State University
Bryant University
Bunker Hill Community College
Champlain College
Clemson University
College of Charleston
Concordia University
Dartmouth College
DePaul University
Elon University
Fairfield University
Fitchburg State University
Franklin Pierce University
Grinnell College
Harvard University
Hofstra University
Ithaca College
Keene State College
Loyola Marymount University
Loyola University Maryland
Marquette University
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Massachusetts Maritime Academy
McGill University
Merrimack College
Michigan State University
North Shore Community College
Northeastern University
Norwich University
Oregon State University
Purdue University- Main Campus
Quinnipiac University
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Rochester Institute of Technology
Sacred Heart University
Salem State University
Salve Regina University
Savannah College of Art and Design
Springfield College
St. Lawrence University
Suffolk University
Syracuse University
The Oberlin Conservatory of Music
The University of Tampa
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Tufts University
Tulane University of Louisiana
University of Arizona
University of California- San Diego
University of Central Florida
University of Glasgow
University of Maryland- College Park
University of Massachusetts- Amherst
University of Massachusetts- Dartmouth
University of Massachusetts- Lowell
University of New England
University of Oregon
University of Rhode Island
University of South Florida- Main Campus
University of Southern Maine
University of Vermont
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Virginia Tech
Wake Forest University
Wentworth Institute of Technology
West Virginia University

“The wide array of acceptances our students received highlights their varied interests and talents,” Sturma said. “The decision-making process of where to attend for higher education is a thoughtful one, with families carefully considering academic fit, financial fit, geographical fit, and social fit.”

The students plan to pursue a wide range of majors, from viola performance to oceanography and criminal justice. Other areas of study include aviation maintenance, business marketing, economics, education, exercise science, film, history, psychology, sports media, and theater arts.

Sturma noted that many of the Swampscott High School graduates are also intending to earn master’s or doctoral degrees in the future.

“We are so proud of their accomplishments,” Sturma said.