Mercersburg Academy

Mercersburg Academy
Location
100 Academy Drive

,
17236

Coordinates39°49′34″N 77°53′54″W / 39.82611°N 77.89833°W / 39.82611; -77.89833
Information
Former name
Marshall College (1836–65)
Mercersburg College (1865–93)
TypeIndependent selective college-preparatory boarding and day high school
MottoLatin: Integritas, Virilitas, Fidelitas
(Integrity, Virility, Fidelity)
Religious affiliationNonsectarian
Established1836 (1836)
FounderWilliam Mann Irvine
StatusOperational
CEEB code392570
NCES School ID01197796
Head of schoolQuentin McDowell
Staff153
Faculty106
Teaching staff55
Grades912
GenderCoeducational
Enrollment452 (2024–2025)
 • Grade 988
 • Grade 10110
 • Grade 11119
 • Grade 12135
Average class size12
Student to teacher ratio7.6
Classes offered150
LanguageEnglish
Hours in school day6
Campus size300 acres (120 ha)
Campus typeRural
ColorsBlue and white   
Athletics conferenceMid-Atlantic Prep League (MAPL)
Sports27 varsity teams
NicknameThe Storm
AccreditationsMiddle States Association of Colleges and Schools (MSA), National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), TABS, PAIS
NewspaperThe Mercersburg News
YearbookKarux
Endowment$422 million
Budget$39.5 million
School fees$310–$1,360
Annual tuition$78,900 (boarding)
$50,800 (day)
Alumni12,211
Nobel laureatesBurton Richter
Websitemercersburg.edu
Mercersburg Academy
LocationPA 16, Mercersburg, Pennsylvania
Area15 acres (6.1 ha)
Built1836
ArchitectMultiple
Architectural styleClassical Revival, Late Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.84003374
Added to NRHPJune 21, 1984 (1984-06-21)

Mercersburg Academy (formerly Marshall College and Mercersburg College) is an independent college-preparatory boarding and day high school in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania, in the United States.

Founded in 1893, the school enrolls approximately 444 students in grades 9 through 12, including postgraduates, on a campus about ninety miles northwest by north of Washington, D.C.