Brearley is ranked number two by The Wall Street Journal based on its ranking of students matriculating to eight national universities and liberal-arts colleges (Harvard University, Johns Hopkins University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Pomona College, Princeton University, Swarthmore College, The University of Chicago and Williams College).[6] It is ranked number two by Worth magazine in sending students to Harvard, Yale University or Princeton.[7] Brearley is ranked 4th on Forbes "America's Best Prep Schools" in 2010, and first in the country among all-girls schools.
- Top college destinations from 2007 to 2011
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- Yale University (20)
- Harvard University (17)
- Columbia University (14)
- Princeton University (13)
- Williams College (8)
- Johns Hopkins University (7)
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (7)
- New York University (7)
- Middlebury College (7)
- University of Pennsylvania (7)
- Dartmouth College (6)
- Bowdoin College (6)
- Georgetown University (6)