Phillips Exeter Academy

Phillips Exeter Academy (also known as Exeter or PEA) is an independent, co-educational, college-preparatory school in Exeter, New Hampshire. Established in 1781, it is America's sixth-oldest boarding school and educates an estimated 1,100 boarding and day students in grades 9 to 12, as well as postgraduate students.

Exeter houses the world's largest high school library. The academy admits students on a need-blind basis and offers free tuition to students with family incomes under $150,000. Its notable alumni include President Franklin Pierce, Senator Daniel Webster, over 35 U.S. congresspeople, six governors of U.S. states, Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, businessman and philanthropist Tom Steyer, three Medal of Honor recipients, and three Nobel Prize recipients.