Phillips Exeter Academy

Academics

A different way to learn
With access to more than 450 courses, our seminal Harkness teaching approach, and global learning opportunities across five continents, you can expand your learning exponentially. Explore our Courses of Instruction

Academics

Academics

Departments

The Academy is built on a foundation of discovery.

Courses

Give yourself some time to browse: Our offerings are vast and varied.

Faculty

Meet the world-class instructors who make Exeter a wonderful place to learn.

College Counseling

Exeter’s college counseling process helps students transition from adolescence to young adulthood.

Academy Library

The largest high school library on the planet is a place of transformation.

Global Opportunities

The Harkness table extends to an array of experiential-learning opportunities around the world.

Experience Exeter

Center for Teaching & Learning

We're always learning and always excited to share our discoveries.

Exeter Summer

Changing lives, one summer at a time.

Eimer Page
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Assistant Principal

Meg Foley
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Dean of Faculty, Michael Ridder, Class of 1958, Distinguished Professorship in History

Betsy Dolan
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Dean of College Counseling

Kate Hernandez
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Dean of Academic Affairs

Jonathan Nydick
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Instructor of Dean of Students

Exeter Stories

Alum: Belonging is never having to edit yourself

Humberto Mata '86 helps Academy kick off Exeter Belonging event with assembly address.

  • October 16, 2026
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Alum asks Exeter, ‘Are we doomed?”
Alumni Today, Exeter Today
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Economist maps out the difficulties ahead during assembly.

  • October 5, 2026
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