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Phillips Exeter Academy, also called Exeter, private, coeducational, college-preparatory school (grades 9–12) in Exeter, N.H., U.S. It was founded as a boys’ school in 1781 by John Phillips, a local merchant and uncle of Samuel Phillips, the founder three years earlier of Phillips Academy in Andover, Mass. Exeter’s curriculum emphasizes group discussion led by the instructor in a ...

More than a school, Phillips Exeter Academy is an experience. This is 1,000 students exploring, taking on new challenges, living in a global community, and launching lifelong pursuits of learning ...

Overview. Founded in 1781, Phillips Exeter Academy originated the Harkness philosophy of teaching whereby 12 students and a teacher join in classes around an oval Harkness Table. Students from 47 states and 37 countries enjoy a rich curriculum of over 350 courses. $15 million plus available in financial aid.

Frederick Winslow Taylor (1874) – efficiency innovator; management theorist and consultant; president of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Harlan P. Amen (1875) – principal of Phillips Exeter, 1895–1913 [10] William De Witt Hyde (1875) – president of Bowdoin College. Henry Shute (1875) – author.

Phillips Exeter Academy Library is a library that serves Phillips Exeter Academy, an independent boarding school located in Exeter, New Hampshire. It is the largest secondary school library in the world, containing 160,000 volumes over nine levels with a shelf capacity of 250,000 volumes.