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Homecoming 2023 Pep Rally

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Make plans to join us for Homecoming 2024—October 11-13!

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Niche Best Schools Badge 2025

#1 Boarding School in Wisconsin

Wayland Academy tops the rankings again this year and earned an A+ overall.

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Wayland students on the Horicon Marsh

New Environmental Biology Program

A unique program that combines hands-on fieldwork with classroom studies. 

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Make plans to attend the Summer Experience!

Looking for a fun learning adventure in the heartland? Look no further than the Summer Experience at Wayland Academy.

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Burnham Hall Rendering

We Are Wayland Made

Our Wayland Made campaign funded a new dormitory for the young women of Wayland—Burnham Hall—and updates to our biology labs in Discovery Hall. It also built on our endowment to ensure a Wayland education is available for many years. 

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Media studies podcast workshop

Media Studies Program

Interested in producing multimedia advertising campaigns, creating your own website, or analyzing tropes in film and TV? Our Media Studies Program has it all. 

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Wayland welcomes you to the heartland.

Come discover our heartland vibes where liberal arts meets innovation.

At Wayland you have the opportunity to explore your talents (even the ones you haven't discovered yet), grow your leadership skills, and find your own way to shine—alongside other students who are rooting for your success.

An institution of excellence since 1855. Wayland Academy prepares each student for college and life beyond through a liberal arts curriculum and campus programs devoted to the pursuit of knowledge and the development of character. We've been living this mission for more than 169 years.

Head of School Jason Warnick with a large group of students outside of Discover Hall

Knowledge

At the heart of the Wayland experience is a rich and rigorous academic program.

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Character

Students leave Wayland confident, compassionate, and with integrity, grounded in a community that celebrates kindness and generosity.

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Community

Wayland is small, caring, warm, and welcoming. It's a place of close connections, where students know they belong and feel comfortable being themselves.

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teacher
7:1

Student Teacher Ratio

advanced placement
24

Advanced Placement (AP) classes available

globe
30+

countries represented within our student body

video camera
3

signature programs—media studies, STEAM, environmental science

 

Acres of land
55-acres

a campus with plenty of space to roam

music
14+

different types of music lessons offered

painting
9+

art classes available, taught by a resident artist

Weekends at Wayland/student activities
19

weekends filled with activities

track & field
20

Big Red sports teams