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Celebrate Founders’ Day!
Join us on Saturday, January 31, to celebrate Founders’ Day, Wayland's Day of Giving. It is an opportunity to come together as a community to honor our past while investing in our future.
Congratulations, Class of 2025!
We can't wait to see what's next for all of you.
Homecoming Wayland Style
Homecoming 2025 was one to remember!
#1 Boarding School in Wisconsin
Wayland Academy tops the rankings again this year and earned an A+ overall.
Environmental Biology Program
A unique program that combines hands-on fieldwork with classroom studies.
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.
Wayland welcomes you to the heartland.
Come discover how our small-town values support your big dreams.
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. Our liberal arts curriculum and support-centered campus programs allow our students to live out their fullest potential. For nearly two centuries, building knowledge and shaping character has been our top priority.
Knowledge
At the heart of the Wayland experience is a comprehensive, stimulating academic program for students of all interests.
Character
Students are surrounded by a community that celebrates kindness and generosity, shaping a graduate that’s confident, compassionate, and full of integrity.
Community
Wayland is a warm, welcoming community of students, faculty and staff. Students are surrounded by close connections and are comfortable being their genuine selves around their peers.
6:1
Student Teacher Ratio
24
Advanced Placement (AP) classes available
30+
countries represented within our student body
3
signature programs—media studies, STEAM, environmental science
55-acres
a campus with plenty of space to roam
14+
different types of music lessons offered
9+
art classes available, taught by a resident artist
19
weekends filled with activities
20
Big Red sports teams
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