"One of the principles in the Waldorf school is to educate young people so that they can bring to the fore in the right way the whole of their human potential, as well as developing the skills they need to take their proper place in the world."

~ Rudolf Steiner,
Founder, Waldorf Education

Waldorf High School Graduates in the United States and Canada

• 94% attend college or university
• 88% graduate (or will soon graduate) from college
• 42% choose science as a major
• 47% choose humanities as a major

Waldorf high school graduates demonstrate the following:

• Multiple Intelligences and Cross Disciplinary Learning
• Global Consciousness and Environmental Stewardship
• Moral Navigational Skills
• Creative Problem Solving
• High Levels of Social and Emotional Intelligence
• “Outside the Box” or Whole-Picture Thinking

Compared to the percentage of U.S. population as a whole:

• About 50% more Waldorf graduates study science and math in college
• Almost 3 times as many Waldorf graduates study social and behavioral sciences
• Almost 3 times as many Waldorf graduates major in arts and humanities

In terms of personal values:

• Active in lifelong education: 91%
• Place a high value on critical thinking: 92%
• Self-reliant and highly value self- confidence: 94%
• Highly satisfied in choice of occupation: 89%
• Highly value inter-personal friendships: 96%
• At work care most about ethical principles helping others: 82%

*The Survey of Waldorf Graduates, Phase II, Waldorf Research Institute 200