Founded more than 117 years ago, the prestigious Riverdale Country School in New York City has been consistently ranked among the top K-12 private schools in the United States. It has shaped leaders and innovators through it's rich legacy of academic innovation, character development, and global perspective.

Riverdale graduates attend the most selective liberal arts colleges and universities in America, as well as engineering schools, professional art and theater institutes, international institutions, and music conservatories.

Riverdale alumni are scientists, lawyers, writers, leaders of industry, musicians, artists, educators, athletes, entrepreneurs, and public servants, unified by their shared memories of a Riverdale education. Many Riverdale alumni trace the beginnings of their university studies and career interests to their days at Riverdale.