Browning School

The Browning School was founded in 1888 by John A. Browning as a college preparatory academy for boys.

The Browning School is a private school in New York City, with an emphasis on tradition, manners, and citizenship. It's a strict, all-male K-12 school, at which all boys are required to wear a blazer each day and to shake the headmaster's hand when arriving in the morning. Its class size is approximately twelve, making acceptance to its kindergarten class statistically competitive and on a par with Harvard's.

Currently, the school is under the headship of only its fifth headmaster, Stephen M. Clement III.

One of the first students, John D. Rockefeller Jr., recalled Mr. Browning as a remarkable teacher who "inspired interest in learning". He said that Mr. Browning "helped me to study and to concentrate.... I owe a great deal to him, more than to any other teacher I ever had".

Notable alumni

• Howard Dean (attended, but did not graduate)
• Christian Herter
• John F. Kennedy Jr.
• Henry Luce III
• John D. Rockefeller Jr.
• George Hamilton (actor)