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School Profile
2026–2027

Minhang Crosspoint Academy

Minhang Crosspoint Academy at Shanghai Wenqi Private Middle School

CEEB 694008AQA Centre 96299Shanghai, ChinaFounded 2016

School & program

Minhang Crosspoint Academy (MCA) is an international high school in Shanghai, founded in 2016 in partnership with California Crosspoint Academy (CCA) in Hayward, California.

The 3+1 College Preparatory Diploma program gives students the option to study for three years in Shanghai and complete their senior year at CCA, earning a U.S. high school diploma.

MCA courses are modeled on CCA’s curriculum and syllabi. Academic courses use the California A–G subject requirements or College Board Advanced Placement standards as guides.

MCA’s curriculum is accredited by Cognia.

Grading & GPA

MCA reports a weighted cumulative grade point average (GPA) calculated on a 4.0 base scale. Honors, AP and Independent Study (Post-AP) courses receive additional weight for each term in which they are taken.

GPA scale and course weighting
Course designationGPA points
Base scale4.0
HonorsMaximum 4.5
Advanced Placement (AP)Maximum 5.0
Independent Study (Post-AP)Maximum 5.0

Minimum passing grade: 73 (C) for all courses.

PE
P = Pass; F = Fail.
CH
Credit hours.

Class rank & academic recognition

MCA does not report class rank. Students in the top 10% of each grade are named to the Deans’ List in recognition of their academic achievement.

Curriculum & course levels

The curriculum covers humanities, sciences, mathematics, languages and the arts, with Regular, Pre-AP, Honors and AP courses. Coursework is complemented by Project-Based Learning (PBL), Experiential Design Projects (EDP) and advanced Independent Study.

The first-semester schedule for 2026–2027 lists 33 distinct AP courses: 31 across eight subject areas, plus AP Seminar and AP Research.

Some courses previously designated Regular have been reevaluated and redesignated Pre-AP.

Project-Based Learning brings subjects together through individual and group projects. Students investigate real-world issues and compile portfolios of their work. Experiential Design Projects take academic inquiry beyond the classroom, introducing research methods and encouraging cultural understanding and intercultural exchange.

Browse course offerings

Independent Study

Advanced students who have completed the available regular courses and demonstrate talent in a particular area may undertake a focused Independent Study project with individual guidance from a teacher. The program runs for one academic term and includes 8–10 hours of teacher-guided study each week.

Read about academic inquiry

School community

September 2026

Community snapshot
Students467 · 12 provinces in China
Faculty81 · 12 countries
Student–teacher ratio6:1
Average class size21
Boarding students61%

Through Student Congress, students help shape school policy and address everyday concerns. Clubs, student organizations, community service and hands-on projects support academic and personal development.

Academic results & university acceptances

Standardized test scores · Class of 2026

TOEFL average
105/5.5
SAT middle 50%
1440–1530
ACT middle 50%
34

Advanced Placement examinations

2026–2027 School Profile

AP examinations taken
1,165
AP average score
3.85

Alumni

As of September 2026

Alumni
680
Accepted by colleges and universities worldwide
100%
University acceptances · 2022–2026

Five-year acceptance totals for 198 institutions across 11 countries and regions. Counts represent acceptances, not enrolled students or individual graduates.

Showing 1–20 of 198 institutions

University acceptances · 2022–2026
InstitutionCountry or regionAcceptances
American UniversityUnited States2
Arizona State UniversityUnited States3
ArtCenter College of DesignUnited States3
Babson CollegeUnited States2
Bard CollegeUnited States1
Bates CollegeUnited States1
Baylor UniversityUnited States2
Berklee College of MusicUnited States7
Binghamton University, SUNYUnited States6
Boston CollegeUnited States1
Boston UniversityUnited States14
Brandeis UniversityUnited States6
Bryn Mawr CollegeUnited States1
California College of the ArtsUnited States4
Carleton CollegeUnited States5
Carnegie Mellon UniversityUnited States6
Case Western Reserve UniversityUnited States9
Clark UniversityUnited States1
Colby CollegeUnited States6
College of William and MaryUnited States1
Colorado School of MinesUnited States1
Columbia College ChicagoUnited States4
Cornell UniversityUnited States8
Davidson CollegeUnited States1
Denison UniversityUnited States1
DePauw UniversityUnited States2
DigiPen Institute of TechnologyUnited States1
Drexel UniversityUnited States2
Duke UniversityUnited States2
Emerson CollegeUnited States7
Emory UniversityUnited States5
Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New YorkUnited States2
Fordham UniversityUnited States5
Franklin & Marshall CollegeUnited States1
Furman UniversityUnited States1
George Washington UniversityUnited States1
Georgetown UniversityUnited States1
Georgia Institute of TechnologyUnited States4
Gonzaga UniversityUnited States2
Grinnell CollegeUnited States4
Hamilton CollegeUnited States1
Illinois Institute of TechnologyUnited States1
Indiana University, BloomingtonUnited States6
Kent State UniversityUnited States3
Knox CollegeUnited States1
Laguna College of Art & DesignUnited States1
Lehigh UniversityUnited States3
LIM CollegeUnited States2
Los Angeles College of MusicUnited States2
Loyola Marymount UniversityUnited States1
Macalester CollegeUnited States4
Maryland Institute College of ArtUnited States2
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUnited States1
Michigan State UniversityUnited States18
Middlebury CollegeUnited States2
Minerva UniversityUnited States2
Mount Holyoke CollegeUnited States3
Musicians InstituteUnited States2
New York UniversityUnited States21
North Carolina State UniversityUnited States3
Northeastern UniversityUnited States60
Parsons School of Design, The New SchoolUnited States6
Pepperdine UniversityUnited States6
Pitzer CollegeUnited States3
Pratt InstituteUnited States4
Princeton UniversityUnited States1
Purdue UniversityUnited States10
Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteUnited States8
Rice UniversityUnited States4
Ringling College of Art and DesignUnited States2
Rochester Institute of TechnologyUnited States5
Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyUnited States2
Rutgers University, CamdenUnited States12
Rutgers University, New BrunswickUnited States61
Rutgers University, NewarkUnited States5
San Francisco State UniversityUnited States2
San Jose State UniversityUnited States1
School of Jazz, The New SchoolUnited States1
School of the Art Institute of ChicagoUnited States3
School of Visual ArtsUnited States7
Shelton College InternationalUnited States1
Skidmore CollegeUnited States2
Smith CollegeUnited States4
Southern California Institute of ArchitectureUnited States1
State University of New York, PlattsburghUnited States1
Stony Brook University, SUNYUnited States33
Syracuse UniversityUnited States20
Temple UniversityUnited States3
Texas A&M UniversityUnited States2
The Ohio State UniversityUnited States74
The Pennsylvania State University, University ParkUnited States55
The Savannah College of Art and DesignUnited States5
The University of Texas at AustinUnited States1
Trinity CollegeUnited States1
University at Buffalo, SUNYUnited States9
University of California, BerkeleyUnited States14
University of California, DavisUnited States135
University of California, IrvineUnited States104
University of California, Los AngelesUnited States12
University of California, MercedUnited States9
University of California, RiversideUnited States38
University of California, San DiegoUnited States52
University of California, Santa BarbaraUnited States88
University of California, Santa CruzUnited States13
University of CincinnatiUnited States2
University of Colorado BoulderUnited States2
University of ConnecticutUnited States30
University of DelawareUnited States5
University of FloridaUnited States9
University of Illinois Urbana, ChampaignUnited States98
University of Maryland, College ParkUnited States9
University of MiamiUnited States1
University of Michigan, Ann ArborUnited States3
University of Minnesota, Twin CitiesUnited States49
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States18
University of OregonUnited States3
University of PittsburghUnited States11
University of RichmondUnited States2
University of RochesterUnited States30
University of South CarolinaUnited States1
University of Southern CaliforniaUnited States14
University of UtahUnited States4
University of VirginiaUnited States3
University of WashingtonUnited States37
University of Wisconsin, MadisonUnited States34
Vanderbilt UniversityUnited States2
Vassar CollegeUnited States1
Virginia TechUnited States13
Wake Forest UniversityUnited States3
Washington University in St. LouisUnited States9
Wesleyan UniversityUnited States4
Worcester Polytechnic InstituteUnited States1
Birmingham City UniversityUnited Kingdom1
Durham UniversityUnited Kingdom3
Goldsmiths, University of LondonUnited Kingdom1
Imperial College LondonUnited Kingdom1
King's College LondonUnited Kingdom10
Kingston UniversityUnited Kingdom3
Nottingham Trent UniversityUnited Kingdom1
The London School of Economics and Political ScienceUnited Kingdom2
The University of BirminghamUnited Kingdom1
The University of EdinburghUnited Kingdom10
The University of WarwickUnited Kingdom3
Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and DanceUnited Kingdom1
University College LondonUnited Kingdom22
University for the Creative ArtsUnited Kingdom1
University of BristolUnited Kingdom1
University of GlasgowUnited Kingdom3
University of LeedsUnited Kingdom3
University of ManchesterUnited Kingdom12
University of NottinghamUnited Kingdom1
University of OxfordUnited Kingdom1
University of SouthamptonUnited Kingdom3
University of the Arts LondonUnited Kingdom3
University of West LondonUnited Kingdom1
McGill UniversityCanada3
Ottawa UniversityCanada1
Toronto Metropolitan UniversityCanada1
University of AlbertaCanada1
University of British ColumbiaCanada12
University of CalgaryCanada1
University of OttawaCanada1
University of TorontoCanada51
University of WaterlooCanada2
Western UniversityCanada1
York UniversityCanada4
Adelaide UniversityAustralia2
Monash UniversityAustralia3
The Australian National UniversityAustralia1
The University of MelbourneAustralia6
The University of New South WalesAustralia4
The University of SydneyAustralia6
City University of Hong KongChina1
Hong Kong Baptist UniversityChina2
Hong Kong Metropolitan UniversityChina1
Macao Institute for Tourism StudiesChina1
The Chinese University of Hong KongChina3
The Education University of Hong KongChina1
The Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityChina2
The Hong Kong University of Science and TechnologyChina1
University of Hong KongChina3
Chuo UniversityJapan1
Hosei UniversityJapan2
Meiji UniversityJapan1
Nagoya UniversityJapan1
Ritsumeikan UniversityJapan2
Sophia UniversityJapan1
National University of SingaporeSingapore2
Amsterdam University CollegeNetherlands1
Delft University of TechnologyNetherlands1
Design Academy EindhovenNetherlands1
University College UtrechtNetherlands1
University of AmsterdamNetherlands1
University of GroningenNetherlands1
Carnegie Mellon University in QatarQatar2
Northwestern University in QatarQatar2
ESCP Business SchoolFrance1
Trinity College Dublin, The University of DublinIreland2

College Counseling Office

mcacollegecounseling@chinacrosspoint.com

980 East Jiangchuan Road, Minhang District, Shanghai, China 200240

CEEB 694008 · AQA Centre 96299