2020 Student Essay Contest List of Participating Schools
* indicates school had multiple contestants
| School | Location |
| Acton-Boxborough Regional High School | Acton, MA |
| Adolfo Camarillo High School | Camarillo, CA |
| Airlangga University | Surabaya, Indonesia |
| Albertville High School | Albertville, AL |
| Alpharetta High School | Alpharetta, GA |
| American Jewish University | Los Angeles, CA |
| Amherst College | Amherst, MA |
| Apex Friendship High School | Apex, NC |
| Arabia Mountain High School | Lithonia, GA |
| Arizona State University | Tempe, AZ |
| Atlantic Community High School | Delray Beach, FL |
| *Bellaire High School | Bellaire, TX |
| Bensalem High School | Bensalem, PA |
| Bethel High School | Hampton, VA |
| Brook Hill School | Bullard, TX |
| Burlington City High School | Burlington, NJ |
| Cardinal Stritch University | Milwaukee, WI |
| Cedar Ridge High School | Round Rock, TX |
| Cedarburg High School | Cedarburg, WI |
| Central High School | Macon, GA |
| Century High School | Pocatello, ID |
| Cerritos High School | Cerritos, CA |
| Chaparral Star Academy | Austin, TX |
| Charles D’Amico High School | Albion, NY |
| Charleston Catholic High School | Charleston, WV |
| Choate Rosemary Hall | Wallingford, CT |
| Citrus College | Glendora, CA |
| Clark University | Worcester, MI |
| Colégio 7 de Setembro | Fortaleza, Brazil |
| Colonial Heights High School | Colonial Heights, VA |
| Columbia University | New York, NY |
| Coral Springs High School | Coral Springs, FL |
| Corcoran High School | Syracuse, NY |
| Corning Union High School | Corning, CA |
| Covenant Christian High School | Indianapolis, IN |
| Crowley Collegiate Academy | Crowley, TX |
| Cypress College | Cypress, CA |
| *Dartmouth College | Hanover, NH |
| DC Prep Benning Middle Campus | Washington, DC |
| Deep Run High School | Glen Allen, VA |
| Delaware Military Academy | Wilmington, DE |
| Desert Vista High School | Phoenix, AZ |
| Doctor Daryl Trent Middle School | Frisco, TX |
| Dr. Phinnize J. Fisher Middle School | Greenville, SC |
| Eagles’ Landing Christian Academy | McDonough, GA |
| East Hickman High School | Lyles, TN |
| Ed W. Clark High School | Las Vegas, NV |
| Evergreen High School | Evergreen, CO |
| Fairborn High School | Fairborn, OH |
| Farragut High School | Knoxville, TN |
| Fenwick High School | Oak Park, IL |
| First Colony Middle School | Sugar Land, TX |
| Flagstaff Arts and Leadership Academy | Flagstaff, AZ |
| Florida Atlantic University High School | Boca Raton, FL |
| Fort Lee High School | Fort Lee, NJ |
| *Frances C. Richmond Middle School | Hanover, NH |
| Fruita Monument High School | Fruita, CO |
| Georgia Institute of Technology | Atlanta, GA |
| Grand Prairie High School | Grand Prairie, TX |
| Green High School | Green, OH |
| *Hanover High School | Hanover, NH |
| Harrison High School | Harrison, AR |
| Harrisonburg High School | Harrisonburg, VA |
| *Head-Royce School | Oakland, CA |
| *Homeschooled (NM, OH, PA, TX, UT, ON (Canada)) | Various |
| Homewood-Flossmoor High School | Flossmoor, IL |
| Horizon High School | Scottsdale, AZ |
| Houghton Academy | Houghton, NY |
| Howell High School | Farmingdale, NJ |
| Hunter College, CUNY | New York, NY |
| Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy | Aurora, IL |
| Indiana Digital Learning School | Modoc, IN |
| James River High School | Midlothian, VA |
| John D. O’Bryant School of Mathematics and Science | Roxbury, MA |
| John S. Davidson Fine Arts Magnet School | Augusta, GA |
| Jonathan Law High School | Milford, CT |
| Kalamazoo College | Kalamazoo, MI |
| Katy High School | Katy, TX |
| Kellogg Community College | Battle Breek MI |
| Klein Collins High School | Spring, TX |
| Kraemer Middle School | Placentia, CA |
| Lakewood High School | Lakewood, CO |
| Lancaster High School | Lancaster, TX |
| *Landmark Christian School | Fairburn, GA |
| Lanier County High School | Lakeland, GA |
| Lawrence Technological University | Southfield, MI |
| *Lebanon High School | Lebanon, NH |
| Leigh High School | San Jose, CA |
| Liberty University Online Academy | Lynchburg, VA |
| Linfield College | McMinnville, OR |
| Littleton High School | Littleton, NH |
| Lynbrook High School | San Jose, CA |
| Manhattan High School for Girls | New York, NY |
| Maret School | Washington, DC |
| Marietta High School | Marietta, GA |
| McKinley High School | Canton, OH |
| Mechanicville High School | Mechanicville, NY |
| Miami Dade College – Wolfson Campus | Miami, FL |
| Middle Park High School | Granby, CO |
| Mississippi Valley State University | Itta Bena, MS |
| Mohave High School | Bullhead City, AZ |
| Montgomery Blair High School | Silver Spring, MD |
| Mukwonago High School | Mukwonago, WI |
| Newman Catholic High School | Wausau, WI |
| Niagara University | Niagara University, NY |
| Nile C. Kinnick High School | Yokosuka, Japan |
| Niles North High School | Skokie, IL |
| North Carolina Central University | Durham, NC |
| North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics | Durham, NC |
| North Gwinnett High School | Suwanee, GA |
| North Point High School | Waldorf, MD |
| Northern Virginia Community College | Annandale, VA |
| *Notre Dame Preparatory School | Towson, MD |
| Notre Dame School | New York, NY |
| *Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin School | Chardon, OH |
| Ocean Lakes High School | Virginia Beach, VA |
| Orange High School | Hillsborough, NC |
| Oregon State University | Corvallis, OR |
| Parkland High School | El Paso, TX |
| Pavilion Central Middle/High School | Pavilion, NY |
| Pembroke Pines Charter High School | Pembroke Pines, FL |
| Piedmont Virginia Community College | Charlottesville, VA |
| Pierce School | Brookline, MA |
| Pikes Peak Early College | Colorado Springs, CO |
| Point Loma High School | San Diego, CA |
| Prescott High School | Prescott, AZ |
| Providence Day School | Charlotte, NC |
| Pullman High School | Pullman, WA |
| *Queen’s University | Kingston, ON, Canada |
| R. L. Paschal High School | Fort Worth, TX |
| Red Mountain High School | Mesa, AZ |
| Richmond High School | Richmond, CA |
| Riverside High School | Greer, SC |
| Roberts Wesleyan College | Rochester, NY |
| Rose Hill Middle School | Redmond, WA |
| Rose-Hulman Institiute of Technology | Terre Haute, IN |
| Rouse High School | Leander, TX |
| Roy C. Ketcham High School | Wappingers Falls, NY |
| Rutgers University | New Brunswick, NJ |
| Saint Andrew’s School | Boca Raton, FL |
| Sammamish Senior High | Bellevue, WA |
| Sanger Union High School | Sanger, CA |
| Seoul Foreign School | Seoul, South Korea |
| Sheridan Technical High School | Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| Skyline High School | Oakland, CA |
| Smith College | Northampton, MA |
| South Brunswick High School | Monmouth Junction, NJ |
| South Hadley High School | South Hadley, MA |
| Stoughton High School | Stoughton, MA |
| Sylvan Hills High School | Sherwood, AR |
| Taejon Christian International School | Daejeon, South Korea |
| Tamalpais High School | Mill Valley, CA |
| The Neighborhood Academy | Pittsburgh, PA |
| The Peddie School | Hightstown, NJ |
| The Pennsylvania State University | State College, PA |
| The School of Science and Engineering Magnet | Dallas, TX |
| The University of Tampa | Tampa, FL |
| The University of Texas at Austin | Austin, TX |
| The Woodstock Academy | Woodstock, CT |
| Thomas Alva Edison High School | Alexandria, VA |
| Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology | Alexandria, VA |
| Trinity Academy | Portland, OR |
| Union University | Jackson, TN |
| *University of California, Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA |
| University of Charleston | Charleston, WV |
| *University of Georgia | Athens, GA |
| University of Maryland, Baltimore County | Baltimore, MD |
| University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI |
| University of New England | Biddeford, ME |
| University of North Carolina Wilmington | Wilmington, NC |
| University of North Dakota | Grand Forks, ND |
| University of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA |
| Walden Grove High School | Sahaurita, AZ |
| Warwick High School | Newport News, VA |
| Waterloo West High School | Waterloo, IA |
| Wellesley College | Wellesley, MA |
| Wendell Krinn Technical High School | New Port Richey, FL |
| West Anchorage High School | Anchorage, AK |
| West Carteret High School | Morehead Citty, NC |
| West Creek High School | Clarksville, TN |
| Western Governors University | Salt Lake City, UT |
| William G. Enloe High School | Raleigh, NC |
| Woodstock Union High School and Middle School | Woodstock, VT |
| York Country Day School | York, PA |