Tuition, Costs, and Financial Aid

To help families with the cost of education, The Bryn Mawr School offers a variety of payment plans, loan programs, and a need-based financial aid program.

Bryn Mawr is committed to making a Bryn Mawr education available to applicants who strongly desire and are prepared to undertake a challenging educational program regardless of the family's ability to pay. Bryn Mawr's financial aid program has grown steadily over the years, largely because of the generosity of individual donors, foundations and corporations.

Grants are awarded after careful review of each family's financial aid application and upon the recommendations made by School and Student Services for Financial Aid on the Report of Family Contribution. Every family is encouraged to order a Report of Family Contribution from School and Student Services for Financial Aid.

Grants of financial aid vary in size and are based on each family's unique situation. The average grant is approximately half the yearly tuition. Every family, regardless of need, is asked to pay a portion of the tuition costs.

Divorced Parents Policy

Both parents must fill out a Parents' Financial Statement. The Financial Aid Committee will consider the assets of both parents, natural and/or adoptive, if living, before making any award. If the custodial parent has remarried, the committee will consider the assets of the stepparent, while keeping in mind the stepparent's obligations to his or her own children.

Monthly Payment Plans

Monthly payment plan options are available. These are interest-free payment plans that include a direct debit option as well as a credit-based loan. To review these payment view the Payment Plans Options page. Please contact Billie Germano in the Business Office with any questions you may have concerning these plans.

Additional Fee for the Extended Day Program

This is a nine-month, after-school program for students in the Lower School. The weekly costs will vary depending on the number of hours your child is in the program.

Incidental Fees

Students are billed for incidental fees in August. Lower School students pay $125 and Middle and Upper School students pay $170. Lower School students are billed $180 for books and supplies in July. Middle and Upper School books range from approximately $300 to $600 and are purchased online. All families are charged a $45 Parents' Association fee.

Payment Schedule

Tuition is payable in advance. The Enrollment Fee is credited to tuition. 65% of the tuition is due on August 1st, with the remaining 35% due on December 1st. Fees for Extended Day and other charges are billed on a monthly basis and are due upon receipt.
A late charge of 1.5% per month is due for all bills remaining unpaid for more than 30 days after the billing date.

Tuition Refund Plan

Parents should consider taking advantage of the Tuition Refund Plan option noted on the enrollment contract. This plan protects tuition fees in the event of a student's withdrawal from school. A brochure outlining the details of this plan is mailed with the enrollment agreement.

Applying for Financial Aid

You may request Financial Aid application materials by contacting the Admission and Financial Aid Office. Financial Aid application materials are mailed in November to families who request the information.

Please call the Admission and Financial Aid Office if you have not received your Financial Aid information by December 1.

To apply for financial aid for the 2008-2009 school year, please follow the procedures below:

1. Each family must fill out the confidential Parents, Financial Statement of the School and Student Service for Financial Aid (SSS) and send it in the envelope provided to the Service in Princeton, New Jersey. Please make a copy of this completed form and forward it to Bryn Mawr no later than January 4, 2008. Be sure to complete all items, entering zeros if appropriate. All circled items must be explained.
   
2. By January 4, 2008 please return the following forms to the Bryn Mawr Financial Aid Office:
   1. STATEMENT OF INTENT and SUPPLEMENTARY FINANCIAL AID FORM showing the actual date your form was sent to Princeton.
   2. A copy of the completed Parents' Financial Statement.
      
3. Submit a copy of your 2006 1040 tax forms (only necessary for families applying for financial aid for the first time) to the financial aid office.
   
4. A copy of your 2007 W2 form must be sent to our office by February 1, 2008.
   
5. When available, but no later than April 15, 2008, send us a copy of your 2007 1040 tax forms complete with all supporting schedules. If you are self-employed, please include a Schedule C. (Please do not let either of these pieces hold up your financial aid application. Forward the application by January 4, 2008 and then send the 2007 1040 form as soon as it is available.) If you are requesting an extension, please send us a copy of your form 4868.
   
6. In accordance with our policy concerning separated and divorced parents, please be sure we have income information on both parents. This may be done by filling in the information on one Parents' Financial Statement or by each filing separate SSS forms. Please contact us in the Financial Aid Office if you need another form.
   
7. Bryn Mawr's Financial Aid decisions are made separately from Admissions decisions.

Check List for Parents

• Copy of Parents' Financial Statement of the School and Student Service
• Statement of Intent and Supplementary Financial Aid Form (2-sided copy)
• 2006 1040 tax form (only necessary for families applying for the first time)
• 2007 W2 form when it becomes available, but before February 1, 2008
• 2007 1040 tax form when it becomes available, but before April 15, 2008

It is imperative for families to adhere to the Financial Aid application deadlines. Requests for financial aid submitted after January 4 may not be included in the initial allocation of financial aid. As a result, funds may not be available to families who qualify if the application is submitted after the deadline.

K-12 2008-09 Tuition Rates

Grades K-5

$21,400

Grades 6-8

$21,850

Grades 9-12

$21,990

Annual Enrollment Fee - $2,200 (non refundable)

Little School 2008-09 Tuition Rates

Ages 3 - 5

 

10 Months (5 days)

$14,800

10 Months (5 days 8:30-2:30)

$12,800

9 Months (5 days)

$13,300

9 Months (5 days 8:30-2:30)

$11,150

Young 2's

 

10 Months (5 days)

$17,400

10 Months (3 days)

$13,700

9 Months (5 days)

$15,700

9 Months (9 days)

$11,300

Toddlers

 

10 Months (5 days)

$19,850

10 Months (3 days)

$14,700

9 Months (5 days)

$16,350

9 Months (3 days)

$12,100

Infants

 

10 Months (5 days)

$20,950

10 Months (3 days)

$15,550

9 Months (5 days)

$17,350

9 Months (3 days)

$12,800