Tuition and Financial Aid

A. To apply for financial aid, please create an account in Clarity. 

Please reference this Family Application Guide for step-by-step instructions about completing the Clarify application.

All new and returning families must complete a financial aid application each year. The application typically takes less than 30 minutes to complete. 

A. The boarding tuition for the 2024-2025 academic year is $74,825 and the day tuition is $46,775. Parents should plan on approximately $1,500 annually of additional costs for books, fees, and school-sponsored trips. There is also an additional fee of $875 for international students.

A. January 31 for new students. January 1 for returning students.

A. The Financial Aid Committee will take into consideration tuition expenses for all children in schools that charge tuition (excluding graduate school). Portsmouth Abbey requires that families apply for aid at each of the institutions their children attend as we cannot subsidize tuition for other tuition-charging schools.

A. For divorced or separated families, a separate Clarity application must be submitted for each household. Financial aid is based on ability to pay, and both parents are therefore expected to contribute to their child's education and are asked to fill out financial aid forms. 

A. Parents who return to school or change jobs as a personal choice must realize that a resulting decrease in their family income cannot be underwritten by financial aid from Portsmouth Abbey.

A. You must resubmit a Clarity application each year. You can expect your child's level of financial aid to remain consistent each year as long as your family's financial circumstances do not significantly change.

A. In most cases, it would be prudent to assume that you will not get aid. Financial aid requests for students currently enrolled (but not receiving financial aid) are reviewed after determinations are made for new students and current students receiving aid. You may apply; however, it is unlikely that we will be able to meet your need.

A. For new students, financial aid decisions are mailed out with admission decisions on March 10. For returning students, financial aid awards will be shown on your reenrollment contract. 

A. No, financial awards are based on families demonstrated need.