Tuition, Financial Assistance, and Scholarships

Our need-based tuition assistance (financial aid) program considers your family's unique situation to determine a realistic tuition contribution that is well-aligned with your financial means. Awards reflect our belief that the primary responsibility for educational expenses lies with the child's parents. Allocations are based on the funds available and the demonstrated need of the families who qualify for assistance.

Rowland Hall’s Financial Aid Committee—comprised of the head of school, chief financial and operations officer, director of enrollment management, and director of financial aid—thoughtfully reviews every application before making awards.

All families of students applying to kindergarten through grade 12 are welcome to apply for tuition assistance. We currently do not offer tuition assistance for 3PreK and 4PreK students.

The best way to find out if you are eligible is to apply. Every family is unique, and our comprehensive application considers more than just household income.

No. We intentionally keep the admission and tuition assistance processes separate. The Admission Committee is unaware of whether a student has applied for and/or qualifies for tuition assistance. Once a student has been admitted, the Financial Aid Committee reviews the Clarity application and determines an award, if the family qualifies.

Rowland Hall believes that the primary responsibility for educational expenses lies with the child's parents. Therefore, all parents, whether single or co-parents, must submit financial information in order to establish eligibility. If parents are divorced, separated, or never married, the primary, noncustodial, or parents sharing joint custody must independently follow all of the Clarity application steps.

Under certain circumstances, the Financial Aid Committee will consider waiving this requirement.

No. We require families receiving tuition assistance to reapply each year. Tuition assistance will be renewed, provided a family continues to demonstrate need. Changes in income, family status, or the number of children attending tuition-charging institutions may result in increases or decreases in subsequent awards.

Families applying for tuition assistance will receive a letter from the Financial Aid Committee at the same time admission decisions are published.

Rowland Hall’s bundled tuition includes technology device fees at all grade levels, class trip fees (Lower School and Middle School), and lunch (Middle School and Upper School).

Other expenses include AP exam fees (Upper School), as well as fees for Winter Sports (Lower School and Middle School) and Interim (Upper School); costs for these programs vary by selection, and a range of options is available to fit families’ budgets. Families are also responsible for optional services, including Lower School lunch expenses, snack/café items (Middle School and Upper School), Extended Day, and school transportation.

All students who qualify for tuition assistance are eligible for Winter Sports aid. Lower School students may also qualify for lunch assistance. 

For families that are new to the school, a one-time new family matriculation fee of $2,000 is assessed at enrollment.

Rowland Hall offers three payment options: 

• One-time payment (due July 1)
• Two-time payment (due July 1 and November 1)
• Nine monthly payments (due July 1 and the first of each month thereafter)

We require that families who use two-payment and nine-payment plans enroll in the Tuition Refund Plan (TRP) insurance program, administered by A. W. G. Dewar, Inc. (TRP is optional for one-payment plans.) TRP provides families with tuition obligation coverage in the event of a student’s withdrawal or dismissal from the school before the academic year is completed. The cost of the plan is 1.9% of the parent’s/caregiver’s net tuition and is payable on July 1.

For further information on payment plans, contact our accounts receivable manager at 801-924-2959.