Tuition & Financial Aid
2010-11 Tuition Rates
Lower School
Pre-Kindergarten: $9,800
2-Day Extended Day: $12,500
3-Day Extended Day: $13,800
Full-Day PreK: $16,000
Kindergarten-Grade 4: $16,900
Middle School
Grades 5-8: $17,800
Upper School
Grades 9-12: $19,500
Tuition includes lunch, publications and activities. Many books are provided by the school through state funding, but students are required to purchase workbooks, paperbacks and some texts. Transportation to and from Columbus Academy is provided at no charge by many local school districts.
FINANCIAL AID
Families of current students and of students who have applied for admission to Columbus Academy may apply for financial aid. The school's financial aid program is based solely upon need as determined by the School and Student Service for Financial Aid (SSS) in Princeton, N.J. Although total financial aid requests often exceed our resources, we are able to help many lower and middle income families provide an Academy education for their children. The Admissions Office will be happy to provide applications for financial aid. There are required deadlines associated with these applications. Admissions decisions are made prior to and separate from financial aid decisions.
Columbus Academy encourages and welcomes applications from families without regard to race, creed, religion, national origin or sexual preference and does not discriminate in the administration of its educational policies, financial aid programs and school-administered extracurricular programs.
MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS
While financial aid awards are based on demonstrated need, Columbus Academy also offers merit scholarships to new incoming Upper School students who embody the abilities and values that represent the very best of the Academy community and its mission. Please click here for more information on Columbus Academy's new Merit Scholarship Program.