Tuition and Tuition Assistance

The Waldorf School of Princeton strives to make a Waldorf education available to as many students as possible. We offer several financing options, including payment plans, tuition assistance grants, loans, and work exchange contracts, that make coming to our school affordable for many families.

Download the 2010-2011 School Year Tuition Schedule.

Tuition for 2010-2011 School Year

Program Tuition Materials Fee Trip Fee Lunch Fee Grade School (grades 1 through 8) $16,310 $400 $100 Early Childhood, five days a week (half day) $9,935 $400 Early Childhood, four days a week (half day) $8,364 $400 Early Childhood, three days a week (half day) $6,803 $400 Early Childhood, five days a week (full day) $14,178 $400 $500 Early Childhood, four days a week (full day) $11,934 $400 $400 Early Childhood, four full days & one morning a week $13,000 $400 $400 Early Childhood, three days a week (full day) $9,710 $400 $300 Parent-Child Program, one morning a week (for children who are 15 months by June 1) $2,106 $200

Educational Support Services

Support services such as Extra Lesson, Therapeutic Eurythmy, and academic tutoring are arranged with support providers who provide services on campus during and after the school day. Fees vary.

Our Affordability Options

Financial Aid

The Waldorf School of Princeton is dedicated to working with parents to create a plan that enables students of diverse backgrounds to attend the school. Committing to a private school education is a significant financial investment for a family. Although the school strives to support families with demonstrated financial need, the primary responsibility for financing a student's education rests with his or her family, including non-custodial, separated, and divorced parents. In addition to the options provided by the school, parents may need to look to other sources for additional support.

The School provides needs-based tuition assistance to qualified students. Students who are at least 5 years old by October 1st are eligible for tuition assistance. Priority is given to returning students and siblings. We do not discriminate in the administration of our policies because of race, creed, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. Financial aid decisions are made independently of the admissions process.

Approximately 30 percent of our students receive some tuition assistance. Our tuition assistance program is managed by TADS (Tuition Aid Data Services) To apply please fill out an application at www.tads.com. TADS takes into account income, expenses, number of family members, indebtedness, liquidity of assets, and unusual expenses. Financial information and documentation is required from all of the children's parents. The school commits a portion of each year's tuition revenue to support the tuition assistance program. This revenue is distributed to applicants based on relative demonstrated financial need. Consequently, grants are made for one year and applications for tuition assistance must be renewed each year.

The entire financial aid process, including grants and applications, is confidential.

Tuition Assistance Application Deadlines for New and Returning Students

February 12: Apply to TADS at www.TADS.com. (A paper copy made be downloaded at the address as well.) All supporting documentation must be sent to TADS (See TADS website for more details.)

First week in April: Tuition assistance grant award letter are sent to families.

Rolling Admissions

Families are considered for tuition assistance throughout the year. Families should apply for tuition assistance at www.TADS.com when they apply for admission to the school. Once the child has been interviewed and accepted, the tuition grant will be communicated to the family. Acceptance to the school is need blind, but a family may wait until after acceptance to apply for tuition assistance.

Payment Plans

The Waldorf School of Princeton offers several payment plan options. Families may pay for the tuition annually, semi-annually, quarterly, or monthly. A 4 percent service charge is applied to payment plans.

Loans

Under some circumstances you might want to explore tuition loan programs. These loan programs offer competitive rates and the opportunity to make your payments over a longer period of time. The Waldorf School of Princeton is registered with the following loan programs: Your Tuition Solution: www.yourtuitionsolution.com

Sallie Mae; K-12 Educational loans: 1-888-272-5543, www.salliemae.org

The Multi-Child Discount

Families with three or more children enrolled in our School can take advantage of our Multi-Child Discount. For the 2010/2011 school year, a 15% discount will be applied to the tuition of the third and youngest enrolled child and beyond.