We provide more than $25 million in assistance annually in the form of outright grants. No loans, nothing to pay back. And we assist with supplemental costs like books, laptops and travel.
Under a new initiative starting in the 2025-26 school year, Exeter is free for families with annual incomes of less than $125,000. We pick up the cost of tuition, books and academic supplies, and we provide a stipend toward the purchase of a computer. We’re committed to making Exeter affordable for families from a wide range of socioeconomic backgrounds.
We meet 100 percent of our admitted students’ demonstrated financial need.
Average Annual Grants
$56,315
Boarding students
$37,770
Day students
Financial Aid Profiler
This data is based on grants offered to boarding students in the 2024-25 academic year. Find out if you might be eligible for aid:
Step 1
Select if your student will be attending Exeter as a boarding or day student.
Step 2
Where do you live?
Do you live in a metro/city area or a rural/suburb area?
Step 3
Select the total income range for your entire household, including both taxable and nontaxable
income. This may include salaries, wages, interest, dividends, business or farm income, alimony,
child support received, and other sources. Use the amount remaining after applicable taxes have been
deducted.
Step 4
Step 5
Select the total number of individuals living in your household for whom your family provides
financial support. Be sure to include yourself, your spouse or partner if applicable, and anyone
else for whom you contribute toward basic living expenses such as food, housing, and clothing.
Step 6
Select the number of dependents in your household who will be enrolled in a tuition-charging
educational institution, such as a primary school, secondary school, or college.
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As part of Exeter’s initiative, families collectively earning under $125,000 qualify for full financial aid.
Please note that significant asset amounts may impact eligibility.
Note: The average family contribution noted above is not a promise of aid. To discuss your specific situation, please contact financial aid office at 603-777-3437 or by emailing financialaid@exeter.edu.
Should I apply for aid?
Our answer is simple: If you feel that you’ll need assistance to attend Exeter, we encourage you to apply.
We know that some families hesitate to apply for various reasons, including the paperwork involved in the process, or fear that a child’s hopes will be raised but no aid offered. We encourage you to apply, and we’re here to support you throughout the process. Learn how to apply for financial aid.
Families who anticipate needing financial aid at any time during their child’s years at Exeter should request aid when they apply. Financial aid may not be available in subsequent years unless there’s been a significant change in a family’s financial circumstances.