Can I Get Financial Aid?

For increasing numbers of Exeter students, the answer to that question is YES! This year, half of our students (not including faculty and staff children) are receiving aid. The average award for a boarding student is $31,227, which covers more than 82 percent of tuition. All aid is in the form of grants, not loans; no money needs to be paid back after a student graduates.

In 2008-2009 Exeter is providing an Exeter education free to any accepted or current student whose family income is $75,000 or less. Thus, qualified students from nearly two thirds of the families in the United States could enjoy a free Exeter education.

This financial aid initiative, in conjunction with the strong middle income financial aid initiative begun in the late 1990s, means that 95 percent of families in the US are at income levels that, depending on their circumstances, could allow them to be eligible for financial aid at Exeter. Under the middle income initiative, boarding students from more than 200 families with incomes between $75,000 and $200,000 are receiving financial aid awards at the Academy this year. Exeter has one of the most ambitious financial aid programs of any independent school or college in the United States. Learn more about Exeter's financial aid initiative...

To see how families like yours are benefiting from aid grants, enter your information into the boxes above. First, select your gross income, then the number of family members and select Go. The average amount being paid toward tuition this year by financial aid families at Exeter in your income and size bracket appears. It's that simple. 

Please note: this page is not a promise of financial aid. If you would like to discuss your specific situation, please contact the Office of Financial Aid at (603) 777-3434.

Keep in mind the following:

• Exeter's financial aid is offered in response to a family's need. There are no merit-based or athletics awards at Exeter. 
• A family's contribution may vary among schools, according to their own institutional policies and professional judgments.
• Exeter uses the basic guidelines and methodology of the School and Student Service for Financial Aid to determine a family's contribution. 
• The Office of Financial Aid is the final authority on your contribution. Contact them at (603) 777-3434. 
• Special circumstances are treated on a case-by-case basis. 
• Divorced or separated parents should enter each parent's information separately. Note that if either parent has remarried, the stepparent's information should be included.