Tuition and Financial Aid
Tuition and financial aid
Current tuition, fees and how aid is decided.
Checked against Hotchkiss's published admissions pages on November 4, 2026.
Tuition and aid
Tuition and financial aid.
The tuition shown is for 2026-27. Recheck it when 2027-28 tuition is posted.
- Boarding tuition
- Boarding tuition for 2026-27 is $79,350.
- Day tuition
- Day tuition for 2026-27 is $67,450.
- Fees
- Fees add a $850 technology fee and a health services fee of $600 for boarders or $400 for day students.
- Total
- Tuition plus fees total $80,800 for boarders and $68,700 for day students in 2026-27.
- How aid is decided
- Aid awards are based solely on a family's demonstrated financial need.
- Loans
- Awards meet 100 percent of demonstrated need and are grants with no loans.
- Aid and admission
- Hotchkiss admits students only if it can meet their financial need.
- Platform
- Families apply through the Clarity Tuition platform.
- Aid deadline
- The financial aid application deadline for new applicants is January 15, 2027.
- Both parents
- Both the custodial and the non-custodial parent must submit a financial aid application.
- Each year
- Aid is reviewed every year, and families must reapply each year.
- Appeals
- A family can appeal a financial aid award.
- 01
Apply for aid by the January 15 deadline, because Hotchkiss does not reserve funds for late applicants.
- 02
Gather tax documents before you open the form.
- 03
Check the school's financial aid pages for how awards are decided before you apply.