Affording Prep
A Fairfield Prep education will have a transformative impact on your son’s future. At Prep we are committed to forming future leaders from a wide range of backgrounds independent of their financial circumstances. With our generous tuition assistance program, the Financial Aid Office strives to accurately assess financial need and to equitably distribute grants to those families who demonstrate such need. For the 2018-2019 school year, Fairfield Prep awarded $2.7 Million in tuition assistance, and the average award offset tuition by 50%.
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Tuition for the 2018-2019 academic year is $20,650. Tuition for International Students for the 2018-19 academic year is $26,000. |
Textbooks: Between $250 and $500 each year for e-textbooks. Shuttle Bus to Fairfield Railroad Station: $300 This is for students commuting by train. Note: It does not include Metro-North monthly student discount commuter pass. |
How to apply for Financial Aid
Fairfield Prep is now accepting financial aid applications for the 2019-20 academic year.
Families looking to submit a financial aid application can do so by visiting our Financial Aid Process page. Details on the process as well as deadlines based on grade can be found on this page.
Financial aid is administered through the secure FACTS Management portal. Applicants are required to create an account and the fee to apply is $30.
Please be sure to submit your complete financial aid applicant by the applicable deadline, as priority in awarding financial aid is assigned to those financial aid applications that are submitted by the deadline. Late financial aid applications risk a reduced or zero award, regardless of need.
Divorced or Separated Parents
Divorced or separated parents applying for financial aid are required to send a copy of their court-approved divorce settlement (or separation agreement) to financialaid@fairfieldprep.org.
Click here to download a copy of our financial aid policy for divorced parents. (The same policy applies to separated parents.)
Fast Facts About Financial Aid
No prospective applicant should decline to apply to Fairfield Prep solely for financial reasons. Through the generosity of our alumni and other benefactors, Prep strives to make tuition affordable for many students whose families would otherwise not be able to afford a Prep education.
- Fairfield Prep has awarded more than $2.7 million in tuition-assistance for the 2018-2019 school year.
- The average award is approximately 50% of tuition.
- The maximum award available is 90% of tuition.
- 1 out of every 3 students receives financial aid.
- Fairfield Prep operates on a need-based financial aid platform.
