Tuition and Aid
Read the published tuition and aid details
Lawrenceville publishes comprehensive tuition and describes how need-based aid works for domestic applicants. Start with what is published, then plan the aid deadline alongside the application.
Checked against Lawrenceville's published admissions pages on November 4, 2026.
Tuition and aid
Tuition and financial aid.
These are the figures and rules Lawrenceville publishes. Confirm current amounts with the school.
- Boarding tuition, 2026-27
- Comprehensive tuition for 2026-27 is $82,710 for boarding students.
- Day tuition, 2026-27
- Comprehensive tuition for 2026-27 is $68,060 for day students.
- Fifth Form fee
- Fifth Form families pay a $525 fee for events and activities that year. The fee is proportional to the family's financial aid package.
- International health insurance
- International students must buy health insurance through Lawrenceville: $2,895 for a 12-month plan or $2,595 for a 10-month plan.
- Need-based aid
- Lawrenceville offers financial aid to domestic applicants through need-based grants. It says more than 30% of its current families receive need-based grants, and that it meets 100% of a family's demonstrated need.
- Aid deadline
- The deadline to apply for financial aid is January 15, or December 15 for returning families.
- How to apply for aid
- The financial aid application goes in at the same time as the application for admission, and Lawrenceville requires an application and documents from both parents.
- What aid looks like
- Lawrenceville offers aid to domestic applicants as need-based grants that do not need to be repaid. Packages can include up to the full cost of attendance, including one Harkness Travel Experience.
- Effect on admission
- Lawrenceville says that applying for financial aid has no bearing on the admission decision.
- Average awards, 2026-27
- For 2026-27, the average aid award was $72,697 for families under $125k (average cost to the family $5,574), $69,960 for $125k to $200k ($8,154), $61,359 for $200k to $275k ($14,392), $52,351 for $275k to $350k ($25,671), $39,577 for $350k to $425k ($38,250) and $41,054 for families over $425k ($37,347). Lawrenceville says to use this as a reference only.
- Payment options
- Families can pay tuition in full on or before June 1, in two installments (60% on June 1 plus the tuition refund insurance premium, and the balance on November 1), or monthly from June 1 through February 1.
- 01
Submit the aid application at the same time as the admission application.
- 02
Write to the Financial Aid Office with questions about your family's situation before the deadline.