Tuition & Affordability

Our admission decisions are made prior to decisions concerning tuition aid. The deliberate separation of the two decisions yields the most well-qualified students. As a result, every year, more than an entire grade level of our students receive loans, grants, or a package of loans and grants. For the 2023-24 school year, approximately 25% of our students have collectively been awarded more than $4.1 million.

Tuition aid forms for current families and grade 9 applications are due on January 4, 2024. Grade 7 applicants should apply for aid by February 5, 2024. Although admission and aid decisions are separate, we must have a sense of how much aid is being requested before finalizing our annual operating budget. Once a student has been accepted, we make every effort to meet their tuition needs based on the information provided via our forms; however, aid is not guaranteed and that is especially true if aid applications are submitted after our deadlines have passed because our aid is largely allocated by March.

Aid is awarded based on need and our tuition assistance program has grown substantially in part because of the generosity of many in our school community. For example, in 1989 our tuition aid allocation was $495,000 for 110 recipients (19.8% of our student body). Our tuition aid grants are funded through a combination of investment income from endowed scholarships and our general operating budget. Recipients of grants from endowed scholarships are invited to write a short note of gratitude to the donor of their scholarships each year. This exchange sometimes results in friendships that endure beyond Burroughs.

Tuition for the 2023-2024 school year is $34,700. Other charges — for books, supplemental classroom materials, athletic teams, and field trips — can cost more than an additional $1,000 per year. Tuition for the 2024-2025 school year will be set in January 2024.

Our policies and process regarding tuition aid are set forth below. Please contact Meridith Thorpe with any questions. This process is confidential.

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Policies

Assistance is based solely on the family's financial budget. No honor, athletic, or artistic scholarships are awarded. Most families with incomes less than $150,000 receive some tuition aid. Most families with incomes of $80,000 or less receive substantial awards, from 75 to 100% of tuition.
Awards are made for one academic year; applicants for aid apply each year.
Awards are in the form of a grant (which does not need to be paid back), a loan, or a grant and a loan.
Interest on loans is 5% per year. Interest payments do not begin until the child graduates from Burroughs. Principal payments do not begin until the child graduates from college.
Because no two families have the same financial needs, the Tuition Aid Committee is reluctant to use rigid guidelines in determining awards, and thus, it considers each application individually.
Regarding the matter of divorce or separation, the Tuition Aid Committee will consider the assets of both natural parents before making any award, and will not be bound by the assertion that one parent has disclaimed responsibility for educational expenses.
Remarriage of either parent creates a new family unit with new relationships. The noncustodial parent (and any spouse) must also file the necessary tuition aid forms.

Process

Every applicant goes through the regular admission process, regardless of whether the family is applying for tuition aid.

Due by January 4, 2024 for grade 9 applicants and current Burroughs families
Due by February 5, 2024 for grade 7 applicants
Parents/guardians should complete the Parents' Financial Statement (PFS) and send to the School and Student Service for Tuition Aid (SSS), an independent and nonprofit organization that makes an analysis of the family's finances and determines a suggested contribution that the family should make toward the educational expenses of the child or children. Please send copies of pages 1 and 2 of your 2022 Federal Income Tax Return (Form 1040) plus any filed schedules and the Parents' Estimated Contribution Sheet to Meridith Thorpe, Director of Admission and Tuition Aid. Please apply online.

After Burroughs makes all admission decisions, the Trustee Committee on Tuition Aid determines the amount of the award. This process is anonymous and confidential.

In February, current families receive tuition aid information with their re-enrollment.

Decision letters are mailed and families who have applied for assistance and whose children have been accepted will receive the amount of their support with the acceptance packet from Burroughs:

On February 2, 2024 for grade 9 applicants
On March 8, 2024 for grade 7 applicants

Tuition aid decisions are emailed at the same time as acceptance letters.

Applications for tuition assistance cannot be acted on unless the following forms are received:

Parents' Financial Statement (PFS) to School and Student Service of Tuition Aid (SSS)
Copies of pages of 1 and 2 of your 2022 Federal Income Tax Reform (1040) and filed schedules to Meridith Thorpe
Parents' Estimated Contribution Sheet (PEC) to Meridith Thorpe.

For additional information, please contact Meridith Thorpe, 314/993-4045, ext. 270.

Admission Team

Meridith Thorpe
Director of Admission & Tuition Aid
314-993-4045, ext. 270

Courtney Gable
Assistant Director of Admission
314-993-4045, ext. 348

Nancy Vogt
Administrative Assistant
314-993-4045, ext. 242

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