Tuition & Financial Aid

Tuition for 2024- 2025 is $52,850. To extend greater transparency and provide families more predictable supplemental billings, the cost of most course-related and some extracurricular activities have been included in the annual tuition cost. In addition, financial aid is applied to most additional costs, including student fees, books, laptop computer, and transportation.

• Senior Fee: $3,000 - required to cover additional expenses associated with a student's senior year.
• New Student Fee: $3,000 - a one-time fee required of all newly enrolled students.

Textbooks: $800-$1,500

Costs vary based on grade and course load. Some books may be available to rent or purchase used. Financial aid is applied to the cost of books.

Marlborough offers bus service on seven different routes: Brentwood/Westside, Pacific Palisades, Pasadena, Pico, 26th Street, South Bay, and Valley.

Families can choose round trip or one-way service. In addition, students can purchase daily passes. Financial aid is applied to the cost of bus transportation.

Round Trip Service: $4,150
One-Way Service: $2,075
Senior Reduced Rate: $550

Marlborough offers two afternoon bus departures. The first leaves right at 3:15 p.m.; the second departs at 5:45 p.m.

For more information, please contact Scott Appel at scott.appel@marlborough.org.

Bring Your Own Laptop: $1,000 to $1,600
Each student is required to bring her own fully charged laptop to campus every day. Device requirements are provided to enrolling students. Financial aid is applied to the cost of a student's laptop based on their award. 

All families for whom Marlborough’s tuition is outside of their family’s budget are encouraged to apply for financial aid. Financial aid awards are based on a formula that determines calculated financial need and awards can range from 5-100%.

Although Marlborough has a robust financial aid budget, unfortunately we are unable to fund every admissible student who requests financial aid. Therefore, students who apply for financial aid are placed into a more competitive admissions pool.

Candidates who meet the admissions requirements and who have applied for financial aid are prioritized by the Admissions and Financial Aid Committees based on the school's enrollment goals. A student who applies for financial aid will receive an acceptance decision only if a financial aid award is offered or if it is determined that she does not qualify for financial aid.

Marlborough does not offer any merit, athletic, or talent scholarships. All financial aid awards at Marlborough are based on demonstrated economic need.

Marlborough subscribes to Clarity Tuition. Clarity’s calculation of need considers gross taxable income, assets, liabilities, family size, daily living expenses, and number of children in tuition-charging institutions, among other things. Based on this information, coupled with data gathered from tax documents imported or submitted, the Financial Aid Committee determines what amount, if any, your family can pay for tuition.

Marlborough's calculated parental contribution may differ from Clarity’s calculation. For example, Marlborough may disallow losses attributable to second homes, investment properties, hobby businesses, and certain types of depreciation.

Marlborough considers the assets of both parents in reviewing students for a financial aid award. Custodial and non-custodial parents are responsible for educational expenses and therefore must both participate in the financial aid process by submitting the financial aid application form and tax information. Until both parents complete the process, the Financial Aid Committee will not review the financial aid application.

If either parent has remarried or is living with another adult who is contributing to the household income, the school will consider the assets of the step-parent or partner, always bearing in mind that the primary responsibility for payment rests with the natural parents.

Marlborough expects both parents to contribute financially to their child’s education. If a parent is not receiving a salary, the school will make a financial adjustment to the application to account for the income the parent might receive if they chose to work.

Since each application is reviewed individually, there may be exceptions to this policy, such as caring for a child not yet of school age, or another individual who cannot care for themselves, or a parent who is not able to work. Under such circumstances, we ask that you explain in writing why the parent is not employed when you submit your initial application.

If a family believes they will need financial aid at any point during a child’s time at Marlborough, they should apply for aid when they submit their application for admission. A “full-pay” application communicates that a family is capable of covering all educational expenses for the duration of their child’s time at Marlborough. Marlborough will not consider an application for financial assistance at any time once a family applies and is admitted as a "full-pay" student unless there is a significant change in the family’s economic circumstance.

A Marlborough financial aid award, which can range anywhere from 5-100% of school expenses, covers most necessary expenses that your child will incur as part of the Marlborough experience. This includes items such as books, bus transportation, college counseling workshops and experiences, a laptop computer, and participation in extracurricular activities. Our goal is to help parents with expenses, and to enable financial aid recipients to participate fully in school life.

Yes. We will ask you to file a new Clarity Application and updated tax forms each year. The school will continue to award a level of aid appropriate to your level of demonstrated need until your child graduates from Marlborough. Unless there is a change in circumstances, you should expect roughly the same financial aid amount each year your child attends the school.

Newly-admitted students receive their financial aid award decisions with their admissions decisions. Financial aid awards will be sent with their Online Enrollment Contracts. Returning students receive their award decisions in early February along with their re-enrollment agreements.

Marlborough School offers three payment plans:

1. Payment in Full (due in June, tuition protection plan is optional)
2. Two Payment Plan (payments due in June and December, tuition protection plan and finance charges apply)
3. Nine Payment Plan (payments due June through February, tuition protection plan and finance charges apply)