Selecting the right school for your family can be complicated, and cost is an important part of that decision.
Our goal is to ensure the excellent education Kent Denver provides is an affordable option for highly-motivated students from families of all income levels.
Because Kent Denver School's expenses for each enrolled student are not reduced if a student withdraws, we cannot forfeit tuition paid or cancel charges if a student leaves for any reason. We offer a tuition insurance/refund plan to assist families with this financial obligation. The plan is available to purchase for a nominal cost of the first tuition billing.
Financial Aid
We award $4.4 million every year to students and their families.
Kent Denver financial aid awards provide tuition support and may also cover all aspects of student life, from books and computer fees to bus service, class trips and many other incidental expenses.
These grants are not loans—they never have to be repaid.
Award amounts are based on your current financial situation and can change as your needs change.
Learn More about Our Financial Aid Program
Applying for tuition assistance does not affect admission decisions. In fact, all admission decisions are made on a need-blind basis. Once accepted, a student’s financial need is determined using FACTS Grant & Aid Assessment Management Company guidelines and Kent Denver’s own policies. Please refer to the Resources and Financial Aid Fast Facts below to learn more.
Currently, 24%—or nearly one in four—of our students receives financial assistance. Financial aid awards are granted on the basis of need; there are no academic or athletic scholarships.
Financial Aid Resources
Kent Denver has provided more than $40 million to students in need since 2000.
Families apply for financial aid through the online FACTS application, which opens on October 1. Applications are due no later than January 31.
Need help or have questions? Please keep an eye out for invitations to our Financial Aid Workshops on January 11 (Zoom) and January 22, 2022 (in-person). All families in the admission process will be invited to attend these events.
Families who apply for financial aid should know that both the admissions and the financial aid committees make decisions independently. For many families, applying for financial aid is just another step in the process of applying to independent schools.
Tuition assistance at Kent Denver is based on need. Kent Denver’s financial aid committee determines need based on two factors:
Recommendations from FACTS, a third-party grant and aid assessment company that takes into consideration several financial attributes, including income, debt, assets, the number of family members who attend a tuition-based school, etc.
Information provided by the applicant directly to the school.
At Kent Denver, FACTS recommendations are only guidelines. Our financial aid committee reviews every application individually and makes final award decisions.
Regardless of financial responsibility, all parents, step parents and/or guardians must participate in the financial aid process, or the applicant’s chances of receiving tuition assistance may be impacted. In certain circumstances where a parent is no longer involved in the applicant’s life, Kent Denver’s financial aid committee may accept confirmation from a third party who can attest to your family situation.
Tuition assistance awards range from $1,000 to nearly 100% support for tuition, books, fees and incidentals. Note: Every family contributes some amount toward the cost of a Kent Denver education, based on their financial ability.
Tuition assistance awards are not guaranteed to remain the same year to year; in fact, they will change as families’ financial circumstances change. Because families may need one level of assistance one year—and more or less the next—all families are required to submit a new financial aid application every year.
Kent Denver is the proud recipient of a $2 million grant from the Malone Family Foundation. This grant enables us to award tuition and school-related costs to 5 to 7 exceptional Malone Scholars each year. Kent Denver was one of four schools nationwide to be honored with an endowment from the Malone Family Foundation in 2006.
The Malone Scholar Endowment Fund significantly increases Kent Denver’s ability to offer scholarships and school-related expenses to exceptionally motivated and capable students with financial need in grades 7-12. Kent Denver was chosen to receive this generous gift based on high academic caliber, quality of school staff, attention to individual student needs, interests and talents, financial strength and stability, a commitment to financial aid and an economically, culturally, ethnically and socially diverse population.
Malone Scholars are selected during the normal course of the admission and financial aid application process. There is no special application for this program.
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