Tuition & Affordability

The Value of an HB Education

2024-2025 Tuition & Fees

Tuition and fees are adopted and approved annually by the Hathaway Brown School Board of Trustees.

Infant & Toddler Center

$7,000 - $25,000

Early Childhood Program

$10,100 - $23,800

Tuition ranges vary for days in attendance and other options.

Primary School (grades K-4)

$26,100(K) - $33,200(4)

With flexible tuition, families pay on average: $12,800

Middle School (grades 5-8)

$33,600(5) - $37,800(8)

With flexible tuition, families pay on average: $13,400

Upper School (grades 9-12)

$38,700(9) - $41,800(12)

With flexible tuition, families pay on average: $19,200

Flexible Tuition

Girls with high academic potential belong at Hathaway Brown! An HB education empowers girls with diverse experiences from communities across Northeast Ohio. Flexible tuition allows each K-12 family to invest in their daughter's education with tuition that best fits their finances.

While every family is expected to contribute to the cost of tuition and fees, and to support the community to the extent individual family circumstances allow, Hathaway Brown School does not expect all families to pay tuition at the same level.

The availability of flexible tuition may vary based on grade level, space in a grade, number of applicants, and budgeted funds. While tuition costs factor heavily into the decision to attend HB, the Admission committee doesn’t consider a family’s financial profile when acceptance offers are extended.

The Process

To understand a family's finances, an application must be completed through Clarity.

The application asks for information such as family size, total income, savings, investments; other assets such as home equity, indebtedness, medical and dental expenses, and any unusual expenses. These documents are used to verify information on the application. If the application is submitted by the deadline, the documents will be pulled automatically from the IRS. After the deadline, you may be prompted to upload the required forms directly to Clarity. Learn more.

Merit Awards

Hathaway Brown’s merit awards honor the school’s trailblazing founders and are for girls entering grades 5-12 who display:

strong character
leadership qualities
commitment to the community
and strong academic promise

A merit awards committee reviews applications for all eligible applicants. Decisions are included with acceptance offers.

Founders Scholar Award

Five, $18,000 Founders Scholar Awards are granted annually to girls entering ninth grade. Determination is made based on factors such as the student’s unique interests and demonstrated commitment to the ideals embodied by Hathaway Brown’s five founding girls. Consideration for these awards also includes a review of the student’s academic transcript, Independent School Entrance Exam score, essay response, and teacher recommendations.

Trailblazer Award

Offered in amounts up to $15,000, Trailblazer Awards are for students entering ninth grade. A variable number of awards are given annually; the determination is made based on factors such as the student’s unique interests, commitment to making a positive contribution to HB, and promotion of the school’s core values. Consideration for these awards also includes a review of the student’s academic transcript, Independent School Entrance Exam score, essay response, and teacher recommendations.

Anne Hathaway Brown Award

The Anne Hathway Brown Awards are for girls entering grades 5-12 and are given at the discretion of the Head of School and the Director of Enrollment Management. Determination is made based on a student's alignment with the mission of the school "to learn not for school but for life" along with a review of the student's academic transcript, Independent School Entrance Exam score, essay response, and teacher recommendations.

Payment Plans

Priority Application Deadlines

January 24, 2025

Admission Application Deadline for Infant & Toddler Center through Grade 12
Flexible Tuition Application Deadline for Grades K-12

February 13, 2025

Admission Decision Day

February 28, 2025

Enrollment Deadline

After February 28, rolling admission as space allows for all grades.

Flexible Tuition applications must be submitted with Admission Applications for priority consideration.

Admission Events

Fellowships@HB for 7th and 8th grades

K-8 Parent Parent Preview

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