Admission

Tuition and Financial Aid

Investing in a Westover Education

Westover provides an experience for your child to be empowered and grow a passion for learning, fostering a character ready to be a global change-maker within their community. To help prepare you to plan for this investment, below is a summary of tuition and our fees, along with information about our financial aid process.

List of 2 items.

  • Tuition

    • Day Students $57,00.00
    • Domestic Boarding Students $78,500.00
    • International Boarding Students $82,000.00

  • Fees

    MyKidsSpending Account (Student Debit Account)
    Recommended amounts
    • Day Students $750.00
    • Boarding and International Students $1,500.00
    Smart Tuition Account
    • All Students $25.00 - $50.00
    International Health Insurance
    • International Students ~$2,000.00

Financial Aid

Westover is committed to enrolling a talented and diverse student body representing a broad range of backgrounds- racial, ethnic, geographic, and socioeconomic. The Westover School Financial Aid assessment process ensures that available funds are best supporting the school’s objectives and mission. Westover is proud to offer need-based financial aid to those students with a demonstrated financial need. This past year, 45% of our families received need-based aid with over $4.5 million dollars awarded.

List of 2 items.

  • Financial Aid Process


    The deadline for completing the financial aid application, including relevant supplemental documents, is January 15, 2026 for PROSPECTIVE new families.
     
    Westover School is proud to use the Clarity Application to determine a family’s level of financial need based on the information that families share in the application, which includes assets, income, expenses, and debts.
     
    To get started, please go to the Clarity Application and create an account. The application typically takes less than 30 minutes to complete. The Clarity Application is also mobile-friendly so you can complete it from anywhere. You are also able to save your progress and return at any time. The application is completed and submitted once the $60 fee has been paid.
     
    If you need support during the process of completing your application, there is in-app support available through the “Help” button in the bottom left of the screen, as well as email and phone support at support@clarityapp.com or 206-210-3752.

  • Financial Aid Determination

    Once a family submits a financial application, the Westover School Financial Aid Committee will receive a Financial Assessment from Clarity. This report, along with a family’s tax returns and other pertinent documents, are utilized to calculate a financial aid award.

    In determining a financial aid award the Financial Aid Committee will look at each application on an individual and case-by-case basis taking into account extenuating circumstances.

Questions on Financial Aid?

Please contact Katie Leone, Senior Associate Director of Admission & Financial Aid at kleone@westoverschool.org.

Merit-Based Scholarships

Celebrating Exceptional Promise
At Westover, we are continually inspired by the extraordinary things our applicants are doing in the classroom, in their communities, on the stage and field, and in the world around them. Our merit-based scholarship program celebrates students whose curiosity, character, leadership, and talents reflect the qualities we value most at Westover. These awards recognize both achievement and promise, honoring young students who have distinguished themselves and who have the potential to make a meaningful contribution to the Westover community.

Three Ways to Be Recognized

We recognize student achievement in several ways, reflecting the many forms excellence can take. Some awards recognize a student’s overall academic and personal promise, while others celebrate a particular talent, interest, experience, or connection.

List of 3 items.

  • 1. Scholar Awards

    No additional application is required. Scholar Award recipients are identified by the Admission Committee as part of the application review process.

    The Lantern Scholars Award
    The Lantern Scholars Award recognizes students who reside in the United States and are applying to board at Westover. Recipients demonstrate exceptional academic promise alongside leadership, service, and meaningful achievement in areas such as the arts, athletics, global citizenship, or their local communities.

    Lantern Scholars are students we believe will embrace the opportunities of boarding life and contribute actively to Westover’s vibrant residential and extracurricular community.
    Awards: $5,000–$20,000 annually, renewable

    The Tudor Rose Scholars Award
    The Tudor Rose Scholars Award celebrates exceptional students from our local community who demonstrate academic excellence, leadership potential, and achievement beyond the classroom. Students must be applying for day student status.

    Awards: $5,000–$20,000 annually, renewable

    The Global Scholars Award
    The Global Scholars Award recognizes outstanding international students whose academic achievements, leadership potential, cultural perspectives, and global experiences would enrich the Westover community.

    Westover is proud to be a community shaped by students from around the world. Global Scholars bring curiosity about the world, a willingness to engage fully in school life, and perspectives that broaden the experience of everyone around them.
    Awards: $5,000–$20,000 annually, renewable

  • 2. Application-Based Scholarships

    Application-Based Scholarships recognize students who have demonstrated exceptional achievement, commitment, or potential in a particular area or through a specific experience.

    These scholarships may celebrate a particular interest, talent, community contribution, or set of criteria. Students interested in these opportunities submit additional information to help us understand their accomplishments, passions, and aspirations.

    To be considered, students must complete the scholarship supplement in Standard Application Online (SAO).

    Early Decision Scholarship
    Westover’s Early Decision Scholarship recognizes students who know Westover is their top choice and demonstrate their early interest and commitment to joining our community.

    Eligibility: Students must submit a complete application by December 11, 2026 to be considered for this scholarship.

    Middlebury Neighborhood Scholarship
    The Middlebury Neighborhood Scholarship supports students from our local community and celebrates the talent and promise of students in our neighboring towns. One student will receive a 50% four-year scholarship, with partial scholarships awarded to three finalists.

    Eligibility: Residents of Middlebury, Southbury, Woodbury, Oxford, Naugatuck, and Watertown.

    Westover Innovation Scholarship
    The Westover Innovation Scholarship recognizes students who demonstrate curiosity and achievement in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and who have the potential to contribute meaningfully to Westover’s Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) program.

  • 3. Named Scholarships

    Named Scholarships connect a student’s Westover experience with the generosity and legacy of an individual, family, alumna, or other Westover supporter.

    These scholarships may have specific criteria established by the donor and can honor a person, family, tradition, or value that is meaningful to the Westover community. In this way, a named scholarship does more than provide financial support. It creates a connection between generations of Westover students and helps ensure that the opportunities of a Westover education continue for future students.

    To be considered for a named scholarship, please complete the Named Scholarship Form.

Sarah Bird P’22, ’26

Embarking on the journey through Westover is a transformative experience, one that I have had the privilege to witness not once, but twice, through the eyes of my daughters. As a parent, I've seen firsthand how Westover's ethos of “come as you are” paves the way for young minds to flourish without bounds, fostering an environment where freeing oneself to chase dreams is not just encouraged but celebrated.
  • Inquire Inquire
    Take your first step and submit an inquiry to the Office of Admission through an inquiry.
  • Apply Apply
    Discover what steps to take in beginning your Westover experience.
  • Connect Connect
    Connect with students to ask questions, make connections, and learn what makes Westover unique.
  • Visit Visit
    We’d love to see you on campus! Schedule a visit with the Office of Admission to see how you can grow and blossom at Westover.

Be Boldly You

1237 Whittemore Road
Middlebury, CT 06762
1 (203) 758-2423

Connect with Us

Westover School admits students of any race, color, religious affiliation, sexual orientation, national and ethnic origin, or disability to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the School. As a gender-diverse girls school, Westover welcomes applicants and students who are assigned female at birth and/or identify as girls. The School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious affiliation, sexual orientation, national and ethnic origin, disability, or any other status protected by applicable law in the administration of its educational policies, admissions and financial aid policies, and athletic or other school-administered programs.