How much is Nightingale-Bamford School tuition?

For 2026-27, tuition at Nightingale-Bamford School is $71,665 for grades K-XII, per the school's website.

Does Nightingale-Bamford School require the ISEE or SSAT?

It depends on the grade: its own assessment for grades K; its own assessment for grades I; the ISEE for grades II-IV; the ISEE or SSAT for grades V-VIII; the ISEE or SSAT for grades IX-XI.

When is the Nightingale-Bamford School application deadline?

The main application deadline is December 1, 2026, and decisions are released February 10, 2027. Families apply through the school's own portal.

Does Nightingale-Bamford School offer financial aid?

Yes. Nightingale-Bamford School reported $7,223,603 in financial aid to 131 students on its 2024 IRS Form 990.

How many students attend Nightingale-Bamford School?

Nightingale-Bamford School enrolls 707 students in grades K–12, with about 7 students per teacher (NCES Private School Survey, 2023-24).

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Nightingale-Bamford School tuition & admissions

New York, NYGrades K–12Day, girlsnightingale.org

Tuition 2026-27

$71,665

Application deadline

December 1

2026

Students

707

7 students per teacher

Admission test

Varies by grade

Tuition 2026-27

Grades	Day
K-XII	$71,665

Financial aid: $7,223,603 to 131 students (about $55,142 each) in 2024, per the school's IRS Form 990.

How to apply

Entry grades	K, I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI
Admission test, grades K	Its own assessment
Admission test, grades I	Its own assessment
Admission test, grades II-IV	ISEE
Admission test, grades V-VIII	ISEE or SSAT
Admission test, grades IX-XI	ISEE or SSAT
Interview	Required
Apply through	School's own portal
Application fee	$80
Deadline	December 1, 2026
Decisions released	February 10, 2027

College results, class of 2026

Seniors	56
Go to a 4-year college	100%
SAT (middle 50%)	—
ACT (middle 50%)	—
AP courses	None (own advanced courses)
AP exams scored 3+	—
National Merit semifinalists	—

School facts

Students	707
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	102
Students per teacher	7.0
School days per year	170
Endowment	$105,314,148 (FY2025)
Annual revenue	$62,114,746 (2024)
Head of school pay	$1,323,393

Where graduates went to college (2022–2025)

Cornell University13
University of St. Andrews10
University of Pennsylvania9
Washington University in St. Louis9
Yale University9
Amherst College7
Brown University7
Columbia University7
Duke University7
Georgetown University7
Northwestern University7
Vanderbilt University7
Emory University6
McGill University6
Middlebury College6
Tufts University6
Wake Forest University6
Barnard College5
Colby College5
Princeton University5
Williams College5
Colgate University4
Lehigh University4
Skidmore College4
Tulane University4
University of Michigan–Ann Arbor4
Boston College3
Bowdoin College3
Brandeis University3
Case Western Reserve University3
Harvard University3
Haverford College3
Kenyon College3
Lafayette College3
New York University3
Pitzer College3
Syracuse University3
The George Washington University3
Trinity College3
University of Virginia3
Villanova University3
Washington and Lee University3
Wesleyan University3
Bard College2
Bucknell University2
Cal Poly2
Dartmouth College2
Emerson College2
Hamilton College2
Oberlin College2
Occidental College2
Rice University2
Temple University2
University of California–Los Angeles2
University of Chicago2
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill2
University of Southern California2
Auburn University1
Bates College
Bennington College
Binghamton University
Boston University
Bryn Mawr College
California Institute of Technology
Carnegie Mellon University
Chapman University
College of the Holy Cross
Davidson College
Denison University
Dickinson College
Fordham University
Indiana University–Bloomington
John Cabot University
Macalester College
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Ohio University
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Queen Mary University of London
Reed College
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rutgers University–New Brunswick
Scripps College
Smith College
Swarthmore College
The Ohio State University
University of California–Davis
University of Colorado-Colorado Springs
University of Maryland at College Park
University of Miami
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University of Notre Dame
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University of Toronto
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Whitman College
William and Mary

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Nightingale-Bamford School FAQ

How much is Nightingale-Bamford School tuition?: For 2026-27, tuition at Nightingale-Bamford School is $71,665 for grades K-XII, per the school's website.
Does Nightingale-Bamford School require the ISEE or SSAT?: It depends on the grade: its own assessment for grades K; its own assessment for grades I; the ISEE for grades II-IV; the ISEE or SSAT for grades V-VIII; the ISEE or SSAT for grades IX-XI.
When is the Nightingale-Bamford School application deadline?: The main application deadline is December 1, 2026, and decisions are released February 10, 2027. Families apply through the school's own portal.
Does Nightingale-Bamford School offer financial aid?: Yes. Nightingale-Bamford School reported $7,223,603 in financial aid to 131 students on its 2024 IRS Form 990.
How many students attend Nightingale-Bamford School?: Nightingale-Bamford School enrolls 707 students in grades K–12, with about 7 students per teacher (NCES Private School Survey, 2023-24).

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Sources: tuition and admissions from nightingale.org (checked Oct 2026); enrollment from the NCES Private School Survey 2023-24; finances from the 2024 IRS Form 990. “—” means we couldn't find it.