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Sidwell Friends School tuition & admissions

Washington, DCGrades Pre-K–12Day, coedReligious affiliation

Tuition 2026-27

$62,330

Highest grade band

Application deadline

December 31

2026

Students

1,149

8 students per teacher

Admission test

Own test

Tuition 2026-27
GradesDay
PK-2$55,250
3-4$58,050
5-8$61,830
9-12$62,330
How to apply
Entry gradesPK, K, 1, 2, 3, 4
Admission testIts own assessment
Interview—
Apply throughRavenna
Application fee$70
DeadlineDecember 31, 2026
Decisions released—
College results, class of 2026
Seniors—
Go to a 4-year college100%
SAT (middle 50%)—
ACT (middle 50%)—
AP courses—
AP exams scored 3+—
National Merit semifinalists—
School facts
Students1,149
Teachers (full-time equivalent)147
Students per teacher7.7
School days per year168
Endowment—
Annual revenue—
Head of school pay—
Where graduates went to college (Classes of 2022–2025)

American University, Babson College, Barnard College, Bates College, Bocconi University, Boston College, Boston University, Bowdoin College, Brown University, Bryn Mawr College, Bucknell University, Carleton College, Carnegie Mellon University, Case Western Reserve University, Chapman University, Claremont McKenna College, Colby College, Colgate University, Columbia University, Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, Cornell University, Dartmouth College, Davidson College, Deep Springs College, Denison University, Dickinson College, Drexel University, Duke University, East Carolina University, Emerson College, Emory University, Franklin & Marshall College, George Washington University, Georgetown University, Gettysburg College, Grinnell College, Hamilton College, Harvard University, Haverford College, Jacksonville University, Kenyon College, Lafayette College, Lehigh University, Loyola University Maryland, Macalester College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, McGill University, Mercyhurst University, Miami University (Oxford), Middlebury College, Millersville University of Pennsylvania, Morehouse College, New York University, Northeastern University, Northwestern University, Occidental College, Old Dominion University, Pennsylvania State University (University Park), Pitzer College, Pomona College, Pratt Institute, Princeton University, Purdue University (Main Campus), Reed College, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Rice University, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rutgers University (New Brunswick), Santa Clara University, Scripps College, Skidmore College, Smith College, South Methodist College, Spelman College, St. John's University, Stanford University, Stevens Institute of Technology, Swarthmore College, Syracuse University, Temple University, The American University of Paris, The University of Texas at Austin, Towson University, Trinity College, Trinity College Dublin, Tufts University, Tulane University, Union College, United State Air Force Academy, United States Naval Academy, University College London, University of British Columbia, University of California (Berkeley), University of California (Los Angeles), University of California (San Diego), University of California (Santa Cruz), University of Chicago, University of Colorado Boulder, University of Connecticut, University of East Anglia, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University of Kansas, University of Maryland (College Park), University of Massachusetts (Amherst), University of Miami, University of Michigan, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of Oregon, University of Oxford, University of Pennsylvania, University of Pittsburgh, University of Rochester, University of Southern California, University of St. Andrews, University of Toronto, University of Utah, University of Vermont, University of Virginia (Main Campus), University of Washington (Seattle Campus), University of Wisconsin, Vanderbilt University, Vassar College, Villanova University, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Wake Forest University, Washington University in St. Louis, Wellesley College, Wesleyan University, William & Mary, Williams College, Yale University

From the school's college counseling profile.

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    Sidwell Friends School FAQ
    How much is Sidwell Friends School tuition?
    For 2026-27, tuition at Sidwell Friends School is $55,250 for grades PK-2; $58,050 for grades 3-4; $61,830 for grades 5-8; $62,330 for grades 9-12, per the school's website.
    Does Sidwell Friends School require the ISEE or SSAT?
    Sidwell Friends School requires its own assessment for applicants.
    When is the Sidwell Friends School application deadline?
    The main application deadline is December 31, 2026. Families apply through Ravenna.
    How many students attend Sidwell Friends School?
    Sidwell Friends School enrolls 1,149 students in grades Pre-K–12, with about 8 students per teacher (NCES Private School Survey, 2023-24).

    Sources: tuition and admissions from sidwell.edu (checked Oct 2026); enrollment from the NCES Private School Survey 2023-24. “—” means we couldn't find it.

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