Kimball Union Academy
★ Founded 1813, one of the oldest boarding schools in the United States; 340 students, 76% boarding, from 23 countries and 24 US states; 6:1 student-faculty ratio and an average class of 10; 20 AP courses among 130 course offerings; 1,300-acre campus; 78% of full-time faculty hold an advanced degreeCheck accreditation yourself
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One of the oldest boarding schools in the United States, founded in 1813, on a 1,300-acre campus in Meriden, New Hampshire. 340 students from 23 countries, 76% of them boarding, with a 6:1 ratio, an average class of 10 and 20 AP courses. Boarding tuition for 2026-27 is USD 83,300 plus a USD 3,500 international student fee.
- Tuition 2026-27 as published: boarding USD 83,300, day USD 52,500, plus an international student fee of USD 3,500 charged as a separate line. Health insurance is required and the school does not publish its cost, so ask for that figure in writing.
- Two small charges that are easy to miss and easy to plan for: athletics at USD 190 with extra fees for off-campus sports, and a refundable USD 100 dormitory deposit returned at the end of the year.
- The academic profile is the reason to look here: 20 AP courses sit inside 130 distinct course offerings for 340 students. That ratio of courses to students is unusual, and it is what an average class of 10 actually buys.
- Application deadline is 1 February with decisions released on 10 March, and rolling admission after that. The application fee is USD 50 for domestic applicants and USD 100 for international ones.
- The school prefers TOEFL or Duolingo and also accepts IELTS, but publishes no minimum score. It does publish what it provides instead: a full-time ESL specialist working one-to-one with students for one or two class periods a week, alongside advisors and dorm parents.
- A 1,300-acre campus for 340 students in rural New Hampshire. Worth being plain with your child about what that means day to day: this is a rural school, not a city one, and the nearest large airport is a drive away.
- 76% of students board, which the school describes by saying its day students are 'boarders who sleep at home'. For an international student that is the number that matters — weekends are not empty.
Tuition, the USD 3,500 international student fee, the athletics fee, the dormitory deposit and the NOTICE THAT THE 2026-2027 FINANCIAL-AID WINDOW IS CLOSED were read directly on kua.org on 17 September 2026 at /admission/tuition-and-financial-aid. The 1 February deadline, the 10 March decision date, the application fees and the ESL description come from /admission/international-applicants. The 1813 founding, enrolment of 340, the 76% boarding share, the 6:1 ratio, the average class of 10, the 1,300 acres, 23 countries, 24 states, 20 AP courses and 130 course offerings come from /about. NOT FOUND: the accrediting body, any minimum English score, the cost of the compulsory health insurance, and the share of students receiving aid or the average award. TIME-LIMITED: the financial-aid window status applies to the 2026-2027 cycle only and must be re-read for 2027-28. Tuition changes from year to year.
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Kimball Union Academy sits in the High tuition band. Tuition and scholarships change every year and by program, so VNIS provides the exact up-to-date figures for the program you choose during consultation. READ THIS BEFORE PLANNING AROUND AID. At the time this record was written the school's own tuition page stated that the financial-aid application window for 2026-2027 was closed and that it could not accept or process further applications for that cycle. The school describes its aid as determined by considering a family's circumstances rather than by a published table, and gives no percentage or average award. For the 2027-28 cycle the practical consequence is simple and expensive to learn late: the aid deadline is earlier than the admission deadline, so a family that waits for an offer before asking about money has already missed it..
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Where is Kimball Union Academy located?
Kimball Union Academy is located in Meriden, New Hampshire, United States, a private boarding school.
What are the tuition and scholarships at Kimball Union Academy?
Tuition sits in the "High" band. Tuition and scholarships change every year and by program, so VNIS provides the exact up-to-date figures for your chosen program during consultation. READ THIS BEFORE PLANNING AROUND AID. At the time this record was written the school's own tuition page stated that the financial-aid application window for 2026-2027 was closed and that it could not accept or process further applications for that cycle. The school describes its aid as determined by considering a family's circumstances rather than by a published table, and gives no percentage or average award. For the 2027-28 cycle the practical consequence is simple and expensive to learn late: the aid deadline is earlier than the admission deadline, so a family that waits for an offer before asking about money has already missed it..
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