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Least Expensive Tuition

Among "All-Girls Schools", view the boarding schools with the least expensive tuition (2026).

Another factor to consider when evaluating the affordability of a school is the the average size of financial aid grants that a school provides.

Schools with higher tuition costs may actually turn out to be less expensive depending on how much aid a school can offer (which is also dependent on your family's financial circumstances and eligibility to receive aid).

Academy of the Holy Family Photo - Ambassadors Club

Oldfields School Photo - Oldfields' campus is 140 acres located in Maryland's scenic horse country, close to the cultural centers of Washington, DC, Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New York City and within driving distance of natural resources like the Chesapeake Bay, Appalachian Mountains, and Atlantic beaches. In addition, the international airport BWI is only 30 minutes away.

Saint Mary's School Photo - BE PREPARED! The newly renovated Sarah Graham Kenan Library is an inviting space and is the center of intellectual life for students working directly with faculty. It serves as a "creative commons" where students work collaboratively with classmates, work one-on-one with teachers and tutors, or work individually to research assignments or just enjoy a good book or magazine.

Buffalo Seminary Photo - SEM is located in the heart of the historic Elmwood Village neighborhood of Buffalo, NY, just steps from cafes, shops and art galleries. As an urban boarding school, SEM students enjoy the culture, entertainment and shopping that only a city can offer.

Foxcroft School Photo - Schoolhouse

Grier School Photo

St. Timothy's School Photo - The Commons is equal parts living room and dining room. The newest building on campus, the Commons is a gathering space that houses the dining hall and the new Redlands Cafe.

Linden Hall School for Girls Photo

Garrison Forest School Photo - Senior House is a residential boarding hall.

Chatham Hall Photo - Chatham Hall's variety of dynamic and unique programming includes the prestigious Leader and Writer in Residence programs, which bring world leaders to campus to meet with students. Past guests include Venus Williams, Jane Goodall, Gloria Steinem, and Elizabeth Acevedo.

Westover School Photo

Miss Porter's School Photo

Santa Catalina School Photo - Volleyball in the Gym

The Madeira School Photo - Madeira's 376-acre campus in McLean, Virginia, overlooks the Potomac River from a perch just 12 miles northwest of Washington, D.C.

Emma Willard School Photo

Dana Hall School Photo - Boarding at Dana Hall builds confidence, independence, life skills and lifelong friendships.

Miss Hall's School Photo - Wednesdays are for Horizons at MHS. Ninth grade students immerse themselves in on-campus workshops and projects that prepare them for future Horizons work. Sophomores, juniors and seniors spend the morning volunteering or immersed in professional internships around the Berkshire community or leading on-campus, independent projects that shape the world around them.

The Ethel Walker School Photo

Branksome Hall Photo - Branksome Hall

Oldfields School Photo - Oldfields' campus is 140 acres located in Maryland's scenic horse country, close to the cultural centers of Washington, DC, Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New York City and within driving distance of natural resources like the Chesapeake Bay, Appalachian Mountains, and Atlantic beaches. In addition, the international airport BWI is only 30 minutes away.

Saint Mary's School Photo - BE PREPARED! The newly renovated Sarah Graham Kenan Library is an inviting space and is the center of intellectual life for students working directly with faculty. It serves as a "creative commons" where students work collaboratively with classmates, work one-on-one with teachers and tutors, or work individually to research assignments or just enjoy a good book or magazine.

Buffalo Seminary Photo - SEM is located in the heart of the historic Elmwood Village neighborhood of Buffalo, NY, just steps from cafes, shops and art galleries. As an urban boarding school, SEM students enjoy the culture, entertainment and shopping that only a city can offer.

St. Timothy's School Photo - The Commons is equal parts living room and dining room. The newest building on campus, the Commons is a gathering space that houses the dining hall and the new Redlands Cafe.

Garrison Forest School Photo - Senior House is a residential boarding hall.

Chatham Hall Photo - Chatham Hall's variety of dynamic and unique programming includes the prestigious Leader and Writer in Residence programs, which bring world leaders to campus to meet with students. Past guests include Venus Williams, Jane Goodall, Gloria Steinem, and Elizabeth Acevedo.

Santa Catalina School Photo - Volleyball in the Gym

The Madeira School Photo - Madeira's 376-acre campus in McLean, Virginia, overlooks the Potomac River from a perch just 12 miles northwest of Washington, D.C.

Dana Hall School Photo - Boarding at Dana Hall builds confidence, independence, life skills and lifelong friendships.

Miss Hall's School Photo - Wednesdays are for Horizons at MHS. Ninth grade students immerse themselves in on-campus workshops and projects that prepare them for future Horizons work. Sophomores, juniors and seniors spend the morning volunteering or immersed in professional internships around the Berkshire community or leading on-campus, independent projects that shape the world around them.

Tuition Range: $32,500 $86,640 Avg. Tuition: $71,464

Least Expensive Tuition

Among All-Girls Schools (out of 19 schools)

Sorted by range (alphabetically within range)

Boarding School

Tuition

Grades

Location

Rank: #11

Academy of the Holy Family

All-Girls (Catholic)

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Tuition: $32,500

Grades: 9-12

54 W. Main Street Box 691
Baltic, CT 06330
(860) 822-6279

Rank: #2-192.-19

Oldfields School

All-Girls

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Tuition: >$35,000

Grades: 8-12, PG

1500 Glencoe Road
Sparks Glencoe, MD 21152
(443) 662-1009

Rank: #2-192.-19

Saint Mary's School

All-Girls (Episcopal)

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Tuition: >$35,000

Grades: 9-12

900 Hillsborough Street
Raleigh, NC 27603
(919) 424-4100

Rank: #2-192.-19

Buffalo Seminary

All-Girls

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Tuition: >$35,000

Grades: 9-12, PG

205 Bidwell Parkway
Buffalo, NY 14222
(716) 885-6780

Rank: #2-192.-19

Foxcroft School

All-Girls

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Tuition: >$35,000

Grades: 9-12, PG

22407 Foxhound Lane
Middleburg, VA 20117
(540) 687-4340

Rank: #2-192.-19

Grier School

All-Girls

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(6)

Tuition: >$35,000

Grades: 7-12, PG | 5-12, PG (day)

2522 Grier School Road
Tyrone, PA 16686
(814) 684-3000

Rank: #2-192.-19

St. Timothy's School

All-Girls (Episcopal)

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Tuition: >$35,000

Grades: 9-12, PG

8400 Greenspring Avenue
Stevenson, MD 21153
(410) 486-7401

Rank: #2-192.-19

Linden Hall School for Girls

All-Girls

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Tuition: >$35,000

Grades: 6-12, PG

212 E Main Street
Lititz, PA 17543
(717) 626-8512

Rank: #2-192.-19

Garrison Forest School

All-Girls

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Tuition: >$35,000

Grades: 8-12 | PK-12 (day)

300 Garrison Forest Road
Owings Mills, MD 21117
(410) 559-3111

Rank: #2-192.-19

Chatham Hall

All-Girls (Episcopal)

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(5)

Tuition: >$35,000

Grades: 9-12

800 Chatham Hall Circle
Chatham, VA 24531
(434) 432-5516

Rank: #2-192.-19

Westover School

All-Girls

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(12)

Tuition: >$35,000

Grades: 9-12, PG

1237 Whittemore Rd.
Middlebury, CT 06762
(203) 577-4521

Rank: #2-192.-19

Miss Porter's School

All-Girls

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(6)

Tuition: >$35,000

Grades: 9-12

60 Main Street
Farmington, CT 06032
(860) 409-3530

Rank: #2-192.-19

Santa Catalina School

All-Girls (Catholic)

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Tuition: >$35,000

Grades: 9-12

1500 Mark Thomas Drive
Monterey, CA 93940
(831) 655-9356

Rank: #2-192.-19

The Madeira School

All-Girls

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Tuition: >$35,000

Grades: 9-12, PG

8328 Georgetown Pike
McLean, VA 22102
(703) 556-8273

Rank: #2-192.-19

Emma Willard School

All-Girls

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(9)

Tuition: >$35,000

Grades: 9-12, PG

285 Pawling Avenue
Troy, NY 12180
(518) 833-1320

Rank: #2-192.-19

Dana Hall School

All-Girls

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(6)

Tuition: >$35,000

Grades: 9-12 | 5-12 (day)

45 Dana Road
Wellesley, MA 02482
(781) 489-1331

Rank: #2-192.-19

Miss Hall's School

All-Girls

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(6)

Tuition: >$35,000

Grades: 9-12, PG

492 Holmes Road
Pittsfield, MA 01201
(413) 499-1300

Rank: #2-192.-19

The Ethel Walker School

All-Girls

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Tuition: >$35,000

Grades: 7-12, PG

230 Bushy Hill Road
Simsbury, CT 06070
(860) 408-4200

Rank: #2-192.-19

Branksome Hall

All-Girls

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(19)

Tuition: >$35,000

Grades: 7-12 | PK-12 (day)

10 Elm Avenue
Toronto, Canada m4w 1n4
(416) 920-9741

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