The school at a glance
University School of Nashville is a nonsectarian K–12 day-school alternative whose inclusion depends on access to need-based aid rather than a low sticker price. Published 2026–27 tuition rises from $29,235 in elementary school to $36,280 in high school, before applicable trips, technology, books, and other charges. The school says one in five students receives financial assistance and encourages families to seek a needs assessment. It does not publish a guaranteed award for a middle-income household, so affordability cannot be inferred from that participation rate. The upcoming Clarity timeline provides a concrete planning route, with the prospective-family deadline listed as January 3, 2027. Families should request both the aid decision and the complete grade-specific cost before committing. This is a higher-cost, aid-dependent comparison option for households prioritizing a nonsectarian setting, with no promise that it will meet their budget.
Higher-cost nonsectarian alternative with documented need-based access; only affordable if the family-specific award makes total cost workable.
PUBLISHED COSTS · 2026-2027
Tuition is the starting point.
| Grade / rate conditions | Published amount |
|---|---|
| K-4annual | $29,235 |
| 5-8annual | $33,300 |
| 9-12annual | $36,280 |
Additional-fee listings may be typical rather than final individual charges; obtain grade-specific quote.
Grade, family-size, parish, program, and eligibility labels are part of each price. Do not sort or compare an unqualified minimum; family totals and conditional contributions are not individual sticker tuition.
Required fees
- Middle school annual technology
- amount: 400; currency: USD; scope: per student; notes: Unknown
- Grade 5 trip
- amount: 200; currency: USD; scope: per student; notes: Page labels grade-5 amounts typical.
- Grade 5 book group
- amount: 25; currency: USD; scope: per student; notes: Unknown
- Grade 6 retreat
- amount: 600; currency: USD; scope: per student; notes: Unknown
- Grades 6-7 book group
- amount: 30; currency: USD; scope: per student; notes: Unknown
- Grade 7 trip
- amount: 1000; currency: USD; scope: per student; notes: Unknown
- Grade 8 Washington trip
- amount: 1735; currency: USD; scope: per student; notes: Unknown
- High-school grade retreat
- amount: 300; currency: USD; scope: per student; notes: Unknown
- Grade 12 senior fee
- amount: 495; currency: USD; scope: per student; notes: Unknown
- High-school textbooks
- amount: Unknown; currency: USD; scope: per student; notes: Unknown
Additional costs to ask about
- Cafeteria, afterschool and transportation
- amount: Unknown; currency: USD; scope: per student; notes: Unknown
School aid & discounts
- available
- Yes
- method
- Need-based Clarity application; one in five students receives aid
- award
- Not independently verified
- caution
- No published award for a defined middle-income family verified; substantial aid may be necessary.
State scholarship participation
- EFS
- status: unknown; source url: Unknown; notes: Unknown
- ESA
- status: unknown; source url: Unknown
- IEA
- status: unknown; source url: Unknown
- stacking
- No combined benefit assumed; confirm award and school policy.
Deadlines
- aid
- Tentative upcoming cycle: returning December 7, 2026; prospective January 3, 2027; decisions February/March 2027.
- admission
- Not independently verified
What still needs checking
- Individual award or income-specific net price
- EFS/ESA/IEA participation
- Application/enrollment fees
- Full lower-school additional charges
- Aid application fee
CHECK THE ORIGINAL INFORMATION
Sources & verification
- Tuition and financial aid2026-27 rates; additional fees; aid participation; upcoming timeline; nonsectarian day identity
- School overviewGrade bands K-4,5-8,9-12; Nashville location
Checked 2026-10-07. Prices and availability can change. This profile is a researched starting point, not an endorsement or an aid determination.