For 2023-2024, three payment options are available to you:

1. Pay tuition and fees in full by August 1, 2023.
2. Pay in two installments: 70% paid by August 1, 2023 and the remainder by February 1, 2024. 
3. Ten-month payment plan, paying 15% of tuition and fees for each of the first five months with the first payment due by May 1, 2023, and 5% of tuition and fees for each of the remaining five months.

Along with these plans, families have additional options for managing their accounts, including:

1. A wider choice of payment methods including direct debit, credit card, and paper check, either as one-time or automatically recurring payments, and the option to save your methods of pay for future remittance
2. The ability to access their account 24 hours a day electronically via computer or mobile device.

Regardless of your tuition assistance percentage, all families are required to pay the mandatory PSPA dues of $60 per family.

All Pingry families have the choice to  enrolled in The Tuition Refund Insurance provided during the enrollment process. The Tuition Refund Insurance will pay benefits (subject to its terms, conditions and limitations) to the family of a student who, for various reasons, is unable to continue attending the school. 

The Tuition Assistance Committee is composed of the Head of School, Chief Financial & Operating Officer, Director of Institutional Advancement and Director of Enrollment Management. The purpose of this committee is to determine tuition assistance awards and create tuition assistance policy. The Tuition Assistance Committee meets annually to review current families’ tuition assistance applications, the tuition assistance applications of students the Admission Committees chose to admit, and any tuition assistance appeals. The Committee also meets as needed throughout the year.

• For new students only: On your inquiry form, indicate you would like to apply for Tuition Assistance.
• For all students: Please complete your Tuition Assistance application using Clarity Tuition. (Platform will be available and receiving applications starting September 1st)

New this 2023-2024 enrollment cycle: Pingry has partnered with Clarity tuition to to determine a fair and equitable Tuition Assistance award for every family. To get started, please go to the Clarity Application and create an account. The application typically takes less than 30 minutes to complete. The Clarity Application is also mobile-friendly so you can complete it from anywhere. You are also able to save your progress and return at any time. At the end of the application, there is a $55 fee to submit, and you can share your application with additional schools that accept the Clarity Application for no additional charge. Simply use the dropdown menu in the application to select those schools.

Step-by-Step Instructions

If a family wishes to appeal their tuition assistance award, they must put a request in writing to the Director of Enrollment Management. In order for the Tuition Assistance Committee to review such requests, a family must provide additional information concerning circumstances that might impact the calculation of their need.

For students receiving a tuition assistance award equivalent to 100% of Pingry’s total cost:

Families will order their student’s textbooks online through BNC K-12 Services (https://bnck-12.com/pingry.htm) so that the cost can be deducted from the student’s tuition assistance award. Families should create an account following the instructions included in the student’s course schedule mailing that you will receive directly from the School. Indicate you would like to pay using your FA Textbook Voucher.

If a required textbook is not available through MBS, please reach out to the Director of Enrollment Management directly regarding ordering.

For students receiving a tuition assistance award equivalent to 100% of Pingry’s total cost:

Physical Education attire, Required athletic uniforms and “Spirit Wear” that is denoted “required” on the team’s online store is covered under your Tuition Assistance award. Please contact the Director of Enrollment Management in advance of the ordering deadline so that these items can be ordered for you, the cost billed to your student’s Pingry account, and your tuition assistance award applied.

Pingry contributes to extra curricular trips for families who receive need-based financial aid. Please contact the Director of Enrollment Management in advance of the ordering deadline so that these items can be ordered for you, the cost billed to your student’s Pingry account, and your tuition assistance award applied.