Tuition for the School Year
Boarding: $37,900
Day: $27,000

Merit-Based Aid 

Western Reserve Academy's Merit Scholar Program offers two full boarding and two full day
scholarships to students that have distinguished themselves as outstanding scholars and
displayed additional talents in their extracurricular areas (e.g. leadership, dance, music, athletics,
acting, art, volunteerism, etc.). Annually, the top ninth grade boarding and day boy and the top
ninth grade boarding and day girl candidate will be awarded this prestigious award. Each scholar
will be given this scholarship for the entire tenure of his or her enrollment, as long as the student
annually functions at a high level of achievement academically and in his or her extracurricular
endeavors. Some smaller merit awards will be offered to distinguished ninth grade boarding and
day students.

In order to be considered for the Merit Scholar Scholarship, candidates must meet all
requirements for admission to Reserve in addition to completing this application. The
Merit Scholar Scholarship application must be submitted along with the regular application
materials by our deadline (for day students: January 15th and for boarding students: February 1st).

If you have additional questions, please contact the Admission Office by phone at 330.650.9717 or by e-mail at admission@wra.net.

Need-Based Aid

Western Reserve Academy is committed to enrolling academically qualified students, regardless of their families' ability to afford full tuition. Our program supports our commitment to enrolling an economically diverse student body by assisting families in financing a Reserve education. For next academic school year, Reserve will offer over $3.6 million in financial aid, distributed to approximately forty percent of the student body. Financial aid awards range from $1,000 to full tuition.

The admission process and need-based aid award decisions are separate procedures. Once an applicant has been accepted for admission, candidates who have applied for financial aid are considered by the Financial Aid Committee based on demonstrated need, as revealed by the School and Student Service for Financial Aid (SSS) in Princeton, N.J. The committee cannot guarantee that all candidates who qualify for financial aid will receive assistance.


Application Calendar Deadlines for Need-based Aid: