Healthy Deerfield and the 2020/2021 School Year

Admission

Start your application
Step 1: Request a Viewbook
To learn about student life, academic breadth, financial aid, and the many opportunities available at Deerfield, please fill out our Request for Information form. We look forward to mailing you a viewbook.
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Step 2: Schedule an Interview
We look forward to speaking with you about Deerfield! At this time, we are unable to schedule on-campus visits. As an alternative, we are offering Zoom and Skype interviews for those applying for enrollment in the fall of 2021. We are happy to answer all of your boarding school questions and provide you with helpful virtual content to give you a sense of the Deerfield experience.
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Step 3: The Standardized Test
Standardized testing is one of many ways our admission team gets to know each prospective candidate and is a required aspect of the application process. Please do not hesitate to contact our office with any standardized testing questions.
Testing Requirements
Step 4: The Application
Our online application is provided by Gateway to Prep Schools and can be found online at gatewaytoprepschools.com. All application materials can be submitted directly via the Gateway site. Further information detailing the application process is available here.
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Step 5: Deerfield Admission Portal and Your Application Checklist
Once you have submitted your Application Part I: Candidate Profile you will receive a link via email providing you with access to the Deerfield Admission Portal. You will have the opportunity to submit additional application materials, complete required items and schedule an on-campus visit within your portal. Trouble accessing your Deerfield Admission Portal Account? If you need portal account instructions and your authentication code resent please click here.
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Admission Timeline

September 21–November 19

Information Session and virtual Interview available for fall 2021 admission.

AUGUST-JANUARY

Schedule and take your standardized test.

Send out Gateway recommendation requests

JANUARY 15

Priority Application Deadline. Submit your completed application by this date.

Financial Aid Application Deadline. Submit the Parent Financial Statement and all required supporting documentation to solutionsbysss.com by this date.

MARCH 10

Notification of Deerfield’s admission and financial aid decisions.

APRIL 10

Candidate reply date.

Get in touch with your Deerfield admission representative.

Find your representative

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Received Aid
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Saturday Classes
Girls 51%
Boys 49%
STUDENTS OF COLOR
Self Reported 42%
FOREIGN NATIONALS
14%

Tuition and Financial Aid

Tuition and fees cover the cost of academic instruction, room and board, athletic and art programs, on-campus student activities, Macbook use and support, and the use of our campus health center.

APPLY FOR FINANCIAL AID

The deadline to apply for financial aid is January 28, 2020.

 2019-20 Tuition Academic Services Technology Health Center Total
Boarding $60,680 $1,180 $850 $510 $63,220
Day $43,500 $1,180 $850 $210 $45,740

Payment Options

When a student is accepted at Deerfield, families will be asked to confirm enrollment by returning their Enrollment Agreement and Tuition Deposit. Deposits are non-refundable and will be credited to the first tuition bill.

While the Academy traditionally bills tuition twice yearly, in July and November, families may subscribe to a monthly payment plan offered through FACTS. This option allows for the convenience of monthly payments over a nine month period. There is a small enrollment fee and no interest charges for this plan.

Partnering With You

For more than 40 percent of prospective families, applying to Deerfield Academy also means applying for financial aid. Our Financial Aid Office works with families throughout the entire application process—and for those who enroll, throughout their Deerfield Experience. While the application process may initially intimidate some families, they soon learn that applying for financial aid is simple, streamlined, and completely confidential.

Can my family actually afford a Deerfield education?

The Financial Aid Office at Deerfield works to meet your family’s need. Using a need-based analysis, we determine what your family can afford, taking into account such important factors as income, assets, cost of living, family size and siblings in tuition charging schools. Our calculation allows us to be generous and makes Deerfield a possibility for 37% of our total student population. In fact, more than 50% of our students receiving financial aid come from households with a total income of less than $125,000.

How much assistance will my family receive?

Every family has their own set of financial circumstances. We review each case and consider all factors to make sure that our grant amount is fair and equitable. The below chart may help to give you an idea of what grants look like at Deerfield for families that qualify for assistance.

Financial Aid Calculator

Select your income and family size to see how financial aid supports families like yours:

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Frequently Asked Questions

An interview is an important part of the application process. All candidates are required to interview by February 1. 

Deerfield offers a need-based financial aid program that includes full-need grants, which cover 98% or more of tuition costs and other fees, and middle-income grants, which vary in size. If you have specific questions regarding your financial aid application please contact the Financial Aid office.

Prospective students should take one of the following standardized tests suggested for your year of candidacy:

9th or 10th Grade: SSAT or ISEE
11th Grade: SSAT, ISEE, or PSAT
12th Grade and Post-Graduate: PSAT, SAT, or ACT
International Candidates: TOEFL and/or SSAT or SAT*

*International candidates: Please note that international students applying for 9th, 10th, and 11th grades are welcome to take both the SSAT and the TOEFL if they so desire. International students applying for 12th grade or the post-graduate year are invited to take the SAT in addition to the TOEFL.

In GPS systems, you can use: 7 Old Main Street, 1 Albany Road, or 1 Academy Lane.

Deerfield accepts students for September enrollment only. Our priority application deadline for September 2021 enrollment is January 15, 2021.

We will make every effort to give full consideration to completed applications (including testing) received after January 15, however we cannot guarantee a March 10 notification.

Candidates who do not receive a March 10 notification are considered late candidates, and their chances for admission are limited by the number of spaces available after April 10. Late candidates should file their applications as soon as possible and call the Admission office to make an appointment to visit campus after April 15 for a tour and interview. The Admission Committee meets periodically throughout the spring to make decisions on this group of candidates.

Contact Admission Office

admission@deerfield.edu
413-774-1400
Fax 413-772-1129

Main School Building
Mon-Fri, 8:00am–4:30pm
Sat, 8:00am–12:00pm (Sept–Jan)

7 Boyden Lane, PO Box 65
Deerfield, MA 01342

 7 Boyden Lane, PO Box 87, Deerfield, MA 01342

NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY AS TO STUDENTS: Deerfield Academy admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.

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