Fast Facts

List of 6 items.

• School Year

  August 29, 2022 - June 1, 2023

• School-Day Hours

  • Lower School: 8 a.m. - 3:10 p.m.
  • Middle and Upper School: 8 a.m. - 3:20 p.m.

• Tuition and Affordability

  • The average Variable Tuition rate for students schoolwide in 2022-23 is $15,012.
  • A tuition reduction of more than $2.9 million is given each year.
  • Merit awards are available for new Upper School students.
  • The Debbie Robson Merit Scholarship provides four years of full Upper School tuition to one rising ninth grader who is new to Steward each year.
  • Standard Tuition 2022-23
  • Junior Kindergarten (full-day): $18,160
  • Grades K-5: $25,700
  • Grades 6-8: $27,670
  • Grades 9-12: $29,200

• Awards and Recognition

  Richmond Times-Dispatch
  Top Workplaces
  '16, '17, '18, '19, '20, '21, '22, '23
  
  Virginia Living
  Top Schools
  '13, '15, '16, '17, '18, '19, '20, '22
  
  Richmond Magazine
  The Best in Education
  '13, '14, '15 (no longer awarded)
  
  Style Weekly
  Family Favorites
  '14, '15, '20
  
  Niche.com
  Best Private K-12 Schools in America
  '18, '21
  
  Niche.com
  Best Private High Schools in America
  '18, '20
  
  Niche.com
  Most Diverse Private High Schools in America
  '19, '21

• Memberships and Accreditation

  Steward is accredited by the Virginia Association of Independent Schools (VAIS), the Southern Associations of Independent Schools (SAIS), and the Virginia Council for Private Education (VCPE).
  
  Founded in 1973, VAIS is the leader in advancing and advocating for independent school education in Virginia. The VAIS accreditation program is one of a select few recognized at the international level through the International Council Advancing Independent School Accreditation (ICAISA). VAIS also is recognized and approved by the Virginia Board of Education through the Virginia Council for Private Education (VCPE).
  
  We are a member of:
  

  • Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS)
  • National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
  • Tidewater Conference of Independent Schools (TCIS)
  • Virginia Council for Private Education (VCPE)
  • Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE)
  • Independent School Management (ISM)
  • Potomac and Chesapeake Association for College Admission Counseling (PCACAC)
  • National Association of College Admissions Counselors (NACAC)
  • National Business Officers Association (NBOA)

• College Acceptances for the Class of 2022

  Steward's seniors are accepted to impressive colleges and universities across the country.
  
  COLLEGE ACCEPTANCES FOR STEWARD’S CLASS OF 2022
  

  
  The University of Alabama
  American Musical & Dramatic Academy
  American University
  The American University of Paris
  Appalachian State University
  Arizona State University
  Auburn University
  Belmont University
  Bridgewater College
  Bucknell University
  The Catholic University of America
  Champlain College
  Christopher Newport University (3)
  Clemson University
  Cleveland State University
  Coastal Carolina University
  College of Charleston
  Columbia College (Chicago)
  CUNY Bernard M. Baruch College
  CUNY Hunter College
  Denison University
  DePaul University
  Dickinson College
  Drexel University
  East Carolina University
  Eastern Mennonite University
  Eckerd College
  EICAR, Paris
  Elon University
  Emory & Henry College
  Ferrum College
  Flagler College
  Florida Gulf Coast University
  Fordham University
  Franklin & Marshall College
  Furman University
  George Mason University
  The George Washington University
  Hampden-Sydney College
  Hampton University
  High Point University
  Hollins University
  Indiana University
  Ithaca College
  James Madison University (10)
  Juniata College
  Kenyon College
  Lehigh University
  Liberty University
  Lipscomb University
  Longwood University
  Louisiana State University
  Loyola University Maryland
  Marymount University
  Mercer University
  Miami University (Oxford)
  Morehouse College
  New River Community College
  North Carolina State University
  Northeastern University
  Nova Southeastern University
  The Ohio State University
  Old Dominion University
  Pennsylvania State University
  Queen Mary University of London
  Queens University of Charlotte
  Radford University
  Randolph College
  Randolph-Macon College
  Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
  Rider University
  Roanoke College
  Rochester Institute of Technology
  Rollins College
  Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
  Saint Francis University
  Saint Joseph's University
  Seton Hall University
  Sewanee: The University of the South
  Shenandoah University
  Stevens Institute of Technology
  Stevenson University
  SUNY at Binghamton
  SUNY at Fredonia
  Sweet Briar College
  Temple University (2)
  Texas Christian University
  Towson University
  Union College
  University of Alabama in Huntsville
  University of Arizona
  University of California (Berkeley)
  University of California (Irvine)
  University of California (San Diego)
  University of Central Florida
  University of Colorado Boulder
  University of Delaware
  University of Georgia
  University of Greenwich (England)
  University of Kentucky
  University of Mary Washington (4)
  University of Maryland (Baltimore County)
  University of Maryland (College Park)
  University of Miami
  University of Mississippi
  University of Nebraska
  University of New England
  University of North Carolina at Asheville
  University of North Carolina at Greensboro
  University of North Carolina Wilmington
  University of Pittsburgh
  University of Richmond
  University of Rochester
  University of South Carolina
  University of South Florida
  University of St Andrews (Scotland)
  The University of Tampa
  The University of Tennessee (4)
  University of Utah
  University of Vermont
  University of Virginia (3)
  Vanderbilt University
  Virginia Commonwealth University
  Virginia Military Institute
  Virginia Tech (4)
  Virginia Wesleyan University
  Wagner College
  Warren Wilson College
  West Virginia University 
  The College of William & Mary (7)
  Wingate University
  Wofford College
  Worcester Polytechnic Institute