Explore: Tuition and Fees

Fee Details for 2025-2026

Application Fee – Fee is due at the time of application. This application fee (per student) is non-refundable regardless of acceptance to the program.

$25 application fee for students returning from 2024-25 Davidson Explore courses.
$75 application fee for Davidson Young Scholars.
$100 application fee for non-Young Scholars.

Tuition – Tuition for each full-year course is $1,500. Tuition is broken into three payments.

Initial Deposit – $300, each course, due approximately two weeks following intent to enroll deadline
Fall Tuition – $600 due Aug. 1, 2025 ($100 non-refundable lab fee and $200 refundable deposit for science course also due at this time)
Spring Tuition – $600 due Jan. 1, 2026

Families must purchase texts for Writing and Young Adult Fiction, Writing in the Humanities, and Critical Thinking in the Humanities. See course descriptions for approximate costs. Book lists will be sent in early August 2025.

Students taking Contemporary Science will also have a $100 non-refundable science lab fee and a $200 refundable deposit.

Please note: Financial aid is available for Davidson Young Scholars. Please contact info@davidsongifted.org for more information about financial aid.

For questions, please contact online@davidsongifted.org.