Rowland Hall | Salt Lake City Independent School

Independent preschool–12 school in Salt Lake City

About Rowland Hall

Rowland Hall is a coeducational independent day school serving students from preschool through grade 12 in Salt Lake City. Founded in 1867, it combines college-preparatory academics with athletics, arts, experiential learning, and need-based tuition assistance; the school reports 963 students and tuition assistance for 25% of its student body. rowlandhall.org

What they do

Rowland Hall provides preschool, elementary, middle, and upper-school education through four divisions. Its program emphasizes rigorous academics, project-based and advanced research opportunities, college counseling, arts, athletics, and whole-child development. The school also administers need-based tuition assistance and merit and need-based scholarships for eligible students in kindergarten through grade 12. rowlandhall.org

Who they serve

The school serves families seeking an independent education for children in preschool through grade 12, primarily in the Salt Lake City area and surrounding communities. Its tuition-assistance program is open to families applying for kindergarten through grade 12, while scholarships support selected students based on financial need, academic achievement, or other stated qualifications. rowlandhall.org

Recent signals

Rowland Hall reported awarding $5.3 million in tuition assistance to 234 students in 2025; average grants covered more than 50% of full tuition. rowlandhall.org
The school published 2026–2027 tuition rates and set January 29, 2027 as the admission and tuition-assistance application deadline for the following school year. rowlandhall.org
The nearly complete Richard R. Steiner Campus is scheduled to open on December 2, 2026, creating a unified campus for Rowland Hall students. rowlandhall.org
Rowland Hall added AR Physics to its Advanced Research offerings for the 2025–2026 school year; five seniors enrolled in the first year of the course. rowlandhall.org

Reasons to get in touch

Independent-school affordability specialists may have relevant perspective on Rowland Hall’s reported 2025 distribution of $5.3 million in grants to 234 students, with average awards covering more than half of tuition. rowlandhall.org
Enrollment and financial-aid practitioners may be able to compare models for keeping admission decisions separate from need-based aid reviews, a process Rowland Hall explicitly maintains. rowlandhall.org
Education operators familiar with campus consolidation could have useful context as Rowland Hall prepares to open the Richard R. Steiner Campus on December 2, 2026, bringing students together at one location for the first time since 1984. rowlandhall.org
Advanced-learning specialists may have relevant insight into Rowland Hall’s expansion of its Advanced Research program through the first-year addition of AR Physics, which enrolled five seniors. rowlandhall.org

Questions worth asking them

How is Rowland Hall preparing families for the 2027–2028 tuition-assistance cycle, given the January 29, 2027 application deadline? rowlandhall.org
What have you learned from awarding $5.3 million in tuition assistance to 234 students in 2025, particularly about the financial barriers families most often face? rowlandhall.org
How might the December 2026 opening of the Steiner Campus affect the admission and financial-aid experience for prospective families? rowlandhall.org