Baret is a comprehensive and global journey with a cost similar to that of a top-tier
university in the United States. And whereas a year in college takes place in a series of
classrooms across a single campus, a Baret Scholar’s classroom is the world.
For 2025–26, Baret Scholars program costs $94,500. This includes tuition of $64,500 +
a travel fee of $30,000 to cover the costs of a global journey.
Tuition
Tuition includes the Morning Program, our daily TED talk style
lecture series, ten-day curated journeys in the form of Fellowships, enrollment in our Afternoon Options, which are Baret’s version of seminars, and the expertise and guidance of our Deans and Fellows.
For comparison’s sake, consider that a year in college consists of about 400 hours in a classroom. Our Morning program is 200 hours by itself.
Travel Fee
The travel fee includes all flights and transportation, plus 7-days-a-
week breakfast and lunch and all accommodations for the entire Baret Scholars program year. This includes for the fall term and for the winter/spring term in both the Home Base cities and the Fellowship locations. For details on tuition payment schedules, please follow this link.
Baret’s scholarships are merit-based and are not awarded based on need.
Over our 4 rounds of admission, we offer 60 scholarships: twenty 20,000 USD scholarships, twenty 30,000 USD scholarships, and twenty 40,000 USD scholarships. Our total scholarship pool is 1.8 million USD, and we look forward to distributing it to our most deserving candidates.
For details on scholarships, please follow this link.
We offer some need-based aid to help families bridge the gap between their financial
situation and the cost of a Baret year. We only offer need-based aid in Round 1 and Round 2
admission cycles.
Students applying for need-based aid will need to fill out an additional form in their
application, which will require the submission of an additional essay.
For details on need-based aid, please follow this link.
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