Maine School of Science and Mathematics

Affording MSSM

Maine Resident Students

Tuition for qualified residents of the State of Maine have been paid in full by Maine State Appropriations. Room and board fees, however, are the responsibility of the student's family. The application for financial aid via the third party, FACTS website can be accessed here. If you have any questions regarding the financial aid process please contact us at FinancialAid@mssm.org.

Non-Resident Students

We do occasionally have space available to non-resident students. To learn more regarding tuition, room, board & other fees, please read our non-resident information below.

For non-residents, Tuition is $34,300 and Room and Board is $9,300 for the current school year. There is also a $5,000* Non-Resident Student Fee.

MSSM accepts electronic fund transfer (ACH) bank transfer, domestic/international wire transfers, checks or money orders. Checks and money orders must be made payable to MSSM. A $ 25.00 fee will be assessed for a returned check. Credit card payments are not accepted.

Other Expense

• A $25.00 refundable deposit is required for a keycard*
• A $25.00 refundable deposit is required for a room key*
• A $5.00 refundable deposit is required for mail box key*
• Student must have an appropriate hand-held calculator for mathematics classes.
• Various exams (AP, SAT, etc.) have fees
• A $5,000.00* fee is required for all non-resident students. This fee is necessary for ESL + SAT/TOEFL instruction, related texts. In addition, each student will be provided a host family.
• Unless proof of adequate insurance is provided, health insurance must be purchased for students not covered for medical care in Maine at an additional cost of $1,880/10 month policy or $2,090/12 month policy. The entire premium is due by August 1st of last year.
• MSSM courses for UMPI college credit have a fee.

*A deposit is forfeited in the event of loss or destruction. An additional deposit is required to re-issue keys/key cards. Deposits will be returned upon receipt of undamaged keys at the end of the year. Once it has been established that a student has lost his/her key and charges have been submitted through the business office, no refunds will be made.

After being accepted, a non-refundable deposit of $5,000 must be made to reserve your space. The deposit will be credited to your invoice for Room and Board, Tuition, and Non-Resident Student Fee.

Initial invoices for admitted students are issued in July by the Business Office.

Payment in full must be made by August 1st of last year. Refundable deposits for keys are due with 1st payment. Families not meeting this deadline will not be allowed to register their son/daughter on move in day. Payments cannot be accepted on move in day.

Current Policy

Students who withdraw from the Maine School of Science and Mathematics prior to the end of the third week of the school year may be due a credit for the unearned portion of the Tuition, Room and Board, and Non-Resident Fee.

All of the aforementioned charges for the year are considered fully earned at the end of the third week of classes. For refund purposes, the school year begins on the first day of class in the year, regardless of the student’s first class day of attendance during week one and ends on the school’s determination date of official or unofficial withdrawal. The period of time used to calculate the refund is the first day of class according to the school calendar.

Returning MSSM Students

• Prior to 1st day of school 0% of amount owed*
• During the 1st week 10% of amount owed*
• During the 2nd week 20% of amount owed*
• During the 3rd week 30% of amount owed*
• After the 3rd week 100% of amount owed*

First Year MSSM Students

• Prior to 1st day of school 0% of amount owed*
• During the 1st week 10% of amount owed*
• During the 2nd week 20% of amount owed*
• During the 3rd week 30% of amount owed*
• During the 4th week 40% of amount owed*
• During the 5th week 50% of amount owed*
• After the 5th week 100% of amount owed*

*minus $5000 Non-refundable deposit

MSSM's Executive Director has the authority to make exceptions to this policy when there are extenuating circumstances.