Archbishop Riordan High School

Current Year Tuition And Fees

• Tuition: $21,950
• Application Fee: $100
• Registration Fee: $1,000

Additional tuition and fees apply for the Learning Support Program,Boarding and International Day Students. Please see these sections for more information.

Tuition and Financial Aid

Riordan understands that the total cost of a college preparatory experience is a significant investment.

Financial Aid

Our Financial Aid program is designed to help families bridge the gap between their own financial resources and the cost of a Riordan education. The program is based on need and is funded by endowment and other fundraising efforts.

Decisions regarding financial aid are separate from admission decisions, and are made by a committee after careful review of all information provided in the financial aid application.

How to Apply for Financial Aid

Riordan utilizes the services of TADS to help determine a family’s eligibility for financial aid. To begin the application, visit the TADS website.

• Families applying for Financial Aid must submit all information via TADS by January 31, current school year.
• Notifications about financial aid will be mailed with acceptance letters.
• Current families must reapply each year.
• Archbishop Riordan High School is committed to preserving confidentiality throughout the financial aid process. Therefore, the school requires that all recipients of financial aid sign a letter of acceptance and confidentiality agreement.
• Financial aid awards are issued for one school year. Families will be called upon to complete applications annually to substantiate continued need.
• Outside scholarships may be recommended to those students whose profile supports the donors’ criteria, but all will first require a completed TADS online application.
• First priority for financial aid will be given to applicants who have submitted completed applications by deadline. Late or incomplete applications are at risk for full consideration.

Tuition Payment Options

Must be an auto-debit from a bank account. Please also note, a $1,000 registration fee is due in May for the upcoming school year.

Outside Scholarships

Archbishop Riordan High School is pleased to partner with the following organizations that provide scholarships to students. Please see the below descriptions for scholarship criteria.

Achieve

Achieve provides four-year high school scholarships to underserved, low-income students at three Bay Area private schools: Archbishop Riordan High School and Mercy High School in San Francisco and Holy Names High School in Oakland. As a year-round program, Achieve provides students with extensive academic support, mentoring, summer internships, and cultural and community service activities. It is the ultimate goal that all Achieve students go on to college, graduate, and become successful citizens who will give back to the community.

Archdiocese of San Francisco Scholarships

The Archdiocese of San Francisco offers a limited number of scholarships and grants to families. Consideration for these scholarships is indicated on the TADS application. Your must also submit a Clergy Recommendation Form from your Pastor. Families do not need to be Catholic to apply, but must be active in a church of any denomination.

Bay Scholars

A nonprofit Bay Area network hub for change through education, Bay Scholars exists to make it possible for promising low-income scholars to have access to and flourish at successful college preparatory Catholic high schools in the SF/Bay Area. Awards are determined based on financial need and family size and are renewable for four years as long as the student is in good standing with the Catholic high school.

Boys Hope Girls Hope

Boys Hope Girls Hope Academy San Francisco Bay Area helps academically capable and motivated children-in-need to meet their full potential and become men and women for others by providing after-school academic support and tutoring, service learning, career exploration, and college-related literacy, tuition assistance, and financial support.. Hope Academy moved their operations to Riordan’s campus.

Sons of Law Enforcement

The Michael and Sally Mayer Family Foundation is pleased to offer a scholarship of $1,000-$4,000 to the sons of law enforcement officers applying to or currently enrolled at Archbishop Riordan High School. “We are fortunate to be able to help law enforcement officers send their sons to Riordan,” said Michael Mayer ’71, past chairman of Riordan’s Board of Trustees. “My dad and my brother are both retired San Francisco police officers, and Sally’s brother (deceased) was a San Francisco police officer. My two brothers and I and all three of Sally’s brothers are Riordan graduates. We hope that scholarship recipients will benefit, as our families did, from a Riordan education, and that when able these individuals will help out future generations of Riordan Crusaders.” The Foundation awarded $60,000 in past years and more than $500,000 over the past eight years. The number of applicants has more than tripled since the program began in previous years. Please see below for requirements of how to apply to this scholarship. Please be sure to carefully read all instructions.

For Students Applying to Riordan’s Freshman Class

The following is required to apply for this scholarship:

• A minimum national percentile rank of at least 50% on the High School Placement Test (HSPT)
• A letter of recommendation from the applicant’s 8th grade teacher or grammar school principal attesting to his character and potential to fully participate in student life at Riordan
• An essay of 250-500 words: How has your parent’s job as a law enforcement officer inspired you?

The due date for all materials for the Class is January 21. The essay should be typed and signed and contain the following statement: “I attest that this essay is my own work.” All materials should be mailed to the Admissions Office at Archbishop Riordan High School (175 Frida Kahlo Way, San Francisco, CA, 94112); the letter of recommendation should be mailed by its author directly to that address as well.

Michael And Sally Mayer Family Foundation Law Enforcement Scholarships

The Michael and Sally Mayer Family Foundation is pleased to offer four scholarships of up to $4,000 each to eighth grade applicants whose parent is currently a law enforcement officer. “We are fortunate to be able to help law enforcement officers send their children to Riordan,” said Michael Mayer ’71, past chairman of Riordan’s Board of Trustees. “My dad, my brother, and Sally’s brother were all San Francisco police officers. My two brothers and I and all three of Sally’s brothers are Riordan graduates. We hope that scholarship recipients will benefit, as our families did, from an outstanding Riordan education, and that when able these individuals will help out future generations of Riordan Crusaders.”

For Students Applying to Riordan’s Freshman Class of next 5 years

The following is required to apply for this scholarship:

• A minimum national percentile rank of at least 50% on the High School Placement Test (HSPT)
• A letter of recommendation from the applicant’s 8th grade teacher or grammar school principal attesting to their character and potential to fully participate in student life at Riordan
• An essay of 400-500 words addressing the following question: How has your parent’s job as a law enforcement officer inspired you?

Essay and letter of recommendation must be received by January 15th. Please send to:

For Currently Enrolled Students

Scholarships will range from $1,000-$2,500. The following is required to apply:

• A cumulative GPA of at least 2.75 for the last two semesters
• A letter of recommendation from a Riordan faculty member attesting to the applicant’s character and full participation in life at Riordan
• An essay addressing the following question:How is the full student experience at Riordan (both educational and extra-curricular) preparing you to succeed in college, in your career, as a parent and as a citizen?

The essay should be about 1000 words, spell-checked and written in seven paragraphs.

• Paragraph 1 – “Tell me what you are going to tell me.”
• Paragraphs 2-5 – One separate paragraph on how your Riordan experience is preparing you to succeed in each of the four areas.
• Paragraph 6 – One paragraph on your responsibility to “learn rather than just be taught.”
• Paragraph 7 – “Tell me what you told me.” Summarize your essay.
• Essays that do not follow these instructions will not be accepted.

Essay & letter of recommendation must be received January 22.