Admission

Get to know us! Plan your visit.

Hawken offers a variety of ways to help parents make the important decision of where and how to educate their children. One of the best ways to get to know us is to visit.

Parents can learn about Hawken and the admission process during one of our weekday Parent Visits.
Families can engage with our campus, curriculum, and community. Meet faculty and tour facilities at an Open House.
Families can schedule a personal tour or meeting with a member of our admission team.

For more information contact the Admission Office. For directions to our campuses, please click here.

We're Here For You!

Early Childhood, Lower, and Middle School

Toddler - Grade 8
Lyndhurst Campus

Parent Visits
Wednesday, 9/28/22, 9:00 am
Thursday, 10/20/22, 9:00 am
Tuesday, 12/6/22, 7:00 pm, Virtual

Open Houses
Sunday, 11/20/22, 1:00 pm
Sunday, 4/16/23, 1:00 pm

Birchwood School

Preschool - Grade 8
Cleveland-West Campus

Open Houses
Sunday, 10/23/22, 2:00 pm
Sunday, 1/15/23, 2:00 pm

Upper School

Grades 9 - 12
Gates Mills Campus

Parent Visits
Tuesday, 9/20/22, 6:00 pm, Virtual
Tuesday, 10/18/22, 12:30 pm

Open Houses
Sunday, 11/6/22, 1:00 pm
Sunday 4/23/23, 1:00 pm

Mastery School

Grades 9 - 12
University Circle Campus

Parent Visits
Thursday, 9/22/22, 9:00 am
Tuesday, 10/4/22, 9:00 am
Tuesday, 11/1/22, 9:00 am
Thursday, 12/8/22, 9:00 am
Thursday, 1/5/23, 7:00 pm, Virtual

Open Houses
Sunday, 11/13/22, 1:00 pm
Sunday, 4/30/23, 1:00 pm

Welcome from the Admission Office

We are delighted that you are interested in learning more about Hawken School, a coeducational day school that offers a challenging, real-world education for students from toddler through grade 12.

Hawken was founded to be different - because that’s what it takes to prepare students to thrive in a changing world. From becoming co-educational in 1973 to designing innovative schedules, programs, and learning spaces that support learning by doing, Hawken boldly adapts to and reflects the values of the present to prepare students for a promising future.

With $12.3 million in tuition assistance to 45% of our student body, we welcome students and families from all backgrounds. While you’ll find an abundance of information on our website, we will be providing ways for you to get to know us and learn about our innovative, nationally recognized programming. Click here to inquire online and we’ll keep you informed of upcoming events.

We look forward to welcoming you!

Application Timelines

Hawken’s main application season begins in September. Fall admission events such as Parent Visits and Open Houses offer families the opportunity to get to know the Hawken community and to begin their applications, which are due in mid-January.

DEADLINES FOR 2023-2024 SCHOOL YEAR
Application Deadline, Grades Toddler-12	Jan. 13, 2023
Flexible Tuition Deadline, Grades K-12	Jan. 13, 2023
Notification Date, All Grades	Feb. 10, 2023
Responses Due, All Grades	Feb. 24, 2023

ROLLING ADMISSIONS
Applications received after the mid-January deadline are considered on a space-available basis and are subject to limited space and/or Flexible Tuition. For more information about rolling admission and mid-year transfers at our Lyndhurst and Gates Mills campuses, please click here. For questions about rolling admission at the Mastery School, please click here.

An independent, coeducational, college preparatory day school, toddler through grade 12

Early Childhood, Lower, and Middle Schools, 5000 Clubside Rd, Lyndhurst, OH 44124
Birchwood School of Hawken, 4400 West 140th Street, Cleveland, OH 44135
Upper School, PO Box 8002 (12465 County Line Rd), Gates Mills, OH 44040
Mastery School of Hawken, 11025 Magnolia Dr, Cleveland, OH 44106
Gries Center, 10823 Magnolia Dr, Cleveland, OH 44106

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List of 3 events.

Early Childhood, Lower, and Middle School Parent Visit, Virtual

Mastery School Parent Visit

Mastery School Parent Visit, Virtual