Institute Fees
We are pleased to announce that base tuition for the New England Suzuki Institute will remain unchanged for 2026. This marks the third consecutive year with no tuition increase.
We are deeply grateful to the generous donors whose continued support has made it possible for NESI to remain accessible to all who wish to attend. Your commitment helps ensure that our community can continue to learn, grow, and make music together.
Student Tuition Fees
- $298.00 - Pretwinkle Institute - for pre-school age students who have not completed the Twinkles. Two classes assigned; an instrument specific class and one enrichment elective.
- $561.00 - Budding Artist - 4 classes assigned. master class, group class, plus two elective enrichment classes.
- $670.00 - Young Artist - 5 classes assigned. master class, group class, two elective enrichment classes, PLUS Book 3 string ensemble OR chamber ensemble.
- $793.00 - Rising Artist - Suzuki book 6 or equivalent and up, age 13 and up. Semiprivate daily lesson, chamber ensemble with coach, orchestra/large ensemble class, Dalcroze Eurythmics and one additional enrichemnt of choice.
**SIBLING TUITION DISCOUNT INFORMATION
A 5% deduction will be taken from the tuition of every
student for families registering additional students.
Room and Board Fees (per person)
- On-Campus
- $0.00 - On-Campus Dormitories Ages 4 and under.
- $480.00 - On-Campus Dormitories Ages 5 through 17.
- $545.00 - On-Campus Dormitories Ages 18 and up.
- Off-Campus
- $0.00 - Off-Campus Dormitories Ages 4 and under.
- $595.00 - Off-Campus Dormitories Ages 5 through 17.
- $725.00 - Off-Campus Dormitories Ages 18 and up.
Other Fees
- $115.00 - Additional Enrichment
- $165.00 or $247.00 (depending on book level) - Second Instrument Master Class - students who would like a master class on a 2nd instrument can choose this as one of their two electives.
- $130.00 - Sibling Elective - non-participating siblings of registered students may sign up for enrichment classes. The fee is per class. This includes a NESI T-shirt.
- $150.00 - Parent Chamber Ensemble
- $340.00 - Parent Master Class
Teacher Training Fees
- $800.00 (Plus an additional $20.00 SAA fee) - Violin Unit 1 with Ed Sprunger
- $50.00 - Maine teacher discount
- $700.00 (Plus an additional $20.00 SAA fee) - Violin unit 1 audit
Additional Info
- Non Refundable Deposit - $125.00/Child