Tuition & Fees

Center for Talent Development (CTD) tuition and fees vary by the type and length of the program.

View tuition and fees for CTD’s assessment, weekend, online, hybrid, summer, and service-learning programs:

Talent Search Assessment

The total cost for a student to participate in Northwestern University’s Midwest Academic Talent Search (NUMATS) consistes of two fees paid during a one-step* registration process: the test fee and the NUMATS fee. The test fee payment is sent by NUMATS to the appropriate testing agency. The NUMATS fee covers registration processing and access to CTD's online MyCTD Toolbox, which provides a variety of resources including follow-up materials that help you interpret your child’s test scores, as well as access to CTD Backpack, our interactive online community for gifted students and their families.

*Students in grade 9 registering for SAT must do so in a two-step process. After completing and paying for the NUMATS portion of your registration, you will receive an e-mail with additional instructions for registering for the test directly with SAT. 

2020-2021 Fees:

Visit the Talent Search Assessment page for registration deadlines and test dates.

Payment Policies

• Fees are not refundable and may not be transferred to a future academic year.
• A late fee of $30 for ACT is assessed during late registration periods.
• There is a $30 charge for returned checks.

Weekend Programs

2020-2021 Tuition:

Payment Policies

• Full payment is required with the application.
• Some WEP classes have additional lab, materials or textbook fees—see course descriptions for details.

Weekend Program Discounts

Students applying for both WEP and AWE will receive a $60 discount. If applying for both a morning and afternoon WEP session, students will receive a $60 discount, but two applications must be completed.

Online Program

2020-2021  Tuition & Fees per course: 

Payment Policies

• Full payment, plus a late fee if required, is due with the application.
• Family, Enrichment, Core Essentials and ASO applications that are received after the session’s application deadline will be assessed a $25 late fee. 
• Textbooks, lab equipment and fees, computer programs and hardware for online courses must be purchased separately by students. Textbook requirements can be verified in the CTD online bookstore at http://bookstore.mbsdirect.net/ctd.htm.

Online Program Discounts

Center for Talent Development offers discounted tuition for school districts and homeschool groups that sign up five or more students for courses with the same start date. See Gifted LearningLinks for Schools for details.

Hybrid Courses

2020-2021  Tuition & Fees:

Tuition for hybrid courses (online courses with an in-person component) varies by course. Please see the individual course descriptions for tuition information.

Payment Policies

• Full payment, plus a late fee if required, is due with the application.
• Applications that are received after the application deadline will be assessed a late fee.

Service-Learning Programs