True Annual Cost · Lausanne
True annual cost of international schools in Lausanne
Updated 2026-04-26 · 15 schools with full cost data · 21 schools indexed
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15 international schools in Lausanne have full cost data published. Median published tuition is $33,595 USD per year, while median true annual cost (with capital levy, registration, transport, uniform, technology and activity fees) runs $35,155 USD — roughly 6% above published tuition. Cheapest in the table: Pré Fleuri International Alpine School at $16,825 USD/year true cost. Most expensive: Leysin American School in Switzerland at $135,950 USD.
True-cost dataset · Source: Official international-school fee schedules + IBO, COBIS & CIS accreditation registries · Last verified Apr 27, 2026 (6 weeks ago) · Verify fees, admissions, and current enrollment directly with the school's admissions office.
Key facts
- 15 schools with full cost data published tuition + WhereNext-modeled true annual cost (registration, transport, uniform, activities).
- Median tuition: $33,595/yr published headline tuition midpoint.
- Median true cost: $35,155/yr ~6% above the published tuition median.
- Cheapest: Pré Fleuri International Alpine School $16,825/yr true annual cost.
- Most expensive: Leysin American School in Switzerland $135,950/yr true annual cost.
Schools ranked
15
Median tuition
$33.6k
Median true cost
$35.2k
Median hidden fees
+6%
Curriculum mix
Schools ranked by true annual cost (cheapest first)
| # | School | Tuition USD | True cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pré Fleuri International Alpine School | $12,500-$17,850 | $16,825 |
| 2 | École Riviera | $16,200-$20,800 | $19,820 |
| 3 | École Bilingue de Suisse Romande | $17,550-$18,850 | $19,850 |
| 4 | École Nouvelle de la Suisse Romande | $14,400-$28,800 | $22,920 |
| 5 | Ecole Chantemerle | $23,500-$25,500 | $26,150 |
| 6 | Collège Champittet | $12,750-$38,260 | $27,155 |
| 7 | Haut-Lac International Bilingual School | $21,800-$40,600 | $33,150 |
| 8 | International School Lausanne | $28,200-$38,990 | $35,155 |
| 9 | La Côte International School Aubonne | $29,250-$39,650 | $36,400 |
| 10 | Brillantmont International School | $34,000-$38,000 | $37,040 |
| 11 | St. George's International School Switzerland | $31,400-$48,250 | $41,775 |
| 12 | La Garenne International School | $46,000-$92,000 | $70,430 |
| 13 | Aiglon College | $47,850-$95,700 | $73,725 |
| 14 | Surval Montreux | $112,000-$112,000 | $113,950 |
| 15 | Leysin American School in Switzerland | $134,000-$134,000 | $135,950 |
How we calculate true cost
The True Annual Cost takes the school’s mid-point USD tuition and adds city-calibrated extras for transport, uniform, registration recurrent, lunch, technology fee, and activity fees. The number is scaled by tier — premium-tier schools tend to charge proportionally higher capital levies and ancillary fees than budget schools.
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