Aristo Scholars vs. Ivy Coach
By The Aristo Scholars team · Updated
Ivy Coach does not publish a price list. Its fees page says the firm can justify charging more than a year of college tuition, that the fee depends on how many colleges are included, and that numbers reported in the press are not always right.
Aristo Scholars is a different service at a different scale: current students and recent graduates, one counselor you choose, and a price shared before you pay. Ivy Coach can be the right firm for a family that wants that track record and is ready for a fee in that range.
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Aristo Scholars and Ivy Coach, side by side
| Ivy Coach | Aristo Scholars | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | No published price list. Ivy Coach says fees can exceed a year of college tuition, tend to rise each year, vary with the number of colleges, and are higher if you work with the founder or managing partner. It also says reported fees are not always correct. Inside Higher Ed (2018) reported one lawsuit over a 1.5 million dollar engagement. The Stanford Daily reported a $1,750 one-hour evaluation. | Not published on this site. Shared on the free first call, set by grade and how often you meet, and the same for every counselor. |
| Who your student works with | Ivy Coach's counselors. Working with the founder or managing partner is priced separately, per the fees page. | One counselor you choose by name from the roster, who takes the free first call. |
| Credentials | A firm that describes its fees as based on a track record of about three decades. | Current students and recent graduates of selective universities, each verified against documents. No former admissions officers on the roster. |
| Services | Full counseling, quoted after a consultation, scoped by how many colleges are included. | Application counseling: the list, essays, activities and deadlines. No test prep. |
When Ivy Coach may be the better fit
Ivy Coach can be the better fit if you want a long-established New York firm, you are comfortable with a fee the firm itself places above a year of tuition, and a published price list is not something you need before the consultation.
Sources
- Ivy Coach: consulting fees
- Inside Higher Ed, Feb 12, 2018: a suit revealed a 1.5 million dollar engagement
- The Stanford Daily, via Ivy Coach's press page: a $1,750 evaluation
Last checked October 31, 2026. Details about Ivy Coach come from the sources above and may have changed; Ivy Coach is not affiliated with Aristo Scholars. Spot an error? Email us and we will correct it.
Questions families ask
- How much does Ivy Coach charge?
- Ivy Coach does not publish a current price list. A 2018 lawsuit, reported by Inside Higher Ed, described one engagement at 1.5 million dollars for applications to 22 colleges and seven boarding schools. That is one reported case, not a standard package. The Stanford Daily reported a company representative describing a one-hour evaluation at $1,750.
- Is Aristo Scholars a lower-priced version of Ivy Coach?
- No. The firms sell different work. Ivy Coach is a long-running New York consultancy that does not publish fees. Aristo Scholars publishes who each counselor is, does not use former admissions officers, and shares its price on a free first call. Cost is not the only difference.
Talk it through for free
The first call is a free one-on-one video call with the counselor you choose. You leave knowing what the work covers, what it does not and the price. How it works.
Aristo Scholars is not affiliated with any college named on this page and does not guarantee admission.