Cost of Attendance

2024-25 Graduate and Doctoral Budgets

Graduate and doctoral budgets are eleven-month budgets, which reflects enrollment for the full academic year (fall, spring, and summer).

	Graduate		Doctoral
Budget Item	Domestic	International
Tuition	$10,980	$16,560	$25,146
Fees	$0	$0	$0
Food	$4,213	$4,213	$4,213
Housing	$16,918	$16,918	$16,918
Books, course materials, supplies and equipment	$1,500	$1,500	$233
Transportation	$1,760	$1,760	$1,760
Miscellaneous	$2,376	$2,376	$2,376
Federal Student Loan Fees	$216	N/A	$216
COA Totals	$37,963	$43,327	$50,862

Tuition costs for domestic graduate students are 18 credit hours multiplied by $610 per credit hour.
Tuition costs for domestic and international doctoral students are 18 credit hours multiplied by $1,397 per credit hour.
Tuition costs for international graduate students are 18 credit hours multiplied by $920 per credit hour.
Graduate and doctoral students residing off-campus receive a monthly food allowance of $383 for 11 months.
Graduate and doctoral students residing off-campus receive a monthly housing allowance of $1,538 for 11 months.
Graduate and doctoral students receive a weekly transportation allowance of $40 for 44 weeks.
Graduate and doctoral students receive a weekly miscellaneous personal expenses allowance of $54 for 44 weeks.
An average domestic graduate and doctoral student will incur approximately $216 in federal student loan fees.
Direct charges (tuition, fees, and room and board) on a student’s account may differ from the total cost of attendance calculations. Financial aid administrators can adjust the cost of attendance allowances on a case-by-case basis. Documentation is necessary when making a cost of attendance allowance adjustment.
Direct charges (tuition, fees, and room and board) on a student’s account may differ from the total cost of attendance calculations. Financial aid administrators can adjust the cost of attendance allowances on a case-by-case basis. Documentation is necessary when making a cost of attendance allowance adjustment.

Graduate and Doctoral budgets are 11-month budgets, which reflect enrollment in the fall and spring semesters, and summer session.

	Graduate		Doctoral
Budget Item	Domestic	International	$25,146
Tuition	$9,972	$16,128	$25,146
Books and Supplies	$1,400	$1,400	$233
Living Expenses	$20,515	$20,515	$20,515
Housing	$16,445	$16,445	$16,445
Food	$4,070	$4,070	$4,070
Miscellaneous/Transportation	$4,048	$4,048	$4,048
Total	$35,935	$42,091	$49,842

Notes

Direct charges (tuition, room, and board) on a student’s account may differ from the total cost of attendance calculations depicted in the chart.
Indirect costs (books/supplies, living expenses, miscellaneous, and transportation) are estimates and your actual costs may vary.
A financial aid administrator may use professional judgment to adjust a student’s allowance on the cost of the attendance budget. You may need to submit documentation to receive a professional judgment decision.
Domestic Graduate tuition reflects $554 per credit hour tuition charge for standard 18-credit hours enrollment. International Graduate tuition reflects $896 per credit hour tuition charge for standard 18-credit hours enrollment.
Doctoral tuition reflects $1,397 per credit hour tuition charge for standard 18-credit hours enrollment.
Doctoral books and supplies estimate are the cost of subscriptions to electronic services (such as periodicals, statistical packages, etc.).
Graduate and Doctoral living expenses estimate are $1,865 per month cost for food and housing. $1,495 per month cost for housing and $370 per month for food based on 11 months.
Graduate and Doctoral miscellaneous expenses are an estimate of $53 per week allowance (for 44 weeks) for person expenses such as clothing, personal items, laundry, entertainment, etc. An additional $39 per week allowance (for 44 weeks) is added to the student’s budget for transportation expenses.

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