Tuition and Required Fees
Undergraduate Student Tuition
| 1-11 quarter hours |
$755 |
| 12-16 quarter hours |
$9,040 |
| More than 16 quarter hours |
$600 per additional quarter hour |
Audit Tuition ($378 per quarter hour)
Undergraduate students are charged for audited hours above or below bracket tuition. Graduate students are charged for all audited credits. Class fees are charged on audited classes.
See the Undergraduate Bulletin for restrictions on audited classes.
Students with a Walla Walla University cumulative GPA of at least 3.00 who are taking at least 12 hours of non-audited classes pay $10 for each audited course instead of the "per quarter hour" charge. This fee is non-refundable after the fourth day of the quarter. Students in their first quarter at WWU are not eligible for this option because they do not have a WWU cumulative GPA.
Student Missionary Tuition ($15 for 12 credits per quarter)
Participants in the Student Missionary and Task Force programs are registered as full-time students in the Experiential Program, SMTF 100, provided they meet the Student Missions Office’s eligibility criteria and receive financial clearance from Student Financial Services. Registration cannot be retroactive. Contact the Student Missions Office for more information.
Graduate Student Tuition ($615 per quarter hour)
Extension Tuition ($412 per quarter hour)
Graduate students who meet one of the following categories are eligible for one-third off the regular graduate tuition rate. Acceptance into the graduate Education Program is required. Students are not eligible for WWU grants and scholarships, but may apply for Federal Direct Student Loans. The balance of the tuition not covered by awarded loans must be paid by the financial clearance deadline (no payment plan).
- Full-time teachers employed within driving distance of WWU. A copy of the school district's contract is required.
- Full-time denominationally employed teachers (other than NPUC teachers) taking the Special Education Concentration graduate program.
- Students taking the Special Education Concentration program during the 2018-19 school year.
Senior Citizen Discounted Tuition
The Senior Citizen Class Program (non-degree seeking) makes it possible for students who are 65 or more years of age to take advantage of the following reduced tuition rates (Class or lab fees are the responsibility of the student):
To take up to a 4 hour class for credit: one-half the regular tuition rate
To sit in on a class*: $100 per quarter
* Permission of the instructor is required.
General Fee--Undergraduate ($305 per quarter)
All tuition paying undergraduate students registered for 6 or more hours are required to pay this fee. Taskforce, Student Missionaries and ACA students will be exempt. Besides covering the cost of housing club dues, internet access while on campus, printing the first 100 pages in computer labs, access to the library, gym, and pool, and new technology for classrooms, etc., the General Fee includes the ASWWU dues which provides for student publications and membership in the Associated Students of Walla Walla University (ASWWU).
Students who are charged the General Fee for less than three quarters will need to pay an additional fee if they wish to receive the yearbook. Students who are exempt from paying the General Fee may purchase publications for prices set by the ASWWU editors.
General Fee--Graduate ($55 per quarter)
All tuition paying graduate students registered for 4 or more hours are required to pay this fee. This fee covers internet access while on campus, new technology for classrooms, graduation fee, etc. Students on the College Place campus also receive access to the library, gym and pool, and printing the first 100 pages in the computer labs.
Since the General Fee for graduate students does not include ASWWU dues, graduate students wanting campus publications such as the Mask and the yearbook may purchase these publications for prices set by the ASWWU editors.