Student Expenses
Undergraduate Quarter Tuition
| Full-time (9 credit hour cluster) |
$3,276/quarter |
| Less than full-time |
$364/credit hour |
| Overload fee |
$364/credit hour |
Graduate Quarter Tuition
| Full-time (9 credit hour cluster) |
$3,960/quarter |
| Less than full-time |
$440/credit hour |
| Overload fee |
$440/credit hour |
Housing & Meals
| Undergraduate Quarter |
$3,120/quarter |
| Room fee during breaks |
$246/week |
| Meal Charge (initial load) |
$25 |
Note: An additional charge may be added for all single rooms in the dormitories and/or apartment/house living quarters (as available).
Other Fees
| Housing deposit (non-refundable) |
$300 |
| Resident student health and activity fee |
$88/term |
| Communications fee (Residence halls) |
$75/term |
| Student email fee |
$15/term |
| Online surcharge |
10%/course |
| Lab fee (in specified courses) |
$30-$75 |
| Studio course fee (general) |
$30-$75 |
| Studio course fee* |
$85/course |
| Student teaching fee |
$250 |
| Applied music course fee** |
$150/credit hour |
| Experiential learning portfolio fee |
$300 |
| Experiential learning credit |
$90/credit hour |
| Promissory note origination fee |
$25 |
| Late payment fee (per month) |
$50 |
| Culminating project extension fee, undergraduate |
$50 |
| Culminating project extension fee, graduate |
$150 |
| Graduation processing/diploma fee, undergraduate |
$100 |
| Graduation processing/diploma fee, graduate |
$125 |
| Writing assessment fee |
$5 |
*Studio course fees are applied to courses such as ceramics, color theory, photography, and figure drawing.
** Applied music fees are applied to individual lessons in piano, voice, orchestral instruments, and organ.
Notes: (1) The undergraduate or graduate contract degree rate will be determined at the time of admission into the program.
(2) Provisions for “extended stay” housing and meals, degree programs, and tutoring and additional services are available upon request.
The communications fee covers telephone service, voicemail, and cable TV services. The University provides complimentary Internet service to resident students living in the dormitories and some living in other campus housing.
Students are expected to pay tuition charges prior to the beginning of each term. Students may use financial aid (grants and loans) as payment. Student Aid Reports and loan applications should be submitted to the Financial Aid Office prior to the beginning of each term.