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Cost of Attendance   Printable Version


When making your financial plans, it is necessary to consider tuition and fees as well as living expenses in estimating the overall cost of attendance (COA). The following is the ESTIMATED budget for the 2007-2008 academic year.

Academic Year 2007-2008

Tuition and Fees

Registration Category

Per Semester

Per Academic Year

Residence Unit (full-time registration category for PhD and for MA students taking four or more courses)

$16,682

$33,364

Half Residence Unit (three or fewer courses)

$9,037

$18,074

Quarter Residence Unit for designated part-time M.A programs only (two or fewer courses)

$5,222

$10,444

Extended Residence Unit

$8,341

$16,682

Matriculation and Facilities

$1,395

$2,790

Liberal Studies MA students only (tuition per point)

$1,012


Health and Insurance Fees for the Academic Year 2007-2008

Health Service Fee (Morningside campus)

$774

Medical Insurance-Morningside Campus (may be waived with proof of equivalent coverage)

$1,442

Health Service Fee-Medical Center Campus

$896

Medical Insurance-Medical Center Campus (may be waived with proof of equivalent coverage)

$2,214


Other Fees

Student Activity Fee

$30

Student Activity Fee (Liberal Studies MA)

$50

International Services Charge (nonresident)

$100

University Facilities Fee, (full-time programs, except Matriculation and Facilities)

$472

University Facilities Fee, (part-time programs, except Matriculation and Facilities)

$304

Transcript Fee (one-time only)

$75


Living Expenses

The following table lists estimated living expenses based upon reasonable expenditures over the 9 month 2007-2008 academic year. Students may incur additional expenses that are not covered by the standard COA, such as the purchase of a computer, medical expenses not covered by insurance, conference expenses, etc.

Room and Board

$17,038

Personal expenses

$3,385

Books and supplies

$1,500


Additional Allowances

Children

First child

$4,588

Each additional child

$3,947


For Students in the M.A. Program in French Cultural Studies (Reid Hall, Paris) Only

Tuition and Fees 2007-2008

M.A. French Cultural Studies, Fall 2007

$11,288

M.A. French Cultural Studies, Spring 2008

$11,288

M.A. French Cultural Studies, Summer 2007

$3,750

Origination Fees, Fall ’07 and Spring ‘08 (if applicable)

$410

Origination Fees, Summer 2007 (if applicable)

$231

Transcript Fee (one-time only)

$75


Living Expenses

The following table lists estimated living expenses for Paris over the 12 month 2007-2008 academic year. Students may incur additional expenses that are not covered by the standard COA, such as the purchase of a computer, study tour, etc.

Room and Board, Fall ’07 and Spring ‘08

$19,483

Room and Board, Summer 2007

$6,510

Personal Expenses, Fall ’07 and Spring ‘08

$3,866

Personal Expenses, Summer 2007

$1,286

Books and Supplies

$1,706

Students bring their own health insurance with them


For Students in the Summer M.A. Program in Japanese Pedagogy Only

Tuition and Fees for Summer 2007

Summer tuition

$8,990

Living expenses

$5,691

University facility fee

$161

Health Service Fee

$185

Transcript Fee (one-time)

$75

International Service Charge (nonresident)

$50

 




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