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Tuition & Fees

For your reference, here is a summary of the costs generally incurred by students in the CUSSW Doctoral Program. These figures are based on tuition rate estimates for the 2009-10 academic year only. Student tuition payments vary, of course, by the amount of financial aid that a student receives either from the School of Social Work or from outside sources. Health insurance fees are not included, as they may vary from student to student. Standard health services fees have been listed.

These are estimated figures for tuition rates and student fees for 2009-10, and are subject to change.


Summary of Tuition Costs for 2009-10
Flat Fee System
(Students entering Fall 2003 or later)
Tuition cost for one full-time year $35,544
Tuition cost for one full-time semester   $17,772
Tuition cost for one half-residence unit semester   $9,628
 
Fees paid each semester
Health Services Fee   $387
Technology Fee   $200
University Facilities Fee (full-time) $349
University Facilities Fee (half-time)   $174
Student Activity Fee   $70
International Services Charge
(paid by international students only)
  $50
 
Additional one–time fees
Orientation and Events Fee   $400
Deposit of the Dissertation (traditional publishing)   $170
Deposit of the Dissertation (open access publishing)   $265
Transcript Fee   $95
 
Other potential fees
Continuing Doctoral Registration
Paid each semester from the end of regular credit-bearing course work until the completion of the dissertation
  $1,484