Tuition and Fees

Tuition

Full-time rates/fees are charged for enrollment of 8 or more credits for graduate students outside of the Columbus School of Law, 12 or more credits for Columbus School of Law day students, and 13 or more credits for Columbus School of Law evening students.

Unless semester-specific rates are listed, tuition rates below apply to the Summer 2026, Fall 2026, and Spring 2027 semesters.

Students are charged the rate for their primary program regardless of whether they are enrolled in courses in another school or department. Students enrolled in joint degree graduate programs where the tuition rates for the individual schools/degrees differ are billed at the higher tuition rate for the entirety of their joint degree program and are considered students in the higher tuition rate school for the purposes of student financial aid and student loans. Students pursuing a certificate as a part of their degree program are charged the tuition rate for their degree program.

Students enrolled in joint degree programs with the law school are billed standard law school tuition rates for the entirety of their joint degree program and are considered law school students for the purposes of student financial aid and student loans.

School of Architecture and Allied Arts

Full and Part-time students in Architecture programs	$1,725/credit hour
Full and Part-time students in Art programs	$1,415/credit hour

College of Arts and Sciences

Full and Part-time students in these programs: Biology - PhD, MS, non-degree Biotechnology - MS, Certificate Mathematics - MS Psychology - PhD, MA, non-degree	$1,725/credit hour
Full and Part-time students in these programs: Arts & Sciences (no department affiliation) - non-degree Cultural Heritage Information Management - Certificate Information Systems - MSIS, Certificate Library and Information Science - MSLIS, Certificate, non-degree Library Leadership and Management - Certificate Public Policy - MPP	$1,415/credit hour
Full and Part-time students in these programs: Classics - non-degree Early Christian Studies - PhD, PhD/MA, MA, non-degree English Language & Literature - PhD, PhD/MA, MA, non-degree Greek - MA, Certificate Greek & Latin - PhD, PhD/MA, MA, Certificate, non-degree History - PhD, MA, non-degree Human Rights - MA Latin - MA, Certificate, non-degree Medieval & Byzantine Studies - PhD, PhD/MA, MA, Certificate, non-degree Politics - PhD, PhD/MA, MA, non-degree Politics: American Government - MA Politics: Political Theory - MA Politics: World Politics - MA Semitic and Egyptian Languages and Literatures - PhD, PhD/MA, MA, non-degree	$1,305/credit hour
Summer semester Greek (GR) and Latin (LAT) courses except LAT 996	$580/credit hour

Busch School of Business

Full and Part-time students in these programs:

Applied Economics - MA

$1,415/credit hour

Full and Part-time students in these programs:

Business - MSB
Business Administration - MBA
Business & Human Rights - Certificate

$1,385/credit hour

Full and Part-time students in these programs:

Church Administration - Certificate
Church Leadership - Certificate
Ecclesiastical Administration and Management - MS, non-degree

$800/credit hour

School of Canon Law

Full-time, Fall and Spring semesters	$20,200/semester
Part-time, Fall and Spring semesters	$1,650/credit hour
Full and Part-time, Summer semester	$1,650/credit hour

College of Engineering, Physics, and Computing

Full and Part-time students in these programs: NAVSEA (300 M Street) Newport News Shipbuilding students matriculated Spring 2023 and later	$1,250/credit hour
Full and Part-time students in these programs: Acoustics - Certificate Artificial Intelligence - MS Biomedical Engineering - PhD, MS, non-degree Civil Engineering - PhD, MS, non-degree Computer Science - PhD, MS, non-degree Electrical Engineering - PhD, MS, non-degree Environmental Engineering - PhD, MS Mechanical Engineering - PhD, MS, non-degree Power Electronics - Certificate Signal Processing and Data Sciences - Certificate	$1,930/credit hour
Full and Part-time students in these programs: Additive Manufacturing - Certificate Applied Space Weather Research - MS Data Analytics - MS, Certificate Engineering Management - MS, Certificate, non-degree Materials Science & Engineering - PhD, MS, non-degree Off-campus courses at Carderock and Ft. Belvoir Program Management - Certificate Systems Engineering - Certificate	$1,415/credit hour
Full and Part-time students in these programs: Applied Physics & Nanotechnology - PhD, MS Physics - PhD, MS, non-degree	$1,725/credit hour

Columbus School of Law

Law students should also take note of school-specific fees in the Mandatory Fees section

Full-time, Juris Doctor (JD) program	$32,175/semester
Part-time, Juris Doctor (JD) program	$2,220/credit hour
Full-time, Master of Laws (LLM) program	$32,175/semester
Part-time, Master of Laws (LLM) program	$1,800/credit hour
Full students in these programs: Master of Legal Studies (MLS) program non-degree practitioners	$32,175/semester
Part-time in-Person students in these programs: Master of Legal Studies (MLS) program non-degree practitioners	$2,220/credit hour
Part-time online students in these programs: Master of Legal Studies (MLS) program non-degree practitioners	$1,800/credit hour
Full and Part-time students in these summer semester programs: Crakow program Rome program	$1,300/credit hour

Rome School of Performing Arts: Music Department

Music students should also take note of course-specific fees in the Miscellaneous Fees section.

Full-time except programs noted below, Fall and Spring semesters	$26,095/semester
Part-time except programs noted below, Fall and Spring semesters	$2,075/credit hour
Full and Part-time except programs noted below, Summer semester	$1,275/credit hour
Full and Part-time, Graduate Artist Diploma	$1,415/credit hour
Summer semester Ward Method Workshops	TBD/workshop

Rome School of Performing Arts: Drama Department

Full and Part-time

$1,415/credit hour

Conway School of Nursing

Conway students should also take note of school-specific fee in the Mandatory Fees section.

Full and Part-time

$1,505/credit hour

School of Philosophy

Full and Part-time students in these programs:

Philosophy - PhD, PhD/MA, PhL, MA, non-degree
Certificate in Pre-Theology*
Non-degree students in Philosophy

*Tuition in this program is capped at the equivalent of 12 credits

$1,305/credit hour

School of Professional Studies

Full and Part-time, programs except those listed below	$1,235/credit hour
Full and Part-time, Master of Science in Management	$1,220/credit hour

National Catholic School of Social Service

Full and Part-time, programs except those listed below

$1,225/credit hour

Certificate in these programs:

Child Protection & Safe Environments
Community Based Integrated Substance Training Program

$660/credit hour

School of Theology and Religious Studies

Full and Part-time students in these programs: Ministry -DMIN Spirituality - DMIN	$1,000/credit hour
Full and Part-time, Catechesis - MCAT	$800/credit hour
Full and Part-time, Evangelization & Culture - MA	$600/credit hour
Full and Part-time students in these programs: Biblical Studies - PhD, STD, MA, STL Carmelite Studies - Certificate Catechetics - PhD, MA Church History - PhD, STD, MA, STL Franciscan Tradition - Certificate Historical Theology - PhD, STD, STL Liturgical Studies - PhD, STD, STL Liturgical Studies and Sacramental Theology - MA Moral Theology and Ethics - PhD, STD, MA, STL Religion and Culture - PhD, MA Sacramental Theology - STD, STL Systematic Theology - PhD, STD, STL Theology - MA, non-degree Theology and Religious Studies - MPhil	$1,305/credit hour
Full and Part-time students in these programs: Catholic Theology - MDiv Divinity - MDiv Sacred Theology - STB Sacred Theology/Divinity - STB/MDiv	$1,215/credit hour (capped at equivalent of 15 credits)

Mandatory Fees

Fall & Spring Semester Fees

These fees are charged in the fall and spring semesters.

The Graduate Student Association fee is not charged to students in the Columbus School of Law.

The U-Pass Fee is waived for students who are studying abroad, students at the Tucson campus, and for students in fully online programs. Additional populations that may qualify for a waiver will be determined before bills are issued in June.

	Full-Time	Part-Time
Graduate Student Association Fee	$50	$50
University Services Fee	$625	$375
U-Pass Fee	$125	Not Eligible

Student Medical Plan

Enrollment in the university’s Student Medical Insurance plan is required for all domestic students enrolled in 12 or more credits and for all international students, regardless of the number of credits in which they are enrolled, unless an annual online coverage waiver is completed by the published deadline. Additional information on the student medical insurance plan and instructions for waiving coverage are available at the Student Medical Insurance webpage.

Annual Coverage, Premium Plan - for students enrolled in the Fall semester Charge is assessed in full in the Fall term; Students required to carry coverage who do not complete a waiver by the deadline will be auto-enrolled in this plan	$5,120
Annual Coverage, Basic Plan - for students enrolled in the Fall semester Charge is assessed in full in the Fall term	$3,244
Partial-year coverage, Premium Plan - for students NOT enrolled in the Fall semester Charge is assessed in full in the Spring term	$3,156.77
Partial-year coverage, Basic Plan - for students NOT enrolled in the Fall semester Charge is assessed in full in the Spring term	$1,999.73

Columbus School of Law Fees

These fees are charges to students in the Columbus School of Law in the fall and spring semesters.

	Day Division Students	Evening Division Students
Student Bar Association Fee	$100	$100
Law Student Fee	$85	$67.50
Bar Exam Fee	$75	$50

Conway School of Nursing Fee

Curriculum Fee

$265

Miscellaneous Fees

Administrative Fees

Credit Card Chargeback Fee*	Varies
Diploma Replacement Fee	$155
Health Services Fees	Varies
ID Card Replacement Fee	$35
Parking Fine	Varies
Parking Permit Fee	Varies
Returned Check Fee*	$30
Stop Payment / ACH Return / Administrative Return Fee*	$20

*These fees are set by the university's payment processing vendor and are subject to charge any time.

Audit Fees

Courses taken for audit are billed at the regular tuition rate for the school/program to which the student has been admitted except in cases where the student qualifies for one of the below special rates.

Law School Auditing Privilege Fee (Law School Alumni only), per class	$1,050
Post-Doctoral Audit Fee, per class	$1,075

Course and Department Fees

Fees listed as “course fee” or “program fee” are charged in lieu of regular tuition. All other fees in this section are charged in addition to the regular course tuition. Graduate students enrolling in undergraduate-level classes will be charged applicable class fees, as listed here.

In the School of Architecture and Allied Arts
Art Department Lost or Stolen Equipment Fee	Varies
In the Busch School of Business
International Capstone Experience Fee: BUS 615	$1,975
In the College of Engineering, Physics, and Computing
Course Fee: ENGR 499	$300
Course Fee: ENGR 525	$300
In the Columbus School of Law
Jagellonian Fee (domestic portion of program)	$13,200
Law School Transient Fee, per semester	$1,000
In the Rome School of Performing Arts
Music Instruction Fee: 1 credit MUPI course	$500
Music Instruction Fee: 2 credit MUPI course	$900
Music Instruction Fee: 3 credit MUPI course	$1,400
Music /Drama/Art Production Fee	$52
Music Recital Fee, per recital	$68
In the School of Professional Studies
Program Fee: MPD 353, SHRM Members	$1,095
Program Fee: MPD 353, Non-SHRM Members	$1,195

Dissertation and Thesis Fees

Doctoral Dissertation Processing Fee	$60
Vatican Transmittal Fee (PhD in Philosophy & Ecclesiastical Degrees)	$85
Master's/Licentiate Thesis Processing Fee	$60

Education Abroad Fees

CUA Rome Program, administrative fee, per semester (Fall and Spring)	$1,750
CUA Rome Program, all-inclusive, per semester (Summer)	$4,050
CUA Rome Program, housing, per semester (Fall and Spring)	$6,310
CUA Rome Program, board, per semester (Fall and Spring)	$3,340
CUA Affiliated Programs, per semester	Varies - contact CUAbroad
Note: A portion of the above Education Abroad fees is paid directly to CUAbroad as a program deposit. The remaining balance is billed to the student account.
CUA Exchange Programs, administrative fee	Varies - contact CUAbroad
CUA Sponsored Short-Term Programs, administrative fee	Varies - contact CUAbroad
Non-CUA Affiliated/Sponsored Program, administrative fee, one semester program	$2,340
Non-CUA Affiliated/Sponsored Program, administrative fee, short term program	$1,200
Program Cancellation Fee	Varies - contact CUAbroad

Transcript Fees

Fee is paid directly to Parchment, the university's transcript vendor. Instructions on how to request the transcript can be found here.

Electronic Transcript	$10
Paper Transcript, Domestic Address	$12
Paper Transcript, International Address	$15
Paper Transcript, Pickup	$15

Admissions Fees

Application Fees

These fees are paid at the time of application and do not bill to or credit to the student account.

Graduate (non-law) degree programs	$60
Graduate (non-law) non-degree & certificate programs	$25
Education Abroad programs	$65

Registration Deposits

Deposits are not billed to the student account and are applied as a pre-payment of future fees. Deposits are non-refundable

Graduate (non-law)	$300
Law	$1,000

Late Fees

Administrative Late Fees

Late/Incomplete Immunization Record Fee (see Student Health Services web page for details)

$100

Late Payment Fees

Payment is due by the published due date each term. Unpaid balances are subject to late payment fees and interest charges as outlined here

Late Fee (assessed once per term on outstanding term balance)	$5%
Interest (assessed on the 15th of each month on entire outstanding balance)	18% per annum

Housing

Rates in this section apply to the fall and spring semesters. Information on summer housing options can be found at https://housing.catholic.edu

Housing charges include cable T.V. connection, laundry, and internet services. Not all room types are available in each hall. Refer to the Residence Hall Information webpage for descriptions of available room types in specific halls.

Additional per diem charges will be assessed to students approved to reside on campus outside of normal contractual periods.

Additional information is available through the Office of Housing Services.

General Housing Fees

Housing Cancellation Fee (outlined in the Residence Hall & Dinning Services Agreement)	$500 and up
Phone Installation/Use Charge	$240
Lockout & Key Replacement Fees	Varies
Room & Common Area Damage Fees	Varies

Centennial Village and Caldwell, Flather, Gibbons, Regan, Ryan, and Seton Halls

Single	$5,685/semester
Single with bath	$5,730/semester
Double	$5,395/semester
Double with bath	$6,080/semester
Triple	$4,930/semester
Triple with bath	$5,760/semester
Quad with bath	$5,760/semester

Millennium Halls

Apartment Single	$7,040/semester
Apartment Double	$6,710/semester
Single Suite A	$6,680/semester
Single Suite B	$6,150/semester
Single Suite C	$6,150/semester

Opus Hall

Suite Single	$6,680/semester
Suite Double	$6,150/semester

St. Lawrence Village

Double	$5,395/semester
Apartment Double	$6,710/semester

Board

Rates in this section apply to the fall and spring semesters. Information on summer dining options can be found at https://dineoncampus.com/catholic

Board plans are for use in university dining halls. All first-year and second-year residential students must select from the 21+ or 21 plan. Additional information is available through Dining Services.

Dinning Plans

Open Access Plan	$4,390/semester
Weekly 14 Plan	$3,480/semester
Weekly 7 Plan	$2,320/semester
Community Plan: 75 Swipes	$675/semester
Community Plan: 50 Swipes	$500/semester
Community Plan: 35 Swipes	$385/semester
Community Plan: 25 Swipes	$300/semester
Community Plan: 15 Swipes	$195/semester

Complete Cost of Attendance information for graduate students can be found here and for law students can be found here