Tuition

Mandatory Fees

Miscellaneous Fees

Admissions Fees

Late Fees

Housing

Board

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 2024, Fall 2024, and Spring 2025 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 Planning

Full and Part-time $1,650/credit hour

School of Arts and Sciences 

Full and Part-time students in these programs:
  • Applied Physics & Nanotechnology - PhD, MS
  • Biology - PhD, MS, non-degree
  • Biotechnology - MS, Certificate
  • Clinical Laboratory Science - PhD
  • Mathematics - MS
  • Physics - PhD, MS, non-degree
  • Psychology - PhD, MA, non-degree
$1,650/credit hour 
Full and Part-time students in these programs:
  • Applied Economics - MA
  • Applied Space Weather Research - MS
  • Arts & Sciences (no department affiliation) - non-degree
  • Cultural Heritage Information Management - Certificate
  • Education - PhD, non-degree
  • Information Systems - MSIS
  • Integral Economic Development Management - MA, non-degree
  • Integral Economic Development Policy - MA
  • Library and Information Science - MSLIS, Certificate, non-degree
  • Library Leadership and Management - Certificate
  • Public Policy - MPP
  • Secondary Education - MA
 $1,350/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
  • Hispanic Literatures & Cultures - PhD, 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, 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
  • Sociology - MA, non-degree
 $1,250/credit hour
Full and Part-time, Graduate Teacher Certification Program $625/credit hour
Summer semester Greek (GR) and Latin (LAT) courses except LAT 996 $550/credit hour

Busch School of Business 

Full and Part-time students in these programs:
  • Business - MSB
  • Business & Human Rights - Certificate
$1,350/credit hour

Full and Part-Time students in these programs:

  • Church Administration - Certificate
  • Church Leadership - Certificate
  • Ecclesiastical Administration and Management - MS, non-degree
$765/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

School of Engineering 

Full and Part-Time, Newport News Shipbuilding students matriculated prior to Spring 2023 $832/credit hour

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
  • 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
$1,850/credit hour 
Full and Part-time students in these programs:
  • Additive Manufacturing - Certificate
  • 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
$1,350/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 $29,466/semester
Part-time, Juris Doctor (JD) program $2,032/credit hour
Full-time, Master of Laws (LLM) program $13,200/semester
Part-time, Master of Laws (LLM) program $1,100/credit hour

Full and Part-time students in these programs:

  • Master of Legal Studies (MLS) program
  • non-degree practitioners
$1,100/credit hour

Full and Part-time students in these summer semester programs:

$1,193/credit hour

Rome School of Music, Drama, and Art: 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 $1,230/credit hour
Full and Part-time, Graduate Artist Diploma $1,350/credit hour
Summer semester Ward Method Workshops $624/workshop

Rome School of Music, Drama, and Art: Art & Drama Departments 

Full and Part-time $1,350/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 $1,440/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

$1,250/credit hour

School of Professional Studies 

Full and Part-Time $1,165/credit hour

National Catholic School of Social Service 

Full and Part-Time, programs except those listed below $1,200/credit hour

Certificate in these programs:

  • Child Protection & Safe Environments
  • Community Based Integrated Substance Training Program
$650/credit hour

School of Theology and Religious Studies 

Full and Part-Time students in these programs:

  • Ministry - DMIN
  • Spirituality - DMIN
$955/credit hour
Full and Part-Time, Catechesis (MCAT) $765/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
$1,250/credit hour
Full and Part-time students in these programs:
  • Catholic Theology - MDiv
  • Divinity - MDiv
  • Sacred Theology - STB
  • Sacred Theology/Divinity - STB/MDiv
$1,160/credit hour (capped at equivalent of 15 credits)

Intensive English Program 

Fall and Spring semesters, enrolled in equivalent of five or more credit hours $9,555/semester
Fall and Spring semesters, enrolled in equivalent of one to four credit hours $2,235/credit hour
Summer semester, enrolled in equivalent of five or more credit hours $5,830/semester
Summer semester, enrolled in equivalent of one to four credit hours $1,230/semester

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 and is waived for students who are enrolled in 100% online programs.

Full-Time Part-Time
Graduate Student Association Fee $45 $45
University Services Fee $590 $350

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

$4,917

Annual coverage, Basic Plan – for students enrolled in the Fall semester

Charge is assessed in full in the Fall term

$3,116

Partial-year coverage, Premium Plan – for students NOT enrolled in the Fall semester

Charge is assessed in full in the Spring term

$3,031.03

Partial-year coverage, Basic Plan – for students NOT enrolled in the Fall semester

Charge is assessed in full in the Spring term

$1,920.83

Columbus School of Law Fees

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

Day Division Students Evening Division Students
Student Bar Association Fee $65 $65
Law Student Fee $75 $60

Conway School of Nursing Fee

This fee is charged to students in the Conway School of Nursing in the fall and spring semesters. 

Curriculum Fee $250

Miscellaneous Fees

 

Administrative Fees 

Diploma Replacement Fee $155
Health Services Fees varies
ID Card Replacement Fee $35
Parking Fine varies
Parking Permit Fee varies
Returned Check Fee $100

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 $1,035
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 Engineering
Course Fee: ENGR 499 $300
Course Fee: ENGR 525 $275
In the Columbus School of Law
Jagellonian Fee (domestic portion of program), Summer 2024 $11,500
Jagellonian Fee (domestic portion of program), Fall 2024 & Spring 2025 $12,200
Law School Transient Fee, per semester $900
In the Rome School of Music, Drama, and Art
Art Department Lost or Stolen Equipment Fee varies
Lost Sheet Music Fee varies
Music Instruction Fee: 1 credit required MUPI course $161
Music Instruction Fee: 2 credit required MUPI course $223
Music Instruction Fee: 3 credit required MUPI course $318
Music Instruction Fee: 1 credit elective MUPI course $265
Music Instruction Fee: 3 credit elective MUPI course $546
Music Locker Rental Fee: Large, per semester $16
Music Locker Rental Fee: Medium, per semester $12
Music Locker Rental Fee: Small, per semester $10
Music Locker Rental Fee: Instrument, per semester $27
Music Practice Room Fee: Grand Piano/Schudi Organ/Harpsichord, per semester (5 hours per week) $63
Music Practice Room Fee: Upright Piano/Organ, per semester (5 hours per week) $63
Music Practice Room Fee: St. Vincent's Chapel/Harp. Room, per year (key deposit) $63
Music/Drama/Art Production Fee $52
Music Recital Fee, per recital $68
In the Metropolitan School of Professional Studies
Program Fee: MFP 101, MFP 102, MFP 103, MFP 104, MFP 105, MFP 106, MFP 107 $725
Program Fee: MPD 121, MPD 122, MPD 123, MPD 124 $1,500
Program Fee: MPD 204 $1,500
Program Fee (ASCM Members): MPD 301 $2,900
Program Fee (non-ASCM Members): MPD 301 $3,100
Program Fee: MPD 353-D1 $1,195
Program Fee: MPD 353-D2 $1,095
Program Fee: MPD 353-D3 $745
Program Fee: MPD 353-D4 $545
Program Fee: MPD 504 $1,195

Dissertation and Thesis Fees 

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

Education Abroad Fees 

CUA Rome Program, administrative fee, per semester (Fall and Spring) $535
CUA Rome Program, all-inclusive summer fee $1,540
CUA Rome Program, housing, per semester (Fall and Spring) $5,060
CUA Rome Program, board, per semester (Fall and Spring) $2,725
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

Placement Test Fees 

Intensive English Placement Test Fee $75
Modern Language Placement Test Fee $82

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
Intensive English $25

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 $900

Late Fees

 

Administrative Late Fees 

Late Registration Fee (for initial registration after the final drop/add deadline) $550
Late/Incomplete Immunization Record Fee (see Student Health Services webpage 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 & Dining 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 $5,335/semester
Single with bath $5,380/semester
Double $5,060/semester
Double with bath $5,705/semester
Triple $4,650/semester
Triple with bath $5,430/semester
Quad with bath $5,430/semester

Millennium Halls 

Apartment Single $6,605/semester
Apartment Double $6,295/semester
Single Suite A $6,300/semester
Single Suite B $5,800/semester
Single Suite C $5,800/semester

Opus Hall 

Suite Single $6,300/semester
Suite Double $5,800/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.

Dining Plans 

Open Access Plan $4,040/semester
Weekly 14 Plan $3,175/semester
Weekly 7 Plan $2,100/semester
Community Plan: 75 Swipes $630/semester
Community Plan: 50 Swipes $450/semester
Community Plan: 35 Swipes $325/semester
Community Plan: 35 Swipes $285/semester
Community Plan: 15 Swipes $175/semester

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