Fee Schedule

2025-2026 Academic Year

Average Annual Full Time Undergraduate Tuition and Fees
Tuition $19,866
Campus Services/Student Government Association Fees $750
Housing $6,334
Food $6,300
Total average annual tuition, fees, room and meals $33,250
Average cost of books and supplies $1,250
Average transportation costs – dependent on area of residency $3,220
Per Semester – Tuition
Tuition (flat rate: 12-18 hours per semester) $9,933
Tuition (per hour, 1-11 hours) $828
Tuition (per hour, for hours over 18) $551
Fee for auditing classes – if not covered under flat rate (per hour) $60
Tutorial fee (per hour; add to tuition fee) $410
Tuition Mayterm (per hour) $TBD
Graduate Tuition – Music (per hour) $665
Summer Online Tuition (per hour) $TBD
Food
Note:

  • Full Access meal plan is required for first-year students and sophomores;
  • Juniors have the option of the 14-meal plan or Full Access plan;
  • Seniors in traditional residence halls must be on the 14-meal plan or Full Access plan;
  • Seniors in the townhouses have the additional option of the 7-meal plan.
Full Access Meal Plan Plan (per semester) $3,150
14-Meal Plan or 170 Block Plan (per semester) $2,954
7-Meal Plan or 90 Block Plan (per semester) $1,657
Housing
Dorm Double $3,167
Townhouse/Flats Double $3,595
Gillette Small Single $3,765
Gillette Quad $2,260
Dorm Single $4,075
Dorm Triple $2,740
Dorm Double held as Single, Dorm Triple held as Double $4,930
Townhouse/Flats Double held as a Single $5,000
University Farm $2,492
Required Fees
Student Services Fee (per semester) $255
Student Organizations Fee (per semester) $60
Applied Music
Note:

  • In addition to the flat rate fee for tuition, students taking applied music are charged a special fee according to the following schedule.
Half-hour lesson (for 1-2 hours credit) $450
Hour lesson (for 3-4 hours credit) $900
Hour-and-a-half lesson (for 5-6 hours credit) $1,350
Honors at Houghton Fees
Science: fee per semester (all lab fees, Mayterm housing & meals) $750
London: fee per semester (travel expenses) $750
London Spring Semester Housing & Food* $6,317

*London Housing & Food fees replace the standard room rent and food costs for residential students during their semester in London.

Other College Fees & Expenses
Art studio lab fee $190
Certification for Wilderness First Aid $150-190
HUTEP Internship Fee $130
First-Year Student Enrollment Deposit (applied to total tuition bill; not an “extra” charge) $300
Returning Stop Out Deposit (applied to total tuition bill; not an “extra” charge) $100
Forsyth Learning Commons Fee $190
Highlander Adventure Program fee $850
EQST 113 & 201 Course Fee $260
EQST 214 & Higher Course Fee $520
SRWM Online NCSF Lab Fee $380
SRWM Lab Fees (select courses) $35-190
Pro Tools/Commercial Music Fee $190
Recital Recording Fee $50
Science Laboratory fee (per lab) $190
Room Change Fee $200
Athletic Insurance & Medical Services Fee (required for athletes) $120
Transcript fee (each copy) $8-11
Returned Payment Fee $60
Vehicle registration (annual) $35-275

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