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Tuition, Fees and Typical Student Expenses

Presented below are typical student expense budgets for the 2011–12 school year. While the tuition and fees included in these budgets are fixed, other expenses, i.e., books, housing and food, etc., are estimates used by the Financial Aid Office in determining financial aid eligibility.  For detailed information about housing and meal plans, go to the Tuition and Fees page.

Undergraduate

2011–12 Academic Year Tuition & Fees

Tuition $38,066
Room and Board
(Based on single room and 19 meals per week plan)

$12,052

Student Activity Fee

$140
AC Transit Fee         $100
Campus Comprehensive Fee $958

Health Insurance *
(Unless you are an international student, you can waive out of this fee if you are covered by a family plan.) 

 

$2,492

* Non-immigrant international students' health insurance fee is $2,492.

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Graduate

A typical budget for an independent graduate student living on campus includes:

Tuition (full-time, except for Studio Art, Doctorate in Education, MBA, and Post-Bac Pre-Med) $28,280
Room and Board $11,982
Campus Comprehensive Fee $958
AC Transit Fee $100
Health Insurance
(Unless you are an international student you can  
waive out of this fee if you are covered by a family plan)
$2,492
Books $1,430
Personal and Miscellaneous Expenses (estimate) $2,000
TOTAL EXPENSES $47,242


A typical budget for a commuting graduate student includes:

Tuition (full-time, except for Studio Art, Doctorate in Education, and Post-Bac Pre-Med) $28,280
Housing, Food and Personal Expenses (estimate) $10,638

Campus Comprehensive Fee

$ 958

AC Transit Fee

$ 100

Personal & Miscellaneous Expenses (estimate)

$2,000

Health Insurance
(Unless you are an international student, you can
waive out of this fee if you are covered by a family plan


$2,492

Books

$1,430

Local Transportation

$1,206
TOTAL EXPENSES $47,104

Graduate Tuition Charges:

Full-time
See exceptions below

$28,280
Part-time $7,070 per course credit

Exceptions:

Graduate Full-time Studio Art Tuition 

Full-time Doctorate in Education Tuition

Full-time MBA Tuition

Full-time Post-Bac Pre-Med Tuition

Part-time MBA Tuition

         
           $33,980


           $30,410

           $28,420

          
           $27,128
 
          
           $15,640




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Graduate Students

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Expenses

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Accepting Your Award

Federal Stafford/Grad PLUS Loan Information

Satisfactory Academic Progress

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Contact Information

M Center
Carnegie Hall
P: 510.430.2000
F: 510.430.2003
E: finaid@mills.edu
Last Updated: 6/2/11