2023-2024 Cost of Attendance
The cost of attendance listed below references typical resident, commuter and off-campus undergraduate students. The academic year tuition charges are for full-time undergraduate students. A full-time student is one registered in a degree program and carrying a schedule of at least 36 units per semester. A student enrolled for less than 36 units per semester will be charged tuition on a per-unit basis. The university reserves the right to change its charges without notice. For full cost of attendance information, visit www.cmu.edu/sfs/tuition.
First-Years Entering Fall 2023
Per-unit tuition rate: $865
Resident | Commuter | |
---|---|---|
Tuition | 62,260 | 62,260 |
Activity Fee | 288 | 288 |
Transportation Fee | 256 | 256 |
Media Fee | 10 | 10 |
Technology Fee | 460 | 460 |
Living Expenses - Housing (1) | 10,400 | 0 |
Living Expenses - Food (2) | 7,068 | 3,534 |
Books, Course Materials, Supplies, Equipment (3) | 1,000 | 1,000 |
Estimated Loan Fees & Miscellaneous (3) | 1,400 | 1,400 |
Transportation Allowance (3, 4) | 0 | 680 |
Totals | $83,142 | $69,888 |
Undergraduate Students Who Entered Fall 2022 & Earlier
Per-unit tuition rate: $865
Resident | Commuter | Off-Campus | |
---|---|---|---|
Tuition | 62,260 | 62,260 | 62,260 |
Activity Fee | 288 | 288 | 288 |
Transportation Fee | 256 | 256 | 256 |
Media Fee | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Technology Fee | 460 | 460 | 460 |
Living Expenses - Housing (1) | 10,400 | 0 | 10,400 |
Living Expenses - Food (2) | 7,068 | 3,534 | 7,068 |
Books, Course Materials, Supplies, Equipment (3) | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
Estimated Loan Fees & Miscellaneous (3) | 1,400 | 1,400 | 1,400 |
Transportation Allowance (3, 4) | 0 | 680 | 0 |
Totals | $83,142 | $69,888 | $83,142 |
Footnotes:
1 All incoming first-year students are required to live on campus. Permission for first-year students to commute must be granted by Student Affairs. Off-campus housing expense is estimated at $8,900.
2 Food expenses for commuters is estimated at 50% of first-year resident food expenses. For returning students, resident and off-campus food expenses is estimated using first-year resident food expenses minus $310.
3 These expenses do not appear on the student account.
4 Transportation allowance for resident and off-campus students varies based on home state.
Orientation
An Orientation Fee in the amount of $555 is also charged to incoming first-year students for the fall semester only.
Health Insurance
In addition, health insurance coverage is required at an estimated cost of $2,577/year. If a student is covered under a family's health plan, a waiver may be submitted to University Health Services for approval. View more details at www.cmu.edu/health-services/student-insurance.