Depending on your personal circumstances, your student budget will vary. Will you live on campus? What is your major? How expensive is your lifestyle? The answers to questions like these will affect the cost of college. The figures below will help you estimate your costs.
For all costs except tuition for the 2009-2010 academic year, please visit the Student Office of Financial Aid Costs page. Tuition for next year has not been fully determined.
For all the details about UW tuition rates, consult the Tuition Rates page.
| Lives Away from Home | Lives With Parents | Non- Traditional | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition & Fees | $6,802 | $6,802 | $6,802 |
| Room & Board | $8,640 | $2,877 | $12,474 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,035 | $1,035 | $1,035 |
| Personal Expenses | $2,265 | $2,265 | $2,265 |
| Transportation | $396 | $396 | $1,524 |
| Total | $19,138 | $13,375 | $24,100 |
| Lives Away from Home | Lives With Parents | Non- Traditional | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition & Fees | $23,219 | $23,219 | $23,219 |
| Room & Board | $8,640 | $2,877 | $12,474 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,035 | $1,035 | $1,035 |
| Personal Expenses | $2,265 | $2,265 | $2,265 |
| Transportation | $396 | $396 | $1,524 |
| Total | $35,555 | $29,792 | $40,517 |
Definitions
Lives Away From Home
Tuition Rates
The UW is proud to be a nationally ranked university with a budget-minded price tag.
All single undergraduate students without dependents (spouse or children) who are living away from parents’ home; undergraduate married students without children, whose spouses are also students.
Tuition and Fees
Figures presented here are for full-time enrollment, i.e., 10-18 credits per quarter; however, for purposes of financial aid eligibility, full-time is defined as 12 or more credits.
Tuition is due quarterly by Friday of the third week of the quarter. Residents: $2,268 (autumn quarter) or $2,267 (winter & spring quarter). Nonresidents: $7,740 (autumn & winter quarter) or $7,739 (spring quarter).
Room and Board
The Office of Student Financial Aid uses a figure of $8,640 in determining students’ financial need. This figure includes food, utilities, and housing. It is higher than the figure of $7,488 charged by Housing & Food Services (for double-room occupancy and preferred dining allowance) because it includes the cost of meals not covered in the campus dining plan.
For students living on campus, room and board is paid quarterly. The first payment, approximately $2,500, is due on September 1 for autumn quarter, except for financial aid recipients, who pay after aid is dispersed.
Cost of books & supplies for one year: $1,008
