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Tuition and Fees

Figuring out your college expenses goes beyond tuition; it starts with determining the total cost of your attendance each year. We want to make this as easy as possible, so below you’ll find a breakdown of our tuition and fees and food and housing costs.



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Estimate Your Financial Aid

The Net Price Calculator helps new undergraduate students determine what they can expect to pay to attend Westminster. Continuing, graduate, international, and part-time students can contact the Financial Aid Office for help determining costs and aid.

Your Financial Aid Options

Westminster’s financial aid team is dedicated to helping you determine and apply for all of the merit- and need-based financial aid opportunities you are eligible for. Make sure to explore all of your options.

 

Undergraduate Students

2023–24

Tuition and Fees

Costs Year Semester
Tuition and Fees $41,416 $20,708
Books, Course Materials,  
Supplies, and Equipment
$1,000 $500
Living Expenses  $11,770 $5,885
Transportation $1,404 $702
Personal Expenses  $2,277 $1,138.50
Direct Loan Fees $80 $40
*Orientation Fee  $300 $25
Total  $58,247 $29,123.50

*One-time fee first term if enrollment incoming first-year $300, incoming transfer $25 

Programs with Special Pricing

Some undergraduate programs are priced at a per credit hour cost instead of the standard undergraduate tuition and fees.

Program Name Cost Total Credit Hours Total Estimated Tuition Fees
Bachelor of Business Administration (low-residency with online components) $500 per credit hour

Varies with prior learning assessment.*

Varies with prior learning assessment. None
RN-to-BS in Nursing (online components) $500 per credit hour Varies with accepted transfer credits. Varies with accepted transfer credits. Some classes have a $11 per semester Nursing Malpractice Insurance Fee that is charged the semester you are registered for a course that requires it.

* Before any credits potentially earned through a prior learning assessment, each of the 5 project sequences in the Bachelor of Business Administration program consist of 12 credit hours (totaling 60 credit hours for all sequences).

VIEW SUMMER 2023 TUITION INFORMATION

Food and Housing Costs

Room
Residence Fall Semester Spring Semester Total
Traditional-Style Double (Hogle and Carleson Halls) $3,358 $3,358 $6,716
Apartment-Style Single (Olwell, Behnken, and Stock Halls) $4,280 $4,280 $8,560

VIEW SUMMER 2023 HOUSING INFORMATION

Board

All students living in Hogle, Carleson, Olwell, Behnken and Stock Halls are required to be on one of 2 meal plans for the entire academic year (unless an exemption is requested for extreme medical or religious dietary restrictions):

Meal Plan Options (Mandatory Selection) Fall Semester Spring Semester Total
Copper Meal Plan $1,575 $1,575 $3,150
Purple Meal Plan $1,923 $1,923 $3,846
Gold Meal Plan $2,430 $2,430 $4,860

Meals are served in the Shaw Student Center and are priced à la carte. Daily menus and pricing can be found on the Sodexo website. The Gold Meal Plan averages about 2 meals per day.

The leftover balance on meal plans carries over from fall to spring semester and from spring semester through the end of May Term (first 4 weeks of summer term) (if enrolled). Meal plans will not carry over to the next academic year.

Commuter students are not required to have a meal plan but can voluntarily sign up for the Birch Meal Plan ($546 per semester) if they want to pay for meals using financial aid.

Commuter students also have the option of commuter flex plans, however, these plans cannot be paid for through financial aid; costs are paid directly to Sodexo via cash, check, or credit card.

Meals are served in the Shaw Student Center and are priced à la carte. Daily menus and pricing can be found on the Sodexo website.

Commuter flex plans carryover until used up or you leave the college. There are no refunds at anytime.

Cost of Attendance Breakdown

Undergraduate cost of attendance is based on a 12-16 credit hour semester for a student living on campus. The breakdown includes costs paid directly to Westminster as well as estimates of other expenses you may incur that are not paid to Westminster.

  • U.S. citizen (first-year student) total cost of attendance: $58,247
  • International first-year student total cost of attendance: $58,167
Cost Type Cost or Estimated Cost
Tuition and Fees $41,416
Books and Supplies $1,000
Food and Housing* $11,770
Transportation $1,404
Personal Expenses $2,277
Federal Direct Student Loan Fee (U.S. citizens only)** $80
Orientation Fee

First-Year Students: $300

Transfer Students: $25

* The food and housing charge amount is an average of what all students living on campus pay toward housing and meal plans.
** The Federal Direct Student Loan Fee is an average for those receiving Federal Direct Student Loans and is only applicable to U.S. citizens.

See UNDERGRADUATE TUITION DETAILS

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Graduate Students

2023–24

Tuition and Fees

Program Name Cost Per Credit Hour Total Credit Hours Total Estimated Tuition (Does Not Include Fees) Fees
Doctor of Nursing Practice $1,279 32 $40,928 $15 fee per credit hour taken in a semester***
Doctor of Nursing Practice - Nurse Anesthesia $1,458 90 $131,220

$15 fee per credit hour taken in a semester***

$460 fee per semester

Master of Accountancy $1,109* 30 $33,270 None
Master of Arts in Community and Organizational Leadership $780 35 $27,300 None
Master of Arts in Teaching $780 Based on selected program option $32,760 None
Master of Business Administration $1,553** 32-37 $49,696-57,461 None
Master of Business Administration in Technology Commercialization $1,553** 32-37 $49,696-57,461 None
Master of Education $780 32 $24,960 $15 fee per credit hour taken in a semester***
Master of Public Health $1,160 45 $52,200 $15 fee per credit hour taken in a semester***
Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling $922 60 $55,320 $15 fee per credit hour taken in a semester***
Master of Science in Nursing: Family Nurse Practitioner $1,279 42 $53,718

$15 fee per credit hour taken in a semester*** + $11 Nursing Malpractice Insurance (NMI) fee per semester

Additional fees may apply based on courses taken in a semester.****

Project-Based Master of Business Administration (low-residency with online components) $1,553** 32-37 $49,696-57,461 None

* Pricing for this program is all-inclusive (includes all course materials) and fixed for 5 years once enrolled as long as the student stays active in the program.
** Pricing for this program is fixed for 5 years once enrolled, as long as the student stays active in the program. Tuition for this program also includes all course materials and an international context tour.
*** The $13 fee is broken down to a $4 student activity fee, $1 student publication fee, and $8 technology fee.
**** Once you have registered for courses, you can view any fees charged to you for that semester in Self-Service.

Cost of Attendance Breakdown

Your cost of attendance will vary based upon which program you are enrolled in. Graduate cost of attendance is based on 12 months and taking at least 4 credit hours per semester as a student living off campus. The breakdown includes costs paid directly to Westminster (tuition and fees) as well as estimates of other expenses you may incur that vary and are not paid to Westminster (food and housing, transportation, personal expenses, and the Federal Direct Student Loan Fee).

Graduate tuition and fees are dependent upon which program you are in and how many credit hours you are taking. See the current per credit hour cost for the program you are interested in enrolling in to determine the total cost of your tuition and fees for the number of credit hours you plan to take. International students are required to take 7 credits per semester to maintain full-time status for student visa requirements.

To determine your estimated total cost of attendance, add your total cost for tuition and fees to the estimated costs for food and housing, transportation, and personal expenses.

If you are an international student and need help calculating your cost of attendance, email the International Admissions Office (international@westminstercollege.edu).

Cost Type Estimated Amount
Tuition and Fees Varies by program
Food and Housing $19,560
Transportation $2,556
Personal Expenses $3,036
Federal Direct Student Loan Fee (U.S. citizens only)* $217

* The Federal Direct Student Loan Fee is an average for those receiving Federal Direct Student Loans and is only applicable to U.S. citizens.

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Payments and Refunds

Student Account Services can help you pay your tuition, set up a payment plan, or receive a refund.

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