Tuition & Fees

Tuition, fees, room and dining rates.*

Tuition and fees will not be refunded in the event the mode of instruction changes for any part of the academic year.

Tuition & fee rates for online classes can be found on the Distance Education website.

Please refer to the explanation of fees page for additional information.

Degree seeking students should contact their individual College or School for advice on changing from full-time to part-time status. (Not all schools allow part-time status). Student athletes should contact the Athletic Department before moving to part-time status. International students should contact the International Students and Scholars Office (ISSO) before moving to part-time status.

*Tuition and fee rates are subject to change by action of the Board of Trustees. This list is not intended to be an all-inclusive listing of rates.

TUITION
Full-time (fall & spring) $69,870 per year
Part-time (fall & spring) $2,183 per credit
Metropolitan College (MET)
Part-time, courses numbered 100-599 $567 per credit
Part-time, courses numbered 600-999 $1,005 per credit
MET International Graduate Certificate Programs $15,600 per semester
MET International Advanced Graduate Certificate Programs $19,620 per semester
MET International Undergraduate Certificate Program $11,000 per semester
Wheelock College of Education and Human Development
Graduate evening courses $1,092 per credit
Off-campus extension courses $546 per credit
School of Law (LAW)
Full-time $69,870 per year
Part-time
Graduate Banking and Financial Law Program $2,911 per credit
Graduate Tax Law Program $2,911 per credit
Online Graduate Tax Program $2,911 per credit
Other $2,183 per credit
School of Social Work (SSW)
Full-time students $40,352 per year
Part-time students $1,261 per credit
Off-campus extension courses $800 per credit
Online MSW courses $998 per credit
School of Theology (STH)
Full-time students (DMin & Other Graduate Programs) $24,648 per year
Part-time students (excluding DMin, MARPL and Phd) $1,027 per credit
Part-time students (DMin & MARPL) $770 per credit
Full-time PhD $69,870 per year
Part-time PhD $2,183 per credit
Goldman School of Dental Medicine (SDM)
DMD Program $99,680 per year
Post-Doctoral Program $101,630 per year
Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine (MED)
MD Program $72,626 per year
BU Academy
Tuition $60,286 per year
University Fee – BU Academy Students only $680 per year
Summer Term
Courses numbered 100-599 $815 per credit
Courses numbered 600-999 $2,083 per credit
Metropolitan College graduate courses $975 per credit
College of Fine Arts all Music Education courses $815 per credit
Wheelock College of Education and Human Development
all on-campus courses
$815 per credit
Wheelock College of Education and Human Development
off-campus extension courses
$521 per credit
College of Engineering courses numbered 500-999 $2,083 per credit
School of Social Work all on-campus courses $1,230 per credit
School of Social Work off-campus extension courses $782 per credit
School of Theology Doctor of Ministry (DMin) & MARPL courses $752 per credit
School of Theology Non-DMin Masters Programs courses $1,002 per credit

FEES

Student Services Fee – Excludes BUMC
Full-time Undergraduate students $392 per semester
Full-time Graduate students $219 per semester
Part-time Undergraduate & Graduate students $75 per semester
Community Service Fee
Full-time Undergraduate students – Charles River Campus $77 per semester
Health & Wellness Fee – CRC & BUMC
Full-time Undergraduate & Graduate students $282 per semester
Medical Insurance
BU Student Basic $3,538 per year
BU Student Plus $4,741 per year
Applied Music Fee*
Half-hour Lessons (14 lessons) $1,025 per semester
Half-hour Lessons with Graduate Assistant (14 lessons) $675 per semester
One-hour Lessons (14 lessons) $2,050 per semester
One-hour Lessons with Graduate Assistant (14 lessons) $1,350 per semester
Part-time students $1,092 per credit
*This additional fee does NOT apply to full-time undergraduate CFA music students with Applied Music in their curriculum.
Clinical Affiliation Fee (SAR)
Neurological Residency Program $1,350
Physical Therapy
Charged in the summer semester of the first 2 years $2,183
Charged in the final semester of the program $4,366
Occupational Therapy
Charged in the final semester of the on-campus program $4,366
Continuing Study Fee $4,366 per semester
College of Fine Arts (CFA) $2,183 per semester
School of Theology (STH) – excluding DMin &ThD/PhD
entering prior to Fall 2014
$1,027 per semester
MED MS Program in Dermatology $4,539 per semester
Non-BU External Program Fee (assessed to BU students in
Non-affiliated Study Abroad Programs; fall & spring only)
$600 per semester
Law School In-Absentia Fee $6,987 per leave
Laboratory Fees (Non-Computer Science Courses)
MET $200 per course
Summer Term $200 per course
Orientation Program Fee
Entering Freshmen and Transfers $355 one-time fee

RESIDENCE CHARGES

Residence Charge – Room (fall & spring)
Most rooms (multiple occupancy) $12,790 per year
Dining Plans (Residence or Contract)
Most plans $7,180 per plan
Standard Composite Room & Dining
(Combines the rate for most multiple
occupancy rooms with the rate for most dining plans)
$19,970 per year