Tulane University: Financial Information
2008-2009 Academic Year
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Financial Information
Tuition and fees paid by students cover only a portion of the cost of a Tulane
education. The difference is covered by endowments and gifts. In the 2008-2009
academic year, total tuition and fees for a full-time student are $19,322 per
semester. Tuition is $17,750, the academic service support fee is $1,100, the
Health Service fee is $272, and the student activity fee is $210. Payment of the
fees entitles a student to use facilities such as libraries and laboratories,
mainframe and microcomputers, the Reily Student Recreation Center, to
participate in extracurricular activities, to receive the student newspaper, and to
attend campus events including athletic contests, movies and lectures. Tuition and
fees must be paid by the due date listed on the bill; any balance unpaid by the
stated due date is subject to interest charges.
Students who have obtained permission to register part-time (fewer than 12 hours)
are assessed according to the number of credits carried and the division in which
they are taken.
Course fees may be charged in addition to the tuition and fees stated above. If a
course has an additional charge, it will be so noted on that course in the Schedule
of Classes. An example of a course that requires an additional fee would be an
applied music course.
Books and scholastic supplies average about $900 per year, depending largely
upon the types of courses the student selects and the availability of used books.
Expenses for items such as clothing, membership dues and off-campus interests
will, of course, vary widely among individuals.
An online application for admission does not require a fee; a $55 application fee
must be included with each paper application for admission. At the time of
acceptance into the university, students are asked to submit a nonrefundable $300
commitment deposit; the first $150 is applied to University fees and tuition, the
second $150 is held as a security deposit on a residence hall room.
Changes in the cost of tuition, fees, housing, and meals may occur. Whenever
increases become necessary, the university will make every effort to keep them to
a minimum.
SPECIAL FEES
A $10 diploma registration fee is charged to graduating seniors who are not
otherwise enrolled in the semester or summer term in which they are awarded
their degrees. A student who completes the degree requirements in the fall