Students are assessed tuition each semester on the basis of their level, class, residency status, number of credits carried, and beginning year of enrollment. Tuition is assessed on a per credit-hour basis except for graduate-professional students who are assessed on a semester basis and selected Masters program students who are assessed on a semester, annual, or program basis.
Tuition
Tuition is based on per credit-hour basis.
| TUITION |
RESIDENT |
NON-RESIDENT |
| Undergraduate - Admitted Fall 2005 or after Lower Division (Freshman and Sophomores) |
$ 380.50 |
$ 970.25 |
| Undergraduate - Admitted prior to Fall 2005 (Freshmen and Sophomores) |
353.25 |
943.00 |
| Undergraduate - Admitted Fall 2005 or after Upper Division (Juniors and Seniors) |
415.75 |
1,001.00 |
| Undergraduate - Admitted prior to Fall 2005 (Juniors and Seniors) |
388.50 |
973.50 |
| Graduate - Masters |
531.75 |
1,044.50 |
| Graduate - Doctoral |
531.75 |
1,044.50 |
| Graduate Certification |
531.75 |
681.50 |
| Lifelong Education |
531.75 |
681.50 |
Student Voted Taxes
Student Voted Taxes are charged to students in degree granting programs as noted below:
| TYPE OF TAX |
AMOUNT |
| ASMSU Tax - all undergraduate students |
$ 18.00 |
| COGS Tax - all graduate students |
4.75 |
| COMS Tax - all graduate professional students |
1.50 |
| FM Radio Tax - all degree students |
3.00 |
| State News Tax - all degree students with 6 or more credit hours |
5.00 |
Fees
The following fees are charged per semester. Part-time is based on 1-4 credits and Full-time is based on 5 or more credits.
| FEES |
PART-TIME |
FULL-TIME |
| International Registration Fee - All international students |
25.00 |
25.00 |
Special Programmatic Fees
Special program fees are charged to undergraduate juniors and seniors per semester (Engineering Program Fee also assessed to graduate engineering students). Part-Time is based on 1-4 credits and Full-Time is based on 5 or more credits. See table below:
| SPECIAL PROGRAMMATIC FEES |
PART-TIME |
FULL-TIME |
| Science and Technology Intensive Majors |
$ 50.00 |
$ 100.00 |
| Health Sciences Majors |
50.00 |
100.00 |
| Broad College of Business |
100.00 |
200.00 |
| Engineering Program |
0.00 |
490.00 |
Undergraduate Special Programs
The following undergraduate program is based on per credit hour rates.
| SPECIAL PROGRAM FEES |
RESIDENT |
NON-RESIDENT |
| Accelerated Nursing B.S.N. |
550.00 |
575.00 |
Graduate & Graduate Professional Special Programs
The following Graduate & Graduate Professional Program fees are charged per semester.
| SPECIAL BLOCK PROGRAM FEES |
RESIDENT |
NON-RESIDENT |
| Teacher Certification Internship Year |
$ 5,799 |
$ 12,387 |
| Broad MBA |
11,850 |
18,645 |
| Human & Osteopathic Medicine |
11,446 |
24,577 |
| Human & Osteopathic Medicine Extended Medical Curriculum |
7,672 |
16,431 |
| Human & Osteopathic Medicine - Medical Scientist Training Program |
7,851 |
16,551 |
| Veterinary Medicine |
11,561 |
23,900 |
| Veterinary Medicine Clinical Year - Fall & Spring |
10,223 |
21,279 |
| Veterinary Medicine Clinical Year - Summer |
7,243 |
14,199 |
| Veterinary Medicine - Medical Scientist Training Program |
7,395 |
15,072 |
The following Graduate Programs are based on per credit hour rates. Student Taxes apply.
| SPECIAL PROGRAM FEES |
RESIDENT |
NON-RESIDENT |
| M.A. & M.S. in the College of Education |
$ 564.75 |
$1,077.50 |
| Education Specialists & Doctoral Programs |
564.75 |
1,077.50 |
| M.S. in Accounting |
709.75 |
1,264.50 |
The following Graduate Programs rates apply to the entire program, and will be billed in increments for each semester of instruction.
| SPECIAL PROGRAM FEES |
RESIDENT |
NON-RESIDENT |
| Weekend MBA Program |
$56,500 |
$61,500 |
| MS in Marketing Research |
24,000 |
32,000 |
| MS in Supply Chain Management (courses are both on-line & on campus) |
45,000 |
47,000 |
|
Nursing Anesthesia (CRNA) Program |
42,955 |
66,235 |
On-line Programs
The following on-line programs are charged per credit hour rates. Student Taxes apply to students in degree programs.
| SPECIAL PROGRAM FEES |
RESIDENT |
NON-RESIDENT |
| Biomedical Laboratory Diagnostics Lifelong |
$ 581.75 |
$ 681.50 |
| Clinical Laboratory Sciences/Biomedical Laboratory Operations Masters |
581.75 |
681.50 |
| Criminal Justice Masters (includes Law Enforcement Intelligence and Judical Administration programs) |
575.00 |
575.00 |
| Criminal Justice Lifelong |
531.75 |
681.50 |
| Education Masters |
615.00 |
615.00 |
| Education Lifelong (includes on-line Kinesiology courses) |
681.75 |
731.50 |
| Educational Psychology and Educational Technology Hybrid PhD |
850.00 |
850.00 |
| Food Safety - Master of Science (additional program fees apply to VM 810) |
552.00 |
552.00 |
| Food Safety Lifelong |
531.75 |
681.50 |
| Integrative Pharmacology Masters |
651.75 |
651.75 |
| Integrative Pharmacology Lifelong |
651.75 |
681.50 |
| Packaging Masters |
645.00 |
645.00 |
| Packaging Lifelong |
531.75 |
681.50 |
The following on-line programs are charged per credit hour rates. Student Voted Taxes apply to all students except lifelong students and certification students.
| SPECIAL PROGRAM FEES |
RESIDENT |
NON-RESIDENT |
| Nursing M.S.N./CNS-Education |
$ 578.25 |
$ 603.25 |
| Nursing R.N. to B.S.N. |
480.50 |
505.50 |
| Nursing Lifelong Students |
631.75 |
781.50 |
| Clinical Nurse Specialist Graduate Certification |
578.25 |
603.25 |
The following on-line programs are charged per credit hour rates. Master's Degree students are charged Student Voted Taxes. Certificate students are charged taxes depending on level.
| SPECIAL PROGRAM FEES |
RESIDENT |
NON-RESIDENT |
| Youth Development through Great Plains IDEA Alliance Masters Degree |
$ 445.00 |
$ 445.00 |
| Youth Development through Great Plains IDEA Alliance Masters Certificate Program |
445.00 |
445.00 |
The following program rates apply to the entire program and will be billed in increments for each semester of instruction. Student Voted Taxes will apply.
| SPECIAL PROGRAM FEES |
RESIDENT |
NON-RESIDENT |
| M.S. in Supply Chain Management (courses are both on-line and on campus) |
$45,750 |
$47,750 |
Summer housing is billed per session. First session/semester is May 16-June 30 and second session/semester is July 5-August 18. Rates below reflect cost for one session.
| UNIVERSITY HOUSING RATES |
PER SEMESTER |
PER MONTH |
Residence Halls Undergraduate Housing
- Double Room - Platinum
(incl. $150 Spartan Cash) |
$ 1,862 |
|
Residence Halls Undergraduate Housing
- Double Room - Gold
(incl. $75 Spartan Cash) |
1,787 |
|
Residence Halls Undergraduate Housing
- Double Room - Silver |
1,712 |
|
| Owen Graduate Center - Permanent Single* |
1,513 |
|
| Owen Graduate Center - Designated Single* |
1,704 |
|
University Apts - Family Monthly Rates
Renovated One Bedroom Apartment |
|
$ 716 |
University Apts - Family Monthly Rates
Renovated Two Bedroom Apartment |
|
856 |
University Apts - Family Monthly Rates
Standard One Bedroom Apartment |
|
650 |
University Apts - Family Monthly Rates
Standard Two Bedroom Apartment |
|
774 |
University Village
Per Resident |
|
683 |
*Includes $125 in Riverwalk Market cash plus 30 residence hall meal accesses.
In addition, students living in Owen Graduate Hall will be assessed an OGA tax of $5.00 per semester and students in University Apartments will be charged a UA tax of $3.00 per semester.
Financial Aid Awards
Those students who have applied and who are eligible for financial assistance should be aware that increases in educational costs have been provided for in their financial aid awards. For further information, students should contact the Office of Financial Aid, by phone, email, in person (252 Student Services Building), or through their web site at www.finaid.msu.edu.
Important Note
The University reserves the right to make changes in the types, structures, and rates for fees, deposits, tuition, and housing. Every effort will be made to give as much advance notice as possible.