Tuition, Fees & Cost of Attendance

Tuition and Fees

Tuition and fees vary by program. Please see Tuition and Fees for more information.

Cost of Attendance

The Cost of Attendance is the total amount it will cost a graduate student to attend Fairfield University for a specified period of enrollment. This cost includes two types of related educational expenses, direct and indirect.

1. Direct Costs are the costs for which a student will be billed by the Office of the Bursar. These costs include, but are not limited to, tuition and registration fees.

2. Indirect Costs are the costs for which a student will not be billed, but may incur as an expense while attending Fairfield University. These costs include books and supplies, transportation, personal expenses and off-campus living expenses.

All costs vary by program of study and are used when determining financial aid eligibility. The total Cost of Attendance is called a budget. A student's financial aid eligibility cannot exceed the budgeted cost of attendance for a particular program.

The tuition costs in a budget assumes a minimum of 6 credits per semester unless otherwise noted for some programs. A student's budget can be adjusted to reflect the most accurate tuition and fee costs, which may result in a change to financial aid eligibility. If a student plans to enroll for more than six credits in any given semester, he/she should inform the Office of Financial Aid.

Please see Cost of Attendance budgets for the graduate programs listed below:

• Graduate Business (Accounting, Business Administration, Finance, Taxation)
• Graduate Education, American Studies, University College, Mathematics, Engineering (MSSE, MCSE, & ME)
• Graduate Engineering (MOT)
• Graduate Nursing
• Nurse Anethesia Program
• MFA in Creative Writing - beginning January 2009

Graduate Business (2008-2009): MS Accounting

*Assumes twelve credits in the fall semester and six credits in the spring semester

Graduate Business (2008-2009): All Other Programs

Graduate (2008-2009): Education, American Studies, Mathematics, University College

Graduate Engineering (2008-2009): MS Management of Technology

Graduate Engineering (2008-2009): All Other Programs

Graduate Nursing (2008-2009)

Nurse Anethesia Program (2008-2009): Year 3

*Assumes six credits for the fall semester and six credits for the spring semester

Nurse Anethesia Program (2008-2009): Year 2

Books & Supplies	$1,000
Registration Fees	$50
Personal Expenses	$3,625
Room & Board (off-campus)	$11,775
Travel	$2,715
Tuition*	$9,030
TOTAL	$28,195

*Assumes seven credits for the fall semester and seven credits for the spring semester

Nurse Anethesia Program (beginning Spring 2009):

*Assumes 12 credits for the spring semester

MFA in Creative Writing (beginning Spring 2009):

Books & Supplies	TBA
Registration Fees and non-refundable deposit	$1,025
Residency Room and Board per semester	$995
Travel	$500
Tuition per semester	$7,275
TOTAL	$9,295