Cost of Attendance

A GW graduate student's cost of attendance will depend on four specific factors:

1)  The student's program of study

2)  The GW cost per credit hour for the student's program of study

3)  The number of credit hours for which the student is registered

4) The number of months in your requested loan period as indicated on the Loan Questionnaire.

The standard cost per credit hour for the 2013-2014 Academic Year is $1440. However, there are a number of graduate programs with different tuition rates. The complete tuition schedule is available here.
 
Student aid is processed based on a cost of attendance budget. The cost of attendance is a budget constructed to approximate the costs of a student's attendance. Cost of attendance items include:
 
Tuition and Fees
 
Room and Board

Personal Expenses including $225 per month for Health Insurance
 
Books and supplies
 
Transportation
 
Miscellaneous Expenses
 
An allowance for off-campus housing is included in the standard budget. Tuition and fees are based on the University's academic year rates. Transportation, personal expenses, and books and supplies are estimated figures based on area trends, and in some cases, derived from data provided by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Note:  The budget for students in distance education programs, and less than half-time students applying for a private loans, does not include living expenses.

Depending on the student's enrollment status, different cost of attendance budgets are utilized since tuition rates may differ depending on the student's academic program. The following charts delineate examples of cost of attendance budgets for full-time enrollment (9 credits per semester) and half-time enrollment (6 academic credits per semester).

In order for you to calculate your budget and to ensure that when considering student loans you borrow only what you need,  please note that your actual costs for tuition and fees will be:

No. of credits  x  Cost Per Credit  =  Actual Tuition and Fees

See also these other financial literacy/debt management resources:

http://www.mymoney.gov/

http://www.360financialliteracy.org/

2012-2013

Cost of Attendance

A GW graduate student's cost of attendance will depend on four specific factors:

Depending on the student's enrollment status, different cost of attendance budgets are utilized since tuition rates may differ depending on the student's academic program. The following charts delineate examples of cost of attendance budgets for full-time enrollment (9 credits per semester) and half-time enrollment (6 academic credits per semester).