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Graduate Cost of Attendance 2011-2012

Graduate Nursing & Health Studies (NHS)


An average Cost of Attendance budget is used by the GU Office of Student Financial Services to determine a student's eligibility for need-based and other types of financial aid.  A breakdown of the average Cost of Attendance budget for the Graduate NHS programs is listed below.
 
Direct Expenses 1  
Tuition (12 credits per semester) 2 and     Mandatory Fees3 $41,196
Indirect Expenses 1  
Average Living Allowance $19,694
Average Books 2,180
Average Travel 1,290
Subtotal $23,164
TOTAL Cost of Attendance $64,360

1Direct expenses are charged to a student's account with Georgetown University. Indirect expenses are average costs that a student may pay out of pocket.
2The charge per credit hour for the 2011-12 academic year  is $1,623.  A graduate NHS student who registers for more than twelve credit hours during a semester will be charged for the additional credit hour(s), e.g.- Fall Semester: 15 credit hours  x $1,623 cost per credit = $24,345  tuition.  

3Mandatory Fees:  A Yates Fee is assessed when a student is registered for 9+ credit hours.  A Georgetown University Health Insurance charge is assessed when a student takes 8+ credit hours.