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Undergraduate Cost of Attendance

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 financial aid and/or private loan(s).  A breakdown of the average cost of attendance budget is listed below.

Undergraduate (COL, MSB, SFS) (2008-2009)

Direct Expenses* Full-Time Tuition* Yates Fee Average Class Fees Activity Fee Average Room & Board* Indirect Expenses* Average Books Average Personal Expenses Average Travel TOTALS

Freshmen  $37,536 311 175 100 $12,153 1,125 1,700 500   $53,600

Upperclass $37,536 311 175 100 $12,348 1,125 1,705 500 $53,800

*Direct expenses are charged to a student's billing account with Georgetown University.  Indirect expenses are average costs that a student may pay out of pocket.

*If a student enrolls for less than twelve credit hours in any semester, their average cost of attendance budget will be revised to reflect the actual cost of their revised enrollment and their eligibility for student financial aid will be recalculated.

*The cost of a room varies depending on dormitory assignment; the board allowance included above is based on the cost of the 14 meal plan.

*For students living locally with parents, the room and board allowance is $2,040 and allowance for personal expenses is $1,243.