Tuition & Financing

$150 application fee (for M.S. and M.P.S. degree programs and degree-affiliated certificate programs)

The Orientation Fee is a required one-time fee for all entering degree students in their first term, covering the costs of mandatory orientation programming.

$150

The Student Activity fee is assessed to all degree and non-degree students as approved by the Board of Trustees, to support in-person and online student-facing services and events including but not limited to: Orientation, Graduation, Academic Support, Career Services, Student Engagement Platforms, and is used to fund SPS student organizations.  All events can be found on SPS Engage.

$300 per term

All students registered on the Morningside Campus shall be charged a University Services and Support Fee, calculated based on the student’s registration. Full-time students are those registered for 12 or more credits in the term. Part-time students are those registered for fewer than 12 points (credits) in the term. This fee is not assessed to American Language Program students or School of Professional Studies Summer Program for High School students.  This fee combines the Recreational Facilities Fee and Lerner Fee (for both of these, applies to Spring Term only for Academic Year 20-21), Information Technology Fee (all students charged, including part-time), and the Cross-Cutting Multi-School Activities Fee. This fee is subject to Board of Trustee approval and may change.

The document fee entitles students to e-transcripts, enrollment and degree certifications, and the mailing of the original diploma. The fee is assessed once during the student’s tenure, normally at the point of first matriculation, with students who previously attended Columbia not being billed.

$105 one-time fee for all new students

$75 required of any student who drops all courses for which he or she has registered

Required of all students. Includes services provided on campus as well as integrated off-campus services. See health.columbia.edu for details. Students who pay the Health Service Fee in Spring are not required to pay the Health Service Fee in Summer. The Summer Trimester Fee applies to new Summer Trimester students only.

NOTE: International Services Fee — This fee is mandatory for all international students.

$150 per term required of all international students.

All students shall be charged a Student Technology Fee as approved by the Board of Trustees. This fee is dedicated to funding the technological infrastructure of the School to provide students with the best in teaching and learning. This fee supports the following computing and telecommunications services: Canvas infrastructure and support, student support for in-person and online classes, on-line documentation and computer-based courses and smart/multimedia technology.  

• On-Campus: $35 per term
• Online*: $218 per term

*The Online Technology Fee does not apply to the following programs: Actuarial Science M.S. and Certification, Bioethics Certification, Construction Administration M.S. and Certification, Enterprise Risk Management Certification, Information & Knowledge Strategy M.S. (effective Fall 2022), Narrative Medicine M.S. and Certification, Negotiation and Conflict Resolution M.S. On-Campus Option, Nonprofit Management M.S. Full-Time On-Campus Option, Sports Management M.S., Strategic Communication Executive and Full-Time Path M.S. Options, and Technology Management M.S.