Tuition & Fees

$80.00

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 SPS student organizations.  All events can be found on SPS Engage at columbiasps.campuslabs.com/engage. For Fall & Summer 2020 only, this fee was reduced to reflect unique campus operations.

• Spring 2021 & Summer 2021: $325
• Fall 2020: $292

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 points 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. For Fall & Summer 2020, the fee has been reduced to reflect unique campus operations. This is a lower amount than planned to reflect the reduced availability of certain services and support, including athletics facilities and Lerner Hall.

$15.00 per foreign language course

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.  

$35.00 per course

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.

$105.00 one-time fee for all new students

$75.00 required of any student who drops all courses for which he or she has registered

Required of all full-time students; optional for part-time students. Includes clinical services provided on campus as well as integrated off-campus services. See www.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: Health Service Fee — Required for the following students: 1. International Students (non-U.S. Citizen or Non-U.S. Permanent Residents) that are attending courses for 8 weeks or longer; 2. Students that are registered for 12 points or more. Optional for all other students. Due to the online-only course offering in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the fee is mandatory for full-time students and those who elect to enroll in the Columbia Student Health Insurance Plan for the Summer 2020 term. Visit Columbia Health for details.

$35.00 per term, entitles students to extended CUIT computer lab privileges