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 is used to fund SPS student organizations.  All events can be found on SPS Engage.

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 term, the fee has been reduced to reflect unique campus operations for Fall 2020. This is a lower amount than planned to reflect the reduced availability of certain services and support, including athletics facilities and Lerner.)

NOTE: University Services and Support Fee — Students are required to pay a University Services and Support Fee depending on their registration. Full-time students are those registered for 12 or more points in the term. This fee is not assessed to undergraduate students who are charged the Student Life Fee, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences students who are registered for Matriculation and Facilities, American Language Program students, School of Professional Studies Summer Program for High School Students, or students in a course of study away from the University, where applicable. The fee applies to individuals enrolled in a Master's program at the School of Professional Studies, the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, or The Fu Foundation School of Engineering & Applied Science. This fee is subject to Board of Trustee approval and may change. For the Summer 2020 term only, the fee is waived for part-time students.

$15.00 per foreign language course

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.

$35.00 per term

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 per term required of any student who drops all courses for which he or she has registered

Health Service Fee – 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.

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.

$110.00 per term required of all international students

NOTE: International Services Fee — This fee is mandatory for all international students. Due to the online-only course offering in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the fee is waived for the Summer 2020 term for students outside of US. The International Student Fee will be charged for students already in the US who are visiting Columbia from another US institution for the Summer 2020 term.

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