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Financial Assistance is awarded to cover educational costs within a specific academic year. The following provides estimated costs for new undergraduate students for the 2017-2018 academic year. Estimated costs vary by location and program.

• Main Campus
• Accelerated Nursing Program (ABSN)
• Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Medicine Certificate Program
• College of Professional Studies
• Online Learning

Main Campus

Notes:

• All freshmen, sophomores, and juniors are required to live on campus. Students within commuting distance of campus may apply for a housing waiver through GW Housing.
• New entering GW students will pay this fixed tuition rate for up to a total of 10 consecutive semesters as long as the student maintains full-time continuous enrollment. The full-time tuition rate covers costs for 12-17 hours per semester.
• $1,575 is the per credit hour rate for less than 12 credits per semester for all undergraduates.  Undergraduates exceeding 17 credits in a semester will be charged extra on a per credit basis (19 credits is the maximum for SEAS students and students in the Honors Program)
• The matriculation fee is only charged for new students.
• • The Room and Board estimated allowance is the average cost for first year students.  Students who opt for a higher room option will be responsible to cover this extra expense from his/her own resources, or a PLUS/alternative loan option.  Information about Residence Hall rates is available at https://living.gwu.edu .  Undergraduate students living in GW residence halls will be assigned a Dining Plan based upon the availability of a kitchen in a student's housing assignment.  Information about GW Dining is available at https://dining.gwu.edu/.
• Students may expect to pay an average of $1,325 for books and supplies and $1,525 for personal/ miscellaneous expenses (supplemental food costs, laundry, entertainment, etc.) for an average total of $2,850. 

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Accelerated Nursing Program (ABSN)

The cost of attendance includes tuition, fees, books, supplies and an allowance for personal and living expenses.  The COA includes transportation costs intended to cover the cost of getting to and from school and related offsite locations; however it does not include an allowance for car payments.  Students are charged for a maximum of 12 credits each semester.

ABSN Cohorts and Academic Years

The cohort a student is in will impact the structure / schedule of financial assistance they receive within each academic year. Academic years for financial assistance purposes consist of fall, spring and summer semesters (in that order). The following outlines how each cohort’s semesters fall within the two academic years of the ABSN program to assist students in financial planning.

• The figures above represent a sample cost of attendance for an independent student.
• Tuition is capped at 12 credit hours per semester.
• Health Insurance costs are not included automatically but can be added in upon request by completing the Cost of Attendance Appeal section of the Undergraduate Change Form.
• Undergraduate Change Form is used to request consideration that additional expenses (e.g. higher room and board estimates) are included in the COA.  Please refer to that form for documentation requirements.

Fees include:

• NCLEX Review Fee of $130 per semester
• Lab Fee of $200 per semester
• One time Criminal Background Check and Immunization Fee of $122 (first semester only)
• One time Health Assessment Equipment Fee of $220 (first semester only)
• One time Neehr Perfect Subscription of $155 (first semester only)
• One time Orientation Fee of $75 (first semester only)

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• The figures above represent a sample cost of attendance for an independent student.
• The 12 month tuition cost is $39,500 ($13,167 per semester), this includes laboratory fees and the MCAT2016 preparatory course offered by the Princeton Review. 

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Online Learning

• Online Learning Expenses is based on number of months therefore summer expenses would include an allowance of $1,667
• Tuition amount is dependent on the program. Undergraduate programs are:

• Undergraduate Students in all schools but Health Sciences and School of Nursing are charged $570 per credit.
• School of Nursing A.D. to B.S. in Nursing are charged $610 per credit.
• Health Science Programs:
  • Health Sciences programs for active-duty military tuition is $250 per credit.
  • All other Health Sciences programs tuition is $570 per credit.

Fees include:

• Registration fee of $35 per semester
• Online Learning Expenses is based on number of months therefore summer expenses would include an allowance of $1,667

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