Off-campus Costs
| Living Off-Campus | |
|---|---|
| Direct costs: These costs are included on your bill from USF. It includes specific, fixed (or estimated) costs that you’ll pay for. | |
| Estimated Tuition for Fall & Spring * | $40,680 |
| Fees | $80 |
| Health Insurance Semester rate: Fall 2025 $1,708, Spring 2026 $2,392 |
$4,100 |
| Subtotal of direct costs: | $44,860 |
| Indirect costs: These costs will not show up on your bill from USF. They are estimated costs. For example, you’ll probably need to buy textbooks and school supplies, personal items like clothes and toiletries, and travel expenses if you live far from home and plan to travel back during school breaks. You’ll decide for yourself how and when you make these purchases (and how much you pay). That’s why it’s just an estimate. | |
| Off-campus housing | $14,490 |
| Off-campus food | $3,705 |
| Books, Course Materials, Supplies, and Equipment | $1,089 |
| Transportation | $3,292 |
| Personal expenses | $4,400 |
| Subtotal of indirect costs: | $26,976 |
| Total Cost of Attendance: (Direct + indirect costs. Your bill will be lower than this amount because you will not be charged for indirect costs.) | $71,836 |
On Campus Costs
| Living on campus | |
|---|---|
| Direct costs: These costs are included on your bill from USF. It includes specific, fixed (or estimated) costs that you’ll pay for. | |
| Estimated Tuition for Fall & Spring * | $40,680 |
| Fees | $80 |
| Health Insurance Semester rate: Fall 2025 $1,708, Spring 2026 $2,392 |
$4,100 |
| Housing | $16,018 |
| Subtotal of direct costs: | $60,878 |
| Indirect costs: These costs will not show up on your bill from USF. They are estimated costs. For example, you’ll probably need to buy textbooks and school supplies, personal items like clothes and toiletries, and travel expenses if you live far from home and plan to travel back during school breaks. You’ll decide for yourself how and when you make these purchases (and how much you pay). That’s why it’s just an estimate. | |
| Food | $5,985 |
| Books, Course Materials, Supplies, and Equipment | $1,089 |
| Transportation | $1,251 |
| Personal expenses | $3,195 |
| Subtotal of indirect costs: | $11,520 |
| Total Cost of Attendance: (Direct + indirect costs. Your bill will be lower than this amount because you will not be charged for indirect costs.) | $72,398 |
Notes:
- * The tuition estimate is based on required 24 units during Fall & Spring terms. The cost per unit is $1,695. The program may require additional units in other terms, including Summer 2025 and Summer 2026.
- Fees include:
- $40 AGSUSF fee is applied each fall and spring semester for a total annual fee of $80. This fee funds activities and events of the Associated Graduate Students.
- Housing and meal costs are estimates based on the average full-time graduate student. See all housing and meal costs.
- Tuition, fees, housing, and meal plan costs are subject to annual increases. While the exact percentage may vary, these costs have historically increased slightly each year, with past annual increases ranging from 2.8% to 4.9%.
- Graduate students enrolled in 6 or more units will see a $4,100 charge for the USF-sponsored health insurance plan reflected on their billing statement. This charge is automatically applied but may be waived if the student meets the criteria for a health insurance waiver. Students who have successfully submitted a waiver indicating they are covered under another qualifying plan will not be responsible for this charge, and it will be removed from their account as a negative debit.
As required by law, USF determines and publishes Cost of Attendance in compliance with Section 472 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (20 U.S.C. § 1087ll).