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An average Cost of Attendance budget is used by the GU Office of Student Financial Services to determine a student's eligibility for federal student financial aid and/or private loan(s). A breakdown of the average Cost of Attendance budget is listed below.

Graduate School of Arts & Sciences (2008-2009)

Direct Expenses*
Tuition (12 credits per semester)*
Yates Fee
GU Health Insurance
Subtotal
$35,160
311
1,639
$37,110

Indirect Expenses*
Average Room & Board
Average Books
Average Personal Expenses
Average Travel
Subtotal
TOTAL Cost of Attendance

$14,330
1,200
3,960
1,200
$20,690
$57,800

*Direct expenses are charged to a student's account with Georgetown University. Indirect expenses are average costs that a student may pay out of pocket.

*If a student enrolls for less than twelve credit hours in any semester, their average cost of attendance budget will be revised to reflect the actual cost of their revised enrollment and their eligibility for student financial aid will be recalculated. The charge per credit hour for the 2008-09 academic year is $1,465.