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Tuition and Financial Aid

The following tuition, fees and living expenses are estimates to help you with planning. Summer school tuition and fees are finalized during the spring while academic year tuition and fees are finalized during the summer before each fall term.

Financial Aid Budgets for Summer School 2013 and
Academic Year 2013-2014

Summer School	NC residents	Non NC residents
Tuition and mandatory fees¹	$4,355	$8,385
Summer Total (with living expenses)	$10,851	$14,881

Academic Year	NC residents	Non NC residents
Tuition and mandatory fees²	$29,845	$46,992
Academic Year Total (with living expenses)³	$53,577	$70,724

Living expenses⁴

	Per month	Per Summer	Per academic year
Books	N/A	$258	$1,600
Food	$456	$1,298	$4,104
Health insurance	$244	$0	$2,200
Housing	$1,251	$3,606	$11,260
Miscellaneous	$310	$904	$2,786
Unsubsidized Loan Fee	N/A	$65	$194
Travel	$176	$430	$1,588
Total	$2,437	$6,561	$23,732

¹This tuition amount represents the total charges for a student enrolled in 13.0 credit hours during summer 2012 based on the tuition rate of $335 per credit hour for NC residents and $645 per credit hour for non NC residents. An individual student's actual tuition and required fees is determined by her/his actual hours of enrollment. This information is provided to assist students in planning and in no way implies the actual charges for the upcoming summer school sessions. The University Cashier's Office will bill students for tuition and fees.

²Tuition and fees are finalized in the summer before each fall term. This is the most current estimate of tuition and fee amounts for the upcoming academic year. This information is provided to assist students in planning and in no way implies the actual charges for the upcoming academic year. Please note that tuition is expected to increase every academic year. For NC Residents the tuition increase will likely be between 15% and 18% each academic year until the 2016-2017 year.

³A student's total financial aid (scholarships, fellowships, and all education loans) cannot be more than the estimated living expenses plus tuition and fees.

⁴Living expense estimates are based on reasonable cost of living for the Chapel Hill area. Students whose lifestyle choices exceed the reasonable cost of living amounts are responsible for covering those choices through other resources than financial aid. Certain allowable expenses can be added, with documentation of the cost. These include computer purchase (up to $1,700), day care (for children under 13 only), and commuting (for students living more than 15 miles from campus.