Tuition & Fees
Cost of Attendance 2012-2013
The primary mission of our office is to assist students in securing adequate funding from a variety of sources to meet their educational expenses. We are committed to improving the financial literacy of our graduate students, as well as providing financial planning information for life before and after graduation. The financial planning process should begin well before you are admitted to the institution and continue throughout your academic career. We hope that you will find the information below helpful as you work to decide if a Teachers College (TC) education is feasible for you.Tuition and Fees for the 2012-2013 Academic Year
- Fall 2012: $1,286 per credit/point
- Spring 2013: $1,286 per credit/point
- Summer 2013: $1,286 per credit/point
Budgeting Groups for the 2012-2013 Academic Year
- Full-Time Student: A student enrolled in 12 or more credits/points per semester.
- Three Quarter-Time Student: A student enrolled in 9-11 credits/points per semester.
- Half-Time Student: A student enrolled in 6-8 credits/points per semester.
- Less-Than-Half-Time Student: A student enrolled in 5 or less credits/points per semester. These students are not eligible to receive federal aid.
Fall 2012 Semester Tuition and Fees
Enrollment (Total Number of Credits/Points): 6 credits/points
- Total Cost of Tuition: $7,716
- Total Mandatory Fees*: College Fee, $398
- Total Tuition & Fees: $8,114
- Total Cost of Tuition: $11,574
- Total Mandatory Fees*: College Fee, $398
- Total Tuition & Fees: $11,972
- Total Cost of Tuition: $15,432
- Total Mandatory Fees*: College Fee ($398) + Health Program Fee** ($412) = $810
- Total Tuition & Fees: $16,242
- Total Cost of Tuition: $19,290
- Total Mandatory Fees*: College Fee ($398) + Health Program Fee** ($412) = $810
- Total Tuition & Fees: $20,100
**Students enrolling in all three semesters of the academic year (Fall, Spring, Summer) will only be charged the Health Program Fee in the Fall and Spring.
**Students enrolled less than full-time may voluntarily enroll in TC Health Insurance; these students will be required to pay the Health Program Fee, in addition to the cost of health insurance coverage.
Spring 2013 Semester Tuition and Fees
Enrollment (Total Number of Credits/Points): 6 credits/points
- Total Cost of Tuition: $7,716
- Total Mandatory Fees*: College Fee, $398
- Total Tuition & Fees: $8,114
- Total Cost of Tuition: $11,574
- Total Mandatory Fees*: College Fee, $398
- Total Tuition & Fees: $11,972
- Total Cost of Tuition: $15,432
- Total Mandatory Fees*: College Fee ($398) + Health Program Fee** ($412) = $810
- Total Tuition & Fees: $16,242
- Total Cost of Tuition: $19,290
- Total Mandatory Fees*: College Fee ($398) + Health Program Fee** ($412) = $810
- Total Tuition & Fees: $20,100
**Students enrolling in all three semesters of the academic year (Fall, Spring, Summer) will only be charged the Health Program Fee in the Fall and Spring.
**Students enrolled less than full-time may voluntarily enroll in TC Health Insurance; these students will be required to pay the Health Program Fee, in addition to the cost of health insurance coverage.
If you plan on attending the entire academic year (Fall and Spring), simply add your 'Total: Tuition + Fees' for Fall 2012 to those of Spring 2013 to estimate tuition and fees for the entire 2012-2013 year.
The Summer of 2013 may also be added in, should you plan to attend in the Summer (students attending in the Summer are always charged the College Fee, but may not be charged the Health Program Fee – please see **note above).
Additional Items Factored into Your 2012-2013 Budget
These items represent additional expenses that you may incur over the course of the year while attending TC. These figures are purely high-end estimates and are NOT mandatory/applicable to all students. Please note that while every student is allotted an annual budget for the items listed below, they are optional to include in one's own budgeting calculations.
| Additional Items | Estimated Annual Budgets* |
| Basic Health Insurance**: | $2,760 |
| Books and Supplies: | $4,200 |
| Travel Allowance: | $2,000 |
| Personal Expenses: | $5,900 |
| Living Expenses (Room and Board): | $23,000 |
**All students enrolled in 12 or more credits and/or living in the residence halls are required to have health insurance coverage (TC or external). Full-time students/those living on-campus are automatically enrolled in TC's Basic Health Insurance; this coverage may be waived with proper proof of external coverage.
Student Budgeting Worksheets & Other Helpful Items
Take a look! We have created the budgeting worksheets below to help you with the budgeting process. Please be advised that these tools are simply designed to help you with the financial planning process and you will likely have to use some estimated figures. These figures are subject to change over time and we hope that you revisit this planner frequently as your financial costs/resources become more definite.
- Financing a TC Education as a FULL-TIME Student (2012-2013)
- Financing a TC Education as a LESS THAN FULL-TIME Student (2012-2013)
- Financial Awareness Counseling provides tools and information to help you understand your financial aid and assist you in managing your finances. *Financial Awareness Counseling does not satisfy Entrance or Exit Counseling Requirements.*