Your student budget is the amount of money we estimate you will need for tuition, books, and living expenses for the 9-month academic year (October-June). Student budgets include only the student's educational costs; other family members' expenses cannot be included in the budget.
The figures below are subject to change each academic year. Please check with the Medical and Dental schools for costs associated with those programs. Budgets for prior years are also available.
| Budget Items | Lives with Parents/Relative | Non-Traditional |
|---|---|---|
| Books | $ 1,206 | $ 1,206 |
| Room/Board | $ 3,402 | $ 14,076 |
| Personal | $ 2,265 | $ 2,265 |
| Transportation * | $ 1,296 | $ 1,296 |
| Resident Tuition ** | $14,358 | $14,358 |
| Resident Total Costs | $22,527 | $33,201 |
| Non-resident Tuition ** | $26,768 | $26,768 |
| Non-resident Total Costs | $34,937 | $45,611 |
* For UW-Seattle students, the annual U-Pass expense of $228 is added to the Tuition and Fees category.
**Tuition rates are based on 2012-13 rates; 2013-14 rates have not yet been established. Tuition rates are for Seattle Graduate Tier I students.
Please note: Registered same-sex domestic partners may request consideration for additional living costs and will need to provide information about their partner's financial resources when they make the request.
For detailed information on tuition rates, see Annual or Quarter Tuition and Fees.