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. Budgets for prior years are also available.
| Budget Items | Lives with Parents/Relative Undergrad | Traditional Undergrad | Non-Traditional Undergrad |
|---|---|---|---|
| Books | $1,206 | $1,206 | $1,206 |
| Room/Board | $3,402 | $10,752 | $14,076 |
| Personal | $2,265 | $2,265 | $2,265 |
| Transportation * | $414 | $414 | $1,296 |
| Resident Tuition ** | $12,383 | $12,383 | $12,383 |
| Resident Total Costs | $19,670 | $27,020 | $31,226 |
| Non-Resident Tuition ** | $29,938 | $29,938 | $29,938 |
| Non-Resident Total Costs | $37,225 | $44,575 | $48,781 |
* For UW-Seattle students, the annual U-Pass expense of $228 is added to the Tuition and Fees category.
**The tuition rates in this table are for 2012-13; 2013-14 rates have not been determined. Tuition rates are for Seattle undergraduates. Bothell and Tacoma rates vary slightly due to fees.
Traditional: All single, undergraduate students (without dependent children) who are living away from parents' home; or undergraduate married students without children whose spouses are also students.
Non-Traditional: Undergraduates who have children; married undergraduates whose spouses are not also enrolled. 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.