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 your 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.

Seattle Undergraduate Students

2023-2024 Student Budget Nine-Month Expenses
Budget Items Living with Parents / Relative Living on / off campus Students with dependents
Textbooks & course supplies $900 $900 $900
Rent, utilities & food $5,715 $17,982 $22,251
Personal & miscellaneous $2,508 $2,508 $2,508
Transportation  $789 $519 $1,581
Resident Tuition $12,645 $12,645 $12,645
Resident Total Costs $22,557 $34,554 $39,885
Non-Resident Tuition $41,997 $41,997 $41,997
Non-Resident Total Costs $51,909 $63,906 $69,237

 

Notes

  • See the Office of Planning & Budgeting website for other tuition rates.
  • For Seattle students, the annual U-Pass expense of $276 is included in the Tuition and Fees category
  • Bothell and Tacoma rates vary due to fees

Seattle graduate & professional students

2023-2024 Graduate & Professional Student Budget Nine-Month Expenses
Budget Items Lives with Parents / Relative Graduate / Professional
Textbooks & course supplies $825 $825
Rent, utilities & food $5,715 $22,251
Personal & miscellaneous $2,508 $2,508
Transportation  $1,581 $1,581
Resident Tuition $18,633 $18,633
Resident Total Costs $29,262 $45,798
Non-Resident Tuition $32,511 $32,511
Non-Resident Total Costs $43,140 $59,676

 

Notes

  • See the Office of Planning & Budgeting website for other tuition rates.
  • For Seattle students, the annual U-Pass expense of $276 is included in the Tuition and Fees category
  • Bothell and Tacoma rates vary due to fees

Other campus budgets

Bothell campus budgets
Tacoma campus budgets