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* $12,242 $12,242 $12,242
Resident Total Costs $22,154 $34,151 $39,482
Non-Resident Tuition* $40,740 $40,740 $40,740
Non-Resident Total Costs $50,652 $62,649 $67,980

 

Notes

*Tuition amounts are based on 2022-2023 amounts. Tuition amounts will be updated to reflect 2023-2024 amounts once they are finalized by Office of Planning & Budgeting.

  • 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* $18,057 $18,057
Resident Total Costs $28,686 $45,222
Non-Resident Tuition* $31,530 $31,530
Non-Resident Total Costs $42,159 $58,695

 

Notes

*Tuition amounts are based on 2022-2023 amounts. Tuition amounts will be updated to reflect 2023-2024 amounts once they are finalized by Office of Planning & Budgeting.

  • 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