Cost of Attendance

These are the current rates for tuition, dorms, apartments, and meal plans which are charged on a per-semester basis to your student account.

First-Year Undergraduate Net Price Calculator

Tuition

Undergraduate Credit Hour

2023-2024

  • Summer 2023: $1,217.00
  • Fall 2023/Spring 2024: 
    • Full-time: fixed rate (block tuition) of $18,255.00 per semester for 12-18 credit hours. Credit hours taken in excess of 18 will be charged $1,217.00 per credit hour on top of the flat rate.
    • Part-time (less than 12 credit hours): $1,217.00 per credit hour

2024-2025

  • Summer 2024: $1,278.00
  • Fall 2024/Spring 2025: 
    • Full-time: fixed rate (block tuition) of $19,170.00 per semester for 12-18 credit hours. Credit hours taken in excess of 18 will be charged $1,278.00 per credit hour on top of the flat rate.
    • Part-time (less than 12 credit hours): $1,278.00 per credit hour

*Students are subject to a $50.00 fee each time a course is dropped. Learn more about DBU's block tuition program.

Graduate Credit Hour

  • Summer 2023: $1,271.00
  • Fall 2023/Spring 2024: $1,271.00
  • Summer 2024: $1,334.00
  • Fall 2024/Spring 2025: $1,334.00

*Tuition is charged per credit hour each semester. Students are subject to a $50.00 fee each time a course is dropped. 

Doctoral Credit Hour

  • Summer 2023: $1,325.00
  • Fall 2023/Spring 2024: $1,325.00
  • Summer 2024: $1,391.00
  • Fall 2024/Spring 2025: $1,391.00

*Tuition is charged per credit hour each semester. Students are subject to a $50.00 fee each time a course is dropped.

Exclusively Online Credit Hour

  • Undergraduate: $495.00
  • Graduate: $550.00

*Tuition is charged per credit hour each semester. Students are subject to a $50.00 fee each time a course is dropped.

University Housing

Residence Halls Per Semester

Spence Hall* 2023-2024 2024-2025
2-Person Room $2,275 $2,500
3-Person Room $1,950 $2,250
Spence Pod $2,550 $2,800
Long Summer $1,625 $1,680
Summer I or II $810 $840
Crowley/Lange/Williams* 2023-2024 2024-2025
2-Person Room $2,110 $2,200
3-Person Room $1,785 $1,950
Long Summer $1,620 $1,680
Summer I or II $810 $840
Learning-Living Communities at Ford Village 2023-2024 2024-2025
Jewel House** $3,240 + $380* $3,350 + $380*
Stone House** $3,240 + $380* $3,350 + $380*

*At least a minimum 14-meal plan is required for all students living in the residence halls during the Fall and Spring semesters.

*Prices subject to change.

**Living and Learning Communities have an additional $380 charge per semester for further programming, materials, and apparel and have a minimum Resident Flex Plan 10 meal plan requirement.

Upperclassman Housing Per Month (12-month contract)

Housing Type 2023-2024 Lease 2024-2025 Lease
Colonial Village Apartments
4-Person Apartment $555.00* $570.00*
5-Person Apartment $505.00* $520.00*
Mabee Village Townhomes
6-Person Townhome $535.00* $550.00*
7-Person Townhome $485.00* $500.00*
Mabee Village Brownstones
6-Person Brownstone $575.00* $590.00*
7-Person Brownstone $525.00* $540.00*
Ford Village Residential College
8-Person Rate $595.00* $610.00*
Programming Fee $380.00** $380.00**

*A 12-month housing agreement is required of all students living in the Colonial Village Apartments, Brownstone Apartments, or Williamsburg Townhomes.

*Prices subject to change.

**The Ford Village Residential College has an additional $380 charge per person per semester for further programming.

Meal Plans

The cost of meal plans and dining plans will be added to your DBU student account.

Residence Hall Meal Plans Per Semester

Traditional Plans 2023-2024
14 Meal Plan: 14 meals per week, $125 Flex Dollars* $2,950.00 + tax
Unlimited Plan: unlimited meals per week, $100 Flex Dollars $3,100.00 + tax
Unlimited Plus Plan: unlimited meals per week, $500 Flex Dollars $3,500.00 + tax
Resident Flex Plan 10 (10 meals per week, $150 Flex Dollars)** $2,150.00 + tax

*Minimum required plan for Dorm Students.

**Minimum required plan for Stone House and Jewel House Residents at Ford Village

 

Upperclassman Housing Meal Plans Per Semester

Apartment Life Resident Plans 2023-2024
Resident Flex Plan* $275.00 + tax
Resident Flex Plan 3 (w/$200 flex)** $825.00 + tax 
Resident Flex Plan 7 (w/$175 flex) $1,600.00 + tax
Resident Flex Plan 10 (w/$150 flex)*** $2,150.00 + tax

*Minimum required plan for Apartment, Townhome, and Brownstone students.

**Minimum required plan for Upperclassmen Ford Village residents

***Minimum required plan for Stone House and Jewel House Residents at Ford Village

Colonial Plans 2023-2024
50 Meal Block $330.00 + tax
The Patriot Plan: $350 Patriot Dollars w/ 15 meals in Crowley Dining Hall  $350.00

Residence Hall Meal Plans Per Semester

Traditional Plans 2024-2025
14 Meal Plan: 14 meals per week, $125 Flex Dollars* $3,050.00 + tax
Unlimited Plan: unlimited meals per week, $100 Flex Dollars $3,200.00 + tax
Unlimited Plus Plan: unlimited meals per week, $500 Flex Dollars $3,600.00 + tax
Resident Flex Plan 10 (10 meals per week, $150 Flex Dollars)** $2,225.00 + tax

*Minimum required plan for Dorm Students.

**Minimum required plan for Stone House and Jewel House Residents at Ford Village

 

Upperclassman Housing Meal Plans Per Semester

Apartment Life Resident Plans 2024-2025
Resident Flex Plan* $290.00 + tax
Resident Flex Plan 3 (w/$200 flex)** $850.00 + tax 
Resident Flex Plan 7 (w/$175 flex) $1,650.00 + tax
Resident Flex Plan 10 (w/$150 flex)*** $2,225.00 + tax

*Minimum required plan for Apartment, Townhome, and Brownstone students.

**Minimum required plan for Upperclassmen Ford Village residents

***Minimum required plan for Stone House and Jewel House Residents at Ford Village

Colonial Plans 2024-2025
50 Meal Block $340.00 + tax
The Patriot Plan: 15 meals, $350 Patriot Dollars $350.00
Student Insurance

Student

  • Fall 2023: $845.00
  • Spring 2024: $845.00
  • Summer 2024: $356.00

*The cost of Student Health Insurance coverage will be added to your DBU student account.

Student Athlete

  • Fall 2023: $845.00
  • Spring 2024: $845.00
  • Summer 2024: $356.00

*The cost of Student Health Insurance coverage will be added to your DBU student account.

Miscellaneous Fees

Registration Fees

  • Advance Registration Fee: No Charge
  • Ongoing Registration Fee: $75.00
  • Regular Registration Fee: $75.00
  • Late Registration Fee: $150.00

*A student who begins the registration process during one period and completes it during another is subject to the registration fee applicable at the time of completion. Refer to the schedule of classes for registration dates.

Application Fees

  • Undergraduate Application Fee: No Charge
  • Graduate Application Fee: No Charge
  • International Application Fee: No Charge
  • Doctoral Application Fee: $50.00

Payment Plan Fees (Per Semester)

  • Deferred Payment Plan Fee: $175.00
  • Late Payment Fee: $55.00

Student Fees (Per Semester)

2023-2024

  • Technology Fee: $165.00
  • Student Services Fee*: $650.00

2024-2025

  • Technology Fee: $175.00
  • Student Services Fee*: $750.00

*DBU does not charge a separate parking fee like most universities. Instead, upkeep of the parking lots has been included in the Student Services Fee. The Student Services Fee is used to pay a portion of the total cost of shuttle services, health services, athletic events, student activities, parking, online library resources, library databases, interlibrary loan services, the Fitness Center, and synchronous learning resources. This fee is charged to both graduate and undergraduate students taking an in-person course on the main campus.

Intensive English Program

Tuition

  • IEP Tuition: Fall/Spring I English for Academic Studies - $4,150.00
  • IEP Tuition: Fall/Spring II English for Academic Studies - $4,150.00
  • IEP Tuition: Fall/Spring I English for Communication - $3,250.00
  • IEP Tuition: Fall/Spring II English for Communication - $3,250.00

*Please reference the Financial Information listed with the Schedule of Classes for additional fees that may apply.

Fees

  • International Processing Fee: No Charge
  • International Student Fee: $125.00
  • Initial Housing Fee: $100.00

*Please reference the Financial Information listed with the Schedule of Classes for additional fees that may apply.

Residence Halls

  • 2-Person Room: $1,025.00 - $1,100.00
  • 3-Person Room: $875.00 - $950.00

*Please reference the Financial Information listed with the Schedule of Classes for additional fees that may apply.

Meal Plans

  • 14 Meals (plus $67 Flex Dollars): $1,312.50+ tax = $1,420.78
  • Unlimited Meals (plus $50 Flex Dollars): $1,387.50 + tax = $1,501.97
  • IEP Supplemental Meal Plan: $175.00

*Please reference the Financial Information listed with the Schedule of Classes for additional fees that may apply.

All Additional Special Fees
Federal Cost of Attendance Disclosures

Listed below are the Federal Cost of Attendance Disclosures for an Undergraduate Student, a Graduate Student, and a Doctoral Student based on the standard nine-month cost of attendance budget for determining financial aid:

Financial Disclosure

Estimated tuition, systemwide fees, and housing rates/fees for the current academic year are on DBU’s website. Some or all instruction for all or part of the Academic Year may be delivered remotely. Tuition, mandatory fees, and housing rates/fees have been set regardless of the method of instruction and will not be refunded in the event instruction occurs remotely for any part of the Academic Year. In the event of a local, state, or national stay-at-home order, University Housing may remain open for students. In the event University Housing remains open, Campus residents will be responsible for the costs assigned through their Housing Agreement.