Tuition and Fees: Undergraduate Student Budget

2013–14 Undergraduate Student Estimated Budget

Tuition per credit hour for summer 2013 is $1,278
Tuition per credit hour for fall/spring 2013–14 is $1,327
Tuition per credit hour for summer 2014 is $1,327

Estimated Costs: These estimated costs reflect tuition and fee expenses for the 2013–14 academic year and are for a student living off campus. Except for tuition and mandatory fees, these are estimated averages that you may need to adjust to your own specific budget. Please keep in mind that tuition and expense estimates will likely increase each academic year.

Special note to international students: This amount plus health insurance is the amount you must enter on the financial aid statement and show proof of support. SAIC cannot issue an I-20 form until a completed Confidential Statement of Support form is returned and reviewed. Immigration and Naturalization Service regulations require full-time enrollment in order to maintain immigration F-1 status.

Fall/spring 2013–1430 credit hour academic year
Tuition $39,810
Technology Fee $500
UPass  $275 ($135/semester plus one-time $5 Ventura card fee)
Estimated Living Expenses  
     Room Allowance (off campus) $5,750
     Board Allowance $3,490
Books and Supplies $1,740
Personal Expenses $1,340
Transportation $640
Health Insurance (if needed or required) $1,982*
Total (health insurance charge not included) $53,545

* SAIC health insurance coverage is mandatory for all full-time domestic undergraduate, graduate, exchange, and certificate students and all international students. Students who have comparable health insurance coverage may request to waive this requirement online in the Finance section of SAIC Self-Service no later than the first day of classes.

For more information about the health insurance requirement and eligibility for a waiver, please refer to the Health Services section of the website.