• Getting Started
• Getting Advice
• How to Apply
• Preparing to Go Abroad
• While You're Abroad
• When You Return
• Money Matters
• Funding Your Experience
• WU Program Price
• Billing
• Financial Assistance
• Scholarships
• Withdrawal Policy
• Site Map

Program Price

For fall and/or spring semester programs, including programs approved by petition, Washington University (WU) charges tuition equivalent to the on-campus tuition fee. WU tuition covers only the academic portion of any study abroad program, therefore, WU student health insurance and any housing, food, airfare or other costs paid by WU on the student's behalf are billed as additional and separate items on the WU student account. Once accepted into an A&S fall and/or spring semester study abroad program or program approved by petition, students are issued a WU Program Agreement. The WU Program Agreement will provide clarification of which items, in addition to WU tuition and health insurance, will be billed to the WU student account and the amount of each charge.

The fees and services included in the A&S program price vary from one program to another.

Download estimated cost sheets by program (.pdf).

For approximately half of the A&S programs, WU pays housing fees on the participant's behalf and posts an equivalent amount (adjusted for exchange rate and bank fees when paid in foreign currency) to the student's WU account. For the rest of A&S programs, the student is responsible for payment of housing directly to the accommodations office at the program location.

In many cases meals and/or meal plans are not included in the cost of the program.

Any visa fees, host institution transcript fees, airfare or national health insurance, as required by the host country, paid by WU on the student's behalf will be billed to the student's WU account as a miscellaneous fee.

Normally, airfare, local travel, food (unless otherwise stated), incidental housing fees, athletic facilities, internet access, and miscellaneous personal expenses are not included in the program price.

Summer program prices are based upon recovery of direct costs of the study abroad program selected rather than the WU summer tuition rate.

NOTE: A&S students may choose to take a Leave of Absence (LOA) to participate in a study abroad program. Students choosing to take a LOA to study abroad pay program tuition and fees directly to the program sponsor or foreign institution and receive no WU academic credit or financial aid. Therefore, the decision to take a LOA should be done after careful thought and consideration has been given to the student's academic requirements and goals.