Department of Defense Tuition Disclosure

Undergraduate Nonresident Domestic Tuition

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Tuition for undergraduate nonresident domestic students is guaranteed to be the same rate for four calendar years.

  • Groups A–Q: Students first enrolled Spring 2022 or earlier
  • Group R: Students first enrolled in Summer 2022, Fall 2022 or Spring 2023
  • Group S: Students first enrolled in Summer 2023, Fall 2023 or Spring 2024
  • Group T: Students first enrolled in Summer 2024, Fall 2024 or Spring 2025
  • Students first enrolled in Summer 2025 pay Group T rates in Summer 2025 and then move to Group U rates (published in July) starting in Fall 2025.
Group T: students first enrolled Summer 2024 through Spring 2025
Tuition Type1Per Semester Flat Rate Tuition for 1-18 Credit Hours4 years (120 credits)Per Credit Hour Breakdown for Dept. of Defense (ROTC)
Base Rate2$20,966$167,728$1,164.78
Tier 2$21,938$175,504$1,218.78
Tier 3$22,740$181,920$1,263.33
Tier 4$22,915$183,320$1,273.06
Group S: students first enrolled Summer 2023 through Spring 2024
Tuition Type1Per Semester Flat Rate Tuition for 1-18 Credit Hours4 years (120 credits)Per Credit Hour Breakdown for Dept. of Defense (ROTC)
Base Rate2$20,160$161,280$1,344.00
Tier 2$21,095$168,760$1,406.33
Tier 3$21,866$174,928$1,457.73
Tier 4$22,034$176,272$1,468.93
Group R: students first enrolled Summer 2022 through Spring 2023
Tuition Type1Per Semester Flat Rate Tuition for 1-18 Credit Hours4 years (120 credits)Per Credit Hour Breakdown for Dept. of Defense (ROTC)
Base Rate2$19,385$155,080$1,292.33
Tier 2$20,284$162,272$1,352.27
Tier 3$21,025$168,200$1,401.67
Tier 4$21,187$169,496$1,412.47
Groups A–Q: students first enrolled Summer 2021 through Spring 2022
Tuition TypePer Semester Flat Rate Tuition for 1-18 Credit Hours4 years (120 credits)Per Credit Hour Breakdown for Dept. of Defense (ROTC)
Arts & Sciences$18,821$150,568$1,254.73
Business$20,570$157,552$1,312.93
Engineering$20,413$163,304$1,360.87
Media, Communication & Information$19,694$164,560$1,371.33
Music$19,019$152,152$1,056.61

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1  Areas of study per tuition type:

  • Base Rate areas of study: Arts & Humanities in Arts & Sciences, Education, Music, Open Option in Arts & Sciences, Program in Exploratory Studies, Social Sciences in Arts & Sciences
  • Tier 2 areas of study: Communications, Environmental Design
  • Tier 3 areas of study: Engineering, Natural Sciences
  • Tier 4 areas of study: Business