TUITION & FINANCING
Tuition and Fees
Tuition is calculated based on the total points (credits) registered for a given semester. Full-time students are registered for 12 or more points in a given semester.
This listing is intended to summarize possible charges that could be incurred against a student’s account. Certain charges depend upon specific circumstances, as noted. Fees that are not billed to the student account, such as course fees or placement test fees, may be required but are not listed here.
Summer 2024
$2,640.00 per point
Tuition
Fall 2024
$2,640.00 per point
Spring 2025
$2,640.00 per point
Student Activities Fee*
$300.00 per term
University Services and Support Fee**
Full-time (12+ credits)
$602.00 per term
Part-time (1–5.99 credits)
$456.00 per term
Full-time (12+ credits)
$694.00 per term
Health and Related Services Fee***
Half-time (6–11.99 credits)
$347.00 per term
Part-time (1–5.99 credits)
$208.00 per term
One-Time Document Fee
for all new students
$105.00
Orientation Fee (beginning Fall 2021)****
one-time fee for all new M.S. students
$150.00
Technology Fee
$35.00 per term
International Services Charge
Required of all international students.
$160.00 per term
​Late Registration Fees
During late registration period
$50.00
After late registration period
$100.00
Withdrawal Fee
Required of any student who drops all courses for which he or she has registered.
$75.00 per term
Tuition and fees are subject to the Columbia University Board of Trustees' approval and may change.
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* Student Activities Fee – Assessed to support in-person and online student-facing services and events including but not limited to: Academic Support, Career Services, Graduation, Student Engagement Programs, and SPS student organizations. All events can be found on SPS Engage at columbiasps.campuslabs.com/engage.
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** University Services and Support Fee – Students are required to pay a University Facilities Fee depending on their registration. Full-time students are those registered for 12 or more points over a 16-week term. This fee is subject to Board of Trustee approval and may change.
*** Health Service Fee – Required of all students. Includes clinical services provided on campus as well as integrated off-campus services. See www.health.columbia.edu for details. Students who pay the Health Service Fee in Spring are not required to pay the Health Service Fee in Summer. The Summer Fee applies to new summer students only.
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**** Orientation Fee – Required one-time fee for all entering degree students in their first term, covering the costs of mandatory orientation programming.
Funding Opportunities
Sustainability Science Fellowship Programs
Course Reader Roles
Columbia HBCU Fellowship Program
Columbia SPS CUNY Fellowship
Climate School Internships
Financial Resources
The School of Professional Studies works to ensure that the cost of continuing education and professional studies do not stand in the way of students’ goals. Most students at the School use a combination of savings, scholarships, loans, outside grants, sponsors, or employer tuition benefits to cover the cost of attendance.