Tuition & Fees
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Think a four-year private Catholic education is financially out of your reach? Think again! The average financial aid award for incoming freshmen in 2024 was more than $23,000. For transfer students, the average award was over $19,000 — and that's before federal loans or work study.
Private ≠Expensive
The »¨½·Ö±²¥ was founded, in part, on the idea that a quality education should be available to all.
Consider:
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At least 95 percent of our students receive financial aid each year.
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You may qualify for scholarships of up to $75,000 that may make your USM tuition more affordable than the big state schools.
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We'll work closely with you to ensure that your »¨½·Ö±²¥ education is an affordable one.
2025-2026 Tuition and Fees
All charges are assessed by semester (tuition, room, board, and applicable fees) and are due and payable upon completion of enrollment and before admittance to class. Tuition and fees shown are for the academic year beginning July 1, 2025, and are subject to change as necessary.
Student tuition is based on a student's classification, not necessarily on the location of the student and not on the delivery of an individual course. For instance, a Main Campus Undergraduate student taking an online course pays the Main Campus rate and not the Online rate. Student classifications can be found in the tuition & fees list below.
Please Note: While we attempt to provide complete cost information for the programs listed here, your actual total tuition & fee costs may vary depending on your prior academic history, coursework being transferred in, or additional coursework needed to complete your program or USM degree requirements. (For example, a student transferring into USM's Accelerated BSN program may need to take – or transfer in – additional general education requirements to earn a USM bachelor's degree.) Please reach out to billing@stmary.edu for specific tuition questions.
For 2024-2025 tuition rates, click here. Or, review Total Cost of Attendance estimated budgets for USM Programs
Initial Charges — Main Campus Undergraduate
- $25 — Non-refundable application fee (required for all new applicants for admission)
- $100 — Non-refundable advance tuition deposit (required for all full-time students admitted; credited to the first semester's tuition upon enrollment)
- $200 — Non-refundable housing deposit (required for all new students living on campus)
- $20 — Transfer student processing fee
Tuition — Main Campus Undergraduate
- $17,775 per semester — Full-Time Tuition (12-18 hours)
- $815 per credit hour — Overload Hours (more than 18 per semester)
- $815 per credit hour — Part-Time Day Tuition (1-6 hrs)
- $1,145 per credit hour — Part-Time Day Tuition (7-11 hrs)
- 60% Discount on tuition for senior citizens (age 62 at enrollment)
Meal Plans (per semester) — Main Campus Undergraduate
- $2,745 — 20 meal plan (required for Freshmen)
- $2,410 — 14 meal plan (available with exceptions for upperclass students)
- $1,180 — 7 meal plan (available with exceptions for upperclass residents and/or commuters)
- $895 — 5 meal plan (available with exceptions for upperclass residents and/or commuters)
- $700 — 50 meal block plan (available for commuters)*
- $350 — 25 meal block plan (available for commuters)*
- *Note: Commuters can select any meal plan they would like. The 50-meal block and 25-meal block are not available to residential students.
Housing (per semester, unless otherwise noted) — Main Campus Undergraduate
- $2,395 — Maria Hall — Double Occupancy
- $4,790 — Maria Hall — Single Occupancy
- $2,805 — Berkel Hall — Double Occupancy (2-person room)
- $5,610 — Berkel Hall — Single Occupancy (2-person room)
- $2,985&²Ô²ú²õ±è;— Berkel Hall — 4-Person Suite
- $2,395 — Mead Hall — Double Occupancy
- $4,790 — Mead Hall — Single Occupancy
- $3,120 — Steele Hall - 4-Person Suite^^
- $12 per day — Steele Hall Summer Daily Rate, beginning in May 2025
- $12 per day&²Ô²ú²õ±è;— Summer Daily Rate, beginning in May 2025
^^ Steele Hall is a 4-person suite with a bathroom and kitchenette. There is a countertop installed 2-burner stove, and an apartment-size refrigerator. Seniors and Juniors have priority.
Fees** (per semester) — Main Campus Undergraduate
- $525&²Ô²ú²õ±è;— General Fee
- $90 — Student Activity Fee
- $350&²Ô²ú²õ±è;— Book Voucher**
- $150 — Experiential Learning (per portfolio)
- $5 to $420&²Ô²ú²õ±è;— Individual Course Fees***
** Book voucher is automatically applied for all full-time undergraduate students so that they may receive credit to purchase textbooks. Students may opt out.
*** Information on individual course fees can be found in the Course Fee List.
Program and Athletic Fees**&²Ô²ú²õ±è;— Main Campus Undergraduate
Athletic Fees
- $550 — Athletic Fee (per year)
- $210 — Athletic Manager Fee (per year)
- Estimated: $2,092 — Student Primary Health Insurance (annual cost, if purchased through the university)***
Education Program (Undergraduate) Fees
- $5 to $420&²Ô²ú²õ±è;— Individual Course Fees***
*** Information on individual course fees can be found in the Course Fee List.
Nursing Program (Traditional BSN) Fees
- $1060 — per semester, Traditional BSN program fees
College Consortium
- $1,290 — fee for each course enrolled and managed through College Consortium
Other Fees
- $200 — Graduation Fee (one-time, all student populations)
- $100 — Late Payment
- $45 — Returned Payment
- $100&²Ô²ú²õ±è;— Uncleared Balance
Initial Charges — MSAT
- $100 — Non-refundable advance tuition deposit (credited to the first semester's tuition upon enrollment)
Tuition — MSAT
- $590 per credit hour — Master of Science in Athletic Training
Fees — MSAT
- $182 — General Fee (per semester)
- $200 — Graduation Fee
- $5 to $420&²Ô²ú²õ±è;— Individual Course Fees***
Initial Charges — DPT
- $35 — Non-refundable DPT CAS application fee (required for all new applicants for admission) — Payable after student applies to the program through PTCAS
- $400&²Ô²ú²õ±è;— Non-refundable advance tuition deposit (required for all full-time students offered admission; credited to the first semester's tuition upon enrollment)
Tuition — DPT
- $925 per credit hour — June 2021 Cohort Doctor of Physical Therapy (locked for 3 years)
- $955 per credit hour&²Ô²ú²õ±è;— June 2022 Cohort Doctor of Physical Therapy (locked for 3 years)
- $965 per credit hour — June 2023 Cohort Doctor of Physical Therapy (locked for 3 years)
- $975 per credit hour — June 2024 Cohort Doctor of Physical Therapy (locked for 3 years)
- $985 per credit hour — June 2025 Cohort Doctor of Physical Therapy (locked for 3 years)
Fees (per semester) DPT
- $650 — DPT 651 — Foundational PT Skills fee
- $238&²Ô²ú²õ±è;— Doctoral Student Fee
- $3,334&²Ô²ú²õ±è;— Student Primary Health Insurance (annual cost, if purchased through the university)
- ONE-TIME Fee: $200&²Ô²ú²õ±è;— Graduation Fee
Initial Charges — OTD
- $35 — Non-refundable OTCAS application fee (required for all new applicants for admission) — Payable after student applies to the program through OTCAS
- $400&²Ô²ú²õ±è;— Non-refundable advance tuition deposit (required for all full-time students offered admission; credited to the first semester's tuition upon enrollment)
Tuition — OTD
- $800 per credit hour
Fees (per semester) OTD
- $238&²Ô²ú²õ±è;— Doctoral Student Fee
- $3,334&²Ô²ú²õ±è;— Student Primary Health Insurance (annual cost, if purchased through the university)
- ONE-TIME Fees:
- $200 — Graduation Fee
- $620 — OTD 619 Program items
- *** Information on individual course fees can be found in the Course Fee List.
Initial Charges — Accelerated BSN
- $35 — Non-refundable application fee (required for all new applicants for admission)
- $100&²Ô²ú²õ±è;— Non-refundable advance tuition deposit (required for all full-time students offered admission; credited to the first semester's tuition upon enrollment)
Tuition — Accelerated BSN
- $640 per credit hour — Accelerated BSN
Fees (per semester) Accelerated BSN
- $182 — General Fee
- $2092 — Student Primary Health Insurance (annual cost, if purchased through the university)
- $1,060 — per semester, Accelerated BSN program fees
- ONE-TIME FEE: $200 — Graduation Fee
- Varies&²Ô²ú²õ±è;— Individual Course Fees***
*** Information on individual course fees can be found in the Course Fee List.
Initial Charges — MSN-FNP, MSN-PMHNP, and FNP & PMHNP certificates
- $35 — Non-refundable application fee (required for all new applicants for admission)
- $100&²Ô²ú²õ±è;— Non-refundable advance tuition deposit (required for all full-time students offered admission; credited to the first semester's tuition upon enrollment)
Tuition — MSN-FNP, MSN-PMHNP, and FNP & PMHNP certificates
- $775 per credit hour — MSN-FNP, MSN-PMHNP, and FNP & PMHNP certificates
Fees (per semester) MSN-FNP and MSN-PMHNP
- $29 — Student Success Fee
- $497 — MSN-FNP and MSN-PMHNP program fee, per semester
- $5-$420&²Ô²ú²õ±è;— Individual Course Fees***
- *** Information on individual course fees can be found in the Course Fee List.
- $3,334 — Student Primary Health Insurance (annual cost, if purchased through the university)
- ONE-TIME-FEE: $200&²Ô²ú²õ±è;— Graduation Fee
Initial Charges — USM-Johnson County
- $25 — Non-refundable application fee (required for all new applicants for admission)
Tuition — USM-Johnson County — Undergraduate
- $429 per credit hour — Degree Completion
Tuition — USM-Johnson County — Graduate
- $608 per credit hour — Master of Business Administration (MBA)
- *** Information on individual course fees can be found in the Course Fee List.
- $665 per credit hour — Master of Arts — Psychology, Counseling Psychology
- $420 per credit hour — Master of Arts — Education, Elementary Education, Secondary Education, and Special Education
- $420 per credit hour &²Ô²ú²õ±è;— Master of Arts in School Counseling
- $615 per credit hour &²Ô²ú²õ±è;— Masters in Social Work
Tuition — USM-Johnson County — Doctoral
- $660 per credit hour — Ed.D.
One-Time Fee: All programs
- $200&²Ô²ú²õ±è;— Graduation Fee (one-time) for all Overland Park programs
Fees (per semester) USM-Johnson County
All USM-Johnson County programs
- $29&²Ô²ú²õ±è;— Student Success Fee
- Information on individual course fees can be found in the Course Fee List.
Education Program (Graduate) Fees
- $40 — Assessment Fee (at application)
- $29&²Ô²ú²õ±è;— Student Success Fee
- $5 to $420&²Ô²ú²õ±è;— Individual Course Fees***
*** Information on individual course fees can be found in the Course Fee List.
Initial Charges — Online
- $25 — Non-refundable application fee (required for all new applicants for admission)
Tuition — Online — Undergraduate
- $429 per credit hour&²Ô²ú²õ±è;— Business, Accounting, Criminology, Exercise Science, Cybersecurity, and Psychology bachelors degree completion programs
- $429 per credit hour — Non-degree seeking undergraduate classes
Fees — Online Undergraduate
- $29 — Student Success Fee - per semester
- $5 to $420 — Individual Course Fees (a listing of individual course fees can be found in the Course Fee List)
- $200 — Graduation Fee (one-time)
Tuition — Online — Graduate
- $608 per credit hour — Master of Business Administration (MBA)
- $480 per credit hour — Master of Science — Nursing (Online MSN or Nurse Administrator Track; MSN-MBA combined dual program)
- $420 per credit hour — Master of Arts — Education
- $615 per credit hour &²Ô²ú²õ±è;— Masters in Social Work
- $615 per credit hour&²Ô²ú²õ±è;— Non-degree seeking graduate classes
Fees — Online Graduate
- $29&²Ô²ú²õ±è;— Student Success Fee - per semester
- $5 to $420 — Individual Course Fees (a listing of individual course fees can be found in the Course Fee list)
- $200&²Ô²ú²õ±è;— Graduation Fee (one-time).
Tuition — Teacher Education Workshops
- $429 per credit hour — Undergraduate degree-seeking
- $110 per credit hour — Recertification (USM-Johnson County)
- $65 per credit hour — Recertification (Offsite)
Tuition — Prison Education Programs
- $429 per credit hour — Undergraduate degree-seeking
Fees — Prison Education Programs
- $25 per credit hour — Book rental fee
- $200 (one-time fee) — Graduation Fee
Tuition — High School
- $100 per credit hour — Students currently enrolled in high school, taking classes at the Leavenworth campus.
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Have Questions on Tuition or Billing? Contact Us.
»¨½·Ö±²¥
billing@stmary.edu
913-682-5151