Our Costs: Undergraduate Tuition, Housing, Meals

Undergraduate 2012-2013 Tuition and Fees

Admission Fees

  • Application Fee: $20 (non-refundable). You can also apply online (the application fee is waived if you apply online at www.tiffin.edu/apply).  
  • Confirmation Fee:  $50 *

* Due 30 days after acceptance, and will apply toward your tuition.

Academic Semester Fees, Undergraduate

  • Tuition per semester, full-time (12-16 credit hours):  $9,945
  • Tuition per semester, more than 16 credits: $9,945+ $663 per additional credit
  • Tuition per credit, less than full-time (1-11 credits): $663
  • Laboratory Fees: $25 to $60*

      *Applicable to some courses; see course descriptions

  • Music Fee for 15 Private Lessons: $350
  • Prior Learning Experience Application Fee: $25
  • Tuition is assessed at 50% of normal rates
  • Incomplete Fee, per course: $15 (to change from an "I" grade)
  • Transcript Fee: $5
  • Graduation Fee: $90

Housing Expenses (per year)

  • Small Group housing, per year

            Single:  $5,740
            Double: $4,736

Housing Confirmation Fee New Residents: $100 (applied to first semester housing; not refundable after May 1)

  • Returning Residents: $25  (not refundable after June 1)
  • Insurance: $260

(required for all full-time students unless a waiver is signed; available to part-time students upon request)

Food Expenses (per year)

  • Resident Meal Plans

            14 Meals-a-Week Plan:  $4,370
            19 Meals-a-Week Plan: $4,466

  • Block Meal Plans

            150 block plan: $1,334
             75 block plan: $696

Please also note:

  • Returned Check Fee: $15
  • Interest is charged on past due accounts @ 1% per month