Cost of Attendance
The costs provided on this page are only an estimate of what some of your fees will be at Washington State Univeristy. You may have more or less once you arrive depending on your exchange.
Estimated Cost of Attendance for Reciprocal Exchange Students
All WSU exchanges are Tuition-Only exchanges, except for ISEP. You should be prepared to cover all of the following expenses:
2008 Fall |
2009 Fall |
2008-2009 Year |
|
Tuition |
Waived |
Waived |
Waived |
Room and board |
$4,225 |
$4,225 |
8,450 |
Books |
$500 |
$500 |
$1000 |
Health Insurance |
$527 |
$791 |
$1,318 |
Student Health service fee |
$120 |
$120 |
$240 |
CUB (student union) fee |
$120 |
$120 |
$240 |
Recreation Center fee |
$128 |
$128 |
$256 |
Stadium fee |
$25 |
$25 |
$50 |
Transit fee |
$15 |
$15 |
$30 |
Personal and miscellaneous |
$1,150 |
$1,150 |
$2,300 |
TOTAL |
$15,693 |
$15,957 |
$31,650 |
Please note: J-1 exchange students are permitted to work a maximum of 20 hours per week on campus only. Exchange students working as Resident Advisors (RAs) receive in-kind payment of free housing and free meal plan and are considered to be working 20 hours per week; exchange student RAs may not seek additional employment during the semester.
Estimated Costs for Dependents Accompanying you to WSU
If you plan to bring your husband, wife and/or child(ren) with you to the U.S., you must provide evidence of funding for them. These additional costs are estimated as follows:
Per month |
Per Semester |
Per Academic Year |
Per 12 months |
|
Spouse |
$598 |
$2,691 |
$5,382 |
$7,176 |
Child: |
||||
One |
$299 |
$1,345 |
$2,691 |
$3,588 |
Two + |
add $199/child |
add $897/child |
add $1,794/child |
add 2,388/child |