Cost of Attendance

The basic Cost of Attendance (COA) components included for all students are tuition and required fees; books, course materials, supplies and equipment; transportation; miscellaneous personal expenses; and food and housing. The COA represents the estimated cost of attending Cornell University for a nine-month academic year and includes both direct costs that appear on the student bill such as tuition, fees, on-campus housing, and food; and indirect costs that are not billed by Cornell, such as books, course materials, supplies and equipment, transportation, an allowance for personal expenses, and off-campus housing and food.

A detailed breakdown of the undergraduate COA is available on the Cost to Attend page. A detailed breakdown of the graduate COA is available on the Graduate Students page. Information on the COA for the professional schools can be found on their websites: Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell Law School and the College of Veterinary Medicine.