2025-26 Undergraduate Programs Tuition and Fees
Cost of Attendance
2025-26 | |||||||||
| Undergraduate Programs Elements of Annual “Cost of Attendance” | |||||||||
| Direct Cost | Indirect Cost | Direct Cost | Indirect Cost | Direct Cost | Indirect Cost | Direct Cost | Indirect Cost | ||
| Tuition (Undergraduate, Full-Time Block Tuition) | $26,730 | $26,730 | $26,730 | $26,730 | |||||
| Tuition (Outside Full-Time Block = $750 per credit hour) | |||||||||
| Fees (required of every student) | $600 | $600 | $600 | $600 | |||||
| Books, Course Materials, Supplies & Equipment (estimated) | $2,200 | $2,200 | $2,200 | $2,200 | |||||
| Allowances for Living Expenses*: | |||||||||
| Housing & Food (Meal Plan) On Campus | $10,780 | ||||||||
| Housing & Food Off Campus | $14,656 | $14,656 | |||||||
| Housing & Food at Home with Parent | $3,150 | ||||||||
| Transportation | $1,876 | $2,986 | $2,986 | $2,986 | |||||
| Misc. Personal Expenses | $2,446 | $1,860 | $9,498 | $9,498 | |||||
| **Federal Student Loan Fees (est. average) | $50 | $50 | $50 | $50 | |||||
| TOTAL “Cost of Attendance” | |||||||||
* The Indirect Costs: Estimated Living Expense Allowances were developed by College Board or by using the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index for 10/2023 – 9/2024 (the 12-month inflation rate).
** Indirect Cost: Loan Fees calculated as the estimated average from last year’s federal student loan borrowers
+++ A portion of the Books, Course Materials, Supplies, & Equipment Allowance could become a Direct Cost – Payable to the University if the student purchases items at KCU’s virtual bookstore and charges them to the KCU student account.
2025-2026 Student Fee Schedule
The Fees (required of every student) noted above do not include special fees not charged to every student.
Listed below are some of these special fees.
- Private Music Fees charged in addition to tuition (per semester)
- $150 Lesson Fee plus $85 Practice Room Fee $235
- Special Music Fee $50
- First-Time Student Fee (incoming freshmen and transfer students) $175
- First-Time Online Student Service Fee (incoming RN-BSN students) $150
- Foundations for Success Course Fee (incoming freshmen students) $150
- International Student Fee (per semester) $30
- Science Lab Fee (Anatomy, Biology, Chemistry) (per course) $175
- Student Teaching Fee $595
- Nursing Assessment/Program Fee (per semester) $730
- Dorm Housing Deposit (one time) $150
- Campus Apartment Deposit (one time) $500
- Graduate Portfolio Fee (MAR – charged during first semester enrolled) $300
- Graduate Thesis Fee (MABS, MACL – charged when student begins thesis) $750
- Graduate Thesis Extension Fee (MABS, MACL – charged each additional semester until thesis is completed) $350
Your Enrollment Counselor is prepared to help you and your family work through the financial aid process. Please feel free to call us at 1-800-522-3181 to set up a time to visit campus and discover the financial aid opportunities that await you.
