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Cost of Attendance

cost of attendence

Fees are typically charged per semester. First-semester graduate students should expect the following:

Tuition Mandatory Fees Other Fees
The 2024-2025 tuition fee is $2,354 per unit. Expect an approximately 3 ‒ 5% tuition increase each year. Orientation: new student fee, graduate = $55
(charged first semester only)		 Student health insurance. See https://studenthealth.usc.edu for fees and waiver information
      Student health service fee = $650
(charged to students with 6 units or more every semester)		 Parking fees (monthly, semester, and daily rates available) transnet.usc.edu/index.php/parking-rates
  Graduate student programming fee = $40
(charged per semester)		 Tuition refund insurance. See arr.usc.edu/services/ registration/tuitionrefund.html for rates and opt-out instructions.
  Norman H. Topping student aid fund = $11
(charged per semester)		  
  Student transportation fee = $117 (charged per semester)  
Total = $2,354 x # of units Total = $873 for full-time students Total = Varies