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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 2025-2026 tuition fee is $2,467 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 = $700
(charged to students with 6 units or more every semester)

Tuition refund insurance. See Office of Academic Records and Registrar for rates and opt out instructions.

 

Graduate student programming fee = $20
(charged per semester)

 

 

Norman H. Topping student aid fund = $11
(charged per semester)

 

TOTAL = $2,467 x # of units

TOTAL = $786 for full-time students

TOTAL = Varies