Tuition & Fees
2020-2021
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+ 2020-2021 Estimated Costs
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Below is an estimate of list costs (without financial aid discounts) for a student who lives on campus and a student who commutes to classes on campus. Final totals will be dependent on each student's financial aid package, room and board preferences, applicable fees, and health insurance needs.
Tuition/Fees Resident Student
Yearly TotalsCommuter Student
Yearly TotalsTuition Flat Rate
(12-21 credits per term)$38,482 $38,482 Mandatory Fees $1,420 $1,420 Tuition & Fees Sub-Total $39,902 $39,902 Room & Board* Room
(multiple occupancy)$5,842-$6,448 N/A Meal Plan (Unlimited meals) $6,360 Optional Room & Board Sub-Total $12,202-$12,808 N/A i
Did you know? Depending on a student's financial aid package, scholarships and grant aid can significantly reduce the listed tuition price above. Be sure to speak with your admission counselor and Office of Financial Aid to see what financial aid you may qualify for.
* Your amounts will vary depending on your room and meal plan choices. See all options below.
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+ 2020-2021 Room and Meal Plan Options
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Room rates
- Multiple Occupancy Room (Double, Triple or Quad): $2,921 – $3,224 per term
- Single Room: $3,126 – $3,539 per term
- Apartment (for Sophomores, Juniors & Seniors only): $2,678 – $3,502 per term
- Orchard Hall, Eden Hall Campus (for Sophomores, Juniors, & Seniors only): $1,350 (single room) - $1,425 (single room, 2-person suite) per term. Undergraduate residents are required to purchase the Chatham Eden Hall Meal Plan.
* Certain housing options are billed at a premium. Please refer to the Office of Residence Life for exact charges based on residence hall and room option selected.
TRADITIONAL RESIDENTIAL STUDENTS (UPPER CAMPUS HOUSING):
All meal plan selections are priced for term only. Meals expire at the end of each term; any remaining Flex will roll over from Fall to Spring, only if a Spring meal plan is purchased. Flex will expire at the end of the spring term. Students can make changes to their meal plans from the first day of classes through the end of the add/drop period only.
- Chatham Platinum: Anytime Plan, unlimited meal access, $25 Flex Dollars: $3,180 per term
- Chatham Gold: 19 meals/week, $55 Flex Dollars: $3,010 per term
- Chatham Silver: 14 meals/week, $110 Flex Dollars: $3,010 per term
- Chatham Bronze: 10 meals/week, $220 Flex Dollars: $3,010 per term
- Chatham Steel (Not available for First-Year Students): 200 meals, $200 Flex Dollars: $2,440 per term
Apartment and Commuter Meal Plans (LOWER CAMPUS HOUSING & COMMUTERS)
While lower campus residential students and commuters are able to select any of the Chatham plans, the following meal plans are built to give a little more flexibility to those that have access to kitchens. Commuter students are not required to have a meal plan.
- Rachel Platinum: 5 meals/week, $220 Flex Dollars: $1,315 per term
- Rachel Gold: 100 meals, $200 Flex Dollars: $1,315 per term
- Rachel Silver: 50 meals, $20 Flex Dollars: $820 per term
- Rachel Bronze: 25 meals, $200 Flex Dollars: $545 per term
Eden Hall Meal Plan
Only available for residents of Orchard Hall.
- Anytime Plan, unlimited meal accesses, $50 Flex Dollars; $2,300 per term
Eden Hall - Anytime access plans provide continuous access to the Eden Hall Dining Commons. Enter and exit the Dining Commons as frequently as you'd like and eat as many meals as you'd like. Flex dollars roll over fall semester to spring semester but not academic year to academic year. Flex dollars can be used at any Chatham dining facility; Shadyside, Eastside Café, Café Rachel, Eden Hall Dining Commons or the Anne Mallinson Café.
ADDITIONAL MEAL PLAN INFORMATION
Additional Cougar Dollars are available for purchase at the Student Accounts office or through MyChatham for those who want to add dining dollars to their meal plans. For every $50 purchased, $55 is received.
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+ 2020-2021 Fee Details
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Laboratory and Course Fees
Applied Art Fee $75 per course Applied Digital Art Fee $100 per course Applied Music Fee $300 per term/one-hour lesson per week Applied Music Fee $150 per term/half-hour lesson per week Computing Fee $100 Field Placement Fee $75 per course Photography Course Fee $75 per course Science Laboratory Fee $75 per course Simulation Fee Varies Student Teacher Placement Fee $525
Contingent Fees
Admission Application Fee $35 per application Chatham Abroad Administrative Fee Varies Collection Fee Varies Graduation Fee $100 per degree Health Services/Medical Professional Fee Varies Late Add/Drop Fee $50 per course Late Financial Clearance Fee $150 per term Late Payment Fee $35 per month Late Registration Fee $150 per term Liability Insurance Fee $20 per term Replacement ID Card Fee $25 per card Returned Payment Fee $50 per check Student Health Insurance Policy
Fee is optional (depending on your situation) and
estimated as of December 2018. Subject to change.$980.00 per term
2019-2020
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+ 2019-2020 Estimated Costs
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Below is an estimate of list costs (without financial aid discounts) for a student who lives on campus and a student who commutes to classes on campus. Final totals will be dependent on each student's financial aid package, room and board preferences, applicable fees, and health insurance needs.
Tuition/Fees Resident Student
Yearly TotalsCommuter Student
Yearly TotalsTuition Flat Rate
(12-21 credits per term)$37,363 $37,363 Mandatory Fees $1,375 $1,375 Tuition & Fees Sub-Total $38,738 $38,738 Room & Board* Room
(multiple occupancy)$5,842-$6,448 N/A Meal Plan (Unlimited meals) $6,360 Optional Room & Board Sub-Total $12,202-$12,808 N/A i Did you know? Depending on a student's financial aid package, scholarships and grant aid can significantly reduce the listed tuition price above. Be sure to speak with your admission counselor and Office of Financial Aid to see what financial aid you may qualify for.
* Your amounts will vary depending on your room and meal plan choices. See all options below.
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+ 2019-2020 Room and Meal Plan Options
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Room rates
- Multiple Occupancy Room (Double, Triple or Quad): $2,921 – $3,224 per term
- Single Room: $3,126 – $3,539 per term
- Apartment (for Sophomores, Juniors & Seniors only): $2,678 – $3,502 per term
- Orchard Hall, Eden Hall Campus (for Sophomores, Juniors, & Seniors only): $1,350 (single room) - $1,425 (single room, 2-person suite) per term. Undergraduate residents are required to purchase the Chatham Eden Hall Meal Plan.
* Certain housing options are billed at a premium. Please refer to the Office of Residence Life for exact charges based on residence hall and room option selected.
TRADITIONAL RESIDENTIAL STUDENTS (UPPER CAMPUS HOUSING):
All meal plan selections are priced for term only. Meals expire at the end of each term; any remaining Flex will roll over from Fall to Spring, only if a Spring meal plan is purchased. Flex will expire at the end of the spring term. Students can make changes to their meal plans from the first day of classes through the end of the add/drop period only.
- Chatham Platinum: Anytime Plan, unlimited meal access, $25 Flex Dollars: $3,180 per term
- Chatham Gold: 19 meals/week, $55 Flex Dollars: $3,010 per term
- Chatham Silver: 14 meals/week, $110 Flex Dollars: $3,010 per term
- Chatham Bronze: 10 meals/week, $220 Flex Dollars: $3,010 per term
- Chatham Steel (Not available for First-Year Students): 200 meals, $200 Flex Dollars: $2,440 per term
Apartment and Commuter Meal Plans (LOWER CAMPUS HOUSING & COMMUTERS)
While lower campus residential students and commuters are able to select any of the Chatham plans, the following meal plans are built to give a little more flexibility to those that have access to kitchens. Commuter students are not required to have a meal plan.
- Rachel Platinum: 5 meals/week, $220 Flex Dollars: $1,315 per term
- Rachel Gold: 100 meals, $200 Flex Dollars: $1,315 per term
- Rachel Silver: 50 meals, $20 Flex Dollars: $820 per term
- Rachel Bronze: 25 meals, $200 Flex Dollars: $545 per term
Eden Hall Meal Plan
Only available for residents of Orchard Hall.
- Anytime Plan, unlimited meal accesses, $50 Flex Dollars; $2,300 per term
Eden Hall - Anytime access plans provide continuous access to the Eden Hall Dining Commons. Enter and exit the Dining Commons as frequently as you'd like and eat as many meals as you'd like. Flex dollars roll over fall semester to spring semester but not academic year to academic year. Flex dollars can be used at any Chatham dining facility; Shadyside, Eastside Café, Café Rachel, Eden Hall Dining Commons or the Anne Mallinson Café.
ADDITIONAL MEAL PLAN INFORMATION
Additional Cougar Dollars are available for purchase at the Student Accounts office or through MyChatham for those who want to add dining dollars to their meal plans. For every $50 purchased, $55 is received.
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+ 2019-2020 Fee Details
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Laboratory and Course Fees
Applied Art Fee $75 per course Applied Digital Art Fee $100 per course Applied Music Fee $300 per term/one-hour lesson per week Applied Music Fee $150 per term/half-hour lesson per week Computing Fee $100 Field Placement Fee $75 per course Photography Course Fee $75 per course Science Laboratory Fee $75 per course Simulation Fee Varies Student Teacher Placement Fee $525
Contingent Fees
Admission Application Fee $35 per application Chatham Abroad Administrative Fee Varies Collection Fee Varies Graduation Fee $100 per degree Health Services/Medical Professional Fee Varies Late Add/Drop Fee $50 per course Late Financial Clearance Fee $150 per term Late Payment Fee $35 per month Late Registration Fee $150 per term Liability Insurance Fee $20 per term Replacement ID Card Fee $25 per card Returned Payment Fee $50 per check Student Health Insurance Policy
Fee is optional (depending on your situation) and
estimated as of December 2018. Subject to change.$980.00 per term