Tuition and Fees

Full-time (12 or more billable credit hours)Part-time (Fewer than 12 billable credit hoursOnline Degree Program (effective spring 2023)

Degree Students

New York City Resident$2,400 per semester$210 per credit$210 per credit
New York City
Non-Resident *
$320 per credit$320 per credit$320 per credit

Non-Degree Students

New York City Resident$265 per credit$265 per creditN/A
New York City
Non-Resident *
$420 per credit$420 per creditN/A
* New York State residents outside of New York City may be eligible for the New York City Resident tuition rates upon submission of a Certificate of Residence (Form B-81) obtained from the home County Clerk Office.


Resident Rates

All residency determinations for new students are made by the Registrar’s office. See more information on proving New York City residency for tuition purposes.

B-81 Form

Any student who lives in New York State but does not live in New York City may be eligible to pay the same tuition as a New York City resident. To pay New York City tuition, you must submit a B-81 Form to the Bursar’s Office NO LATER THAN THE FIRST DAY OF CLASSES.

Download a request for a Certificate of Residence.

Senior Citizens

New York City residents who are 60 years old or older, and audit courses as non-matriculated students, are granted a tuition waiver and charged a $65 senior citizen fee per semester. Senior citizens are also charged the consolidated services fee and any penalty fee that may be incurred (i.e. program change or late registration fee); senior citizens do not pay Student Activities fees or application fees.

Note that tuition and fees indicated are subject to change by action of the Board of Trustees of the City university of New York.

Student Activities/Senate Fee – Non Refundable

Full-Time Students $ 44.45
Part-Time Students $ 22.45

Technology Fee (all students per semester) – Non Refundable

Rates Effective Fall 2015

Full-Time Students $ 125.00
Part-Time Students $ 62.50

Non-Instructional Fees – Non-Refundable

Consolidated Service Fee (all students per semester)$ 15.00
Application for Admission (new student fee)$ 65.00
Transfer Application$ 70.00
Application for Re-admission$ 20.00
Late Registration Fee$ 25.00
Change of Program Fee
(adding or changing sections of courses
Note: There is no fee to drop a course.)
$ 18.00
ID Replacement$ 10.00
Transcript$ 7.00
Late payment fee$ 15.00
Payment Reprocessing (bad check)$ 20.00
Special Examination
(each additional exam $5.00)
$ 25.00
Duplicate Diploma$ 30.00