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Tuition And Fees

Fall 2008 - Winter 2009 Undergraduate (On-campus) Tuition and Fees

Resident Undergraduate:
1-11 credit hours $271/credit
12-18 credit hours $3,252/semester
over 18 credit hours $271/credit

Nonresident Undergraduate:
1-11 credit hours $444/credit
12-18 credit hours $5,328/semester
over 18 credit hours $444/credit

University Fee
12 or more credits $256/semester
Student Activity Fee*
6 or more credits $31.13/semester
Student Athletic Event Fee*
Full-time (12 credit hours or more) freshman, new undergraduate and transfer students.** $200/one-time fee

Annual Resident Undergraduate Tuition and Fees***
State comparison level (30 crs./yr.) $7,078.26/per year
State comparison level (15 crs./sem.) $3,539.19/per sem.

Annual Nonresident Undergraduate Tuition and Fees***
State comparison level (30 crs./yr.) $11,230.26/per year
State comparison level (15 crs./sem.) $5,615.13/per sem.

* Student Approved Fees
**Transfer students with 56 or more credit hours pay a $100 one-time fee.
***Includes use of a laptop computer for all full-time (12 credits or more per semester) undergraduate students. An additional $150 per semester for an MacBook applies to Art & Design majors. The university offers installment and deferral payment plans.

Fall 2008 - Winter 2009 Graduate (On-campus)Tuition and Fees

Resident Graduate:
All credit hours $323.25/credit
Nonresident Graduate:
All credit hours $478.25/credit

University Fee
8 or more credits $256/semester
Student Activity Fee*
6 or more credits $31.13/semester

Annual Resident Graduate Tuition and Fees**
NMU full-time graduate level (16 crs./yr.) $5,746.26/per year
NMU full-time graduate level (8 crs./sem.) $2,873.13/per sem.

Annual Nonresident Graduate Tuition and Fees**
NMU full-time graduate level (16 crs./yr.) $8,226.26/per year
NMU full-time graduate level (8 crs./sem.) $4,113.13/per sem.

* Student Approved Fees
**Includes use of a laptop computer for all full-time (8 credits or more per semester) graduate students. An additional $150 per semester for an MacBook applies to Art & Design majors. The university offers installment and deferral payment plans.

Extension Rates (Off Campus and Web Courses)

Undergraduate $271/per credit
Graduate $323.25/per credit

Room and Board

Room and Board
Double Occupancy Room (housing options) $3,648/per year
Constant Meal Plan (meal plans) $3,794/per year
Comprehensive Fee $194/per year
Total:  
$7,636/per year*

* These are typical room and board options for NMU students. Different housing and meal plan options are outlined in the links above or on the Housing Web site.

Summer 2009 Tuition and Fees

Resident Undergraduate
1-5 credit hours $271/credit
over 5 credit hours $251/credit

Nonresident Undergraduate
1-5 credit hours $444/credit
over 5 credit hours $414/credit

Resident Graduate
all credit hours $323.25/credit

Nonresident Graduate
all credit hours $478.25/credit