Tuition and Fees

Undergraduate

Tuition 

Tuition Type Tuition Cost per Semester
Full Time (12–18 semester hours) $14,000 per semester
Part Time (1–11 semester hours) $450 per semester hour
Over 18 Credit Hours $450 per semester hour
Summer Session $450 per semester hour
Travel Study/May Session $450 per semester hour
Adult Degree Completion $450 per semester hour
AU Online $450 per semester hour

The university may also assess fees for certain services, courses, field placements, or other ancillary expenses.

Room and Board

2023-2024 Academic Year (fall and spring semesters):

Aurora Board

Meals + Points Cost per Semester
The Full Sammy unlimited meals per week with 80 points per semester $2,970 per semester
Taste of AU 15 15 meals per week with 100 points per semester $2,715
Weekly Bite 10 10 meals per week with 100 points per semester $2,110
Blue Block 150 150 meals per semester with 175 points per semester $2,260
AU 80 (for Juniors and Seniors only) 80 meals per semester with 160 points per semester $1,045

Aurora Room

Type Cost per Semester
Air-Conditioned Halls
Centennial, Davis, Memorial, Tucker, and Watkins Halls: single with A/C $3,940
Centennial, Davis, Memorial, Tucker, and Watkins Halls: double with A/C $3,650
Non-Air-Conditioned Residence Halls
Jenks, East, Memorial and Wilkinson Halls: single without A/C $3,650
Jenks, East, Memorial and Wilkinson Halls: double without A/C $3,220
Suites
Jenks West, Jenks East Halls: suite with A/C $3,940
Jenks West, Jenks East Halls: suite without A/C $3,650

GWC Board

Meals Cost per Semester
Unlimited $2,765 per semester
Residential 15 $2,585 per semester
Residential 10 $1,545 per semester
JR/SR 80 (Juniors and Seniors only) $1,045 per semester

GWC Room

Type Cost per Semester
Oak and Hickory, Winston Paul, and Emory Halls: single $3,915
Oak and Hickory, Winston Paul, and Emory Halls: double $2,850
Oak and Hickory, Winston Paul, and Emory Halls: triple $2,020

General Fees

Fee Type Fee Amount
Auditor Fee 50% of tuition
CLEP Credit Recording Fee No charge
Course by Special Arrangement (CBSA) $130 per semester hour
Deferred Payment Fee $10 per semester hour
International Affiliate Program Transfer Fee $375
Late Payment Fee (2 weeks past due) $100 (fall and spring); $50 (summer)
Late Payment Fee (6th week of semester) $200 (fall and spring); $100 (summer)
Late Payment Fee (10th week of semester) $300 (fall and spring); $150 (summer)
Life and Vocational Assessment Fee $125 per semester hour
Nursing Pinning Fee $25
Parking Fine $20-25
Parking Permit None
Pathways Program $3,000
Prior Approval Petition Fee (late submissions) $30
Regalia Fee - Bachelor’s $110
Replacement I.D. Card Fee - Non-resident $25
Replacement I.D. Card Fee - Resident $35
Residence Hall Deposit - new students $100
Residence Hall Lost Room Key Fee - Standard Room $110
Residence Hall Lost Room Key Fee - Suite up to $310
Returned Check Fee $25
Student-at-Large tuition Deposit (non-refundable) $100
Technology Fee (per semester) $110
Technology Fee (online; per module) $55
Transcript, Online Service $5
Transcript, While-You-Wait Service $25 for first copy; $20 per additional copy
Tuition Deposit $100

Fees Charged per Course/Registration

Fee Type Fee Amount
Athletic Training Laboratory $50
Athletic Training Practicum $50
Autism Exercise Specialist Fee $423
BSW Field Placement Fee $50 per semester hour
Communications/Digital Marketing $50
Exercise Physiology $50
Fine Arts $50
Foundations K-12 Physical Education (PED-1510) Fee $80
Health Science Certification $50
Mechanical/Physical Analysis of Sport/Exercise $50
Nursing Clinical Fee $55 per semester hour
Nursing Laboratory Fee $55 per semester hour
Nursing Testing Fees $750
Outdoor Recreation Skills (REC-3500) Fee $275
Physical Education Lab (First Aid/CPR) Fee $35
Science Fee $50
Student Teaching Fee (Aurora only) $150

Nursing testing fees are determined by contract with vendor and will be added to specific courses as outlined by the School of Nursing – Estimate $600 (actual cost of exams passed through to students).

*Military Tuition Rates for AU Online Students Only - For active duty military, their spouses and dependents, National Guard members, and reservists, a grant equivalent to $250 a credit hour for undergraduate and graduate courses. A 10% tuition discount for qualified veterans.

Note: Tuition and fees are subject to change without prior notice. Please contact the Student Accounts Office for questions or information on current tuition, fees, room, board and other rates.

Note: Tuition and housing deposits are refundable until May 1st for fall entrants. For spring entrants, tuition is refundable until the first day of the term and housing deposits are refundable until December 15th. Tuition deposits for Summer Session are refundable until the start date of the term.