Tuition and Fees

There are three questions to ask when it comes to college costs:

  • What is the cost?
  • What will I actually pay?
  • Is it a good value?

Many students qualify for scholarships and other forms of financial aid, which help make the actual out-of-pocket costs more affordable.  Our monthly payment plan helps even more.

While affordable, we know that it will still require sacrifice, summer employment, and loans for most students to fully finance a North Park University education. But the straightforward approach to tuition and fees at North Park helps keep things understandable and manageable.

Basic Costs

Most students are billed annually as follows:

Tuition $19,900
Room and Board (15-meal plan) $7,829
Total $27,729

Students may choose variations on the standard meal plan or single occupancy rooms, which will modify the above projections. Some courses have lab fees, while students in the music program may pay extra for private lessons. However, there are no other hidden fees applied to all students.

We estimate that you will spend about $1,000 per year on books.  Many students resell their books at the end of the term when they have completed their coursework.

Here is a comprehensive list of the tuition and fees at North Park for the 2010-2011 academic year:

Tuition

Full-time Tuition (12-17 hours/semester) $19,900 
Part-time Tuition (1-11 hours/semester)  $730/credit hour
Overload Tuition (18+ hours/semester)    $500/credit hour 
Audit $50/credit hour

Non-credit Scandinavian (Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish,
Danish), Arabic, Armenian, Chinese, Latin, and Spanish

$200/course 
 

Meal Plan Options

Standard 15-meal plan      $3,519
10-meal plan $2,840
20-meal plan $3,960
 

Housing Options

Housing (double occupancy in a residence hall) $4,250
Regular Single Room in a residence hall $2,000 surcharge
Small Single Room in a residence hall $1,000 surcharge
Apartments and Bungalows, including Park North $4,960
Sawyer Court Condos $5,350
Resident Activities Fee $60

 

Insurance

You will automatically be billed $1254 for the University's insurance plan.  This charge will be removed from your bill when proof of insurance if provided to the University.
 

Administrative Fees

Application/Reapplication Fee $40
Graduation Fee  $125
Graduation Fee for Dual Degrees $150
Course Add Fee (charged for each course added) $15
International Student Services Fee  $500/semester 
Transcript Fee (initial copy free; charge for additional)     $5 
Transcript Fee (same day service)  $10 
Late Payment Fee         $50
Finance Charge (assessed monthly on past due balances)     1.5%
Commuter Student Parking Sticker (unreserved) $100
Resident Student Parking Sticker (unreserved) $300
CLEP and Credit-by-Exam Administration Fee $42
Posting Credit-by Exam to Transcript $35/credit hour
 

Course Fees

Nursing Labs $100
Nursing Clinical Fee (junior and senior years) $1500/semester
A.T.I. Nursing Testing Fee $62.50
Science and Computer Science $75
Psychology     $75
Art (2100, 3100, 2030, 3060, 4060) $75
Art (1040, 1100, 2020, 2060, 3020, 3040, 3050, 4020) $30
Art and Society (GH 1850) $75
BIOL 3700-3790 (all in sequence), BIOL 3890, 4020             $100/credit hour
EDUC 3510 (Practicum B) for undergraduates $300
WRIT 5000 Writing for Professionals $525
COMM 2140, 3430     $45
Non-Credit Applied Music Courses $730/semester
Music Applied Lesson Fee (1cr/2 cr) $150/credit hour

North Park University Undergraduate Tuition and Fees