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Estimated Cost of Attendance

Your cost of attendance (COA) is the estimated average and reasonable cost of completing an academic year at Palo Alto University. Your COA includes both direct costs and indirect costs.

Estimate you Education Costs Today! PAU's Tuition Net Price Calculator
  • Direct costs are what PAU bills you: i.e., tuition and fees.
  • Indirect costs are the associated costs of coming to school; housing, transportation, books, etc.
Remember that the amounts listed may or may not be what you spend, but rather can and should be used to create a personal budget to understand your total costs.

Undergraduate Programs

The FAFSA specifically asks about college living arrangements. It provides a drop down menu where the student selects on-campus, with parent, or off-campus. When the school receives the FAFSA, including the student housing choice, the PAU Financial Aid Office will provide a cost of attendance to account for particular expenses.

Off Campus (Rental Housing)Toggle Accordion



Off Campus (Rental Housing)
Day Program (quarter)
Day Program (annual)
Tuition & Fees

7,737

23,211
Housing

7,631

22,894
Transportation

2,519

7,557
Books

313

938
Personal & Misc

2,767

8,300
Loan Fees

38

114
Total

21,004

63,013

 

Off-Campus/Rental Housing (Hybrid or Online)Toggle Accordion

 



 
Hybrid or Online (quarter)
Hybrid or Online (annual)
Tuition & Fees

5,803

23,212
Housing

7,631

28,444
Transportation

2,519

9,389
Books

313

1,251
Personal & Misc.

2,767

10,312
Loan Fees

38

114
Total

19,070

72,721

 

Living with Parents (Day Program)Toggle Accordion



At Home
Day Program (quarter)
Day Program (annual)
Tuition & Fees

7,737

23,211
Housing

3,094

9,281
Transportation

2,519

7,557
Books

313

938
Personal & Misc

1,111

3,333
Loan Fees

38

114
Total

14,811

44,434

 

Living with Parents (Hybrid/Online)Toggle Accordion



At Home
Hybrid or Online (quarter)
Hybrid or Online (annual)
Tuition & Fees

5,803

23,212
Housing

3,094

11,531
Transportation

2,519

9,389
Books

313

1,251
Personal & Misc.

1,111

4,141
Loan Fees

38

114
Total

12,877

49,638

 

Master's Programs

MA in Clinical Mental Health CounselingToggle Accordion

MA in CMHC
Quarter
Annual
(3 quarters)
Summer
Annual
(4 quarters)
Tuition & Fees

5,742

22,968

1,914

24,882
Housing

7,631

22,894

5,550

28,444
Transportation

2,519

7,557

1,832

9,389
Books

313

938

313

1,251
Pesonal & Misc.

2,767

8,300

2,012

10,312
Loan fees

640

1,920

0

1,920
Total

13,869

41,608

 

76,197
 
Per unit is $638- Packaging on full time, 9 units per quarter in traditional 3 quarters; and then 3 units in the summer.  Budget below reflects only traditional 3 quarters.
   

 

MS in Psychology (Online)Toggle Accordion

MS in Psychology Online
Quarter
Annual
(3 qtrs)
Summer Qtr
Annual
(4 QTRS)
Tuition & Fees

6,888

20,664

2,952

23,616
Housing

7,631

22,894

5,550

28,444
Transportation

2,519

7,557

1,832

9,389
Books

313

938

313

1,251
Personal & Misc

2,767

8,300

2,012

10,312
Loan Fees

640

1,920

0

1,920
Total

20,757

62,272

 

$74,931

*Per unit is $984 - Packaging on full time, 9 units per quarter in traditional 3 quarters; and then 3 units in the summer.  Budget above reflects only traditional 3 quarters.

    

 

Doctoral Programs

PhD in Clinical PsychologyToggle Accordion

 
 
PhD (quarter)
PhD (annual)
Tuition & Fees

18,944

56,832
Housing

7,631

22,894
Transportation

2,519

7,557
Books

313

938
Personal & Misc.

2,767

8,300
Loan Fees

640

1,920
Total

32,813

98,440

 

PGSP-Stanford PsyD ConsortiumToggle Accordion

 



 
PsyD (quarter)
PsyD (annual)
Tuition  & Fees

21,144

63,432
Housing

7,631

22,894
Transportation

2,519

7557
Books

313

938
Personal & Misc.

2,767

8,300
Loan Fees

640

1,920
Total

35,013

105,040