
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.
- 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.
Undergraduate Programs
Off Campus (Rental Housing)
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)
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)
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)
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 Counseling
MA in CMHC |
Quarter |
Annual
|
Summer |
Annual
|
|
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 |
|
|
MS in Psychology (Online)
MS in Psychology Online |
Quarter |
Annual
|
Summer Qtr |
Annual
|
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 Psychology
|
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 Consortium
|
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 |