2024-25 Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Campus Charges Semester Year
Undergraduate Tuition (12-18 credit hours) $21,535 $43,070
Housing and Meals $6,585 $13,170
Student Fee (non-refundable) $90 $180
General Services Fee (non-refundable) $335 $670
Total charges – Resident $28,545 $57,090

See next year's tuition and fees.

Other Charges
 
Part time tuition per credit hour (1-11 hours)
$1,538
Tuition per credit hour (more than 18 hours)
$896
Tuition – High School (per credit hour)
$318
Activity fee (part time students, charge per credit hour, non-refundable)
$7
General Services Fee (part time students, charge per credit hour, non-refundable)*
$25
Audit per credit hour
$164
Student health insurance (International and Full-time students only)
$2,879
Applied Music, private instruction (1 SH)
$275
Applied Music, private instruction (2 SH)
$400
Physical education fees
$25-200
Proficiency exam & external exam fee
$90
Credit for off-campus studies (extension)
$90
Miscellaneous credits (VS, Intermenno Trainee)
$90
Credit by examination (per credit hour)
$90
Final exam taken out of schedule
$35

 

Summer School (2024-25)
 
Undergraduate tuition (per credit hour)
$468

 

Accelerated/2nd Degree Nursing Program (rates beginning Summer 2025)
 
Tuition (per credit hour)
$960

 

Any course you take from another program will be invoiced at the rate of your enrolled program

*The General Services Fee applies to all EMU students and funds a variety of supports available across disciplines, in-person/virtual, at the undergraduate and graduate levels. This includes categories of support related to: Student Life (Counseling, Health, Fitness Center, Career Services, etc.), Academic Support Services (Academic Success Center, Writing Program) and Technology Services (Help Desk, online technology, internet bandwidth, etc.). The fee also covers Graduation Fees and College Writing course fees starting Fall 2024.

Published charge rates may be adjusted for changes in economic conditions and cost factors. This list continues on the general charges and payment information page.

2024-25 Residence Halls

Traditional Residence Hall Info

EMU features Elmwood & Northlawn Residence Halls for Incoming First year students.  Cedarwood and Maplewood Residence Halls are available to students with 1+ semesters (Fall & Spring Semesters only) lived on campus/eligible to live on campus as of the beginning of an academic year (September 1).

Northlawn also features a 4th-floor community prioritized to Senior students looking for unique living opportunities that help accommodate the needs of internships and placements.

Living Arrangement
Semester Rate
Double Occupancy in a Double Room
$6,585
Northlawn 4th Floor Single Occupancy
$7,410

Suite Info

Hillside & Parkwoods apartments/suites are available to students who have lived on or been eligible to live on campus for at least four semesters (Fall & Spring Semesters only) since the beginning of an academic year (September 1).

Rates per semester:

Suite/Apartment/Small Group Living
No Meal Plan
60 Block
Full Meal Plan
Hillside (single)
$5,144
$6,065
$7,897
Hillside (double)
$4,650
$5,571
$7,403
Parkwoods (single)
$5,144
$6,065
$7,897
Parkwoods (double)
$4,650
$5,571
$7,403
Small Group Housing
$2,225
$3,146
$4,978

Discounts

A $1,005 discount per semester is available for students eligible to live off campus (90+ credits earned and 21+ years old by September 1 of an academic year).  Student meeting the Senior criteria and living in Group Houses qualify for a $355 discount per semester.

Published charge rates may be adjusted for changes in economic conditions and cost factors. This list continues on the General Charges and Payment Information page.

Meal Plans

Meal Plans are available to all students at EMU, whether they live on campus or off.  Meal plan options for students are as follows:

Students living on-campus in their first through fourth semesters are required to have Full (unlimited) Meal Plans.

Students living on-campus in their fifth or sixth semesters are required to purchase a meal plan. However, they may choose the Full (unlimited) meal plan or the 60-block plan, which allows for 60 meals throughout the course of each semester as well as credit toward the Royal’s Den.

Students living on-campus in their seventh or more semester may choose the Full (unlimited) meal plan, the 60-block plan, or they may opt for no meal plan at all. 

The Unlimited plan includes continuous meal service plus $100 Royal Cash. 
The 60-block plan includes 60 meals in the dining hall, as well as $50 Royal Cash.

The dining hall is open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday – Friday; Sat 10:30-1 p.m. and 5-6 p.m.; Sunday 8:15-9 a.m., 11:30-1 p.m. and 5-6 p.m.

Refund Policy

Students who withdraw, drop out, are dismissed, or otherwise cease enrollment prior to completing 60% of the semester or mini-term equivalent shall receive a refund equal to the percentage of the term remaining. Students who withdraw prior to the first day of classes shall receive a full refund of all payments except tuition deposits.

Aid recipients who change their course registration after the beginning of each semester must notify the financial assistance office. Enrollment status is very important to aid eligibility. Students who withdraw must also notify the financial assistance office. Financial aid refunds due to withdrawal are calculated using the percentage of term not completed as mandated by federal aid regulations. More information about aid adjustments and refunds related to changes in enrollment status may be obtained from the Financial Assistance Office and is also included in the undergraduate Student Handbook.

2024-2025 Refund Percentage Chart

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