Estimated Cost of Attendance

From UConn Student Financial Aid Services

Estimated Cost of Attendance

Your Cost of Attendance (COA) is the Office of Student Financial Aid Services' estimate of your educational expenses for the aid year. Based on your enrollment, you will be billed each semester by the Bursar's Office for tuition, fees, and on-campus housing and meal plans, if applicable.

Indirect costs such as books, off-campus housing, transportation and miscellaneous expenses are not payable to UConn and are estimated to establish your COA and to help you and your family plan for the overall cost of your education.

Students who are less-than-full-time will have certain expenses adjusted based on the number of credits for which they are enrolled, usually after the end of each semester’s add/drop period. Students who anticipate less-than-full-time enrollment should communicate with the Office of Student Financial Aid Services to ensure that their COA and financial aid packages are as accurate as possible.


Below are the estimated costs of attendance for the indicated academic year.

Image:Calculator.svg Undergraduate, Storrs Campus (2012-2013)


The total Cost of Attendance (COA) includes direct educational costs and an estimate of indirect costs based on full-time attendance at Storrs for both fall and spring semesters. The housing and meal plan amounts are an average of the cost of the various options for the year. These figures do not represent your actual fee bill but are estimates and subject to change.

Please note that students are billed separately for each semester, therefore, the annual amounts described below may be divided by two to attain estimates for a single semester. In order to reduce these costs, we encourage you to choose the lowest price options for housing rates and meal plans.

Direct Costs In-State Out-of-State New England Regional
Tuition $ $8,712 $ 26,544 $ 15,240
University and Student Fees     2,530 2,530 2,530
On/Off-Campus Housing Estimate* 6,776 6,776 6,776
On/Off-Campus Meal Plan Estimate* 5,044 5,044 5,044
Subtotal Direct Costs 23,062 40,894 29,590
Estimated Indirect Costs In-State Out-of-State New England Regional
Books and Supplies $ 850 $ 850 $ 850
Transportation 1,000 1,100 1,100
Miscellaneous 1,650 1,650 1,650
Subtotal Indirect Costs 3,500 3,600 3,600
In-State Out-of-State New England Regional
Estimated Total Expenses $ 26,562 $ 44,494 $ 33,190

*For students living at home and commuting to the Storrs Campus, no housing costs are included in the estimated annual COA, though “Meal” estimates of $1800 and “Miscellaneous” costs of $1200 per year are included.

Image:Books-04.svg Undergraduate, Regional Campus (2012-2013)


The total Cost of Attendance (COA) includes direct educational costs and an estimate of indirect costs based on full-time attendance for both fall and spring semesters. Fees are an average of the costs at the various regional campuses for the year. These figures do not represent your actual fee bill but are estimates and subject to change.

Students are billed separately for each semester, therefore, the annual amounts described below may be divided by two to attain estimates for a single semester.

Please note that dependent students attending a regional campus are assumed to live at home. Dependent students who do NOT plan to live at home should contact the Office of Student Financial Aid Services. Below are COA estimates for a typical dependent regional campus student.

Direct Costs In-State Out-of-State New England Regional
Tuition $ 8,712 $ 26,544 $ 15,240
University and Student Fees     636 636 636
Subtotal Direct Costs 9,348 27,180 15,876
Estimated Indirect Costs In-State Out-of-State New England Regional
Books and Supplies $ 850 $ 850 $ 850
Transportation 1,400 3,900 3,900
Board 1,800 1,800 1,800
Miscellaneous 1,200 1,200 1,200
Subtotal Indirect Costs 5,250 7,750 7,750
In-State Out-of-State New England Regional
Estimated Total Expenses $ 14,598 $ 34,930 $ 23,626

Image:Beakers.svg Graduate Student (2012-2013)


The total Cost of Attendance (COA) includes direct educational costs and an estimate of indirect costs based on full-time (9-credit) attendance for both fall and spring semesters. Graduate students who conduct full-time research or who are Graduate Assistants will have their COA figures adjusted appropriately, based on the information submitted via the Graduate Enrollment Information Form These figures do not represent your actual fee bill but are estimates and are subject to change.

Students are billed separately for each semester, therefore, the annual amounts described below may be divided by two to attain estimates for a single semester.

Direct Costs In-State Out-of-State New England Regional
Tuition $ 10,782 $ 27,990 $ 18,882
University and Student Fees     2,004 2,004 2,004
Subtotal Direct Costs 12,786 29,994 20,886
Estimated Indirect Costs In-State Out-of-State New England Regional
Books and Supplies $ 700 $ 700 $ 700
Transportation 1,000 1,100 1,100
Off-Campus Housing Estimate# 10,426 10,426 10,426
On/Off-Campus Meal Estimate* 5,044 5,044 5,044
Miscellaneous 2,000 2,000 2,000
Subtotal Indirect Costs 19,170 19,270 19,270
In-State Out-of-State New England Regional
Estimated Total Expenses $ 31,956 $ 49,264 $ 40,156

# On-campus Graduate housing costs are estimated at $7,250 per year.
* No housing costs are included in the estimated annual COA for Graduate students living at home and commuting to the Storrs Campus, though “Meal” estimates of $1800 and “Miscellaneous” costs of $1,500 per year are included. Additionally transportation expenses are estimated at $1,400 for in-state students and $3,900 for out-of-state students.