COSTS BILLED BY COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY VIA STUDENT FINANCIAL SERVICES | |
Tuition | $22,848 (per semester) |
Document (transcript) fee | $105 |
Total billed to Columbia account for the full year | $45,801 |
Tuition and Fees: You are responsible for paying the Columbia in Paris tuition and document (transcript) fees directly to Columbia University. The tuition listed above is billed each semester. The document (transcript) fee is billed once. The fall tuition invoice will be sent via e-bill from Columbia's Student Financial Service office mid-August and will be due mid-September and the spring tuition invoice will be sent in December and due in January. Note that you will receive your bill at your Columbia email address. It covers tuition only and does not cover housing, meals, airfare, medical insurance, course materials, extra-curricular activities, personal travel, and personal expenses.
COSTS BILLED BY UNDERGRADUATE GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT | |
Program Fee | $1200 |
Total billed by Undergraduate Global Engagement | $1200 |
Program Fee: The program fee is due in three installments. The first installment ($800) is due when you confirm program participation. The second installment ($400) is due at the beginning of your second semester in Paris. The program fee subsidizes the following: some extra-curricular program activities, some course materials, university fees, required French housing and liability insurance and printing supplies. All program fees are payable online through your UGE application portal.
Tuition and fees are subject to approval by The Trustees of Columbia University and may change.
COSTS BILLED FOR HOUSING (IF APPLICABLE) | |
Housing costs | $7,560-$11,320 |
Total billed by Host Families in Paris | Variable |
Students not doing program housing: Please add your estimated housing expenses to the out-of-pocket expenses below. Note that if you are opting out of program housing, you will need to pay an administrative fee of approximately 40€ once you arrive in Paris. This is to cover the administrative processing for your required housing insurance.
Estimated Out-of-Pocket Expenses are not billed by Columbia.The estimated amounts in this section provide a basis for students to determine their individual budgets for expenses related to their time overseas for the duration of the program. The below estimate is an average of what students say they actually spend. These expenses are NOT paid to the program. Note that all on-site expenses have been estimated for a 9-month period at an exchange rate of 1 euro = 1.11 USD.
OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSES NOT BILLED TO STUDENTS (ESTIMATED) | |
Meals | $4,500-6,300 |
Local Transportation | $750 |
Visa | $260 |
Books and Course Materials | $400 |
Cell phone | $540 |
Airfare | $2,200 |
Personal Expenses | $5,000 |
Total Estimated Out-of-Pocket Expenses | $13,650-$15,450 |
Meals: The cost for meals and food will vary widely depending on individual spending habits and the number of meals taken with a homestay family. Costs can be kept down by preparing your own meals, taking advantage of student cafeterias, and only eating out occasionally.
Local Transportation: You will be responsible for paying for transportation to and from the airport in Paris at the start and end of the program. A monthly Navigo pass is currently 75€/month.
Visa: You are responsible for visa fees.
Cellphone: All students are required to have a working cell phone capable of making and receiving both local and international calls throughout the duration of the program.
Airfare: Estimated cost of 2 round trip airfares from NYC to Paris. You are responsible for making your own travel arrangements from your preferred departure city to the program.
Personal Expenses: Personal expenses are highly variable based on each person's spending habits. They may include entertainment and personal travel.
It is required that you maintain a health insurance policy that will also provide coverage outside the U.S. for routine, urgent and emergent care. This cost is not included in our estimates.