Summer 2025 Costs for Columbia Summer Global Core: The Athens Experience

COST BILLED TO COLUMBIA ACCOUNTColumbia StudentsNon-Columbia Students
*Tuition ($2,122 per point)$6,366$6,366
Housing $790$790
**Document (transcript) Fee$0$105
Total billed to Columbia Account:$7,156

$7,261

*Tuition and fees are subject to the Board of Trustees' approval and may change.

Tuition: The program tuition invoice will be sent via e-bill to your Columbia Student Account on June 9th, 2025 and will be due on July 10th, 2025. It covers tuition, some course materials, and costs related to any program-related activities.

Housing: All students are required to live in program-arranged housing. No meals are provided as part of housing costs.

**Document (transcript) Fee: This one-time fee is charged to new students and will be included in your e-bill. Barnard students might be charged this fee if they haven’t taken a course at Columbia.

COST BILLED BY UNDERGRADUATE GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT
Deposit$1,000
The total billed by Undergraduate Global Engagement$1,000

Deposit: All students are required to submit a non-refundable $1,000 deposit to reserve your place in the program and it will be applied towards your tuition and fees.


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 the program. These expenses are NOT paid to the program.

Meals$800
Local Transportation$80
Visa Expenses (if required)$0
Books and Course Materials$0
Cell Phone$50
Airfare$1,400
Personal Expenses$500
Estimated Out-of-Pocket Expenses subtotal:$2,830

Meals: The cost for meals and food will vary widely depending on individual spending habits. Costs can be kept down by preparing your own meals and only eating out occasionally.

Local Transportation: Many locations are within walking distance of student housing. Any personal travel is not included in this estimate.

Visa Expenses: Since U.S. students do not need a visa to study in Greece for less than 90 days, the majority of students will not need a visa. However, if you are not a U.S. or E.U. citizen, you should check the Greek Consulate website to determine if you need a visa. International students may need a visa, which will incur additional costs, including travel to visa application appointments.

Cell Phone: 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. This estimate is based on the cost of getting a local sim card.

Airfare: Estimated cost of round-trip airfare from NYC to Athens, Greece. You are responsible for making your own travel arrangements from their preferred departure city to the program.

Personal Expenses: Personal expenses are highly variable based on each person's spending habits. Any personal travel is not included in this estimate.


As part of the program, you will be covered for urgent and emergent care while you are abroad. Routine and preventive care is not included so you should maintain a health insurance policy that will provide coverage outside the U.S. or your home country. This cost is not included in the chart above.