Tuition & Fees 2024-25

The tuition and fees for the 2024-2025 academic year applies to coursework from Summer II 2024 through Summer I 2025.

Full-time Student Cost per Semester

Tuition (12 to 18.5 credit hours) $23,350

Comprehensive Fee

Full-Time Undergraduate $500
Part-Time Undergraduate $275
Winter/Summer Undergraduate $200

Housing

Room - Single $4,700 With Bathroom Amenity $5,000
Room - Double $4,200 With Bathroom Amenity $4,550
Room - Triple $3,850 With Bathroom Amenity $4,200
Semi Suite - $5,100
Suite - $5,250
Quad - $3,500

Meal Plans

All access meal plan (with $100 in Flex Dollars) $3,900
10-meal plan (with $200 in Flex Dollars) $3,500
Commuter plan (with $400 in Flex Dollars) $1,100

Students wishing to enroll for more than 18.5 credits must obtain permission from the Committee on Academic Standards and Policies and will be charged additional tuition on the per-credit-hour basis for credits more than 18.5.

Part-time Students

Tuition per credit $1,400
1/2 Credit $700

Tuition audit per credit $650
Dual Enrollment per credit $195
Winter term tuition per credit $595
Summer term tuition per credit $595

Comprehensive Fee

The comprehensive fee covers student engagement, technology and communications access.

Medical Insurance

Domestic students can obtain health insurance through the health care exchanges established pursuant to the Affordable Care Act. Information on the Maryland Health Insurance Exchange can be found at

As required by law, all full-time international students must have adequate medical insurance coverage, either through an overseas student insurance plan or other international student insurance plan. Information on some options available can be obtained from the accounting office or the office of multicultural affairs and international student programs. Proof of coverage must be provided by Aug. 15.

Special Course Fees

There are additional charges for those courses requiring field trips, laboratory materials, equipment and supplies. These charges are subject to change without prior notice.

Testing

Departmental challenge exam $230

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Tuition per Credit

General Cluster $510

Ceramics (C, M.A., MFA)
Humanities
Environmental Biology
Geographic Information Systems, GIS (C)
Humanities
Math Education (C, M.S.)
Curriculum & Instruction
Educational Leadership (C, M.S.)
Elementary STEM Education (C)
Reading Specialization
Mathematics Instructional Leadership (M.S.)
Multidisciplinary Studies, Education (M.S.)

Business Cluster $690

Accounting (C)
Business Administration
Finance Management (C)
Organizational Management (C)
Project Management (C)

Counseling/ Health Cluster $788

Clinical Mental Health
School Counseling
Interdisciplinary Studies in Human Behavior
Thanatology (C)
Trauma, Crisis, Grief & Loss (C)
Nutrition (M.S.)

MFA Creative Writing $525

Science Cluster $655

Computer Science
Cybersecurity (C, M.S.)
Information Technology
Management of Information Systems
Bioinformatics (C, M.S.)
Health Informatics (C, M.S.)

Doctoral Programs

Doctorate of Organizational Leadership $1,015
Doctorate of Business Administration $1,100

Nursing Cluster ($1,050/credit)

Doctor of Nursing Practice
Nursing (M.S.N.)

Educational Leadership Program

Carroll County $448
Montgomery County $448
Washington County $448
Berkeley County, WV $330

Audit per credit $300

Renewal Not Retirement (RNR)- per class $100

Optional Housing

Rosemont Ave. houses, $5,500 per semester

Comprehensive Fees

Non-doctoral (Fall and Spring) $145
Non-Doctoral (Summer II 2024, Winter 2024, Summer I 2025) $88
Doctoral $600 (Fall and Spring)
MFA Creative Writing (optional residency) $2,000
Counseling Ph.D.: $140

The comprehensive fee covers student engagement, technology and communications access.

The cost of attendance for graduate students may vary. Tuition and fees are determined by the degree program and the number of enrolled credits per semester. For additional information, visit the accounting services

Other charges and fees

Late fees and fines

Late tuition payment 2 percent of unpaid balance at end of each month Monthly late fee not to exceed $250

I.D./access card replacement (resident) $30

I.D./Access card replacement (commuter/graduate) $15

Replace room key and lock $100

Room access fee $15

Parking in handicapped zone $55

Parking in fire lane $30

Parking in improper parking $25

Parking in loading zone $25

Parking in no parking zone $25

Parking on grass $25

Speeding $30

Applied music

Hood students taking music lessons for credit:

1/2-hour lesson per week for semester $320

One hour lesson per week for semester $645

Practice hour fee per 30 minutes $55

Non-Hood students taking music lessons in the preparatory music program, please visit www.hood.edu/musicprep for information on the program, fees and registration instructions.

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