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Tuition & Fees

 

On Campus Students

Fees and tuition are listed by semester and annually below. ECSU does not require any additional charges associated with the verification of student identity. Learn more about the Fixed Tuition Program.
 
Tuition and most fees for part-time students are prorated based on 12 credit hours for full-time. Tuition and fees are due on Friday, August 4, 2023 prior to Official Registration for Fall 2023 semester and on Tuesday, January 2, 2024 for the Spring 2024 semester.
NOTE: Main campus courses regardless of instruction does not constitute as a Distance Learning program. Distance Learning students staying on campus will be charged the main campus rates for tuition and fees.
 
UNDERGRADUATE (Per Semester)

 

1
Credit Hour

2
Credit Hour

3
Credit Hour

4
Credit Hour

5
Credit Hour

6
Credit Hour

7
Credit Hour

8
Credit Hour

9
Credit Hour

10
Credit Hour

11
Credit Hour

12 – 18 Credit Hour

ANNUAL

NC Resident (Non-Boarding)

$41.67

$83.33

$125.00

$166.67

$208.34

$250.00

$291.67

$333.34

$375.00

$416.67

$458.34

$500.00

$1,000.00

Non-Resident (Non-Boarding)

$208.33

$416.67

$625.00

$833.33

$1,041.67

$1,250.00

$1,458.33

$1,666.66

$1,875.00

$2,083.33

$2,291.66

$2,500.00

$5,000.00

Technology Fee

$40.75

$40.75

$40.75

$40.75

$40.75

$81.50

$81.50

$81.50

$122.25

$122.25

$122.25

$163.00

$326.00

Athletics

$112.38

$112.38

$112.38

$112.38

$112.38

$224.75

$224.75

$224.75

$337.13

$337.13

$337.13

$449.50

$899.00

Health Services

$49.38

$49.38

$49.38

$49.38

$49.38

$98.75

$98.75

$98.75

$98.75

$148.13

$148.13

$197.50

$395.00

Health Insurance

 

 

 

 

 

$1,392.40

$1,392.40

$1,392.40

$1,392.40

$1,392.40

$1,392.40

$1,392.40

$2,784.40

Student Activity

$88.88

$88.88

$88.88

$88.88

$88.88

$177.75

$177.75

$177.75

$266.63

$266.63

$266.63

$355.50

$711.00

Assoc of Student Government Fee

$0.13

$0.13

$0.13

$0.13

$0.13

$0.25

$0.25

$0.25

$0.38

$0.38

$0.38

$0.50

$1.00

Campus Safety Fee

$7.50

$7.50

$7.50

$7.50

$7.50

$15.00

$15.00

$15.00

$22.50

$22.50

$22.50

$30.00

$60.00

Viking One Fee

$10.00

$10.00

$10.00

$10.00

$10.00

$10.00

$10.00

$10.00

$10.00

$10.00

$10.00

$10.00

  $20.00

Book Rental

$30.00

$60.00

$90.00

$120.00

$150.00

$180.00

$210.00

$240.00

$270.00

$300.00

$330.00

$360.00

$720.00

Transportation Fee

$19.50

$19.50

$19.50

$19.50

$19.50

$19.50

$19.50

$19.50

$19.50

$19.50

$19.50

$19.50

$39.00

Total NC Resident
(Non-Boarding)

$400.19

$471.85

$543.52

$615.19

$686.86

$2,449.90

$2,521.57

$2,593.24

$2,963.90

$3,035.57

$3,3107.24

$3,477.90

$6,955.80

Total Non-Resident
(Non-Boarding)

$566.84

$805.17

$1,043.50

$1,281.84

$1,520.17

$3,449.90

$3,688.23

$3,926.56

$4,463.90

$4,702.23

$4,940.56

$5,477.90

$10,955.80

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dbl Rm Air

$2,594.00

$5,188.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Board

$1,806.78

$3,613.56

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Meal Plan Tax

$126.47

$252.95

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mailbox

$12.50

$25.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Per semester

$4,539.75

$9,079.50

Total Tuition, Fees, Room and Board (Resident)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$8,017.65

$16,035.30

Total Tuition, Fees, Room and Board (Non-Resident)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$10,017.65

$20,035.29

 

GRADUATE (Per Semester)

 

1 Credit Hour

2 Credit Hour

3 Credit Hour

4 Credit Hour

5 Credit Hour

6 Credit Hour

7 Credit Hour

8 Credit Hour

9 Credit Hour

ANNUAL

NC Resident (Non-Boarding)

$187.52

$375.00

$563.00

$750.00

$938.00

$1,125.00

$1,313.00

$1,500.00

 $1,687.72

$3,375.43

Non-Resident (Non-Boarding)

$913.17

$1,826.35

$2,739.52

$3,652.70

$4,565.87

$5,479.04

$6,392.22

$7,305.39

$8,218.57

 $16,437.13

Technology Fee

$81.50

$81.50

$81.50

$81.50

$81.50

$163.00

$163.00

$163.00

$163.00

$326.00

Athletics

$224.75

$224.75

$224.75

$224.75

$224.75

$449.50

$449.50

$449.50

$449.50

$899.00

Health Services

$98.75

$98.75

$98.75

$98.75

$98.75

 $197.50

$197.50

$197.50

$197.50

$395.00

Health Insurance

 

 

 

 

 

 $1,392.40

$1,392.40

$1,392.40

$1,392.40

$2,784.80

Student Activity

$177.75

$177.75

$177.75

$177.75

$177.75

$355.50

 $355.50

 $355.50

 $355.50

 $711.00

Assoc of Student Government Fee

 $0.25

$0.25

$0.25

$0.25

$0.25

$0.50

$0.50

$0.50

$0.50

$1.00

Campus Safety Fee

$15.00

$15.00

$15.00

$15.00

$15.00

$30.00

$30.00

$30.00

$30.00

$60.00

Viking One Card Fee

$10.00

$10.00

$10.00

$10.00

$10.00

$10.00

$10.00

$10.00

$10.00

$10.00

Student Transportation Fee

$19.50

$19.50

$19.50

$19.50

$19.50

$19.50

$19.50

$19.50

$19.50

$39.00

Total NC Resident (Non-Boarding)

 $815.02

 $1,002.50

 $1,190.50

 $1,377.50

 $1,565.50

 $3,743.04

 $3,930.57

 $4,118.09

 $4,305.62

 $8,611.23

Total Non-Resident (Non-Boarding)

 $1,540.67

 $2,453.85

 $3,367.02

 $4,280.20

 $5,193.37

$8,096.94

 $9,010.12

 $9,923.29

 $10,836.47

 $21,672.93

 

 

Distance Learning Students

NOTE: Distance Learning fee rates only apply to students enrolled in a Distant Learning Programs, currently, those programs are undergraduates in Homeland Security, Interdisciplinary Studies, and a graduate program in Elementary Education .  

 

UNDERGRADUATE DISTANCE LEARNING (Per Semester)

 

1
Credit Hour

2
Credit Hour

3
Credit Hour

4
Credit Hour

5
Credit Hour

6
Credit Hour

7
Credit Hour

8
Credit Hour

9
Credit Hour

10
Credit Hour

11 Credit Hour

12 – 18 Credit Hour

ANNUAL

NC Resident (Non-Boarding)

$41.67

$83.33

$125.00

$166.67

$208.34

$250.00

$291.67

$333.34

$375.00

$416.67

$458.34

$500.00

$1,000.00

Non-Resident (Non-Boarding)

$208.33

$416.67

$625.00

$833.33

$1,041.67

$1,250.00

$1,458.33

$1,666.66

$1,875.00

$2,083.33

$2,291.66

$2,500.00

$5,000.00

Educational & Technology Fee

$40.75

$40.75

$40.75

$40.75

$40.75

$81.50

$81.50

$81.50

$122.25

$122.25

$122.25

$163.00

$326.00

Campus Safety Fee

$7.50

$7.50

$7.50

$7.50

$7.50

$15.00

$15.00

$15.00

$22.50

$22.50

$22.50

$30.00

$60.00

Association of Student Government Fee

$0.13

$0.13

$0.13

$0.13

$0.13

$0.25

$0.25

$0.25

$0.38

$0.38

$0.38

$0.50

$1.00

Book Rental

$30.00

$60.00

$90.00

$120.00

$150.00

$180.00

$210.00

$240.00

$270.00

$300.00

$330.00

$360.00

$720.00

Total NC Resident (Non-Boarding)

$120.05

$191.71

$263.38

$335.05

$406.72

$526.75

$598.42

$670.09

$790.13

$861.80

$933.47

$1,053.50

$2,107.00

Total Non-Resident (Non-Boarding)

$286.71

$525.05

$763.38

$1,001.71

$1,240.05

$1,526.75

$1,765.08

$2,003.41

$2,290.13

$2,528.46

$2,766.79

$3,053.50

$6,107.00

 

GRADUATE Distance Learning (Per Semester)

 

1 Credit Hour

2 Credit Hour

3 Credit Hour

4 Credit Hour

5 Credit Hour

6 Credit Hour

7 Credit Hour

8 Credit Hour

9 Credit Hour

ANNUAL

NC Resident (Non-Boarding)

$187.52

$375.05

$562.57

$750.10

$937.62

$1,125.14

$1,312.67

$1,500.19

$1,687.72

$3,375.43

Non-Resident (Non-Boarding)

$913.17

$1,826.35

$2,739.52

$3,652.70

$4,565.87

$5,479.04

$6,392.22

$7,305.39

$8,218.57

$16,437.13

Educational & Technology Fee

$81.50

$81.50

$81.50

$81.50

$81.50

$163.00

$163.00

$163.00

$163.00

$326.00

Campus Safety Fee

$15.00

$15.00

$15.00

$15.00

$15.00

$30.00

$30.00

$30.00

$30.00

$60.00

Association of Student Government Fee

$0.25

$0.25

$0.25

$0.25

$0.25

$0.50

$0.50

$0.50

$0.50

$1.00

Total NC Resident (Non-Boarding)

$284.27

$471.80

$659.32

$846.85

$1,034.37

$1,318.64

$1,506.17

$1,693.69

$1,881.22

$3,762.43

Total Non-Resident (Non-Boarding)

$1,009.92

$1,923.10

$2,836.27

$3,749.45

$4,662.62

$5,672.54

$6,585.72

$7,498.89

$8,412.07

$16,824.13

 

Summer School 2023

Summer bills will be uploaded on Wednesday, April 19, 2023.  Payment plans are not offered during the summer semester.
Summer bills for the 1st 5-week and 8-week sessions are due on Wednesday, May 10, 2023. Bills for the 2nd 5-week session are due on Friday, June 16, 2023.
UNDERGRADUATE (Summer)

 

1
Credit Hour

2
Credit Hour

3
Credit Hour

4
Credit Hour

5
Credit Hour

6
Credit Hour

7
Credit Hour

8
Credit Hour

9
Credit Hour

10
Credit Hour

11
Credit Hour

12 – 18 Credit Hour

NC Resident (Non-Boarding)

$41.67

$83.33

$125.00

$166.67

 $208.34

$250.00

$291.67

$333.34

$375.00

$416.67

$458.34

$500.00

Non-Resident (Non-Boarding)

$208.33

$416.67

$625.00

$833.33

  $1,041.67

$1,250.00

$1,458.33

$1,666.66

$1,875.00

$2,083.33

$2,291.66

$2,500.00

Technology Fee

$13.58

   $27.17

$40.75

$54.33

  $67.92

$81.50

$95.08

$108.67

$122.25

$135.83

$149.42

$163.00

Athletics

$37.46

$ 74.92

$112.38

$149.83

$187.29

$224.75

$262.21

$299.67

$337.13

$374.58

$412.04

$449.50

Health Services

$13.88

$27.75

$41.63

$55.50

$69.38

$83.25

$97.13

$111.00

v124.88

$138.75

$152.63

$166.50

Student Activity

$30.75

$61.50

$92.25

$123.00

$153.75

$184.50

$215.25

$246.00

$276.75

$307.50

$338.25

$369.00

Assoc of Student Government Fee

$0.04

$0.08

$0.13

$0.17

$0.21

$0.25

$0.29

$0.33

$0.38

$0.42

$0.46

$0.50

Campus Safety Fee

$2.50

$5.00

$7.50

$10.00

$12.50

$15.00

$17.50

$20.00

$22.50

$25.00

$27.50

$30.00

Total NC Resident
(Non-Boarding)

$139.88

$279.75

$419.63

$559.50

$699.38

$839.25

$979.13

$1,119.00

$1,258.88

$1,398.75

$1,538.63

$1,678.50

Total Non-Resident
(Non-Boarding)

$306.54

$613.08

$919.62

$1,226.17

$1,532.71

$1,839.25

$2,145.79

$2,452.33

$2,758.87

$3,065.41

$3,371.95

$3,678.50

 

UNDERGRADUATE Distance Learning (Summer)

 

1
Credit Hour

2
Credit Hour

3
Credit Hour

4
Credit Hour

5
Credit Hour

6
Credit Hour

7
Credit Hour

8
Credit Hour

9
Credit Hour

10
Credit Hour

11 Credit Hour

12 – 18 Credit Hour

NC Resident (Non-Boarding)

41.67

83.33

125.00

166.67

208.34

250.00

291.67

333.34

375.00

416.67

458.34

500.00

Non-Resident (Non-Boarding)

208.33

416.67

625.00

833.33

1,041.67

1,250.00

1,458.33

1,666.66

1,875.00

2,083.33

2,291.66

2,500.00

Educational & Technology Fee

13.58

27.17

40.75

54.33

67.92

81.50

95.08

108.67

122.25

135.83

149.42

163.00

Campus Safety Fee

2.50

      3.75

5.00

6.25

7.50

8.75

10.00

11.25

12.50

13.75

15.00

30.00

Association of Student Government Fee

0.04

0.08

0.13

0.17

0.21

0.25

0.29

0.33

0.38

0.42

0.46

0.50

Total NC Resident (Non-Boarding)

57.79

115.58

173.38

231.17

288.96

346.75

404.54

462.34

520.13

577.92

635.71

693.50

Total Non-Resident (Non-Boarding)

224.46

448.92

673.38

897.83

1,122.29

1,346.75

1,571.21

1,795.66

2,020.12

2,244.58

2,469.04

2,693.50

 

GRADUATE (Summer)

 

1
Credit Hour

2
Credit Hour

3
Credit Hour

4
Credit Hour

5
Credit Hour

6
Credit Hour

7
Credit Hour

8
Credit Hour

9
Credit Hour

10
Credit Hour

11
Credit Hour

12 – 18 Credit Hour

NC Resident (Non-Boarding)

$96.66

$193.32

$289.98

$386.64

  $483.30

$579.96

$676.62

$773.28

$869.94

$966.60

$1,063.26

$1,159.92

Non-Resident (Non-Boarding)

$580.66

$1,161.32

$1,741.98

$2,322.64

$2,903.30

$3,483.96

 $4,064.62

$4,645.28

 $5,225.94

$5,806.60

$6,387.26

  $6,967.92

Technology Fee

$13.58

$27.17

$40.75

$54.33

$67.92

$81.50

$95.08

$108.67

$122.25

$135.83

$149.42

$163.00

Athletics

$37.46

$74.92

$112.38

$149.83

$187.29

$224.75

$262.21

$299.67

$337.13

$374.58

$412.04

$449.50

Health Services

$13.88

$27.75

$41.63

$55.50

$69.38

$83.25

$97.13

$111.00

$124.88

$138.75

$152.63

$166.50

Student Activity

$30.75

$61.50

$92.25

$123.00

$153.75

$184.50

$215.25

$246.00

$276.75

$307.50

$338.25

$369.00

Assoc of Student Government Fee

$0.04

$0.08

$0.13

$0.17

$0.21

$0.25

$0.29

$0.33

$0.38

$0.42

$0.46

$0.50

Campus Safety Fee

$2.50

$5.00

$7.50

$10.00

$12.50

$15.00

$17.50

$20.00

$22.50

$25.00

$27.50

$30.00

Total NC Resident
(Non-Boarding)

$194.87

$389.74

$584.61

$779.47

$974.34

$1,169.21

$1,364.08

$ 1,558.95

$1,753.82

$1,948.68

$2,143.55

$2,338.42

Total Non-Resident
(Non-Boarding)

$678.87

$1,357.74

$2,036.61

$2,715.47

$3,394.34

$4,073.21

$4,752.08

$5,430.95

$6,109.82

$6,788.68

$7,467.55

$8,146.42

GRADUATE Distance Learning (Summer)

 

1
Credit Hour

2
Credit Hour

3
Credit Hour

4
Credit Hour

5
Credit Hour

6
Credit Hour

7
Credit Hour

8
Credit Hour

9
Credit Hour

10
Credit Hour

11 Credit Hour

12 – 18 Credit Hour

NC Resident (Non-Boarding)

$96.66

$193.32

$289.98

$386.64

$483.30

$579.96

$676.62

$773.28

$869.94

$966.60

$1,063.26

$1,159.92

Non-Resident (Non-Boarding)

$580.66

$1,161.32

$1,741.98

$2,322.64

$2,903.30

$3,483.96

$4,064.62

$4,645.28

$5,225.94

$5,806.60

$6,387.26

$6,967.92

Educational & Technology Fee

$13.58

$27.17

$40.75

$54.33

$67.92

$81.50

$95.08

$108.67

$122.25

$135.83

$149.42

$163.00

Campus Safety Fee

$2.50

$5.00

$7.50

$10.00

$12.50

$15.00

$17.50

$20.00

$22.50

$25.00

$27.50

$30.00

Association of Student Government Fee

$0.04

$0.08

$0.13

$0.17

$0.21

$0.25

$0.29

$0.33

$0.38

$0.42

$0.46

$0.50

Total NC Resident (Non-Boarding)

$112.79

$225.57

$338.36

$451.14

$563.93

$676.71

$789.50

$902.28

$1,015.07

$1,127.85

$1,240.64

$1,353.42

Total Non-Resident (Non-Boarding)

$596.79

$1,193.57

$1,790.36

$2,387.14

$2,983.93

$3,580.71

$4,177.50

$4,774.28

$5,371.07

$5,967.85

$6,564.64

$7,161.42

Note: The Health Insurance Fee will be charged to all students enrolled in six or more credit hours. Students who have a comparable health insurance plan should log onto http://www.bcbsnc.com/student to waive the fee by September 11, 2023 for Fall 2023 semester and by January 30, 2024 for Spring 2024 semester.  

Book rental: $30 per credit hour is mandatory for all undergraduate students only and charged in advance for all students enrolled. 

Cost of Attendance Undergraduate 

 
In-State
On Campus
In-State
Off Campus
In-State with Parents
Out-of-State
On Campus
Out-of-State
Off Campus

Out-of-State with Parents

In-State
Distance Education
Out of State
Distance Education
Tuition and Fees $ 6,956  $ 6,956  $ 6,956 $ 10,956 $ 10,956 $ 10,956 $ 2,107 $ 6,107
Food and Housing $ 11,760 $ 7,710 $ 3,855 $ 11,760 $ 7,710 $ 3,855 $ 7,710 $ 7,710
Books and Supplies $ 1,240 $ 1,240 $ 1,240 $ 1,240 $ 1,240 $ 1,240 $ 1,240 $ 1,240
Personal $ 1,350 $ 1, 350 $ 1, 350 $ 1, 350 $ 1, 350 $ 1, 350 $ 1, 350 $ 1, 350
Transportation $ 1,363 $ 2,576 $ 2,576 $ 2,576 $ 2,576 $ 2,576 $ 1,288 $ 1,288
Total $ 22,669 $ 19,832 $ 15,977 $ 27,882 $ 23,832 $ 19,977 $ 13,695 $ 17,695

 

Cost of Attendance Graduate

 
In-State
On Campus
In-State
Off Campus
Out-of-State
On Campus
Out-of-State
Off Campus
In-State
Distance Education
Out of State
Distance Education
Tuition and Fees $ 8,612 $ 8,612 $ 21,673  $ 21,673  $ 3,762  $ 16,824
Food and Housing  $ 11,760 $ 7,710  $ 11,760 $ 7,710 $ 7,710 $ 7,710
Books and Supplies $ 1,240  $ 1,240  $ 1,240  $ 1,240  $ 1,240  $ 1,240
Personal $ 1,350 $ 1,350 $ 1,350 $ 1,350 $ 1,350 $ 1,350
Transportation $ 1,363 $ 2,576  $ 1,363 $ 2,576 $ 1,288 $ 1,288
Total $ 24,325  $ 21,488 $ 37,386 $ 34,549 $ 15, 350 $ 28,412

 

 

 


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