New Tuition Rates in 2023

Beginning in Fall 2023, a new tuition structure approved by The Board of Curators will go into effect. Learn more about the new simplified tuition structure.


2023-24 Tuition

Our new Simplified Tuition structure makes the costs of a college education more predictable and transparent for UMSL students, allowing students and families to more accurately estimate and plan for college expenses. Effective Fall 2023, the new structure consolidates base tuition with the current course and supplemental fees into one flat credit hour rate based on a student’s major. This helps by removing the uncertainty of assessed tuition and fees based on the type of course enrolled. Students will pay the tier rate for their degree plan as of the last day to register for a regular session class.  If a student changes majors after that day, the billing tier will not update. See the Academic Calendar for the date.

Cost Estimator:  Fall 2023

2023-24 Undergraduate Tuition

College Degree Resident Non-Resident * Midwest Student Exchange
College of Arts and Sciences BS, BA $480 $1,194 $720
College of Education BES, BFA, BSEd, BM, BS $480 $1,194 $720
School of Social Work BSW $480 $1,194 $720
College of Business Administration BA, BS, BSBA $541 $1,255 $811.50
All Colleges Non-Degree Seeking $541 $1,255
College of Nursing BSN, RN to BSN $584 $1,298 $876 
Joint Engineering Program BSCIE, BSEE, BSME $593 $1,307 $889.50
Advanced Credit Program High School - Undergraduate $70 $70

* Undergraduate Non-Resident tuition is composed of the Resident rate + $714 Non-Resident premium

2023-24 Graduate Tuition

College Degree Resident Non-Resident * Midwest Student Exchange
College of Arts and Sciences MA, MFA, MS $614 $1,460 $921
School of Social Work MSW $614 $1,460 $921
All Colleges Non-Degree Seeking $661 $1,507
College of Education MEd, EdS, PhD $661 $1,507 $991.50
College of Business Administration MBA, MSIST, MAcc, MS, PhD $769 $1,615 $1153.50
College of Nursing DNP, PhD $889 $1,735 $1,333.50
College of Business Administration Online MBA $1,050 $1,050
College of Business Administration DBA $1,680 $1,680

* Graduate Non-Resident tuition is composed of the Resident rate + $846 Non-Resident premium

2023-24 Optometry Tuition

Resident Non-Resident
Fall - 16 hours each semester $14,080 $23,240
Spring - 16 hours each semester $14,080 $23,240
Summer Semester - 8 credits $7,040 $11,624
Per Credit Hour Rate $880 $1,453*
Patient Care Center Fee (each semester) $900 $900

* Optometry Non-Resident tuition is composed of the Resident rate + $573 Non-Resident premium

Tuition Assessment Residency Requirements  Fee Reassessment / Dropping Course(s) Download full cost schedule

 

Guide to Paying Fees

Learn all the details about paying your fees. Guides for the following semesters are available:

Fall 2023  Spring 2024 - TBD   Summer 2024 - TBD 


2022-2023 Tuition and Fees

 
2022-2023 Undergraduate Graduate Optometry Student Fee Schedule
Missouri Resident $396.10 per credit hour $548.10 per credit hour $830.10 per credit hour
$13,281.60 max for 16 or more credit hours
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Illinois Resident $396.10 per credit hour $548.10 per credit hour $1,370.30 per credit hour
$21,924.80 max for 16 or more credit hours
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Out-of-State or International Resident $1,070 per credit hour $1,345.60 per credit hour $1,370.30 per credit hour
$21,924.80 max for 16 or more credit hours
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The Missouri tuition charge is $400.50 per credit hour, but is reduced by a limited Missouri resident undergraduate tuition Presidential waiver of $21.50 to $379.00 per credit hour. This waiver is the result of university and state budget arrangements and may not continue in the future. The Illinois tuition charge is $400.50 per credit hour, however Illinois and Metro undergraduate students will receive an UMSL scholarship of $21.50 reducing the tuition charge to $379.00 per credit hour.

 

Fee Information Cost of Attendance 

 

 


Applied Music Fee $385.70  Flat Rate
Arts and Sciences Supplemental Fee $11.65 Per Credit Hour
College of Business Undergraduate Course Fee $90.80 Per Credit Hour
College of Business Graduate Course Fee $130.40 Per Credit Hour
College of Education Supplemental Fee $31.80 Per Credit Hour
Engineering Course Fee $196.70 Per Credit Hour
Exam Only-Graduate Examination $545.50 Flat Rate
Media Studies Lab Course Fee $36.40 Per Credit Hour
Nursing Undergraduate Course Fee $240.10 Per Credit Hour
Nursing DNP Fee $278.40 Per Credit Hour
Online Supplemental Fee (100% Online) $68.00 Per Credit Hour
Online Supplemental Fee (Partially Online) $56.90 Per Credit Hour
Online Supplemental Fee (Blended Course) $28.40 Per Credit Hour
Patient Care Center Supplemental Fee (Fall/Spring) $900.00 Per Term
Science Lab Course Fee $28.40 Per Credit Hour
Social Work Undergradate Course Fee $20.40 Per Credit Hour
Social Work Graduate Course Fee $22.70 Per Credit Hour
Studio Art Course Fee $39.70 Per Credit Hour

Special Tuition Rates

Advanced Credit (High School) $70.00 Per Credit Hour
Midwest Student Exchange Program (Graduate) $822.15 Per Credit Hour
Midwest Student Exchange Program (Undergraduate) $594.15 Per Credit Hour
RN-BSN Nursing Online $472.20 Per Credit Hour
DBA Tuition Rate $1,575.00 Per Credit Hour
DBA Program Fee $105.00 Per Credit Hour
Online MBA $1,050.00 Per Credit Hour

Classes may be assessed more than one supplemental fee. See the course catalog in MyView or follow these instructions to find out if a course has one of the course fees listed above.

Due to the special circumstances of COVID-19 and the movement to remote learning, the Online Supplemental Fee for any standard online courses will be waived through Summer 2022. UMSL has been providing a waiver that offset the charge for the online supplemental fees since Summer 2020 using funds provided by HEERF. As HEERF funding is no longer available, this waiver will not be provided beginning in Fall 2022.  (There was not a waiver of online fees for Nursing Online, DBA, EDD, Online MBA, or any other class with bundled charges.)

Guide to Paying Fees

Learn all the details about paying your fees. Guides for the following semesters are available:

Fall 2022  Spring 2023   Summer 2023  


The University reserves the right to modify by increase or decrease the fees charged for attendance and other services at the University, including but not limited to tuition or educational fees, at any time when in the discretion of the governing board the same is in the best interest of the University, provided that no increases can or will be effective unless approved by the governing board not less than thirty (30) days prior to the beginning of the academic term (semester, etc.) to which the fees are applicable, with all modification of fees to be effective irrespective as to whether fees have or have not been paid by or on behalf of a student prior to the effective date of the modification.