Estimated Expenses
Estimated expenses are based on full-time enrollment and are for SEVIS reporting only. To pro-rate tuition for less than full-time enrollment, a separate ISS Reduced Course Load form must be submitted and approved. Please refer to the Bursar’s Office Tuition & Fees page for a full list of degree categories and the most up-to-date tuition rates per semester. Costs typically increase each year and tuition is subject to change without notice. An accurate bill will appear in your Student Center at the beginning of each semester of enrollment. 

UW-Madison is required by the U.S. government to verify a student’s demonstration of sufficient financial support for the student and any dependent(s). Proof of funding requirements include:
  • Acceptable financial documentation must demonstrate continued support into the future, or a combination of sources showing at least the minimum expenses for your program.
  • Must be written in English or accompanied by an official English translation.
  • You must attach an Affidavit of Financial Support if you are providing financial documentation from a parent, spouse, relative, or other personal sponsor.
  • If applying for a new visa, we recommend obtaining additional original financial documents to present to the U.S. Consulate/Embassy as well as immigration officials when entering the U.S.
 
Personal, family, or sponsor
(liquid assets)
Statements must include:
  • Account holder name
  • Balance with currency listed (ISS will convert your currency if it is not in USD)
  • Date issued (within the past year)
  • Financial institution stamp/signature of banking official
 UW-Madison Assistantship or Fellowship
Letters must include:
  • Date of Issue
  • Dates of appointment/coverage
  • Stipend amount
  • Stipend duration (per month or per year)
  • Appointment percentage(%)
  • Tuition remission if applicable. If only a portion of tuition is sponsored, specific dollar amount must be shown.
  • Letterhead
  • Employer signature (We accept either a 1. hand-signed or 2. digitally-authenticated signature. We do not accept typed signatures.)
 Education Loan Letters​
Letters must include:
  • Full name of account holder
  • Date the letter was issued
    (within the past year)
  • Balance with currency listed (ISS will convert your currency if it is not in USD)
  • Disbursal date (This can also be a statement receiving funding after issuance of immigration documents)
  • Financial institution stamp/signature of banking official
 Third-Party Scholarship
  • Full name of scholarship recipient
  • Date
  • Scholarship amount
  • Period for which scholarship is awarded
Students must show proof of funding to cover expenses per year or the duration of your exchange program. If the program start/end date is in the summer, students must show 12 months of funding. Please see the estimated expenses by student classification below:
     

UNDERGRADUATE

GRADUATE

PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL

VISP/SPECIAL/NON-DEGREE

Expense Amounts to Add to Annual Program Costs (if applicable)

For students with a Fall or Spring program start, please calculate for 8 months of expenses per dependent.
For students with a Summer program start, please calculate for 12 months of expenses per dependent.

If you have a spouse or child under the age of 21 (or step-child under the age of 18) on an F-2 or J-2 dependent visa, additional living expenses and health insurance are required. SHIP rates and coverage dates are posted online.
 
  Living Expenses/Semester
(4 mos./semester)
Insurance:
Fall
 
 Insurance:
Spring & Summer
Spouse only $1,916 $1,445 $2,023
One child only $2,616 $1,215 $1,701
More than one child per dependent above $2,665 $3,731

UNDERGRADUATE

 
Semester
 
Academic Year
 
 Summer
Tuition $20,021 $40,042 $10,107
Living Expenses* $10,120 $20,241 $10,120
International Student Fee $100 $200 $100
Health Insurance $745 $1,788 included for academic year
Total Expenses 
 $30,986  $62,271 $20,327
*Living expenses include room, board, books, and incidentals such as transportation, clothing, and personal items.
 
Semester
 
Academic Year
 
 Summer
Tuition  $21,021 $42,042 $10,357
Living Expenses* $10,120 $20,241 $10,120
International Student Fee $100 $200 $100
Health Insurance $745 $1,788 included for academic year
Total Expenses 
  $31,986  $64,271 $20,577
*Living expenses include room, board, books, and incidentals such as transportation, clothing, and personal items.
 
Semester
 
Academic Year
 
 Summer
Tuition   $21,021 $42,042 $10,457
Living Expenses* $10,120 $20,241 $10,120
International Student Fee $100 $200 $100
Health Insurance $745 $1,788 included for academic year
Total Expenses 
   $31,986   $64,271 $20,677
*Living expenses include room, board, books, and incidentals such as transportation, clothing, and personal items.


GRADUATE

 
Semester
 
Academic Year
 
 Summer
Tuition   $12,027 $24,054 varies by program
Living Expenses* $10,120 $20,241 $10,120
International Student Fee $100 $200 $100
Health Insurance $745 $1,788 included for academic year
Total Expenses 
  $22,992   $46,283  
*Living expenses include room, board, books, and incidentals such as transportation, clothing, and personal items.
 
Semester
 
Academic Year
 
Tuition   $2,328 $4,656
Living Expenses* $10,120 $20,241
International Student Fee $100 $200
Health Insurance $745 $1,788
Total Expenses 
  $13,293   $26,885
*Living expenses include room, board, books, and incidentals such as transportation, clothing, and personal items.
 
Semester
 
Academic Year
 
Tuition  $26,112 $52,224
Living Expenses* $10,120 $20,241
International Student Fee $100 $200
Health Insurance $745 $1,788
Total Expenses 
   $37,077   $74,453
*Living expenses include room, board, books, and incidentals such as transportation, clothing, and personal items.
 
Semester
 
Academic Year
 
Tuition  $22,421 $44,842
Living Expenses* $10,120 $20,241
International Student Fee $100 $200
Health Insurance $745 $1,788
Total Expenses 
  $33,386   $67,071
*Living expenses include room, board, books, and incidentals such as transportation, clothing, and personal items.
 
Semester
 
Academic Year
 
Tuition   $13,581 $27,162
Living Expenses* $10,120 $20,241
International Student Fee $100 $200
Health Insurance $745 $1,788
Total Expenses 
   $24,546  $49,391
*Living expenses include room, board, books, and incidentals such as transportation, clothing, and personal items.
 
Semester
 
Academic Year
 
Tuition   $16,781  $33,562
Living Expenses* $10,120 $20,241
International Student Fee $100 $200
Health Insurance $745 $1,788
Total Expenses 
  $27,746  $55,791
*Living expenses include room, board, books, and incidentals such as transportation, clothing, and personal items.
 
Semester
 
Academic Year
 
Tuition    $12,808  $25,616
Living Expenses* $10,120 $20,241
International Student Fee $100 $200
Health Insurance $745 $1,788
Total Expenses 
   $23,773   $47,845
*Living expenses include room, board, books, and incidentals such as transportation, clothing, and personal items.
 
Semester
 
Academic Year
 
 Summer
Tuition    $10,381  $20,762  
Living Expenses* $10,120 $20,241  
International Student Fee $100 $200  
Health Insurance $745 $1,788  
Total Expenses 
   $21,346   $42,991  
*Living expenses include room, board, books, and incidentals such as transportation, clothing, and personal items.
 
Semester
 
Academic Year
 
Tuition  $10,500 $21,000
Living Expenses* $10,120 $20,241
International Student Fee $100 $200
Health Insurance $745 $1,788
Total Expenses 
  $21,465  $43,229
*Living expenses include room, board, books, and incidentals such as transportation, clothing, and personal items.

 

PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS

 
Semester
 
Academic Year
 
Tuition   $26,447  $52,894
Living Expenses* $10,120 $20,241
International Student Fee $100 $200
Health Insurance $745 $1,788
Total Expenses 
   $37,412  $75,123
*Living expenses include room, board, books, and incidentals such as transportation, clothing, and personal items.
 
Semester
 
Academic Year
 
Tuition  $2,011 $4,660
Living Expenses* $10,120 $20,241
International Student Fee $100 $200
Health Insurance $745 $1,788
Total Expenses 
  $12,976  $26,889
*Living expenses include room, board, books, and incidentals such as transportation, clothing, and personal items.
 
Semester
 
Academic Year
 
Tuition   $29,403 $58,806
Living Expenses* $10,120 $20,241
International Student Fee $100 $200
Health Insurance $745 $1,788
Total Expenses 
  $40,368   $81,035
*Living expenses include room, board, books, and incidentals such as transportation, clothing, and personal items.
 
Semester
 
Academic Year
 
Tuition   $28,201 $56,402
Living Expenses* $10,120 $20,241
International Student Fee $100 $200
Health Insurance $745 $1,788
Total Expenses 
   $39,166   $78,631
*Living expenses include room, board, books, and incidentals such as transportation, clothing, and personal items.
 
Semester
 
Academic Year
 
 Summer
Tuition   $18,710 $37,420 $6,423
Living Expenses* $10,120 $20,241 $10,120
International Student Fee $100 $200 $100
Health Insurance $745 $1,788 included for academic year
Total Expenses 
    $29,675    $59,649  
*Living expenses include room, board, books, and incidentals such as transportation, clothing, and personal items.
 
Semester
 
Academic Year
 
Tuition   $24,754  $49,508
Living Expenses* $10,120 $20,241
International Student Fee $100 $200
Health Insurance $745 $1,788
Total Expenses 
   $35,719   $71,737
*Living expenses include room, board, books, and incidentals such as transportation, clothing, and personal items.

VISP/SPECIAL/NON-DEGREE

 

 
Semester
 
Academic Year
 
 Summer 
Tuition $20,802 $41,604 varies by program
Living Expenses* $10,120 $20,241 $10,120
International Student Fee $100 $200 $100
Health Insurance $745 $1,788 included for academic year
Total Expenses 
 $31,767 $63,833  
*Living expenses include room, board, books, and incidentals such as transportation, clothing, and personal items.
 
Semester
 
Academic Year
 
 Summer
Tuition   $13,881 $27,762 varies by program
Living Expenses* $10,120 $20,241 $10,120
International Student Fee $100 $200 $100
Health Insurance $745 $1,788 included for academic year
Total Expenses 
   $24,846   $49,991  
*Living expenses include room, board, books, and incidentals such as transportation, clothing, and personal items.
 
Semester
 
Academic Year
 
Tuition  $5,229 $10,458
Living Expenses* $10,120 $20,241
International Student Fee $100 $200
Health Insurance $745 $1,788
Total Expenses 
  $16,194  $32,687
*Living expenses include room, board, books, and incidentals such as transportation, clothing, and personal items.
 
Semester
 
Academic Year
 
Living Expenses* $10,120 $20,241
Health Insurance $745 $1,788
Total Expenses 
  $10,865  $22,029
*Living expenses include room, board, books, and incidentals such as transportation, clothing, and personal items.
 
Semester
 
Academic Year
 
 Summer
Tuition  $7,181 $14,362 $3,610
Living Expenses* $10,120 $20,241 $10,120
International Student Fee $100 $200 $100
Health Insurance $745 $1,788 included for academic year
Total Expenses 
  $18,146  $36,591  
*Living expenses include room, board, books, and incidentals such as transportation, clothing, and personal items.
 
Semester
 
Academic Year
 
Tuition   $7,181 $14,362
Living Expenses* $10,120 $20,241
International Student Fee $100 $200
Health Insurance $745 $1,788
Total Expenses 
   $18,146  $36,591
*Living expenses include room, board, books, and incidentals such as transportation, clothing, and personal items.
 
Semester
 
Academic Year
 
Tuition   $12,808 $25,616
Living Expenses* $10,120 $20,241
International Student Fee $100 $200
Health Insurance $745 $1,788
Total Expenses 
   $23,773  $47,845
*Living expenses include room, board, books, and incidentals such as transportation, clothing, and personal items.