The information you need to estimate your college expenses 

Budgeting for college? The DU Cost of Attendance budget represents your estimated college costs at Davenport University.  

When it comes to how to budget for college, you don’t want to guess at your college expenses. With the DU Cost of Attendance (COA) budget, you get the estimated college costs for attending Davenport for two semesters. 

From tuition and fees for college to living expenses for college, the COA budget helps you estimate all of your college expenses. 

Review this page and if you have any questions, please contact us at financialaid@davenport.edu or call us at 866.744.0004.

DU Cost of Attendance covers a variety of college expenses

The DU Cost of Attendance covers a broad range of college costs. However, the COA budget is only meant to provide you with an estimate so you know how to budget for college. 
The COA Budget includes these college expenses:

  • Davenport University tuition
  • College registration fees
  • Living expenses for college
  • Transportation
  • Personal school-related expenses

The COA is based on the average college expenses of all students. Depending on your personal spending habits and how many courses you take, your college costs may be more or less. Keep that in mind as you’re budgeting for college. 

Please note: The DU Cost of Attendance budget is based on a student being enrolled in two consecutive semesters. We will adjust the estimates if you enroll in only one semester or in three semesters. The Federal Government allows institutions to include a variety of college expenses, such as Davenport University tuition, but not all. Please see charts below that estimate total tuition as well as books and living expenses for college. 

2024-2025 academic year estimated
Undergraduate cost of attendance

Based on 8 months enrolled in 30 credits

 

Independent

Dependent on-campus

Dependent off-campus

Tuition & fees $30,090 $30,310 $30,090
Books, course materials, supplies and equipment $916 $916 $916
Food & Housing $12,672 $12,928 $5,072
Transportation $2,584 $856 $2,584
Personal $8,208 $2,712 $3,280
Loan fees $58 $40 $40
Total budget* $54,528 $47,762 $41,982
Total Budget* includes components that all students would be subject to. There are additional components that may be included in a students budget that is unique to the student's individual circumstances or program enrollment

A student's budget may be adjusted to include an allowance for dependant care expenses and/or an allowance for expenses related to a student's disability. Please contact the Student Financial Services office for details. 

See DU Cost of Attendance Definitions below for additional components that may be included in a students budget 

2024-2025 academic year estimated
Graduate cost of attendance

Based on 8 months enrolled in 12 credits

Tuition & fees $13,542
Books, course materials, supplies and equipment $350
Food & Housing $12,672
Transportation $2,584
Personal $8,208
Loan fees $178
Total budget* $37,534
Total Budgetincludes components that all students would be subject to. There are additional components that may be included in a students budget that is unique to the student's individual circumstances or program enrollment
A student's budget may be adjusted to include an allowance for dependant care expenses and/or an allowance for expenses related to a student's disability. Please contact the Student Financial Services office for details.
See DU Cost of Attendance Definitions below for additional components that may be included in a students budget 

DU Cost of Attendance definitions

When it comes to budgeting for college, you need to be clear about not just your college costs, but what exactly those costs cover. Here, we outline the definitions of tuition and fees for college, living expenses for college and more. Only courses that are part of a students program of study (CPOS) will be included in the COA budget.

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