Student Budgets 2016-17
Your budget is the estimated average and reasonable cost of completing an academic year at UC Berkeley. Your budget serves as the foundation for determining your financial need as well as the amount of qualified aid that can be offered to you. Cost-of-attendance figures are established through student surveys and other research and may include the components below:
Tuition and fees (assuming full-time attendance)
Books and supplies
Room and board
Personal costs
Transportation
Health insurance (this amount may be waived if you can demonstrate equivalent coverage)
Certain programs do not include all of the items listed. If you are attending an online program at UC Berkeley, your budget may not include certain items such as health insurance, living expenses, transportation, and personal costs.
The Financial Aid and Scholarships Office may adjust the cost of attendance for students on a case-by-case basis to address individual circumstances.
Please note: UC Berkeley reserves the right to adjust awards to correct any awarding errors. Changes to qualifying information or revisions of federal, state, or institutional policy may result in updates to aid eligibility and adjustments of financial aid awards. Information is subject to change.
Undergraduate Student Budgets 2016-17
Updated March 17, 2016
| Academic Year 2016-17 |
Living in a
Campus Residence Hall |
Living in an
On-Campus Apartment |
Living in an
Off-Campus Apartment |
Living with
Relatives |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct Costs Charged by UC Berkeley | ||||
| Tuition and Fees | $13,518 | $13,518 | $13,518 | $13,518 |
| Room and Board | $14,992* | $12,049 | ||
| Total Direct Costs | $28,510 | $25,567 | $13,518 | $13,518 |
| Other Estimated Costs | ||||
| Housing and Utilities | $7,546 | $2,738 | ||
| Food | $1,050 | $2,624 | $2,624 | $1,782 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,262 | $1,262 | $1,262 | $1,262 |
| Personal | $2,052 | $1,805 | $2,174 | $2,406 |
| Transportation | $544 | $746 | $746 | $1,686 |
| Total Cost of Attendance | $33,418* | $32,004 | $27,870 | $23,392 |
*Students living in Bowles Hall add $4,364.
Optional Student Health Insurance Plan add $2,612. Out-of-state residents add $26,682 in Nonresident Supplemental Tuition. Actual tuition, fees, and charges are subject to change by the Regents of the University of California and could be affected by increases or reductions in State funding or other developments.
Graduate Student Budget 2016-17
Updated March 17, 2016
| Academic Year 2016-17 | Amount |
|---|---|
| Direct Costs Charged by UC Berkeley | |
| Tuition and Fees | $13,518 |
| Total Direct Costs | $13,518 |
| Other Estimated Costs | |
| Housing and Utilities | $13,116 |
| Food | $7,012 |
| Books and Supplies | $802 |
| Personal | $1,580 |
| Transportation | $3,146 |
| Total Cost of Attendance | $39,174 |
Optional Student Health Insurance Plan, add $4,146. Nonresidents of California, add $15,102 in nonresident supplemental tuition and fees. Actual tuition, fees, and charges are subject to change by the Regents of the University of California and could be affected by increases or reductions in State funding or other developments.
Students in a number of professional degree programs will pay additional tuition and fees based on their school or department, or degree program. Check with your school or department for more information about their professional degree supplemental tuition policy. Students in the Schools of Law, Optometry, Public Policy, Public Health, Social Welfare, Information Management, and various programs in the College of Environmental Design, the Engineering Master's Program, the MBA programs in the Haas School of Business, and the Joint Medical Program are subject to different tuition and fee schedules. Nonresidents of California in the professional degree programs will pay nonresident supplemental tuition and fees of $12,246 or $13,674 (depending on your program), in addition to the amount shown in the chart above. Double majors will have a pro-rated professional degree supplemental tuition amount, based on their two programs.
