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Cost of Attendance

The Cost of Attendance (COA) is determined annually by the Office of Student Financial Aid and Enrollment Services and is based on the average costs a student will incur for each semester. The COA includes average tuition and fee costs, a book allowance, a room and board allowance (on-campus, off-campus and at-home), transportation, and personal/miscellaneous expenses.Your COA will be determined by your housing plans and your expected enrollment.. Please remember that your COA may be higher than your actual direct cost at UTSA. For example, if you are living at home with your parents, you will only be required to pay tuition and fees and incur book costs as your direct charges. Please see the chart below for the components of the various Cost of Attendance budgets at UTSA.  We encourage you to visit the following link for additional information about creating a budget and managing your money while in college to avoid financial shortfalls: http://utsa.edu/moneymatters/.

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Undergraduate Enrollment Requirements

  Full Time 3/4 Time 1/2 Time
Fall/ Spring 12 9 6
Summer 12 9 6

Graduate Enrollment Requirements

  Full Time 3/4 Time 1/2 Time
Fall/ Spring 9 6 4
Summer 5 4 3

If you were awarded full-time and you are now going to be enrolled part-time:

  1. Complete an Enrollment Change Form indicating your actual enrollment.
  2. Student Financial Aid and Enrollment Services will then adjust your cost of attendance and financial aid award to reflect the correct enrollment.
  3. Check ASAP for changes to your award.
  4. It is important to turn the Enrollment Change Form in as soon as you know your enrollment.
  5. If you do not submit your Enrollment Change Form before the Fall semester, your aid will not disburse on time to pay for your classes or receive funds.
  6. If the office has not received an enrollment change form by the start of the semester, we will review your account at census date and make the adjustments at that time. 
  7. We will adjust your account based on the new part-time status for the entire year (Fall and Spring).  If you determine in the spring that you will be full-time again, you must submit another Enrollment Change Form and your account will be adjusted at census date for spring so that you can potentially receive additional loan funds.  Please note that your grant funds may not be reinstated to the original full-time amount. 

If you were awarded part-time and you are now going to be enrolled full-time:

  1. Complete an Enrollment Change Form indicating your actual enrollment.
  2. Student Financial Aid and Enrollment Services will adjust your cost of attendance and your financial aid award after census date of the semester based on your actual enrollment.
  3. The aid that you were originally awarded will disburse on-time provided you have completed all of your other financial aid paperwork.  Additional aid that you will receive as a result of full-time status will not disburse until after census date.
  4. Please also note that we will not be able to award you additional grant funds (exception:  PELL Grant if eligible) if you change from part-time to full-time.  With that in mind, it is very important that you complete your FAFSA correctly so that you will be awarded the full amount for which you are eligible.

Please remember to review your award amounts on ASAP to determine if any adjustments were made to your award.

Definitions

  • Tuition and Fees:  The average cost of tuition and fees for a typical undergraduate student based on full-time or part-time enrollment.  Full-time undergraduate = 30 hours per year; Part-time undergraduate = 18 hours per year; Full-time graduate = 18 hours per year; Part-time graduate = 12 hours per year.
  • Books and Supplies:  The average cost of books and supplies for a typical student for an entire academic year.
  • Room and Board:  A reasonable estimate of what it would cost to live in San Antonio while attending school.  Actual costs may vary by individual choices related to location and circumstances.  Average costs are calculated based on whether you are living on campus, off campus or at home with your parents.
  • Transportation:  Average transportation expenses for at home students and off campus students are based on an average 30 mile round trip to campus.  Average transportation expenses for on campus students are based on a VIA bus pass and 2 trips home per years.
  • Personal and Miscellaneous:  Average expenses are calculated based on potential expenses that you may incur based on whether you are living on campus, off campus or at home with your parents.

 

2011-2012 Cost of Attendance

Full Time Fall/Spring Undergraduate Resident Student Living at Home w/Parents Living Off Campus Living On Campus
Tuition & Fees (based on 15 hours per term) $8790 $8790 $8790
Books (based on 15 hours – 5 classes) $1000 $1000 $1000
Room & Board (average) $3330 $8487 $9271
Transportation (average) $2160 $2660 $860
Personal/Miscellaneous $1260 $1800 $1800
Total Estimated Cost of Attendance $16,540 $22,737 $21,721

Full Time Undergraduate non-resident student tuition & fees= $16,720/All other charges remain the same.

Part Time Fall/Spring Undergraduate Resident Student Living at Home w/Parents Living Off Campus Living On Campus
Tuition & Fees (based on 9 hours per term) $5772 $5772 $5772
Books (based on 9 hours – 3 classes) $600 $600 $600
Room & Board (average) $3330 $8487 $9271
Transportation (average) $2160 $2660 $860
Personal/Miscellaneous $1260 $1800 $1800
Total Estimated Cost of Attendance $13122 $19,319 $18,303

Part Time Undergraduate non-resident student tuition & fees= $10,033/All other charges remain the same.

Full Time Graduate Resident Student Living at Home w/Parents Living Off Campus Living On Campus
Tuition & Fees (based on 9 hours per term) $6588 $6588 $6588
Books (based on 9 hours – 3 classes) $900 $900 $900
Room & Board (average) $3330 $8487 $9271
Transportation (average) $2160 $2660 $860
Personal/Miscellaneous $1260 $1800 $1800
Total Estimated Cost of Attendance $14,238 $20,435 $19,419

Full Time Graduate non-resident student tuition & fees= $17,511/All other charges remain the same.

Part Time Graduate Resident Student Living at Home w/Parents Living Off Campus Living On Campus
Tuition & Fees (based on 6 hours per term) $4566 $4566 $4566
Books (based on 6 hours – 2 classes) $600 $600 $600
Room & Board (average) $3330 $8487 $9271
Transportation (average) $2160 $2660 $860
Personal/Miscellaneous $1260 $1800 $1800
Total Estimated Cost of Attendance $11,916 $18,113 $17,097

Part Time Graduate non-resident student tuition & fees= $11,674/ All other charges remain the same.