These Fall 2024 & Spring 2025 budgets include estimated direct MICA charges (tuition/fees, campus housing, and food allowance) and estimated cost for indirect costs (Books, course materials, supplies, and equipment, off-campus housing/food, transportation, miscellaneous personal expenses as well as federal loan fees for loan receipts only).

For students who live on-campus or off-campus not with parents, the housing & food allowances are based on the cost for an on-campus double occupancy room ($11,860 for two semesters) and an allowance for food cost calculated based on the median cost per meal offered from MICA meal plans to cover 21 meals per week =$4,032 per semester ($8,064 for two semesters).

For students commuting from their parents’ homes, a lower “with parent” housing and food allowance is provided.  

Cost Breakdown
On Campus New Student On Campus Returning Student Off-Campus Student Off-Campus Student with Parent
Tuition 54,750 54,750 54,750   54,750
Student life fee 1,290 1,290 1,290 1,290
Tech fee 760 760 760 760
Housing 12,210   13,570 14,000 1,400
Food 8,190 8,190 8,190 2,400
Books, course materials, supplies and equipment 1,500 1,700 1,700 1,500
Miscellaneous personal expenses 900 900 900 850
Transportation 900 950 1,050 720
Federal loan fees* 1,384 1,426 1,426 1,426
Total 81,884 83,536 84,066 65,096

  *Applicable to federal student loan borrowers only