Fees & Financial Aid

When it comes to your budget for off-campus study, it's important to plan carefully. For most programs, your DePauw tuition and financial aid stay the same as on campus.

Fee Overview

Semester off-campus programs are organized into 4 "tiers", depending on the fee arrangement, as set out in the table below.

To see a list of programs in each tier go to offcampus.depauw.edu and use the "Filters" option to select the tier or click on the relevant tier number in the table below.

Tuition Fee & Financial Aid

For the majority of semester off-campus study programs (*) you pay DePauw tuition, just as you would on campus, the same amount and payment arrangements.

Similarly you receive financial aid according to the normal rules for financial aid at DePauw, as you would if studying on-campus, with the exception of Work Study funding, which is not applicable off-campus.

Instead of you paying the program tuition, the off-campus program then bills DePauw for tuition and academic fees for participation in the program.

*For Tier 4 programs DePauw applies no off-campus study fee, and the amount of tuition you pay is the Program's own tuition fee, not the amount you would normally pay at DePauw. DePauw Financial Aid and tuition benefits (tuition remission and exchange) are not eligible to be applied to Tier 4 programs. 

All tuition is billed via your DePauw account, and can be paid in the same way you usually pay. 

Non-tuition fees

You are responsible for paying directly all non-academic fees such as room, board, and, in some cases, optional field trips, lab fees, studio fees, books, and travel from and to the program site. You are responsible for any additional expenses not included in the host program bill. Costs can be obtained from the program directly. Estimated costs can be found on the program description page in DePauw's off-campus application pages at offcampus.depauw.edu.

DePauw Off-Campus Study Fee

For some semester long programs DePauw applies an off-campus study fee of either $2500 or $5000, payable during the DePauw billing cycle, immediately before the start of the semester. The fee is only applicable if you participate in a program.

DePauw Off-Campus Study Award Scholarships:

Off-Campus Study Awards may be available in amounts up to $1,700 for use to offset the Off-Campus Study Fee for Tier 2 and Tier 3 programs and towards the cost of a Tier 4 program. Consideration will be automatically given for all students participating in applicable programs based on financial need. No additional application is needed outside of the regular financial aid applications, such as the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for domestic students.

Award determinations will be made by July 1 prior to the fall semester abroad and by October 1 for the spring semester abroad. Students will be notified directly of the award and their financial aid notification will be updated accordingly. Please note: the Off-Campus Study Award could later be replaced with a named award thanks to the generous support of university donors.

Please contact the Financial Aid Office or call 765.658.4030 with questions about your financial aid.

External/Outside Scholarships:

There are many scholarships available. Please refer to the Scholarships page for more details.

Contact the Hubbard Center for assistance in applying for nationally competitive scholarships such as the Benjamin A. Gilman Award, Fund for Education Abroad (FEA) or Boren Awards.

Most off-campus study programs offer program-based scholarships, scholarships for specific goals, need-based scholarships and local scholarships.