Financial Aid Cost of Attendance
Financial Aid Cost of Attendance
Your financial aid cost of attendance (COA) is the estimated average and reasonable
cost of completing an academic year at Rasmussen University. An academic year
usually consists of nine months (three quarters). Your COA serves as the foundation
for determining your financial need as well as the amount of financial aid, including
grants, scholarships, loans, and work-study that can be offered to you. The COA can
only include costs for the individual student. The Student Financial Aid Office may
adjust the COA for students on a case-by-case basis to address individual, unique
circumstances.
Your actual charges for tuition and fees, also known as Direct Costs, will be different
than what is reflected in your financial aid COA. That is because the COA is based on
estimated averages. To view your actual tuition and fee charges, go to the Student
ALL CONTENT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE BY ADDENDUM
Account Center. Indirect Costs are external expenses that you may incur during the
academic year as part of your educational experience. These costs are not billed to
your student account, but they are part of the Financial Aid COA.
All COA components shown below are for nine months and full-time (12+ credits is full
time for undergraduate programs and 8+ credits is full-time for graduate programs).
Students attending less than full-time are eligible for financial aid; however, the COA
and maximum awards may be adjusted for attending less than full-time and/or less
than an Academic Year. All programs have a one-time program administrative fee that
may be added to the COA.
EXAMPLES of 2026-2027 Undergraduate Financial Aid Cost of Attendance (COA)
Business, Technology, Design, Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s,
Human Services, Justice Studies except Law Enforcement, and Health
Sciences except residential programs
| Average Direct Costs | Living With Parent | Not Living With Parent |
|---|
| Tuition | $11,628 | $11,628 |
| Fees | $2,400 | $2,400 |
| Books, course materials, supplies, and equipment
| $675 | $675 |
| Administrative Fee | $125 | $125 |
| TOTAL Average Direct Costs | $14,828 | $14,828 |
|
| Living Expenses | $5,454 | $10,863 |
| Personal Costs | $3,411 | $3,411 |
| Transportation | $4,995 | $4,995 |
| TOTAL Estimated Indirect Costs | $13,860 | $19,269 |
| Total Estimated COA
| $28,688 | $34,097 |
Early Childhood Education (Certificate, Diploma or Associate Program)
| Average Direct Costs | Living With Parent | Not Living With Parent |
|---|
| Tuition | $8,172 | $8,172 |
| Fees | $0 | $0 |
| Books, course materials, supplies, and equipment
| $675 | $675 |
| Administrative Fee | $125 | $125 |
| TOTAL Average Direct Costs | $8,972 | $8,972 |
|
| Living Expenses | $5,454 | $10,863 |
| Personal Costs | $3,411 | $3,411 |
| Transportation | $4,995 | $4,995 |
| TOTAL Estimated Indirect Costs | $13,860 | $19,269 |
| Total Estimated COA
| $22,832 | $28,241 |
Residential Medical Assisting, Medical Laboratory Technician,
Physical Therapist Assistant, Radiologic Technology,
Surgical Technologist & Law Enforcement Programs
| Average Direct Costs | Living With Parent | Not Living With Parent |
|---|
| Tuition | $11,628 | $11,628 |
| Fees | $2,400 | $2,400 |
| Books, course materials, supplies, and equipment
| $675 | $675 |
| Administrative Fee | $350 | $350 |
| TOTAL Average Direct Costs | $15,053 | $15,053 |
|
| Living Expenses | $5,454 | $10,863 |
| Personal Costs | $3,411 | $3,411 |
| Transportation | $4,995 | $4,995 |
| TOTAL Estimated Indirect Costs | $13,860 | $19,269 |
| Total Estimated COA
| $28,913 | $34,322 |
School of Nursing Diploma and Associate Programs /
School of Nursing Bachelor’s Program
| Average Direct Costs | School of Nursing Diploma and Associate Programs
| School of Nursing Bachelor’s Program
|
|---|
| Living With Parent | Not Living With Parent | Living With Parent | Not Living With Parent |
|---|
| Tuition | $18,180 | $18,180 | $17,118 | $17,118 |
| Fees | $2,400 | $2,400 | $2,400 | $2,400 |
| Books, course materials, supplies, and equipment
| $675 | $675 | $675 | $675 |
| Administrative Fee | $495 | $495 | $495 | $495 |
| TOTAL Average Direct Costs | $21,750 | $21,750 | $20,688 | $20,688 |
|
| Living Expenses | $5,454 | $10,863 | $5,454 | $10,863 |
| Personal Costs | $3,411 | $3,411 | $3,411 | $3,411 |
| Transportation | $4,995 | $4,995 | $4,995 | $4,995 |
| TOTAL Estimated Indirect Costs | $13,860 | $19,269 | $13,860 | $19,269 |
| Total Estimated COA
| $35,610 | $41,019 | $34,548 | $39,957 |
EXAMPLES of 2026-2027 Graduate Financial Aid Cost of Attendance (COA)
| Average Direct Costs | All Schools except Nursing
| School of Nursing - Master of Science in Nursing and
Nursing Post Graduate Certificate
| School of Nursing – Master of Science in Nursing-NP,
Nursing Post-Graduate Certificate-NP,
Doctor of Nursing Practice
|
|---|
| Living With Parent | Not Living With Parent | Living With Parent | Not Living With Parent | Living With Parent | Not Living With Parent |
|---|
| Tuition | $6,183 | $6,183 | $7,830 | $7,830 | $15,930 | $15,930 |
| Fees | $1,200 | $1,200 | $1,200 | $1,200 | $1,200 | $1,200 |
| Books, course materials, supplies, and equipment
| $450 | $450 | $450 | $450 | $450 | $450 |
| Administrative Fee | $125 | $125 | $125 | $125 | $495 | $495 |
| TOTAL Average Direct Costs | $7,958 | $7,958 | $9,605 | $9,605 | $18,075 | $18,075 |
|
| Living Expenses | $5,454 | $10,863 | $5,454 | $10,863 | $5,454 | $10,863 |
| Personal Costs | $3,411 | $3,411 | $3,411 | $3,411 | $3,411 | $3,411 |
| Transportation | $4,995 | $4,995 | $4,995 | $4,995 | $4,995 | $4,995 |
| TOTAL Estimated Indirect Costs | $13,860 | $19,269 | $13,860 | $19,269 | $13,860 | $19,269 |
| Total Estimated COA
| $21,818 | $27,227 | $23,465 | $28,874 | $31,935 | $37,344 |