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Tuition Fee Total Calculator

Work out tuition fee total instantly with clear inputs, formula shown and shareable results.

About Tuition Fee Total Calculator

Course cost is not simply the current fee multiplied by semesters, because institutions raise fees annually. Compounding a 6% increase over a four-year degree adds roughly 9% to the total, which is the figure to plan around rather than the first-year fee.

Formulas

Tuition total

Sum over semesters of Fee x (1 + Annual increase)^Year index

Total cost

Total = Tuition total + Other fees total

Worked example

With the default values below, Tuition Fee Total Calculator returns Total cost of the course of $1,727,973.32. Change any input above and every figure here is recalculated in your browser.

Inputs used

Tuition fee per semester
180,000
Number of semestersmaximum 100
8
Other annual fees (exam, library, lab)
35,000
Annual fee increase
6

Results

Total cost of the course
$1,727,973.32
Tuition total
$1,574,861.76
Other fees total
$153,111.56
Extra caused by annual fee increases
$147,973.32

Step by step

  1. 1Values used
  2. 2Tuition total
  3. 3Total cost
  4. 4Total cost of the course= 1,727,973.32
  5. 5Tuition total= 1,574,861.76
  6. 6Other fees total= 153,111.56
  7. 7Extra caused by annual fee increases= 147,973.32

Assumptions and limits

  • The result is derived only from the 4 inputs listed above. Anything not among them is not part of the calculation.
  • In particular, this calculator does not take inflation or tax into account.
  • Figures are rounded for display to 2 decimal places, so totals built from several rounded parts can differ slightly from the unrounded arithmetic.

How these calculators are built and tested is described on the Methodology page. If a figure looks wrong, please report it.

Frequently Asked Questions

Are fees ever locked at enrolment?

Some institutions guarantee a fixed fee for the duration of the programme. Where they do, get it in writing — it is worth a lot over four years.

What costs are commonly missed?

Examination and re-registration fees, laboratory and studio consumables, mandatory equipment, field trips and graduation charges.

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