Costs
The following tables detail mandatory WSU Spokane expenses such as tuition and fees, as well as approximate costs for housing, books, and other necessities.
Please contact Liz West (weste@wsu.edu or 509.358.7534) for more information.
Undergraduate Students
| Expenses | Fall 2008 | Spring 2009 | Academic Year 2008-9 |
| Full-time tuition | $8,878 | $8,878 | $17,756 |
| Medical insurance | 526 | 789 | 1,315 |
| Mandatory fees | 76 | 76 | 152 |
| Room and board | 4,600 | 4,600 | 9,200 |
| Books and supplies | 468 | 468 | 936 |
| Miscellaneous costs* | 1,150 | 1,150 | 2,300 |
| Sub-total | $15,698 | $15,961 | $31,659 |
| Summer session 2009 | 3,500 | ||
| TOTAL | $35,159 | ||
| Tuition per credit hour | $888 | $888 |
*Such as bus passes, shampoo, long-distance telephone cards, and so forth.
Graduate Students
| Expenses | Fall 2008 | Spring 2009 |
Academic Year 2008-9 |
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| TA/RA* | TA/RA* | TA/RA* | ||||
| Full-time tuition | $9,838 | $542 | $9,838 | $542 | $19,676 | $1,084 |
| Medical insurance | 526 | ---- | 789 | ---- | 1,315 | ---- |
| Mandatory fees | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 152 | 152 |
| Room and board | 4,600 | 4,600 | 4,600 | 4,600 | 9,200 | 9,200 |
| Books | 552 | 552 | 552 | 552 | 1,104 | 1,104 |
| Miscellaneous costs** | 1,150 | 1,150 | 1,150 | 1,150 | 2,300 | 2,300 |
| Sub-total | $16,742 | $6,920 | $17,005 | $6,920 | $33,747 | $13,840 |
| Summer session 2007 | 3,500 | 3,500 | ||||
| TOTAL | $37,247 | $17,340 | ||||
| Tuition per credit hour | $984 | $984 | ||||
*Tuition costs for students with teaching assistant (TA) or research assistant
(RA) status.
**Such as bus passes, shampoo, long-distance telephone cards, and so forth.
Dependents
| Family Members | Monthly | Semester |
Academic Year (9 months) |
Calendar Year (12 months) |
| Spouse | $598 | $2,691 | $5,382 | $7,176 |
| One child | 299 | 1,345 | 2,691 | 3,588 |
| Each additional child | 199 | 897 | 1,794 | 2,388 |