Full Time Undergraduate Tuition


chaminade students

Tuition and Fees

per semester total per year
8,070 16,140
Based on 2008 - 2009 academic year.

Tuition Reduction for G.P.A.

Your High School GPA Yearly Award Amount Effective Tuition
3.50-4.00 GPA $6,000 $10,140*
3.00-3.49 GPA $5,500 $10,640*
2.50-2.99 GPA $4,500 $11,640*
*The "Effective Tuition" amount is tuition and fees total, minus the amount of the merit award. Sums are based on the 2008-2009 academic year.

If you have a good high school GPA and you are an incoming freshman, your tuition is effectively reduced by the amount of our merit awards, which are repeated each year for 4 years. Our freshman merit awards are based solely on high school GPA, you do not have to prove any financial need to qualify. See more info on all our merit awards and scholarships.

Need Aid

Freshman coming to Chaminade this year are receiving an average of over $6500 in Chaminade grants and scholarships per student. If you demonstrate financial need you may be eligible to receive Chaminade need-based institutional aid. This is aid from Chaminade, not government aid. Step 1 to receive institutional aid is to fill out a FAFSA, then we can tell how much you qualify for. To file, go to www.fafsa.edu.gov. Our school code is 001605.

Figuring in Financial Aid

Conveniently calculate how much financial aid you are likely to get with our estimator.

97% of our students receive some form of financial aid. There are many forms of Federal financial aid, and Chaminade also provides need-based aid. Remember, you will need to file a FAFSA in order to receive aid!

Much more information on financial aid can be found in our financial aid section.

Budgets

Will you be living on-campus, off-campus or with your folks at home? You will need to budget your living expenses as well as your tuition. See our budgets matrix.