Cost of Attendance

What is Cost of Attendance?

Cost of Attendance (COA), as determined by Student Financial Aid and Scholarships, is the estimated cost for a typical student to attend UTPB. COA includes estimated tuition and fees, as well as other basic living expenses. COA is used, along with your Expected Family Contribution, to calculate your financial aid awards.

The figures below outline the estimated cost of attendance (COA) for students at UTPB are based on 15 undergraduate hours and 9 graduate per term (fall/spring) and 12 undergraduate hours and 9 graduate hours for the summer term. Your actual costs will vary depending on the following factors:

• Number of credit hours
• Degree plan
• Residency (Texas resident or out-of-state resident)
• Room and board choices
• Personal expenses

Cost of Attendance Definitions

Tuition and Fees (Billable) - An amount normally assessed a student carrying the same academic workload, as determined by the institution.

Living expenses (Billable on-campus; Non-Billable off-campus)  - An allowance for food and housing costs, as determined by the institution, to be incurred by the student attending the institution on at least a half-time basis, including—

• A standard food allowance that provides the equivalent of three meals each day, regardless of whether a student chooses institutionally owned or operated food services (i.e., board or meal plans). Institutions must provide an allowance for purchasing food off campus for a student that does not elect institutionally owned or operated food services.
• Housing allowances for students residing in institutionally owned or operated housing with or without dependents must be based on the average or median amount assessed to such residents for housing charges, whichever is greater.
• Housing allowances for students living off campus must include rent or other housing costs.
• For dependent students living at home with parents, institutions must include a reasonable standard allowance for living expenses that is not zero.
• For students living in housing on a military base or for which they receive a basic allowance under section 403(b) of title 37, United States Code, institutions must include a reasonable allowance for food on-campus or off-campus but cannot include housing costs.
• For all other students, institutions must include a reasonable allowance based on expenses incurred by such students.

Books, course materials, supplies, and equipment (Non-Billable) - An allowance for books, course materials, and equipment, which must include all such costs required of all students in the same course of study, including a reasonable allowance for the rental or upfront purchase of a personal computer, as determined by the institution.

Transportation (Non-Billable) - An allowance, as determined by the institution, which may include transportation between campus, residences, and place of work.

Miscellaneous personal expenses - An allowance, as determined by the institution, for a student attending the institution on at least a half-time basis.

Fed Loan Fees (Non-Billable) - The average fee charged to a typical student to cover the processing costs associated with federal student loan programs.

Important Disclaimer: The amounts listed below are only estimates, subject to change without notice. Actual expenses may vary due to personal choices, degree requirements, and life events among other reasons. It is necessary that you budget and manage your funds appropriately. These figures are used to calculate financial aid eligibility and include both direct and indirect costs. International students will have costs provided on their immigration documents provided by the Office of Admissions which can vary from the above estimates. All of these estimates are based on an Academic Year or the Summer semester.