Cost of Attendance Disclosure

Strayer University is required to establish a Cost of Attendance (COA) for students receiving federal financial aid in the form of grants or loans. The COA is used to establish a student's maximum aid amounts. The COA estimate may not be fully reflective of a student's actual costs to attend Strayer University. The following items are used in the calculation of COA:

Tuition and Fees¹
Books, Course Materials, Supplies, and Equipment
Loan Fees
Personal or Miscellaneous Expenses
Living Expenses – Food and Housing
Transportation
Computer (with documented expense)²

To calculate COA, the University utilizes the tuition and fees directly from the University Catalog. Other costs are estimated using data from the College Board and Institutional Data. Strayer University does not provide food and housing.

Below are Strayer University’s COA figures for new and re-admitted students as of Summer 2026.

Students Enrolled in Undergraduate Programs (excluding Media Design School (MDS) programs)
Cost of Attendance Components (COA)	Dependent Living with Parent(s)	Independent Students and Students Not Living with Parent(s)
Tuition³	Tuition varies depending upon program. For more information, visit the tuition and fees page. Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Diploma Program: $290/Credit	Tuition varies depending upon program. For more information, visit the tuition and fees page. Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Diploma Program: $290/Credit
Technology Fee	$65.00/Qtr	$65.00/Qtr
Books, Course Materials, Supplies, and Equipment⁴	$100.00 Resource Kit/Class, except LPN Quarterly Materials for Licensed Practical Nurse Diploma Program: $150.00/Quarter, plus $97.00/course book allowance	$100.00 Resource Kit/Class, except LPN Quarterly Materials for Licensed Practical Nurse Diploma Program: $150.00/Quarter, plus $97.00/course book allowance
Loan Fees	$45.00/Qtr or actual fees	$45.00/Qtr or actual fees
Personal or Miscellaneous Expenses	$275.00/Qtr	$275.00/Qtr
Living Expenses – Food and Housing	$1,573.00/Qtr ($1,100 housing, $473 food)	$3,146.00/Qtr ($2,200.00 housing, $946 food)
Transportation Expenses	$55.00/Qtr	$55.00/Qtr

Students Enrolled in Graduate Programs (excluding JWMI programs)
Cost of Attendance Components (COA)
Tuition	Tuition varies depending upon program. For more information, visit the tuition and fees page.
Technology Fee	$65.00/Qtr
Books, Course Materials, Supplies, and Equipment	$100.00 Resource Kit/Class
Loan Fees	$73.00/Qtr or actual fees
Personal or Miscellaneous Expenses	$275.00/Qtr
Living Expenses – Food and Housing	$3,146.00/Qtr ($2,200.00 housing, $946 food)
Transportation Expenses	$55.00/Qtr

Students Enrolled in JWMI Programs
Cost of Attendance Components (COA)
Tuition	Tuition varies depending upon program. For more information, visit the tuition and fees page.
Books, Course Materials, Supplies, and Equipment	$97.00/Class
Course Materials Fee⁵	$125.00/Class
Loan Fees	$73.00/Qtr or actual fees
Personal or Miscellaneous Expenses	$275.00/Qtr
Living Expenses – Food and Housing	$3,146.00/Qtr ($2,200.00 housing, $946 food)
Transportation Expenses	$55.00/Qtr

Students Enrolled in MDS Programs
Cost of Attendance Components (COA)	Dependent Living with Parent(s)	Independent Students and Students Not Living with Parent(s)
Tuition	Tuition varies depending upon program. For more information, visit the tuition and fees page.	Tuition varies depending upon program. For more information, visit the tuition and fees page.
Technology Fee	N/A	N/A
Books, Course Materials, Supplies, and Equipment	$150.00 in Compulsory Course Costs plus $50.00 for miscellaneous books and supplies	$150.00 in Compulsory Course Costs plus $50.00 for miscellaneous books and supplies
Loan Fees	Actual loan fees based on 1.057% ED loan fee	Actual loan fees based on 1.057% ED loan fee
Personal or Miscellaneous Expenses	$25.00/Week	$25.00/Week
Living Expenses – Food and Housing	$143.00/Week ($100.00 housing, $43.00 personal)	$286.00/Week ($200.00 housing, $86.00 food)
Transportation Expenses	$5.00/Week	$5.00/Week

1. Costs associated with a professional licensure, certification, or a first professional credential are not included in COA as none of Strayer University’s programs require such a qualification.
2. Eligible students may have a COA adjustment for the documented expense of a computer. The amount allotted for this is $441.00.
3. Tuition rates apply to new and readmit students. Tuition rates may differ based on the original date of enrollment. For continuing students and the full list of tuition rates, please visit our University Catalog.
4. An additional $100.00 Course Materials Fee is charged for select courses.
5. Applicable to all JWMI courses except for JWI 510 ($175.00), and operations courses that use Minitab for JWI 554, JWI 557, JWI 596 (150.00).