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Costs & Refunds

Semester Costs, 2019-20

  1. First Payment (Non-Refundable): $500 to reserve your space in the program
  2. Program Fee: $3,000 – $9,000 for housing, insurance, and graduation sash. It may or may not include meals. Consult the program-specific page for exact costs and details.
  3. TCU Tuition: $24,580
  4. Additional Expenses: For airfare, meals, books, personal spending money and other outside expenses not included in the program fee. Individual budgets are highly variable.

Summer Costs, 2020

  1. Program Fee: $2,000 – $4,000 for housing and insurance. It may or may not include meals. Consult the program-specific page for exact costs and details.
    • Collected in $500 Non-Refundable First Payment
    • Remainder (Final Payment) billed to TCU Student Account
  2. TCU Tuition: Current cost per credit hour ($1,710) x number of hours being pursued. For most programs, this is 3 credit hours ($5,130) or 6 credit hours ($10,260).
  3. Additional Expenses: For airfare, meals, books, personal spending money and other outside expenses not included in the program fee. Individual budgets are highly variable.

Withdrawals & Refund Policy

Students who withdraw from a study abroad program are subject to the official TCU policies regarding withdrawal from the university, outlined in the TCU Student Handbook. In any student-initiated withdrawal, the $500 First Payment is NON-REFUNDABLE. Program Fee and Tuition refunds are determined by program and date of withdrawal. Check your program page or ask your study abroad advisor about your program’s  withdrawal penalties. Withdrawal after the program start date usually results in the loss of the entire program fee.

If you decide to withdraw from a program, you must notify the Center for International Studies in writing: studyabroad@tcu.edu.

The date of this correspondence is used to determine the percentage of the Program Fee owed to TCU. Any amount owed will be collected via the TCU student account.

Summer Cancellation Amounts:

  • Withdrawal between February 1 – 29: $500 + 25% of the Final Payment due to TCU
  • Withdrawal between March 1 – March 31: $500 + 50% of the Final Payment due to TCU
  • Withdrawal April 1 or later: 100% of the program fee due to TCU

Trip Cancellation and Tuition Insurance

TCU encourages students to enroll in Trip Cancellation insurance to cover program fees and airfare in case of withdrawal. Here is one option for Trip Cancellation Insurance (see Terms). Other policies exist which you may research on your own.

TCU also offers tuition insurance, which covers tuition costs if you leave the program early due to medical reasons. Contact Financial Services for more information.