Yearly Tuition vs. Number of Semesters?

[zariman]

I am confused about the yearly tuition listed on school websites.

For example, Northwestern's website lists their tuition as $36,609 yearly. However, NU DPT program is only 8 trimesters long compared to other schools that have 9 trimesters. If such was the case wouldn't the adjusted yearly tuition be lower than the reported $36,609? After calculation, the adjusted cost is $32,541 per year which sounds a lot more affordable than the original number.

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[nicolej5]

does their website say anywhere that the final year of the program is a little less expensive than years 1 and 2? If not, I would assume that each year is what they stated regardless of numbers of trimesters in comparison to other programs. Usually if a program charges less during the third year due to number of credits or whatever, they will say that. Always contact the program though

 

[zariman]

I forgot to mention that a letter I received from NU states that per trimester tuition is $12,203. There are three trimesters in the 1st year, three 2nd year, and two 3rd year. This is how I came up with the notion that the actual yearly tuition is cheaper than what the website states.

 

[nicolej5]

yea then you'd just multiply the 12,000 by number of trimesters. Give them a ring about any disparities though. That's the only way you'll get the right answer.

 

[josierita]

I was just at the open house for Northwestern last weekend and at the financial aid presentation they said that tuition will be a little over $100,000 for all three years for the incoming class. That's tuition only - they estimated $160,000 for tuition, living, and personal expenses over the three years, although most of the current students said that was definitely an overestimate. Hope that helps, at least for NU!

 

[Ngozi Onyema]

I'm kind of confused with one of these schools tuition rates also. For the DPT program the school has on it's tuition and fees page that it is $9,066 per term but the school has 10 terms, 4 of which are only 6 credits each while the other terms range from 12 to 17 credits each. Are the 6 credit terms also $9,066? Are all the terms the same price regardless of the number of credits in each term?

The school is Franklin Pierce University by the way.

Edit: Yes!! I found another cheap school. Not the one I was just talking about but no one here is talking about the school.