Tuition + Costs

Class of 2027
Daytime MBA Cost of Attendance (COA)

2025-26 Academic Year

9-Month Period

Fall
(5-mths) 

Spring
(4-mths) 

Total 

Direct Costs (USD)

Education Expenses charged to Student Bursar Account)

Fuqua Daytime Tuition

40,500⁽¹⁾

40,500

81,000

Student Medical Insurance*

3,752

3,752

Health Fee

504

503

1,007

MBA Association (Gov't Fee)

575

575

Graduate Activity Fee

19

19

38

Graduate Recreational Facility Fee

195

194

389

Graduate Student Services Fee

13

12

25

Transcript Fee

120

120

Pre-Term Fee

2,540

2,540

Total

48,218

41,228

89,446

Educational Supplies (USD)

Books/Course Packs**

441

441

882

Total

441

441

882

Indirect Costs (USD)
Student Living Expenses

Board (Food)

2,400

1,920

4,320

Housing (including Utilities & Phone Service)

7,690

6,152

13,842

Miscellaneous

2,430

1,944

4,374

Transportation

1,160

928

2,088

Total

13,680

10,944

24,624

Total Cost of Attendance

62,339

52,613

114,952

Federal Loan Origination Fees***

2,409

1,980

4,389

Student Loan Borrowing Eligibility****

64,748

54,593

119,341

(1) Includes a 4,000 USD non-refundable deposit due upon admission and credited to the Fall Term tuition.

*Student Medical Insurance Plan is required for all Fuqua Daytime MBA students and is charged during the fall semester.  It can be waived if you have other health insurance coverage. Please contact our Financial Aid Office if your Duke-sponsored Student Medical Insurance Plan cost is different from this amount. We will adjust your COA accordingly.   The actual cost of the Student Medical Insurance Plan is established in late spring each year.  The University Bursar’s Office provides additional information regarding student medical insurance with fall tuition statements.

**Course Pack charges are posted to the Bursar account later in the semester, after the tuition and standard fees are charged.  Therefore, students who are expecting a refund from their aid funds (i.e. loans) are encouraged to budget a portion of their refund to eventually pay for their anticipated course pack charges.  Course pack charges vary per course registration.  The figures provided in the above table are estimates.

***Federal Loan Origination Fees are automatically added to the COA budget assuming the student is borrowing the maximum federal Direct Unsubsidized and Graduate PLUS Loan offer.  The Department of Education deducts these origination fees from the principal loan amount before disbursement.  Therefore, the federal student loan disbursement amount will be less than the offered principal loan amount.

If a private/alternative loan is borrowed, then the federal loan origination fees will be reduced or removed from the COA's eligible student loan borrowing amount.

****The Student Loan Borrowing Limit will be reduced by any other financial aid received (i.e. scholarships, sponsorships, other student loans).  This cost of attendance will determine the total amount of your Financial Aid eligibility.  

Students who are receiving Veterans Benefits may be able to apply for student loans up to the COA (minus scholarship and the school's Yellow Ribbon contribution) in addition to their VA benefit.  

Also, the Department of Education regulations indicate that students who are service members receiving Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) or live in military housing, must have their COA adjusted to exclude the housing component.  This is due to the housing expenses already being covered.

Please contact our Financial Aid Office for further information.

Additional Considerations to Increase the Cost of Attendance:
Please note that the loan funds for additional considerations will be disbursed to your student Bursar account and satisfy any outstanding balance before the University Bursar’s Office (billing office) will issue a refund to you.

• One -Time Computer Increase - Students must submit an invoice or quote for the price of the computer to receive this increase up to 2,000USD.

• Study Abroad Expenses (i.e. Exchange, GATE, Fuqua Client Consulting Practicum) - Students can apply for this increase once they have been approved for the trip.  The student will need to submit a financial aid application and apply for additional funding with his/her lender based on the budget of the trip.

• Dependent/Childcare Expense - Up to a 11,412USD allowance may be factored in certified Dependent/Childcare expenses per child.                                     
  Please contact our office for details regarding the regulations and documentation required for a Dependent/Childcare allowance. 
  Requests for budget adjustments are considered on a case-by-case basis.
  
  Also, depending on the reason for the increase request for other dependent expenses, and in order for the Financial Aid Office to determine if an increase is allowable, students will be asked to submit additional supporting documents beyond those originally submitted for childcare. 

• Duke Student Health Insurance Family Coverage: 
  This increase may be made to the cost of attendance when proof of coverage is presented to the Financial Aid Office.

• One-time travel expense (i.e. airfare):
  During the academic year, usually during the winter break, students may return home.
  Per the student’s written request, we will consider a one-time cost of attendance increase for travel expense (for the student only), which increases the eligible borrowing amount.
  
  Airfare Expense: Students must submit a copy of their itinerary from any reputable online site showing the departure/arrival dates, destination in your home state (domestic students) or home country (international students) as indicated in DukeHub, and the estimated airfare (up to a 1,000USD cost for domestic flights and 3,000USD for international flights).  We will only consider coach/economy class (not business economy or first class).   

Non-Allowable Cost of Attendance Adjustments: Expenses incurred for interview activities coordinated by Fuqua (i.e. Weekend-In-Cities) and general interview trips are not considered for financial aid purposes because they are not standard requirements within the curriculum.  Please Note: Due to Federal Law, personal consumer debt (i.e., credit cards, car loans, etc.) cannot be factored into the cost of attendance.