Tuition, Fees, and Expenses

Prospective students should be aware that the costs of living in New York City are high and off-campus rents can be exceedingly high. The room and board rates listed below are for the Juilliard residence hall and meal plan. To be prudent, students should also calculate out-of-town transportation (where applicable) into their overall budgets.

Student Budget for 2024-25

The estimated budget for a first-time, first-year Juilliard student for the nine-month 2024-2025 academic year is calculated as follows. This budget includes both direct and indirect costs.

  • Direct Costs: Tuition, fees, insurance, and residence hall expenses, which are billed directly to students. 
  • Indirect Costs: These are estimates of additional expenses based on averages reported to us through student surveys, and will vary by student.
     

 

*Tuition $54,400
Double Room, including Meal Plan $22,410
**Student Health Insurance (Estimate) $3,300
Orientation Fee $250
Subtotal of Billable Charges $80,360
Indirect Expenses  
Books, Supplies, Personal Expenses $4,130
Transportation $2,092
TOTAL ESTIMATED COST OF ATTENDANCE $86,582

Most students do not pay the full cost of attendance. In recent years, more than 90 percent of our students have received scholarship assistance. Prospective students can use our Net Price Calculator to receive an estimate of how much financial aid they may be able to receive to reduce their total cost.

Most incoming students are assigned to a double room in the Residence Hall. Please see below for additional information regarding residence hall costs and policies.

Estimated Budget for Non-Residence Hall Students

  Off-Campus With Parents
*Tuition $54,400 $54,400
**Student Health Insurance (Estimate) $3,300 $3,300
Orientation Fee (new students only) $250 $250
Subtotal of Billable Charges $57,950 $57,950
Indirect Expenses    
Housing $14,400 $0
Meals $6,080 $6,080
Books, Supplies, Personal Expenses $4,130 $4,130
Transportation $2,670 $1,170
TOTAL ESTIMATED COST OF ATTENDANCE $85,230 $69,330

*For military and DoD MOU purposes, Juilliard’s per-credit tuition rate for 2024-25 is $2,267, based on full-time study of 12 credits per semester.

**Health insurance is billed to all students.  U.S. Citizens and permanent residents with qualifying, U.S.-based health coverage may apply to have this fee waived.  The plan is mandatory for all international students.  

Miscellaneous Fees

Enrollment Deposit $250
Orientation Fee (all new students) $250
Matriculation Fee (required of nonresident doctoral students) $500
Residence Hall Reservation Fee $150
Double Major Fee $14,200
Secondary Applied Study Fee—one hour / one-half hour per week $9,360/4,680
Late Payment Charge—charge depends on payment date $50/250
Service Charge for Returned Checks $25
Late Pre-Registration/Registration Fee $50/150
Health Services Fee $200
Health Insurance—waived under certain conditions (estimate) $3,300
Official Transcript Fee (per copy) $5

 

Payment of Enrollment Deposit

Newly admitted undergraduate students wishing to reserve their places in the next entering class must pay the enrollment deposit by May 1. Newly admitted graduate students must pay the enrollment deposit by April 15. If the enrollment deposit is not received by the deadline indicated, a student’s place at Juilliard will not be guaranteed. The enrollment deposit is not refundable. Enrollment deposits are applied as a credit toward charges for the student’s start term.

Payment of Tuition

A bill for half of the annual tuition and all applicable fees will be available online in July and must be paid (in U.S. funds) by August 16, 2024. A bill for the second half of the tuition will be available in November and must be paid by December 1, 2024. Payments may be made in person, via wire transfer, online or by mail to the Office of Student Accounts.

Students who expect financial assistance (including Juilliard, federal, or state grants or loans) but who have not received funds or official guarantees by the above due dates, must make full tuition payments by the due date.

A deferred payment plan for tuition, fees, and on-campus room and board charges is available via Nelnet. Information on this plan may be obtained by contacting the Office of Student Accounts or online in Cadence, the Juilliard student portal.

Note: The following programs are either tuition-free or offer full-tuition scholarships to all admitted applicants.

  • Artist Diploma program (any major)
  • Doctor of Musical Arts program (any major)
  • Historical Performance program 
  • Master of Fine Arts in Acting program

Please note, however, that students are responsible for their living expenses and fees, including the Student Health Insurance Fee and the Orientation Fee when applicable. 

Late Fee Payment Schedule

Please note that if any portion of the tuition is outstanding after the stated due dates, payments will be subject to the following late payment fees and sanctions:

Fall Semester

August 16, 2024 $50
September 13, 2024 additional $250
December 1, 2024 Not permitted to register for spring semester and subject to immediate dismissal

Spring Semester

December 1, 2024 $50
January 31, 2025 additional $250
March 1, 2025 Not permitted to register for fall semester and subject to immediate dismissal

 

Refunds

A student whose tuition payments, scholarship, and loans for the semester exceed the amount due will receive a refund. Refund checks are available during the second week of the fall semester and are generally available the first week of the spring semester. Refunds will not be issued until all funding has been received by Juilliard and credited to the student’s account. Checks are available from the Office of Student Accounts and will be distributed to student mailboxes when possible.

Leave of Absence and Withdrawals

If a student wishes to withdraw from the school, written notice must be given to the provost’s office. The official date of withdrawal will be the day the provost is notified or the last day of attendance in any educationally related activity (including participation in performances), whichever is later.

For withdrawals that occur after the semester has begun, scholarship may be prorated, and federal student aid may be cancelled, based on the number of calendar days attended.  The return of government funds may create a balance due to Juilliard for which the student is then responsible. Students who have borrowed from any student loan program at any time during their academic career should contact the Financial Aid Office to learn more about repayment requirements before withdrawing.

If written notice of withdrawal is received by the provost before the first day of classes of either semester, the student has no responsibility for the semester’s tuition. Students who withdraw during either semester are liable for a portion up to 100 percent of that semester’s tuition, depending on the date of withdrawal, as follows:

Within the first week: 10%
Within the second week: 25%
Within the third week: 50%
Within the fourth week: 75%
After the fourth week: 100%

Please note that residence hall refunds for students who withdraw from the School will follow the guidelines set forth in the residence hall contract.

Should a student be dismissed, the same policy of financial aid adjustment and tuition responsibility will apply.

Barnard, Columbia, and Juilliard Exchange Program

If a student wishes to withdraw from the Exchange Program, written notice must be given to the Juilliard School Provost. If written notice of withdrawal is received before the first day of classes of either semester, the student has no responsibility for the semester’s tuition. Students who withdraw during the semester are liable for a portion up to 100 percent of that semester’s tuition, depending upon the date of withdrawal, as follows:

Within the first week: 10%
Within the second week: 25%
After the second week: 100%

Payment and Contract for Residence Hall

Payment

To guarantee a room for the 2024-2025 academic year, returning students must pre-register for fall classes, and, during the sign-up period in May, pay a $150 residence hall reservation fee and sign a housing contract. All first-time college students and other new students must pay a $250 non-refundable enrollment deposit to the Office of Admissions; at the same time, these students must sign a housing contract and pay a $150 residence hall reservation fee. Students have the option of signing a two-year contract to lock in the current rate for the next academic year.

For all students, the $150 fee is retained by the school as a room damage deposit and is returned at the end of the school year, after the facility has been inspected and assessed for individual and common area damage. The residence hall reservation fee is not refundable if a student has signed a housing contract and later chooses not to live in the residence hall. Half of the annual residence hall fees are due from all students by August 16, 2024. The remainder of the residence hall fees are due December 1, 2024. These fees will appear on the tuition bill and may be paid in person, online or by mail to the Office of Student Accounts.

Residence Hall Charges

Room Type  Academic Year Rate   Two-Year Rate * 
Double Room $22,410 $21,340
Single Room $27,970 $26,640

*Students who signed a two year contract last academic year (2023-2024) are eligible for this rate.

Two-Year Contracts

Students may elect to sign a two-year housing contract that secures the room rate schedule for the current and subsequent academic year. This does not guarantee the equivalent room type for the following academic year. Students are required to pay the housing reservation fee each academic year.

Cancellations

Students wishing to terminate the contract prior to the beginning of the contract period will be assessed charges as follows:

CONTRACT TERMINATION SCHEDULE FOR 2024-2025 ACADEMIC YEAR

Date of contract signature – May 15 $150 housing reservation fee will be forfeited
May 16 – June 15 25% of semester housing charges, plus forfeiture of the housing reservation fee
June 16 – July 15 50% of semester housing charges, plus forfeiture of the housing reservation fee
July 16 – August 1 75% of semester housing charges, plus forfeiture of the housing reservation fee
On or after August 2 100% of semester housing charges, plus forfeiture of the housing reservation fee, unless the student withdraws from the school. In such an event, charges will be reduced only to the extent indicated on the School refund schedule outlined on the Tuition and Financial Aid webpage.

Student Budget for 2023-24

The estimated budget for a first-time, first-year Juilliard student for the nine-month 2023-2024 academic year is calculated as follows. Tuition, fees, insurance, and residence hall expenses are billed directly to students. Other amounts are estimates based on averages reported to us through student surveys, and will vary by student.

*Tuition $53,300
Double Room, including Meal Plan $21,340
**Student Health Insurance (Estimate) $3,000
Orientation Fee $250
Subtotal of Billable Charges $77,890
Indirect Expenses  
Books, Supplies, Personal Expenses $4,000
Transportation $2,002
TOTAL ESTIMATED COST OF ATTENDANCE $83,892

Most incoming students are assigned to a double room in the Residence Hall. Please see below for additional information regarding residence hall costs and policies.

Estimated Budget for Non-Residence Hall Students

  Off-Campus With Parents
*Tuition $53,300 $53,300
**Student Health Insurance (Estimate) $3,000 $3,000
Orientation Fee (new students only) $250 $250
Subtotal of Billable Charges $56,550 $56,550
Indirect Expenses    
Housing $13,500 $0
Meals $5,760 $5,760
Books, Supplies, Personal Expenses $4,000 $4,000
Transportation $2,430 $990
TOTAL ESTIMATED COST OF ATTENDANCE $82,240 $67,300

*For military and DoD MOU purposes, Juilliard’s per-credit tuition rate for 2023-24 is $2,221, based on full-time study of 12 credits per semester.

**Health insurance is billed to all students.  U.S. Citizens and permanent residents with qualifying, U.S.-based health coverage may apply to have this fee waived.  The plan is mandatory for all international students.