Estimate Your Undergraduate Charges
Use this 2024-2025 guide to help you think through charges you might incur and when.
Charges are due monthly. Calendar details are available on the Billing Dates & Deadlines page.
For undergraduate students, the first Autumn notification will be sent August 23, 2024 with a due date of September 20, 2024.
A Few Tips
- It’s critical to review and pay your full balance due each month. Although most quarterly charges post at the beginning of the quarter, other charges and adjustments will post in subsequent months.
- For instance, some courses carry additional course fees, which are assessed after enrollment. Other monthly charges may include other IT services, miscellaneous items such as music lessons or practice-room rental fees, room damage/re-key charges, StanfordCardPlan purchases, and changes to the quarterly charges.
Financial Aid
- For fully enrolled students, financial aid is expected to post to student accounts as early as September 15, 2024. Prior to that date, aid will be reflected as “anticipated aid.” You are responsible for the difference between the full charges and your anticipated aid.
- Your award letter shows the amount of your aid for the year. You can find the quarterly breakdown in Axess following these instructions.
- If you report your Outside Scholarships to the Financial Aid Office, the amount for the quarter will be reflected as anticipated aid until the actual funds are received and processed (you won’t be charged late fees if you have anticipated aid that covers the remaining balance after the due date). For more details and how-to instructions, visit the Financial Aid Office's website for Outside Awards.
Estimate Your Undergraduate Charges
| Charge | Frequency | Amount | More Information |
| Tuition | Quarterly | $21,709 | Tuition and Fees, 2024-25 |
| Housing | Quarterly | $4,530 or $3,946 or $5,066 | Depends on housing assignment. The typical amount for first-year students is $4,530. |
| Housing Dues | Quarterly | $171 (frosh) or $141 | Depends on housing. |
| Technology Fee | Quarterly | $92 | For details, see Housing Rates and Billing Information |
| Mail Service Fee | Quarterly | $40* | *Mandatory fee for students in Undergraduate Housing. $40 per quarter, Autumn, Winter, and Spring. $30 for Summer. |
| Meal Plan | Quarterly | $2,797** | **Charges vary by plan. The annual cost is prorated quarterly; For the Neighborhood plan, the prorations are $2,797 for Autumn, $2,502 for Winter, and $2,436 for Spring. |
| Campus Health Service Fee | Quarterly | $261 | Required for all students living in the Bay Area |
| Cardinal Care Health Insurance | Quarterly | $2,540 | Cardinal Care Overview and Benefits / Cost and Coverage Dates If you are covered by alternate insurance, the annual deadlines to waive Cardinal Care is September 15. |
| ASSU Student Activities Fee | Quarterly | $227 | Student Activities Fee |
| Document Fee | One-time | $250 | Stanford transcripts, certifications, and diploma fee. |
| New Student Orientation Fee | One-time | $525 | New Student Orientation |