2025-26 Online Graduate Programs Tuition and Fees
Cost of Attendance
2025-26 | Graduate Student | ||||
| Graduate Programs (Online) | |||||
| Elements of Annual “Cost of Attendance” | Direct Cost | Indirect Cost | Direct Cost | Indirect Cost | |
| Tuition (Bible & Ministry = $325 per credit hour) (avg. 9 credit hours) | $5,850 | Â | Â | Â | |
| Tuition (MSN = $525 per credit hour) (avg. 9 credit hours) | Â | Â | $9,450 | Â | |
| Fees (required of every student) | Â | Â | $500 | Â | |
| Books, Course Materials, Supplies & Equipment (estimated) | Â | $1,850 | Â | $1,850 | |
| Allowances for Living Expenses*: | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
| Housing & Food Off Campus | Â | $14,656 | Â | $14,656 | |
| Transportation | Â | $2,986 | Â | $2,986 | |
| Misc. Personal Expenses | Â | $9,498 | Â | $9,498 | |
| **Federal Student Loan Fees (est. average) | Â | $160 | Â | $160 | |
| TOTAL “Cost of Attendance” | |||||
* Indirect Cost: Estimated Living Expense Allowances were developed by College Board or by using the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index for 10/2023 – 9/2024 (the 12-month inflation rate).
** Indirect Cost: Loan Fees calculated as the estimated average from last year’s federal student loan borrowers
+++ A portion of the Books, Course Materials, Supplies, & Equipment Allowance could become a Direct Cost – Payable to the University if the student purchases items at KCU’s virtual bookstore and charges them to the KCU student account.Â
2025-2026 Student Fee Schedule
The Fees (required of every student) noted above do not include special fees not charged to every student.Â
Listed below are some of these special fees.Â
- First-Time Online Student Service Fee $150
- International Student Fee (per semester)Â $30
- Science Lab Fee (Anatomy, Biology, Chemistry) (per course)Â $175
- Nursing Assessment/Program Fee (per semester)Â $730
- Graduate Portfolio Fee (MAR – charged as course fee for FND 600) $300
- Graduate Thesis Fee (MABS, MACL – charged as course fee for FND 621 and BTH 621) $750Â
- Graduate Thesis Extension Fee (MABS, MACL – charged as course fee for FND 622 and BTH 622 each additional semester until the thesis is completed) $350
Your Enrollment Counselor is prepared to help you and your family work through the financial aid process. Please feel free to call us at 1-800-522-3181 to set up a time to visit campus and discover the financial aid opportunities that await you.