2025-2026 Fees

Add/Drop/Change Fee(after free add/drop period)  $15
Admissions Deposit: (credit toward tuition) 
  Graduate/Professional Degree Programs  $300
  Undergraduate, Certificate Programs  $200
  Dual Degree (current students adding a second degree program), Nonmatriculated  $100
Application Fees: 
 Undergraduate  $60
 Graduate and Professional  $75
 California Student Tuition Recovery Fund Fees (BU San Diego Students only)1  Varies
General Fees:
Challenge Exam Fee 50% of tuition
Clinic Rotation Change/Drop Fee $50, $100
Competency Exam Fee $200
Deferment Fee $50
Diploma Replacement/Second Diploma Fee $50
Interest 1.0% per month
E-Payment Credit Card Convenience Fee 2.75% per transaction
E-Payment by Check No fee
Graduation Fee $200
International Student Accident/Sickness Plan $2,160/year
Late Graduation Application Fee $50
Late Registration Fee $50
Locker Fee $15 or $20/year
Medical Equipment (ND students)2  $1,400 one time
Nonrefundable Course Deposit3 Varies
NMSA Fee4 $60 
NSF Check Fee $30
Official Transcripts (7-10 business days)  $5
Official Transcripts (1-2 business days)  $10
Parking full-time (main campus)  $60/qtr
Parking part-time and carpool   $30/qtr
Stop Payment on Student Refund  $25 per transaction
Student Activity Fee  $35/qtr
Technology Fee5  $75 qtr

Additional fees are charged for some courses. These additional fees help offset the costs incurred by these courses that are not otherwise covered by tuition. 

1 Currently $0.00 for every $1000 collected for State of California accordingly. For further discussion of the purpose of this fee and the related calculation of the charges, refer to the State of California’s Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education website

2For the ND program, Bastyr University contracts with high-quality medical equipment manufacturers such as 3M Littman and Welch Allyn and other vendors to provide you with the tools needed to effectively learn in the classroom and clinic. Participation in Bastyr University’s equipment purchase is mandatory for all ND students and is automatically charged to students in their first term of attendance.

3Nonrefundable course deposits are required when confirmed enrollment is essential prior to the start of a given quarter. Amount varies depending on the course.

4Naturopathic Medicine Student Association fee, charge to ND students only, charge on winter quarter.

5The purpose of the technology fee is to assist in the support of Bastyr University's Information Technology Services operations and projects. It is charged to students to recover, in whole or in part, the costs of providing and maintaining services to students that includes equitable access to the internet and world wide web, e-mail, computer and multimedia work stations and laboratories, computer software, and dial-up telephone services. The technology fee will enable Information Technology Services to meet the rapidly increasing demand for technology services, as well as help keep pace with the speed of the changing technological environment.