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Fall 2027 applications open Oct 1, 2026

Caldwell University Est. 1912 · Arden Falls
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Tuition & aid

The full price, before you apply

Universities love a footnote. Here's the opposite: every program's tuition, every mandatory fee, and a realistic first-year total — plus the aid that brings it down. Every figure on this page is illustrative; this is a sample site.

Tuition by program

Annual tuition by program, domestic and international
Program Credential Domestic / yr International / yr
Business Administration BBA $8,900 $29,400
Nursing BScN $9,800 $33,600
Health Informatics BSc $9,200 $30,800
Software Engineering BSE $10,200 $34,800
Data Science & Analytics BSc $9,600 $32,400
User Experience Design BDes $9,400 $31,200

Billed per term. Co-op work terms charge a co-op fee (~$720/term) instead of tuition — students on paid terms usually net well ahead.

Fees nobody warns you about

Except us, right now. Ancillary fees are mandatory and buy real things — the gym membership, the health plan, citywide transit on your student card.

Mandatory ancillary fees per year
Fee Per year
Student services & association $612
Athletics & recreation (includes gym membership) $348
Health & dental plan (opt-out with proof of coverage) $420
Technology & lab access $270
Total ancillary fees $1,650

Adding a room and meals? Residence + full meal plan (standard double, 8 months) runs $12,400.

Worked example

A realistic first year

Domestic BBA student, living in residence with a full meal plan — before any scholarship or bursary.

Tuition — Business Administration (domestic)
$8,900
Ancillary fees
$1,650
Residence + full meal plan (standard double, 8 months)
$12,400
First-year total
$22,950

Living at home or off campus? Subtract the residence line and budget your own rent — most students sharing near campus report $650–$850/month. An automatic entrance scholarship at the top tier takes another $5,000 off. Illustrative figures.

Scholarships & aid

Money that brings it down

Start with the automatic ones — no application, your admission average is the application. Then stack: scholarships, bursaries, and work-study can be combined.

$1,500–$5,000 / yr

Entrance scholarships (automatic)

No separate application — your admission average is your application. 90%+ → $5,000/yr · 85–89.9% → $3,000/yr · 80–84.9% → $1,500/yr. Renewable each year you keep a 3.3 GPA.

$10,000 / yr

Trajectory Scholarship

Twenty awards for students whose circumstances make university the harder road — first-generation students, students supporting family, newcomers. Essay plus one reference. Renewable all four years.

$500–$4,000

School awards & named bursaries

Program-specific awards (Dean's entrance awards, the Whitmore Design Award, the Health Professions bursary pool) — one form in the portal covers all of them.

$500–$4,000 / term

Need-based bursaries

Assessed from a confidential financial profile each term. Bursaries are grants — they are never repaid — and can stack with scholarships.

~$2,400 / yr

Work-study program

On-campus roles (library, labs, recreation, research assistance) reserved for students with demonstrated need. Typically 8–10 hours a week around your timetable.

Paying as you go

Want the numbers for your program, in writing?

Request info and we'll send the tuition sheet and scholarship dates for the programs you're weighing — or talk to Financial Aid directly; one advisor per school, same person all four years.

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