Cost of Attendance provides a total estimate of the expenses you will accrue while enrolled at King’s College. It includes direct costs like tuition, housing, and meals, and indirect items like books, transportation, and personal expenses.
While you will not be billed by King's College for indirect expenses, they are factored together with your direct costs when determining your eligibility for financial aid.
Resident Students (2026-27 Academic Year)
Cost of Attendance for resident students
Direct Billable Costs
First-Year Resident Student
Transfer Resident Student
Upperclass Resident Student
Tuition*
$44,150
$44,150
$44,150
General College Fee**
$2,100
$2,100
$2,100
Food and Housing
$17,164
$18,834
$18,834
Wellness Fee
$426
$426
$426
FY/TR Orientation fee***
$203
$112
$0
Estimates for Other Non-Direct Costs
Books/Supplies
$1,300
$1,300
$1,300
Transportation
$900
$900
$900
Personal
$2,100
$2,100
$2,100
Loan fees
$60
$80
$80
Miscellaneous
$0
$0
$0
TOTAL COST OF ATTENDANCE
$68,403
$70,002
$69,890
Commuter Students (2026-27 Academic Year)
Cost of Attendance for commuter students
Direct Billable Costs
First-Year Commuter Student
Transfer Commuter Student
Upperclass Commuter Student
Tuition*
$44,150
$44,150
$44,150
General College Fee**
$2,100
$2,100
$2,100
FY/TR Orientation fee***
$203
$112
$0
Wellness Fee
$0
$0
$0
Estimates for Other Non-Direct Costs
Food and Housing
$3,077
$3,077
$3,077
Books/Supplies
$1,300
$1,300
$1,300
Transportation
$3,220
$3,220
$3,220
Personal
$1,880
$1,880
$1,880
Loan fees
$60
$80
$80
Miscellaneous
$0
$0
$0
TOTAL COST OF ATTENDANCE
$55,990
$55,919
$55,807
Off-Campus Students (2026-27 Academic Year)
Cost of attendance for off-campus students
Direct Billable Costs
Transfer Off-Campus Student
Upperclass Off-Campus Dep/Ind Student
Off-Campus Independent Student w/Dependents
Tuition*
$44,150
$44,150
$44,150
General College Fee*
$2,100
$2,100
$2,100
FY/TR Orientation fee***
$112
$0
$0
Wellness Fee
$0
$0
$0
Estimates for Other Non-Direct Costs
Food and Housing
$15,220
$15,220
$15,220
Books/Supplies
$1,300
$1,300
$1,300
Transportation
$3,220
$3,220
$3,220
Personal
$5,561
$5,561
$5,269
Loan fees
$80
$80
$80
Miscellaneous
$0
$0
$0
TOTAL COST OF ATTENDANCE
$71,743
$71,631
$76,900
*Upperclass (sophomore, junior, and senior-year) students in the Mechanical and Civil Engineering programs are billed an additional $825 per semester. Tuition and fees listed apply to the 2026-2027 academic year. Tuition and fees can increase each academic year based on economic conditions. Full-time tuition for the 2025-2026 academic year was $43,000. Tuition increases by an average of 2.5% each academic year. Students can use this information to estimate their tuition cost for subsequent years: 2027-2028 tuition can be estimated at $45,253, 2028-2029 at $46,384, and 2029-2030 at $47,543. All estimates do not serve as projections; actual future tuition costs will vary from these estimates. For more information, visit our Financial Transparency page.
**The General College Fee is a mandatory fee used to support many instructional, academic support, and student support services. The General College Fee also funds the acquisition, installation, and maintenance of technology and expenses associated with student engagement and campus activities. The general college fee is billed with semester tuition charges.
***The Orientation fee is billed with semester charges.