Tuition and fees

Full-Time Tuition 2025-26 2026-27
Undergraduate Tuition (12-17 hours/semester) $37,660  $38,790
Undergraduate Tuition (less than 12 hours/semester) $1,570
/semester hour
$1,616
/semester hour
Undergraduate Tuition (more than 17 hrs/semester)7 $1,570
/semester hour
$1,616
/semester hour
Master of Business Administration  $665
/credit hour
$685
/credit hour
Master of Education    
MAED Core (includes 6 core courses plus intervention specialist, reading or leadership concentration) $525
/credit hour
$540
/credit hour
Intervention Specialist Liscensure $525
/credit hour
$540
/credit hour
Reading Endorsement $525
/credit hour
$540
/credit hour
Master of Social Work $530
/credit hour
$535
/credit hour
Masters of Nutrition and Dietetics $530
/credit hour
$545
/credit hour

Summer (undergraduate tuition and fees) 2025-26 2026-27
Tuition per credit hour $412 $412
Technology fee (full-time, 12 hrs or more) $104 $104
Technology fee (part-time, 11 hrs or less) $52 $52

General Fees (undergraduate,  annual cost per student) 2025-26 2026-27
Student activities fee (all undergrad students) $206 $206
Parking fee $50 $50
Becoming a Scholar fee (first-year freshman) $150 $170
Payment plan $40 $40
Technology fee (full-time, undergrad student) $824 $824
Technology fee (part-time, undergrad student) $412 $412


General Fees (graduate, annual cost per student) 2025-26 2026-27
Technology fee (full-time, grad student) $268 $268
Technology fee (part-time, grad student) $134 $134

Room Plans ( all undergraduate, annual cost per student) 2025-26 2026-27
Bren-Dell/Ropp/Hirschy $6,196 $6,382
Ramseyer/Neufeld (A/C) $6,300 $6,490
Riley Court Apartments (A/C) $8,916 $9,184
Super Single (additional cost to room type) $1,586
/extra per room
$1,634

Meal Plans ( all undergraduate, annual cost per student) 2025-26 2026-27
10 meals/week + $150 Beaver Bucks/semester $6,136 $6,320
15 meals/week + $100 Beaver Bucks/semester $6,390 $6,582
20 meals/week + $50 Beaver Bucks/semester $6,656 $6,856
Apartment Block 70 meals/week + $150 Beaver Bucks/semester $2,362 $2,434
Commuter 5 meals/week + $150 Beaver Bucks/semester $2,416 $2,488

Estimate Variable Costs (costs not included on your invoice)  
Textbooks and Supplies $1,600
Personal Expenses $2,304
Transportation $904

Master of Nutrition and Dietetics Fees  
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics student membership $36
Professional liability insurance $25-$60
Initial BCI and FBI background check $60
Health screening/physical varies
Flu shot for the current season $25-$35
CPR certification varies
Two lab coats avg. $24-$60
Books and supplies $200-$400
3-day professional RDN exam review course $597
Housing approximately $6,016
Transportation approximately $6,300

UNDERGRAD Advance deposit

After being admitted and choosing to attend Bluffton University, a $100 deposit is required and will be applied to your first semester. The deposit is non-refundable after May 1 for fall enrollment.

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Graduate Advance deposit

After being admitted and choosing to attend Bluffton University, a $200 deposit is required and will be applied to your student account. All graduate deposits are nonrefundable.

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billing, payment plan and refund information

Bluffton University uses electronic billing (e-bill) as its official billing method. The student is responsible for viewing and paying their student account e-bill by the scheduled due date. Students will be sent an e-bill beginning July 1 and the first of every month thereafter if a balance remains. 

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