Tuition and Required Fees

Undergraduate Student Tuition

1-11 quarter hours

 $738 per quarter hour

12-16 quarter hours

$8,865 per quarter

More than 16 quarter hours

$591 per additional quarter hour


Audit Tuition

$369 per quarter hour

Undergraduate students are charged for audited hours above or below bracket tuition. Graduate students are charged for all audited credits. See the Undergraduate Bulletin for restrictions on audited classes.

Students with a WWU cumulative GPA of at least 3.00 and taking at least 12 hours of non-audited classes pay $10 for each audited course instead of the "per Quarter hours" charge. This fee is non-refundable after the fourth day of the quarter. Class fees are charged on audited classes.

Student Missionary Tuition

$45 for 12 credits per quarter

Participants in the Student Missionary and Task Force programs are registered as full-time students in the Experiential Program, SMTF 100, provided they meet the Student Missions Office’s eligibility criteria and receive financial clearance from Student Financial Services. Registration cannot be retroactive. Contact the Student Missions Office for more information.

Graduate Student Tuition

$603 per quarter hour


Extension Tuition

55% of undergraduate tuition

Full-time teachers employed within driving distance of Walla Walla University may enroll for one class per quarter. Acceptance into the graduate Education Program and a copy of the school district's contract are required to qualify for the tuition rate of 55 percent of undergraduate tuition. The balance of the tuition charge must be paid at the time of registration.

Senior Citizen Discounted Tuition
The Senior Citizen Class Program (non-degree seeking) makes it possible for students who are 65 or more years of age to take advantage of the following reduced tuition rates (Class or lab fees are the responsibility of the student):

To sit in on a class*

$100 per quarter

To take up to a 4 hour class for credit

 one half the regular tuition rate

* Permission of the instructor is required.

General Fee--Undergraduate

 $300 per quarter

All tuition paying undergraduate students registered for 6 or more hours are required to pay this fee. Taskforce,  Student  Missionaries  and  ACA  students  will  be  exempt.  Besides  covering  the  cost  of housing  club  dues,  internet  access  while  on  campus,  printing  the  first  100  pages  in  computer  labs, access  to  the  library,  gym,  and  pool,  and  new  technology  for  classrooms,  etc.,  the  General  Fee includes the ASWWU dues which provides for student publications and membership in the Associated Students of Walla Walla University (ASWWU).

Students who are charged the General Fee for less than three quarters will need to pay an additional fee if they wish to receive the yearbook. Students who are exempt from paying the General Fee may purchase publications for prices set by the ASWWU editors.

General Fee--Graduate

$50 per quarter

All tuition paying graduate students registered for 4 or more hours are required to pay this fee. This fee covers internet access while on campus, new technology for classrooms, graduation fee, etc. Students on the College Place campus also receive access to the library, gym and pool, and printing the first 100 pages in the computer labs.

Since the General Fee for graduate students does not include ASWWU dues, graduate students wanting campus publications such as the Mask and the yearbook may purchase these publications for prices set by the ASWWU editors.