2025 Semester Tuition, Fees, and Housing
Full time student | 2 courses
| Tuition: $6,000 |
| Fees: $200 |
| Total: $6,200 |
Part time Student | 1 course
| Tuition: $3,000 |
| Fees: $200 |
| Total: $3,200 |
Craft & Practice SEminars*
| Cost: $1,000 |
2025 University housing Rates
| Single Room: $1,520. |
| House: $1,645. |
2025 - 2026 Rates
All School of Letters courses are currently priced at $1000 per credit hour. Summer courses are 3 credit hours per class. Craft and Practice is 1 credit hour. Independent studies can be taken for variable credit hours, typically 4-6. Thesis work covers 6 credit hours.
2025 Additional Charges
Reasons for additional charges include, but are not limited to, the following: damages, unapproved animals, parking violations, and loss of room key, prox card, or ID.
*2025 CRAFT AND PRACTIVE SEMINARS
This is a one (1) credit colloquium focused on professional development, publishing opportunities, craft talks, submit-a-thons, meetings with visiting authors/editors/agents, and anything else that falls under the broad rubric of “the writing life.” The School of Letters offers a robust and varied series of public programs, class visits, panel discussions, and informal gatherings during the six-week summer session. Students are expected to attend these events and produce short-form responses detailing what they have learned and how they intend to apply it in their own writing and publishing practice. Students are automatically registered for this class during their first and second summers. During the third summer, students are invited to all School of Letters events but are not registered for the class and need not submit responses to events they attend.
2025 MEALS
The University does not require students in the MFA program to purchase a meal plan. Meals can be purchased a la carte in the University Dining Hall, with rates (including tax) of $7.46 for breakfast and $9.48 for lunch or dinner for summer 2025. Food is also available at Stirling's Coffee House and at other restaurants on campus. Residence Halls and Houses have full kitchens.
Refund Policy
If a student, after registration, is dismissed or withdraws for any cause except illness, he or she is not entitled to any refund of the sum paid to the University or to the cancellation of any sum due to the University. Refunds for a withdrawal because of illness are figured by prorating fees for the period from the date of withdrawal to the end of the session. The amounts to be prorated are one-half of tuition and room charges and three-fourths of the board charge. No refund is made for the activity fee or any other fee. Notice of withdrawal and requests for refund must be made in writing addressed to the Director of the School of Letters and must be accompanied by a written notice from the health care provider stating that the illness-withdrawal is recommended.
STUDENT ACCOUNT WITH NELNET
The University uses Nelnet to manage student accounts. Account statements are not available until after Banner registration. All bills must be paid by June 1, 2025. To access your bill:
- Click on Enroll Today
- Log in to Sewanee Banner Self Service
- Select Student Services
- Select Student Account
- Select Nelnet Payment Center
For questions regarding your account, please contact Shawn Gibson in the Student Accounts Office by email at studentaccounts@sewanee.edu or by phone at (931) 598-1347.
