The MPA offers a flexible 15- or 18-month track. Listed below is the estimated cost of attendance by program track. Costs include direct education costs billed by Duke University. The indirect costs listed are representative of living expenses in the surrounding Durham area.
MPA PROGRAM TRACKS
| Estimated Direct Costs | Summer Term II | Fall Semester | Spring Semester | Summer Term II | Academic Year |
| Sanford MPA Tuition | 12,000.00 | 18,000.00 | 18,000.00 | 12,000.00 | 60,000.00 |
| Student Medical Insurance | 3,713.00 | 3,713.00 | |||
| Sanford activity fee | 50.00 | 50.00 | |||
| Graduate Activity Fee | 18.25 | 18.25 | 36.50 | ||
| Transcript Fee | 120.00 | 120.00 | |||
| Graduate Student Services Fee | 11.50 | 11.50 | 23.00 | ||
| Total | 15,120.00 | 18,792.75 | 15,079.75 | 15,000.00 | 63,892.50 |
| Educational Supplies | |||||
| Books & Supplies | 334.00 | 334.00 | 334.00 | 334.00 | 1,336.00 |
| Total | 334.00 | 334.00 | 334.00 | 334.00 | 1,336.00 |
| Estimated Indirect Costs | |||||
| Board (Food) | 1,362.00 | 1,816.00 | 2,270.00 | 1,362.00 | 6,810.00 |
| Housing + Utilities | 4,344.00 | 5,792.00 | 7,240.00 | 4,344.00 | 21,720.00 |
| Miscellaneous | 1,374.00 | 1,832.00 | 2,290.00 | 1,374.00 | 6,870.00 |
| Transportation | 654.00 | 872.00 | 1,090.00 | 654.00 | 3,270.00 |
| Total | 7,734.00 | 10,312.00 | 12,890.00 | 7,734.00 | 38,670.00 |
| Estimated Direct Costs | Summer Term II | Fall Term | Spring Term | Summer Term II | Fall Term | Academic Year |
| Sanford MPA Tuition | 12,000.00 | 12,000.00 | 12,000.00 | 12,000.00 | 12,000.00 | 60,000.00 |
| Student Medical Insurance | - | 3,713.00 | - | 3,713.00 | ||
| Sanford activity fee | 50.00 | 50.00 | ||||
| Graduate Activity Fee | - |
18.25 | 18.25 | 36.50 | ||
| Transcript Fee | 120.00 | - | - | 120.00 | ||
| Graduate Student Services Fee | - | 11.50 | 11.50 | 23.00 | ||
| Total | 12,120.00 | 15,792.75 | 12,079.75 | 12,000.00 | 63,892.50 | |
| Educational Supplies | ||||||
| Books & Supplies | 334.00 | 334.00 | 334.00 | 334.00 | 1,336.00 | |
| Total | 334.00 | 334.00 | 334.00 | 334.00 | 1,336.00 | |
| Estimated Indirect Costs | ||||||
| Board (Food) | 1,362.00 | 1,816.00 | 2,270.00 | 1,362.00 | 1,362.00 | 8,172.00 |
| Housing + Utilities | 4,344.00 | 5,792.00 | 7,240.00 | 4,344.00 | 4,344.00 | 26,064.00 |
| Miscellaneous | 1,374.00 | 1,832.00 | 2,290.00 | 1,374.00 | 1,374.00 | 8,244.00 |
| Transportation | 654.00 | 872.00 | 1,090.00 | 654.00 | 654.00 | 3,924.00 |
| Total | 7,734.00 | 10,312.00 | 12,890.00 | 7,734.00 | 7,734.00 | 46,404.00 |
Additional Notes
Tuition and fees are subject to change each year and are not fixed until approved by the University Board of Trustees, usually in late May. The COA will be used to determine total federal financial aid eligibility.
The indirect costs listed above are the results of a Duke Financial Aid Office Survey of all Duke graduate students.
The Student Health Insurance Program (SMIP) is only charged in the Fall. Students may waive out of this plan if they can present proof of alternative coverage. To see waiver criteria or instructions to complete a waiver please visit this website. International students with an F-1 or J-1 visa are required to purchase the student medical insurance plan.
Federal Loan Origination Fees are not automatically added to the cost of attendance budget. Students borrowing the Unsubsidized and/or Graduate PLUS loans will have these fees added in based on average loan amounts borrowed.