Cost of Attendance

The following information can help you estimate the standard expenses of being a Meadville Lombard student. This table assumes full-time enrollment (9 credits each for Fall and Spring semesters and 6 credits for Summer: 24 credit hours in total) and a modest lifestyle. It is also used in calculating financial aid, including grants and loans.

Many students take more than 9 credits in Fall or Spring, and 27 credit hours are necessary for Master of Divinity students who plan to complete the program in three years; be sure to modify the tuition and registration fees as you estimate. The 2018/2019 tuition rate is $821/credit hour, and the course registration fee is $75/course/semester.

Estimated Yearly Expenses

Estimated 2018/2019 Tuition and Fees

Tuition	$19,704
Registration fees	$600
Comprehensive fee	$300
Convocation fee	$150
Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) registration fee	$150
Student activity fee	$70
Loan fees (if applicable)	$213
Estimated tuition and fees TOTAL	$21,187

Estimated Living Expenses

Books and supplies	$3,780
Room and board (12 months, in your home)	$9,219
Travel expenses to/from Chicago, plus lodging (at least three trips)	$3,574
Travel expenses to/from internship site (if applicable)
Personal/miscellaneous (including health insurance)	$10,185
Estimated living expenses TOTAL	$26,758

Estimated Total Cost of Attendance: $47,945

Average Completion Time of Our Degree Programs

To plan for the cost of attendance, below is the average time spent by our students to complete their degree programs.

• The Master of Divinity degree program is a 90-credit program, which full-time students can complete in three years, averaging 27 tuition-based credits per year. An additional 9 credits (not tuition-based) are earned for Clinical Pastoral Education. The cost of Clinical Pastoral Education is not included in tuition.
• The Master of Arts in Religion degree program is a 48-credit program, which full-time students can complete in two years, averaging 24 credits per year.

• The Master of Arts in Leadership Studies degree program is a 36-credit program, which full-time students can complete in 18 months.

Credentialing Expenses

In addition to the standard expenses of being a student, Master of Divinity students seeking Unitarian Universalist ordination will need to plan for the costs of the fellowshipping process, which are the same regardless of which seminary a candidate attends.

• Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) application fee and other associated costs (background check, drug testing)
• Cost of transportation to and from CPE site
• Career assessment costs
• Cost of travel, lodging, and food for Ministerial Fellowship Committee (MFC) appointment
• Additional MFC required reading list books
• Criminal record check fee
• Cost of attending UU General Assembly (not required, but valuable)
• Transcript request fees (undergraduate and graduate work, including seminary, for CPE, and MFC applications/packets)  

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