Cost of Attendance - Financial Aid

• Actual room and board, tuition rates and the date they are set will vary. They are posted as early as possible on www.nmu.edu/tuition.
• Living Expense (food and housing) calculations for on-campus students without dependents: Food will be calculated using the Gold Constant meal plan, while Housing will be based on the greater value of the average or median room rates for Quad II and Woods double occupancy room
• Living Expense (food and housing) calculations for on-campus students with dependents: Food will be calculated using the Gold Constant meal plan, while Housing will be based on the greater value of the average or median room rates for the 2 bedrooms, furnished apartments in Lincoln Avenue Townhouses and Norwood/Center Apartments.
• Off-campus Housing will be based on periodic surveys of rent/mortgage payments.  Food will be calculated based on the on-campus Gold Constant meal plan, meals only.

If you have any additional education related costs that you would like the Financial Aid Office to review, you can submit an Increase to Cost of Attendance Form with related documentation. Not all adjustments result in an increase in financial aid eligibility.

Some examples of adjustments and supporting documentation requirements to justify increases:

• Study Abroad - Student will work with the International Office to develop a budget that the student submits to the Financial Aid Office.
• Book Costs in Excess of Budget - Student needs to provide book purchase receipts and syllabus to match up.
• Daycare/dependent care Expenses - Submit a letter from licensed daycare provider reflecting the costs for the semester (dollar amount per hour multiplied by number of hours per week multiplied by number of weeks per semester), signed and dated by the provider along with license number. The provider needs to submit a copy of the license.
• Disability-related expenses will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
• Other equipment, such as tools - Submit a letter/memo from the department indicating that the student in question is required to purchase the items as part of class requirements. The letter needs to indicate the standard cost of items.
• Commuter Living on Campus - Will originally be awarded as a commuter, but upon request will be recalculated as living in campus housing.
• Tuition Changes that Exceed the Above Budgeted Rates - Examples include undergraduate students exceeding 16 credit hours or graduate students exceeding 6 credit hours. Also, adjustments will be considered for students with MBA tuition charges exceeding the budgeted amounts.
• Additional NMU Fees - Different academic programs or courses have additional fees, such as lab fees for specific courses, distance education fees, NMU required testing fees, or I-Book fee for Art and Design majors.
• Other Increases - On a case-by-case situation, unique situations may be approved with a written request from the student outlining the reasons and supporting documentation.

• Actual room and board, tuition rates and the date they are set will vary. They are posted as early as possible on www.nmu.edu/tuition.
• Living Expense (food and housing) calculations for on-campus students without dependents: Food will be calculated using the Gold Constant meal plan, while Housing will be based on the greater value of the average or median room rates for Quad II and Woods double occupancy room
• Living Expense (food and housing) calculations for on-campus students with dependents: Food will be calculated using the Gold Constant meal plan, while Housing will be based on the greater value of the average or median room rates for the 2 bedrooms, furnished apartments in Lincoln Avenue Townhouses and Norwood/Center Apartments.
• Off-campus Housing will be based on periodic surveys of rent/mortgage payments.  Food will be calculated based on the on-campus Gold Constant meal plan, meals only.

If you have any additional education related costs that you would like the Financial Aid Office to review, you can submit an Increase to Cost of Attendance Form with related documentation. Not all adjustments result in an increase in financial aid eligibility.

Some examples of adjustments and supporting documentation requirements to justify increases:

• Study Abroad - Student will work with the International Studies Office to develop a budget that the student submits to the Financial Aid Office.
• Book Costs in Excess of Budget - Student needs to provide book purchase receipts and syllabus to match up.
• Daycare/dependent care Expenses - Submit a letter from licensed daycare provider reflecting the costs for the semester (dollar amount per hour multiplied by number of hours per week multiplied by number of weeks per semester), signed and dated by the provider along with license number. The provider needs to submit a copy of the license.
• Disability-related expenses will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
• Camcorder or Tools - Submit a letter/memo from the department indicating that the student in question is required to purchase the items as part of class requirements. Letter need to indicate standard cost of items.
• Commuter Living on Campus - Will originally be awarded as a commuter, but upon request will be recalculated as living in campus housing.
• Tuition Changes that Exceed the Above Budgeted Rates - Examples include undergraduate students exceeding 16 credit hours or graduate students exceeding 6 credit hours. Also, adjustments will be considered for students with MBA tuition charges exceeding the budgeted amounts.
• Additional NMU Fees - Different academic programs or courses have additional fees, such as lab fees for specific courses, distance education fees, NMU required testing fees, or I-Book fee for Art and Design majors.
• Other Increases - On a case-by-case situation, unique situations may be approved with a written request from the student outlining the reasons and supporting documentation.

• Actual room and board, tuition rates and the date they are set will vary. They are posted as early as possible on www.nmu.edu/tuition.
• For the Cost of Attendance purposes, NMU will use the value of Quad II double occupancy room and the Gold Constant meal plan for on-campus students, and a reasonable amount based on student feedback from a periodic cost survey for off-campus living. 

If you have any additional education related costs that you would like the Financial Aid Office to review, you can submit an Increase to Cost of Attendance Form with related documentation. Not all adjustments result in an increase in financial aid eligibility.

Some examples of adjustments and supporting documentation requirements to justify increases:

• Study Abroad - Student will work with the International Studies Office to develop a budget that the student submits to the Financial Aid Office.
• Book Costs in Excess of Budget - Student needs to provide book purchase receipts and syllabus to match up.
• Daycare Expenses - Submit a letter from licensed daycare provider reflecting the costs for the semester (dollar amount per hour multiplied by number of hours per week multiplied by number of weeks per semester), signed and dated by the provider along with license number. The provider needs to submit a copy of the license.
• Camcorder or Tools - Submit a letter/memo from the department indicating that the student in question is required to purchase the items as part of class requirements. Letter need to indicate standard cost of items.
• Commuter Living on Campus - Will originally be awarded as a commuter, but upon request will be recalculated as living in campus housing.
• Tuition Changes that Exceed the Above Budgeted Rates - Examples include undergraduate students exceeding 16 credit hours or graduate students exceeding 6 credit hours. Also, adjustments will be considered for students with MBA tuition charges exceeding the budgeted amounts.
• Additional NMU Fees - Different academic programs or courses have additional fees, such as lab fees for specific courses, distance education fees, NMU required testing fees, or I-Book fee for Art and Design majors.
• Other Increases - On a case-by-case situation, unique situations may be approved with a written request from the student outlining the reasons and supporting documentation.