Center for International Studies

Estimated expenses include tuition, university fees, room and board and miscellaneous expenses.

If you are a WESL only student, please click on the WESL website for information about current expenses to attend the WESL program.  If you have been admitted as a degree-seeking academic student, please view the current tuition and fee schedules at http://www.wiu.edu/tuition or by contacting the Billing and Receivables Office at 309 298-1831 or email billings@wiu.edu.

At the tuition and fees webpage, http://www.wiu.edu/tuition/, click on the most recent guarantee plan available for your class status.  If you are a freshman or transfer undergraduate, click on the guarantee plan for undergraduate students.  If you are a graduate student, scroll down and click on the guarantee plan for graduate students.  A convenient cost estimator is available at http://www.wiu.edu/billing/payestimate08.shtml.  Just click on the appropriate button in each section and when you reach the bottom of the page, click on the calculate button.  This will give you an estimate of the cost for each semester.

These amounts are subject to change without notice by action of the Board of Trustees.

If you plan to bring your spouse or child(ren) with you, add approximately $5,200 per year for the living costs of a spouse and $2,100 per year per child.

Some students survive with less money than the recommended amount, while some need much more.  What you spend depends upon your lifestyle and habits.    Students choosing to live off-campus will need an additional amount of about $600 for settling-in expenses.  Settling-in expenses include housing damage deposit and utility deposits, household/room furnishings not already provided, etc.

Billing – Tuition, fees, health insurance, and residence hall/student apartment charges will be billed to you approximately 10 to 15 days after the beginning of each semester.  You have the option of paying all charges on the first “due” date or paying monthly by the payment deadline.  Any billed amount unpaid by the specified payment date will be assessed a finance charge of one percent per month.

Banking in Macomb – Macomb has many banks.  During the New International Student Orientation period, several trips to the banks will be provided.  Depending on the type of bank account you would like to open, free bank accounts may be available.