Tuition, Fees & Policies
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Note:Tuition and fees depend on the length and location of the selected program.
- For New Haven (Yale campus) and Online programs and courses, see details below.
- For Yale Summer Session Programs Abroad (taught outside the U.S.), please visit Yale Study Abroad.
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Summer 2025 Tuition
|
Description |
Amount |
|---|---|
| 1 course credit (4 semester credit hours) | $5,270 |
| 1.5-credit foreign language course | $5,270 |
| 0.5-credit science laboratory | $2,635 |
| 2-credit course | $10,295 |
| Summer Conservatory for Actors (2-credit course) | $10,295 |
| Intensive English Seminar or Postgraduate Seminar | $5,325 |
| Law Seminar, Business Seminar, or University Preparation Program | $6,520 |
For information about Yale Writers' Workshop and Yale Young Writers' Workshop costs, please see the program page.
Summer 2024 Fees
Summer 2025 fees will be available by mid-January
| Description | Amount |
|---|---|
| Application Fee (all students - nonrefundable) | $75 |
| CISI Health Insurance Fee (visiting international students who receive an I-20 from YSS - nonrefundable) | Depends on session length, see below |
| Technology Fee (online courses only) | $85 |
| I-20 Processing Fee | $125 |
CISI Health Insurance Fee
2025 CISI fees will be available by mid-January
This fee is charged to visiting international students who receive an I-20 from YSS and who are living on or off campus. You will be covered for the number of weeks for your session. Click here for more information about this health insurance.
CISI 2024 Fees: 5 weeks: $130; 10 weeks: $260
Summer 2024 Residential Program Fees
Summer 2025 Residential Program Fees will be available by mid-January
Residential Program Fee includes your dorm room in a residential college, meals, and student activities (rates subject to change).
| Program | Room & Board | Yale Health Fee (required for all visiting students) |
|---|---|---|
| Session A or B (5 weeks) | $4,075 | $160 |
| Session A & B (10 weeks) | $8,150 | $320 |
Visit How to Pay for your payment options and Yale students can review Financial Assistance for more information.
Refund Policies
Yale Summer Session will refund tuition and room and meal payments according to the terms listed below. No refunds will be made unless we have received appropriate written notification. A Yale student's Student Financial Services account will be credited.
Tuition
A full course tuition refund will be issued if a student notifies the Yale Summer Session office, prior to the start of the relevant five-week session and via the Change Form on the Yale Summer Session website, of their intention not to attend courses in that session.
A. If a student drops a course or withdraws entirely from Yale Summer Session by Friday of the first week of the relevant five-week session, at 5:00pm EDT, 100% of the course tuition will be refunded or credited.
B. If a student drops a course or withdraws entirely from Yale Summer Session by Friday of the second week of the relevant five-week session, at 5:00pm EDT, 50% of the course tuition will be refunded or credited.
C. No course tuition will be refunded if a student drops a course or withdraws entirely from Yale Summer Session after Friday of the second week of the relevant five-week session at 5:00pm EDT.
Students are advised to take special note of these deadlines; for consistency and fairness across all Yale Summer Session students, these deadlines are strictly enforced.
The Application Fee and I-20 Processing Fee are non-refundable.
Students using Yale Summer Session COVID-19 Courses should refer to the section on using YSS COVID-19 Courses for policies governing course changes, drops, and withdrawals.
Room and Board
Once a student is in residence, he or she will be entitled to a partial room and meal refund only by vacating the room by Friday at 5:00 p.m. of the first week of classes. No refunds will be made after this time. The student will be charged the rate for room and meals for each of the days in residence. Before a refund can be made the student must have his or her room inspected and then return room keys and ID card (if a visiting student), to the Housing Manager in the Summer Housing Office.
Students using YSS COVID-19 Housing Subsidies should refer to the section on using YSS COVID-19 Housing Subsidies for policies governing changes in enrollment status that affect room and board.
Requesting a Refund
Students can request a refund by emailing yss.registrar@yale.edu.
If payment was made using Flywire, once the student initiates a refund request using the email address above, the payment will go back to the person or organization that made the payment.