Cost Breakdown for Barnard Students

COSTS BILLED BY BARNARD COLLEGE VIA STUDENT BILLING

Tuition and Fees: You are responsible for paying Barnard tuition and fees directly to Barnard. Please confirm with the study abroad office at Barnard details about tuition and payment. Your tuition payment covers tuition, course excursions, most course materials, some local transportation and cultural activities. It does not cover housing, meals, airfare, medical insurance, course materials, extra-curricular activities, personal travel, and personal expenses.


Estimated Out-of-Pocket Expenses are not billed by Columbia. The estimated amounts in this section provide a basis for students to determine their individual budgets for expenses related to their time overseas for the duration of the program. The below estimate is an average of what students say they actually spend. These expenses are NOT paid to the program. Note that all on-site expenses are estimated in dollars based on an exchange rate of 1 USD = .76 Pound Sterling.

OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSES NOT BILLED TO STUDENTS (ESTIMATED)

Meals

$2,250
Housing$3,500

Local Transportation

$950
Visa$0
Books and Course Materials$400
Cell phone$110
Airfare$950
Personal Expenses$2,050
Total Estimated Out-of-Pocket Expenses$10,210

Meals: The cost for meals and food will vary widely depending on individual spending habits. Costs can be kept down by preparing their own meals and only eating out occasionally.

Housing: All students are required to live in Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) self-catered, apartment-style housing. Costs for housing will depend on students’ housing selections. The figure above reflects an estimated average for housing (ex. Feilden House) for a 4-month period at an exchange rate of 1 USD = .76 Pound Sterling.

Local Transportation: Students will be responsible for paying for transportation to and from the airport in London. Students must also pay for local transportation around the city.

Visa: Most U.S. Citizens will be eligible to apply for a free "Short-Term student" visa/immigration permission upon arrival in the U.K. If you do not hold a U.S. passport, you should check the UK consulate website to determine if you need a visa. Students are responsible for their own visa fees.

Books and course supplies: These expenses can include books/photocopies, supplies for courses, additional course excursions, etc. Students can purchase textbooks and course supplies for the Columbia in London Global Seminar and their QMUL modules through the QMUL bookstore.

Cellphone: All students are required to have a working cell phone capable of making and receiving both local and international calls throughout the duration of the program.

Airfare: Estimated cost of round trip airfare from NYC to London. Students are responsible for making their own travel arrangements from their preferred departure city to the program.

Personal Expenses: Personal expenses are highly variable based on each person's spending habits.

As part of the program, you will be covered for urgent and emergent care while you are abroad. This cost is not included in the chart above. Routine and preventive care is not included so you should maintain a health insurance policy that will provide coverage outside the U.S. or your home country.