Program Costs
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NYC Study Away Costs
2025-26 NYC Fashion Cost Comparison-
Fall 2025 & Spring 2026 Semester ProgramsSemester program-Fall/Spring
NYC Fashion Semester
Kent State "KENT" Campus Semester In-State/Out-of-State
Important Notes
Costs applied to your Student Account Housing/tuition/food estimated. Check out your cohort price at www.kent.edu/tuition
Kent State Tuition-Semester $6,337/ $11,072
$6,337/ $11,072
Based on full-time enrollment/in-state/out-of-state This is also based on your cohort so this is estimated. Out-of-pocket expenses School of Fashion Program fee (Deposit) $500 N/A Deposit Due:
Fall-March 1
Spring-July 1Remaining balance of the Program fee ($1,500.00)/Billed one week before the first day of the semester allowing the use of a financial aid refund.
Housing $4,000-$12,000
$3,970
Based on size, location, amenities, price.
NYC Housing Addendum: This allows qualified students to take additional financial aid to help with NYC housing costs. You may locate the form by visiting: the Financial, Billing and Enrollment Center forms and requests page and selecting the 2024-2025 NYC Housing Addendum form.
Please direct questions to Andrew Peper at finaideducationabroad@kent.edu.
Airfare/Transportation Choice of transportation Choice of transportation Relative to your location including airport transport (if relevant) Food $1.600 - $4,000
$2,550
No meal plans available/Estimated Books/Supplies $50-$250 $600 varies per major Personal Expenses $400-$1,200 $1,200 Estimated Local Commuting/Transit $1,200 $1,288 / $1,673 (on campus/ off campus)
Estimated Total Estimated Cost
$13,887/$30,722
$15,945/$21,065
Scholarships and financial can be applied to Student account costs
All prices are estimates and subject to change per semester.
2025-26 NYC Fashion Cost Comparison-
Summer 2025 ProgramsSummer Program
NYC Fashion Summer
Kent State "KENT" Campus Summer
In-State/Out-of-StateImportant Notes
Costs applied to your Student Account Housing/tuition/food estimated. Check out your cohort price at www.kent.edu/tuition Kent State Tuition- Summer $3,454.20/$5,823
$3,454.20/$5,823
Based on 6 credit hours/Study tour expense included/Check out your cohort price at
www.kent.edu/tuitionOut-of-pocket expenses School of Fashion Program Fee (Deposit) $750 N/A Deposit-Summer-February 1 School of Fashion Program fee (Second payment) $750 N/A Remaining balance due one week before the first day of the semester allowing the use of a financial aid refund
Housing- (Kent housing based on off-campus costs)
$2,000-$6,000
$1,000
Based on size, location, amenities, price.
NYC Housing Addendum: This allows qualified students to take additional financial aid to help with NYC housing costs. You may locate the form by visiting: the Financial, Billing and Enrollment Center forms and requests page scrolling down to Education Abroad (Study Abroad/Away) and selecting the 2024-2025 NYC Housing Addendum form.
Please direct questions to Andre Peper at finaideducationabroad@kent.edu.
Airfare/Transportation to NYC Choice of transportation Choice of transportation Relative to your location Food $800-$2,500
$900
No meal plans available/Estimated Books/Supplies $50-$250 $450 Varies per major Personal Expenses $200-$800
$360
Estimated Local Commuting/Transit
$250-$750
$215/$550
Estimated
Total Estimated Cost
$7,504/$16,873
$6,379/$9,083
Scholarships and financial can be applied to Student account costs
All prices are estimates and subject to change per semester.
Veterans Benefits: For students who are able to utilize Veterans Benefits, New York City has recently been approved for housing allowances. This is based on the cost of living in NYC (vs. Kent), which means students may be eligible for up to a $3,300 housing allowance per month. For more information, visit www.kent.edu/cavs/getstarted to complete all of the steps necessary to utilize your benefits.
NYC Housing Addendum: This allows qualified students to take additional financial aid to help with NYC housing costs. You may locate the form by visiting: the Financial, Billing and Enrollment Center forms and requests page and selecting the 2024-2025 NYC Housing Addendum form. Please direct questions to Andre Peper at finaideducationabroad@kent.edu.
For more information on Kent State University's Cost of Attendance visit the Financial, Billing and Enrollment Center.