Cost of Attendance

Detailed rates for tuition, fee, room and meal plans can be found at:

Tuition and Fee Rates 
SMSU offers in-state tuition to nearly everyone. No out-state tuition rates. Reciprocity rates may apply to students from ND, IA, MSEP States and Manitoba.

Housing and Meal Rates

The following figures represent estimated costs at SMSU for two semesters during the 2026-2027 academic year and are used for determining financial aid eligibility only.

SMSU does Not charge out-of-state tuition

(with very few exceptions)

Undergraduate Costs: For this example, tuition and fee costs are based on tuition banding. Students enrolled in 12 to 18 credits will have the same tuition and fee charges. Housing and Meal costs are based on the average cost of housing on campus and the super plus meal plan (For undergraduate students, full-time is 12 credits or more; three-quarter time is 9 to 11 credits; half-time is 6 to 8 credits, and less than half-time is 3 to 5 credits).

Graduate Costs: Tuition and Fee costs are based on an average of 9 credits per semester for on-campus courses. (For graduate students, full-time is 9 credits or more; three-quarter time is 7 or 8 credits; half-time is 5 or 6 credits, and less than half-time is 3 or 4 credits.)

This does not mean that every undergraduate student must have $28,218 in order to attend SMSU. Tuition and fee rates for full-time undergraduate students (enrolled in 12 to 18 credits) will be approximately $11,516 for the year. The majority of graduate students do not carry a full-time load throughout the year, so their tuition and fee rates will be lower than those indicated above.

Housing and Meal costs can vary. For budgeting purposes, the Financial Aid Office will base a student's housing and meal costs on $11,850. This applies to students who are living on and off-campus.

Books, materials, supplies and equipment are estimated at $600 per semester or $1,200 for the year.

Transportation and personal living expenses are estimated at $3,652 and include items such as transportation, pizza, and movies. Each student has different spending patterns; thus, miscellaneous expenses will vary.

Estimating undergraduate charges at SMSU for one semester:

Working through the details below will help you to estimate your direct costs for one semester. Direct costs include tuition, fees and housing and meal costs (if the student is living on campus). Books and supplies are direct expenses, but are not billed through SMSU.

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