2023/24 Cost Breakdown for Kingston University (Summer)

This is the estimated budget for this study abroad program. It serves as an estimated cost of attendance for your study abroad program. Students often pay for study abroad through a combination of financial aid, personal funds, scholarships, grants, and alternative loans. The total amount listed as the Total Program Cost is the maximum amount of aid you can receive from GVSU. This estimated cost of attendance does not reflect the amount of aid you will qualify for, simply the cap on how much could be award to you.

Costs Billed to GVSU

Item

Cost

Description

Program fee: 2 courses

$4,550 *Housing included, tuition, travelcard, airport greeting. Program fee for 1 course only is $4,000.

Paid to GVSU. Includes tuition for 2 courses - see Kingston Summer School website for a full breakdown of what is included. See full list of what is included: Kingston program fee breakdown

IS 380 Course Fee

$168

Paid to GVSU. The course fee for IS 380 is $28 per credit hour. Participants on this program will register for 6 credits of IS 380.

Chubb Health Insurance

$58

The Chubb health insurance plan is mandatory for all study abroad students. The cost is $1.91 per day. This estimate reflects 30 days, but the actual number of days of the program may differ.

Additional Costs

Item

Cost

Description

Passport & Visa

$200

Passport processing fees $200.

Flight

$1,500

Paid to Airline Provider.

Meals

$600

On-site personal expenses. Costs for meals will largely depend on a person's spending habits. Students who prepare meals at home rather than eating out regularly may dramatically reduce the cost for meals. This estimate is based on approx. 85 GBP per week or 103 USD.

Housing

included in program fee

see Kingston brochure for housing details.

Books & Supplies

$150

On-site personal expenses. 

Personal Expenses

$600 

On-site personal expenses associated with local transportation not provided by the program, laundry and other basic necessities. Based on $150 USD per week

TOTAL PROGRAM COST

(Costs billed by GVSU + Additional Costs)

$7,826* 

Estimated costs are based on a rate of exchange of 1 GBP = 1.26 USD. Exchange rates fluctuate and may impact the estimates listed above. The rate listed here is the rate as of June 2023.

*The cost of any study abroad program depends to a large extent on the participant’s personal spending habits and lifestyle. Personal travel, entertainment, gifts, souvenirs, and other types of personal spending are costs not reflected in the above estimates.



Page last modified February 19, 2024