Financial Aid
For Graduate Students
Education That’s Affordable, Meaningful, and Transformative
At UWest, we believe education is more than just earning a degree—it’s a transformative journey. Rooted in Buddhist wisdom and values, we provide a whole-person education that empowers students with character, compassion, and community while ensuring that financial barriers don’t stand in the way of personal and academic growth.
How UWest’s Costs Compare
Estimated Annual Tuition & Housing – Graduate
Tuition and fees: $15,788 (based on 24 units)
Tuition and fees with Housing: $22,922
Scholarships & Financial Aid
UWest is committed to making education accessible through scholarships, grants, and work-study opportunities. Our generous financial aid packages help students graduate with less debt while focusing on their academic and personal growth.
Merit-Based Scholarships
Recognizing academic excellence and leadership potential.
Lotus Scholarship – $6,000/year
Metta Scholarship –$6,000/year
Dream Scholarship –$10,000/year
President’s Scholarship –Full tuition (up to 15 units/semester)
Dean’s Scholarship –Partial tuition (up to 7.5 units/semester)
UWest Scholarship –Up to $1,000/semester
AJ Wang Foundation Scholarship –$2,000/year (Freshman) $4,000/year (Transfer)
IBEF Scholarship (for Religious Studies/Buddhist Chaplaincy majors) -$3,500–$4,500/semester
IBEF Monastic Fellowship (for monastics in relevant majors) -$2,000–$3,000/semester
Golden Benefactor Awards –Varies (based on financial need)
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Full Time Graduate Student
The cost of attendance is an estimate of what it will cost to attend University of the West for an academic year. There are two types of expenses that make up a student’s cost of attendance. Direct expenses include tuition, mandatory fees, as well as food and housing (if you live on campus). Indirect expenses include off-campus food and housing expenses (living expenses), books, supplies, transportation, and personal expenses.
The cost of attendance is used to determine the maximum amount of financial aid a student may receive. A student cannot receive more than the cost of attendance from any combination of federal, state, institutional or private funding source. University of the West can allow certain expenses as the basis for increasing the student’s cost of attendance. Expenses that may be considered include reasonable childcare expenses, computer purchase, and high medical/dental expenses that are not covered by insurance.
Each student’s award letter includes the cost of attendance that was used to determine award eligibility. Should you have questions regarding how your own cost of attendance was calculated, please contact the Financial Aid Office.
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On Campus
|
Off Campus
|
With Parents/Relatives
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Tuition ($732 / unit)
|
$6,588 | $6,588 | $6,588 |
|
Mandatory Fees
|
$607 | $607 | $607 |
|
Housing – On Campus
|
$3,342 |
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|
—
|
|
Direct Costs
|
$10,537 | $7,195 | $7,195 |
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Food
|
$3,780 |
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Food & Housing – Off Campus
|
—
|
$11,043 | $5,747 |
|
Books & Supplies
|
$531 | $531 | $531 |
|
Transportation
|
$617 | $981 | $896 |
|
Student Loan Fees
|
$200
|
$200
|
$200
|
|
Miscellaneous
|
$1,607 | $2,484 | $2,030 |
|
Indirect Costs
|
$6,735 | $15,239 | $9,404 |
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Semester Totals
|
$17,272 | $22,434 | $16,599 |
|
Annual COA
|
$34,544 | $44,868 | $33,198 |
|
On Campus
|
Off Campus
|
Parents/Relatives
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Tuition ($743 / unit)
|
$6,687
|
$6,687
|
$6,687
|
|
Mandatory Fees
|
$607
|
$607
|
$607
|
|
Housing – On Campus
|
$3,342
|
—
|
—
|
|
Direct Costs
|
$10,636
|
$7,294
|
$7,294
|
|
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|
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|
|
Food
|
$3,780
|
—
|
—
|
|
Food & Housing – Off Campus
|
—
|
$11,043
|
$5,747
|
|
Books & Supplies
|
$531
|
$531
|
$531
|
|
Transportation
|
$617
|
$981
|
$896
|
|
Student Loan Fees
|
$200
|
$200
|
$200
|
|
Miscellaneous
|
$1,607
|
$2,484
|
$2,030
|
|
Indirect Costs
|
$6,735
|
$15,239
|
$9,404
|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
Semester Totals
|
$17,371
|
$22,533
|
$16,698
|
|
Annual COA
|
$34,742
|
$45,066
|
$33,396
|
Full Time Graduate Student
The cost of attendance is an estimate of what it will cost to attend University of the West for an academic year. There are two types of expenses that make up a student’s cost of attendance. Direct expenses include tuition, mandatory fees, as well as food and housing (if you live on campus). Indirect expenses include off-campus food and housing expenses (living expenses), books, supplies, transportation, and personal expenses.
The cost of attendance is used to determine the maximum amount of financial aid a student may receive. A student cannot receive more than the cost of attendance from any combination of federal, state, institutional or private funding source. University of the West can allow certain expenses as the basis for increasing the student’s cost of attendance. Expenses that may be considered include reasonable childcare expenses, computer purchase, and high medical/dental expenses that are not covered by insurance.
Each student’s award letter includes the cost of attendance that was used to determine award eligibility. Should you have questions regarding how your own cost of attendance was calculated, please contact the Financial Aid Office.
|
On Campus
|
Off Campus
|
With Parents/Relatives
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Tuition ($732 / unit)
|
$6,588 | $6,588 | $6,588 |
|
Mandatory Fees
|
$607 | $607 | $607 |
|
Housing – On Campus
|
$3,342 |
—
|
—
|
|
Direct Costs
|
$10,537 | $7,195 | $7,195 |
|
Â
|
Â
|
Â
|
Â
|
|
Food
|
$3,780 |
—
|
—
|
|
Food & Housing – Off Campus
|
—
|
$11,043 | $5,747 |
|
Books & Supplies
|
$531 | $531 | $531 |
|
Transportation
|
$617 | $981 | $896 |
|
Student Loan Fees
|
$200
|
$200
|
$200
|
|
Miscellaneous
|
$1,607 | $2,484 | $2,030 |
|
Indirect Costs
|
$6,735 | $15,239 | $9,404 |
|
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|
|||
|
Semester Totals
|
$17,272 | $22,434 | $16,599 |
|
Annual COA
|
$34,544 | $44,868 | $33,198 |
|
On Campus
|
Off Campus
|
Parents/Relatives
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Tuition ($743 / unit)
|
$6,687
|
$6,687
|
$6,687
|
|
Mandatory Fees
|
$607
|
$607
|
$607
|
|
Housing – On Campus
|
$3,342
|
—
|
—
|
|
Direct Costs
|
$10,636
|
$7,294
|
$7,294
|
|
Â
|
Â
|
Â
|
Â
|
|
Food
|
$3,780
|
—
|
—
|
|
Food & Housing – Off Campus
|
—
|
$11,043
|
$5,747
|
|
Books & Supplies
|
$531
|
$531
|
$531
|
|
Transportation
|
$617
|
$981
|
$896
|
|
Student Loan Fees
|
$200
|
$200
|
$200
|
|
Miscellaneous
|
$1,607
|
$2,484
|
$2,030
|
|
Indirect Costs
|
$6,735
|
$15,239
|
$9,404
|
|
Â
|
Â
|
Â
|
Â
|
|
Semester Totals
|
$17,371
|
$22,533
|
$16,698
|
|
Annual COA
|
$34,742
|
$45,066
|
$33,396
|
Need Help? Contact the Financial Aid Office
(626)571-8811 x 2138
financialaid@uwest.edu