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Tuition & Fees

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Any questions along the way, ask. Tuition, fees, living expenses. We’re here for you. Contact us at HSC-CON-FinancialAid@salud.unm.edu or 505-272-0854.

Per federal financial aid guidelines, depending on the program and length of term, students must be enrolled at least part-time in order to be eligible for certain types of state and federal financial aid. Please contact a financial aid officer for more information and program-specific requirements.

2022-2023 Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

Pre-Licensure BSN

Tuition and Fees	New Mexico Resident	Non-Resident
Cost Per Credit (1-14 credits)¹	$520.10	NA
Cost Per Credit (1-12 credits)¹	NA	$1,246.14
Block Tuition (15+ credits)²	$7,801.50	NA
Block Tuition (12+ credits)²	NA	$14,953.68
Estimated Course Fees for the program	$2,116.00	$2,116.00
Required HSC Fees for the program	$1,086.00	$1,086.00
Required UNM Fees for the program	$1,762.00	$1,762.00
Book Packages*	$1,908.00	$1,908.00
Total Estimated Cost	$43,346.00¹ $43,866.50²	$73,396.70¹ $79,627.40²

¹Nursing courses only—59 credits total. See course program requirements. The CON tuition differential is included in the per-credit-hour amount. 3 semesters of pre-requisite coursework is not included in the cost above. Please contact CON financial aid for a cost breakdown.

²Block tuition for 15 credits per term for five terms. See course program requirements. The College of Nursing tuition differential is included in the per-credit-hour amount.

*Books purchased in levels 1 and 2.

ESTIMATED COST OF LIVING EXPENSES
Room and Board	$5,458.00
Books & Supplies	$627.00
Personal Expenses	$1,174.00
Travel Expenses	$1,047.00
Total Estimated Cost of Living²	$8,306.00

¹Cost estimates based on independent student with no financial assistance.

²Total other estimated expenses are indirect costs. These costs will NOT be charged by the University but are expenses a student may incur while attending UNM.

Incoming out-of-state freshmen, explore the Freshmen Non-Resident Scholarships options.

Dual Degree ADN & BSN

For the duration of the program, you will be dually enrolled at UNM and a community college or branch campus. Your tuition and fees for each level will vary depending on where you’re enrolled. To see your estimated cost of the program broken down by level, please click on your respective dual degree program.

Please keep in mind these cost breakdowns only include the required 59 nursing credits- electives and core courses are not included.

The UNM College of Nursing Financial Aid Office is here to support all your financial needs. Contact us at HSC-CON-FinancialAid@salud.unm.edu or 505-272-0854 if you have any questions or concerns

RN to BSN

Cost Per Credit	$362.16
Total Estimated Cost¹	$10,864.80

Cost of Credits for Courses Taken Over 30 Credits
Resident Rate per Credit	$336.52
Non-Resident Rate per Credit²	$1,100.50

Per federal financial aid guidelines, RN to BSN students must register for a minimum of 6 credits during the Fall and Spring terms and 3 credits in the Summer term in order to be eligible for student loans. Nursing students are eligible for loans in the first two terms.

¹Students must take 30 credits to complete the RN to BSN Program

²During the Summer term, non-resident RN to BSN students at the College of Nursing are charged the in-state tuition rate. All other non-resident Nursing students not eligible for a tuition waiver will be charged at the non-resident rate.

2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & Fees

MSN Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner

Tuition and Fees	New Mexico Resident	Non-Resident
Cost Per Credit¹	$617.60	$ 1,387.30
Estimated Course Fees for the program	$1,500.00	$1,500.00
Required HSC Fees for the program	$1,086.00	$1,086.00
Required UNM Fees for the program	$1,862.00	$1,862.00
Total Estimated Cost of Program	$36,547.00	$76,572.00

¹Nursing courses only—52 credits total. See course program requirements. The College of Nursing tuition differential is included in the per-credit-hour amount.

ESTIMATED COST OF LIVING¹
Room and Board	$5,458.00
Books & Supplies	$673.00
Personal Expenses	$1,924.00
Travel Expenses	$1,047.00
Total Estimated Cost of Living²	$10,337.00

¹Cost estimates are based on an independent student with no financial assistance.

²Total estimated cost of living are indirect costs. These costs will NOT be charged by the University but are expenses a student may incur while attending UNM.

MSN Family Nurse Practitioner

Tuition and Fees	New Mexico Resident	Non-Resident
Cost Per Credit¹	$617.60	$1,387.30
Estimated Course Fees for the program	$1,750.00	$1,750.00
Required HSC Fees for the program	$1,086.00	$1,086.00
Required UNM Fees for the program	$1,862.00	$1,862.00
Total Estimated Cost of Program	$36,797.00	$76,822.00

¹Nursing courses only—52 credits total. See course program requirements. The College of Nursing tuition differential is included in the per-credit-hour amount.

ESTIMATED COST OF LIVING¹
Room and Board	$5,458.00
Books & Supplies	$673.00
Personal Expenses	$1,924.00
Travel Expenses	$1,047.00
Total Estimated Cost of Living²	$10,337.00

¹Cost estimates are based on an independent student with no financial assistance.

²Total estimated cost of living are indirect costs. These costs will NOT be charged by the University but are expenses a student may incur while attending UNM.

MSN Nurse-Midwifery

Tuition and Fees	New Mexico Resident	Non-Resident
Cost Per Credit¹	$617.60	$1,387.30
Estimated Course Fees for the program	$1,755.00	$1,755.00
Required HSC Fees for the program	$1,086.00	$1,086.00
Required UNM Fees for the program	$1,862.00	$1,862.00
Total Estimated Cost of Program	$38,787.00	$64,477.00

¹Nursing courses only—55 credits total. See course program requirements. The College of Nursing tuition differential is included in the per-credit-hour amount.

ESTIMATED COST OF LIVING¹
Room and Board	$5,458.00
Books & Supplies	$673.00
Personal Expenses	$1,924.00
Travel Expenses	$1,047.00
Total Estimated Cost of Living²	$10,337.00

¹Cost estimates based on an independent student with no financial assistance.

²Total estimated costs of living are indirect costs. These costs will NOT be charged by the University but are expenses a student may incur while attending UNM.

MSN Pediatric Nurse Practitioner—Primary Care

Tuition and Fees	New Mexico Resident	Non-Resident
Cost Per Credit¹	$617.60	$1,387.30
Estimated Course Fees for the program	$1,305.00	$1,305.00
Required HSC Fees for the program	$1,086.00	$1,086.00
Required UNM Fees for the program	$1,862.00	$1,862.00
Total Estimated Cost of Program	$33,285.00	$68,442.00

¹Nursing courses only—48 credits total. See course program requirements. The College of Nursing tuition differential is included in the per-credit-hour amount.

ESTIMATED COST OF LIVING¹
Room and Board	$5,458.00
Books & Supplies	$673.00
Personal Expenses	$1,924.00
Travel Expenses	$1,047.00
Total Estimated Cost of Living²	$10,337.00

¹Cost estimates are based on an independent student with no financial assistance.

²Total estimated cost of living are indirect costs. These costs will NOT be charged by the University but are expenses a student may incur while attending UNM.

MSN Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Tuition and Fees	New Mexico Resident	Non-Resident
Cost Per Credit¹	$617.60	$1,387.30
Estimated Course Fees for the program	$1,455.00	$1,455.00
Required HSC Fees for the program	$1,086.00	$1,086.00
Required UNM Fees for the program	$1,862.00	$1,862.00
Total Estimated Cost	$34,053.00	$70,979.00

¹Nursing courses only—48 credits total. See course program requirements. The College of Nursing tuition differential is included in the per-credit-hour amount.

ESTIMATED COST OF LIVING¹
Room and Board	$5,458.00
Books & Supplies	$673.00
Personal Expenses	$1,924.00
Travel Expenses	$1,047.00
Total Estimated Cost of Living²	$10,337.00

¹Cost estimates are based on an independent student with no financial assistance.

²Total estimated cost of living are indirect costs. These costs will NOT be charged by the University but are expenses a student may incur while attending UNM.

MSN Nursing Administration ONLINE

Tuition and Fees	New Mexico Resident	Non-Resident Tuition
Cost Per Credit¹	$617.60	$1,387.30
Estimated Course Fees for the program	$1,000.00	$1,000.00
Required HSC Fees for the program	$1,086.00	$1,086.00
Required UNM Fees for the program	$1,568.00	$1,568.00
Total Estimated Cost of Program	$24,643.00	$50,789.00

¹Nursing courses only—34 credits total. See course program requirements. The College of Nursing tuition differential is included in the per-credit-hour amount.

ESTIMATED COST OF LIVING¹
Room and Board	$5,458.00
Books & Supplies	$673.00
Personal Expenses	$1,924.00
Travel Expenses	$1,047.00
Total Estimated Cost of Living²	$10,337.00

¹Cost estimates are based on an independent student with no financial assistance.

²Total estimated cost of living are indirect costs. These costs will NOT be charged by the University but are expenses a student may incur while attending UNM.

MSN Nursing Education ONLINE

Tuition and Fees	New Mexico Resident	Non-Resident Tuition
Cost Per Credit¹	$617.60	$1,387.30
Estimated Course Fees for the program	$1,100.00	$1,100.00
Required HSC Fees for the program	$1,086.00	$1,086.00
Required UNM Fees for the program	$1,568.00	$1,568.00
Total Estimated Cost of Program	$24,768.00	$50,924.00

¹Nursing courses only—34 credits total. See course program requirements. The College of Nursing tuition differential is included in the per-credit-hour amount.

ESTIMATED COST OF LIVING¹
Room and Board	$5,458.00
Books & Supplies	$673.00
Personal Expenses	$1,924.00
Travel Expenses	$1,047.00
Total Estimated Cost of Living²	$10,337.00

¹Cost estimates are based on an independent student with no financial assistance.

²Total estimated cost of living are indirect costs. These costs will NOT be charged by the University but are expenses a student may incur while attending UNM.

DNP Clinical

Tuition and Fees	New Mexico Resident	Non-Resident
Cost Per Credit¹	$617.60	$1,387.30
Estimated Course Fees for the program	$1,335.00	$1,335.00
Required HSC Fees for the program	$1,086.00	$1,086.00
Required UNM Fees for the program	$1,862.00	$1,862.00
Total Estimated Cost of Program	$27,736.00	$56,985.00

¹Nursing courses only—35 credits total. See course program requirements. The College of Nursing tuition differential is included in the per-credit-hour amount.

²During the Summer term, non-resident Doctoral students at the College of Nursing are charged the in-state tuition rate. All other non-resident Nursing students not eligible for a tuition waiver will be charged at the non-resident rate.

ESTIMATED COST OF LIVING¹
Room and Board	$5,458.00
Books & Supplies	$673.00
Personal Expenses	$1,924.00
Travel Expenses	$1,047.00
Total Estimated Cost of Living²	$10,337.00

¹Cost estimates are based on an independent student with no financial assistance.

²Total estimated cost of living are indirect costs. These costs will NOT be charged by the University but are expenses a student may incur while attending UNM.

Live out of state? You may be eligible for in-state tuition if you live in a Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) state—Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

Fill out the Western Regional Graduate Program (WRGP) Tuition‐Reciprocity form and return it to the Financial Aid Office.

DNP Nurse Executive Organizational Leadership

Tuition and Fees	New Mexico Resident	Non-Resident
Cost Per Credit¹	$617.60	$1,387.30
Estimated Course Fees²	$1,335.00	$1,335.00
HSC Fees	$1,086.00	$1,086.00
Book Packages³	$1,862.00	$1,862.00
Total Estimated Cost⁴	$27,736.00	$56,985.00

¹Nursing courses only—35 credits total. See course program requirements. The College of Nursing tuition differential is included in the per-credit-hour amount.

ESTIMATED COST OF LIVING¹
Room and Board	$5,458.00
Books & Supplies	$673.00
Personal Expenses	$1,924.00
Travel Expenses	$1,047.00
Total Estimated Cost of Living²	$10,337.00

¹Cost estimates are based on an independent student with no financial assistance.

²Total estimated cost of living are indirect costs. These costs will NOT be charged by the University but are expenses a student may incur while attending UNM.

Fill out the Western Regional Graduate Program (WRGP) Tuition‐Reciprocity form and return it to the Financial Aid Office.

PhD in Nursing

Tuition and Fees	New Mexico Resident	Non-Resident
Cost Per Credit^1,2	$617.60	$ 1,387.30
Estimated Course Fees for the program	$1,200.00	$ 1,200.00
Required HSC Fees for the program	$824.00	$ 824.00
Required UNM Fees for the program	$1,862.00	$1,862.00
Total Estimated Cost of Program³ Dissertation cost included	$41,953.00	$ 81,187.00

¹Nursing courses only—51 credits total. See course program requirements. The College of Nursing tuition differential is included in the per-credit-hour amount.

³Individualized Plan of Study 51 credits of coursework + 18 credits of dissertation (69 credits in total)

Dissertation
Flat Rate¹	$1,227.18
Required HSC Fees for the program	$838.50
Required UNM Fees for the program	$359.00
Total Estimated Cost of Dissertation	$4,324.00

¹Dissertation only—18 credits total.

ESTIMATED COST OF LIVING¹
Room and Board	$5,458.00
Books & Supplies	$673.00
Personal Expenses	$1,924.00
Travel Expenses	$1,047.00
Total Estimated Cost of Living²	$10,337.00

¹Cost estimates are based on an independent student with no financial assistance.

²Total estimated cost of living are indirect costs. These costs will NOT be charged by the University but are expenses a student may incur while attending UNM.

Fill out the Western Regional Graduate Program (WRGP) Tuition‐Reciprocity form and return it to the Financial Aid Office.

2022-2023 Required Fees

Required HSC Fees For the Program

HSC Library Fee/Student Council Fee/IT Resource Fee	$263.50 Fall/Spring
Needle Stick Insurance	$16.00 Fall only

Required UNM Fees For The Program

Athletics Fee	$100.00 Fall/Spring $67.00 Summer
IT Technology	$150.00 Fall/Spring $20.00 Summer
SHAC Fee	$107.00 Fall/Spring $72.00 Summer
GPSA Fee (specific to graduate students)	$25.00 Fall/Spring
ASUNM Fee (Undergraduate Students)	$35 Fall/Spring/Summer
Course fees vary by program level and course registration

Visit https://bursar.unm.edu/tuition-and-fees/tuition-fee-information.html for more information about UNM fees.

Students enrolled in the nursing program are charged the College of Nursing tuition rate (including tuition differential) for all enrolled courses, including non-nursing courses taken at the University.

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Western Regional Graduate Program

Live out of state? You may be eligible for the Western Regional Graduate Program (WRGP) is a tuition‐reciprocity arrangement. Graduate nursing students apply directly to the College of Nursing for the WRGP. Accepted students who are considered residents of a Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) state (Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands) would be eligible WRGP.

Fill out the Western Regional Graduate Program (WRGP) Tuition‐Reciprocity form and return it to the Financial Aid Office.

WRGP Tuition‐Reciprocity form