2009-2010 Costs

    Hangzhou & Kunming

Semester
Tuition, visa, health insurance, orientation, excursions, textbooks, shared dormitory room with Chinese roommate:
Fall or Spring Semester: $14,380*
Fall Semester plus January-term in Beijing: $17,380*
Spring Semester plus January-term in Beijing: $18,070*

Year
Tuition, visa, health insurance, orientation, excursions, textbooks, shared dormitory room with Chinese roommate**: 
Fall & Spring Semesters: $28,760*
Fall & Spring Semesters with Beijing Winter Term: $31,760*

    Beijing

Semester
Tuition, visa, health insurance, orientation, excursions, textbooks, shared dormitory room with Chinese roommate:

Fall or Spring Semester: $15,500*
Fall Semester plus January-term in Beijing: $18,500*
Spring Semester plus January-term in Beijing: $19,190*

Year
Tuition, visa, health insurance, orientation, excursions, textbooks, shared dormitory room with Chinese roommate**: 
Fall & Spring Semesters: $31,000*
Fall & Spring Semesters with Beijing Winter Term: $34,000

*Plus $1,100 study abroad fee per semester for Middlebury students only

**Housing costs are not covered between semesters for academic year students. The approximate cost for this period is $740.


Estimated Out of Pocket Expenses

Beijing

***Please note that the "Personal" figure covers some basic necessities and does not and is not intended to include students' discretionary spending (e.g. entertainment and travel).

Hangzhou

	Semester	Semester (Fall or Spring) + J-term in Beijing	Year	Year + J-Term in Beijing
Board	~$850	~$1,030	~$1,700	~$1,880
Personal***	~$950	~$1,250	~$1,900	~$2,200
Airfare	~$1,500	~$1,500	~$1,500	~$1,500

***Please note that the "Personal" figure covers some basic necessities and does not and is not intended to include students' discretionary spending (e.g. entertainment and travel).

Kunming

	Semester	Semester (Fall or Spring) + J-term in Beijing	Year	Year + J-Term in Beijing
Board	~$850	~$1,030	~$1,700	~$1,880
Personal***	~$950	~$1,250	~$1,900	~$2,200
Airfare	~$1,800	~$1,800	~$1,800	~$1,800

***Please note that the "Personal" figure covers some basic necessities and does not and is not intended to include students' discretionary spending (e.g. entertainment and travel).