Can you help me find out how much $ these two good universities cost? PRETTY PLEASE! =P !!?

Question

I know that it's all on their sites but credit hours and the percent numbers...etc .... that they have on there can really confuse the hell out of me! ... lol. I want to know how much each one of these schools cost PER YEAR?

1. Saint Louis University
2. Washington University in Saint Louis
3. University of Missouri - Saint Louis

Also, what's the difference between a Private and a Public University? I thought that the state only owns Community Colleges!?!

Thanks and please help me find the information...

P.S... Do you have any advice on how to pick a major?

Answer 1

collegeboard.com or the princetonreview.com are both good websites for answering all of the Q's u had up there. I personally prefer collegeboard. They are better

Answer 2

Private gets no funding from the state. Public ones do. States own more than just the community colleges. They own (or subsidize) 4 year universities too. This means tuition for state residents is cheaper than for out-of-state students.

SLU is private. Costs about $28,000 a year.

Washington is private too. They say $430 for undergrad credits. It depends on how much you take, but 16 is average. Comes out to $7000 a year or so. That seems too low for a private school. There must be other fees and costs elsewhere. it should cost around what SLU costs. $10K less at most.

UM - SL is a state school. They charge based on how many units you take (in college, you choose how many classes and credits you take each semester). Using the 16 average, that's a little over $4000 each semester. About $8500 a year. Sounds about right for a state school.

Since UM is a state school, that tells me Washington U is hiding fees somewhere. It can't cost less than a state school. They have a pretty pathetic website, so that may be the problem. Still, I'd guess they cost $25,000/yr or more.

Answer 3

Can't answer the how much question off hand. If you go to their home pages, though, you can usualy find somewhere on their website that has average cost of attending the school. But the rest I'll give a try at. Private Universities generaly are more expensive, because the government doesn't subcedise them for how many students they have. Public Universities do get money from the government. Picking a major is easy for some, and hard for others. Just think about what you like to do, what things do you enjoy doing, or really have a pasion for. Then find out what jobs there are that do what you want to do. Look those jobs up, and see what degree(s) they require.

Hope this helps.

Answer 4

first of all...i know all these people did their research, but WashU definitely does not cost $7000 or $30,000 (i wish...I'd be a lot richer now)! Last year, I paid $43,000 for the entire year (not counting books, internet fee, and other random fees). WashU also has one of the highest percentage increases per year in tuition. I believe that this year (I already graduated) it got bumped up $1000-$1500. SLU is slightly cheaper at approximately $36000/yr. UMSL will definitely be the cheapest since it is a state school. It's a little more difficult to calculate UMSL's tuition since its on a per credit basis. You pay approx $230/credit if you live in MO and $550 if you're from anywhere else. If you take an average courseload of 15 credits a semester, the tuition plus additional fees will probably cost you about $10000 a semester.

In summary:
1. SLU ~$36,000
2. WashU ~ $45,000
3. UMSL ~ $10,000

Advice for a major...take a wide variety of classes your freshman year. Decide on an academic department you like and take more classes. Then you'll most likely be ready to declare your major during your sophmore year (that's when most schools make you do it).
About Public v. Private: In public, the state (and your taxes) helps to run the instituition. That is why it is much cheaper for you to go to school in-state if you go to a public university. If you are a non-resident you will pay much more for going to a public university since you're not paying taxes there. The state runs both community colleges and universities since it wants to allow higher education to all its residents at their convienence.

Hope this helps!

Answer 5

St. Louis is going to run you about 32k including tuition and room and board

Washington University in St. Louis is going to be about 30k (26k tuition plus room & board)

University of Missouri, Saint Louis is going to be a lot cheaper if you're a resident (I assume you are), and probably won't cost more than 15k


The state does have control over public universities, and most state universities have a university system that branches out over several campuses to be accessible to the entire state. They get their funding primarily from the state, and tend to be a bit cheaper for out-of-state-residents, and much cheaper for residents. Private universities are ones that tend to be a lot more expensive, but in many cases are smaller and more selective than public ones


Pick a major based on two things. Things that you are interested in and would be willing to base a career on, firstly. But secondly, things that you can see as HAVING a job waiting for them at the end. For example, if you major in English, you'd better want to be an English teacher or something along those lines, because there's not much else to do with that major.