KSOE Tuition Rates & Fees

The Board of Trustees reviews rates of tuition and fees at least annually. Funding a high-quality education is one of the best investments a person can ever make for themselves and for the future. We strive to make your Saint Mary's educational investment accessible and affordable. The cost of tuition, fees and charges vary by program and degree. Tuition for yearly Ed.D., BALOS and MA Leadership cohorts will stay the same for the duration of that particular cohort's program.

The tuition rates listed below go into effect for Summer 2025.

2026-2027 Tuition Rates by Program

Counseling

Leadership

Teacher Education

Forensic Psychology

Academic Centers

Deposit Fee

• $250 non-refundable deposit payable within 14 days of program admittance notification. Deposit applied to first semester's tuition. 

Miscellaneous Fees

• Late registration: $100
• Competency evaluation: variable, $25-$500/course
• Challenge examination: variable, $100-$1,000/course
• Audit: $80/credit hour
• In-progress (eff. 2023): $250/term*

*Students who do not complete the requirements for EdD Thesis, EdD Synthesis Project, Counseling Master’s Project, Thesis, or Master's in Teaching Capstone Project in one term are required to enroll on an in-progress basis for each succeeding fall and spring terms (including the term in which their work will be completed, even if this is the January or summer term). The $250 In-progress fee provides access to faculty advisors and other resources. No refund of the in-progress fee will be made. If the In-progress is not completed within two and a half years of initial enrollment in the course (i.e., 3 semesters of IP), re-enrollment at full tuition will be required.

• Graduate Student Association Fee: $30 (Fall Term: $15; Spring Term: $15)

The Graduate Student Association (GSA) fee supports the GSA, the student government representing Saint Mary's College graduate and professional studies students, and the various graduate-specific clubs and organizations. Each year, the GSA allocates the funding following their constitution and bylaws. To learn more about the GSA, please visit Graduate Student Association.

• Graduate Student Enhancement Fee: $60 (Fall Term: $30; Spring Term: $30)

The Graduate Student Enhancement fee is applicable to graduate students enrolled in at least 3 units per term to help subsidize new graduate student orientation, ongoing graduate student support, and other graduate-specific programming initiatives.

Payment

Students will receive all bills (e-bill) by email to their SMC email account. Payments may be made by check, cashier's check, money order or cash. Checks should be made payable to “Saint Mary’s College” with your student identification number written on the check. 

Saint Mary's College of California accepts credit cards online through our third-party partner Touchnet, via their PayPath service. All credit and debit card transactions will include a non-refundable 3% service fee on the transaction amount ($3.00 minimum). Credit card payments are only accepted online. Saint Mary's College does not control this fee nor does the College receive the proceeds from this service.

Students must submit payment in full or payment plan confirmation to the SMC Business Office by the date specified in the billing notice or they may be dropped from their classes. Students with delinquent balances will be denied registration for a new term, participation in commencement activities, and other student services. Delinquent balances will be subject to collection procedures.

Payment Options

• Students can authorize an eCheck payment without a convenience fee. Similar to a debit card, e-check electronically debits a checking or savings account. ECheck is only available on our website.
• Students can view bills, make payments, and set up authorized payers at https://gaelxpress.stmarys-ca.edu. Students and authorized payers can also view current account activity by clicking on "Account Status."
• Saint Mary's will continue to accept checks, money orders, and cash in person at the Business Office; or checks and money orders by mail to: Business Office, P.O. Box 4600, Moraga CA 94575-4600. When mailing in a check payment, please print the PDF version of your bill. Return the bottom portion with your remittance.
• Loose coins will not be accepted in large quantities. Rolled coins will only be accepted up to $15.
• Graduate and professional students may enroll in an internal three-month payment plan at $50 per term (2-month plan for the summer term only). A signed payment contract must be submitted to the Business Office each term. Please call 925.631.4209 for more information regarding the three-month payment plan.
• Bank Wire Transfers in U.S. Dollars can be wired to:
  Saint Mary's College of California
  Bank of America
  300 Lakeside Drive, Suite 250
  Oakland CA 94612
  Account # 1473-8-00888
  ABA Transit number 0260-0959-3

(On the memorandum section of the wire, please include the student's name and social security number, and any other appropriate identification.) 

*Bank to Bank ACH payments may be made. However, please notify the Business Office at business@stmarys-ca.edu to ensure proper posting as ACH payments to do not automatically post to student accounts.

Tuition and fees are subject to change without prior notice