Tuition & Cost Of Attendance

– All fees and rates provided at this time are estimates and are subject to change.

– Duke Kunshan student residence and dining facilities are closed during the winter break between the fall and spring semesters.

– DKU residence charge of single room is 9,500 RMB/1,367 USD per semester, double room is 7,500 RMB/1,079 USD per semester. There is no additional Residence charge for students taking the required Chinese Society and Cultural courses during the summer.

– International students are required to purchase and enroll in the Health Insurance Plan (including SOS) from the university. For detailed information about insurance, please click here.

– All the students must pay a refundable Campus Deposit of RMB 2,000/USD300. The deposit would be used to pay for the losses and damages caused to university property and some miscellaneous charges such as residence damages, excessive cleaning, refrigerator rental, library overdue fines, damaged or lost books, replacement processing fees, etc.

– Textbook fees will be charged based on actual costs.

– Duke Study Away Costs: Due to our agreement with Duke University, there is no change to tuition, scholarship, or financial aid for students who participate in a semester of study at Duke University. However, students should be aware that the cost of living (housing, food, etc.) and other fees are greater at Duke University than at Duke Kunshan University and students will be responsible for covering those costs. Currently, we calculate these incremental costs to be approximately $7,500 – $9,500, depending on required health insurance needs, and excluding flights.

– Students who pursue DKU GO or GO-FLEX study away programs are not billed tuition or other costs from DKU, but are not able to transfer DKU financial aid. Program costs are paid by the student directly to the program provider or host institution, and personal costs (for food and travel) are paid directly by the student. Students should carefully research all costs associated with the program. Depending on the program selected, total semester costs to attend a program may be higher or lower than total cost of a semester of DKU.

– Exchanges outside of Duke University: there is no change to tuition, scholarship, or financial aid for students who participate in a semester of study under an Exchange partnership, and tuition is paid directly to DKU. However, students should be aware that the cost of living (housing, food, etc.) and other fees are paid directly to the host Exchange institution, and may be greater than the cost of these categories at DKU. Students will be responsible for paying those costs directly to the host institution. Additional information may be found on each exchange program page.

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Students will also have to cover the full cost of any summer programs in which they participate, including those at Duke. The cost of a summer term at Duke including tuition is currently calculated to be approximately USD 9,500 (students who choose courses with science labs will pay approximately USD 1,000 more for one science course).

– Costs for other study away programs vary greatly and generally may be found on program provider websites. Please consult the Office of Global Education for further details at dku-globaledu@dukekunshan.edu.cn.