Tuition Proration

Tuition proration amounts for SDM graduate students who complete thesis early or students who withdraw during the term are set out below. All amounts are in US dollars.

Tuition for early completion of the thesis will be prorated based on the low tuition rate. SDM students must have fulfilled 24 units of thesis from the previous semester in order to qualify for SDM tuition proration.

Prorated tuition for early thesis completion will be granted only if both of the following conditions are met:

1. The student has completed the required minimum 24 units of thesis credit in previous terms and is registered for only 1 (one) thesis credit in the term in which he or she graduates.
2. The student was registered for thesis credits as a regular graduate student in the term prior to the term in which he or she graduates.

There is one exception to the second item above: For a fall term completion, if the student was not registered for thesis in the previous summer, but was registered for thesis units as a regular graduate student in the previous spring, the tuition proration will be a minimum of 50 percent of the total tuition if the thesis is completed any time in the first half of the fall term.

The date of proration is determined by the date when the thesis advisor confirms the work was completed, but cannot be more than 15 days prior to when the date is reported to the registrar.

Use figures from the line if the date is shown; otherwise, use figures from the preceding line. For example, if the date is October 28, use that line; if the date is October 27, use the October 25 line.

Summer 2025

Week	Date	SDM Early Thesis Completion Tuition Amount ($)	SDM Low Tuition Amount in Case of Withdrawal	SDM Medium Tuition Amount in Case of Withdrawal ($)	SDM High Tuition Amount in Case of Withdrawal ($)	Percentage of Full Tuition Charge
1	June 10	1,696	1,696	2,768	4,153	12.47%
1.5	June 16	2,553	2,553	4,167	6,250	18.77%
2	June 19	3,400	3,400	5,550	8,325	25%
2.5	June 23	4,251	4,251	6,940	10,410	31.26%
3	June 26	5,099	5,099	8,323	12,484	37.49%
3.5	June 30	5,953	5,953	9,717	14,575	43.77%
4	July 3	6,800	6,800	11,100	16,650	50%
4.5	July 7	7,651	7,651	12,490	18,735	56.26%
5	July 10	8,499	8,499	13,873	20,809	62.49%
5.5	July 14	9,353	9,353	15,267	22,900	68.77%
6	July 17	10,200	10,200	16,650	24,975	75%
6.5	July 21	11,051	11,051	18,040	27,060	81.26%
7	July 24	11,899	11,899	19,423	29,134	87.49%
7.5	July 28	12,753	12,753	20,817	31,225	93.77%
8	July 31	13,600	13,600	22,200	33,300	100%

Fall 2025

Week	Date	SDM Early Thesis Completion Tuition Amount ($)	SDM Low Tuition Amount in Case of Withdrawal	SDM Medium Tuition Amount in Case of Withdrawal ($)	SDM High Tuition Amount in Case of Withdrawal ($)	Percentage of Full Tuition Charge
1	September 3	2,263	2,263	3,694	5,541	16.64%
2	September 9	2,263	2,263	3,694	5,541	16.64%
2.5	September 12	2,263	2,263	3,694	5,541	16.64%
3	September 16	2,842	2,842	4,640	6,960	20.90%
3.5	September 19	3,399	3,399	5,548	8,322	24.99%
4	September 23	3,959	3,959	6,462	9,694	29.11%
4.5	September 26	4,534	4,534	7,401	11,102	33.34%
5	September 30	5,090	5,090	8,309	12,464	37.43%
5.5	October 3	5,651	5,651	9,224	13,836	41.55%
6	October 7	6,230	6,230	10,170	15,255	45.81%
6.5	October 10	6,800	6,800	11,100	16,650	50%
7	October 14	7,358	7,358	12,010	18,015	54.10%
7.5	October 17	7,937	7,937	12,956	19,434	58.36%
8	October 21	8,497	8,497	13,870	20,806	62.48%
8.5	October 24	9,058	9,058	14,785	22,178	66.60%
9	October 28	9,618	9,618	15,700	23,550	70.72%
9.5	October 31	10,189	10,189	16,632	24,948	74.92%
10	November 4	10,764	10,764	17,571	26,357	79.15%
10.5	November 7	11,329	11,329	18,493	27,739	83.30%
11	November 11	11,900	11,900	19,425	29,138	87.50%
11.5	November 14	12,464	12,464	20,346	30,519	91.65%
12	November 18	13,036	13,036	21,279	31,918	95.85%
13	November 21	13,600	13,600	22,200	33,300	100%

Spring 2026

Week	Date	SDM Early Thesis Completion Tuition Amount ($)	SDM Low Tuition Amount in Case of Withdrawal	SDM Medium Tuition Amount in Case of Withdrawal ($)	SDM High Tuition Amount in Case of Withdrawal ($)	Percentage of Full Tuition Charge
1	February 2	2,263	2,263	3,694	5,541	16.64%
2	February 9	2,263	2,263	3,694	5,541	16.64%
2.5	February 12	2,263	2,263	3,694	5,541	16.64%
3	February 16	2,842	2,842	4,640	6,960	20.90%
3.5	February 19	3,399	3,399	5,548	8,322	24.99%
4	February 23	3,959	3,959	6,462	9,694	29.11%
4.5	February 26	4,534	4,534	7,401	11,102	33.34%
5	March 2	5,090	5,090	8,309	12,464	37.43%
5.5	March 5	5,651	5,651	9,224	13,836	41.55%
6	March 9	6,230	6,230	10,170	15,255	45.81%
6.5	March 12	6,800	6,800	11,100	16,650	50%
7	March 16	7,358	7,358	12,010	18,015	54.10%
7.5	March 19	7,937	7,937	12,956	19,434	58.36%
8	March 23	8,497	8,497	13,870	20,806	62.48%
8.5	March 26	9,058	9,058	14,785	22,178	66.60%
9	March 30	9,618	9,618	15,700	23,550	70.72%
9.5	April 2	10,189	10,189	16,632	24,948	74.92%
10	April 6	10,764	10,764	17,571	26,357	79.15%
10.5	April 9	11,329	11,329	18,493	27,739	83.30%
11	April 13	11,900	11,900	19,425	29,138	87.50%
11.5	April 16	12,464	12,464	20,346	30,519	91.65%
12	April 20	13,036	13,036	21,279	31,918	95.85%
13	April 23	13,600	13,600	22,200	33,300	100%

For more detailed information regarding the cost of attendance, including specific costs for tuition and fees, books and supplies, housing and food as well as transportation, please visit the SFS website.

Last updated April 14, 2025.