Cost of Attendance (COA) Trends
The total cost of attendance (COA), including tuition & fees, books & supplies costs, and living costs, increased by 7.45% from 2016 ($20,052).
For the current academic year 2023-2024, CDU's COA is $21,546, which is increased by 3.68% from last year.
The following table and chart show changes to CDU's COA over the past 10 years.
On-campus living costs are not available.
Tuition & Fees Changes
The following table and chart show the tuition & fees changes at Catholic Distance University over last the 10 years.
Books & Supplies Costs Changes
The cost of purchasing books & supplies which are required/recommended for courses $1,175, and it has increased 88.00% from the year 2016 to 2024.
| Year | Books & Supplies | Change by Year |
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| 2014-15 | - | - |
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| 2015-16 | - | - |
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| 2016-17 | $625 | - |
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| 2017-18 | $625 | |
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| 2018-19 | $625 | |
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| 2019-20 | $625 | |
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| 2020-21 | $625 | |
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| 2021-22 | $625 | |
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| 2022-23 | $800 | 28.00% |
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| 2023-24 | $1,175 | 46.88% |
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Living Costs Changes
The living costs including room, board, and other living expenses have increased 390.71% when living-off campus from the year 2014 to 2024. The following table shows the changes in living costs at Catholic Distance University.
| Year | Living Off Campus | Change by Year |
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| 2014-15 | - | - |
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| 2015-16 | - | - |
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| 2016-17 | $9,252 | - |
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| 2017-18 | $9,252 | |
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| 2018-19 | $9,252 | |
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| 2019-20 | $9,252 | |
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| 2020-21 | $9,252 | |
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| 2021-22 | $9,252 | |
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| 2022-23 | $11,102 | 20.00% |
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| 2023-24 | $10,771 | -2.98% |
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Compare Tuition Change to Similar Colleges
The following table compares 2024 tuition and increase rate from last year between Catholic Distance University and similar schools.
| 2024 | 2023 | Increase Rate |
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| Catholic Distance University | $9,600 | $8,880 | 8.11% |
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| University of Charleston | $21,610 | $21,500 | 0.51% |
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| West Virginia Wesleyan College | $33,494 | $32,976 | 1.57% |
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| Alderson Broaddus University | $31,500 | $31,500 | - |
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| Wheeling University | $29,475 | $29,290 | 0.63% |
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| Davis & Elkins College | $31,270 | $30,680 | 1.92% |
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