Estimate Your Undergraduate Charges

Use this 2025-2026 guide to help you think through charges you might incur and when.

Charges are due monthly. Calendar details are available on the Billing Dates & Deadlines page.

For undergraduate students, the first Autumn notification will be sent August 25, 2025 with a due date of September 20, 2025.

A Few Tips

It’s critical to review and pay your full balance due each month. Although most quarterly charges post at the beginning of the quarter, other charges and adjustments will post in subsequent months.
For instance, some courses carry additional course fees, which are assessed after enrollment. Other monthly charges may include other IT services, miscellaneous items such as music lessons or practice-room rental fees, room damage/re-key charges, StanfordCardPlan purchases, and changes to the quarterly charges.

For fully enrolled students, financial aid is expected to post to student accounts in mid-September. Prior to the posted date, aid will be reflected as “anticipated aid.” You are responsible for the difference between the full charges and your anticipated aid.
Your award letter shows the amount of your aid for the year. You can find the quarterly breakdown in Axess following these instructions.
If you report your Outside Scholarships to the Financial Aid Office, the amount for the quarter will be reflected as anticipated aid until the actual funds are received and processed (you won’t be charged late fees if you have anticipated aid that covers the remaining balance after the due date). For more details and how-to instructions, visit the Financial Aid Office's website for Outside Awards.

Charge	Frequency	Amount	More Information
Tuition	Quarterly	$22,577	Tuition and Fees, 2025-26
Housing	Quarterly	$4,741 or $4,130 or $5,302	Depends on housing assignment. The typical amount for first-year students is $4,741. Housing Rates and Billing Information
Housing Dues	Quarterly	$171 (frosh) or $141	Depends on housing. Housing Rates and Billing Information
Technology Fee	Quarterly	$95	For details, see Housing Rates and Billing Information
Mail Service Fee	Quarterly	$42*	Mandatory fee for students living in campus Housing. Mail and Package Services *$30 for Summer
Meal Plan	Quarterly	$2,873**	**Charges vary by plan. The annual cost is prorated quarterly; For the default meal plan, the prorations are $2,873 for Autumn, $2,569 for Winter, and $2,502 for Spring. Dining Hall Meal Plans Row, Suites and Co-op Meal Plans
Campus Health Service Fee	Quarterly	$271	Required for all students living in the Bay Area Campus Health Service Fee ("Health Fee")
Cardinal Care Health Insurance	Quarterly	$2,744	Important information for Cardinal Care If you are covered by alternate insurance, the annual deadline to waive Cardinal Care is September 15. Please see the instructions and annual deadlines to waive health insurance.
ASSU Student Activities Fee	Quarterly	$240	Student Activities Fee
Document Fee	One-time	$250	Stanford transcripts, certifications, and diploma fee. Non-Tuition Charges & Fees
New Student Orientation Fee	One-time	$525	New Student Orientation