Several tuition discounts are available to students. A student is eligible for only one of the following discounts each semester. These discounts do not apply to books, fees, or other costs; or if a student is the recipient of a scholarship or grant from the University; or if the course is taken for audit.

Contact the Bursar's Office to apply for any of these discounts. Reduced tuition rates are not eligible for additional tuition discounts.

Undergraduate Discounts

• Two or more members of the same family living in the same household who register for undergraduate courses for credit during the same semester each receive a 10% reduction in tuition.
• Members of religious orders sponsored by the Catholic Church receive a 50% reduction of tuition.
• Students aged 62 and over receive a 50% reduction of tuition.
• A 50% tuition discount is available to students in the Ministry Certificate Program who are clergy, or who otherwise make a consistently active contribution to the life of their parishes and faith communities, either as paid employees or volunteers. An application for the tuition discount must be made annually and endorsed by the student's sponsoring pastor or superior.
• A 50% tuition discount for theology courses only is available to those students who meet the above-referenced criteria and are enrolled in the undergraduate program in Theology.
• Current full-time police officer, law enforcement officer, court administrators, corrections officers, and members of the U.S. armed forces may be eligible for a 25% reduction in tuition if they major in Justice Studies. Applicants must be full-time employees. A letter of documentation must be submitted to the Bursar's Office each academic year.
• Full-time employees of Sisters of Charity health care institutions or Sisters of Charity health care partnership institutions and students graduating from Sisters of Charity nursing schools or Sisters of Charity partnership nursing schools who matriculate in the Saint Elizabeth University nursing undergraduate degree program are entitled to a 50% reduction of tuition. A letter of documentation must be submitted each semester to the Nursing Department and/or the Bursar's Office.
• Special tuition rate for the RN to BSN program for Saint Elizabeth University partners of $325 per credit hour will begin in Fall 2024. Current partner institutions are:
  
  Atlantic Health System
  Trinitas Hospital
  RWJBarnabas Health
  St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center
  
  For more information on how to become a Saint Elizabeth University partner, contact Anne Clark Bartlett, Ph.D., Provost and Vice President for the Division of Academic Affairs (abartlett@steu.edu).

Graduate Discounts

Please note: candidates for the Ed.D. in Educational Leadership or the Psy.D. in Counseling Psychology program are not eligible to receive any discounts.

• All SEU alumni are eligible for the 20% tuition discount for most Masters-level degrees. Programs previously discounted through SEU are not eligible for any additional discounts.
• Members of religious orders sponsored by the Catholic Church receive a 50% reduction of tuition.
• Students aged 62 and over receive a 50% reduction of tuition.
• All full-time teachers, guidance counselors, and teacher aids in Catholic elementary or secondary schools who are pursuing certification in Counseling Psychology or Education, who are matriculated students in the graduate program in Counseling Psychology or Education receive a 50% discount of tuition. A letter of documentation from the student's principal must be submitted each semester to the Bursar's Office to verify that the applicant is currently a full-time employee of the school.
• All other full-time employees in Catholic elementary or secondary schools who are pursuing certification in Counseling Psychology or Education, or who are matriculated students in the graduate program in Counseling Psychology or Education receive a 20% discount of tuition. A letter of documentation from the student's principal must be submitted each semester to the Bursar's Office to verify that the applicant is currently a full-time employee of the school.
• Catholic clergy, or those who make a consistently active contribution to the life of their parishes and faith communities, either as paid employees or as volunteers, and who are matriculated students in the M.A. in Theology program, receive a 50% reduction in tuition. An application for the tuition discount must be made annually and endorsed by the student's sponsoring pastor or superior.
• Current full-time law enforcement officers, court administrators, corrections officers, and members of the U.S. armed forces may be eligible for a 50% reduction in tuition if they major in the Master of Arts in Justice Administration and Public Service. A letter of documentation must be submitted to the Bursar's Office each academic semester.
• Full-time employees of Sisters of Charity health care institutions or Sisters of Charity health care partnership institutions and students graduating from Sisters of Charity nursing schools or Sisters of Charity partnership nursing schools who are matriculated in the Graduate Program in Nursing or the Graduate Program in Nutrition are entitled to a 50% reduction of tuition. A letter of documentation must be submitted each semester to the Bursar's Office at the University.

Disclaimer

SEU reserves the right to change established tuition, fees and services, to add fees and services and to determine the effective date of such changes without prior notice.