International Student Estimated Budget 2025-26 (includes tuition and fees)

Basic FeesAmount
Tuition$415 per unit effective Summer 2025*
All international students are required to take a minimum of 12 units per semester.
Health Services Fee$27 per Fall and Spring semester
Student Center Fee$1 per unit (up to $10 annually- summer/fall/spring terms)
Student Representative Fee (optional)$2 per term
Books/Insurance$3,000 (approximate cost for 2 semesters)
Student Activity Card Fee$15 per semester
Parking Fee, if you drive a car to campus$46 per semester for automobiles
$20 per semester for motorcycles
Estimated Expenses for One Academic Year (9 months)
based on 12 units per semester

Amount
*Effective summer 2025. Personal expenses are not included in this estimate.
All posted fees are subject to change without notice.
Living Expenses for you alone$15,000 (based on average Homestay prices)
Tuition and Fees$10,100 (2 semesters of 12 units each)
If you have dependents that will accompany you on F-2 visas,
add the following to the $26,300:
1. Spouse
2. Child



$7,000
$3,500 per child
Sickness/Accident InsuranceAmount
All international students are required to have sickness, accident and repatriation
insurance while attending Palomar College. The Office of International Education has
arranged for a policy designed especially for international students.
Fall Semester Policy
Spring Policy
Annual Policy (fall, spring, summer)






$ 892.50
$ 892.50
$2,142.00 (fall, summer, spring)