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Financial Aid at MALS
Dartmouth College Financial Aid Office helps graduate students with federal loan needs. The MALS program also offers partial-tuition scholarships to be applied to the required nine courses, referred to as MALS Scholarships.
financial aid overview
For the each academic year, financial aid, including partial tuition scholarships, and budget estimate information, will be made available to applicants as soon as it is updated and distributed from the Dartmouth Finance Office.
U.S. Citizens and Permanent Residents
U.S. citizens and permanent residents may apply for federal student loan programs, in addition to a MALS scholarship. Read more about applying for federal aid on the Dartmouth Financial Aid Office website.
For the 2024 - 2025 Academic year:
International Students
International students may apply for MALS at Dartmouth scholarships, but are not eligible for U.S. Federal Loans. They can apply for private loans, to explore private loan options please visit the Private Educational Loans page on the Financial Aid Office website and select the "Connect to Lender List" at the bottom of the page. Here you will find a comprehensive, three-year list of lenders used by past and current graduate students. MALS scholarships are applied as partial tuition for the nine required courses only.
2024-2025 Budget Tuition Rates and Fees
Tuition rates per term:
- $8,816 (one course- part-time) per term
- $15,429 (two courses- full-time) per term
- $22,041 (three courses - requires approval from the Program Chair and Program Director) per term
1 term = 10 weeks. There are four terms in an Academic Year at Dartmouth College (see Dartmouth's Academic Calendar)
Mandatory Fees:
- Guarini Student Life Fee: $60 (once per academic year, charged in the Fall Term)
- Document Fee (aka Guarini Student Record fee): $50 (one-time, lifetime fee)
- Health Access fee: $112 per term (only charged if enrolled full-time; entitles you to utilize medical services from Dick's House - Dartmouth Health Services )
- International Student Fee (for international students only): $116 per term
- Health Insurance Fees: annual premium charge of $4,163* - additional information, such as coverage and fees can be found on the Dartmouth Student Group Health (DSGHP) Plan's website.
- Important note: eligible students may waive enrollment for this health insurance plan.
- J1 visa holders are not permitted to waive.
- For detailed information regarding waiver eligibility, please visit: https://students.dartmouth.edu/health-service/fees-insurance/insurance/waiver-information.
*this figure is for the 2023-2024 academic year, the rate for 2024-2025 has not yet been released, but it will likely increase.
Additional Estimated Costs (per term):
- Housing/Rent: $3,540 per term (for housing resources, please visit the Housing section of our website.)
- Meals: $4,380 per term (for Dartmouth Dining services/plan options, please visit: https://dining.dartmouth.edu/dining-plans/dining-plan-options)
- Books, Course Materials, Supplies, and Equipment: $200 per course credit
- Local Transportation: $577 per term (for more information about transportation, visit the "Life at Dartmouth" section of our website and scroll down to "Area Transportation.")
- Personal allowance: $875 per term
More Information
See Financial Aid Questions for more information.