As part of your application, you will submit a $25 fee paid through your MyEA account.

The Education Abroad fee (EA Fee) is a non-refundable administrative fee charged to all study abroad students once they are committed to a program. This fee covers the salaries of EA staff as well as all costs related to the operations of the Education Abroad office. This fee varies depending on the term(s) you study abroad and is billed to your student account

• $700 summer, winter, spring break
• $1,750 semester
• $2,250 academic year 

All students who study abroad through the Education Abroad office are enrolled by EA in our mandatory international health insurance. The premium is charged to student accounts approximately one month before departure. Below are estimates of insurance costs - exact costs vary by program length and location.

• ~$26 spring break
• ~$50 summer & winter
• ~$250- semester programs up to 5 months
• ~$500- year programs up to 10 months

These are expenses you may incur as part of your study abroad program, but are not billed to your student billing account. EA estimates how much you may spend out of pocket depending on program length and location, but amounts will vary greatly depending on your personal spending habits. Examples of out of pocket expenses include:

• Passport and visa fees
• Roundtrip airfare
• Books and class materials
• Course fees
• Personal expenses (entertainment, personal travel, etc.)
• Meals not included in program fee

UMD students participating in an Exchange program have the benefit of paying UMD full time tuition rates to attend an institution abroad. In-state students will continue to pay the in-state rate, and out-of-state students will continue to pay the out-of-state rate.

Housing costs for Exchange programs will be paid out of pocket directly to the housing provider.

Please see the below Cost of Attendance Chart to compare your cost of attendance at UMD versus a semester abroad on an Exchange program.

Cost of Attendance Chart 

• Program Fee
  • Maryland-in program fees are charged to UMD student billing accounts
  • Program fees include tuition, fees, on-site support, pre-departure and on-site orientation. Please note that the Program Fee is charged in place of UMD standard tuition.
  • Some course related activities and materials may be included. Please see the cost sheet of the specific program for complete details
• Housing
  • Housing arranged by UMD will be billed to student accounts. All other housing/lodging arrangements will be paid out of pocket.

Affiliate programs represent providers with whom UMD has a formal billing agreement. While the program fees are set by the provider, students will have their program fee charged to their UMD student billing account. Once Education Abroad is invoiced for the program costs by the provider, we then pass the charge on to the student's billing account.

Billing for Affiliate programs may not follow the standard UMD billing timeline due to variations in invoicing. In addition to the program fee, students may also be responsible for paying the provider directly for certain items such as:

• Provider/host application fee
• Program or housing deposit
• Housing not included in program fee

Most expenses for Other Approved Programs will be paid out of pocket directly to the third party provider or to the host institution. These costs vary depending on the program destination and may need to be paid before financial aid is disbursed. 

• Out of pocket expenses could include:
  • Provider/host application fee
  • Program deposit
  • Tuition and student fees
  • Housing

• Program Fee
  • Maryland-led program fees are charged to student accounts.
  • Includes tuition for UMD course, housing, fees, instructional costs, as well as some in-country transportation, course related activities, and group meals.
  • Please see the cost sheet of the specific program for complete details of billable costs.