Tuition and Financial Aid

COST OF ATTENDANCE/Master of Bioscience program

Billed Fees

Tuition and fees for the 2008-09 academic year are billed at the following rates:

Tuition: $37,900
Student Services Fee: $260
Student Activities Fee: $160
Total billed fees: $38,320

Other Estimated Costs

The following estimates of off-campus living costs are provided to assist students with budgeting for a year of full-time study at KGI:

Housing, food, transportation and personal expenses: $21,000
Books, supplies and a laptop computer: $1,000
Total other estimated costs: $22,000

Off-campus living costs will vary according to lifestyle requirements and personal choices. Housing costs are based on private home and apartment accommodations in the Claremont area. KGI students often choose to share local housing which can result in significant savings.

Total Cost of Attendance

The total cost of attendance for 2008-09 at KGI is the sum of total billed fees and total other estimated costs, or $60,320.

PAYMENT PLANS

KGI offers installment payment plans through FACTS Management Company to assist students in spreading the cost of their tuition and fees over a semester or an academic year. A FACTS informational flyer and agreement form are available below as PDF files. These documents explain the fees, enrollment deadlines and start dates for these plans. The plans require students to authorize FACTS to collect payment by automatic monthly charges either to a MasterCard, American Express card or Discover card, or to a checking or savings account at a bank in the United States. FACTS does not accept Visa cards. Students choosing a credit card option should call FACTS toll-free at 1-800-233-1096. FACTS will calculate the credit card convenience fee and complete the agreement form. Students choosing a bank account option should complete the agreement form and return the form and a cancelled check or deposit slip to the KGI address at the bottom of the agreement form.

Please note that KGI cannot accept credit card payments directly for tuition and fees.

2007-2008 FACTS Flyer

2007-2008 FACTS Application

STUDENT LOANS

Low interest student loans with favorable repayment terms are available to both domestic and international KGI students to help offset expenses not covered by KGI scholarships or personal financial resources. Applications for these loan programs are accessed at the links in the following sections for either U.S. citizens and permanent resident aliens or for international students.

U.S. Citizens and Permanent Resident Aliens

U.S. citizens and permanent resident aliens are eligible to borrow student loans under the U.S. Department of Education’s Federal Direct Loan Program. Three types of federal student loans are available to graduate students. Each is subject to a maximum borrowing limit per academic year:

Students applying for any of the three types of federal student loans need to complete an online Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form each academic year by accessing the link below. If you have submitted an online FAFSA in a past year, you will need to use the same PIN that the FAFSA system assigned to you then. KGI’s FAFSA School Code is G38533.

Students need to sign online promissory notes for federal students loans by accessing the link below. One promissory note is required for Subsidized and Unsubsidized Stafford Loans, and a separate promissory note is required for Grad PLUS Loans.

https://dlenote.ed.gov/empn/StudentLoanSelector.jsp

U.S. citizens and permanent resident aliens who require additional funding beyond the federal student loan programs may also apply for private Access Group loans by accessing the link below.

International Students

International students may apply for private GATE student loans by accessing the link below. The maximum borrowing limit per academic year for the GATE loan program is $20,500.00. An approved GATE loan can also serve as part of the financial guarantee for issuing a U.S. immigration form I-20.

SCHOLARSHIPS

KGI offers scholarships and fellowships to all admitted students to the full-time MBS program. Please visit our scholarship page for addtional details.