Graduate Costs & Aid
Aligning Aspirations with Budgets
Financial Aid available to Graduate students, per year
Naropa offers scholarships and graduate assistantships. More than 75% of our graduate students receive some form of federal or institutional aid.
Scholarships |
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Naropa Fellowships: up to $29,000 Presidential Scholarship: up to $500 per semester Honor Scholarship: up to $1,500 per semester Other Scholarships: up to $25,000 Outside Scholarships: monies awarded by non-Naropa sources |
Employment Opportunities |
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Graduate Assistantships: a form of employment with the University, awards ranging from $4,238 – $8,476.
Federal Work Study: Need based employment on campus or with approved community partners. To be considered, please email finaid@naropa.edu.
Naropa Student Employment: Non-need based student employment on campus. To be considered, please email finaid@naropa.edu |
Student Loans |
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Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loans: up to $20,500
PLUS Loan: Federal credit-based loan available to cover the gap between aid and cost of attendance
Aid may available up to your cost of attendance
(tuition & fees plus humble living expenses) |
Graduate Costs & Aid Resources
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VETERAN BENEFITS
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Work-Study
While graduate students are not typically awarded federal work-study, they may email finaid@naropa.edu to request an award of work-study eligibility, and indicate a dollar amount that they would like to be awarded. The Grad PLUS loan will be reduced by the amount awarded in work-study eligibility. Students can work 5 to 20 hours per week. Students are paid twice per month. Earnings are paid to the student and are subject to taxation. Students must demonstrate financial need to be eligible for work-study. Receiving a work-study award is not a guarantee of employment. The Resident Assistant position does not require students demonstrate financial need. This position requires a student live in University Housing for which a full housing scholarship is given. This is a 20-hour-per-week position in which students are paid twice per month. Please note that receiving more than one institutional form of aid (including the RA position) could affect your eligibility for, or the amounts of, other forms of aid, including scholarship awards. If you are awarded an RA position and you have already requested the maximum in the Grad/Parent PLUS Loan, we will need to reduce the Grad/Parent PLUS Loan to make room for the RA position payment and housing scholarship. If the application is open, it can be found via the work-study positions link below. View and apply for work-study positionsCommunity Work-Study
Naropa employs a small percentage of students at the following nonprofit organizations in the Boulder area through the community work-study program: Community work-study is a great opportunity to be of service to the community and work with children and adults in tutoring, counseling, and teaching. You must be eligible for work-study and be a United States citizen to hold a work-study job at a community work-study site. View and apply for community work-study jobsHow to Apply for a Community Work-Study Job
- Contact the site/organization directly to inquire about available jobs and the application process
- If the site selects you for a position, students must also complete Naropa’s employment application and new hire process:
- Background check release and authorization
- New hire paperwork
- Once you’ve completed the above listed forms, take them to Human Resources along with your work authorization documents noted on the third page of the I-9 Form
- Common forms of identification include passport, driver’s license, and social security card or birth certificate. These documents need to be presented to Human Resources within 3 business days of your first day of work
- Human Resources is located at 1630 N 63rd St, Boulder, CO 80301
- Phone: 303-245-4700
- humanresources@naropa.edu
- If the site/organization selects you for a position and you have successfully completed Naropa’s new hire process, Student Financial Services will contact your site supervisor to confirm you can start working in your position
Naropa Student Employment (NSEP)
Naropa Student Employment is a form of employment with the University. NSEP is a university-funded form of financial aid that allows international students to work on-campus and earn a semi-monthly paycheck. Student employment earnings are not applied to a student’s tuition bill. NSEP is awarded to international students who demonstrate high financial need. Receiving an NSEP award is not a guarantee of employment. Open work-study positions are posted on Naropa’s employment webpage.Other Details
Tuition Deadlines
Tuition is due Monday of the week before classes start. Failure to pay by the deadline or to adhere to a payment plan agreement could result in late fees, interest charges and even disenrollment. While the student risks disenrollment for non-payment, it is still the student’s responsibility to drop classes if the student has no intention of attending.
View Your Tuition Bill
Once you register for courses, you can view your tuition bill by accessing the Student Finance section of Self-Service.
Indirect Costs
A student’s cost of attendance includes direct costs paid to the university (i.e. tuition & fees), as well as estimated indirect costs a student will incur, which are not included in their tuition bill (i.e. books & supplies).
The cost of attendance is determined using guidelines established by the Colorado Commission of Higher Education and assumes that students are limiting expenses by sharing housing, utilizing public transportation, etc.
Living expenses (room and board, books, transportation, personal and miscellaneous) are about $2,423/month. The following demonstrates expected expenses associated with attending school full-time for 9 months (living off campus).
| Room & Board | $14,886 |
| Transportation | $990 |
| Books & Materials | $1,256 |
| Personal & Misc. | $4,672 |
| Total Indirect Costs | $21,804 |
Graduate Costs & Aid
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