Study Away

Tuition and Fees

Tuition is billed in July for the Fall semester and in December for the Spring Semester. Housing, food and other miscellaneous charges are posted on the student’s Oberlin College account as they are received by the program. Oberlin College pays the program, so all payments should be made directly to Oberlin College. In some instances a deposit made directly to the program is necessary to secure a spot.

Any approved study away semester, whether through an Oberlin Affiliated Program or not, will be charged Oberlin College’s standard tuition rates. If the program tuition is higher than Oberlin's tuition, the higher tuition will be charged.  Housing and food costs for the semester are those charged by the program.

Communication Services Agreement

All students engaged in College-affiliated travel are required to affirm use of the third party, fee-based International SOS risk management travel service prior to their departure. This service provides students with access to 24/7 emergency response communications for the duration of their travel as well as in-country health and mental health support, in addition to other services. The fee for this service will be charged to the student’s Oberlin College tuition bill. This communications service is billed to the student account at the following rates:

• Short term travel (less than ten weeks) - $100
• Semester-long travel - $250
• Year-long travel - $500

The sole exception from this service is made for students who are engaging in Winter Term individual projects, who are traveling to their hometown in a country where they are a citizen, national, or permanent resident during the Winter Term dates, as listed on the academic calendar.

Financial Aid

Any student approved for study away programs and wishing to receive aid must complete the same financial aid forms as those students intending to remain on campus. All financial aid deadlines and requirements apply. In addition, students who wish to apply financial aid (Oberlin, Federal, etc) to a study away program must complete the Consortium/Contractual Agreement and submit it to the Office of Financial Aid.

For students approved to attend a non-affiliated program, no Oberlin need-based or merit aid is available; however, federal aid (e.g. Pell grant, Stafford and PLUS loans) can be applied to the cost of your program if you complete the Consortium/Contractual Agreement and submit it to the Office of Financial Aid.

Please visit the Office of Study Away for additional information.