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Feinberg School of Medicine


Tuition and fees for Professional students listed here are for 2007 – 08. Increases should be expected in subsequent years.

For tuition purposes the term course refers to course credit. Some course offerings carry more than one course credit.
General Charges (applicable to all Medical School Students) Amount
Annual Health and Hospitalization Plan Insurance Premium
  • Student coverage is required for students who do not have other hospitalization coverage. Returning students who have previously participated in the plan will be automatically re-enrolled.
  • All students, new and returning, who do not wish to participate in the Northwestern plan for the current academic year must submit a waiver (including evidence of comparable medical coverage through another plan) by the mid-October* deadline.
  • Changes in plan enrollment after the mid-October* deadline will be accepted for life change events only (loss of parent coverage, marriage, withdrawal from the university, new student, etc).
Student:
$2,088

Optional:
Coverage for a spouse, same-sex partner, or child.

* See the Northwestern Student Health Insurance Plan for more details, including optional coverage amounts and current waiver deadline.

Late Payment Penalty
  • Late fees are assessed each month on amounts remaining unpaid (whole or in part) after the due date.
  • Students may petition to have late fees removed if they feel the charge was unfairly assessed. A late fee caused by delayed financial aid may be cancelled, as long as the remaining balance is paid by the original due date.
Varies by program:
$200 for MD,
$100 for DPT and Prosthetics/Orthotics
Non-refundable 9PAY Payment Plan Application Fee $45 (each year)
9PAY Payment Plan Late Payment Fee $10/late payment
Late Registration Fee
  • Fees are assessed for registering at times other than the scheduled time.
  • Payment is due at registration; a $5 surcharge will be added if billing is necessary
$25 (with possible $5 billing surcharge)
Retroactive Registration Fees
  • For registering after the quarter has ended.
  • Fee is charged following registration for the following quarter.
$225
Returned Payment Fee $35
Transcript Fees
  • Optional rush service fee is applied to each request (in addition to the cost of transcripts
$5/transcript (with possible $7 rush service fee/request)
WildCARD Replacement Fee $15