Costs

2025-26 Costs

First Year Freshman or Transfer Student Estimated Costs

These figures do not include the cost of books, supplies, special fees, transportation, or personal expenses.
*Tuition varies for our nursing majors. See tuition for nursing students in the "Fees" section of this page.
**Based on a shared room.
***Pays for residence hall activities and laundry machines.
****Based on a mid-priced meal plan.

Commuter Student Estimated Costs

These figures do not include the cost of books, supplies, special fees, transportation, or personal expenses.
*Tuition varies for our nursing majors. See tuition for nursing students in the "Fees" section of this page.
**Based on 25 meals/semester + $25 Dining Dollars plan. These numbers are currently from the 2024-25 costs and may change.

Tuition

We know how important it is to be able to afford your college education — it’s an investment unlike any other.

That’s why we rely on financial support from alumni, donors, churches, corporations, and foundations to keep PLNU accessible and affordable for our students.

*These figures do not include the cost of books, supplies, special fees, transportation, or personal expenses.

Tuition and fees noted above are for the stated academic year and are subject to change annually. For more information on tuition and fees, please refer to the undergraduate catalog or contact us.

View the Cost of Attendance budget with the indirect costs used to calculate financial aid.

Room and Board

At PLNU, your room and board experience is more than great food and a nice view. It is a community experience, where students encounter the challenging and rewarding aspects of living in a Christian community, whether that may be at dinner or in your residential hall. Below you will find room and board options that will satisfy the most finicky diners and those who eat throughout the day.

Dining Dollars

Included in your meal plan are Dining Dollars that can be used at the Nicholson Commons Dining Room (the Caf) or other on-campus dining options: Point Break Cafe, Bobby B's Coffee Company, and Breaker's Convenience Store.

Some of the Rules

• Meal plans are required for all students living on campus.
• Residential students who do not formally choose a meal plan are assigned to the 240 Meals/Semester + $100 Dining Dollars semester plan.
• Incoming freshmen will be defaulted to the 240 Meals/Semester + $100 Dining Dollars semester plan and can ONLY choose to increase to 320 Meals/ Semester + $100 Dining Dollars.

• Residential students can change meal plans in the first two weeks of the semester through Workday, but unused meals or Dining Dollars won't be credited back.

  Here is how you can do that - Update Meal Plans

Commuter Students

If you don’t live on campus, you have the option to purchase commuter meal plans through your student portal. Commuter students may add additional meals at any time but will not receive credit for unused meals.

Summer Housing and Meals

*Meal plans are required for all students living on campus; all plans are the total number of meals for the summer.

**The add on of 5 meals can only be applied to 80 meal plan.

If you'd like more meals, we can upgrade your meal plan to the next level.

Fees

For more information about fees, please see the catalog:
Traditional Undergraduate Catalog | Financing a PLNU Education

*New students only, charged with the first semester of enrollment
**This is a one-time fee administered in the semester the student graduates.
Course and Lab Fees may be attached to individual courses. Click here to view the Current Course Fee List.

Tuition Insurance

Each year, thousands of college students across the country are unable to complete classes for the semester due to unforeseen medical reasons such as illness, accidents, concussions, or mental health-related issues. Unfortunately, in many cases these families are unable to recoup all their tuition dollars. According to PLNU's refund policy, depending on the timing of the withdrawal, you may not be eligible to receive a refund of some or all of your tuition and fees. 

We understand these types of situations can be a financial hardship for many families. Therefore, we are pleased to make available the Tuition Refund Insurance Plan.

Tuition refund insurance can help refund your tuition, fees, and room/board charges, up to the policy limits, if you are unable to complete the semester due to a covered medical reason such as an illness, accident, or mental health issue (two-day hospital stay required for mental health-related issues). This insurance program complements and enhances our school's refund policy and we believe families benefit from this added protection. 

Read more about tuition refund insurance.