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Page last updated by NLW on November 7 2025
Finding your Budget Sheet
Budget sheets for each program are available in your Applicant Home under the “Program Info” tab.
They are also viewable via the program webpage under the “Financing Your Program” heading.
Billable expenses are fixed.
The use of the word "billable" simply means that these expenses will be billed to you by Dartmouth College.
These costs will be billed to your student account at Dartmouth. This can include tuition, fees, and living expenses (housing and food).
For students receiving aid, these costs are covered the same as for an on-campus term.
Non-Billable expenses are variable.
The term "non-billable" means that these expenses will not be billed to you by Dartmouth College, instead you will pay a vendor for them directly.
These include average amounts students can expect to spend. This can include airfare, food not provided by the program, and miscellaneous expense estimates. For exchange programs this also usually includes housing.
For students receiving aid, these costs will be included in any adjustment made to your aid package.
Each program is different. The program's budget sheet contains a Notes section with detailed, program-specific information on costs and how they apply to your program.
Living expenses can include the cost of:
housing
meals included as part of the program (if applicable)
a local transportation pass (if applicable)
Transportation cost estimate includes:
Ground transportation from Dartmouth to Boston and back
Airfare: a round-trip flight (including taxes and fees) with no change fee, based out of Boston
Flight estimates are provided by the College’s travel agents at TravelLeaders and include taxes, fees, and ground transportation from Dartmouth.
Standard fees set by the College which includes:
the General Services Fee
the Health Services Fee
Average estimate for food or meals (purchased or self-prepared) that are not already included under billable living expenses.
For students on faculty-directed programs, this also includes a budget for meals purchased on excursions.
Tuition for one term (or full year, as specified) during the academic year.
Estimated cost of housing for the program if not already included in the program's Living Expenses budget item.
Other costs billed by Dartmouth College as specified in the NOTES section below the budget numbers.
Because our budget sheets are written for the average participant, this category includes the cost of applying for a visa as a USA passport-holding student. In most cases, USA passport-holding students won't need a visa.
Fees may vary for students holding other country citizenship status and are not calculated in the budget; visa fees can be taken from the Miscellaneous funds item.
To learn more about visas and to check if your program location requires you to get a Visa, visit our webpage for Passports and Visas.
Miscellaneous expense estimates are lumped and can include:
personal spending money (entertainment, shopping)
extra food or snacks/meals out
international SIMs or phone plans
non-program related local traveling/transportation
other program-specific needs as applicable (i.e. local transportation costs)
If local transportation costs are not included in the program's living expenses (i.e. an exchange program that does not bill you for a local transportation pass), this category also contains the estimated cost to allocate for these expenses.
Other typical daily life purchases, out-of-pocket expenses
See the Miscellaneous line in the NOTES section below the budget numbers for details.
Program-specific field costs paid by the student out-of-pocket such as:
gear/equipment,
program-specific clothing/boots, and
healthcare costs not covered by insurance (i.e. vaccines or tests needed for entry)
More details are specified in the NOTES section below the budget numbers.
Students on the 12 College exchange program pay tuition and fees to the host institution. Sometimes this looks like tuition and fees, and sometimes it is a comprehensive fee that includes tuition, fees, and living expenses (food and housing).
See the host institution's website for details.
Based on Dartmouth Financial Aid estimate for an average Dartmouth term.