Tuition
Tuition and fees are subject to the approval of the Board of Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania and may change without notice. Tuition and fees below reflect rates for 2024. Rates for summer 2025 programs will be available in spring 2025.
Tuition and fees for 2024: $5,200 per course unit* plus $448 general fee.
Visit the Penn Summer Abroad locations page to find your preferred program and see the number of course units and total tuition.
Program fee
In addition to tuition, each Penn Summer Abroad program charges a fee to cover the cost of accommodation. Additional expenses such as meals, local transportation, cultural activities, and organized excursions may also be included in the program fee.
Visit the Penn Summer Abroad locations page to find your preferred program and what its fee covers. Note that airfare is not included in the program fee.
Please note that all participants are required to pay a $500 non-refundable deposit upon committal to all Penn Summer Abroad programs. That deposit will be credited to students’ accounts when final program costs are posted.
Financial aid
Please contact Student Financial Services for all questions relating to financial aid eligibility and options.
You are encouraged to make an appointment with your financial aid advisor early in the application process to determine your eligibility for summer term financial aid.
Non-Penn students should apply for financial aid from their home institution.
Penn undergraduates who currently receive financial aid are also eligible to apply for The William A. Levi Travel Fellowship and the Katherine and Josh Lauder Summer Fellowship for Penn-in-the-Alps.
Your tuition and program fee for Penn Summer Abroad will be charged to your Penn.Pay account after you complete all pre-departure forms and requirements and Penn Summer Abroad has enrolled you in your course(s). You are responsible for all direct expenses not included in the tuition and program fee.
The charges will appear on your student bill in the monthly statement following course registration. The billing and due dates follow the Summer Sessions billing schedule on the Student Financial Services website.
Your current bill is always available online at PennPortal. Balances remaining unpaid beyond the due date are subject to a late penalty of 1.5 percent, which will appear on your next statement.
No student will be awarded a degree who has not paid in full all financial obligations to the University. No transcripts will be provided to any student who has not fulfilled financial obligations to the University.
Withdrawal is defined as leaving the program as opposed to dropping a course within the program and adding another course to maintain enrollment requirements.
Notification of withdrawal: All notifications of withdrawal from the program must be made in writing to Penn Summer Abroad at summerabroad@sas.upenn.edu. The date of the written notification is the date by which the adjustment to your academic record and financial calculations will be determined. Failure to attend classes or notification only to the program director or instructors does not constitute formal withdrawal and will result in failing grades in all courses.
Before the program begins: The following will occur for a withdrawal from the program after accepting the offer of admission.
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From program committal to 30 days before the program start date |
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From 29 days prior to and until the program start date |
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From course registration to 30 days before the program start date |
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From 29 days prior to and until the program start date |
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After the program begins: In addition to the official withdrawal e-mail sent to Penn Summer Abroad, the program director must be notified in advance of your leaving the program.
Tuition and program fee refunds: For programs with a duration of more than two weeks abroad, tuition refunds will be granted for those withdrawing in writing from the program within five calendar days after the program start date. For programs with a duration of fewer than two weeks abroad, there are no tuition refunds after the start of the program.
There is no program fee refund after the program start date.
Penn Summer Abroad, in consultation with Penn officials as well as other authorities domestically and abroad, reserves the right to cancel or modify the program at any time. The Penn Summer Abroad office will provide participants with as much notice as reasonable under the circumstances. Any decision regarding refunds and course grades in such a situation is determined by the Penn Summer Abroad office with consideration to the timing of the cancellation.
*Academic credit is defined by the University of Pennsylvania as a course unit (c.u.). A course unit (c.u.) is a general measure of academic work over a period of time, typically a term (semester or summer). A c.u. (or a fraction of a c.u.) represents different types of academic work across different types of academic programs and is the basic unit of progress toward a degree. One c.u. is usually converted to a four-semester-hour course.
