Tuition and Fees : Graduate Program : Goergen Institute for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence : University of Rochester

Tuition and Fees

Tuition and fees for the current year are available on the Office of the Bursar website. The cost of graduate attendance is also explained on the Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs website See our financial worksheet (xls) to help you better understand the costs and breakdown of our program, and see the apply page for dates and deadlines.

Application Fee

The application fee is $30 for the master's program.

The fee may be waived for University of Rochester students, employees, and alumni. It may also be waived for part-time applicants. After completing the application, email our coordinator at gids-ms@ur.rochester.edu with your request for the fee waiver and include your application reference number.

There is no application fee for the Advanced Certificate.

Tuition

Our MS program is typically completed with 32 SAS/Hajim graduate credit hours. Some students can complete with a minimum of 30 credits, while the genomics track is a 33 credit program. The amount of tuition for the MS program will vary depending on whether a partial tuition waiver is offered within the acceptance letter.

Based on 2025-26 tuition, the Master of Science in Data Science program is $68,800 which assumes 32 SAS/Hajim credits. Tuition for some courses taken at the Simon School have a different amount per credit hour. In 2025-26, the cost for SAS/Hajim courses is $2150/credit hour and $2336/credit hour for Simon School courses.

Student Fees

Full-time student fees in 2025-26 are $490 ($480 for the mandatory health fee and $10 for the graduate activity fee) per semester. International students will also pay an international fee which is currently $70/semester in 2025-26. Estimated living expenses in Rochester is $11,000 per semester. If required to do a summer bridging course or if spreading studies over the course of three semesters, assume additional increases to program costs.

Part-time and online students will not have student fees.

Health Insurance

Full-time students can either enroll in the UR Student Health Insurance Plan (Aetna) or they can waive this plan if their health insurance plan meets University Insurance Criteria. Additional Information can be found on the UHS Health Insurance for Full-Time Students page. In 2025-26, the cost was $1860/semester.

Part-time and online students will not require health insurance.

Merit Scholarships

Full-time students admitted to the program typically receive a partial merit based scholarship award applicable to tuition in the offer letter. The average award is 33% of tuition costs.

Deposit Fee

If you are offered admission to our MS program, a non-refundable deposit of $1500 is required by April 15 (or by the offer deadline) to hold your spot in our cohort. This deposit will be applied to your financial account to reduce the amount due on your first tuition payment. The fee may be waived for University of Rochester students, employees, alumni and part-time students.

There is no deposit for the advanced certificate.

International Students

For the purpose of applying for a Form I-20 (for F-1 study), we recommend a student be prepared to show $62,000 in financial resources documentation by the end of May for the New Student Information Form if admitted our program.

Additional Funding Sources

The Genomics Intensive Data Science Research, Education and Mentorship (GIDS-REM) will award fellowships to applicants interested in the genomics track. Fellows receive a full tuition scholarship which is to be funded 25% by a NIH grant and 75% by a scholarship awarded by the University as well as a stipend for the first academic year, health insurance and fees, and summer stipend for their internship/research assistantship. The funded fellowship is open to US citizens and permanent residents. International students may participate in genomics track programming but are not fully funded and do not receive guaranteed internships.

We welcome Fulbright Foreign Student Program (Fulbright FSP) candidates who are seeking a masters in data science to apply to our program. We have successfully had students from Albania, Lebanon, Mongolia and Pakistan complete degrees in our program.

Research Assistantships/Teaching Assistantships: We do not guarantee any additional financial assistance. We typically have one or two teaching assistant opportunities for graduate students in the second or third semester of the program but not during the first semester of study. We do not offer research assistantships to master's students. Many students find opportunities for paid positions within other departments on campus upon arrival.

Campus Jobs: Incoming students will not have access to JobLink (on-campus employment database) until two weeks before the start of the semester.

Internships: Many students find paid internships during their summer break including with our New York State Center of Excellence in Data Science internship program however there are no guarentees.

For information on fellowships, external scholarships, teaching assistantships and on-campus job opportunities, see our FAQ page.

Employee Tutition Benefits

University of Rochester (including Medical Center) employees should review eligibility for using tuition waivers and benefits as a part-time student for non-matriculated or degree eligible courses.