$5,241 (NC Sales tax will apply at a rate of 6.75%)
(board) 

Health Fee (per semester)

Marine Lab Undergraduate Activity Fee (per semester)

$150

Student Accident and Sickness Insurance Premium 

Insurance can be waived with proof of student's current insurance policy. Please contact Gwendy.Womble@duke.edu to request the pro-rated insurance or to request information for an insurance waiver.  Insurance waivers must be received no later than September 14, 2024

$1,730.82  (August - December)

Approximate ($3,461.64 Annual)

$4,319
(double room)

$5,241 (NC Sales tax will apply)
(board) 

Health Fee (per semester)

Marine Lab Activity Fee (per semester)

$150 

Student Accident and Sickness Insurance Premium

Insurance can be waived with proof of student's current insurance policy. Please contact Gwendy.Womble@duke.edu to request the pro-rated insurance or to request information for an insurance waiver.  Insurance waivers must be received no later than January 31, 2024

$1,730.82  (January - May)

($3,461.64 Annual)

Additional Costs - Travel Course Fees
A program fee is posted on students’ Duke bursar bill and usually includes in-country food, lodging, activity fees, and on-site course-related transportation. There are exceptions. Students should check with the instructor for details. Airfare associated with arrival to the destination are not included in program fees.  

See the Travel Courses page for updated fee information.

• Biological Oceanography R/V Shearwater

• Biology and Conservation of Sea Turtles

• Marine Ecology

• Urban Tropical Ecology

Each Course – Laboratory (4 s.h./units)

$3,800

Each Course – Non-Laboratory (3 s.h./units)

$2,970

• Full tuition and fees are refunded if the student officially drops a course(s) or withdraws from the term before the first day.
• There is a financial obligation of $150 per course if the student officially drops a course(s) or withdraws from the term during the first three days. Students who withdraw after arrival will be responsible for a pro-rated room & board charge, contingent on the duration of the student's stay. The summer health fee is not refunded. (There is no charge for Drop/Adds that result in no change in course load in the same term.)
• There is a financial obligation of full tuition and fees (including room & board) if the student withdraws from a course(s) or withdraws from the term after the third day.

Housing (per 6-week summer term) 

Students enrolled in Marine Lab summer courses are automatically assigned on-campus housing and dining plan.

$1, 621 (double room rate)  or 2,237 (single rate, if available) 

Marine Lab Activity Fee (per summer term)

Covers social and recreational space and equipment expenses; everyone enrolled in classes. This excludes CNT1 of PhD's.

$75

Health Fee (per term)

$162

Transcript Fee (for non-Duke students)

$120

Books (estimates) 

$200

Student Accident and Sickness Insurance Premium

Insurance will be waived with proof of student's current insurance policy. 

$394.00 (approximately) (6 weeks)

($3,375.00 Annually)