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Additional Estimated Expenses

We would like to make note of the fact that ISA provides the following list of estimated expenses as a guide. As each student and program is different, so are the expenses.

The ISA program cost includes items such as tuition and fees, housing, insurance, and more. Please see specific program descriptions for details.

Books & Supplies

We estimate that students should expect to spend the following amounts on books and course materials:

Summer$50
Semester/Trimester$100
Year$200
England per semester$200
Italy per semester$350
Belgium per semester$200
Multi-Country$100 per site

Miscellaneous

For each program we anticipate that students may expect to spend additional funds for incidentals such as toiletries, snacks bought outside the home, taxi and bus fares and other miscellaneous items. ISA site-specific materials for students may differ from this amount, but this is an estimated amount for budgeting/financial aid purposes.

Chile, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Morocco$100/week
Argentina; Belgium; Reading, England; Florence & Torino, Italy; Peru; Spain$125/week
Paris, France; London, England; Rome, Italy$150/week

Airfare

Flights are not included in any ISA program cost (*except the Multi-Country program). The estimated cost for airfare from the US to each of our arrival cities is listed below.

EUROPE (Madrid, Barcelona, Paris, London, Brussels, Prague, Florence, Rome)$1200
SOUTH AMERICA (Buenos Aires; Lima; Santiago, Chile)$1200
MEXICO (Leon, Veracruz)$525
COSTA RICA$775
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC$775
MOROCCO$2000
Multi-Country to Houston (IAH)varies

Other Expenses

Passports and Student Visas are not included and vary by country. The approximate costs are listed below.

Passport (new)$100
Passport (renewal)$75
Student Visa$100-300
Entrance Fee or Departure Fee$10-150
Immunizationsvaries
Additional Travelvaries

Meals

Meals are not included in the following sites. The approximate costs are listed below.

Italy$100/week
London$100/week
Prague$50/week

*Lunches are not included in the following sites. The approximate costs are listed below.*

*Lima$15/week
*Buenos Aires$25/week
*Brussels$25/week
*Paris$30/week