All international students in F-1 or J-1 visa/status must show funding for their program at William & Mary or VIMS. This is a US government requirement. These estimates are only used for issuing I-20 and DS-2019 immigration documents.

You must provide copies of financial documents that show that you have funds to study for the upcoming year, using the table below. Your funding is expected to be available during your studies.

You will upload your financial documents through iStart, and we will use that information to issue your I-20 or DS-2019.

Funding Requirements

• Academic Year 2018-2019: Students who will begin studies during Summer 2018, Fall semester 2018, or Spring semester 2019.
• Academic Year 2019-2020: Sstudents who will begin studies during Summer 2019, Fall semester 2019, or Spring semester 2020.

Academic Year 2018-2019:  International Student Financial Estimates
Program	Tuition & Fees	Living Expenses	TOTAL
Graduate Arts & Sciences, Education	33,614	16,201	$49,815
Law (LLM, JD)	43,260	16,201	$59,461
MBA	44,740	17,701	$62,441
Master of Accounting	44,990	16,201	$61,191
MS Business Analytics	48,740	16,201	$64,941
Marine Science (VIMS)	33,614	15,743	$49,357
Graduate Public Policy	38,528	16,201	$54,729
Undergraduate (Degree Seeking)	45,532	18,041	$63,573
St Andrews-W&M Joint Degree*	40,250*	18,041	$58,291
Exchange student,  Non-Degree (Undergraduate & Law)		9,000/semester	$9,000/semester
Dependents (spouse/child) in F-2 or J-2 status		6,000/person	$6,000/person

Academic Year 2019-2020: International Student Financial Estimates
Program	Tuition & Fees	Living Expenses	TOTAL
Graduate Arts & Sciences, Education	34,811	16,670	$51,482
Law (LLM, JD)	44,795	16,670	$61,465
MBA	46,327	18,170	$64,497
Master of Accounting	46,586	16,670	$63,256
MS Business Analytics	50,467	16,670	$67,137
Marine Science (VIMS)	34,811	16,196	$51,008
Graduate Public Policy	39,897	16,670	$56,568
Undergraduate (Degree Seeking)	47,147	18,575	$65,721
St Andrews-W&M Joint Degree*	41,680*	18,575	$60,254
Exchange student, Non-Degree (Undergraduate & Law)		9,300/semester	$9,300/semester
Dependents (spouse/child) in F-2 or J-2 status		6,250/person	$6,250/person

Joint Degree

*Students beginning the joint degree program at St Andrews University will pay tuition to St Andrews directly and must only show funds for living expenses. Students beginning the program at W&M must show both tuition and living expenses.

Estimates

These tuition and fees figures are estimates based on a 4.5% increase of the tuition rates for each academic year. They do not guarantee actual costs, but are used for issuing your I-20 or DS-2019.

Funding Documents

You will submit all documents through iStart. Your documents must be legible and not more than 6 months old at the time of admission and must be in English. Scanned and faxed copies are acceptable, but you must bring the original documents when applying for your visa, and may need them when entering the U.S.

Acceptable	Not Acceptable
Bank statements Scholarship/funding letters Certificate of deposits Liquid investment accounts Loan confirmation letters	Pay stubs Property deeds/titles Salary confirmations