Tuition and Fees

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Your tuition at the University of Pennsylvania is calculated at a per course unit (c.u.) rate based on the program you choose and the number of course units for which you register unless otherwise indicated. Tuition for each class taken by Master of Applied Criminology and Police Leadership students is billed at the rates listed in the table below.

The rates listed below will be effective summer 2025 – spring 2026. All tuition and fee charges are subject to the approval of the Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania and may change without notice. Tuition and fees do not take into account the potential for sponsored aid from gifts and grants.

Tuition and fee rates for Master of Applied Criminology and Police Leadership

Course Units Tuition General Fee* Total
1 $6,250 $492 $6,742
2 $12,500 $984 $13,484

*Please note that the general fee is charged per semester in summer and per c.u. in fall/spring.

Fee definitions

  • General fee: A general fee is assessed to all undergraduate, graduate, and professional students, and directly funds Penn's non-instructional student support services. The general fee for full-time students provides them with full access to a wide variety of services and resources, including counseling and wellness, multicultural resource centers, student activities, recreation and fitness, career services, learning support, and much more.

*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.

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