Estimated Costs for 2025
These costs serve as estimates. Please consult your program’s website for more information about the costs you should expect.
New Students: A new student transcript fee will be charged by UW-Madison to any student who has never taken a course at UW-Madison. The fee is $130 and will be assessed only one time per student, with the benefit of unlimited transcript orders. If you have already taken a course at UW-Madison, you should not have to pay the fee. For more information, click https://registrar.wisc.edu/documentfee/.
Additional Costs: Students are responsible for purchasing textbooks. Health insurance and other healthcare costs are not covered through the program.
* Please note that the costs listed below are not applicable for current UW-Madison Wisconsin and Minnesota resident undergraduate students.
* WISLI summer language institutes do not accept Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA) Grants, but encourages students to attend on their own or using other sources of funding.