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2024-2025 PAU University Catalog

Additional Information About Doctoral Program Tuition excluding CES Doctoral Students

Tuition for the basic program is charged at the full-time rate for the first three years of the doctoral program. There is no part-time tuition. For current information about tuition and fees, visit http://www.paloaltou.edu/department/admissions/tuition-fees.

Students pay 100% of the full-time tuition rate each year during years one through three no matter how many units they choose.

During dissertation year, students pay approximately 80% of the full-time tuition for the required 30 dissertation units. Any additional dissertation units, taken after the completion of the required 30 units minimum, will be charged a flat tuition and fee. The internship year costs approximately 23% of the full-time tuition for the required 12 internship units.