Paying for USML
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees
$35,298
Graduate Tuition & Fees
$35,998
Graduate Tuition per Credit Hour
$825
The 2025 tuition & fees of University of Saint Mary of the Lake are $35,298 for undergraduate programs. For graduate programs, the tuition & fees are $35,298 for graduate programs.
Compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Illinois, the undergraduate tuition & fees are average and the graduate tuition & fees are very expensive.
Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Catholic Theological Union at Chicago and Chicago Theological Seminary, tuition & fees of University of Saint Mary of the Lake is very expensive where the average tuition & fees of the schools are $18,612.
*Data Source: 2024-2025 Tuition & Fees - NCES (Last Update: 6/05/2025)
2025 Tuition and Comparison Chart
The following chart visualizes the USML's 2025 tuition & fees and compares to similar schools by school type, level, and location.
2025 Tuition & fees
The 2025 undergraduate tuition & fees at University of Saint Mary of the Lake are $35,298 on average over undergraduate programs.
The 2025 graduate tuition & fees are $35,998 on average. The graduate tuition & fees have increased by 3.92% from last year.
The following table and chart show the 2025 tuition & fees and the tuition trends over the last 5 years.
| Year | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2021 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 2022 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 2023 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 2024 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 2025 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Tuition Per Credit Hour
The 2025 graduate tuition per credit hour is $825 on average. The graduate tuition per credit hour has increased by 3.77% from last year.
The following table and chart show the 2025 tuition per credit hour and its trends over the last 5 years.
| Year | Tuition per Credit Hour |
|---|---|
| 2021 | $1,014 |
| 2022 | $1,055 |
| 2023 | $1,109 |
| 2024 | $795 |
| 2025 | $825 |
