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EXPENSES.
(IN THE ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT.)
A student's expenses may be divided into (1) those
University charges which are the same each year for all
students; (2) those also of the University, which vary with
the course of study pursued; and (3) those charges,
embracing his living expenses, which vary with the purse,
tastes, etc., of the individual.
Under the first head are included:
| Matriculation fee, | $40.00 |
| Contingent deposit, | 10.00 |
The Matriculation or University fee is devoted chiefly to
the current expenses common to the whole University; it also
entitles the student to the use of the Library; to the privileges
of the Gymnasium, with free baths, private lockers,
etc., and the advice and aid of the Instructor in Physical
Culture; and, in addition, to free medical attention by the
members of the Medical Faculty in case of illness; and if
necessary, to care and nursing in a well-equipped Infirmary
maintained on the University grounds for students only.
The Contingent Deposit is liable for any damage to University
property for which the student is responsible, or for
violations of the Library or other University rules. It is
returned at the end of the session, less any charges that
may be made against it.
Under the second head is comprised the charge for
instruction. This in the Academic Department varies with
the number of Schools elected. The fee for one alone is
$50; for two, $30 each; for three or more, $25 each, where
the regular B. A. or M. A. courses are pursued. In certain
courses in Chemistry special tuition and laboratory fees are
charged, as follows: In Analytical Chemistry the charge for
either course is $60, with a probable cost of $10 for apparatus,
etc. If both courses be taken the same year the fee
is $100, with $15 probable cost for apparatus, in either case
the fee includes the materials used. Graduate students in
Chemistry are charged $50 for tuition, with a probable cost
of $10 for apparatus; the cost of laboratory materials is not
included, but varies with the work done. The tuition fee
for the course in Agricultural Chemistry is $15, with no
additional charge.
There is no charge for tuition to Academic students
from Virginia who have been admitted to the University
in accordance with the conditions stated in a subsequent
paragraph; they are, however, required to pay the fees for
laboratory expenses if they elect either of the courses named
in that connection.
Students are required to elect work in at least three
Schools, unless excused by the Faculty. The ordinary
books, stationery, etc., and for laboratory charges in some
courses, it may be safely said that the average cost to
Academic students (other than Virginians) for instruction
is $100. Where work is undertaken in four or more schools,
or where the special courses mentioned are taken, this sum
would be increased proportionally.
The expenses under the third head above given vary
so greatly with the individual that it is impossible to state
them with any degree of certainty. It can with safety be
said that by the strictest economy the cost of living (including
board, fire, lights, service and laundry) can be brought
within $18 a month for the session. On this basis, the cost
to an Academic student, including fees, tuition as above
estimated, and living, but excluding clothing, traveling
expenses, and all sundries may be estimated at about $310.
Most students, however, spend from $20 to $30 a month for
ordinary living expenses, and some still more than either of
these sums. As a basis for intelligent judgment the following
figures may be given. University rooms, wherever situated,
rent at the regular price of $30 for the session; $20 may
be taken as minimum for furniture; fuel and lights may be
put at $25 for the session; when two students occupy one
room, each of these items would of course be divided in
half. There is a uniform charge of $9 a session to each
student in the University rooms for service; washing costs
from $1.50 a month upward; board from $11 a month
upward. Rooms and board can be obtained in private
families at varying prices, but in no case can good accommodations
be obtained at a price materially below the estimate
above given.
Matriculation fees, the contingent deposits, rent of
rooms in the University buildings, and service for the same
are payable upon entrance.
Students from Virginia.—In compliance with the statute
(Virginia Code 1887, Ch. 68, §1554), the University offers to
white male students from Virginia who are sixteen years or
more of age, instruction without charge for tuition in all
special courses in Chemistry), subject to the conditions stated
below. Such students are required to pay the Matriculation
fee and make the usual Contingent deposit. They are also
required to pay the regular laboratory charges for materials,
etc., in courses of study where such charges occur. If they
occupy rooms on the University grounds they are of course
subject to the usual charges for rent and service. The
saving to Virginia students varies from $60 to $100 according
to the number of Schools elected.
The Faculty are required by the law above referred to
to satisfy themselves in the case of each applicant either by
actual examinations or by a diploma or certificate from
some college or preparatory school, that he has made such
proficiency in each branch of study which he proposes to
pursue as will enable him to avail himself of the advantages
offered by the University. Examinations for admission in
accordance with the terms of this law are required as follows.
The examinations are held at the beginning of the
session; due announcement is made of the hour and place
of each:
1. For admission to the School of Latin, on forms, syntax, and Books i, ii
of Cæsar's Commentaries, with Cicero's Orations against Catiline.
2. For admission to the School of Greek, on forms, syntax, and Books i, ii
of Xenophon's Anabasis.
3. For admission to the School of Mathematics, Geometry, Algebra, and
Plane Trigonometry.
For admission to the other Schools, a good knowledge
of English and Arithmetic is alone required.
To be entitled to free tuition as a Virginia student it is
necessary that the applicant's parents be bona fide residents
of the State if he be under twenty-one years of age; if he
has attained his majority it is necessary that he be a bona
fide resident. A resident of the State is one who is living
in it at the time the application is made and has no present
intentions of removing therefrom in the future. No other
person can honestly avail himself of this privilege.
Privileged Students.—Ministers of the gospel may attend
any of the Literary or Scientific Schools of the University
without the payment of tuition fees. The same privilege
will be extended to any young man who submits testimonials
that he is an approved candidate for the ministry, and
unable to meet the expenses of education at the University
without aid.
White Male Teachers and superintendents of the Public
Schools of Virginia will be admitted, during the last three
months of the session, to the Schools of the Academic
Department of the University without payment of fees,
upon presentation of certificates that they have been teachers
in the Public Schools. Applicants for admission are
requested to send in their names to the Chairman of the
Faculty not later than March 5. Lodgings can be had
near the University. The only necessary expenses will be
for board, lights, and washing, which will together cost
from $4 to $6 a week.
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