Refund Rate for Leaves & Withdrawals | Columbia Journalism School

Refund Rate for Leaves & Withdrawals

Students can only get a full refund within the first two weeks. The end of Add/Drop is not the official change-of-program date for refund purposes at the Journalism School. There are no refunds of tuition or fees after the eighth week.

FALL 2023

Weeks Programs starting in August 2023 Programs starting in September 2023

Week 1 & Week 2

100% tuition and fees

(except document fee) refunded

Week 1 & Week 2 

  • Weeks of August 14 & August 21 
    • FT Master of Science
    • 1st Yr PT Master of Science
    • 1st Yr Dual MS Degree w/SEAS 
    • Data Journalism

Week 1 & Week 2

  • Weeks of September 4 & September 12
    • Master of Arts
    • PhD
    • 2nd Yr PT Master of Science
    • 2nd Yr Dual MS Degree w/SEAS

Week 3

90% tuition refunded, no fees refunded

Week 3 

  • Week of August 28 
    • FT Master of Science
    • 1st Yr PT Master of Science
    • 1st Yr Dual MS Degree w/SEAS 
    • Data Journalism

Week 3

  • Week of September 18 
    • Master of Arts
    • PhD
    • 2nd Yr PT Master of Science
    • 2nd Yr Dual MS Degree w/SEAS

Week 4

80% tuition refunded, no fees refunded

Week 4 

  • Week of September 4 
    • FT Master of Science
    • 1st Yr PT Master of Science
    • 1st Yr Dual MS Degree w/SEAS 
    • Data Journalism

Week 4

  • Week of September 25 
    • Master of Arts
    • PhD
    • 2nd Yr PT Master of Science
    • 2nd Yr Dual MS Degree w/SEAS

Week 5

70% tuition refunded, no fees refunded

Week 5 

  • Week of September 11 
    • FT Master of Science
    • 1st Yr PT Master of Science
    • 1st Yr Dual MS Degree w/SEAS 
    • Data Journalism

Week 5

  • Week of October 2 
    • Master of Arts
    • PhD
    • 2nd Yr PT Master of Science
    • 2nd Yr Dual MS Degree w/SEAS

Week 6

60% tuition refunded, no fees refunded

Week 6 

  • Week of September 18 
    • FT Master of Science
    • 1st Yr PT Master of Science
    • 1st Yr Dual MS Degree w/SEAS 
    • Data Journalism

Week 6

  • Week of October 9 
    • Master of Arts
    • PhD
    • 2nd Yr PT Master of Science
    • 2nd Yr Dual MS Degree w/SEAS

Week 7

50% tuition refunded, no fees refunded

Week 7 

  • Week of September 25 
    • FT Master of Science
    • 1st Yr PT Master of Science
    • 1st Yr Dual MS Degree w/SEAS 
    • Data Journalism

Week 7

  • Week of October 16
    • Master of Arts
    • PhD
    • 2nd Yr PT Master of Science
    • 2nd Yr Dual MS Degree w/SEAS

Week 8

40% tuition refunded, no fees refunded

Week 8 

  • Week of October 2 
    • FT Master of Science
    • 1st Yr PT Master of Science
    • 1st Yr Dual MS Degree w/SEAS 
    • Data Journalism

Week 8

  • Week of October 23 
    • Master of Arts
    • PhD
    • 2nd Yr PT Master of Science
    • 2nd Yr Dual MS Degree w/SEAS

 

SPRING 2024

 

Weeks All Programs

Week 1 & Week 2

100% tuition and fees

(except document fee) refunded

Week 1 & Week 2 

  • Weeks of January 15 & January 22 

Week 3

90% tuition refunded, no fees refunded

Week 3 

  • Week of January 29

Week 4

80% tuition refunded, no fees refunded

Week 4 

  • Week of Febuary 5

Week 5

70% tuition refunded, no fees refunded

Week 5 

  • Week of February 12 

Week 6

60% tuition refunded, no fees refunded

Week 6 

  • Week of February 19 

Week 7

50% tuition refunded, no fees refunded

Week 7 

  • Week of February 26 

Week 8

40% tuition refunded, no fees refunded

Week 8 

  • Week of March 4

 

Consider Tuition Refund Insurance

Offered by A.W.G. Dewar, Inc., this elective insurance plan provides coverage for tuition, room and board should a student suffer a serious illness or accident and withdraw from classes before the semester is completed. Further details about the plan and contact information are available on its site.