East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

What is the cost of studying for a year at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania?

For the reported 2024-25 academic year, ESU's full-time undergraduate tuition was $7,716 for Pennsylvania residents and $15,432 for nonresidents. Required fees added $3,520 for residents or $3,770 for nonresidents. Those figures put tuition and required fees at $11,236 and $19,202, respectively, before living and other expenses.

• Reported typical room and board: $11,880 for the academic year.
• Reported books and supplies: $1,364.
• Illustrative resident total for tuition, required fees, room and board, and books: $24,480, excluding transportation and personal expenses.
• Illustrative nonresident total on the same basis: $32,446, excluding transportation and personal expenses.

Those illustrative totals are not the university's complete cost-of-attendance budget and are not what every student pays. Commuting, housing choice, course materials and personal expenses change the calculation. Aid changes it again: 97% of students received some form of financial aid in the reported data, while 57% had student loans. Grants and scholarships reduce costs without generally requiring repayment; loans do not. Eligible students may consider federal Pell Grants, Pennsylvania state grants, institutional scholarships, federal loans and applicable military education benefits. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is central to determining eligibility for many of these programs.

Average net price provides another perspective. For students in families with annual incomes of $0-$48,000, the reported average was $14,511 after applicable grant and scholarship aid. It is an average for a group, not a personalized quote. Applicants comparing offers should use their own aid notice and the university's current cost-of-attendance budget, keeping grants separate from loans and work earnings.

What are the work-study opportunities at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania?

ESU students can seek part-time work and career-development support, but Federal Work-Study, ordinary student employment and internships are different arrangements. Federal Work-Study is need-based aid for eligible students; an award indicates an opportunity to earn wages through qualifying work, not money automatically credited in full to a tuition bill.

Students seeking campus employment should review openings and confirm whether a position requires Work-Study eligibility or accepts any qualified student. An internship, by contrast, may be paid or unpaid and may carry academic requirements set by a department. ESU's career services include individual career planning, résumé assistance, career-interest resources, a job bank, job fairs and opportunities to connect with employers and alumni. Those services can help with a search, but they do not constitute a job-placement guarantee.