McCormick Theological Seminary

What is the cost of studying for a year at McCormick Theological Seminary?

McCormick's reported 2024-25 graduate tuition was $8,640 for a full-time academic year, with $770 in required graduate fees. The reported part-time graduate tuition charge was $320 per credit hour. In-state and out-of-state students were reported at the same graduate tuition and fee rates.

• Full-time graduate tuition, 2024-25: $8,640.
• Required full-time graduate fees, 2024-25: $770.
• Part-time graduate tuition, 2024-25: $320 per credit hour.

Tuition plus the stated full-time fees equals $9,410 for that reporting year, before housing, food, books, transportation, personal expenses, and any program-specific charges. It is not a current-year cost-of-attendance estimate. Students should obtain the tuition schedule and individualized aid estimate for their actual entry year, credit load, and program; borrowing needs depend on living costs as well as billed charges.

Graduate students may be able to combine institutional scholarships, outside awards, eligible federal loans, and qualifying military or veteran education benefits. Federal graduate aid generally requires an eligible program and completion of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA. Scholarship conditions and loan eligibility should be checked separately: an award that reduces tuition does not necessarily cover Chicago living expenses.

What are the work-study opportunities at McCormick Theological Seminary?

Students interested in paid work while enrolled should distinguish a seminary job, a Federal Work-Study position, an internship, and a ministry field placement. They can serve different purposes and need not carry the same pay, academic credit, or financial-aid treatment.

Federal Work-Study, when available to an eligible student, is need-based aid earned through an approved job; it is not money automatically credited to a tuition bill. Applicants should ask McCormick's financial aid office whether they qualify and where eligible openings are posted. They should also confirm whether a particular degree's supervised ministry or field education is paid, since academic placement requirements should not be assumed to provide wages.