Program Costs

The Program Fee includes instruction as well as an extensive cultural program:

• Orientation program
• Enrollment at French universities, schools and institutes
• On-going academic support
• On-going individual language and methodology support
• Independent study projects
• Applied and performing arts classes for majors
• International health insurance
• Liability insurance
• Public transportation pass for unlimited travel within Paris and Ile-de-France
• Computer facilities
• Tickets to performances: opera, dance, theater…
• Free access to most museums
• Carte Louvre Jeunes, unlimited access to permanent collections and temporary exhibitions at the Musée du Louvre.
• One day-trip per semester
• One weekend trip per semester
• Walking tours and visits in Paris
• Other CUPA-sponsored activities (pétanque, goûters, etc.)

Please note: Personal expenses, passport and visa/titre de séjour fees, textbooks and study materials, musical instrument rentals, practice rooms, art supplies, cell phones, transatlantic transportation or any trips not organized by CUPA are not covered by the program fee.

• Private room in a Francophone household
• Breakfast daily and 5 dinners per week*
• Household linens
• Laundry facilities

*Except during university breaks.

Please note:  CUPA is closed between the last day of the fall semester and the first day of the spring semester.  Students in a home stay doing an academic year are responsible for their own accommodations during that time.

The following are estimates of additional expenses not covered by the CUPA tuition fee. These figures are obtained by averaging reported student expenses over the course of a semester. How much you actually spend during your time in Paris will ultimately depend on your lifestyle.

Pre-Departure (in $USD)

• Visa and passport fees: $500
• Transatlantic airfare: $900

During the semester (in euros€)

• Additional meals: 1800 € *
• Books and academic supplies: 250 €
• Cell phone expenses: 550 €
• Personal items: 300€

*For students who have chosen to live independently, this figure will be higher.

• Additional cultural expenses: 250 € *
• Cafés, restaurants, etc.: 375 €
• Vacation travel, major purchases: 600 €

*CUPA sponsors a number of cultural activities each semester. Learn more about our cultural program.

The Program Fee includes:

• 2 credit-bearing courses
• Home stay for the duration of the program (private room in Francophone household, breakfast daily and 5 dinners per week, laundry 1x/week, household linens)
• Public transportation pass for unlimited travel within Paris and Ile-de-France for the duration of the program
• International health insurance
• Free access to most museums
• One weekend trip
• All program-sponsored activities (“pauses gourmandes”, end-of-program dinner, etc.)
• Tickets to performances: opera, dance, theater, exhibitions…

The following are estimates of additional expenses not covered by the CUPA program fee. These figures are based on former student evaluations. How much you actually spend during your time in Paris will ultimately depend on your lifestyle.

Pre-departure (in $USD)

• Visa, and passport fees: n/a for U.S. citizens*
• Transatlantic airfare: $900

During the summer (in euros€)

• Additional meals: 400 €
• Cell phone expenses: 250 €
• Personal items: 100 €

*non-US citizens should check here to see if they need a short-stay visa for France.

• Additional cultural expenses: 75 € *
• Cafés, restaurants, etc.: 150 €
• Vacation travel, major purchases: 200 €

*CUPA sponsors a number of cultural activities each semester. Learn more about our cultural program.