main contentSample Graduate School Financial Aid Offers
for incoming graduate students
Financial aid offers are prepared based on a student’s program of study and the typical enrollment pattern in that degree program. They are designed to provide resources for tuition as well as modest allowances for living expenses (food and housing), books and supplies, transportation, personal expenses, loan fees, and professional licensing expenses (if incurred while enrolled). Together these expenses make up the Cost of Attendance.
The sample financial aid offers shown below are for informational purposes only and they are typical for first-year graduate students in the 2025-26 academic year when tuition is $1,144 per credit. Students should expect a minimal tuition increase every Summer semester when the new academic year begins; other components of the Cost of Attendance are also subject to change. Complete cost information is posted on the Student and Departmental Account Services website.
Please note that external resources must be reported to the Financial Aid Office. Receipt of external resources or Lewis & Clark scholarships will result in a dollar-for-dollar decrease in federal student loan eligibility.
A FAFSA is required to be considered for federal financial aid and students must reapply annually. Those with a valid FAFSA who meet the basic eligibility criteria can expect to receive a financial aid offer that fully covers their Cost of Attendance.
Estimated Cost of Attendance for Fall 2025/Spring 2026:
Tuition: $19,448 for 17 credits (8-semester track) or $12,584 for 11 credits (11-semester track)
Food and Housing Allowance: $19,170
Books and Supplies Allowance: $1,250
Transportation Allowance: $2,700
Personal Allowance: $3,600
Loan Fee Allowance: $600
Total Cost of Attendance: $46,768 (8-semester track) or $39,904 (11-semester track) for Fall 2025/Spring 2026
Sample Offer for 8-Semester Art Therapy Track:
$20,500 Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loan
Up to $26,268 Federal Direct Grad PLUS Loan*
Total financial aid offered for Fall 2025/Spring 2026: $46,768
Sample Offer for 11-Semester Art Therapy Track:
$20,500 Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loan
Up to $19,404 Federal Direct Grad PLUS Loan*
Total financial aid offered for Fall 2025/Spring 2026: $39,904
Loan amounts are divided evenly between Fall and Spring.
Students must reapply for financial aid annually. Next year’s FAFSA will put students into consideration for aid during the Summer as well as next Fall and Spring.
Estimated Cost of Attendance for Fall 2025/Spring 2026:
Tuition: $20,592 for 18 credits
Food and Housing Allowance: $19,170
Books and Supplies Allowance: $1,250
Transportation Allowance: $2,700
Personal Allowance: $3,600
Loan Fee Allowance: $600
Total Cost of Attendance: $47,912 for Fall 2025/Spring 2026
Sample Offer:
$20,500 Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loan
Up to $27,412 Federal Direct Grad PLUS Loan*
Total financial aid offered for Fall 2025/Spring 2026: $47,912
Loan amounts are divided evenly between Fall and Spring.
Students must reapply for financial aid annually.
Estimated Cost of Attendance for Fall 2025/Spring 2026:
Tuition: $19,448 for 17 credits
Food and Housing Allowance: $19,170
Books and Supplies Allowance: $1,250
Transportation Allowance: $2,700
Personal Allowance: $3,600
Loan Fee Allowance: $600
Total Cost of Attendance: $46,768 for Fall 2025/Spring 2026
Sample Offer:
$20,500 Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loan
Up to $26,268 Federal Direct Grad PLUS Loan*
Total financial aid offered for Fall 2025/Spring 2026: $46,768
Loan amounts are divided evenly between Fall and Spring.
Students must reapply for financial aid annually. Next year’s FAFSA will put students into consideration for aid during the Summer as well as next Fall and Spring.
Estimated Cost of Attendance for Fall 2025/Spring 2026:
Tuition: $24,024 for 21 credits (7-semester track) or $18,304 for 16 credits (8-semester track) or $12,584 for 11 credits (11-semester track)
Food and Housing Allowance: $19,170
Books and Supplies Allowance: $1,250
Transportation Allowance: $2,700
Personal Allowance: $3,600
Loan Fee Allowance: $600
Total Cost of Attendance: $51,344 (7-semester track) or $45,624 (8-semester track) or $39,904 (11-semester track) for Fall 2025/Spring 2026
Sample Offer for 7-Semester PMHC Track:
$20,500 Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loan
Up to $30,844 Federal Direct Grad PLUS Loan*
Total financial aid offered for Fall 2025/Spring 2026: $51,344
Sample Offer for 8-Semester PMHC Track:
$20,500 Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loan
Up to $25,124 Federal Direct Grad PLUS Loan*
Total financial aid offered for Fall 2025/Spring 2026: $45,624
Sample Offer for 11-Semester PMHC Track:
$20,500 Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loan
Up to $19,404 Federal Direct Grad PLUS Loan*
Total financial aid offered for Fall 2025/Spring 2026: $39,904
Loan amounts are divided evenly between Fall and Spring.
Students must reapply for financial aid annually. Next year’s FAFSA will put students into consideration for aid during the Summer as well as next Fall and Spring.
Estimated Cost of Attendance for Fall 2025/Spring 2026:
Tuition: $20,592 for 18 credits
Food and Housing Allowance: $19,170
Books and Supplies Allowance: $1,250
Transportation Allowance: $2,700
Personal Allowance: $3,600
Loan Fee Allowance: $600
Total Cost of Attendance: $47,912 for Fall 2025/Spring 2026
Sample Offer:
$20,500 Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loan
Up to $27,412 Federal Direct Grad PLUS Loan*
Total financial aid offered for Fall 2025/Spring 2026: $47,912
Loan amounts are divided evenly between Fall and Spring.
Students must reapply for financial aid annually. Next year’s FAFSA will put students into consideration for aid during the Summer as well as next Fall and Spring.
Summer start term
Estimated Cost of Attendance for Summer 2025/Fall 2025/Spring 2026:
Tuition: $24,024 for 21 credits
Food and Housing Allowance: $22,365
Books and Supplies Allowance: $1,875
Transportation Allowance: $3,150
Personal Allowance: $4,200
Loan Fee Allowance: $900
Total Cost of Attendance: $56,514 for Summer 2025/Fall 2025/Spring 2026
Sample Offer:
$20,500 Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loan
Up to $36,014 Federal Direct Grad PLUS Loan*
Total financial aid offered for Summer 2025/Fall 2025/Spring 2026: $56,514
Loan amounts are divided evenly over the Summer, Fall, and Spring semesters.
Students must reapply for financial aid annually.
Fall start term
Estimated Cost of Attendance for Fall 2025/Spring 2026:
Tuition: $20,592 for 18 credits
Food and Housing Allowance: $19,170
Books and Supplies Allowance: $1,250
Transportation Allowance: $2,700
Personal Allowance: $3,600
Loan Fee Allowance: $600
Total Cost of Attendance: $47,912 for Fall 2025/Spring 2026
Sample Offer:
$20,500 Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loan
Up to $27,412 Federal Direct Grad PLUS Loan*
Total financial aid offered for Fall 2025/Spring 2026: $47,912
Loan amounts are divided evenly between Fall and Spring.
Students must reapply for financial aid annually. Next year’s FAFSA will put students into consideration for aid during the Summer as well as next Fall and Spring.
Fall start term, on-campus track
Estimated Cost of Attendance for Fall 2025/Spring 2026:
Tuition: $27,456 for 24 credits
Food and Housing Allowance: $19,170
Books and Supplies Allowance: $1,250
Transportation Allowance: $2,700
Personal Allowance: $3,600
Loan Fee Allowance: $600
Total Cost of Attendance: $54,776 for Fall 2025/Spring 2026
Sample Offer:
$20,500 Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loan
Up to $34,276 Federal Direct Grad PLUS Loan*
Total financial aid offered for Fall 2025/Spring 2026: $54,776
Loan amounts are divided evenly between Fall and Spring.
Students must reapply for financial aid annually. Next year’s FAFSA will put students into consideration for aid during the Summer as well as next Fall and Spring.
Estimated Cost of Attendance for Summer 2025/Fall 2025/Spring 2026:
Tuition: $42,328 for 37 credits
Food and Housing Allowance: $23,643
Books and Supplies Allowance: $1,875
Transportation Allowance: $3,330
Personal Allowance: $4,440
Loan Fee Allowance: $900
Professional Assessment Cost Allowance: $450
Total Cost of Attendance: $76,966 for Summer 2025/Fall 2025/Spring 2026
Sample Offer:
$20,500 Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loan
Up to $56,466 Federal Direct Grad PLUS Loan*
Total financial aid offered for Summer 2025/Fall 2025/Spring 2026: $76,966
Loan amounts are divided evenly over the Summer, Fall, and Spring semesters.
Students must reapply for financial aid for the final Summer semester of their program.
Estimated Cost of Attendance for Summer 2025/Fall 2025/Spring 2026:
Tuition: $21,736 for 19 credits
Food and Housing Allowance: $22,365
Books and Supplies Allowance: $1,875
Transportation Allowance: $3,150
Personal Allowance: $4,200
Loan Fee Allowance: $900
Total Cost of Attendance: $54,226 for Summer 2025/Fall 2025/Spring 2026
Sample Offer:
$6,859 PT MAT School Employee Award
$20,500 Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loan
Up to $49,607 Federal Direct Grad PLUS Loan*
Total financial aid offered for Summer 2025/Fall 2025/Spring 2026: $54,226
Loan amounts are divided evenly over the Summer, Fall, and Spring semesters.
Students must reapply for financial aid annually.
Estimated Cost of Attendance for Summer 2025/Fall 2025/Spring 2026:
Tuition: $36,608 for 32 credits
Food and Housing Allowance: $23,004
Books and Supplies Allowance: $1,875
Transportation Allowance: $3,240
Personal Allowance: $4,320
Loan Fee Allowance: $900
Professional Assessment Cost Allowance: $450
Total Cost of Attendance: $70,397 for Summer 2025/Fall 2025/Spring 2026
Sample Offer:
$20,500 Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loan
Up to $49,897 Federal Direct Grad PLUS Loan*
Total financial aid offered for Summer 2025/Fall 2025/Spring 2026: $70,397
Loan amounts are divided evenly over the Summer, Fall, and Spring semesters.
Students must reapply for financial aid for the final Summer semester of their program.
Offers for students in the MEd in Curriculum and Instruction, MEd in Special Education, MEd and EdS in Educational Administration, and EdD in Educational Leadership programs are prepared based on the student’s individual academic plans. Students in these programs may borrow up to $20,500 per academic year through the Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loan program. They may also be eligible to apply for the Federal Direct Grad PLUS Loan* should their expected educational costs exceed their other student loan eligibility.
* The Federal Direct Grad PLUS Loan is a credit-qualified loan. Students must meet the credit-qualification standards or apply with a credit-worthy endorser in order to receive the loan. The amount included on the financial aid offer is the maximum a student may borrow should they apply for the loan and be approved.
Financial Aid is located in Fowler Student Center on the Undergraduate Campus.
MSC: 56
email fao@lclark.edu
voice 503-768-7090
fax 503-768-7074
Document Submission Portals:
New Undergraduate Students
All Other Students
Associate Vice President Anastacia Dillon
Financial Aid
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615 S. Palatine Hill Road
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