Cost
| CAPS-in-Beijing Student Estimated Budget Fall 2025 | |||||
| Item | Item Detail | CNY ￥ | USD $* | Total | |
| Bursar Billed Costs | |||||
| CU A&S Tuition/Fees | $35,633.00 | ||||
| Total Bursar | $35,633.00 | ||||
| Non-Bursar Billed | |||||
| U.S. Passport | $130.00 | ||||
| Chinese Visa** | $140.00 | ||||
| Field Trips*** | |||||
| Housing | ￥140 x 30 days x 4 mos + ￥3000 deposit**** | ￥19,800.00 | $2,758.00 | ||
| Food | ￥80 x 30 days x 4 mos (on campus dinning) | ￥9,600.00 | $1,337.00 | ||
| Textbooks | ￥850.00 | ￥850.00 | $118.00 | ||
| Personal Expenses | ￥1,500 x 4 mos | ￥6,000.00 | $836.00 | ||
| Ground Transport | ￥600 x 4 mos | ￥2,400.00 | $334.00 | ||
| Communication | ￥100 x 4 mos | ￥400.00 | $56.00 | ||
| Internet | ￥30 x 4 mos | ￥120.00 | $17.00 | ||
| Total Non-Bursar | $5,726.00 | $5,726.00 | |||
| Total Estimate | $41,359.00 | ||||
| NOTE: | |||||
| * Using $1:￥7.25 exchange rate as of June 19. 2024. | |||||
| **Chinese visa fee for non-U.S. citizens will be different. | |||||
| **Costs for domestic field trips in China will be also covered by the travel grants. | |||||
| **** Deposit shall be returned to the student upon evacuation. | |||||
| A participating student will be reimbursed for the actual costs (up to $2,500) of their international flights between home address and Beijing once receipts have been submitted. | |||||