Gonzaga University

Tuition for the 2018-2019 academic year is $42,370; room and board is estimated at $11,944. Including tuition, room and board, books, fees, transportation, and living expenses, Gonzaga estimates $59,795 as the total cost of attendance for the 2018-2019 year.

99% percent of admitted students earn scholarships and/or grants. The average package for 2017-2018 was $28,951 awarded in the form of grants, scholarships, loans, and campus employment. A number of merit-based, merit/need-based, athletic, music, debate, and other program scholarships are awarded to students each year. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is available on October 1, and Gonzaga encourages students to apply as close to October 1 as they can and up to February 1 to be eligible for Gonzaga's Priority Awarding Pool. Also, check the website for scholarship information and online applications. Gonzaga is committed to working with students and families to finance their investment in a quality education.

As the hub of the Inland Northwest, Spokane plays a vital role in shaping the University's character. While offering urban advantages such as museum exhibits, shopping, symphony, Broadway and ballet performances, Spokane still maintains an intimate, friendly, and community atmosphere. Used for running and cycling, part of the 37-mile Centennial Trail, runs through campus and to Coeur d' Alene, Idaho. Within a short distance of campus, students snow and water ski, hike, cycle, rock climb, swim, camp, and golf. With an average rainfall of only 16.7 inches per year, outdoor activities are easily accessible.

The 24 residence halls and apartments on campus, both single-sex and coed, house 40 to 360 students each. Freshmen and sophomores are required to live on campus. The Zagweb network provides students round-the-clock electronic access to email, Internet, campus intranet, and library holdings, all directly from residence hall rooms. Additionally, the whole campus is wireless. Resident Directors and Assistants, along with a Resident Chaplain, provide a fun, secure, and nurturing environment.

The Foley Library contains more than 800,000 volumes and microform titles, with two special collections of material especially rich in the areas of philosophy and classical civilization, as well as the nation's most extensive collection of works concerning the famous Jesuit poet Gerard Manley Hopkins. The historic College Hall houses the Harry & Colleen Magnuson Theatre, a Florentine-style University Chapel, and numerous classrooms and faculty offices including the Office of Admission. Jesuits living and working in the Spokane area reside on campus in the new Della Strada Jesuit Community. Gonzaga is also home to the Bing Crosby House Museum, which houses a large collection of material relating to singer and actor, Bing Crosby, in his original home.

Students are able to produce sophisticated multimedia presentations and research hundreds of libraries across the country from their own residence hall rooms, by accessing campus-wide wireless, or from one of many labs on campus. The Communications Building offers an arts lab for the Bulletin (the weekly student-published newspaper), KAGU, the University's radio station, and GUTV, a state-of-the-art TV production station where students learn all aspects of broadcast studies. The Herak Center for Engineering offers state-of-the-art CAD/CAM, electronic, digital, microwave, and calibration labs, and the PACCAR Center for Applied Science, which received a "Gold" certification rating from the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), adds more classroom space, a robotics lab, a computer science lab with a high-speed cluster computer array, and the rapidly growing Electric Utility Transmission & Distribution program.

The Martin Athletic Centre boasts a 13,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art fitness center, and next door, the 6000-seat McCarthey Athletic Center houses the men's and women's basketball games as well as concerts and events throughout the year. Washington Trust Field at Patterson Baseball Complex hosts the Gonzaga baseball program. The new Volkar Center for Athletic Achievement is located south of the Martin Centre and is designated to help student-athletes succeed in competition, in the classroom, and in the community.

Gonzaga has committed that any new buildings on campus (including the recent addition of the 167,726 square-foot John J. Hemmingson Center which was certified "Gold") will seek at least "Silver" LEED certification. Additionally, as a signatory of the Presidents' Climate Commitment, Gonzaga has created a Climate Action Plan to reduce its carbon footprint by 20% by 2020 and 50% by 2035 (from 2009 levels).

Recognizing the importance of an international perspective for learning, Gonzaga offers study abroad programs in over 35 countries, including Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, England, France, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Mexico, Peru, Scotland (Honors Program students), South Africa, Spain, Tanzania, Turkey, Turks and Caicos, and Zambia. Gonzaga's campus in Florence, Italy is the most popular option.