What it costs,
and how we help
The published rates, the fees behind them, and the routes that change what you actually pay. Every figure on this page comes from the official tuition addendum, linked below.
Charged per semester
Not per year and not per credit. You are billed each semester, on the first day of class.
Set by your credit load
How many credits you take that semester decides which band you fall into, and the band sets the rate.
Assessed individually
Scholarships, payment plans and employer arrangements are reviewed case by case. The published rate is the starting point, not the conclusion.
Start with the
official document
Keiser University publishes a tuition and fee disclosure for Nicaragua as an addendum to the catalog. It is the authoritative statement of what the university charges.
Everything on this page is reproduced from that document so you can read it in context. Where the two ever differ, the addendum governs.
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San Marcos and Managua campuses. No visa, no relocation, no leaving your family behind.
The published rate,
and what moves it
Find your credit load on the left. The panel on the right lists the institutional scholarships you can apply for — read them together, because the published rate is what the university charges before any award is applied.
Reproduced from the Tuition and Fee Disclosure, Nicaragua Addendum to Catalog, effective Fall Semester 2026, revised 19 March 2026. The addendum states that tuition and fees are subject to annual review and modification.
Federal financial aid
Keiser University is approved by the U.S. Department of Education to participate in federal student aid programs. U.S. Citizens and eligible residents may access federal aid. If you do not hold that status, this section does not apply to you — the institutional scholarships above are your route.
Federal Pell Grant
A need-based grant that does not have to be repaid. For undergraduates who have not already earned a bachelor's or professional degree. The amount depends on your financial need, the cost of attendance and your enrollment status. Requires the FAFSA.
Subsidized Direct Loan
For undergraduates with demonstrated financial need. Repayment begins six months after you graduate or drop below half-time enrollment. Annual limits: $3,500 in the first year, $4,500 in the second, $5,500 in the third and fourth.
Unsubsidized Direct Loan
For undergraduate and graduate students, regardless of need. Interest accrues from the moment the loan is disbursed and is capitalized if you do not pay it. Annual limits: $6,000 in the first and second undergraduate years, $7,000 in the third and fourth, and $20,500 for graduate students. Your dependency status on the FAFSA affects the amount.
Direct PLUS Loan
An unsubsidized loan taken out by the parent of a dependent student. Requires a credit check. Repayment begins 60 days after the loan is disbursed.
Private loans
If federal aid does not cover what you need, the Financial Aid Office can point you to alternative loan sources. Terms are set by the lender, not by the university.
Florida Prepaid College
If you hold a Florida Prepaid plan, it can be applied here. Ask the Financial Aid Office how to transfer the benefit.
Every loan has to be repaid, with interest. A grant does not. Before you borrow, read the four points under financial literacy further down this page.
How to apply for federal aid
Create your FSA ID
At studentaid.gov. This is the username and password you will use for everything that follows.
Complete the FAFSA
Keiser University's Federal School Code is 015159. Enter it so your information reaches us.
Sign the Master Promissory Note
Only if you are applying for a loan. It is the legal agreement to repay.
Review your aid package
A Financial Aid Officer walks you through what you were awarded and what it leaves to pay.
Send any documents requested
Typically identification, residency documents and tax or income records for you, and for your parents if you are a dependent student.
Complete Entrance Counseling
At mappingyourfuture.org. Required before a first loan is disbursed.
Financial Aid Office: Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Saturday, 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. Each campus has a full-time Director of Financial Aid — ask Admissions to book you an appointment.
Three things this
page cannot tell you
The addendum covers undergraduate and graduate study. It does not publish rates for our associate degrees, our thirteen professional diplomados, or the International Language Institute.
If you are interested in any of these programs, please contact us for detailed information about tuition and applicable fees.
Associate degrees
Business Administration and Graphic Arts & Design, at Managua.
Diplomados
Thirteen professional programs, 40 hours each, at Managua.
Language Institute
Seven English programs across seven locations nationwide.
Language Institute registration
Registration is free. The placement test is US$10 and is credited against your first payment.
Payment options
Payment arrangements are separate from scholarships. They do not reduce what a semester costs — they change when you pay it.
Monthly payment plans
Arranged through the Bursar's Office, so the semester charge is spread across the term rather than paid at once. Ask your advisor to set this up before the semester starts, not after.
Employer-sponsored arrangements
If your employer covers part or all of your studies, the Bursar's Office handles the billing arrangement directly. Bring the authorization from your employer when you enroll.
Six ways to make a payment
Whichever you use, keep the receipt. If someone else pays on your behalf, the charge is still in your name.
Cashier's Office
Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. At the San Marcos campus.
Online through your portal
Sign in to the Student Portal, open My Finance, then Make Payment Online. This channel is for tuition only.
Online card payment
Active students can pay by card online. Ask the Bursar's Office for the current payment link, and save a screenshot of the electronic receipt.
Automatic debit
Set up once at the Bursar's Office and the installment is debited each month. Ask for the authorization form.
Deposit or transfer
In US dollars, to the account below. Write the student's full name on the slip and email it to the Bursar's Office, or the payment cannot be applied.
Check
US or Central American checks, payable to Everglades College, Inc. (Keiser University), mailed to the San Marcos campus.
Confirm these details with the Bursar's Office before sending a transfer. Keiser University will never ask you to send a payment to a different account by email or message.
Check your Keiser email
Official communication about your balance goes to your Keiser University email address, not to a personal one. Statements, deadlines and payment confirmations all arrive there.
The balance is in your name
If a parent, relative or employer pays for you, the account is still yours. Making sure the payment arrives, and on time, is your responsibility.
Room and board
Residential plans at the San Marcos campus, charged per semester alongside tuition. Managua is a commuter campus and has no residence charge.
Plan contents are set by the Bursar's Office. Ask an advisor which plan fits your schedule before you choose.
Other fees
and charges
In addition to tuition and mandatory semester fees, certain additional charges may apply depending on your program, enrollment status, or specific services requested. The following fees are listed for your reference and may not apply to every student.
Refunds, withdrawal
and borrowing
Undergraduate Catalog
Cancellation and Refund Policy, University Withdrawal Policy, and how charges are prorated. Also the academic calendar, grading and credit policies.
Graduate School Catalog
The same policies for graduate programs, including the MBA, MBA Online and the DBA.
Borrowing responsibly
If you finance part of your studies, ask the Bursar's Office for a repayment projection before you sign — what the monthly figure will be after you graduate, not only during your studies. Borrow against the degree you will finish, not the semester in front of you.
Four things worth working out before you enroll
Most of this is not specific to Keiser. It is the arithmetic that decides whether a degree pays for itself, and it is far easier to do before you start than halfway through.
Price the credential, not the semester
A semester figure is easy to say yes to. Multiply your credit band by the number of semesters the program takes, add the mandatory fees each term, and add room and board if you will live on campus. That total is the real decision.
An award and a payment plan are not the same thing
A scholarship lowers what you owe. A monthly payment plan does not — it changes when you pay it. Both are useful, but only one reduces the total, and mistaking one for the other is the most common budgeting error we see.
Ask for the repayment figure before you sign
If you finance part of your studies, ask the Bursar's Office what the monthly payment becomes after you graduate, not during. Borrow against the degree you will finish, not against the semester in front of you.
Tell us when your situation changes
Eligibility for institutional scholarships is assessed individually and circumstances change. If your family's situation shifts mid-program, the Financial Aid Office would rather hear it early than find out when a payment is missed.
Before you ask us
Find out what
you would pay
Tell an advisor which program you are considering and they will walk you through the rate, the scholarships you can apply for, and the payment options — in one conversation.