Each year, CUNY develops student expense budgets that are used when determining students’ financial need. Student expense budgets include actual tuition and fee costs as well as allowances for the cost of books and supplies, transportation, food, housing and personal expenses. These student expense budgets are developed using information from the U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for living costs in New York City.

The following expense budgets represent the maximum amount of financial aid that students may receive from all sources, including student loans, during a single academic year.

There are two student expense budget categories:

• Living With Parents Budget 2009-2010
  
• Living Away From Parents Budget 2009-2010