Costs Visiting (Non Exchange Students)

Estimated Expenses: Information subject to change without prior notice

Estimated Accommodation Costs
On-Campus Housing:
Off-Campus Housing:
$16,600 pesos per semester, meals not included
Varies from $3,000 to $8,000 pesos per month
Food (per month) Around $5,000 pesos
Local Transportation Buses are cheap, taxis are expensive. Plan on spending $1,000 pesos per month
Academic (books etc) $2,000 pesos. Textbooks run about $500 pesos each, but can be much more expensive.
Personal (entertainment, etc) Movies are cheap, go often $35 - $60 pesos.  A night at the club can cost up to $500 pesos. 
Cost of 1 academic unit – undergraduate*
Cost of 1 academic unit –
Graduate*
The total cost for tuition depends on the total number of registered units per semester. Students at the undergraduate level should register between 18 and 30 units. Students at the master’s level should register between 12 and 24 units per semester.
Undergraduate: $2,000 pesos per unit 
Graduate: $2,430 pesos per unit
Multiply cost of 1 unit by the number of units per class to calculate the cost of one class.  Most classes are 6 units.  *Information subject to change without prior notice

Important Additional Costs
Students must be able to meet the following costs as they apply to their particular situation:

  • Travel expenses between home country and Puebla, Mexico and during vacation periods
  • Large purchases (such as computers, furniture, etc...)
  • Medical expenses not covered by health insurance (eye care, dental care, and medical problems developed before arriving at the university)

Food and housing during school holidays (refer to the Calendario Escolar at http://www.udlap.mx/noticias/fechas_importantes.aspx?tipo=SemestralAlumnos)