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Pricing Overview

WebAssign's powerful online instructional tools are available to recognized educational institutions at an affordable price. WebAssign is free for instructors, and the subscription fee for students is based on one or more factors: the type of institution (high school or higher education), the course length (single term or multiterm), the number of students enrolled in a course, and the level of content accessed (standard or upgraded).

Higher Education

Basic Content

Instructors using basic content have access to WebAssign's authored and public question collection. Instructors can customize any of these questions or create their own.

Basic content subscription fees are:

  • $17.95/student per course or lab, per semester
  • $14.95/student per course or lab, per quarter

Standard Content

Instructors using standard content have access to questions in their chosen textbook (if supported) as well as WebAssign's authored and public question collection. Instructors can customize any of these questions or create their own.

Standard content subscription fees are:

  • $22.95/student per course or lab, per semester
  • $18.45/student per course or lab, per quarter

Upgraded Content

Several publishers offer textbooks with augmented online content including tutorials, simulations, and eBooks. Prices vary by publisher and textbook.

To find out the specific pricing for your textbook, please visit our Textbook Collection and search for your text.

Subscriptions are purchased using access codes, which are available online, in your bookstore, or optionally bundled with your textbook. Most colleges and universities require students to pay WebAssign subscription fees, but institutions can pay the fees in bulk. Contact WebAssign for more information.


Secondary Education

Subscription fees for secondary schools cover the entire academic year or two-semester block. In most cases, the school pays the student fees. Our Finding Funds page has helpful tips for raising money to cover WebAssign subscriptions. Fees are based on the number of students enrolled in a course:

Most Standard and Upgraded Content

Purchase method No. of students No textbook questions Using textbook questions
Bill institution (site license) or access cards 1–15 students $15.50 $16.50
16–50 students $11.40 $12.40
51 or more students $9.50 $10.50
Online purchase Each student $9.50 $10.50

Enhanced Content from Cengage Learning

Textbooks published by Cengage Learning and distributed to secondary education institutions by Holt McDougal feature content designated as Enhanced WebAssign. The available questions have been enhanced with a wide array of learning tools for students, including interactive tutorials, problem-solving videos, and links to appropriate sections of the adopted textbook, all available as hints from the assigned questions. Additionally, schools can opt to adopt a complete interactive eBook along with Enhanced WebAssign. Fees for Enhanced WebAssign from Cengage Learning are as follows:

Purchase method No. of students Enhanced textbook questions only Enhanced textbook questions with full interactive eBook
Bill institution (site license) or access cards Each Student $21.50 $38.75
Online purchase Each student $38.75 $66.75

To inquire about purchasing access code cards in bulk, please contact your Holt McDougal Sales Representative.


Government and Business

Please contact us for information about using WebAssign in a commercial or government setting.

Prices subject to change without notice.

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