Fees and Fiscal Information
Admission Application Fee
An individual who applies for admission to the University of Florida shall pay a non-refundable application fee of $30. While personal checks are accepted, the preferred method of payment is an online MasterCard, Visa or American Express credit card payment, which can be transmitted electronically on ISIS, the university's secure web site. Please note that if paying by credit card, a $1.75 service fee will automatically be added to the $30 fee, so the total application fee is $31.75.
Admission Tuition Deposit
Pursuant to 6C1-3.0376(11) Regulations of the University of Florida, the $200 admission deposit paid by the individual shall be applied toward payment of that individual's tuition upon enrollment. The admission deposit shall not be reimbursed to an individual who does not enroll in the term offered for admission. The deposit is waived for those individuals who have provided documentation that they have received an application fee waiver because of economic need as determined by the College Board, American College Testing Program, Law School Admissions Council, the American Association of Medical Colleges Fee Assistance Program or the American Association of Dental Schools Application Service.
While personal checks are accepted, the preferred method of payment is an online MasterCard, Visa or American Express credit card payment, which can be transmitted electronically on ISIS, the university's secure website.
Registration and Tuition Fees Liability
Pursuant to Section 6C1-3.037(1) Regulations of the University of Florida, registration shall be defined as consisting of two components: a) formal enrollment in one or more credit courses approved and scheduled by the university; and b) fee payment, or other appropriate arrangements for fee payment (deferment or third-party billing) for the courses in which the student is enrolled as of the end of the drop/add period.
Registration must be completed on or before the date specified in the university calendar. Students are not authorized to attend class unless they are on the class roll or have been approved to audit. Unauthorized class attendance will result in fee liability.
Fee Liability – Pursuant to Section 6C1-3.037(2) Regulations of the University of Florida, a student is liable for all tuition fees associated with all courses for which the student is registered at the end of the drop/add period. The fee payment deadline is 3:30 p.m. on the last day of the second week of classes.
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Assessment of Tuition Fees
Pursuant to Section 6C1-3.0375 Regulations of the University of Florida, tuition shall be assessed on residency, first enrolled term of the current degree, course level and program.
Students can calculate and pay their own tuition fees on the secure my.ufl.edu portal.
To estimate your tuition fees and determine your student status, visit www.fa.ufl.edu/ufs/cashiers/feecalc.aspx.
Lack of written notification of the tuition fee debt does not negate the student’s responsibility to pay by the published deadline.
For purposes of discussion, the word term refers to the fall semester, the spring semester and any of the summer semesters. Definitions of first enrolled term of the current degree program are as follows:
Fall 2011 Tuition Fee Criteria
- A first-time admitted and enrolled degree-seeking student registered for Fall 2011, Spring 2012 or Summer 2012 term.
- A non-degree seeking student.
- A UF graduate admitted to a new degree program for Fall 2011, Spring 2012 or Summer 2012 term.
- A former student who is readmitted for Fall 2011, Spring 2012 or Summer 2012 term after an absence of two or more consecutive terms, excluding military withdrawals.
Fall 2010 Tuition Fee Criteria
- A first-time admitted and enrolled degree-seeking student registered for Fall 2010, Spring 2011 or Summer 2011 term.
- A UF graduate admitted to a new degree program for Fall 2010, Spring 2011 or Summer 2011 term.
- A former student who is readmitted for Fall 2010, Spring 2011 or Summer 2011 term after an absence of two or more consecutive terms.
Fall 2009 Tuition Fee Criteria
- A first-time admitted and enrolled degree-seeking student registered for Fall 2009, Spring 2010 or Summer 2010 term.
- A UF graduate admitted to a new degree program for Fall 2009, Spring 2010 or Summer 2010 term.
- A former student who is readmitted for Fall 2009, Spring 2010 or Summer 2010 term after an absence of two or more consecutive terms.
Fall 2008 Tuition Fee Criteria
- A first-time admitted and enrolled degree-seeking student registered for Fall 2008, Spring 2009 or Summer 2009 term.
- A UF graduate admitted to a new degree program for Fall 2008, Spring 2009 or Summer 2009 term.
- A former student who is readmitted for Fall 2008, Spring 2009 or Summer 2009 term after an absence of two or more consecutive terms.
Fall 2007 Tuition Fee Criteria
- A first-time admitted and enrolled degree-seeking student registered for Fall 2007, Spring 2008 or Summer 2008 term.
- A UF graduate admitted to a new degree program for Fall 2007, Spring 2008 or Summer 2008 term.
- A former student who is readmitted for Fall 2007, Spring 2008 or Summer 2008 term after an absence of two or more consecutive terms.
Fall 2006 Tuition Fee Criteria
- A first-time admitted and enrolled degree-seeking student registered for Fall 2006, Spring 2007 or Summer 2007 term.
- A UF graduate admitted to a new degree program for Fall 2006, Spring 2007 or Summer 2007 term.
- A former student who is readmitted for Fall 2006, Spring 2007 or Summer 2007 term after an absence of two or more consecutive terms.
Fall 2005 Tuition Fee Criteria
- A first-time admitted and enrolled degree-seeking student registered for Fall 2005, Spring 2006 or Summer 2006 term.
- A UF graduate admitted to a new degree program for Fall 2005, Spring 2006 or Summer 2006 term requiring a new application.
- A former student who is readmitted for Fall 2005, Spring 2006 or Summer 2006 term after an absence of two or more consecutive terms.
Pre-Fall 2005 Tuition Fee Criteria
- A degree-seeking student admitted and enrolled before Fall 2005 and enrolled Spring and/or Summer 2005.
- Pre-Fall 2005 status ends upon receipt of a degree in Fall 2005 or thereafter.
- Pre-Fall 2005 status also ends upon the student's admission or readmission to a degree program requiring a new application.
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Assessment of Student Fees
Activity and Service Fee (6C1-3.0372 Regulations of the University of Florida) – All students must pay an activity and service fee that is assessed on a per credit hour basis and is included in the basic rate per credit hour.
Athletic Fee (6C1-3.0372 Regulations of the University of Florida) – All students must pay an athletic fee that is assessed on a per credit hour basis and is included in the basic rate per credit hour. Graduate research and teaching assistants enrolled for eight (8) or more credit hours during the fall or spring semesters and all other students enrolled for nine (9) or more credits can purchase athletic tickets at the student rate.
Audit Fee (6C1-3.0376(18) Regulations of the University of Florida) – Tuition fees for audited courses are assessed at the applicable resident or non-resident cost as set forth in Regulation 6C1-3.0375.
Diploma Replacement Fee (6C1-3.0376(13) Regulations of the University of Florida) – Each diploma ordered after a student’s initial degree application can result in a diploma replacement charge not to exceed $10.
Health Fee (6C1-3.0372 Regulations of the University of Florida) – All students must pay a health fee that is assessed on a per credit hour basis and is included in the basic rate per credit hour. The health fee maintains the university’s Student Health Service and is not part of any health insurance a student may purchase.
Material and Supply and Equipment Use Fee (6C1-3.0374 Regulations of the University of Florida) – Material and supply fees are assessed for certain courses to offset the cost of materials or supply items consumed in the course of instruction. The equipment use fee (Florida Statutes FS1009.24(13)(n)) program allows units to charge for significant equipment that is used to prepare students for their careers or professions and is used for instructional purposes only with direct use by students. Material and supply and equipment use fee information is available from the academic departments or from the schedule of courses.
Off-campus Educational Activities (6C1-3.0376(19) Regulations of the University of Florida) – The president of the University of Florida or the president’s designee will establish fees for off-campus course offerings when the location results in specific identifiable increased costs to the university. These fees will be in addition to the regular tuition and fees charged to students enrolling in these courses on campus. As used herein, off campus refers to locations other than regular main campus, branch campuses and centers.
Registration for Zero Hours (6C1-3.0376(17) Regulations of the University of Florida) – The student is assessed the applicable resident or nonresident cost as set forth in Rule 6C1-3.0375, for one credit hour.
Technology Fee (6C1-3.3072 Regulations of the University of Florida) – All students must pay a technology fee that is assessed on a per credit hour basis and is included in the basic rate per credit hour.
Transcript Fee (6C1-3.0376(12) Regulations of the University of Florida) – A complete transcript for current undergraduate, graduate and professional students can be purchased for a fee of $6. Cost for a nonenrolled student is $12. The university releases only complete academic records.
Transportation Access Fee (6C1-3.009 Regulations of the University of Florida) – All students must pay a transportation access fee that is assessed on a per credit hour basis and is included in the basic rate per credit hour.
All charges may be subject to change without notice.
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Repeat Course Fee
Beginning Fall 1997, any undergraduate course numbered 1000-4999 at the university for which a student registers three or more times will be subject to a repeat course fee at 100% of the full cost of instruction, calculated annually. Excluded from the fee are individual study, courses numbered X900-X999, courses dropped or withdrawn without fee liability, cooperative education courses, military science courses with prefixes AFR, MLS and NSC, and courses approved for multiple registrations.
All students, regardless of classification or residency status, will be assessed the fee per (6C1-3.0375(4t) Regulations of the University of Florida.
Any courses taken before Fall 1997 are excluded.
Excess Hours Fee
Pursuant to 1009.286, Florida Statutes, students shall pay an excess hour surcharge equal to 50 percent of the tuition rate for each credit hour in excess of 120 percent of the number of credit hours required to complete the baccalaureate degree program in which the student is enrolled. This became effective for students who enter a community college or a state university for the first time in the Fall 2009 term and thereafter.
In 2011, the Legislature, via Senate Bill 2150, modified the existing statute for the excess hour surcharge. Under the new statute, all undergraduate students entering a college or state university for the first time in the Fall 2011 term, and thereafter, shall pay an excess hour fee equal to 100 percent of the undergraduate tuition in excess of 115 percent of the number of credit hours required to complete the baccalaureate degree program in which the student is enrolled.
Payment of Tuition Fees
Tuition fees are payable on the dates listed in the academic calendar. Deadlines are enforced. Tuition fee payments are processed by University Financial Services.
According to university policy, checks, cashier’s checks and money orders written in excess of the assessed tuition fees will be processed and the difference refunded at a later date. Checks from foreign countries must be payable through a United States bank in U.S. dollars. The university can refuse two-party checks, altered checks and checks that will not photocopy. The university does not have the authority to waive late payment fees unless extraordinary circumstances warrant such a waiver or the university is primarily responsible for the delinquency.
Electronic check payments via Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) can be made online via the my.ufl.edu portal (My Campus Finances > Make-a-Payment) with no service charge.
Payments via MasterCard, Discover or American Express can only be made online via the my.ufl.edu portal (My Campus Finances > Make-a-Payment) and will include a 2.6% service charge for tuition, fees and accounts receivable charges (i.e. laser print, library fines, infirmary, etc.).
Payment via Visa credit card is not an option on my.ufl.edu as Visa does not allow this type of service charge. Cash and debit card payments are not payment options.
Returned electronic checks or paper checks will be charged a service fee of $25 if the returned payment is less than $50; $30 if the returned payment is $50.01-$299.99 and $40 if the returned payment is $300 or more.
A $10 service fee will be charged if the bank information provided for the EFT payment is inaccurate for electronic funds transfer.
Returned checks, returned payments and returned service fee EFT payments must be paid by money order or cashier’s check.
The university also may impose additional requirements, including advance payment or security deposit.
All financial obligations to the university will be applied on the basis of age of the debt. The oldest debt will be paid first.
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Late Registration and Late Payment Fees
Late Registration Fee (6C1-3.037(3) Regulations of the University of Florida) – Any student who fails to register prior to the late registration date published in the academic calendar will be subject to the late registration fee of $100.
Late Payment Fee (6C1-3.037(4) Regulations of the University of Florida) – Any student who fails to pay all tuition fees due or to make appropriate arrangements for tuition fee payment (deferment or third party billing) by the tuition fee-payment deadline published in the academic calendar will be subject to a late payment fee of $100.
Waiver of Late Fees – A student who believes that a late fee should not be assessed because of university error or extraordinary circumstances that prevented all conceivable means of compliance by the deadline may petition for a waiver: Late registration fee – Office of the University Registrar; Late payment fee – University Financial Services. The university reserves the right to require documentation to substantiate these circumstances.
Deferment or Waiver of Tuition Fees
Deferment extends the deadline for payment of tuition fees for a specific term. A tuition fee deferment is granted based on information from Student Financial Affairs (financial aid deferments) or the Office of the University Registrar (veterans). Refer questions on eligibility to the appropriate office. A tuition fee deferment must be established by the tuition fee payment deadline. A tuition fee deferment is provided to students in the following circumstances:
- Students receiving benefits from federal financial assistance programs.
- Students receiving veterans or other educational benefits under Chapter 30, Chapter 31, Chapter 32, Chapter 33, Chapter 34, Chapter 35, Chapter 1606 or Chapter 1607 of Title 38 U.S.C.; or
- Students for whom formal arrangements have been made with the university for payment by an acceptable third-party sponsor.
A $100 late payment fee will be assessed if a student fails to pay all tuition fees due by the deferment deadline.
Waiver of Tuition Fees – UF may waive tuition fees as follows:
- Participants in sponsored institutes and programs where the sponsoring agent pays direct costs.
- Any dependent child of a special risk member killed in the line of duty is entitled to a full waiver of undergraduate tuition fees, per Sections 112.19 and 112.191, Florida Statutes.
- Intern supervisors for institutions within the State University System may be given one nontransferable certificate (fee waiver) for each full academic term during which the person serves as an intern supervisor, pursuant to 1009.26(2), Florida Statutes. The certificate is valid for three years from the date of issuance. The maximum hours allowed during a single semester will be six hours of instruction (including credit through continuing education). The certificate will waive the matriculation fee; the student must pay the balance of the tuition fees by the established deadline.
- Persons 60 years of age or older who are Florida residents are entitled to a waiver of tuition fees for audited courses (up to six credit hours), as provided by Chapter 1009.26(4), Florida Statutes.
- Any student for whom the state is paying foster care board or any student adopted from the Department of Children and Family Services after May 5, 1997, is entitled to a waiver of tuition fees pursuant to Chapter 1009.25(2)(c), Florida Statutes.
- Certain members of active Florida National Guard are entitled to a waiver of tuition fees pursuant to Section 250.10(8), Florida Statutes.
- A student enrolled through the Florida Linkage Institutes Program is entitled to a waiver of tuition fees pursuant to Section 288.8175(6), Florida Statutes.
- Florida resident Homeless tuition waiver pursuant to Chapter 1009.25(2)(f).
- The non-Florida student financial aid fee may not be waived for students receiving an out-of-state tuition fee waiver.
Nonpayment of Tuition Fees (6C1-3.037 Regulations of the University of Florida) - The university shall temporarily suspend further academic progress of any student who has not paid the entire balance of his/her fee liability by the established deadlines. This will be accomplished by placing a financial hold on the student’s record which will prevent the student from receiving grades, transcripts and/or diploma, and the student’s registration will be denied for future terms until the account has been paid in full.
Students who have not paid any portion of their tuition fee liability by the established university deadline will continue to be held fee liable for these courses, but will not be allowed to attend these courses until arrangements have been made to make payment and the student has been re-registered.
To re-register for courses, students must petition the University Student Petitions Committee. Students who re-register after being withdrawn for nonpayment of tuition fees will be subject to both late registration and late payment fees.
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Refund of Tuition Fees
The following circumstances may constitute a tuition fees refund:
- Approved cancellation of enrollment from the university before the end of drop/add, with written documentation from the student.
- Credit hours dropped during drop/add.
- Courses cancelled by the university.
- Call to active military duty.
- Death of the student or member of the immediate family (parent, spouse, child, sibling).
- Illness of the student of such severity or duration, as confirmed in writing by a physician, that completion of the semester is precluded.
- Exceptional circumstances, upon approval of the university president or his designee.
A refund of 25 percent of the total fees paid (less late fees) is available for withdrawal of enrollment from the university prior to the end of the fourth week of classes for full semesters or a proportionately shorter period of time for the summer terms.
Refunds are issued by University Financial Services and will be applied against any university debts. The university reserves the right to set minimum amounts for which refunds will be produced for overpayments on student accounts.
Tuition refunds due to cancellation, withdrawal or termination of attendance for students receiving financial aid will first be refunded to the appropriate financial aid programs. If the student is a recipient of federal financial aid (Grad Plus Loan, Pell Grant, TEACH Grant, Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (SEOG), Perkins Loan, Federal Direct Stafford Loans or PLUS loans), federal rules require that any unearned portion of the federal aid must be returned to the U.S. Department of Education.
The amount the student has earned is based on the number of days the student attended classes as compared to the number of days in the entire term (first day of classes to the end of finals week). Any remaining refund then will be returned according to university policy.
Deadlines - Deadlines are enforced. The university does not have the authority to waive late payment fees unless extraordinary circumstances warrant such waiver or the university is primarily responsible for the delinquency.
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Florida PrePaid Tuition College Program
Students participating in the Florida Prepaid Tuition College Program will not have to show their Florida prepaid cards to verify that they are participants. The Florida prepaid/third party billing office, located in 113 Criser Hall (University Financial Services), works directly from an online access system provided by the prepaid program.
University Financial Services will automatically bill the prepaid program for UF tuition participants. The program does not cover 100% of the student’s tuition fees; therefore, it is the student’s responsibility to pay the balance of the tuition fees not covered by the program by the fee payment deadline to avoid a late payment fee of $100.
The day after drop/add ends, a student can logon to the my.ufl.edu portal to view the exact amount owed after the Florida prepaid amount has been applied.
Eligible students can choose to decline the use of their prepaid plan for a fall or spring term by going online to my.ufl.edu (select My Campus Finances > Opt Out of Florida Prepaid) or by going to University Finances Services in 113 Criser Hall. The only time the program will not be billed is when the student completes the online opt-out option or stops by University Financial Services to sign a decline notice. The online option to opt out for fall or spring must be completed by the fee payment deadline for that term.
The online opt-out option will not be available on the fee payment deadline day. Students who opt out on the deadline day must contact University Financial Services at (352) 392-9545 or come to 113 Criser Hall. Only one academic year at a time will be available online for the opt-out option.
Students choosing to decline the use of their prepaid plan for a summer session or those who want to cancel their online opt-out selection, must contact University Financial Services at (352) 392-9545 by the fee payment deadline of that term's deadline.
Prepaid participants in overseas studies programs and participants taking Division of Continuing Education (DCE) correspondence courses can also have the program billed. They must go to 170 HUB or 2124 NE Waldo Rd., Suite 1101, respectively.
Questions about the UF prepaid billing process? Call (352) 392-9545.
Questions about the Florida Prepaid Program? Call 1-800-552-4723 (552-GRAD).
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General Fiscal Information
Students can pay the exact amount of tuition fees and/or other amounts owed the university online or at University Financial Services. The online payment system at my.ufl.edu accepts American Express, MasterCard or Discover and electronic funds transfer from checking. Personal checks, cashier’s checks and money orders will be accepted at University Financial Services' 24-hour drop box at 113 Criser Hall. Payments on all financial obligations to the university will be applied on the basis of age of the debt. The oldest debt will be paid first.
University Financial Services no longer accepts cash or debit card payments and does not cash checks or make cash refunds. Visa credit card is not a payment option.
International Students: The university no longer will refund monies in excess of the cost of tuition fees.
It is the student’s responsibility to maintain a correct current address in the UF directory. Address changes should be made online as often as needed.
Past-Due Student Accounts – All student accounts are payable at University Financial Services or on my.ufl.edu at the time such charges are incurred. Graduating students with outstanding financial obligations will have a hold placed on their records withholding release of a diploma, transcript and other university services until the debt is satisfied.
University regulations prohibit the following for any student whose account with the university is delinquent until the debt has been satisfied:
- Registration
- Release of transcript, diploma, grades or schedules
- Loans
- The use of UF facilities and/or services
- Admission to UF functions and athletic events
Delinquent accounts, including those debts for which the student's records have a financial hold, may require payment by cashier’s check or money order.
Delinquent debts may be reported to a credit bureau and can result in placement with a commercial billing service and/or collection agency without further notice, at which time additional collection costs will be assessed in accordance with Regulation 6C1-3.0376(20) of the University of Florida. All payments received are applied to the oldest debt first.
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