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 online with MasterCard, Visa or American Express credit card, which can be transmitted electronically on ISIS, the university's secure website. Credit card payments will have a $1.75 service fee added automatically to the $30 fee, for a total application fee of $31.75.
Admission Tuition Deposit
Pursuant to UF-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 online with MasterCard, Visa or American Express credit card, which can be transmitted electronically on ISIS, the university's secure website. Credit card payments will have a $1.75 service fee added automatically to the $200 nonrefundable deposit, for a total deposit of $201.75.
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Registration and Tuition Fees Liability
Pursuant to Section UF-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 UF-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 second Friday after classes begin.
Assessment of Tuition Fees
Pursuant to UF-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.
Students can estimate their tuition fees and determine their student status by going to www.fa.ufl.edu/bursar/current-students/.
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 (UF-3.0375 Regulations of the University of Florida):
Fall 2013 Tuition Fee Criteria
- A first-time admitted and enrolled degree-seeking student registered for Fall 2013, Spring 2014 or Summer 2014 term.
- A UF graduate admitted to a new degree program or upon the student’s admission or readmission to a degree program requiring a new application for Fall 2013, Spring 2014 or Summer 2014 term.
- A former student who is readmitted for Fall 2013, Spring 2014 or Summer 2014 term after an absence of two or more consecutive terms, excluding military withdrawals.
- A non-degree seeking student.
Fall 2012 Tuition Fee Criteria
- A first-time admitted and enrolled degree-seeking student registered for Fall 2012, Spring 2013 or Summer 2013 term.
- A UF graduate admitted to a new degree program or upon the student’s admission or readmission to a degree program requiring a new application for Fall 2012, Spring 2013 or Summer 2013 term.
- A former student who is readmitted for Fall 2012, Spring 2013 or Summer 2013 term after an absence of two or more consecutive terms.
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 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.
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 or upon the student’s admission or readmission to a degree program requiring a new application 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 and Prior Term Tuition Fee Criteria: Refer to UF-3.0375 Regulations of the University of Florida.
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Assessment of Student Fees
Activity and Service Fee (UF-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 (UF-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 (except students enrolled in a New World School of the Arts degree program and other students not required to pay the athletic fee) are eligible to purchase athletic tickets at the student rate.
Audit Fee (UF-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 UF-3.0375.
Diploma Replacement Fee (UF-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 (UF-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 (UF-3.0374) and Equipment Use Fee – Material and supply fees are assessed for certain courses to offset the cost of materials or supply items consumed in the course of instruction. A list of approved courses and fees is published in the Schedule of Courses each semester.
The equipment use fee program allows units to charge for courses that use equipment in the educational process, which 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 (Florida Statutes 1009.24).
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Off-campus Educational Activities (UF-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. The additional fees charged enable the university to recover the increased costs resulting from off-campus vs. on-campus offerings. As used herein, off campus refers to locations other than main campus, branch campuses and centers.
Registration for Zero Hours (UF-3.0376(17) Regulations of the University of Florida) – The student is assessed the applicable resident or nonresident cost as set forth in Regulation UF-3.0375, for one credit hour.
Technology Fee (UF-3.3075 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 (UF-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 non-enrolled student and a student who has not been registered at the university for two or more terms is $12. The university releases only complete academic records.
Transportation Access Fee (UF-3.0372 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 percent of the full cost of instruction, calculated annually. Courses taken before Fall 1997 are excluded (Section 1009.285, Florida Statutes).
Excluded from the fee are individual study, courses numbered X900-X999, courses dropped or withdrawn without fee liability, approved participation in cooperative education courses, military science courses with prefixes AFR, MSL and NSC, and courses designed to take multiple semesters to complete.
All students, regardless of classification or residency status, will be assessed the fee per (UF-3.0375(4x) Regulations of the University of Florida.
Excess Hours Fee
Pursuant to 1009.286, Florida Statutes, an additional student payment for hours exceeding baccalaureate degree program completion requirements at state universities.
- For the 2012-13 academic year and thereafter, an excess hour surcharge equal to 100 percent of the tuition rate for each credit hour in excess of 110 percent.
- For the 2011-12 academic year, an excess hour surcharge equal to 100 percent of the tuition rate for each credit hour in excess of 115 percent.
- For the 2009-10 and 2010-11 academic years, an excess hour surcharge equal to 50 percent of the tuition rate for each credit hour in excess of 120 percent.
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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 Bursar. Payments sent via U.S. mail must be received in the university cashier's office by the established fee payment deadline. The deadline date is a receipt date, not a postmark date.
According to university policy, university cashiers will accept checks only for the amount due in payment of tuition fees, accounts receivable, loans and other student debts. 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.
Online payment navigation for tuition fees and other charges can be made via the my.ufl.edu portal by selecting Main Menu > My Campus Finances > Make-a-Payment.
Students making payments with a mobile device should access m.ufl.edu and then select Make a Payment.
There is no service charge for electronic check payments.
Payments via MasterCard, Discover or American Express will include a 2.6 percent service charge for tuition fees and accounts receivable charges (e.g., laser print, library fines, parking decals, etc.). Payment via Visa credit card is not an option on my.ufl.edu as Visa does not allow the university's service charge. Also, cash and debit cards are not payment options.
International students can select the International Payments option, which is a wire transfer that provides a competitive rate of exchange for many international currencies. International paper checks or demand drafts must be drawn on a United States bank in U.S. dollars and amounts cannot be greater than the amount due. Any payment that is more than the amount due will not be refunded and automatically will be applied to a future term.
Returned Payments
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. Payments for returned checks, returned electronic check payments and the returned service fee must be paid by money order or cashier’s check.
A $10 service fee will be charged if the bank information provided for the electronic check payment is inaccurate for electronic funds transfer. Payment for this type of return does not require a money order or a cashier’s check.
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 (UF-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 (UF-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 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 Bursar. The university reserves the right to require documentation to substantiate these circumstances.
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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 for each term. A tuition fee deferment is provided to students in the following circumstances:
- Students receiving benefits from state or federal financial assistance programs (1009.27, Florida Statutes).
- 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:
- 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, Florida Statutes.
- Persons 60 years of age or older who are Florida residents are entitled to a waiver of tuition fees for audited courses, as provided by Chapter 1009.26, 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, Florida Statutes.
- Certain members of active Florida National Guard are entitled to a waiver of tuition fees pursuant to Section 250.10, Florida Statutes.
- Purple Heart recipients, as provided by Chapter 1009.26, Florida Statutes.
- A student enrolled through the Florida Linkage Institutes Program is entitled to a waiver of the non-resident tuition fees pursuant to Section 288.8175(6), Florida Statutes.
- Florida resident homeless tuition waiver pursuant to Chapter 1009.25, Florida Statutes.
The non-Florida student financial aid fee may not be waived for students receiving an out-of-state tuition fee waiver.
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Nonpayment of Tuition Fees (UF-3.037 Regulations of the University of Florida) - The university shall temporarily suspend further academic progress of any student who has not satisfied 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 satisfied.
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 payment is made in full and the student has been re-registered.
To re-register for courses, students must submit a completed petition to the Office of the University Registrar for review by 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.
Refund of Tuition Fees
The following circumstances may constitute a tuition fees refund:
- 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 deadlines listed in the academic calendar.
Refunds are issued by University Bursar 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, such as 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
The Florida Prepaid College Program is a state of Florida administered program that provides Florida families affordable means to save for their children's future college education.
At the University of Florida, students with a Florida Prepaid account will not have to show their Florida Prepaid documentation. University Bursar works directly from an electronic file provided by the Florida Prepaid College Program. University Bursar matches that file to the names and social security numbers of enrolled UF students to determine eligibility and available hours that can be billed to the program. If Prepaid is not showing on the student’s my.ufl.edu record the first week of classes, contact the University Bursar at 352-392-9545
University Bursar automatically will bill the Florida Prepaid Program for the tuition and applicable fees of eligible students. The program will be billed each term that a student is registered at UF and continues to have hours available.
Florida Prepaid Program has a variety of plans. However, no plan pays 100 percent of tuition and fees. Listed below are fees that are not covered by a prepaid plan and must be paid by the fee payment deadline each term to avoid assessment of a $100 late payment fee:
- Distance learning fees
- Equipment fees
- Late payment fees
- Late registration fees
- Material and supply fees
- Repeat course surcharge
- Transportation access fees
- Test fees
- Technology fees
Opting Out of Florida Prepaid:
Eligible students can choose to decline the use of the prepaid plan for a fall or spring term. Students can select the appropriate term online by following the easy instructions below:
- Go to my.ufl.edu and select Access myUFL
- Enter your username and password
- Select Main Menu > My Campus Finances > Opt Out of Florida Prepaid
- Select the appropriate term(s) using the drop down arrow
- Select the Save button when finished.
Fall and Spring Terms: The option to opt out online for the current term (fall or spring) must be completed prior to the fee payment deadline for that term. The online opt out option is not available on the fee payment deadline day; therefore, students choosing to opt out on the deadline day or those who need to cancel an online selection must contact the University Bursar at (352) 392-9545 or email askbursar@admin.ufl.edu.
Please note, students must opt out each term they decline to use their prepaid plan. Only one academic year will be available online to opt out any given time.
Summer Sessions: Students who decline use of their prepaid plan for a summer session must contact the University Bursar at (352) 392-9545 or email askbursar@admin.ufl.edu before the fee payment deadline to opt out of that summer session.
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Florida Prepaid and Financial Aid
Students participating in the Florida Prepaid College Program who are also expecting to receive financial aid (i.e., Bright Futures, Pell, student loans, other scholarships/grants) will have the Florida Prepaid applied first to tuition and applicable fees. Financial aid received will be disbursed and applied to outstanding charges, which may include tuition and fees not covered by the program. Any excess financial aid that remains after debts have been paid will be refunded to the student (student/parent if PLUS Parent loan).
Study Abroad Programs and Distance Learning
Students participating in any study abroad program or receiving instruction through flexible learning, also can bill the Florida Prepaid College Program. Students must contact the following departments for assistance with billing the prepaid program:
Study Abroad Programs
UF International Center, Study Abroad Services
170 HUB Stadium Road
Gainesville, FL 32611
(352) 273-1539
Flexible Learning Courses
Distance Learning
2124 NE Waldo Road, Suite 1101
Gainesville, FL 32609
(352) 392-2137
Additional questions regarding the UF Florida Prepaid billing process?
Call University Bursar at (352) 392-9545 or email askbursar@admin.ufl.edu
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. The online payment system at my.ufl.edu accepts American Express, MasterCard or Discover, and electronic checks for checking and international payments. Students making payments with a mobile device should access m.ufl.edu and then select Make a Payment. Students can pay at the University Bursar office with personal checks, cashier’s checks and money orders, which can be placed in the 24-hour drop box located outside 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 Bursar is not able to accept VISA credit cards, cash or debit payments and does not cash checks or make cash refunds.
It is the student’s responsibility to maintain a correct current address in the UF directory.
Address changes should be made online at my.ufl.edu: from the Main Menu > My Campus Finances > Student Center.
Past-Due Student Accounts – All student accounts are payable at the University Bursar office 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 placed with a billing agent, reported to a credit bureau and referred to collection agencies without further notice or litigated, at which time additional collection costs will be assessed in accordance with Regulation UF-3.0376(20) of the University of Florida. All payments received are applied to the oldest debt first.
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