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Tuition and Fees

The tuition rates listed below are accurate for 1995-96. The University reserves the right to change the tuition rate and fees at any time without notice in advance. Current fee rates are published each term in the Schedule of Classes.

  • Application Fees and Tuition
  • Application Fee
    An application fee of $30 must accompany the application for admission. Students applying from abroad are required to pay an application fee of $40. This fee is non-refundable.


  • Tuition
    Graduate students are billed per credit for the first one to eight credits and a full-time flat rate for nine to 15 credits in fall and spring terms.

    No student is permitted to register for more than 15 graduate credits without specific permission from the graduate dean. If granted, the student will be assessed the flat rate plus a per-credit charge for each credit over 15.

    Students registered during the summer term will be billed on a per-credit basis only, regardless of the number of credits taken.


  • Full Tuition, Graduate Programs, FAS
    Graduate students enrolled for nine to 15 credits are considered full-time and pay $7,200 per term. Graduate students enrolled for one to eight credits are considered part-time and pay $594 per credit.


  • Deferred Tuition Payment Plan
    A Deferred Tuition Payment Plan is available to students in good financial standing carrying three or more credits. This plan allows the student to pay tuition costs in as many as three equal payments, depending on the billing date. For information on the charges for and details of this arrangement, call the Office of Student Loans and Special Accounts at (412) 624-7550.


  • Financial Obligations
    The University of Pittsburgh has the right to withhold services if a student defaults on any financial obligation until repayment arrangements have been made that are satisfactory to the office or department to which the debt is owed.


  • Eligibility for Reduced Tuition
    Reduced Tuition, Graduate Programs, FAS. The tuition charge for those students who qualify under the University Guidelines for Determining Eligibility for Reduced Tuition Rates is $3,531 per term for full-time graduate students (nine to 15 credits) and $291 per credit hour for part-time graduate students (one to eight credits). The difference between full tuition and reduced tuition is provided through an appropriation from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Any further questions related thereto should be directed to the Student Appeals Office, G-12 Thackeray Hall.

    Tuition rates for the University of Pittsburgh are based on whether or not the student is a permanent resident of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. A higher tuition rate is charged to nonresidents. A student who has lived in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for a continuous period of 12 months immediately prior to enrollment at any college or university in the state may be eligible for reduced tuition rates. To be eligible, the student must be a citizen of the United States or have an immigrant or permanent resident visa. For a student under 21 years of age, both the student and parents or legal guardian must reside in Pennsylvania.

    Copies of detailed Guidelines and Procedures for Determining Eligibility for Reduced Tuition Rates are available upon request from the Student Appeals Office, G-12 Thackeray Hall. Any admitted student may petition for reduced tuition rates by supplying convincing evidence for review by the Student Appeals Office.

    To be effective for a particular term, petitions must be submitted within the first 30 calendar days of the term. NO DUE DATES WILL BE EXTENDED NOR WILL LATE PAYMENT OR LATE REGISTRATION FEES BE WAIVED FOR ANY REASON RELATED TO THE DETERMINATIONS

    OF ELIGIBILITY FOR REDUCED TUITION.

    Only the Student Appeals Office may evaluate eligibility for tuition purposes.

    A student who changes his or her domicile from Pennsylvania to another state must promptly give written notice to the University.

    A student under 21 years of age must report a change in his or her parents' or legal guardians' address.

    Students who are found eligible for resident tuition rates at the time of initial classification due to an error in classification are subject to retroactive reclassification as nonresidents and are responsible for the payment of all related tuition and fees.

    Students who are found eligible for reduced tuition rates as a result of facts concealed or falsified at the time of initial classification are subject to University discipline and legal action and are responsible for the payment of all nonresident tuition and fees, including legal fees.


  • Mandatory Fees
    Please note: These fees are correct for the 1995-96 academic year and are subject to change. Fees during the summer may vary.

    General Student Activities Fee - This fee for undergraduate and graduate students is collected from all full-time and part-time students each term or session. This fee is established separately for each of the campuses of the University.

    General Student Health Fee - Since the fall term 1990 (91-1), the Student Health Fee has been mandatory for all full-time students at the Pittsburgh campus. Similar fees, where established, are mandatory for the regional campuses of the University. The fee covers all services offered by Student Health Services except certain elective procedures, injuries, and medication. Part-time students may elect to pay the Student Health Fee each term or session, or to pay for Student Health Services as used.

    Computing and Network Services Fee - This fee provides the required funding for upgrading and maintaining the University's computer systems, equipment, and facilities. The fee is mandatory each term or session for all full-time and part-time students, as approved by the Board of Trustees.

    Safety, Security, and Transportation Fee - This fee, approved by the Board of Trustees, is a mandatory fee each term or session for all full-time and part-time Pittsburgh campus students. The fee provides funding for campus transportation/transit services, including fixed shuttle routes, expanded handicapped/disabled transport services, a night on-call van service, an on-call escort service, and security lighting.
    Activities Fee All full-time graduate students
    Part-time graduate students    		 $10 per term
    $5 per term
    Student Health Fee   46 per term
    46 per term
    Computer and Network Service Fee Full-time graduate students
    Part-time graduate students    		 $110
    $30
    Security/Transportation Fee Full-time graduate students
    Part-time graduate students    		 $30
    $12
     Thesis Binding Fee
    		   $20/copy
     Dissertation Fees
    (microfilming and publishing; microfiche copy; bound copy)    		 $76.50
     Dissertation Copyright Fee $35


    Special Service Fees
    The fees listed below will be assessed to students who fail to take appropriate action on or before a published deadline date associated with that particular service. All services rendered prior to published deadlines will be processed without charge. Deadline dates are published for each term/session in the Academic Calendar, Schedule of Classes, and Financial Statement, as well as various school and internal departmental publications.

    Fee Minimum
    Amount
    Late Registration for Continuing Students $25
    Late Add/Drop $25
    Late Payment (nonpayment) $25
    Special Service $35
    Transcript Retype $25 per page
    Retroactive Adjustment $50
    Late Graduation $15-35

     

     



  • First-Time Student Resignation Fee Schedule of Reduced Tuition Charges
    Date of Notification Reduction Charge
    TERM or SESSION
    Up to the end of the add/drop period
    for the term/session 100% 0%
    80% of the term/session remaining 80% 20%
    70% of the term/session remaining 70% 30%
    60% of the term/session remaining 60% 40%
    50% of the term/session remaining 50% 50%
    40% of the term/session remaining 40% 60%
    Thereafter 0% 100%


    Note: The following registrations do not count as first term: College in High School, Semester at Sea, Pittsburgh Council of Higher Education (PCHE), School of Medicine Academic Program Code 350556, Pre-matric Program.


  • Continuing Student Resignation Fee Schedule of Reduced Tuition Charges

    Date of Notification Reduction Charge
    TERM or SESSION
    Up to the end of the add/drop period
    for the term/session    		 100% 0%
    75% of the term/session remaining 50% 50%
    50% of the term/session remaining 25% 75%
    Thereafter 0% 100%


    NOTE: When a student resigns from a course that is shorter than 7 1/2 weeks, such as workshops, seminars, etc., there is no reduction in tuition charges after the first class meeting.


  • Title IV Refund Policy
     When the University Office of Admissions and Financial Aid has helped the student meet educational costs, any tuition and fee reduction, up to the amount of financial aid received for that term or session, must be returned to the financial aid program(s) from which the student received assistance.

    For those students eligible for a refund, paid charges will be adjusted in accordance with the student resignation fee schedule of adjusted tuition below.

    No adjustments will be made for unofficial resignation or to students who are requested to resign or are suspended as a result of disciplinary action. Refunds to Title IV aid programs, any other aid program, and/or the student will be made in a timely manner.

    To determine what amount of the refund will be returned to Title IV aid programs and what amount will be returned to the non-Title IV aid programs, the following formula will be used:

    Title IV Refund=Amount of Institutional Refund

    In refunding monies to the various financial aid programs, the following priority listings will be used:

    A. Title IV Programs
    1. Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
    2. Subsidized Stafford Loans
    3. PLUS Loans
    4. Perkins Loans
    5. Pell Grants
    6. Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants (SEOG)
    7. Any other Title IV program

    B. State grants will be refunded according to the resignation refund percentage.

    C. Non-Title IV (other aid) Programs refunded according to the formula:


    1. Institutional Loans
    2. Institutional Scholarships and/or Grants
    3. Private Scholarships
    4. Outside Scholarships



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