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Tuition and Fees


Application Fee. An application fee of $30 must accompany the application for admission. International applicants are required to pay an application fee of $40. This fee is non-refundable.

Tuition Deposit, Undergraduate Students. Upon acceptance, students must reserve their positions in the incoming class by payment of a non-refundable $100 deposit, which will be applied toward the entering term's tuition.

Tuition. Tuition rates vary with each school within the University. Tuition also depends on whether a student is a resident of PA or not. The tuition of PA residents is reduced through an appropriation from the Commonwealth of PA. The tuition for non-PA residents is approximately twice as much as the rate for PA residents. Current tuition rates are available from the Office of Admissions and Student Affairs. Undergraduate students are billed per credit for the first one to 11 credits and full-time flat rate for 12 to 18 credits. Graduate students are billed per credit for the first one to eight credits and full-time rate for nine to 15 credits.

No student is permitted to register for more than 18 undergraduate credits or for more than 15 graduate credits without specific permission from the dean of the school in which the student is pursuing a degree. (Full-time School of Social Work master's students in their Fall Terms are an exception and are required to obtain permission for more than 16 credits.) If permission is granted, the undergraduate student will be assessed the flat rate plus a per-credit charge for each credit over 18; the graduate student will be assessed the flat rate plus a per-credit charge for each credit over 15.

Students registered during the Summer Term and/or Summer Sessions will be billed on a per-credit basis only, regardless of the number of credits taken.

*The University reserves the right to change the tuition rate and fees at any time without notice in advance.


  • Eligibility for Reduced Tuition
    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 non-residents. A student who has lived in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for a continuous period of 12 months immediately prior to attending 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 non-residents 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 non-resident tuition and fees, including legal fees.


  • Audited Courses
    A fee is charged at the tuition rates stated previously to the student registered for courses when he or she does not desire the credits that normally would be granted.


  • 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.


  • General University Fee
    On June 9, l988, the Board of Trustees reaffirmed the actions of the Board in 1948, 1964, and 1972 relative to the General University Fee. The fee, which is included in the tuition charge, represents 20 percent of the comprehensive tuition charge to Pittsburgh campus students and is subject to a maximum of $200 per term, semester, or session.

    The Trustee action directed that all receipts from this University Fee shall be segregated and maintained in a separate and distinct account. It is specifically directed that the receipts from this source shall be subject only to special appropriation by the Trustees for capital purposes and debt service thereon and/or for such other purposes that the Trustees shall authorize.


  • Financial Obligation
    The University of Pittsburgh has the right to withhold services and access to academic records, including, but not limited to, transcripts and diplomas and will refuse to accept registration for current and future terms if a student defaults on any financial obligation unless repayment arrangements have been made that are satisfactory to the office or department to which the debt is owed.


  • Other Fees

    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 is 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 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.

    General Student 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 undergraduate students
    All part-time undergraduate students    		 $40 per term
    $12 per term
    All full-time graduate students
    All part-time graduate students    		 $10 per term
    $5 per term
    Student Health Fee All full-time students
    All full-time students    		 $46 per term
    $23 per session
    Thesis Binding Fee $20/copy
    Computer and Network
    Service Fee    		 Full-time students
    Part-time students    		 $110
    $30
    Dissertation Fee (microfilming and publishing $50;
    microfiche copy $10; bound copy $16.50)    		 $76.50
    Dissertation Copyright Fee $35
    Security, Safety, and
    Transportation    		 Full-time students
    Fee Part-time students    		 $30 per term/session
    $12 per term/session

    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 and Schedule of Classes, as well as various school and internal departmental publications.

  • Special Service Fees

    Fee Minimum Amount
    Late Registration for continuing students $25
    Late Add/Drop $25
    Late Payment (non-payment) $25
    Special Service $35
    Transcript Retype $25 per page
    Retroactive Adjustment $50
    Late Graduation $15-35
    Late Reinstatement $100

    Services performed beyond the deadline dates must have the approval of the University Registrar and may require the endorsement of the Dean or Assistant Dean for Student Administrative Services. If approved, these services are subject to escalating and/or multiple fee assessments contingent upon the date of and reason for the request for special services.

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