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Tuition Overview

 

Tuition Obligations

Changes to Your Schedule

Tuition Rates

Tuition & Required Fees

  • Technology Fee
  • Services & Activities Fee
  • IMA Bond Fee
  • Optional Fees

  • U-Pass Fee
  • Student Insurance
  • Related Fees

    Returned or Nonsufficient Payments

      

    Tuition Obligations

    When you register for courses at the University of Washington, you are obligated to pay the associated tuition and related fees for those classes unless you officially drop your classes by the end of the first week of the quarter. You are billed tuition based on the number of credit hours, including audit courses, that you are registered for at the beginning of the quarter.

    Changes to Your Schedule

    Schedule changes become effective the date they are received and processed in the Registration Office, or in an academic department.

    Class Drops

    • Students who drop classes by the 7th calendar day of the quarter receive full credit for any reduction in tuition due to the drop.
    • Students who drop classes between the 8th & 30th calendar days* of the quarter receive a refund of one-half of the tuition reduction associated with the drop. This is an addition to the $20 Late Change of Registration Fee.
    • Students who drop classes after the 30th calendar day* of the quarter receive no reduction in tuition and will also be charged a $20 Late Change of Registration Fee.

    * 21st calendar day in Summer Quarter.

    Tuition Forfeiture and Refund Schedule

    Surcharge For 19 Credits and Above

    If you are an undergraduate, graduate or law student and are registered for more than 18 credits, you are charged additional tuition (a surcharge) for each credit over 18. If you make changes to your class schedule after the first week of the quarter which lowers your credit load below 18 credits, you are charged one-half the cost of the surcharge. The surcharge for each credit above 18 will not be reduced for classes dropped after the 30th day of the quarter.

    Click here to see specific dates and the corresponding forfeiture and refund rates.


    Tuition Rates

    Tuition rates are based on your grade classification, residency status, tuition tier and the total number of credit hours you are registered for, which includes classes that you audit. Rates differ depending on which campus you attend, due to slight variations in service and activity fees.

    Tuition & Required Fees

    Tuition is broken down into 5 different components: Building, Operating, Technology, Services & Activities, and IMA Bond. Together these components make up the tuition cost. Each component is mandatory and students may not withhold payment for items such as the technology fee or IMA bond fee because they don't use those services.

    Technology Fee

    The Student Technology Fee is used to provide funds for the improvement of technology used by the students at the University of Washgington campuses. The Student Technology Fee Committee determines the expenditure of this fee. Students of the UW lead the committee which allocates money for technology resources for general student use pursuant to RCW 28B.15.051 and the agreement between the ASUW, Graduate and Professional Student Senate, and the Board of Regents.

    For the current academic year, the technology fee for full-time students at the Seattle campus is $41 per quarter. This cost is prorated for part-time students.

    Services & Activities Fee

    This fee is used to fund student activities and programs such as ASUW & GPSS Activities, Student Publications, Student Loan Fund, Hall Health Primary Care Center, recreational sports programs, childcare, student legal services, Ethnic Cultural Center, Student Union facilities and UW CARES

    IMA Bond Fee

    The $35 IMA Bond Fee is used to fund expansion of the Intramural Activities (IMA) building and improvements to recreational sports programs facilities including: construction of a synthetic-turf, night-lighted, multi-activity sports field, and renovation of the golf driving range.

    Optional Fees

    U-Pass Fee

    The quarterly U-Pass Fee is included on the tuition bill each quarter. The U-Pass fee must be paid unless you return the U-Pass to the University by the tuition due date. Students who withdraw within the first seven days of the quarter will be charged $100 for any unreturned U-Pass.

    To return the U-Pass and have the charge cancelled: DO NOT affix the U-Pass to your Husky Card. Return the "Enrollment Validation and U-Pass Stickers" form, with the unused U-Pass sticker attached, to the University by the tuition due date. The form may be returned in person at the Student Fiscal Services office in Schmitz Hall, 129, by mail in the business reply envelope that comes with the U-Pass, or it may be enclosed with your tuition payment. For more detail, see the U-Pass Homepage.

    Student Insurance

    Eligible students may enroll for Student Health Insurance on MyUW through the seventh calendar day of the quarter. You must sign up, change, or cancel your insurance selection through MyUW, or in person at the Student Fiscal Services Office by the seventh calendar day of the quarter. If you do not cancel or change the plan, you will be considered enrolled in it and will be required to pay the premium for the plan selected. You may not cancel your insurance by not paying the premium.

    The premium is billed with your tuition and must be paid by the tuition due date. Failure to pay the premium by that date will result in subsequent notices being sent and may result in a hold being placed on your records. Financial Aid will pay the insurance premium automatically in most cases.

    For more information see Student Health Insurance

    Related Fees

    In addition to tuition, you may be charged related fees such as course fees or lab fees associated with a specific course. Such fees will be cancelled if the related course is dropped by the 14th calendar day of the quarter. For courses dropped after the 14th day of the quarter, application for refund must be made to the academic department.

    Returned or Nonsufficient Payments

    If you submit a payment for tuition and fees that is returned by your bank for nonpayment, the following practices may apply. The nonpayment may be caused by a number of reasons such as: insufficient funds, a closed account, a non-transaction account, or using an invalid account or routing number.

    Upon notification of the returned item by either Student Fiscal Services (SFS) or your bank, it is your responsibility to pay the outstanding amount and any associated fees immediately. Payment must be made with guaranteed funds such as money order, bank cashier check, certified check, traveler's checks, or cash. If not paid, SFS may place holds on various student services such as: short-term loan application; registration; and transcripts until the outstanding amount and associated fees are paid in full. In addition, you may be required to meet with an adviser in SFS for counseling and/or take a cash management class.

    If you do not repay the debt, you will not be allowed to continue at the University until the issues are resolved and guaranteed payment is made in full. If you fail to make restitution in a timely fashion, you may be subject to cancellation of registration, disciplinary action under the Student Conduct Code, and/or criminal charges.