Tuition & Fees

Tuition Information

Tuition rates are determined by the University Board of Trustees. They are based on the following:

Curriculum

Your tuition rate is generally based on what primary program you are studying. All undergraduate students enrolled in Grainger Engineering and Engineering related, Chemical & Life Sciences, Fine & Applied Arts, College of Media, Gies College of Business, School of Information Sciences and certain curricula in the College of Agriculture, Consumer, & Environmental Sciences (ACES) and College of Liberal Arts & Sciences (LAS), College of Applied Health Sciences (AHS) and College of Education are assessed a tuition surcharge. Some graduate and professional programs assess a tuition surcharge. Graduate online programs and non-degree online enrollment may be based on the course of enrollment. Joint programs, dual degrees and dual majors are charged tuition based on the first or primary program.

Residency Classification

Another factor in determining your tuition rate is whether you are a resident or nonresident of Illinois or an international student. Residency rules are available on the University-Wide Student Programs website. Your residency classification is based on information you provide on your admission application and other credentials.

To request review for possible change in your residency classification, download the petition. You must submit the petition by September 1 for Fall, February 1 for Spring, or June 1 for Summer. If you fail to submit a petition within the allotted time period, you lose all rights to a change in status and adjustment of your assessed tuition for the term, but the petition may be submitted for a following term. You are notified of your petition decision via your university e-mail.

For additional information, refer to the University’s frequently asked questions about in-state and out-of-state residency or call 217-333-6565.

Billing Hour Range

Tuition and some campus fees are based on the number of billing hours in which you are enrolled at the time those amounts are calculated. Billing hours could be higher than credit hours if you dropped a class after the deadline for possible tuition refund. Those deadlines are provided on the academic calendar for the term. You have the first 5 days of a POT A or B (8 week) class and 10 days of a full semester class to drop the class via Student Self-Service and have your credit AND billing hours reduced. Dropping a class after that posted deadline will not reduce your billing hours. You also cannot ‘swap’ hours such as dropping a full semester class after that 10th day drop deadline and adding a POT B class with no impact to your billing hours. For example, if you have 10 billing hours in week 6 of a semester, drop a 2 hour full semester class and add a 2 hour POT B class, your billing hours will change to 12. You will be charged more tuition and fees since you changed from range II to range I tuition level.
For campus based programs, not fully online programs which are charged on a per credit hour basis, there are 4 possible credit ranges with the tuition amount being the same for any number of hours enrolled in within the range. There is no additional charge for any amount of hours above 12 for programs charged on the range basis.

Fall & Spring

Range I: 12 or more hours (considered full-time)
Range II: 6–11.99 hours
Range III: 1–5.99 hours
Range IV: 0-0.99 credit only

Summer

Tuition is assessed per credit hour for most programs.

Employer Reimbursement Request

If you need an official letter for tuition reimbursement from your employer, please complete an Itemized Tuition and Fees Request. Please note, we do not verify any payments the student has made to their student account or grade information.

Fee Information

All fees are approved by the University Board of Trustees on an annual basis.

Campus Based Program – Fee Details

Students in campus-based programs or independent non-degree on-campus courses will have fees applied based on the number of semester hours registered, in addition to other criteria. All students will be assessed these fees regardless of whether they are enrolled in on-campus or online classes and regardless of student location.

In addition to things that are available to all students regardless of location (McKinley, Counseling Center, Library, Leadership Center, Career Center, Dean of Students) fees also pay for campus infrastructure. Even if a student is away from campus, they are benefiting from campus infrastructure (IT, instructional facilities) and will do so in future semesters when they return.

Following is a detailed description of all campus fees:

Academic Facility Maintenance Fund Assessment (AFMFA): An assessment to support deferred maintenance and facility renovations for academic buildings. The fee is pro-rated by tuition range.
General Fee: A fee to support certain costs related to Auxiliary facilities and other matters. Costs supported include payments for improvements and enhancements for facilities within the Auxiliary Facilities System (including repair and replacement), utilities costs, overhead and employment-related costs and allowances for University and Campus overhead, eligible grant programs, and capital financing and related costs.
Service Fee: A fee to support salaries, programming, general expenses, and utilities for campus Auxiliary Service units; such as Campus Recreation, the Illini Union, Student Legal Services, and the State Farm Center.
Note: Students exempt from this fee, because they are registered in credit range III or IV (less than 3 hours for Summer) for a semester, may obtain these services by paying the semester fee online. Purchase of the Service Fee can be done beginning on the first day of instruction for the semester online at Pay Service Fee. Questions related to paying this fee can be sent to Bursar Cashier Team BursarCashiersUIUC@uillinois.edu.
Health Service Fee: A fee to provide salaries, programming, general expenses, and utilities for the Counseling Center and McKinley Health Center. All students in campus-based programs, regardless of location, have access to McKinley Health Center and Counseling Center services. Due to professional licensure constraints, there are some restrictions on providing clinical services. Specifically, the Counseling Center Staff can offer individual and group therapy services to students residing in the state of Illinois. However, all students, regardless of location can access all outreach and prevention services which include our psychoeducation workshops, alcohol and other drug skill building workshops, daily meditations, and other skill building workshops. Virtual consultations are also available for all students regardless of where they reside, including with our embedded counselors and other outreach team staff.
Note: Students exempt from this fee, because they are enrolled in credit range III or IV (less than 3 hours for Summer) for a semester, may obtain these services by paying the semester fee at the McKinley Health Center Business Office by the appropriate deadline for the term.
Health Insurance Fee: A fee that covers the cost of premiums to the insurance carrier and the cost of administering the group sickness and accident plan which provides world-wide coverage. University health insurance coverage is not available for students enrolled in fully online programs.
Note: Contact the Student Insurance Office for information about waiver and deadlines.
Library and Information Technology Fee: A fee used to aid in the transition toward electronic media and digitalization, increase library hours, improve information technology services, strengthen opportunities for research technology and assistance, and enhance access to both electronic and print material collections. The fee is pro-rated by tuition range.
Transportation Fee: A fee that supports a campus and community transportation plan for students; maintains the SafeRides program and enhances late night transportation. If you are in a campus-based program but taking all of your courses online and not residing in the campus area, your fee assessment is driven based on your campus-based program, not on your schedule’s delivery mode nor your place of residence. The Transportation fee is necessary to help cover our contract with Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit for this year and future years. Without this fee, students would lose access to the city bus system in future years.
Note: Students exempt from this fee, because they are enrolled in credit range III or IV (less than 3 hours for Summer) for a semester, may obtain the services by paying the semester fee online, by the deadline for the term. Pay Transportation Fee. Questions related to paying this fee can be sent to Bursar Cashier Team BursarCashiersUIUC@uillinois.edu.
Student-Initiated Fees: All student initiated fees listed below were implemented as referenda questions approved by the students during the student election process. The amount will appear as a single line item on the student account and is not refundable.
Note: Students who are exempt from the group of fees listed below, because they are registered in credit range III or IV (less than 3 hours for Summer) for a semester, may participate in them by paying the designated charge online. Purchase of the Service Fee can be done beginning on the first day of instruction for the semester online at Pay Student-Initiated Fees. Questions related to paying this fee can be sent to Bursar Cashier Team BursarCashiersUIUC@uillinois.edu.
- The charge will cover all the fees, which may not be purchased separately.
  - Cleaner Energy Technologies Fee (CET): A fee used to purchase cleaner energy technologies for campus, including solar, wind, hydrogen, and geothermal projects; energy efficiency purchases; and the purchase of renewable energy from non-University producers.
  - Cultural Programming Fee (CP): A fee that supports cultural programming within 6 areas: African-American; Asian-American; Latina/o; LGBT, Native American; and women’s programming.
  - Krannert Center Fee (KCPA): A fee to support productions at the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts.
  - Legacy of Service and Learning Scholarship Fee (Legacy): A fee creating a permanent source of need and merit based scholarships which include a community service component.
  - Sustainable Campus Environment Fee: A fee to help establish a sustainable campus environment by financing initiatives such as green buildings, engagement of the University community, recycling, energy efficiency, and environmentally responsible purchasing.
  - Students for Equal Access to Learning Fee (SEAL): A fee that supplements existing financial aid for students with financial need.
  - Student Organization Resource Fee (SORF): A fee to help fund programs and/or services of Registered Student Organizations.
  - Study Abroad and Travel Scholarship Fee (SAS): A fee to provide scholarships to undergraduate students for study abroad and to graduate and professional students for travel scholarships.
  - Media Fee: A fee to support Illini Media Company which operates The Daily Illini, Illio, WPGU, and other campus-based media.
  - Bicycle Programs and Infrastructure Fee: A fee used to fund better bike infrastructure, expanding bike parking, creating safety courses and materials for bike encouragement and education, and creating a bike rental program.
  - Helping Others’ Personal Excellence (HOPE) Fee: A fee to provide scholarships for students who demonstrate financial need but do not otherwise qualify for financial aid.

Fully Online Program – Fee Details

Beginning in Fall 2025, all students enrolled in degree-seeking or non-degree academic credit-bearing experiences that are not based on campus (including off-campus and online) will be assessed the Online Service Fee which is a per credit hour fee. This fee will fund online counseling services, services provided by the Connie Frank CARE Center and the Office of Student Conflict Resolution and services available through the University Library and Technology Services. These students are not assessed any of the campus fees reflected above.

Student or Program Specific – Fee Details

Veterinary Medicine Imaging Fee – Applies to first-year students in the College of Veterinary Medicine as a one-time instructional imaging fee.
Carle Illinois College of Medicine Insurance Fee – Applies for College of Medicine student in summer term only.
Social Work Experiential Learning Fee – The BSW experiential learning fee is assessed to all Bachelor of Social Work majors to help cover part of the extensive faculty resources required to provide enriched social work learning opportunities. A one-time fee will be charged to BSW students once the student has earned 60-89.9 in progress hours; including transfer hours.
Human Development & Family Services Practical Experience Fee – To help cover costs associated with these applied, experiential and research internship courses, all HDFS students pay an HDFS Applied Experience Fee, assessed for the fall and spring semester of the student’s junior year. Junior and senior transfers will have the fee assessed their first fall and spring semester following admission to the HDFS major..
Food Science & Human Nutrition Dietitian Fee – Applies to students taking Dietetic Internship courses to help cover costs.
Illinois in Washington Experiential Learning Fee – Applies to students in the Illinois in Washington Experience.
International Student Fee – Applies to international graduate students and undergraduate international exchange students.
Goods & Services Tax – Applies to students who are enrolled in online programs based on the tax laws of the student’s country of residence.
Loan Repayment Assistance Program Fee – Applies to College of Law students each semester of enrollment (LRAP).
Veterinary Medicine Activity Fee – Applies to College of Veterinary Medicine students each semester of enrollment.

Tuition & Fee Rates

Use the Illinois Cost Calculator to obtain an estimate of your tuition, campus fees and other estimated costs by answering a few questions or to compare program options.

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign follows the Undergraduate Guaranteed Tuition Program (UGTP) state law for all undergraduate, degree-seeking students. UGTP guarantees students the same tuition schedule for 4 years, assuming continuous enrollment in the same major. At the end of the 4 years, a student who has not completed their degree will be placed in the tuition cohort immediately following. After 2 years at that rate, the student will be placed on the non-guaranteed schedule.

Review our tuition and fee rates by academic year or by term. An academic year includes the fall and subsequent spring terms. Note that all tuition and fee rates are subject to change without notice.

Tuition and fee rates by Academic Year with estimated expenses for previous years can be found in this Archive. Tuition and fee rates by Term for previous terms can be found in this Archive.

Waivers & Exemptions

Some students have received tuition and fee waivers or are exempt from particular fees.

Waivers

If you receive a waiver, you are assessed the amount of the charge but the amount is waived by university policy. You are eligible to receive the benefits of the service provided by the normal assessment of the fee. Tuition and fee waivers are not granted for self-supporting or other full-cost programs.

Exemptions

If you are exempt from a particular fee, you are not eligible to receive the benefits of the services provided by the fee. If you have an exemption from any fee because you are registered in credit ranges III or IV, you may obtain the benefits of the service provided by making individual arrangements.

Additional Information

Detailed information on tuition and fee waivers and exemptions is published in the Student Code. If you believe that you qualify for any of the waivers or exemptions, consult the staff at:

Office of Student Financial Aid
Student Services Arcade Building
620 E John Street, MC-303
Champaign, IL 61820
Email: finaidwaivers@illinois.edu
Phone: 217.333.0100

Withdrawal

Students who officially withdraw from a term (or semester) with the university within a refund period (see the withdrawal schedules below) receive a pro-rata refund based on the effective withdrawal date approved by their undergraduate college office, graduate department office or Non-Degree Registration office for non-degree students registered by that office.

Withdrawing means dropping ALL courses for the semester after the first day of instruction due to student choice including financial or physical hardship. If you are only enrolled in 1 course, then dropping that course after it starts requires withdrawal. Assessed Tuition, the Service Fee, AFMFA, Library/Information Technology Fee, General Fee, Transportation Fee and Student Initiated Fees are refunded on a pro-rata basis, less an administrative fee of $50 applied by the Bursar’s Office. Health Insurance and Health Service fees are not automatically refundable. Students who are assessed the Health Service fee will continue to be covered and eligible to receive Health Services until the first day of instruction of the next term. If the Student Health Insurance fee was charged but coverage has not been used, students may contact the Student Insurance office to request that the insurance coverage be waived. All such requests must be completed within an insurance Enrollment Period; otherwise, students will continue to be covered by student health insurance until the close of the term. The Bursar’s Office provides debt collection options.

Withdrawal Schedule

Following are the withdrawal schedules for the university, listed by term. See our academic calendars for information on official academic dates, including the deadlines for adding and dropping classes. All students can withdraw without ‘W’ grades on their academic record up the 50% or halfway point of the semester. Graduate students can withdraw without ‘W’ grades on their academic record up to the 75% point of their majority of classes.

Withdrawal schedules for past semesters can be found in our Archive.

Withdrawal Process

Effective the first day of classes for a term, Student Self-Service will no longer be available for a student to cancel or withdraw from enrollment for the term. Withdrawal must be accomplished by use of the Withdrawal Form available at the student’s undergraduate college office or graduate department office.

The undergraduate college, graduate department or Registrar’s Office have been designated as the official offices for withdrawals. When a student notifies the official office of their intent to withdraw from the university, the date of that notification will be the date designated as the withdrawal effective date. The university has a pro-rata refund policy, so withdrawals should not be backdated unless extenuating circumstances exist.

A cancellation of registration may only be permitted if the student has not attended class nor used university services during the term. A cancellation may be allowable if no classes were attended and payment for services at McKinley Health Center or Student Health Insurance were arranged directly with those offices. A cancellation is only valid if dated prior to the first day of instruction for that term unless extenuating circumstances exist.

Graduate Students

Graduate students should request a completed Withdrawal/Cancellation Form from their department office or Graduate College. The graduate department’s authorized signature should be on the Department Office line of the form. International students are required to secure the signature from International Student and Scholar Services. In addition, graduate students must obtain the signature of a Graduate College dean before the completed form is submitted to the Office of the Registrar.

Undergraduate Students

Undergraduate students should request a completed Withdrawal Form from their college office. The form should be signed by a dean of the college. Undergraduate student’s college office should route the signed form to the International Student and Scholar Services for international students or to the Registrar’s Office for processing.

Nondegree Students

Nondegree students enrolled through the Registrar’s Office Nondegree Services Unit should complete and submit the Change of Status Form and Withdrawal Form as instructed on the forms.

More information regarding cancellation of registration and withdrawal from the university is available in Article 3, Part 3 and Part 5, of the Student Code.

Information about medical withdrawals is available on the Dean of Students website.

Refunds

Reduction of Billing Hour Range

If you reduce your billing hours to a lower tuition range (e.g., from Range I, which is 12 or more credit hours, to Range II, which is 6 to 11 credit hours), you receive a refund of the full difference between the two ranges, provided the change is made by the drop deadline for the particular Part of Term (POT) in which your courses are scheduled. If a credit balance exists on your student account, refunds are processed according to Bursar’s Office policies.

No refund is available for dropping a class after the deadlines listed below. No refund is available at any time for reducing credit hours WITHIN the same range. Refer to the Class Schedule for what POT each course is scheduled in to assist with identifying deadlines.

Tuition Assessment Ranges – Fall & Spring

Range I: 12 or more hours
Range II: 6-11 hours
Range III: 1-5 hours
Range IV: Zero credit only

In all cases, a student who wishes to drop ALL classes in a semester to discontinue enrollment must withdraw from the university by completing the withdrawal process by the stated deadline.

Refund Schedule

Following are the refund schedules for the university, listed by term. See our academic calendars for information on official academic dates, including the deadlines for adding and dropping classes.

Refund schedules for past semesters can be found in our Archive.

Financial Aid

At Illinois, we encourage everyone to apply for financial aid. Please see the Office of Student Financial Aid for more details.

There is no need-based financial aid available to international undergraduates, and F-1 visas allow very limited opportunities within the University for students to work. Thus, all foreign undergraduate students must have sufficient funds for their entire period of study. For more information on scholarship and loan opportunities, please visit the International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) website.

For more information on financial aid for graduate students, please see The Graduate College website.