Tuition and Fee Descriptions
ASU tuition and fees are approved annually by the Arizona Board of Regents. In addition to resident and nonresident tuition, commonly billed tuition and fees include:
Differential Tuition and Program Tuition
Certain colleges and programs assess additional differential and program tuition as approved by the Arizona Board of Regents. Visit the Tuition and Fees Schedules for college and program specific tuition and fees.
Tuition Surcharge
The Economic Recovery Tuition Surcharge is designed to recover a portion of the base budget funds lost as a result of State General Fund budget reductions in FY09 and FY10. The tuition surcharge applies to all resident and non-resident undergraduate and graduate students.
Excess Hours Tuition
The Arizona Legislature enacted legislation in 2005 (A.R.S. § 15-1626) that establishes credit hour thresholds for undergraduate students who attend a public university in Arizona. Undergraduate students who enroll for credit hours beyond the applicable threshold are required to pay an Excess Hours Tuition Surcharge. Students who have more than 145 credit hours will be assessed the Undergraduate Excess Hours Tuition Surcharge.
Special Class Fees
Special Class fees are assessed based on enrollment in specific classes. Class fees are published with each class through Class Search.
Technology Fee
The technology fee funds technology initiatives including expanding ASU's wireless network on all of its campuses, increasing the number of technology-enabled classrooms, developing a system to allow students to access University-licensed software, reducing dependence on computing labs and expanding and improving online self-service environment. All students are assessed this mandatory technology fee as authorized by the Arizona Board of Regents.
Late Registration Fee
All students who register beginning the week before the first day of the semester will be assessed a late registration fee of $50.00, with the exception of students enrolling only in late start sessions. Students enrolling exclusively in late start sessions, will be assessed the late registration fee beginning one week before the session start date. Please see Tuition Deadlines for specific dates. Registration after the published deadline may be permitted under extraordinary circumstances if approved by an authorized College designee. Late fees are not refundable.
Recreation Fee
All students are assessed a recreation fee allowing access to recreation facilities on all four ASU Campuses. For more information, please visit Campus Recreation. Faculty/staff who are also students are not assessed a recreation center fee with their other registration fees, but may pay an optional fee at faculty/staff rates.
Student Program Facility Fee
All students are assessed a mandatory program facility fee as authorized by the Arizona Board of Regents to provide funding for new or enhanced facilities and student support programming.
Health and Wellness Fee
All students are assessed a Health and Wellness Fee as authorized by the Arizona Board of Regents to enhance services for students who seek both preventive and acute care and to expand outreach and wellness education and services.
Financial Aid Trust Fee
Student Financial Aid Trust grants are assistance provided in partnership between ASU students and the state legislature. All students are assessed a mandatory financial aid trust fee as authorized by the Arizona Legislature to create a Financial Aid Trust Fund, from which Financial Aid Trust Grants are awarded under the usual aid eligibility criteria. Fees collected from students are matched by the State of Arizona. For more information, please visit the Financial Aid Trust Grant website.
Arizona Students' Association (ASA) Fee
The Arizona Students' Association is a nonprofit, higher education advocacy organization that represents Arizona public university students to the Arizona Board of Regents, State Legislature, and U.S. Congress. During 1996-1997, students at the state universities voted to change the mechanism for funding the ASA to a fee charged to each student each semester.
Any refunds for this fee will be provided through ASA Central Office at 1.877.294.6900 (toll free) or 602.294.6900. You may also pickup a refund form to complete from the ASASU Business Office (Tempe campus) in the Memorial Union Room 311 or Student Life (West campus) in UCB 221. The refund forms will be available for the first 21 days of classes.
For information about the Arizona Students' Association, visit www.azstudents.org.