Tuition
Enrollment Fee or Tuition Deposit
Upon acceptance to the University, students may be required to pay a nonrefundable, nontransferable enrollment fee or tuition deposit. If paying an enrollment fee, part of that fee will be considered to be a tuition deposit, and part might be used to pay for new student programming of some nature. The tuition deposit component will be applied toward their first-term tuition. The amount of the deposit ranges from $200-$500. Instructions for payment will be specified in the admission letter.
Full-time and Part-time Tuition and Mandatory Fees
Undergraduate students enrolled for 12 to 18 credits are considered full-time and pay a flat tuition rate. Students enrolled for one to 11 credits are considered part-time and pay for individual credits. Students may exceed the 18-credit limit with written permission from the dean of the school, but they will be charged on a per-credit basis for each additional credit.
During the summer term and summer sessions, most students are charged tuition on a per-credit basis regardless of the number of credits taken. There are academic programs that charge full-time students flat rates during the summer term, and those exceptions are listed on the website cited below.
Mandatory fees vary by campus, undergraduate and graduate level, and by full-time and part-time enrollment. Tuition rates are campus, level, and school specific. The University’s tuition and mandatory fee rates are available on the Tuition Rates and Mandatory Fees page .
Residency/Reduced Tuition
Students who reside in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania may be eligible for reduced tuition through state appropriations.
Assessment of Pennsylvania resident tuition rates is based on whether the student meets the criteria to be considered as a permanent resident of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Essentially, a student who has lived in Pennsylvania for a continuous period of 12 months before enrollment in any institution of higher education in the state may be eligible for Pennsylvania tuition rates. The student must be a citizen of the United States or have an immigrant or permanent visa. For a student younger than 22, both the student and parent(s) or legal guardian(s) must meet the residency requirements for eligibility. Any admitted student may petition for Pennsylvania tuition rates by submitting convincing evidence for review by the Student Appeals Office.
Eligibility is determined by criteria outlined in the University of Pittsburgh Guidelines for Determining Eligibility for Reduced Tuition Rates available in the Student Appeals Office in G-12 Thackeray Hall or online at www.payments.pitt.edu/tuitionguide.html.
Financial Obligation
Students establish a financial obligation to the University when they enroll in courses and will be asked to acknowledge that obligation to be permitted to enroll in classes each term. The agreement to pay (Promissory Note) the student electronically agrees to provides detailed information about the student’s financial obligation and also the consequences of default of that obligation. Unpaid accounts may be referred to a collection agency, reported to credit bureau(s), and/or the student may be subject to legal action. In either case, the student will be responsible for any and all expenses incurred, including attorney fees. Students will bear the University’s costs and fees associated with all collection activity resulting from the student’s failure to make payment under the agreement they will sign each term.
Fees
Special Service Fees may be charged for University transactions that are processed beyond deadlines, due dates, and specified time limits. Special service fees are listed each term in the Schedule of Classes.
Course Fees are associated with certain courses and will be charged when the student enrolls in those courses. These courses are identified in the Schedule of Classes and Course Descriptions. Course fee information is also available on the Academic Regulations page.
Late Payment Fees are charged when students make payment after the published due date for their charges for the term.
Payment
PittPAY is the University’s online financial hub for students and their Authorized Users, who students designate in PittPAY as having access to their financial information.
Online Payments may be made through PittPAY by electronic check (eCheck) or credit/debit card. While there is no charge for eCheck transactions, our vendor will charge a non-refundable 2.75% service fee for all debit or credit card payments.
International Payments can be processed in PittPAY through the University’s partnership with Flywire. Flywire offers a streamlined and cost effective way to make international payments for tuition and fees on the student’s account. More information is available at www.payments.pitt.edu/flywire.
PittPAY Payment Plans are available for students who elect to make payments in monthly installments instead of as one payment at their due date. Participation is optional. More detailed information about the payment plans is available at http://www.payments.pitt.edu/pplan.html.
Check Payments can be mailed to the Student Payment Center. Instructions are available in PittPAY.
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