• Tuition for undergraduate students taking undergraduate courses (for all colleges except Summit College)

• Tuition for most graduate courses
• Tuition for graduate courses in the College of Business Administration
• Tuition for the Nursing Anesthesia program

For students pursuing a bachelor's degree:

• Tuition for Summit College students pursuing a bachelor's degree

For students pursuing an associate's degree:

• Tuition for Summit College students pursuing an associate's degree

Learn more about Summit College.

• Tuition for Wayne College undergraduate courses

Learn more about Wayne College.

Note: Tuition is charged at the Main Campus rate for courses that are:

1. taught by a faculty member from the Main Campus (even if the class is held on the Wayne Campus),
2. taught by distance learning from the Main Campus, or
3. coded as a Main Campus-based course.

• Tuition for MCUC undergraduate courses

Learn more about MCUC.

• Tuition for students taking law courses who enrolled before fall 2009
• Tuition for students taking law courses who enrolled in the fall of 2009
• Tuition for students taking law courses who enrolled in the Master of Laws (or LL.M) program

Learn more about the School of Law.

The General Service Fee provides funds that support student activities and services, including:

• the health professionals in Student Health Services;
• intramurals;
• UA-recognized student organizations;
• intercollegiate athletics;
• other co-curricular activities.

Who pays? Students taking credit courses.

Amount:

The fee for Akron Campus and Summit College undergraduates pursuing a bachelor's degree is $34.32 per credit hour, up to a maximum of 12 credit hours. This applies also to students taking select courses online and at most off-campus locations.

The fee for Akron Campus students pursuing an associate's degree in Summit College is $27.60 per credit hour, up to a maximum of 12 credit hours.

Graduate students and law students pay $15.50 per credit hour. This is also capped at 12 credit hours.

Students at the Medina County University Center pay a general services fee of $7.34 per hour, up to a maximum of 12 credit hours.

Students at Wayne College pay a general services fee of $7.34 per hour, up to a maximum of 12 credit hours.

Administrative Fee funds are used to cover costs associated with processing registration and printing transcripts.

Who pays?All undergraduate, post baccalaureate and graduate students, except undergraduate students who have completed over 96 credit hours or who have previously paid a matriculation fee. 

Amount: $12 per semester.

Facilities Fee funds are used to retire the debt incurred for the construction of the Student Union and the Student Recreation and Wellness Center, both of which opened in 2005. The fee also helps offset operational expenses in those buildings.

Who pays? Akron Campus students.

Amount: $18.55 per credit hour up to a maximum of 12 credit hours.

Some courses carry an additional course fee.

Who pays? Students who enroll in certain courses that require an additional fee. Generally, these fees pay for lab supplies and equipment, field trips, visiting artists, software for the course, required national exams, one-time use equipment or consumables.

Amount: The fees vary by course. See Page 51 of the Undergraduate Bulletin for a list of individual course fees. Please note that fees may change without notice.

For workshops and special-topics courses that are offered irregularly, the fees may not be listed in the bulletin. Please consult with the sponsoring department to learn about required course material and fees for those classes.

Funds from the Transportation Fee help make it easier to park and get around campus. Specifically, the fee pays for:

• the maintenance and debt service on our parking lots and decks;
• utility costs (primarily lighting) for the decks;
• capital improvements to parking facilities; and
• the Roo Express shuttle service.

Who pays? Students on the Akron Campus who take more than five credit hours. Students who are assessed the fee receive a parking permit on request at no additional charge and unlimited use of the Roo Express shuttle service.

Amount: Students on the Akron Campus who take more than five credit hours are assessed a $155 Transportation Fee per semester (fall and spring). Summer rates are $110 for 2012 and $115 for 2013. The fee covers the the entire summer.

If you have questions about the Transportation Fee, call Parking Services at 330-972-7213 or write to parking@uakron.edu.

See also:

• Parking Services' website

The Technology Fee funds:

• new and enhanced computer labs, equipment, and software;
• reduced prices for software;
• more computers for student use;
• high-speed wireless networking throughout Akron and Wayne campuses;
• availability of wireless, state-of-the-art laptop computers for checkout from Bierce Library and other locations;
• academic support software called Springboard;
• technology-enhanced classrooms throughout campus;
• computer based testing;
• distance-learning classrooms;
• computer help through the Support Desk and computer repair services;
• new and upgraded technology for teaching laboratories; and
• ZipLine, the personalized, 24-hour University intranet for online research, e-mail, course registration and individual calendars.

Who pays? Undergraduates (including online students) who have 32 credits or more. Graduate, and law students.

Amount: The fee is $13.20 per credit hour for undergraduates and $16.25 per credit hour for graduate and law students.

The Career Advantage Program Fee supports opportunities for internships, co-operative education, practicum, clinical/field-based experiences, student teaching, service learning, and other professional-level, experiential learning for qualified students.

Who pays? Undergraduates (including online) who have 32 credits or more.

Amount: $2.50 per credit hour.

See also:

• The Career Center website

This fee enables University Libraries to build collections to support the curriculum. The collections include journals, books, online electronic resources and media collections.

Who pays? Students with sophomore status and above (those who have 32 credit hours or more) pay $3 per credit hour. Students in Summit College are assessed $2 per credit hour. Law school students and Wayne College students are exempt.

See also:

• University Libraries'  website

The fee funds:

• necessary tutoring for students taking developmental courses; and
• intensive academic advising for students taking developmental courses.

Who pays? It applies only to students taking developmental (or remedial) courses with a subject of 2010 (formerly 1020), typically called:

• developmental programs; or
• special topics, developmental programs.

The fee is assessed to only credit hours for developmental courses. Credit hours for non-developmental courses are not subject to this fee.

Amount: $7 per credit hour.

The fee enables the College of Engineering to purchase or update software required to train students appropriately in this highly technical discipline with rapidly changing technology needs.

Who pays? Students taking engineering courses for credit.

Amount: $15 per credit hour

Ohio Law (Section 3345.32 O.R.C.) requires that male students between the ages of 18 and 26 who are Ohio residents must register for Selective Service and verify that they have registered with the Selective Service in order to be considered in-state residents to attend Ohio public colleges and universities. Failure to register with the Selective Service and provide verification of such will result, as the law stipulates, in the assessment of the Nonresident Tuition Surcharge.

Affected students may have the Nonresident Tuition Surcharge removed by providing the required Selective Service number to the Registrar's Office by telephone at 330-972-7838, by e-mail at veterans@uakron.edu or in person in Simmons Hall room 120. To register for the Selective Service or to locate a lost or non-received Selective Service number, you may contact the Selective Service System on the web at http://www.sss.gov/regist.htm or call 1-847-688-6888.

Who pays?All selective service eligible students that have not registered for selective service.

Amount: Out of state tuition per credit hour.