Fees and Expenses

All fees, tuition, and expenses listed in this publication are effective as of summer session 2001 and are subject to change without notice. For the most complete information see www.iastate.edu/~registrar/fees

A registration fee is charged to all students of the university. A full registration fee covers most laboratory fees, use of the library, membership in the Memorial Union, and a number of student activities. In certain courses involving special expenses, an additional fee may be charged. These fees are indicated in the course description of the specific courses involved.

Students who are not residents of Iowa pay an additional tuition fee each semester. This tuition fee is assessed in accordance with regulations of the Board of Regents, State of Iowa.

Fee Payment 

The Receivables Office bills students for tuition, room and board, and various other university charges. A statement of charges will be mailed on the first of each month to students at their in-session or interim address. It is the student’s responsibility to ensure the Office of the Registrar has a correct mailing address. 

Students who do not receive a billing statement before the term begins should go to the Receivables Office to learn the amount of their account balance due. Failure to receive a billing statement will not exempt students from late penalties or from having a hold placed on their registration.
If payment of the minimum due is not made by the deadline printed on the billing statement, all fees become due immediately. A one-percent finance charge will be assessed on the total amount due at that time, and a “hold” will be place on the student’s registration until payment of the total amount due has been made.

If a student’s registration has been canceled for nonpayment of fees, he or she may be reinstated with written permission from their college.

Deferred Payment
Students who do not pay their first payment in full by the due date will automatically select the deferred option, and will be charged a $15 administrative fee. Deferred billing is not an option for the summer term. 

University fees are payable in three installments for fall and spring semesters. Payments for fall semester will be due August 20, September 20, and October 20. All fees are due in full on June 20. Payments for spring semester will be due 
January 20, February 20, and March 20. If any of the payment dates fall on a holiday, Saturday or Sunday, the payment is due the next day the university is open for business. 

Under the Twelve-Month Payment Plan, students pay the academic costs for fall and spring semesters in 12 installments beginning April 20 and ending the following March 20. A $40 enrollment fee is due with the first monthly payment. All payments are deducted from the student’s designated bank account. For more information about the Twelve-Month Payment Plan, contact the Receivables Office.

Students with past due accounts receivable charges prior to the beginning of classes will be dropped from enrollment if these past due accounts are not paid before the first day of classes.

Registration Fee Schedule

Per Semester	Resident	Nonresident
Undergraduate (12 or more credits)	$1558	$5225
Graduate (9 or more credits)	$1851	$5449
Veterinary Medicine (12 or more credits)	$3555	$9688

Saturday MBA, Des Moines MBA, and MED classes will be assessed at the graduate rate in the current fee schedule plus a $62 per credit supplemental tuition fee. Fees for students enrolled for less than a full course load are given below in the Fee Schedule Per Credit. There is a minimum 2-credit fee for most students. Audits and zero credit courses are assessed on contact hours and there is a maximum charge for zero credit courses of 3 credit hours. R credits are assessed for the minimum fee only if no other credits are taken. The continuous registration fee for graduate students is $70. If the total number of credits includes .5 credit, such as 6.5, fees are assessed on the next larger whole number of credits. Therefore 6.5 credit hours would be assessed as 7 credit hours.

Summer session fees are charged per credit as indicated in the fee schedule.
Tuition assessment for study abroad credits, up to a maximum of 12 credits, is above and beyond tuition for other courses taken during the same term.

Special students and noncollegiate students pay the same fees as undergraduates.

University students, per semester



1 credit	$ 90
2 credits	130

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