Iowa State University

Iowa State University

Office of the Registrar

Nontuition Fees

Fee Glossary

Special Groups Fees

Approved, Board of Regents, State of Iowa, June 2009.

Course/Program or Miscellaneous Fees

Account Review Fee - minimum $10.00 $10.00/hr
Activity, Services, Building, and Recreation Fee - Mandatory for all students except students enrolled exclusively in Distance Education Courses (courses with a section designator beginning with X). $113.75-$226.35
Additional Billing Statement Fee $5
Application fee - non-refundable - Domestic Students
  Undergraduates:
$40
  Graduates:
$40
  Veterinary Medicine
$60
Application fee - International Students
  Undergraduates:
$50
  Graduates:
$90
  Veterinary Medicine
$60
Career Planning and Placement Services (fee assessed by college based on optional nature of service costs and number of resumes, credentials, etc.) 0 - $25
Catalog (free to first year student) $5
Distance Education (sections with an X), tuition per credit.
     Off-Campus Undergraduate Credit Courses
$240
     Off-Campus Undergraduate Engineering Credit Courses
$318
     Off-Campus Graduate Credit Courses
$374
     Off-Campus Graduate Engineering Credit Courses
$430
     Off Campus MBA
$487
Continuous Registration (graduate students) $70
Credit by Exam $100
Deferred Billing Administrative Fee: for students who choose deferred billing $20 per term
Developmental Courses:
Chemistry: Chem 50
 $350
English/Reading: Engl 99R
$160
English/Listening: Engl 99L
$240
English/Speaking: Engl 99S
$480
Foreign Languages: Frnch 97, Ger 97 or Span 97
$294
Math 10 or Math 30
$480
Diploma Replacement $25
Duplicate Check Charge $30
FAX (for sending official documents) $7
Graduation Fee - non-refundable $50
Identification Card (ISUCard):  
Replacement
$25
     Non-students/non-ISU employees, per year
$15
Installment Payment Plan $50
Lakeside Lab, undergraduate (per credit) $240
Lakeside Lab, graduate (per credit) $374
Late Payment 1% per month of amount past due
Late Registration Fees (undergraduate) $20
Late Registration Fees (graduate)
1st week
$20
2nd week
$50
3rd week or later
$100
New Student Programs/Matriculation Fee
$190
New Student Programs/Matriculation Administrative Fee** $20
Private Music Instruction, 1 credit $150
Private Music Instruction, 2-3 credits $190
Regents Abroad contact department
Returned Check Charge/Returned Direct Debit $30
Schedule Change Fee $10
Senior Fee (optional) $2
Sponsored International Student 5% of assessed fees
Study Abroad Administrative Fee* $105
Study Abroad Program Fee (fee varies with program)* $500
Summer Camp, undergraduate, per credit $240
Summer Camp, graduate, per credit $374
Thesis (Masters) $100
Thesis (Ph.D.) $100
Transcript (add $5 for special handling) $15
Veterinary Medicine Advance Payment $500
Weekend MBA Program, resident, per credit $487
Weekend MBA Program, nonresident, per credit $1,103
Workshop fees per credit (undergraduate) $240
Workshop fees per credit (graduate) $374

*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.

**Refundable except for $20 administrative fee charged to students who rescind their acceptance of admission prior to May 1; contact the Office of Admissions for more information.


Special Groups Fees

Summer 2009 Fall 2009 Spring 2010
Continuous Registration (PhD's) none $70.00 $70.00
C-Base Assistantship $1,870.00 $3,358.00 $3,358.00
Fellowship - Graduate Resident * $1,870.00 $3,358.00 $3,358.00
Fellowship - Graduate Non-resident* $4,950.00 $8,908.00 $8,908.00
C-Base Assistantship (engineering) $2,150.00 $3,869.00 $3,869.00
Fellowship - Graduate Resident * (engineering) $2,150.00 $3,869.00 $3,869.00
Fellowship - Graduate Non-resident* (engineering) $5,230.00 $9,414.00 $9,414.00
IEOP Fee $2,450.00 $4,900.00 $4,900.00
Health Fee $49.00 $98.00 $98.00
Health Insurance - Student** $355.00 $816.00 $889.00***
Health Insurance - Student and domestic partner** $1,501.00 $3,746.00 $4,050.00***
Health Insurance - Student and child(ren)** $1,085.00 $2,656.00 $2,873.00***
Health Insurance - Student and family** $2,231.00 $5,521.00 $6,034.00***
Health Facility Fee $4.00 $8.00 $8.00
Vet Med Seniors - Resident $7,727.00 $7,727.00 $7,727.00
Vet Med Seniors - Non-resident $14,920.00 $14,920.00 $14,920.00
Vet Med Seniors - Student Computer Fees $77.00 $77.00 $77.00

*Summer Fellowships are assessed by credit if enrollment is more than 5 credits.

**Annual rates are not shown. Fall semester enrollees in the health insurance program will be assessed one half during the fall plus the full cost of the pharmacy program; and the second half during spring semester. The spring rates are not displayed in this table.

***The Insurance premium listed for spring is the amount for a student who initially enrolls in the insurance program beginning spring semester.