Common and University Program Specific Fees

2025-26

Common and University/Program Specific Fees

Current Fee Rates Glossary and Archives

What are Common and University/Program Specific Fees?

Common and University/Program Specific Fees are fees that UI students may be assessed, which are not:

Assessed via the tuition and fee rate tables.
Mandatory fees.
Course fees.

They include:

Administrative Fees
Per-semester-hour charges applied to workshops and certain off-campus programs (e.g., Tippie Professional Programs).

University Records and Documents Fee

This fee combines heretofore separately assessed fees for services provided by the University Registrar. Fees eliminated by this one-time fee include: diploma replacement fee, fax fee, graduation/degree application fee, drop/add fee, late registration (days 1–10) and the transcript fee. The fee is assessed at first enrollment for both degree-seeking students and non-degree-seeking students. Students and alumni are provided with transcript services past graduation at no additional charge.

Degree Seeking Students - $250 (first enrollment)
Non-Degree Seeking Students - $75 (second enrollment)
Returning students who have not earned a degree, have been absent more than 1 year, and have not been assessed the fee in a previous session will be assessed according to their status of Degree Seeking or Non-Degree Seeking.

Current Fee Rates

The fee rates listed below are for the current 2025–26 Academic Year.

Admission / Tuition deposit Fees
Fee Description	Fee Amount
DDS	$500
DPT (Physical Therapy)	$600
JD - first deposit April 1	$250
JD - second deposit June 1	$150
MBA	$300
MD	$50
PharmD	$250
Physician Assistant - 1st installment upon acceptance (Carver College of Medicine)	$1,000
Physician Assistant - 2nd installment by May 1 of year of enrollment (Carver College of Medicine)	$500
Radiation Sciences (Carver College of Medicine)	$400
Nuclear Medicine Technology (Carver College of Medicine)	$400

**Application Fees (non-refundable)**
Fee Description	Fee Amount
Undergraduate Domestic Student and Non-Degree Student	$55
Undergraduate International Student	$85
Graduate/Professional Domestic Student	$60
Graduate/Professional International Student	$100
Iowa Dental Advanced Standing Program (International DDS Students)	$250
Re-Entry Fee	$20

applied music fees
Fee Description	Fee Amount
Private Lessons	$100 - $290

Background Check Fee
Fee Description	Fee Amount
Background Check Fee - Students/Patient Care	$50

Billing Fees
Fee Description	Fee Amount
Deferred Payment Fee Spring and Fall (payment over three months)	$20
Deferred Payment Fee Summer (payment over two months)	$15
Late Payment Fee	$25
Third Party Invoice Fee (per semester)	$100

Carver college of medicine
Fee Description	Fee Amount
Extension Courses: Medical Physiology Online (per credit hour)	$740
Professional Liability Insurance (2nd, 3rd, and 4th year MD students)	$130
Professional Liability Insurance (Physician Assistant Students)	$120
Radiation Sciences Clinical Assessment Fee	$137
Physician Assistant Clinical Year Training Fee	$1,000
Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science Program Fee	$1,400
EMT Paramedic Program (per year, plus mandatory fees)	$824

Clep score report fee
Fee Description	Fee Amount
CLEP Score Report Fee	$5

**College of Dentistry**
General dentistry Fees Description	Fee Amount
American Student Dental Association Dues	$93
Iowa Dental Advanced Standing Program Interview/Evaluation (International DDS students)	$1,500

**College of Dentistry Certificate Programs (per year)**
Fee Description	Fee Amount
Endodontics Certificate - International Students with no US DDS	$65,753
Endodontics Certificate - All Other Students	$25,673
Operative Dentistry Certificate	$15,019
Orthodontics Certificate	$16,602
Periodontics Certificate - International Students (non US or Canadian DDS degree)	$26,771
Periodontics Certificate - US/Canadian DDS Students (resident or non-resident)	$3,447
Prosthodontics Certificate - International Students with no US DDS	$16,783
Geriatric and Special Needs Certificate - International Students (non US or Canadian DDS degree)	$16,783
All Other Certificate Programs	$1,489

**College of Dentistry Instrument Management System Fee**
Fee Description	Fee Amount
Class of 2021 - First Year	$9,300
Class of 2021 - Second Year	$6,150
Class of 2021 - Third Year	$4,800
Class of 2021 - Fourth Year	$2,050
Graduate Student	$3,800
Endodontics Graduate Program - Instrument/Imaging/Device Fee	$5,000
Laboratory Supplies Fee (1st and 2nd year)	$2,300
Professional Liability Insurance (4th year)	$33

College of Education General Fees
Fee Description	Fee Amount
Education - e-Portfolio (per selected course)	$30
On-line Masters in Education Programs (per credit hour)	$615

**College of Education UI REACH Program**
Fee Description	Fee Amount
Acceptance Fee	$300
Application Fee	$100

College of Education Housing Fees
Fee Description	Fee Amount
Housing Fee - 3rd and 4th Year Students, shared 2 bedroom unit	$9,790
Housing Fee - 3rd and 4th Year Students, 1 bedroom unit	$15,495

College of Education Annual Program Fees
Fee Description	Fee Amount
Annual Program Fee - Resident	$19,560
Annual Program Fee - Non-Resident	$40,015

College of Engineering
Fee Description	Fee Amount
Master of Science in Engineering and Information Technology (Resident and Non-Resident per credit hour)	$1,488

College of liberal arts and Sciences
Fee Description	Fee Amount
Applied Dance (per enrollment)	$20
Health Coach Assessment Fee	$125

college of nursing
Fee Description	Fee Amount
Nursing Simulation Lab Equipment Fee (per semester enrollment in sim lab course: Third and Fourth Year Pre-Licensure BSN, MSN Entry into Practice, MSN Clinical Nurse Leader, and DNP)	$350
NEXus (off campus, per credit hour)	$995
Professional Liability Insurance Fee (BSN, MSN & DNP Programs)	$15
National Student Nurse Association Dues	$74

college of pharmacy
Fee Description	Fee Amount
Palliative Care Certification Program	$1,000
Assured Admission per semester	$60
Emergency Medicine & Critical Care Pharmacotherapy Certificate (2-year fee)	$2,000
Assessment Fee (PharmD 4th Year)	$100
Professional Liability Insurance (PharmD students 1st - 4th Year)	$17

college of public health
Fee Description	Fee Amount
Dual Degree Fee for MPH/DVM Students and MPH Students in Combined SUI Degree Program	$1,000
EMHA (Executive Master of Health Administration) 2-year program fee	$42,500
Master of Public Health (MPH) for Practicing Veterinarians (entire program fee)	$40,000
Healthcare Management Certificate (per credit hour)	$1,250

College of Public Health **Extension Courses (off campus only, per credit hour)**
Fee Description	Fee Amount
Undergraduate	$509
Graduate and Other Public Health MS and PhD	$788
Master of Health Administration	$1,187
Master of Public Health (MPH)	$1,097

Departmental Exam for Credit Fee
Fee Description	Fee Amount
Departmental Exam for Credit Fee (per exam)	$100

Distance and On-line Education (per credit hour)
Fee Description	Fee Amount
Undergraduate	$400
Graduate	$667

Employer Reimbursement Deferred Billing Fee
Fee Description	Fee Amount
Employer Reimbursement Deferred Billing Fee	$35

Graduate College Fees
Fee Description	Fee Amount
Thesis Fees - Master's Thesis Publication Fee	$10
Thesis Fees - PhD Doctorate of Musical Arts (DMA)	$155
Thesis Fees - Masters/Doctorate	$145

Graduation and Degree Application Fee
Fee Description	Fee Amount
Late Fee for Applying after Deadline	$20

Hospital Certificate Technology Programs (per year)
Fee Description	Fee Amount
Hospital Certificate Technology Programs (per year)	$1,508

ID Card Replacement Fee
Fee Description	Fee Amount
ID Card Replacement Fee	$35

International Students and Scholars
Fee Description	Fee Amount
English Proficiency Examination	$120
Fall and Spring Semesters	$125
Summer Session	$62.50

Lakeside Lab (per credit hour, 5 weeks)
Fee Description	Fee Amount
Undergraduate	$400
Graduate	$667

New Student Programs/Matriculation Fees
Fee Description	Fee Amount
Late Payment of Fees and Charges	$25

Refund Schedule Fees
Fee Description Timeline	Fee Amount Refund %
Before the First Day of Class	100.0%
First Week	90.0%
Second Week	75.0%
Third Week	50.0%
Fourth Week	25.0%
After Fourth Week	0.0%
Reduced Load (reduction of hours) - First Two Weeks (after second week 0.0%)	100.0%

Refund Schedule Fees - Tippie Professional Programs
Fee Description Timeline	Fee Amount Refund %
Day before the first day of class (or earlier)	100.0%
First class session day through day prior to second class session	90.0%
Second class session day through day prior to third class session	75.0%
Third class session day through day prior to fourth class session	50.0%
Fourth class session day through day prior to fifth class session	25.0%
Day of fifth class session and after	0.0%

Registration fees
Fee Description	Fee Amount
Doctoral Post Comprehensive or Prelim / Masters Final	$70
Late - Day 11 onward	$100

**Reissue Check Fee / Returned Check / Debit Fee**
Fee Description	Fee Amount
Reissue Check Fee / Returned Check / Debit Fee	$30

Study Abroad Fees
Fee Description	Fee Amount
Administrative Fee	$400
Administrative Fee for Non University of Iowa Student	$600
Participation Fee	$50

Tippie College of Business
Fee Description	Fee Amount
Extension Courses (per credit hour)
Tippie Professional Programs	$750
Graduate Certificate - Business Analytics	$750
Master of Science - Business Analytics	$750
CIMBA (Consortium Institute for Management and Business Analysis - per credit hour)
Undergraduate	$400
Graduate	$667

University Records and Documents Fee
Fee Description	Fee Amount
Degree Seeking Students	$250
Non-Degree Seeking Students	$75