Tuition and Fees
All tuition and fees at UCD have been established by the Board of Regents, the governing body of the University of Colorado. Tuition is based on your classification, as opposed to course classification or level. As a UCD student, you are also required to pay certain fees and other costs to attend the University.
Graduate Tuition for the College of Architecture and Planning
FALL 2009, SPRING 2010, MAYMESTER 2010, SUMMER 2010
| Credit Hours |
Resident |
Non-resident |
| 0-1 |
$ 416 |
$1,126 |
| 2 |
832 |
2,252 |
| 3 |
1,248 |
3,378 |
| 4 |
1,664 |
4,504 |
| 5 |
2,080 |
5,630 |
| 6 |
2,496 |
6,756 |
| 7 |
2,912 |
7,882 |
| 8 |
3,328 |
9,008 |
| 9-15 |
3,467-4,298 |
10,134 |
| Each credit hour over 15 |
416 |
1,126 |
The Regents of the University of Colorado reserve the right to change tuition and fees at any time.
Required Fees - 2009-10 Rates, Effective Fall 2009
| Auraria Bond Fee |
$60.00 |
| Auraria Student RTD Bus Pass Fee |
$46.00 |
| Cultural Events Fee |
$4.00 |
| Information Technology Fee |
$8.00 per credit hour |
| Student Activity Fee |
$15.35 |
| Student Health Fee |
$24.00 |
| Student Information System (SIS) Fee |
$2.00 per credit hour |
| Student Newspaper Fee |
$4.00 |
| Student Recreation Fee |
$5.00 |
| Student Services Fee |
$6.65 per credit hour |
| Energy Renewal Fee |
$5.00 |
| CoPIRG Fee |
$2.00 |
| College instructional fee |
$34.00 per credit hour / $306.00 maximum |
Matriculation Fee of $115.00
- A one-time non-refundable fee required of all new students at the time of their first registration as a degree-seeking student. This fee covers the costs of official transcripts.
Candidate for Degree Fee
- Equal to one credit hour of resident tuition and required for all graduate students who are not registered during the term that they are taking comprehensive examinations. Students must register as "candidate for degree" and pay for one hour of corresponding resident tuition plus the SIS fee and the Information Technology fee for one term only.
International Student Fee - $100.00 per semester (International Students only)
- Provides funding for services provided to international students, programs and events sponsored by the Office of International Education. Permanent Residents are excused from the fee.
Registration Deposit
Before registering each semester, you are required to pay a non-refundable $200 registration payment that is applied to your tuition and fees.
In order not to disadvantage students who have significant financial need, a waiver of the semester registration advance payment will be allowed if the student has applied for financial aid and has met other financial aid eligibility criteria for that semester. If the student pays the registration advance payment and later applies for and receives full tuition and fees from financial aid, the excess paid will be refunded to the student.
Payment of Tuition and Fees
Drop Charge
If you drop a course after the second Tuesday of the new semester (the fourth day of summer semesters), you will be assessed a $100 drop transaction charge. The charge is to help increase the availability of, and earlier student access to, popular classes. Exceptions are made for faculty or administratively initiated course changes, processed as administrative drops through the Dean's offices.
Payment Date
All tuition and fees (except the application fee) are due on the first day of class. This also applies if you are receiving financial aid.
Past due student accounts are referred to the Office of Student Debt Management (SDM) for collection. If accounts are not paid in full, a 20% internal collection cost will be assessed on the unpaid balance. This is in addition to the 1.5% service charge per month that all past due accounts are assessed.