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 CU Denver student, you are also required to pay certain fees and other costs to attend the University.
Residency
If you are a Colorado resident, your graduate tuition rates are substantially lower than out-of-state rates. If you are an American Citizen, you can become eligible for residential status after one year of Colorado residence, and the lower in-state tuition rates that come with that classification.
If you are classified as a non-resident for tuition purposes, you can petition for a change in classification or request further consideration. Specific information may be obtained from the Office of Admissions at (303) 556-2704.
FALL 2012, SPRING 2013, MAYMESTER 2013, SUMMER 2013
For Graduate Tuition rates, see the Graduate Tuition table.
The Regents of the University of Colorado reserve the right to change tuition and fees at any time.
FALL 2012, SPRING 2013, MAYMESTER 2013, SUMMER 2013
See the Mandatory Student Fees table.
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 costs 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.