Cost of College

The table can be used to estimate the full costs of one semester for Texas resident students. For undergraduates, the amounts are shown for 12 and 15 semester credit hours (sch). For graduate students, the table gives amounts for 3 and 9 sch. If a student enrolls for a different number of hours, he or she may need to calculate those costs using the per semester credit hour charges for tuition and fees that are based on the number of hours of credit (see class schedule for details). Since the table shows only average charges for college course related fees, a more precise total would have to be calculated by determining the actual fees for the student's school or college and the courses for which the student has enrolled. Necessary information may be obtained from the Office of Accounting or the class schedule.

Name of Charge	Undergraduate		Graduate
	12 sch	15 sch	3 sch	9 sch
Resident Tuition (1)	1,548.00	1,935.00	453.00	1,359.00
Add: Required Fees (2)
Student Service	126.00	157.50	31.50	94.50
Athletics	84.00	105.00	21.00	63.00
Library Service	36.00	45.00	9.00	27.00
Technology	60.00	75.00	15.00	45.00
Student Union	35.00	35.00	35.00	35.00
Medical Services	11.00	11.00	11.00	11.00
Advising	10.00	10.00	10.00	10.00
Energy	40.80	51.00	10.20	30.60
Subtotal - Required Fees	402.80	489.50	142.70	316.10
Add: Average for college and course related laboratory, incidental, and supplemental fees, and/or optional student services (3)	15.00	15.00	15.00	15.00
Total Charges (4) (Tuition plus subtotal - required fees plus average for college and course related fees and/or optional student services fees)	1,950.80	2,424.50	595.70	1,675.10

(1) Resident undergraduate tuition as established by the Texas Legislature is $100/sch; non-resident undergraduate tuition is $358/sch. Resident graduate tuition as established by the Texas Legislature is $122/sch; non-resident graduate tuition is $366/sch. Effective with the 1997 Fall semester the former general use fee has become part of tuition charges per SB 1907.

(2) Required fees, those charged to all students, may be based on semester credit hours or may be per semester.

(3) Averages only are given for college and course related fee charges (laboratory, incidental, supplemental/individual instruction fees) since charges vary according to academic program and courses; actual fees are published in the institutional catalog and/or other publications. A summary description of these fees and the optional student services fees may be found in an attachment of, the UTPB catalog and/or on UTPB's Home Page.

(4) A one-time, $20.00 property deposit is charged to all first-time students. A one time, orientation fee (orientation fee for a freshman is $35.00 and for transfer students the fee is $15.00) is charged for providing a new student orientation prior to registration. These amounts are not included in the totals.

Note: Although unlikely, changes in tuition and fee charges may occur after the information is first published; updated information may be obtained from the Office of Accounting.

SUMMARY OF TUITION AND FEE CHARGES

FOR RESIDENT STUDENTS

Spring 2008