Tuition Rates & Fees

Tuition & Mandatory Fees

The University of Pittsburgh’s current tuition and mandatory fee rates are effective for Academic Year 2022-2023, beginning Fall Term 2022.

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees  | Graduate Tuition & Fees | Historical Tuition & Fees

Tuition and fees for Pitt Online Programs apply to students admitted to the online programs, not to students taking one or more online classes as part of a traditional, on-campus program.  View Pitt Online rates .

Tuition and fees for Pitt Online Partners Programs are available through the schools that offer each program.  Select the Pitt Online Partners program you are interested in to learn more.

Mandatory Fee Descriptions

All students are charged certain Mandatory Fees, which vary for undergraduate and graduate students, full-time and part-time enrollment, and by University of Pittsburgh Campus. They are charged each academic term, posted to the student account when tuition is calculated, and can be seen on the Account Activity tab in PittPAY. Mandatory fees cannot be waived for any reason.

Mandatory Fee Overview

Mandatory fees cannot be waived for any reason.

  1. Student Activity Fee (all campuses):
    • Student Activity Fees for undergraduate and graduate students are collected from all full-time and part-time students each academic term. Student Activity Fees are assessed at each of the University's campuses. The fee amount is separately established at each campus.
  2. Wellness Fee (Pittsburgh campus):
    • The Wellness Fee formerly the "Student Health Fee," is mandatory for all full-time and part-time students at the Pittsburgh Campus.
    • The fee provides access to Student Health Services, a campus facility staffed by medical doctors, psychiatrists, nurses, and nurse practitioners. It does not pay for student health insurance, and it does not provide students with health insurance coverage. The fee does cover some additional services provided by Student Health services—such as dietary counseling—which are not otherwise covered by health insurance. The fee also covers the co-pay that is required by health insurance with each visit.
    • The fee also provides access to the University’s Counseling Center. This facility is staffed by psychologists, counselors, social workers, and other mental health care professionals. The fee also supports a variety of health education and promotion programming, including a Pitt-specific program called “Healthy U” that provides students with many opportunities and resources to help them maintain optimal mental, physical, and emotional health.
    • The fee provides access to Campus Recreation facilities, including the Baierl Recreation Center, Pitt Sports Dome, Trees Hall, and Bellefield Hall, among others.
    • Finally, the fee also supports intramural and club sports programs, as well as recreation and fitness programs, services, and activities.
  3. Student Health Fees are mandatory for students enrolled at the Regional Campuses. The fee amount is separately established at each campus.
    • These fees are mandatory for students enrolled at the Regional Campuses, and the fee amount is separately established at each campus. Student Health Fees do not pay for student health insurance or provide the student with health insurance coverage. Rather, the fee gives students access to Student Health Services, a campus facility staffed by medical doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, or other health care professionals. The fee covers many, but not all services provided by Student Health Services. Some services require the payment of additional fees by the student if and when utilized. More information is available at each campus website:
  1. Computing and Network Services Fee (all campuses)
    • The Computing and Network Service Fee is used for upgrading and maintaining the University's computing systems and technology resources, including such things as email access, wireless networks, learning management systems, computing labs, online courses, and the student information system. The fee is mandatory each term for all full-time and part-time students. The fee applies to students enrolled at any campus; the fee amount is the same at each campus.
  2. Security, Safety, and Transportation Fee (Pittsburgh campus only)
    • The Security, Safety, and Transportation Fee is mandatory each term for all full-time and part-time Pittsburgh campus students. The fee provides funding for campus transportation services including shuttles, expanded handicapped/disabled transport services, a night on-call van service, an on-call escort service, and security lighting.
  3. International Services Fee (Pittsburgh campus only)
    • The International Services Fee is mandatory each term for full time, degree-seeking, undergraduate international students attending the Pittsburgh campus. Two of the priorities of The Plan for Pitt are to embody diversity and inclusion and to engage with the world. In support of this plan and with an eye toward the future, the University of Pittsburgh intends to increase the number of international students on campus and simultaneously improve the international Pitt student experience. The International Services Fee will support increasing international enrollment to that of peer institutions – approximately eight to ten percent of the undergraduate student population, expanding the breadth and depth of our international recruitment efforts, and offering strategic scholarships to attract the top international students to Pittsburgh.
  4. Other campus-specific mandatory fees
    • Other campus-specific mandatory fees include the following, which are assessed to fund services and maintain facilities at the respective Regional Campuses:
      1. Bradford Campus: Recreation and Parking and Transportation Fees
      2. Greensburg Campus: Student Center and Athletic Fees
      3. Johnstown Campus: Student Facility and Student Recreation Fees
      4. Titusville Campus: Student Union Facility and Athletic Fees

     

Other Fees

Course Fees

Courses sometimes have fees attached to them and students are charged only when enrolled in that course. Examples are physical education classes, laboratory science classes, studio arts and music classes. The department asks for the fee to be charged to offset the cost of instruction for those specific classes. For instance, an instructor may need to be hired to teach a specific physical education class such as fencing or karate, or for instruction on a musical instrument. For a laboratory science course, consumables such as chemicals or glassware may need to be replaced for chemistry lab courses. Information about course fees is published by the Office of the University Registrar for Pittsburgh Campus students, and the list is updated weekly.

When students are self-enrolling using PeopleSoft, students are notified in the Class Notes section on the Class Detail screen if there is a course fee, and provided with a link so they can see the amount of the additional charge. The charge is also listed separately on the student account and can be viewed on the Account Activity tab in PittPAY.  Information about course fees is published by the Office of the University Registrar for Pittsburgh Campus students, and the list is updated weekly

Major Fees

Major fees apply to some programs of study, and are charged once per term for students who have declared those majors, even if students are enrolled in multiple courses for that major. Major fees are a separate line item on the student account, and can be seen on the Account Activity tab, using the See Details link for any term.

When students are self-enrolling using PeopleSoft, students are notified in the Class Notes section on the Class Detail screen if there is a course fee, and provided with a link so they can see the amount of the additional charge. The charge is also listed separately on the student account and can be viewed on the Account Activity tab in PittPAY.

A Note about ETD Processing Fees

Electronic Theses and Dissertation (EDT) Processing Fees cover the cost of electronic processing and microfilming of a Master's Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation. A fee of $50.00 will be posted to your student account in PittPAY. Once you process an online payment, PittPAY will email a receipt to your Pitt and home email addresses which you can forward to others as needed or save for your own records.