USF Tuition & Fees

All prices include the cost of the meal plan. Students must provide their own pillows, blankets, bedspreads, bed linens, wash cloths, hangers, personal items and window drapes. For more information, visit the residence halls web page by clicking here.

*Athletic Insurance Fee (per semester)

The $200 Athletic Insurance Fee covers the insurance required to reimburse families for out-of-pocket expenses incurred should their student become injured during a practice or a game and covers a portion of the cost of the overall Intercollegiate Sports Health Coverage. The Athletic Insurance fee is charged each semester to all athletes regardless of the method of insurance (parent’s plan or institution-provided plan).

**Printing Management Policy

The University of St. Francis has a print management policy to manage paper waste across the university, and to maintain the university’s commitment to sustainability.

At the start of each academic year, all students are allotted a $20 print/copy credit per semester. Students can use this print/copy credit at the student accessible printers and copiers in the computer labs, resident halls and in the library. Through the end of each semester, any printouts or copies over the initial $20 credit will cost the student $ .06 per standard 8.5 by 11 black and white image. Color printouts will be billed at the rate of $.25 per image. The student usage which exceeds the $20 credit will be included in the student bill at the end of the semester. Any credit balance remaining at the end of the semester will NOT be carried forward to the next semester.

The cost per print image was calculated on a direct cost recovery for the paper, toner, printer kits, and printer maintenance. The university does not make a profit on these printing charges.

Students can check their printing balance and usage by monitoring individual printing charges via the MyUSF portal.

Student personal printers are not covered by this policy.

***Student Orientation Fee (first semester only)

The Student Orientation Fee is a one time fee for all full-time, new first-time and traditional transfer students. The fee covers new student orientation activities, new student registration and check-in activities, and supplies associated with the activities.

****Technology Fee (per semester)

The Technology Fee is charged to all USF students to help cover the increased costs associated with ensuring all USF courses are 100% hybrid-capable. The Technology Fee covers the following support and service costs:

• The on-going operational costs of the development of online course materials, the integration of new learning technologies into our classes, providing faculty with training on best practices in instruction, to provide 24-7 technical support to faculty and students, to both produce and upload original learning material, and to manage all courses at the highest level of quality.
• The increased cost of providing all of our students with access to library research services, and the continued expansion of our library research databases.
• The cost of purchasing, maintaining, and replacing all of the various network switches, computers, servers, and access points that deliver the LMS system, network storage areas, video conferencing capabilities, email, emergency alerts, the MyUSF portal and other cybersecurity tools.
• The telecommunications lines and WiFi connectivity for higher levels of Internet bandwidth for our incoming and continuing students.
• The necessary funds that are required by each state for the university to provide an accredited higher education degree in a hybridized format.

Whenever two or more members of the same immediate family are concurrently enrolled at the University of St. Francis as full-time undergraduate students, all shall be allowed a discount of 5% on tuition charges per semester.

The institutional refund policy below describes how tuition will be handled. The federal refund policy determines which portions of Federal Title IV aid need to be returned to the federal programs.

Physician Assistant Refund Policy

The institutional refund policy below describes how tuition charges will be handled. The federal refund policy determines which portions of Federal Title IV aid need to be returned to the federal programs. Refunds for withdrawal from the university will be made only after receipt of completed withdrawal forms. Tuition charges are 100% refunded when the withdrawal occurs during the first 1-3 weeks of the quarter. There will be no refunds after the third week of any quarter. There is no refund for a student who is dismissed from the program.

Institutional Refund Policy

Refunds for withdrawal from the university will be made only after proper withdrawal forms have been completed. The forms are available in the Registrar’s Office. Failure to properly notify this office renders the student ineligible for refund. Full tuition is charged unless the student makes a formal withdrawal. The following schedule applies to all USF academic programs. Tuition charges will be computed according to the following schedule:

Number of weeks from the published start date of the course: FULL-TERM COURSES

Number of weeks from the published start date of the course: MODULAR COURSES

Resident room and board rates follow the same refund structure as full term courses as outlined in the housing contract. Refunds are payable to students thirty days after the official date of withdrawal. All questions and concerns related to the refund policies of the University of St. Francis should be directed to the Business Office Manager, Office of Business Affairs, 815-740-2268. Students dropped or suspended from the University of St. Francis are not eligible for refunds.

Students receiving Title IV assistance who completely withdraw from the university are entitled to a refund of any unused tuition/room and board charges. All attendees at USF will have their refund of Title IV assistance calculated using a policy that came forward as a result of the Reauthorization of the Higher Education Amendments of 1998.

Federal Refund Policy:

Step 1 – determine the last date of attendance. This may be determined by class records, attendance records, or the actual date the student initiates the withdrawal. If the student withdraws without notifying the institution, the midpoint of the semester will be used as the date.

Step 2 – determine the percentage of the term completed. This is accomplished by dividing the number of calendar days actually completed by the number of calendar days in the term.

Step 3 – determine the percentage of the total federal Title IV assistance the student has earned. This is determined by multiplying the percentage in step 2), above, by the total amount of federal Title IV assistance. At this time, the amount of unearned assistance is also calculated.

Step 4 – once the actual amount of assistance to be returned to the federal programs is determined, it will be returned in the following order:

Unsubsidized Federal Direct Loans
Subsidized Federal Direct Loans
Perkins Loan
Federal Direct PLUS Loans
Federal Pell Grant
Federal SEOG
Other Title IV Assistance

In all instances where applicable, funds must be returned to the federal programs within 30 days. If applicable amounts are not returned, the student may be reported to the U.S. Department of Education as owing a refund to a federal Title IV program. The student must be aware that the amounts to be returned to the federal programs may be money the student has already received as a refund from the university for off-campus living expenses. By owing this refund, the student will be ineligible to receive any further Title IV assistance from any other institution.

College of Business & Health Administration Refund Notice For Georgia Students (as required by the Georgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Education Commission). The University of St. Francis and the student agree to abide by the following cancellation and refund policy:

Students wishing to cancel their course registration are asked to contact the Registrar’s Office no later than the end of the second week of the semester. Students in compliance with the deadline will be eligible for full refund of any tuition. Students who have not attended a class during the first three weeks of class will automatically have their registration cancelled by the institution and be eligible for a full tuition refund. Students who do not attend class three consecutive weeks, up until the seventh week of class, will automatically have their registration dropped and be eligible for a prorated tuition refund based upon their last date of attendance.

Tuition charges will be assessed according to the following schedule:

It is agreed that this notice together with the University Catalog represents the entire understanding between the University of St. Francis and the student and that no written or oral agreement, assumption, or other statement will, in any matter, affect the provisions of this notice unless mutually agreed upon by the University of St. Francis and the student.

Enrollment shall be considered as signifying knowledge of all conditions, rules and regulations and shall be deemed as acceptance thereof.

The university shall not be liable for any damage or loss of personal property from any cause whatsoever.

Students are not entitled to receive recommendations, degrees, honors or transcripts of credit until all bills are paid and the exit interview has been completed with financial aid concerning their National Direct/Defense Student loans and Perkins loans.

At the discretion of the Board of Trustees of the University of St. Francis, all charges are subject to change on 30 days’ notice.

In the event of default in the payment of any amount due, and if the account is placed in the hands of an agency or attorney for collection or legal action, the student agrees to pay an additional charge equal to the cost of collection including agency and attorney fees and court costs.

A “Previous Term Billing Charge” in the amount of one percent per month will be added to all student accounts that are delinquent from any previous semester.