Information About Fees
Following the university’s tuition restructuring in 2010, the university established a structure that permitted students to pay per credit hour up to 12 hours (9 hours for graduate students). This structure enables the university to operationalize full-time student status more clearly while supporting the university’s six-year graduation rate. In addition to restructuring, the university established a fee structure that includes mandatory fees, regardless of residency status, approved by the appropriate governance groups and the Board of Trustees. Mandatory fees support costs associated with services, activities, facilities, and infrastructure supporting students outside the classroom.
The following fees are required for most students and support various curricular and co-curricular resources available to students. These include academic programs and other operational services for the student population, the student center, events and activities, recreation and fitness, transit services, etc. This list does not include course fees or professional fees assessed by individual departments or colleges and schools.
Student Fees
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| Fee: |
Special Building Fee |
| Established: |
Prior to Tuition Restructuring in 2010 |
| Proposed by: |
Administration with Approval by the BOT |
| Amount (2021-22 AY): |
$17 per student per semester (currently indexed with tuition) |
| Purpose: |
The fee is used to help offset academic and administrative building deferred maintenance needs. |
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| Fee: |
Mental Health Fee |
| Established: |
2019 |
| Proposed by: |
SGA/Administration |
| Amount (2021-22 AY): |
$41 per semester (currently indexed with tuition) |
| Purpose: |
Fee was formed out of a reduction in the proration fee. The fee came about because of a student-led task force to help fight an increase in mental health issues on campus. The fee is distributed to Student Counseling & Psychological Services, Health Promotion & Wellness Services, and Auburn Cares where the funds are used to cover both contracted psychiatric professionals and Auburn-employed psychologists, counselors, and related staff. |
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| Fee: |
Proration Fee |
| Established: |
2010 |
| Proposed by: |
Administration |
| Amount (2021-22 AY): |
$158 |
| Purpose: |
Offset substantial losses in state funding during the Great Recession. The fee is used to supplement academic instruction in each of the colleges and schools on campus. |
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| Fee: |
Athletics Fee |
| Established: |
N/A |
| Proposed by: |
Administration/Auburn Athletics/SGA |
| Amount (2021-22 AY): |
$101 (currently indexed with tuition) |
| Purpose: |
This fee supplements the reduced ticket prices for students at university sporting events. |
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| Fee: |
Student Wellness Center |
| Established: |
2009 |
| Proposed by: |
SGA |
| Amount (2021-22 AY): |
$218 (currently indexed with tuition) |
| Purpose: |
This fee was implemented in fall 2009 following a student resolution to construct a new Recreation & Wellness Center. It began as a $50 fee and increased by $50 each year until it reached a cap of $200. During fall 2019, the fee was combined with the traditional Campus Recreation Fee (originally $7.50) since both were assessed by Campus Recreation. In total, the fee serves multiple purposes for students, with a significant portion earmarked to pay for the debt service on the facility as well as for equipment replacement and building maintenance/renovation needs. The fee is also used to fund building operations, full-time staff, student programming staff, and supports the intramural and club sport programs. |
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| Fee: |
Transit |
| Established: |
1996 |
| Proposed by: |
Auxiliary Services |
| Amount (2021-22 AY): |
$176 (currently indexed with tuition) |
| Purpose: |
This fee has existed for approximately 25 years and is used to support the campus transit auxiliary by funding personnel that oversee the operation for Auburn University, purchase the fleet used for the service, and pay the third-party operator. |
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| Fee: |
Student Center Operations |
| Established: |
2001 |
| Proposed by: |
SGA |
| Amount (2021-22 AY): |
$9 (currently indexed with tuition) |
| Purpose: |
The fee was initially $7.50 and has been in place for at least 20 years. The fee is used to support building operations, including full-time and student staff and other direct operating and maintenance expenses. |
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| Fee: |
Student Center Bond |
| Established: |
1999 |
| Proposed by: |
SGA |
| Amount (2021-22 AY): |
$85 |
| Purpose: |
This fee began following a student resolution to fund a new building to replace the then-Foy Union. The fee was initially $5 in the fall of 1999 and increased by varying amounts per the resolution. Following the stipulations of that resolution, the fee has remained steady since 2008, increasing by $5 every five years until it caps at $95 in fall 2028. It will increase again in Fall 2023. Most of the fee is earmarked to pay for the debt service on the facility as well as for equipment replacement and building maintenance/renovation needs although there are some fixed costs associated with the full-time staff operating the building. |
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| Fee: |
Swim Complex |
| Established: |
Prior to 1995 |
| Proposed by: |
Auburn Athletics |
| Amount (2021-22 AY): |
$14 (currently indexed with tuition) |
| Purpose: |
The fee was originally created to cover the debt service and operations of the student swim complex which is adjacent to the current Recreation and Wellness Center and the Martin Aquatics Center. The debt has been retired, but the building still has substantial operating costs for both personnel and utilities. |
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| Fee: |
Student Activity Project Fee |
| Established: |
Prior to 2001, increase passed in 2005 |
| Proposed by: |
SGA |
| Amount (2021-22 AY): |
$54 (currently indexed with tuition) |
| Purpose: |
Revenues from this fee are controlled by the SGA and are allocated during its annual budget process to support student programming and student organizations on campus, including some fixed costs of personnel that oversee student involvement programs on campus. |
Last updated: November 18, 2021
