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Fees

Payment of Fees

Semester bills are sent to parents July 6 for the first semester and December 7 for the second semester. Interim bills covering incidental charges incurred by a student are sent October 1, November 1, February 1, March 1, April 1, and May 1. Bills must be settled with the Office of Student Accounts by the designated due date.
       There is no reduction in any fee because of late registration. Students who are accepted late must pay all fees at the time of registration.
       Checks should be made payable to Vassar College and mailed to the cashier. In remitting from outside the United States, drafts must be drawn on New York banks.
       A variety of installment payment plans are available through the college and through outside financing agencies.
       Fees are subject to change at the discretion of the board of trustees.

Entrance Fees
   

Application for admission (nonrefundable)
$ 60      

An application for admission is not recorded until this fee is received. In cases of extreme hardship, the fee may be waived.

 

Undergraduate Fees
For the college year:

Tuition

$25,890      

Room and Board:

 (1) Room and board in residence halls

$7,160       

 (2) Room in Town House or Terrace Apartment

$3,800       

 (3) Declining balance cash account

$50/semester      

In general, the college requires full–time students to live in college housing. Special permission to live off–campus may be granted by the Director of Residential Life in the spring for the following academic year. If a student does not apply for permission by the posted deadline, the student will be liable for full room and board charges. Housing assignments are secured through a room–draw process, which is based on academic seniority. Apartment units are generally not available to freshmen.

Students living in residence halls are required to participate in the college board plan. A portion of the room and board fee is used to establish a declining–dollar account. Students utilize their declining–balance accounts in lieu of cash, when they eat at the dining center or the college snack bar (the Retreat).

A meal plan is optional for students housed in apartments (Terrace Apartments or Town Houses). A declining–balance account may be established for use in lieu of cash at either of the college dining facilities.

All declining–balance amounts are expected to be utilized during the semester in which they are established. Any unused declining–balance amounts are transferred from fall to spring term, but unused balances are forfeited at the end of the spring term.
 

Student Activities Fee (nonrefundable)

Payment of this fee is required by all matriculated students.
   

$ 200      

College Health Service Fee (nonrefundable)
$ 200      

This fee covers limited medical services provided by the college infirmary. Additional charges may be made for gynecological services, confinement in excess of five consecutive days, and certain medications. This fee is required of all students living in college housing and is recommended for all other students.
   

Student Sickness and Accident Insurance (estimate, nonrefundable)

$ 220*     

* This is the fee in effect for 2000/01. The fee is subject to change as formal premium quotes are received from insurance carriers later in the year.

Arrangements for a group health and accident insurance policy have been made by the college. It is required that all full–time students enroll in the plan. Only those students whose parents certify that they have equivalent coverage will be exempt from the fee. The deadline for claiming exemption is August 10, 2001. No exemption will be granted after this date. Insurance coverage may be purchased only in the first semester. This plan covers students while on or away from campus for a period of 12 months beginning August 26. Information regarding insurance will be sent with the fall statement.

Deadline for Payment
First semester: August 10, 2001
Second semester: January 7, 2002
  

Late Fee (nonrefundable)

$ 50      

A late fee is charged if term bills are not paid by the designated due date.

 

Student Deposits
  

General deposit

$ 200      

The general deposit is payable by all new students on or before August 10, 2001. It is refundable either upon graduation or upon earlier withdrawal, subject to its application in whole or in part against any unpaid fees or charges against the student.

   

Fee deposit to reserve a place on the college list

$ 500      

This fee deposit must be received by the Office of Student Accounts on or before April 15 for returning students, May 1 for new students. This deposit will be applied toward the student's fees for the ensuing year (nonrefundable).

 

Graduate Fees
   

Full–time tuition

$ 25,890      

Part–time tuition, per unit
$ 3,050      

General deposit payable by all new students on or before August 11, 2001

$ 200      

This deposit will be refunded upon completion of degree requirements or upon earlier withdrawal on the same basis as the undergraduate general deposit.

 

Part–Time Student Fees
   

Part–time undergraduate students per unit

$ 3,050      

Nonmatriculated special students and full–time high school students taking work at Vassar College per unit
$ 1,525      

The general deposit of $200 for part–time undergraduate students and $100 for special and high school students is required. This deposit will be refunded upon completion of degree requirements or upon earlier withdrawal subject to normal provisions.

 

 

Music Performance

Instruction in any single branch, including practice Each semester, full–time

$ 300      

Use of practice room and instrument, without instruction Each semester
$ 50      

Department of Music majors are exempt from three semesters of fees for performance instruction during their junior and senior years. This fee exemption applies to instruction in only one branch per semester. Nonmatriculated special students taking individual lessons will be charged one–half of the rate–per–unit fee plus the fee for performance instruction. Individuals from the community may elect, with the approval of the chair of the music department, to take instruction in a musical instrument without receiving academic credit. The charge per semester for such instruction is $325.

 

Other Fees
   

Transcript of academic record

$ 2     

Changes of room
$ 10      

Graduation fee

$ 25      

Diploma replacement fee
$ 35      

Emergency Medical Training instruction fee

$ 150      

Senior Film Workshop (per semester)

$ 100     

Filmmaking (per semester)

$ 100      

Teacher Certification (Fifth year program) (per unit)
$ 100      

Junior Year Abroad administrative fees

  

          One semester abroad
$ 350      

          Two semesters abroad

$ 500     


Health Services

A schedule of fees is on file in the Office of Health Services. Health Services charges may be covered by the College Health Service Fee.

Miscellaneous

Fines are imposed for violation of college and social regulations. Students are fined for failure to meet obligations in the administrative and business offices and the library after due notice has been given. Students accept responsibility for damage done to college property, including laboratory breakage, whether caused by individuals or by groups.

A schedule of fees for special services and fines is available in the Office of the Director of Residential Life.

Housing assignments and registration may be canceled for those students who do not meet established deadlines for the payment of fees. Students whose accounts remain unpaid at the end of a semester may have their preregistration for the following semester canceled. Students who have unpaid financial obligations to the college cannot attend classes and are subject to leave of absence or suspension proceedings by the college.

No student will receive a diploma or transcript until the college account is paid in full.

Other Expenses

Costs of consumable supplies are required in certain courses.

The college estimates that a reasonable budget for incidental expenses (books and supplies, recreation, etc.) is $1,700 per year.

Refunds

Engagements with instructors and other provisions for education and residence are made in advance by the college for the entire academic year. No refunds of any fees will be made because of withdrawal or leave of absence from the college, or for withdrawal from courses, except as hereinafter specified. Refunds will be credited first against financial aid awards, with the balance, if any, remitted to the student.

All notices of withdrawal must be submitted in writing to the Dean of Studies, and the date that notice is received will be the official date of withdrawal.

Return of Title IV Funds [§484B]*

Students who are receiving Title IV Financial Aid loans and grants (excluding Federal Work Study) who withdraw from classes are subject to the Federal Title IV Refund Formula. A student granted a personal leave of absence will also be subject to the Federal Title IV Refund Formula.

Where the student has withdrawn from classes, the school will first determine the percentage of Title IV assistance the student earned. For withdrawal on or before the first day of classes, 100 percent of Title IV aid must be returned. Up to the 60 percent point in time, the percentage of assistance earned is equal to the percentage of the payment period or period of enrollment for which it was awarded that was completed as of the day of withdrawal.

In calculating the percentage of the payment period or period of enrollment, the federal formula uses calendar days completed divided by total number of calendar days in the period.

If the student withdraws or takes a leave after the 60 percent point then the percentage earned is 100 percent. The earned percentage is applied to the total amount of Title IV grant and loan assistance that was disbursed (and that could have been disbursed) to the student or on the student's behalf for the payment period or period of enrollment for which it was awarded as of the day the student withdrew.

Excess funds to be returned to Title IV programs will be credited in the following order:
          Unsubsidized FFEL Stafford Student Loans
          Subsidized FFEL Stafford Student Loans
          Unsubsidized Federal Direct Stafford Student Loans
          Federal Perkins Loans
          FFEL Parent Plus Loans
          Federal Direct Parent Plus Loans
          Federal Pell Grants
          Federal SEOG (Supplementary Educational Opportunity Grant)
          Other Title IV assistance for which a return of funds is required.

* Examples of the Title IV Refund Policy are available in the Financial Aid Office.

Tuition

Upon withdrawal or leave of absence from the college, or upon withdrawal from courses, refund of the applicable tuition will be made at the following rates:

           Prior to the first day of classes in each semester:
100%     
 
(less the nonrefundable fee deposit)     
  During the first week of the semester
90%     
  During the second week of the semester
80%     
  During the third week of the semester
70%     
  During the fourth week of the semester
60%     
  During the fifth week of the semester
55%     
  During the sixth week of the semester
50%     
 

No refund will be made after the sixth week of the semester.

No refund is made in the event that classes are temporarily canceled. The payment of tuition entitles the student to educational opportunities which are not dependent upon a specific number of classes, hours, or weeks of instruction.

No refund is made in cases of suspension or expulsion.

Examples of the refund policy are available upon request in the Office of Financial Aid.

Room and Board

Prior to the first day of classes in each semester, the college will refund 100 percent of the room and board charges.

After classes begin, no refund will be made for room charges, but in the case of a withdrawal or leave of absence from the college, unused declining–balance accounts are fully refundable.

No refunds of room and board charges are made in cases of suspension or expulsion.

Music Performance

If the course is dropped before the day classes begin in each semester, the fee will be canceled. In the case of withdrawal within seven weeks, with the dean of studies' approval, charges will be made at the rate of $18 per lesson. The minimum charge will be $36. The balance will be refunded. No part of the fee is refunded after the seventh week.

Credit Balance on Account

Refunds of credit balances will normally not be made until the beginning of the fifth week of classes. If the student is a Title IV financial aid recipient and if Title IV funds exceed allowable changes (tuition/fees/room/board), these funds will be returned to the student/parent within fourteen days of payment unless the student/parent has authorized the school to hold these funds toward payment of other allowable institutional charges.

Title IV Funds

Title IV funds are Pell Grants, Supplemental Educational Grants, Perkins Loans, and Stafford Student Loans.

If tuition and/or room and board liability has been reduced after the student has terminated enrollment at the college, Title IV funds received will be refunded to the programs according to the federal refund formula then in ffect.

 

 
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