Fees and Charges

The Student Fee (Student Initiated Fee) combines the previous Student Activities Fee and Student Facilities Fee. The Student Fee supports student-centered activities, services, facilities and recreation to improve student life and is the result of a student-led initiative to be more involved in the creation and allocation of student fees. The Student Fee is calculated in the same way as the previously separate fees, based on the campus and the number of credits in which a student is enrolled. The Student Fee is mandatory, just as the previous fees. More information about the Student Fee is available on the Student Fee Board website.

*World Campus students who take courses through other Penn State campuses will be assessed the Student Fee based on the total number of credits enrolled.

The non-refundable Student Fee is charged according to campus and the number of credits in which the student is enrolled immediately prior to the first day of the semester. Adding credits on or after the first day of the semester could result in a corresponding increase of the fee. Dropping credits on or after the first day of the semester may not reduce the fee charged. More information about the Student Fee is available on the Student Fee Board website. 

To offset additional institutional costs for comprehensive academic and student support services that are unique to international students, all new international undergraduate students will be assessed a $750 per semester fee while they are enrolled at Penn State.

For part-time international undergraduate students, the fee will be prorated based on the registered credits. For those students registered for 5 but less than 9 credits, the fee assessment will be 75% of the full fee. For students registered for less than 5 credits, the fee will be 31% of the full fee.

International students are defined as those students who hold temporary non-immigrant visas.

In addition to the tuition, fees, housing and food, other miscellaneous charges may be billed through your Bursar Account. For example:

• individual music lessons
• change of schedule
• credit by examination
• duplicate student identification card
• student parking
• PSU bookstore purchases
• other items listed in the current University Bulletin.

If you are a recipient of Federal aid funds, your approval is required to cover charges to your student account (other than tuition, fees, and housing and food). To authorize Federal aid funds please follow these steps:

1. Students will need to log in to their Student Home Base in LionPATH
2. Click on "My Finances" on top of the page
3. Click on "Permission to Use Federal Aid"
4. Click on "Grant Permission"
5. Follow instructions to submit request

Please note, per federal regulations there are some fees that cannot be paid with Federal Title IV financial aid funds, even if you provide authorization in writing, such as, late registration fee, add/drop fee, service fee, installment payment plan fee, late fees, return item fee, and stop payment fee.

You have the right to rescind your approval by contacting the Bursar's Office. If you rescind your approval, you will not be able to grant permission again for the same semester.