Mandatory Fees

About Fees

• Tuition and fees are approved by the Iowa Board of Regents, State of Iowa.
• Tuition and fees are subject to change without notice.
• Mandatory fees vary by student type and are charged in addition to tuition to all enrolled students.
• Total cost of attendance is available on the Student Financial Aid website.

Student Types

• On-Campus: Enrolled students participating in a degree program not identified as temporarily off campus nor seeking a degree in a fully online, distance education program. Study Abroad students on an exchange program are assessed tuition and mandatory fees (on-campus). The tuition and fees are paid by the student to their home institution.
• Temporarily Off-Campus: Students temporarily off-campus due to a specifically defined and approved course or program enrollment. This includes enrollment in certain student teaching experiences, study abroad (not including exchange programs), or certain off-campus nternships/co-ops. If a student is enrolled in other coursework in addition to an approved temporarily off-campus course, they are not eligible to be classified as a temporarily off-campus student type. Taking only online courses does not qualify a student for the temporarily off-campus student type.
• Distance Education Program: Students seeking a degree in a fully online, distance education degree program. 

Fee Types and Full-Time Rates

• The ISU-sponsored student health insurance is separate and distinct from the ISU health fee or the health facility fee.
• Students must pay the health and health facility fee if they are participating in the ISU student health insurance program and are currently registered for the academic period. 
• Students enrolled in summer (regardless of total credits enrolled) must pay the health and health facility fees if they are participating in the ISU student health insurance program.

Activity Fees

Health Facility Fee

• On-campus and temporarily off-campus students are charged a Health Facility Fee each semester. The Health Facility Fee contributes towards the maintenance of the Student Health Center and its associated practices.
  • Summer: All students will be charged a maximum of $1.50 (on-campus amount) or $0 (temporarily off-campus amount) in the summer semester.
• Fee Exceptions
• Tuition and Fee Adjustments

Health Fee (Student Health)

• The mandatory health fee partially finances Thielen Student Health Center services.
  • Summer: All students will be charged a maximum of $75.50 (on-campus amount) or $26.50 (temporarily off-campus amount) in the summer semester.
• Fee Exceptions
• Tuition and Fee Adjustments

ISU Sponsored Health Insurance

• The ISU-sponsored student health insurance is separate and distinct from the ISU health fee and the health facility fee. Students must pay the health and health facility fees if they are participating in the ISU student health insurance program and are currently registered for the academic period.
  • Summer: Students enrolled in summer (regardless of total credits enrolled) must pay the health and health facility fees if they are participating in the ISU student health insurance program.
• More information about health fees, insurance and billing.

Technology Fee

• All students will be charged a technology fee each semester they are enrolled. The technology fee covers things such as technology maintenance, support systems, Workday, Canvas, and university email.
• Students enrolled less than full-time are assessed prorated technology fees according to the number of credits they are enrolled in.
• Students who change their major will be charged the full technology fee for the major into which they transfer if the change occurs before the 10th day of classes. If the change occurs after the 10th day of classes, then no change in the technology fee assessment will occur.
• Fee Exceptions
• Tuition and Fee Adjustments