Mandatory Fees

Beginning with the Fall 2024 semester, the fee structure will be as follows:

Mandatory Fees are assessed to all students in addition to tuition, as approved by the Arizona Board of Regents. See a complete description of each fee below.

Arizona Financial Aid Trust (AFAT) Fee

The Arizona Student Association, along with the Arizona Board of Regents and the Arizona State Legislature, created the AFAT program in 1989. It provides state-based financial aid to students who are underrepresented in the university population or to university students who demonstrate a clear need for financial aid by virtue of their special circumstances. Students approved the AFAT fee through student referenda on Arizona's university campuses, and the fee began in the Fall 1990 semester.

This fee is applied in the following terms: FALL, WINTER, SPRING, SUMMER

The maximum amount charged for this fee is $61.

This fee is charged to undergraduate and graduate students. This is the only fee charged to graduate students.

This fee is reduced if dropping below 7 units and refunded if dropping to 0 units, in accordance with the regular University refund policy.

Student Engagement Fee

The Student Engagement Fee is broadly designed to support the following areas:

  • Athletics
  • Student Health & Recreation Services
  • Information Technology & Library
  • Recreation Center Bond Retirement
  • Recreation Center Programs
  • Student Media
  • Student Services
  • Sustainability
  • Wildcat Events Board

The maximum amount charged for this fee is $808 per semester.