STUDENT FEES

Arizona students will no longer be forced to financially support polarizing student groups under new law

Under the new legislation, students are allowed to refuse to send fees to college and university groups whose missi…

By Clarise Tujardon '26
May 8, 2024

Three craziest uses of student fees in 2023

This year, such examples reported by Campus Reform indicate a trend in universities using such fees to host sexuall…

By Campus Reform
Jan 2, 2024

Ole Miss grants up to $2k in extra funding for student groups that push DEI

The extra funding for DEI comes from the Student Advisory Board fees that all students pay via tuition.

By Matt Cairo '25
Sep 21, 2023

University of Mississippi uses student fees to hold 'Drag Bingo' on campus

The Ole Miss Student Activities Association (SAA) held a 'drag bingo' on Feb. 22, funded through mandatory student …

By Jennifer Nuelle '24
Mar 11, 2023

Health care fees can leave ‘a surprise’ for the cost of college

Health care fees can leave students and families with ‘a surprise’ for the true cost of college, ‘making a barely a…

By Marya Ruth Dunning '25
Jan 17, 2023

UPDATE: State Supreme Court to hear lawsuit regarding university fees during pandemic

The univeristy has not provided 'students refunds of their fees, even though students were no longer able to use th…

By Kate Anderson
Nov 29, 2022

WATCH: The problem with university fees

Alexa Schwerha recently spoke with Tyson Langhofer, senior counsel at Alliance Defending Freedom

By Alexa Schwerha
Aug 25, 2022

Poll tax? 'Only students who have paid the SGA fee are eligible to vote,' university rules state.

Students at Austin Peay State University are required to pay a $5 fee in order to be allowed to vote in student gov…

By Mckenna Dallmeyer '22
Apr 4, 2022

Birmingham Southern College imposes $500 fee on unvaccinated students

Though the college has over $100,000 remaining in available HEER money, the school states its policy is due to a 'l…

By Samuel Stroud '22
Aug 3, 2021

IU uses student fees to paint BLM mural

Indiana University allotted student fees to paint a large Black Lives Matter mural on campus.

By Kyle Reynolds '23
Jul 30, 2021

UOregon nets millions each year from mandatory athletics fee. Less than half of students even attend games.

Every student has been charged $25.50 per semester to enter a ticket lottery that 45 percent of students never acce…

By Angela Morabito
Mar 18, 2021

EXCLUSIVE: Leftist 'agency' funded by UMass student fees could present legal hurdle

The UMass-Amherst Student Government has allocated more than six times more funds toward a progressive agency opera…

By Jesse Stiller
May 29, 2019

University of Illinois makes massive free-tuition 'commitment'

Starting next year, new freshman and transfer students will not have to pay a single cent in tuition or fees if the…

By Blair Nelson
Aug 31, 2018

Cornell student gov refuses to outlaw political discrimination

According to the sponsor of the measure, other senators balked at the idea because political affiliation is a "choi…

By Neetu Arnold
May 7, 2018

UCLA students pay $2M+ per year in 'social justice' fees

UCLA students pay a $24.99 fee each quarter that generates more than $2 million per year to fund "social justice" e…

By Adam Sabes
Feb 12, 2018

Cal Poly wants out-of-state students to fund diversity grants

The grants would be funded by a new fee imposed exclusively on out-of-state students, which would start at $2,010 p…

By Celine Ryan Ciccio
Feb 9, 2018

DePaul hikes student fees to fund scholarships for illegals

University President Father Dennis Holtschneider subsequently approved the proposal, raising student fees by $2 per…

By Adam Sabes
May 19, 2017

Penn State to host trans-friendly workshop on 'The Female Orgasm'

The event will be presented by a group called "Sex Discussed Here!," which boasts that its programs always include …

By Amber Athey
Jan 17, 2017

UMD SGA wants students to pony up for Title IX office

University of Maryland students may be hit with a new $34 annual fee to provide nearly $1 million in additional fun…

By Amber Athey
Oct 12, 2016

Cornell imposes $350 fee on students who don't take its health insurance

As this is a fee, not a tuition hike, financial aid will most likely not cover the expense.

By Kaitlyn Schallhorn
Feb 9, 2015

Minnesota student fees fund progressive lobbying group

The Minnesota Public Interest Research Group (MPIRG) has chapters at seven universities in Minnesota.

By Maggie Lit
Oct 17, 2014

Hawaii CC charging for services that don’t exist, removes Student Council members who ask questions

Hawaii Community College has been charging students for services that don't exist.

By Kat Timpf
Apr 17, 2014

California public university considers hiking student fees to more than $2,000 per year

Sonoma State University charges $1,804 in student fees annually; proposed increase would add $500 to that total.

By Kat Timpf
Feb 7, 2014

Calif. university considers forcing students to pay to hire new faculty

Fee could cost students “between $200 to $500 per semester.”

By Kat Timpf
Jan 23, 2014