Mandatory Fee Descriptions

Mandatory Fee figures are applicable to students regardless of Pennsylvania or Out-of-State residency.

Mandatory Fee Descriptions

All students are charged certain Mandatory Fees, which vary for undergraduate and graduate students, full-time and part-time enrollment, and by University of Pittsburgh Campus. They are charged each academic term, posted to the student account when tuition is calculated, and can be seen on the Account Activity tab in PittPAY. Mandatory fees cannot be waived for any reason.

Mandatory Fee Overview

Mandatory fees cannot be waived for any reason.

1. Student Activity Fee (all campuses):
   • Student Activity Fees for undergraduate and graduate students are collected from all full-time and part-time students each academic term. Student Activity Fees are assessed at each of the University's campuses. The fee amount is separately established at each campus.
2. Wellness Fee (Pittsburgh campus):
   • The Wellness Fee formerly the "Student Health Fee," is mandatory for all full-time and part-time students at the Pittsburgh Campus.
   • The fee provides access to Student Health Services, a campus facility staffed by medical doctors, psychiatrists, nurses, and nurse practitioners. It does not pay for student health insurance, and it does not provide students with health insurance coverage. The fee does cover some additional services provided by Student Health services—such as dietary counseling—which are not otherwise covered by health insurance. The fee also covers the co-pay that is required by health insurance with each visit.
   • The fee also provides access to the University’s Counseling Center. This facility is staffed by psychologists, counselors, social workers, and other mental health care professionals. The fee also supports a variety of health education and promotion programming, including a Pitt-specific program called “Healthy U” that provides students with many opportunities and resources to help them maintain optimal mental, physical, and emotional health.
   • The fee provides access to Campus Recreation facilities, including the Baierl Recreation Center, Pitt Sports Dome, Trees Hall, and Bellefield Hall, among others.
   • Finally, the fee also supports intramural and club sports programs, as well as recreation and fitness programs, services, and activities.
3. Student Health Fees are mandatory for students enrolled at the Regional Campuses. The fee amount is separately established at each campus.
   • These fees are mandatory for students enrolled at the Regional Campuses, and the fee amount is separately established at each campus. Student Health Fees do not pay for student health insurance or provide the student with health insurance coverage. Rather, the fee gives students access to Student Health Services, a campus facility staffed by medical doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, or other health care professionals. The fee covers many, but not all services provided by Student Health Services. Some services require the payment of additional fees by the student if and when utilized. More information is available at each campus website:
     • Student Health, Bradford Campus
     • Student Health, Greensburg
     • Student Health, Johnstown Campus
     • Student Health, Titusville Campus

4. Computing and Network Services Fee (all campuses)
   • The Computing and Network Service Fee is used for upgrading and maintaining the University's computing systems and technology resources, including such things as email access, wireless networks, learning management systems, computing labs, online courses, and the student information system. The fee is mandatory each term for all full-time and part-time students. The fee applies to students enrolled at any campus; the fee amount is the same at each campus.
5. Security, Safety, and Transportation Fee (Pittsburgh campus only)
   • The Security, Safety, and Transportation Fee is mandatory each term for all full-time and part-time Pittsburgh campus students. The fee provides funding for campus transportation services including shuttles, expanded handicapped/disabled transport services, a night on-call van service, an on-call escort service, and security lighting.
6. International Services Fee (Pittsburgh campus only)
   • The International Services Fee is mandatory each term for full time, degree-seeking, undergraduate international students attending the Pittsburgh campus. Two of the priorities of The Plan for Pitt are to embody diversity and inclusion and to engage with the world. In support of this plan and with an eye toward the future, the University of Pittsburgh intends to increase the number of international students on campus and simultaneously improve the international Pitt student experience. The International Services Fee will support increasing international enrollment to that of peer institutions – approximately eight to ten percent of the undergraduate student population, expanding the breadth and depth of our international recruitment efforts, and offering strategic scholarships to attract the top international students to Pittsburgh.
7. Other campus-specific mandatory fees
   • Other campus-specific mandatory fees include the following, which are assessed to fund services and maintain facilities at the respective Regional Campuses:
     1. Bradford Campus: Recreation and Parking and Transportation Fees
     2. Greensburg Campus: Athletics and Recreation Fee
     3. Johnstown Campus: Student Facility and Student Recreation Fees
     4. Titusville Campus: Student Union Facility and Athletic Fees

    

Not listed under Mandatory Fees are:

• Course/major fees that are based upon registration in specific courses (e.g., lab fees).
• Academic fees (e.g., application fees, academic program fees for programs such as Cooperative Engineering Program and Study Abroad).
• Service fees (e.g., late application for graduation and lost ID cards).
• Professional workshop and professional development fees
• Specific-student fees such as the Freshman Socialization Fee at the Greensburg Campus.

Mandatory Fees – School Specific Information

Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business

In addition to mandatory University fees, students enrolled in a major resulting in an MBA degree, MS degree, Graduate Certificate or Micro-Credential are assessed a mandatory Katz Student Development fee according to their program. The fee is applicable to students regardless of Pennsylvania or Out-of-State residency.