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Application Fee and Waiver

There is a $75 application fee for each application. Applicants to Graduate School-administered degree programs [1] are eligible for an application fee waiver.

You do not need to wait for fee waiver approval in order to complete and submit your application; please submit it as soon as you have completed all sections and uploaded all necessary documentation.

Determining Eligibility for a Fee Waiver

Application fee waivers may be provided:

  • on the basis of need or financial hardship (see further instructions below);

  • to United States Armed Forces veterans and active duty service members;

  • based on your application to a national fellowship (see the list); or

  • at the discretion of academic departments.

Some applicants that meet the above criteria will have their application fee automatically waived after completing the first two sections of the application.

How to Request a Waiver

Each department may choose to provide fee waivers; these programs will supply you with a code. If you wish to request a fee waiver based on financial need/hardship or based on your application to a national fellowship, you will have an opportunity to request the waiver and will be guided to upload the necessary documentation in the application for admission. Pending documentation review, your waiver request will be processed within 48 hours.

Acceptable documentation for a fee waiver based on financial need includes, but is not limited to:

  1. Bank statement/mobile money statement

  2. Pay stub

  3. SAR (Student Aid Report). The SAR is generated from the information that you provide on your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form

  4. W2

  5. Federal Income Tax Return

  6. A statement from your current institution stating your Estimated Family Contribution, the financial aid officer’s signature and your signature verifying the reported information

  7. Government or other official agency funding

Acceptable documentation for a fee waiver based on application to a national fellowship includes, but is not limited to:

  1. Proof of award

  2. Proof of application

  3. Letter/email from program director confirming your participation.

All documents will be deleted from our system during the review of your fee waiver request.

[1] For the list of Graduate School-administered programs, refer to the Degree Programs page of this website. Advanced degrees in architecture and law are administered separately by the School of Architecture and Law School, respectively. All master's programs in the field of business are administered by the Mendoza College of Business. With the exception of the Ph.D. programs in Analytics and Management, the Graduate School does not offer application fee waivers for applicants to the aforementioned professional schools.