All incoming freshmen will have a choice of opting for one of the following two tuition rate plans:

• The Four-Year Locked Rate* is a compounded four-year average, allowing for a per semester fixed rate of required tuition and fees for 12 consecutive full semesters, or four straight years, from the time of first enrollment in an institution of higher education after high school.
• The Variable Rate is a tuition plan in which the amount of tuition and required fees increases annually based on factors such as inflationary cost increases, new strategic initiatives, and  the overall needs of the university. Historically, the variable rate has increased each academic year, as it is subject to change from year to year during your academic career. To date, even with these increases, the variable rate amount has not surpassed the rate of the tuition locked rate.

All transfers and re-admit students will have a choice of opting into:

• The Current Academic Year's Locked Rate* which much like the locked rate plan offered to incoming freshman, is a compounded four-year average allowing for a per semester fixed rate of required tuition and fees for 12 consecutive full semesters or four straight years, from the time of first enrollment in an institution of higher education after high school.
• The First Term of Enrollment Locked Rate which corresponds with the calculated remaining years since their first enrolled term after high school (possibly less per hour, but shorter duration before expiration). In this case, the students must have graduated before the rate expires. Otherwise, they will default to the variable rate.
• The Variable Rate is a tuition plan in which the amount of tuition and required fees increases annually based on factors such as inflationary cost increases, new strategic initiatives, and  the overall needs of the university. Historically, the variable rate has increased each academic year, as it is subject to change from year to year during your academic career.  To date, even with these increases, the variable rate has not surpassed the rate of the tuition-locked rate.

• The first three characters indicate whether the tuition rate code is locked or variable.
• TLR stands for Tuition Locked Rate.
• TVR stands for Tuition Variable Rate.
• The last four characters of the Locked Rate tuition codes indicate the year the student first entered an institution of higher education after high school.

Incoming Undergraduate Students