The Tuition Assistance Benefit and Your Payment of Student Fees

Once you have registered for classes following guidelines for employees or dependents, we will verify enrollment eligibility and apply the Tuition Assistance Benefit (TAB) to your student account before the payment deadline. You can view your bill and pay student fees on the .  

Timing

We make every effort to process TAB by the first due date of the semester. Due to the high volume of applications we receive, however, we will prioritize dependent applications for completion by the first due date of the semester and employee applications by the second due date of the semester (see Billing & Due Dates). This should not impact employees since the earliest they can register is within the time range of the second billing cycle anyway. We will adjust late and finance charges proportionate to the amount of TAB that may accrue as a direct result of our processing time. Employees and dependents are still responsible for paying the rest of the bill on time.

Bill & Payment Dates

Bill and payment deadlines for employees and dependents are the same as for all Main Campus students and are based on your registration date. Note the day you register and then see Billing & Due Dates to see when your payment is due. If you are a parent of a dependent, you can access their bill in  once your student has given you Authorized Payer access.

Student Fees

The tuition assistance benefit does not cover student fees. It applies only to the cost of tuition or a portion of tuition (minus the College Opportunity Fund (COF) stipend if you are a Colorado resident undergraduate) depending on your enrolled hours. 

Mandatory Student Fees Per Semester ($78):

  • Arts & Cultural Enrichment Fee $10
  • Student Computing Fee $67.24

Other Required Fees Per Semester, If Applicable:

  • The Immigration Compliance Fee of $40 will be waived for faculty and staff with F1 or J1 visas
  • The A&S Tech (ASSET) Fee for $1.32 is charged per credit hour per semester if you enroll in any Arts & Sciences classes regardless of your college, school, program or degree
  • A one-time nonrefundable New Student Fee for $62–$500 (depending on your student level and residency classification) applies to new and transfer degree-seeking students

Fees that employees are not required to pay are around $453–$768 total:

  • Athletic Fee (undergraduate students only) $28.50
  • Career Services $14
  • Mental Health Resource Fee $107.40
  • Recreation Center Expansion Fee $85.27–$106.96
  • Student Activity Fee $48.01–$312.80
  • Student Health Fee $97.09
  • Transit Pass Fee $101.18

These rates are for 2024–25. Please visit Tuition & Fee Rate Sheets for details.

Dependents attending CU Boulder are responsible for paying the same student fees as other students. See Tuition & Fee Rate Sheets for more information. The tuition discount (will show as “Staff Dependent Waiver” on the bill) for dependents of Boulder employees will apply to tuition (student share for Colorado resident undergraduates).

A Word About Cost of Attendance

Tuition and fees are just one part of the overall cost to attend CU Boulder. The full cost of attendance for an academic year could include expenses such as on-campus housing and food, books and supplies, and items that are not billed by the university, such as personal expenses, transportation and medical insurance. View more information about the full cost of attendance.