Tuition Refund Schedule
Refund of Payment Upon Withdrawal
Students who cancel admission, withdraw or take a leave from the University, voluntarily or involuntarily, before the first day of classes will receive a full tuition and fee refund (100%).
An enrolled student who withdraws or voluntarily takes a leave from the University on or after the first day of classes and through the seventh day of the term (first week), will receive a full tuition and fee refund (100%). An enrolled student who becomes inactive on or after the eighth day of the term but before the time when s/he will have completed 60 percent of the period of enrollment, will have their institutional charges and institutional aid adjusted based on a daily proration of attendance.
Refund Schedule for Fall 2023:
| Prior to classes and from 8/30 to 9/5 |
100% reduction in tuition charges |
| From 9/6 to 11/4 |
Pro-rated refund based on days of attendance |
| After 11/4 |
There will be NO refund of tuition |
Refund Schedule for Spring 2024:
| Prior to classes and from 1/17 to 1/23 |
100% reduction in tuition charges |
| From 1/24 to 3/27 |
Pro-rated refund based on days of attendance |
| After 3/27 |
There will be NO refund of tuition |
Tuition refunds for audits are not given once classes start.
Offices for Graduate and Postdoctoral Education defines the exact dates for each semester.
For tuition refunds when dropping a class while remaining enrolled:
- 1-15 instructional days from the course section start date, students receive a 100% refund
- 16-35 instructional days from the course section start date, students receive a 75% refund
- 36-45 instructional days from the course section start date, students receive a 50% refund
- 46-55 instructional days from the course section start date, students receive a 25% refund
- After instructional day 55, from the course section start date, students receive a 0% refund
To Drop A Course
To drop a course, students must complete an Add/Drop Form, obtain the required signatures, and submit to registrar@rochester.edu. The Add/Drop Form must be submitted within one week of the first day of attendance when adding a course, or within one week of the last day of attendance with dropping a course. If submission is beyond the one week deadline, the date the form is received by the Registrar's Office will become the effective date Registrar.