Fall 2020 Tuition and Fees Overview

For fall 2020, UB will deliver course instruction in three possible ways, depending on several factors.

• In-Person
• Hybrid (In-person / remote)
• Fully Remote

Any course with a remote component contains the same academic learning outcomes and access to distinguished faculty as is customary for an in-person class. Additionally, dining, technology, libraries, student support, engagement activities, and services will continue to be available on campus or remotely throughout the semester and available to all students, regardless of the method of course delivery. Students will be able to access support services remotely.

Effective fall 2020, the non-resident online tuition rate will be charged to students taking courses in exclusively online academic programs that have been previously approved by the Provost’s Office and registered by the New York State Education Department. 

These programs are in distance education format, consistent with the student’s intention to take courses exclusively online at the time of application and matriculation toward the degree. Students who are non-residents whose intent is to be on campus learning, but may be studying remotely, will be charged the nonresidential rate. 

A list of the approved online academic programs offered at UB can be found below.

Note: New York State residents enrolled in online academic programs will be charged the tuition rate for resident students.

Based on the legislative history of the online rate, which is set forth in NYS Education Law §355(2)(h)(4), it is clear such rate was intended only for those online courses in programs that are exclusively online. The legislative intent was to apply such rate to courses in programs that are exclusively online for students with no intention of coming to learn on a campus.

For 2020-21, stewards of the components of the Comprehensive Fee were asked to carefully analyze the delivery of their fee-funded programs and services, and adapt those programs to ensure they deliver equivalent benefit while also applying UB’s requirements for COVID-19 safe operations. For most fee-funded programs and services, remote alternatives will replace in-person offerings, or in-person offerings will be reconfigured to apply campus COVID safety guidelines.

Every year, UB conducts a Broad-based Fee Consultation process with our students, in accordance with SUNY Fee Policy. During this process, UB engages the student population directly regarding proposed changes to Broad-based Fee rates for the upcoming academic year and takes this feedback into consideration when submitting fee rate increase proposals to SUNY.

UB is required to submit a five-year Broad-based Fee plan annually to SUNY, that includes proposals to charge new fees and adjust existing fees. Plans may include one-time adjustments and/or multi-year adjustments to campus fees. After completing our 2020-21 Broad-based Fee Consultation process, UB provided a five-year Broad-Based Fee rate increase plan to SUNY that included anticipated fee rates for 2020-21 through 2024-25.

These fee adjustments were reviewed by the campus as part of our annual consultation process, and approved by SUNY.

UB has added some features to make it easier for students and families to pay their bill, including:

Cashless Payment: For the safety of students and staff, payments will no longer be accepted in-person in 1Capen. Students are asked to pay online, through QuikPay (in your HUB Student Center). When paying online, payments are posted to the student account in real-time. There is no additional charge for payments made with a credit card, debit card or eCheck.

UB’s Payment Plan: UB enhanced its Payment Plan to include these new features:

• Students may now pay in 3, 4 or 5 installments.
  • PLEASE NOTE: Aug. 14 is the last day to enroll in UB’s 5-installment Payment Plan for fall 2020. Enrollment deadlines for the 3- and 4-installment plans are available on the Payment Plan web page.
• For fall 2020, past due spring 2020 balances will be incorporated into your payment plan.