How much is the tuition differential fee?
The fee can be as much as 30 to 40 percent of regular tuition at Florida’s public research universities. Universities currently eligible to charge the fee include University of Florida, Florida State University, University of South Florida, University of Central Florida and Florida International University. A university’s combined increase in regular tuition and the tuition differential fee can be no more than 15 percent a year.
A. The new fee can be as much as 40 percent of regular tuition at Level 1 research universities and up to 30 percent of regular tuition at Level 2 research universities. Currently, the University of Florida and Florida State University meet the Level 1 criteria set forth in Florida statutes, and University of South Florida meets the Level 2 criteria. Overall, the sum of regular tuition and the tuition differential fee can increase no more than 15 percent a year.
