North Dakota University System (NDUS) Tuition Waiver Report for Academic Year 2012-13

As of November 8, 2013

While the North Dakota University System (NDUS) provided tuition waivers of over $31.5 million to degree credit students enrolled during 2012-13, the students receiving tuition waiver
still paid campuses over $48.7 million as follows: $26 million in tuition, over $14.3 million in housing and meal plans and over $8.3 million in mandatory fees (chart 1).
When unduplicated, NDUS provided waivers to 9,732 students in 2012-13 (11,628 duplicated students). The unduplicated total reflects students receiving more than one type of waiver,
and then counts them as one student (chart 1).
Of the total 56,692 total unduplicated annual degree-credit headcount students enrolled in the NDUS in 2012-13 (summer 2012, fall 2012 and spring 2013), approximately 17.2% (9,732
students) received a full or partial tuition waiver. A total of 82.8% (46,960) received no waiver. Of the 17.2% that received a waiver, 21.5% (2,089 students) received a full waiver, while
the remaining 78.5%, (7,643 students) received a partial waiver. Partial waivers range from 1-99% of the posted tuition charge (chart 2, section D).
Over half (57.2%) of all full and partial waivers were provided to ND residents (5,569), 26.4% to in-country non-residents (2,574), and 16.3% to international students (1,589)
(chart 5).
Full tuition waivers were provided to 2,089 students, with 50.6% awarded to ND residents (1,057), 24.6% to in-country non-resident students (514) and 24.8% to international
students (518) (chart 3).
Partial waivers were provided to 59.03% ND residents (4,512), 26.96% to in-country non-resident students (2,060) and 14.01% to international students (1,071) (chart 4).
Of the 30,031 ND resident students attending NDUS campuses in 2012-13, 81.5% (24,462) received no waiver, 15% (4,512) received a partial waiver, and 3.5% (1,057) received a
full waiver (chart 2, section A).
Of the 23,288 in-country non-resident students enrolled in the NDUS in 2012-13, 89% (20,714) received no waiver, 8.8% (2,060) received a partial waiver, and 2.2% (514)
received a full waiver (chart 2, section B).
Of the 3,373 international students enrolled in the NDUS, 52.9% (1,784) received no waiver, 31.8% (1,071) received a partial waiver, and 15.4% (518) received a full waiver (chart
2, section C).
Of the 7,643 students that received partial waivers, 20.8% (1,588) received a waiver of between 1-24% of tuition, 33.1% (2,528) received a waiver of between 25-49% of tuition,
34.2% (2,616) received a waiver of between 50-74% of tuition, and 11.9% (911) received a waiver of between 75-99% of tuition (chart 2, section D).
At all NDUS campuses, North Dakota residents who received a tuition waiver paid less net tuition on average than did non-resident (in-country or international) students who received a
waiver (chart 6).
International students generally paid more than all ND residents, even after waivers were applied, at the majority of the eleven NDUS campuses (chart 6).
From 2011-12 to 2012-13, waivers decreased by $1.8 million or 5.6%. The number of students (unduplicated) receiving waivers decreased from 10,538 to 9,732. At the same time,
tuition rates at the four-year institutions increased, on the average, about two percent. Two campuses saw significant reduction in total waiver dollars. DSU saw a reduction in waivers
from $2.7 million to $750,000, and NDSCS reduced waivers from $1.3 million to $610,500.
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Tuition waiver amounts reported in the NDUS Tuition Waiver Report are based on tuition waivers applied to tuition charges only. Campus processes of applying waivers may vary, with some being applied to tuition and/or fees,
causing reporting differences. This may result in campuses reporting differing amounts if self-reported. The report reflects total annual degree-credit headcount for summer 2012, fall 2012 and spring 2013.

Chart 1
Tuition Waivers 2012-13 2
BSC

DCB

DSU

LRSC

MaSU

MiSU

NDSCS

NDSU

UND

VCSU

WSC

NDUS Total

Duplicated number of HC students

receiving waiver (table 7 campus total)

2
3

Unduplicated number of HC students

receiving waivers1
FY gross tuition charged, all students

FY total tuition waivers, all students

FY tuition charged, net of tuition waivers

(Q3-Q4)
$13,026,086
$1,667,128
$7,074,859
$3,925,493
$4,463,675
FY tuition charged, net of tuition waivers,
to students receiving a tuition waiver
$363,457
$66,573
$1,252,108
$185,402
$647,556
% of net tuition charged to students
receiving a tuition waiver (6/5)
2.8%
4.0%
17.7%
4.7%
14.5%
FY room & board charged, net of waivers,
ALL students
$1,573,639
$689,700
$1,634,886
$784,128
$1,364,472
FY room & board charged, net of waivers,
to students receiving a tuition waiver
$114,449
$130,707
$637,137
$180,179
$324,940
% of total net room & board charged to
students receiving a tuition waiver (9/8)
7.3%
19%
39%
23%
23.8%
FY mandatory student fees charged, net
of waivers, ALL students
$2,377,717
$607,979
$2,434,839
$1,191,248
$1,026,094
FY mandatory student fees, net of
waivers, charged to students receiving a
tuition waiver
$127,164
$36,383
$448,138
$70,403
$217,619
% of total net mandatory student fees
charged to students receiving a tuition
waiver (12/11)
5.3%
6%
18.4%
5.9%
21.2%
FY total net tuition, room and board, and
mandatory fees charged, ALL students
(Q5+Q8+Q11)
$16,977,442
$2,964,807
$11,144,584
$5,900,870
$6,854,240
FY total net tuition, room and board, and
mandatory fees charged to students
receiving a tuition waiver (Q6+Q9+Q12)
$605,070
$233,663
$2,337,382
$435,984
$1,190,115
% of total net charges to students
receiving a tuition waiver (15/14)
3.6%
7.9%
21%
7.4%
17.4%
1
Student total counts are unduplicated and include students who receive more than one type of waiver.

6
7
8
9
10
11
12

13

14

15

16

557

63

436

335

201

980

1,037

5,034

2,430

306

249

11,628

554

56

396

317

162

857

1,016

3,892

2,022

214

246

9,732

$13,307,728

$1,763,040

$7,824,786

$4,139,441

$4,742,601

$15,129,137

$8,880,441

$104,113,337

$102,036,111

$5,648,571

$1,733,535

$269,318,728

$281,642

$95,911

$749,927

$213,948

$278,926

$1,552,328

$610,549

$17,954,644

$8,945,326

$715,147

$168,333

$31,566,681

$13,576,810

$8,269,892

$86,158,693

$93,090,785

$4,933,425

$1,565,202

$237,752,048

$1,581,194

$441,435

$15,203,961

$5,713,652

$554,597

$79,778

$26,089,713

11.6%

5.3%

17.6%

6.1%

11.2%

5.10%

11%

$4,490,687

$4,475,847

$26,026,194

$26,999,657

$1,717,960

$1,168,985

$70,926,155

$1,713,325

$180,022

$6,906,923

$3,468,945

$467,445

$177,341

$14,301,413

38.2%

4.0%

26.5%

12.9%

27.2%

15.2%

20.2%

$3,930,143

$3,046,638

$15,392,610

$24,332,943

$1,932,627

$978,741

$57,251,579

$727,476

$198,514

$3,738,936

$2,417,613

$304,000

$69,837

$8,356,083

18.5%

6.5%

24.3%

9.9%

15.7%

7.1%

14.6%

$21,997,640

$15,792,377

$127,577,497

$144,423,386

$8,584,012

$3,712,928

$365,929,783

$4,021,996

$819,970

$25,849,820

$11,600,209

$1,326,043

$326,956

$48,747,208

18.3%

5.2%

20.3%

8.0%

15.4%

8.8%

13.3%

The tuition and tuition waiver reported are for students seeking degree-credit, with the exception of chart 7 and chart 8. Since chart 7 and chart 8 include all campus waivers, the amounts for the campus total may vary
slightly from those reported in the remainder of the document.
All amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar. Headcount enrollments used for calculation purposes are based on end of term data for all students charged tuition and mandatory fees in the academic year. These
numbers will not align with official beginning of term enrollment figures. Neither will cause a substantial change in the reported data.

Chart 2 Waiver Information by Level of Tuition Waiver and Residency, 2012-13 (annual degree-credit students)
BSC

DCB

DSU

LRSC

MaSU

MiSU

NDSCS

NDSU

UND

VCSU

WSC

NDUS Total

Number

Number

Number

Number

Number

Number

Number

Number

Number

Number

Number

Number

3,395

86.4%

827

91.1%

2,311

89.1%

729

93.9%

2,544

81%

1,668

63.7%

4,957

76%

5,209

81.8%

915

93%

601

74.5%

24,462

81.5%

A. ND students
1

No waiver received

Partial waiver received

96.5% 1,306

1-24%

70

1.8%

0.4%

34

2.4%

0.3%

15

1.9%

59

1.9%

19

0.7%

358

5.5%

154

2.4%

0.9%

11

1.4%

739

2.5%

25-49%

49

1.2%

0.2%

24

1.7%

235

9.1%

0.9%

345

11%

23

0.9%

474

7.3%

190

3%

0.9%

28

3.5%

1,386

4.6%

50-74%

389

9.9%

0.8%

0.3%

27

1%

0.9%

115

3.7%

876

33.5%

160

2.5%

262

4.1%

22

2.2%

156

19.3%

2,026

6.7%

75-99%

0.1%

0.1%

0.1%

0.1%

0.9%

22

0.7%

0.3%

165

2.5%

147

2.3%

0.1%

0.4%

361

1.2%

Full waiver received

0.6%

17

2%

63

4.4%

11

0.4%

11

1.4%

55

1.8%

24

0.9%

407

6.2%

408

6.4%

28

2.8%

1%

1,057

3.5%

Total ND students

25
3,931

No waiver received

1,367

98.9%

218

92%

433

70%

676

96.4%

446

83.4%

777

81.4%

1,021

93.8%

6,368

82.6%

8,525

10

Partial waiver received

11

1-24%

0.7%

1.3%

69

11.1%

0.3%

52

9.7%

44

4.6%

26

2.4%

330

4.3%

12

25-49%

0.1%

1.7%

55

8.9%

0.9%

30

5.6%

38

4%

18

1.7%

472

6.1%

13

50-74%

0.1%

2.5%

34

5.5%

0.7%

0.4%

43

4.5%

14

1.3%

110

14

75-99%

0.0%

0.8%

18

2.9%

0.3%

0.6%

42

4.4%

0.0%

15

Full waiver received

0.01%

1.7%

10

1.6%

10

1.4%

0.4%

11

1.2%

0.8%

16

Total in-country non-resident students

17

No waiver received

18

Partial waiver received

19
20

857

1,434

2,594

776

3,14O

2,617

6,521

6,370

984

807

30,031

B. In-country non-resident

1,382

237

619

701

535

955

1,088

94.2%

588

84.8%

295

92.8%

20,714

88.9%

94

1%

11

1.6%

0.3%

641

2.8%

98

1.1%

50

7.2%

0.3%

774

3.3%

1.4%

99

1.1%

1.3%

2.8%

333

1.4%

132

1.7%

80

0.9%

32

4.6%

0.3%

312

1.3%

300

3.9%

152

1.7%

0.4%

11

3.5%

514

2.2%

7,712

9,048

693

318

23,288

C. International
24

88.9%

40

85%

71

1-24%

0.0%

6.4%

25-49%

3.7%

0.0%

21

50-74%

7.4%

22

75-99%

0.0%

23

Full waiver received

0.0%

24

Total International students

27

46.4%

40

81.6%

27

50.9%

343

80.5%

21

100%

52

34%

0.0%

10

18.9%

27

6.3%

0.0%

21

13.7%

2%

15.1%

18

4.2%

0.0%

0.7%

6.1%

11.3%

17

4%

0.0%
0.0%

2.1%

0.0%

6.1%

1.9%

10

2.3%

0.0%

6.4%

5.2%

4.1%

1.9%

11

2.6%

0.0%

47

153

49

53

426

21

263

21.1%

927

60

4.8%

51

277

22.2%

20

147

11.8%

71

163

13.1%

57

337

27%

139

1,247

73.3%

18.4%

19

52.8%

1,784

4%

10.2%

0.0%

208

6.2%

1.6%

20

40.8%

5.6%

368

10.9%

5.6%

18.4%

2.8%

257

7.6%

4.5%

6.1%

0.0%

238

7.1%

11%

6.1%

14

38.9%

518

15.4%

1,265

49

36

52.9%

3,373

D. Waiver status totals

4,786

89.63%

1,085

95%

1,810

1-24%

79

1.5%

0.8%

155

25-49%

52

1%

0.5%

100

29

50-74%

393

7.4%

13

1.1%

40

30

75-99%

0.1%

0.4%

31

Full waiver received

27

0.5%

24

32

Subtotal Partial/Full Waivers

554

10.4%

56

33

Campus Total

25

No waiver received

26

Partial waiver received

27
28

5,340

1,141

11,588

74.9%

14,661

87.9%

1,512

87.6%

915

78.8%

46,960

82.8%

1.2%

748

4.8%

299

1.8%

25

1.4%

12

1.0%

1,588

2.8%

1.1%

1,223

7.9%

308

1.8%

79

4.6%

31

2.7%

2,528

4.5%

890

23.9%

417

2.7%

432

2.6%

40

2.3%

166

14.3%

2,616

4.6%

1.6%

0.2%

460

3.0%

284

1.7%

36

2.1%

0.3%

911

1.6%

77

1.7%

33

0.9%

1,044

6.7%

699

4.2%

34

2.0%

33

2.8%

2,089

3.7%

857

19%

1,016

27.3%

3,892

25.1%

2,022

12.1%

214

12.4%

246

21.2%

9,732

17.2%

3,027

90.5%

1,202

88.1%

3,664

81.0%

2,710

72.7%

7%

0.3%

77

5.6%

130

2.9%

45

4.5%

242

7.2%

45

3.3%

401

8.9%

41

1.8%

35

1%

15

1.1%

175

3.9%

20

0.9%

0.2%

11

0.8%

74

2.1%

81

3.7%

23

0.7%

14

1.0%

4.9%

396

18%

317

9.5%

162

11.9%

2,206

82%

3,344

1,364

4,521

3,726

15,480

16,683

1,726

1,161

56,692

Chart 3
Residency of Students Receiving 100% Tuition Waivers, 2012-13 (annual degree-credit students)

Campus

ND
Residents
A

% ND Residents
B

In-country
Nonres.
Students
C

% Incountry
Nonres.
Students
D

International
Students

% International
Students

Total
Students
with 100%
waiver
G

Total Tuition
Waiver
H

Room & Board

Collections
I

Mandatory Fee
Collections
J

Total Collections
K

BSC

25

92.6%

7.4%

0.00%

27

$29,678

$4,935

$2,738

$7,673

DCB

17

70.8%

16.7%

12.5%

24

$42,331

$44,215

$6,986

$51,201

DSU

63

77.8%

10

12.4%

9.9%

81

$244,202

$68,425

$59,196

$127,621

LRSC

11

47.8%

10

43.5%

8.7%

23

$51,595

$59,275

$10,515

$69,790

MaSU

11

78.6%

14.3%

7.1%

14

$39,041

$16,887

$6,268

$23,155

MiSU (undergrad)

54

10

69

$186,777

$85,532

$25,335

$110,867

MiSU (graduate)

$22,288

$329

$4,311

$4,640
$115,507

MiSU Subtotal

55

71.4%

11

14.3%

11

14.3%

77

$209,065

$85,861

$29,646

24

72.7%

27.3%

0.00%

33

$50,625

$13,132

$4,699

$17,831

169

$734,855

$80,144

$53,981

$134,125

NDSCS

NDSU (undergrad)

109

NDSU (graduate)

298

NDSU Subtotal
9

29

269
39.0%

300

308
28.7%

337

32.3%

875

$6,523,253

$582,508

$604,219

$1,186,727

1,044

$7,258,108

$662,652

$658,200

$1,320,852

UND (undergrad)

157

21

18

196

$790,075

$232,964

$100,013

$332,977

UND (Grad/Law/Med)

251

131

121

503

$2,958,647

$791,223

$418,428

$1,209,651

UND Subtotal
10

407

31

699

$3,748,722

$1,024,187

$518,441

$1,542,628

VCSU (undergrad)

23

28

$28,139

$4,620

$3,549

$8,169

VCSU (graduate)

$13,036

$0

$1,327

$1,327

VCSU Subtotal
11

WSC

12

Total Students

408

58.4%

152

21.8%

139

19.9%

28

82.4%

8.8%

8.8%

34

$41,175

$4,620

$4,876

$9,496

24.2%

11

33.3%

14

42.4%

33

$91,125

$145,247

$37,067

$182,314

1,057

50.60%

514

24.6%

518

24.80%

2,089

$11,805,667

$2,129,436

$1,338,632

$3,468,068

Chart 4
Residency of Students Receiving Partial Tuition Waivers, 2012-13 (annual degree-credit students)

Campus

ND
Resident
A

% ND
Resident
B

Incountry
Nonres.
Student
C

% Incountry
Nonres.
Student
D

Intl.
Students

Total
Students
G

% Intl.
Students

Total Tuition Waiver

H

Tuition Collections
I

Room & Board

Collections
J

Mandatory Fee
Collections
K

Total Collections
L

BSC

511

97%

13

2.5%

0.6%

527

$251,964

$363,457

$109,514

$124,426

DCB

13

2.4%

15

46.8%

12.5%

32

$53,580

$66,573

$86,492

$29,398

$182,463

DSU

65

20.6%

176

55.9%

74

23.5%

315

$505,725

$1,252,108

$568,711

$388,942

$2,209,761

LRSC

272

92.5%

15

5.1%

2.4%

294

$162,353

$185,402

$120,905

$59,888

$366,195

36

24.3%

87

58.8%

25

16.9%

148

$239,886

$647,554

$308,053

$211,352

$1,166,959
$3,726,036

MaSU

MiSU (undergrad)
MiSU (graduate)

10

163

61

755

$1,295,145

$1,470,542

$1,588,885

$666,609

10

11

25

$48,118

$110,652

$38,579

$31,221

$180,452

69.4%

167

21.4%

72

9.2%

780

$1,343,263

$1,581,194

$1,627,464

$697,830

$3,906,488

NDSCS
NDSU
(undergrad)

925

94.1%

58

5.9%

0.00%

983

$559,924

$441,434

$166,890

$193,814

$802,138

956

932

396

2,284

$7,605,499

$13,996,988

$5,775,915

$2,658,516

$22,431,419

NDSU (graduate)

201

112

251

564

$3,091,037

$1,206,863

$468,356

$422,219

$2,097,438

2,848

$10,696,536

$15,203,851

$6,244,271

$3,080,735

$24,528,857
$6,497,646

NDSU Subtotal

531

541

MiSU Subtotal

$597,397

1,157

40.6%

1,044

36.7%

647

22.7%

UND (undergrad)

433

231

120

784

$2,643,354

$3,554,989

$1,797,289

$1,145,368

UND (graduate)

320

140

79

539

$2,553,250

$2,158,549

$647,469

$753,804

$3,559,822

1,323

$5,196,604

$5,713,538

$2,444,758

$1,899,172

$10,057,468
$1,312,056

UND Subtotal

753

VCSU (undergrad)

38

102

37

177

$669,970

$551,370

$462,825

$297,861

VCSU (graduate)

$4,002

$3,227

$0

$1,263

$4,490

VCSU Subtotal

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WSC

12

Total Students

56.9%

371

28%

199

15%

41

22.8%

102

56.7%

37

20.6

180

$673,972

$554,597

$462,825

$299,124

$1,316,546

198

93%

12

5.6%

1.4%

213

$77,208

$79,778

$32,094

$32,771

$144,643

4,512

59%

2,060

27%

1,071

14%

7,643

$19,761,015

$26,089,486

$12,171,977

$7,017,452

$45,278,915

Chart 5
Residency of Students Receiving 100% or Partial Tuition Waivers, 2012-13 (annual degree-credit students)

Campus

ND
Residents
A

% ND
Residents
B

In-country
Nonres.
Students
C

% Incountry
Nonres.
Students
D

International
Students
E

%
International
Students
F

Total
Students
G

Total Tuition
Waiver
H

Tuition Collections
I

Room & Board

Collections
J

Mandatory Fee
Collections
K

Total Collections
L
$605,070

BSC

536

96.8%

15

2.7%

0.5%

554

$281,642

$363,457

$114,449

$127,164

DCB

30

53.6%

19

33.9%

12.5%

56

$95,911

$66,573

$130,707

$36,384

$233,664

DSU

128

32.3%

186

47%

82

20.7%

396

$749,927

$1,252,108

$637,136

$448,138

$2,337,382

LRSC

283

89.3%

25

8%

2.8%

317

$213,948

$185,402

$180,180

$70,403

$435,985

MaSU
MiSU(undergra
d)
MiSU
(graduate)
MiSU Subtotal

47

29%

89

54.9%

26

16.1%

162

$278,927

$647,554

$324,940

$217,620

$1,190,114

824

$1,481,922

$1,470,542

$1,674,417

$691,944

$3,836,903

7
8

10

NDSCS
NDSU(undergra
d)
NDSU
(graduate)
NDSU Subtotal
UND(undergrad
)
UND (graduate)
UND Subtotal
VCSU(undergra
d)
VCSU
(graduate)
VCSU Subtotal

11

WSC

12

Total Students

585

168

11

10

596

69.5%

949

93.4%

1,065

12

178

20.8%

67

6.6%

963

499
1,564

71

1,344

$70,406

$110,652

$38,908

$35,532

$185,092

9.7%

857

$1,552.328

$1,581,194

$1,713,325

$727,476

$4,021,995

0.00%

1,016

$610,549

$441,434

$180,022

$198,513

$819,969

2,453

$8,340,354

$13,996,988

$5,856,059

$2,712,497

$22,565,544

425

381
40.2%

33

83

559
34.5%

984

25.3%

1,439

$9,614,290

$1,206,863

$1,050,864

$1,026,438

$3,284,165

3,892

$17,954,644

$15,203,851

$6,906,923

$3,738,935

$25,849,709
$6,830,623

590

252

138

980

$3,433,429

$3,554,989

$2,030,253

$1,245,381

571

271

200

1,042

$5,511,897

$2,158,549

$1,438,692

$1,172,232

$4,769,473

2,022

$8,945,326

$5,713,538

$3,468,945

$2,417,613

$11,600,096
$1,320,225

1,161

57.4%

523

25.9%

338

16.7%

61

105

39

205

$698,109

$551,370

$467,445

$301,410

$17,038

$3,227

$0

$2,590

$5,817

69

32.2%

105

49.1%

40

18.7%

214

$715,147

$554,597

$467,445

$304,000

$1,326,042

206

83.7%

23

9.2%

17

6.9%

246

$168,333

$79,778

$177,341

$69,838

$326,957

5,569

57.2%

2,574

26.5%

1,589

16.3%

9,732

$31,566,682

$26,089,486

$14,301,413

$8,356,084

$48,746,983

Chart 6

Average Tuition Paid by Students by Residency 2012-13 (annual degree-credit students)

$7,000
$6,000

Avg tuition paid by ND students with a tuition

waiver

$5,000

Avg tuition paid by all ND students

$4,000
Avg tuition paid by all in-country non-resident
students, incl those with a tuition waiver

$3,000

Avg tuition paid by all international students, incl

those with a tuition waiver

$2,000
$1,000
$0
BSC

DCB

DSU

LRSC

MaSU

MiSU

NDSCS

BSC
Avg tuition paid by ND students with a tuition waiver( Total amount
of tuition paid by ND resident students receiving a tuition waiver
divided by the number of ND residents receiving a tuition waiver.)
Avg tuition paid by all ND students(Calculated amount of tuition
collected from North Dakota resident students divided by the number
of North Dakota resident students, including those receiving a waiver.)
Avg tuition paid by all in-country non-resident students, incl those
with a tuition waiver( The total amount of tuition paid by in-country
non-resident students divided by the number of in-country nonresidents. In-country non-resident students are students who are
citizens of the United States who are not North Dakota residents.)
Avg tuition paid by all international students, incl those with a
tuition waiver( Total amount of tuition paid by international students
divided by the number of international students.)

NDSU

DCB

UND

DSU

VCSU

LRSC

WSC

MaSU

*MiSU

NDSCS

*NDSU

*UND

*VCSU

WSC

$588

$727

$1,618

$551

$2,175

$1,548

$287

$3,523

$2,141

$1,164

$334

$2,224

$1,273

$2,712

$1,160

$2,951

$2,814

$1,708

$5,011

$5,395

$2,935

$1,219

$3,039

$2,094

$3,983

$1,074

$3,670

$3,019

$3,423

$6,204

$5,786

$2,700

$1,684

$3,170

$1,698

$4,712

$3,329

$3,974

$4,361

$3,639

$4,518

$5,034

$3,564

$1,264

* The average tuition rates include both undergraduate and graduate students. NDSU, UND, Minot State and Valley City State University have graduate and undergraduate programs.

Tuition Waiver Information 2012-13

Degree-Credit and Non-Degree Credit Students

Chart 7
Statutorily Required
Campus

SBHE Policy Required

National

POW/MIA/Vets/

FF/PO/Emed

Guard

Dep Waiver

Dep

Subtotal

SBHE

Employee

Student Mbr

Waiver

Campus Discretion
Subtotal

Spouse/Dep

International

Waiver

Student

Cultural
Sr Citizen

Diversity

Institutional
Waiver1

WICHE

Grad
Subtotal

Assistant

Unduplicated
HC Total

Total

BSC
# Of Students
Dollars

56

62

25

25

46

420

470

557

$18,419

$13,938

$0

$32,357

$0

$15,338

$15,338

$0

$10,018

$897

$53,559

$0

$169,472

$233,947

$0

$281,642

554

DCB
# Of Students
Dollars

15

15

22

21

45

62

$0

$4,680

$0

$4,680

$0

$4,891

$4,891

$0

$4,680

$0

$35,880

$0

$45,780

$86,340

$0

$95,911

56

DSU
# Of Students
Dollars

11

14

28

28

41

77

88

157

364

406

$7,257

$12,441

$0

$19,698

$0

$26,154

$26,154

$122,855

$124,705

$377

$285,484

$0

$174,446

$707,867

$0

$753,720

396

LRSC
# Of Students
Dollars

10

10

19

27

259

314

330

$1,213

$4,725

$0

$5,939

$0

$4,214

$4,214

$14,623

$37,503

$0

$31,736

$0

$119,933

$203,795

$0

$213,948

317

MaSU
# Of Students
Dollars

21

21

11

10

123

149

177

$420

$21,060

$0

$21,480

$0

$21,000

$21,000

$7,847

$62,861

$0

$8,250

$0

$158,728

$237,687

$0

$280,167

162

MiSU
# Of Students
Dollars

18

20

31

31

41

46

728

823

15

889

$161

$70,346

$0

$70,507

$0

$35,630

$35,630

$79,997

$7,054

$2,254

$53,426

$0

$1,286,745

$1,429,475

$17,500

$1,553,112

857

NDSCS
# Of Students
Dollars

15

22

19

19

36

17

928

981

1,022

$2,610

$39,624

$0

$42,234

$0

$14,580

$14,580

$41,058

$0

$0

$9,150

$0

$503,527

$553,735

$0

$610,549

1,016

NDSU
# Of Students
Dollars

175

16

192

231

232

231

444

265

1,811

2,757

1,075

4,256

$181,762

$82,547

$6,135

$270,444

$6,135

$422,828

$428,963

$572,351

$3,001,852

$3,866

$1,428,685

$0

$3,373,266

$8,380,018

$8,895,140

$17,974,565

3,892

UND
# Of Students
Dollars

77

17

94

234

234

303

85

269

16

629

1,308

543

2,179

$56,779

$74,929

$0

$131,708

$0

$354,137

$354,137

$750,615

$523,163

$2,935

$1,197,035

$153,991

$2,725,474

$5,353,212

$3,114,521

$8,953,579

2,022

VCSU
# Of Students
Dollars

40

40

19

34

100

76

230

270

$0

$0

$0

$0

$0

$36,009

$36,009

$29,204

$88,899

$233

$332,840

$0

$233,710

$684,886

$0

$720,895

214

WSC
# Of Students
Dollars

28

201

238

247

$0

$5,034

$0

$5,034

$0

$4,531

$4,531

$10,068

$0

$0

$91,904

$0

$56,797

$158,769

$0

$168,333

246

TOTAL
# Of Students
Dollars

333

87

421

661

662

704

668

20

918

16

5,353

7,679

1,633

10,395

$268,622

$329,325

$6,135

$604,082

$6,135

$939,312

$945,447

$1,628,617

$3,860,736

$10,561

$3,527,949

$153,991

$8,847,877

$18,029,731

$12,027,161

$31,606,421

9,732

Some students are duplicated in the count because a student may be receiving more than one category of waiver (e.g. both a national guard and misc. waiver) and would be counted more than once.
Examples of waivers included in the institutional category are TRIO programs, billing appeal waiver, athletic waivers, academic waivers, presidential tuition waivers, dual-credit tuition waivers, non-resident waivers, service learning waivers, foreign exchange tuition waiver,
JD/CAT tuition waiver, orientation fee waiver, room/board tuition waiver, coop half price tuition waiver, self-support tuition appeal, CE/DE tuition adjustment, CE prof dev recording fee waiver, tuition adjustment, ROTC Cross Town waiver, study abroad, GPIDEA tuition adjustment.
The tuition and tuition waivers reported in charts 7 and 8 include both degree-credit and non-degree-credit students. Thus, the total reported of $31,606,421 in Chart 7 will be higher than total waivers reported in Chart 2, which only reports degree-credit students.
Chart 7 reports the unduplicated count of students. The total student count for the diversity category on chart 7 will not match chart 8 in which the student count is duplicated if a student changed their enrollment status between terms (i.e. a student is full-time one semester
and part-time another semester.)

Cultural Diversity Tuition Waivers 2012-13

Degree-Credit and Non-Degree Credit Students
Chart 8

Campus

Total

Part-time

Full-time

Cultural Diversity

Native American Cultural Diversity

Native American Cultural Diversity

Waivers Given

Waivers Given

Waivers Given

BSC
# of Students
Dollars

50

22

$53,559

$2,019

$23,241

22

$35,880

$0

$5,460

89

17

$285,484

$1,131

$53,487

29

10

$31,736

$2,299

$11,238

DCB
# of Students
Dollars
DSU
# of Students
Dollars
LRSC
# of Students
Dollars
MaSU
# of Students
Dollars

13

$8,250

$750

$6,500

50

13

$53,426

$3,821

$18,713

17

$9,150

$1,150

$4,400

310

18

50

$1,428,685

$51,661

$248,468

284

20

121

1,197,035

49,003

526,015

112

11

$332,840

$1,593

$30,511

29

$91,904

$0

$1,913

1,005

55

266

$3,527,949

$113,427

$929,947

MiSU
# of Students
Dollars
NDSCS
# of Students
Dollars
NDSU
# of Students
Dollars
UND
# of Students
Dollars
VCSU
# of Students
Dollars
WSC
# of Students
Dollars
TOTAL
# of Students
Dollars

Some students are duplicated in the student count if a student changed their enrollment status between terms (i.e. a student is full-time one semester and part-time
another semester.) For this reason the number of students reported on chart 8 as receiving a cultural diversity waiver will not match the number of students receiving a
diversity waiver on chart 7, which reports the unduplicated count of students.
All dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar.
Cultural Diversity category is based on applicant-submitted data.

TUITION WAIVERS CATEGORIES:

Tuition waivers are categorized in the following areas:
1) Waivers mandated by state statute
2) Waivers required by board policy
3) Waivers offered at the institutions discretion
Waivers mandated by state statute Total state-mandated waivers accounted for 1.9% of the total waivers in 2012/13 to the following groups:
POW/MIA Veterans Dependents: Dependents of resident veterans who were killed in action, died of service-related causes, were
prisoners of war or declared missing in action are provided a 100% tuition and fee waiver. Throughout the NDUS, 87 students were
eligible for these two waivers, for a total of $329,325.
Dependents of emergency personnel killed in the line of duty: Survivors of firefighters, emergency medical services personnel or peace
officers who died as a direct result of injuries received in the performance of official duties are provided 100% tuition and fee waiver.
Throughout the NDUS, 1 student was eligible for this waiver at $6,135.
National Guard: The NDUS campuses provide a 25% tuition waiver to qualifying National Guard members, while state funding provided
to the Adjutant General covers the remainder of the National Guard members tuition. The average National Guard tuition waiver
provided by the NDUS in 2012-13 was $807 for each of the 333 qualifying National Guard members.
Waivers required by board policy (but not mandated by statute)
Employee: Based on SBHE Policy 820, benefited employees are eligible to receive a waiver of tuition and student activity fees limited to
three academic classes during each calendar year. This is used as a tool to recruit and retain faculty and staff. Campuses provided 661
employee waivers in 2012-13, for a total tuition waiver of $939,312 (3% of total waivers).
SBHE (student member): A full tuition waiver is provided to one student SBHE member each year.
Waivers offered at institutions discretion
Graduate Assistant (teaching and research): These waivers represent the largest dollar amount of waivers in the NDUS. Competition for
graduate students is highly competitive. Without these waivers NDSU and UND would not be able to compete nationally for the best
and brightest students for graduate and research programs. In many cases, waivers for research graduate assistants are part of the cost
share agreement with the grantor, whereby the grantor pays the graduate assistant stipend and the institution provides the tuition
waiver. Without the waiver, campuses would not be able to access grant funds to assist with stipend costs. Research grad assistants are
a key support component of the research enterprise. In addition, teaching assistants provide a valuable resource to the NDUS, assisting
with teaching responsibilities that otherwise would have to be covered by higher paid faculty. Three campuses provided 1,633 graduate
assistant waivers valued at $12,027,161 (38.1% of total waivers).

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 International Student: These waivers are the result of relationships developed with other countries over a period of time, encouraging
out-of-country students to attend NDUS campuses. International students add to the diversity of the student body, which is one of the
many factors the accrediting agency examines during their review process. These relationships and experiences contribute to ND
students having a better understanding of and ability to compete in a global job market. International students also provide talent
needed to do research work and help contribute to creating the critical mass of students necessary to sustain programs that benefit all
students, including ND students. Increased enrollment also helps to keep costs lower for ND residents as costs are spread over a larger
number of students. Throughout the NDUS, 668 students received an international student waiver, for a total of $3,860,736 (12.2% of
total waivers). In 2011-12, total international waivers awarded totaled $6.2 million. The large reduction was mainly a result of awarding
changes instituted at DSU wherein international waivers were reduced from $1.8 million in 2011-12 to $124,705 in 2012-13. NDSU also
realized a reduction in international waivers of around $690,000.
Cultural Diversity: NDUS institutions offer full or partial waivers to some students from different cultures and origins in order to
encourage diversity on campus. Cultural diversity is defined as any individual of different cultural, racial, or ethnic heritage, or persons
with disabilities, and/or life experiences. Priority is given to Native American students. Of the total cultural diversity waivers awarded in
2012-13, 29.6% were provided to Native American students for a total of $1,043,374. Campuses provided a total of 918 cultural
diversity waivers valued at $3,527,949 during 2012-13 (11.2% of total waivers).
Institutional Waivers: The institutional waiver category includes waivers to attract athletes, academic waivers such as Presidential
scholarships, dual-credit course waivers, and non-resident waivers for students from contiguous, MHEC or WUE states, among others. It
also includes waivers such as John Deere/CAT tuition waivers, orientation fee waivers, room & board waivers, discounted co-op
programs, self-support tuition appeal waivers, and ROTC waivers. The assistance provided in the form of waivers at the eleven
campuses totaled $8,847,877 in 2012-13 and was awarded to 5,353 students. This was a total of 28% of the total waivers.
Employee spouse/dependent: An important tool to help recruit and retain faculty and staff, waivers for an employees spouse and/or
dependent child were provided to 704 employee spouse/dependents totaling $1,628,617 (5.2% of the total waivers). Waiver practices
are set at the campus level and may vary.
WICHE: Under North Dakotas participation in the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education student exchange program, ND
provides limited access to its professional programs to students from WICHE states in the following: UND medicine, physical therapy,
occupational therapy, graduate nursing and in pharmacy at NDSU. The difference between the non-resident and the WICHE tuition rate
is recorded as a waiver. In 2012-13, sixteen students received the WICHE waived tuition, for a total of $153,991 (.5% of the total
waivers).
Senior Citizen: This waiver is provided as a courtesy to senior citizens. There were 20 senior citizen waivers provided for a total of
$10,561.

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