The percentage of refunds depends on the effective date of your withdrawal.
Fee adjustments, if any, are based on your withdrawal date. All fee adjustments for withdrawals are applied to your student account and may be applied to any outstanding debts. If you are participating in the Deferred Payment Plan and have not paid all your fees, you may still owe fees to the University. Please see the tables below for prorated amounts based on calendar days (including weekends and holidays) beginning on the first day of instruction (according to the Academic Calendar).
The following fees are nonrefundable as of the first day of instruction:
- Late fees
- Health Insurance
- Transit Fee (formerly known as Class Pass Transit Fee)
- Document Management Fee
Fee Adjustments
Calendar days are based on the first date of instruction for each term.
- Undergraduate, Academic, and Professional Graduate students, please review the Academic Calendar for the first date of instruction for each term.
- For law students and students in self-supporting graduate professional degree programs, please check with your program office.
Note: Tuition and mandatory fees have been set regardless of the method of instruction and will not be refunded in the event instruction occurs remotely for any part of the Academic Year.
Before Federal Financial Aid Has Been Applied
All continuing, readmitted students, and new students who have not had federal Title IV financial aid applied to their accounts:
| Calendar Days | Prorated Fees |
|---|---|
| Before instruction begins | 0% |
| First Day of Instruction | 0% |
| 2-11 | 10% |
| 12-27 | 50% |
| 28-53 | 75% |
| 54+ | 100% |
After Federal Financial Aid Has Been Applied (New Students)
New students who have had federal Title IV financial aid applied to their accounts who withdraw during their first term of enrollment:
| Calendar Days | Prorated Fees |
|---|---|
| Before instruction begins | 0% |
| 1-7 | 0% |
| 8-14 | 10% |
| 15-28 | 20% |
| 29-35 | 30% |
| 36-49 | 40% |
| 50-56 | 50% |
| 57-63 | 60% |
| 64+ | 100% |
Financial Aid Recipients
If you are a financial aid recipient and withdraw, you may have to pay back all or part of your financial aid, as you may no longer be eligible for the full amount of aid. If you are still in student housing, you will be held responsible for all Housing and Dining charges before the first day of courses and after your effective withdrawal date.
These charges will not be part of financial aid eligibility, nor will they be subject to refund. Financial aid will not be provided to cover any of these charges. Please consult with the Financial Aid and Scholarship office at withdraw@berkeley.edu and include your Student ID Number.