General Fee

This mandatory fee is used to support the university’s academic programs and a variety of student services and activities such as student government, student organizations, health services and wellness programs, and Student Center debt service, capital replacement, and maintenance.

This fee is charged to all students (undergraduate and graduate, full-time and part-time, residential and commuting/off-campus) during all university sessions (including Winter Session and Summer Sessions), and at all course locations (including internships, student teaching, Dixon University Center in Harrisburg, and all other off-campus sites). Refunds of the General Fee during regular and special sessions will be processed in accordance with the same schedule and policy as tuition refunds.

Technology Fee

This mandatory fee was instituted by the State System Board of Governors in the fall of 2002 and is used to enhance student access to the latest technology in the classroom and to prepare students for a technology-driven world.  The purposes of the technology tuition fee are: (1) to acquire, install, and maintain up-to-date and emerging technologies to enhance student-learning outcomes; (2) to provide equitable access to technology resources; and (3) to ensure, ultimately, that ESU graduates are competitive in the technologically sophisticated workplace.  All hardware, software, databases, and other capital equipment procured with these revenues are to support student learning experiences such as smart classrooms, computer labs, technology-intensive scientific equipment, content management software, electronic media, library databases, distance learning hardware/software, web-course development cost, curriculum development costs for technology-based courses, student learning assessment, online student academic support services and security solutions to protect student and institutional data.

Room and Board

Each academic year an advance deposit of $200 is required, to be credited toward the second semester of that year. This deposit is non-refundable.

Damage Charges

Students are held responsible for damage, breakage, loss, or delayed return of university property. Damages that are determined to be communal will be prorated in accordance with university policy and housing contract agreement. Deliberate disregard for university property will also result in disciplinary action. 

All keys to university rooms are university property and are loaned to students. Students who do not return keys will be charged a lock replacement fee to be determined by the institution. Loss of a room key should be reported immediately.