The Indiana University Board of Trustees recently approved a restructure to student fees, an effort that simplifies fees and generally reduces the total cost of fees paid, helping students and their families better anticipate and budget.

The Tuition and Fees Taskforce, a group appointed by President Pamela Whitten, was charged with considering how fees could be consolidated or eliminated, as well as renaming fees to make their purpose more clear.

“For many students, fees that varied greatly semester to semester will now be distributed more evenly over the course of their education,” said Dwayne Pinkney, executive vice president for finance and administration. “In some cases, the dollar amount of the fee decreased​.”

As a result of the new fee structure, most IU students will pay less in fees over the course of their degree program, with $14.5 million in overall savings to the student body as a whole, beginning in the 2023-24 academic year.

Some students may see only minimal decreases or the same level of fees, with even fewer seeing an increase in fees, depending on their degree program. The Office of the Bursar’s website provides information related to fees associated with each campus and with most courses and programs.​

In approving the new fee structure, the Board of Trustees also approved an annual tuition increase of 3% over the next two years for undergraduate resident (in-state) students at all IU campuses. The increase — which remains below average inflation and lower than Indiana Commission for Higher Education guidance — will support faculty recruitment and retention while addressing increases in expenses for labor, services and other fixed costs.