Tuition Refund Schedule
Refund of Payment Upon Withdrawal
Students who cancel admission, withdraw or take a leave from the University, voluntarily or involuntarily, before the first day of classes will receive a full tuition and fee refund (100%).
An enrolled student who withdraws or voluntarily takes a leave from the University on or after the first day of classes and through the seventh day of the term (first week), will receive a full tuition and fee refund (100%). An enrolled student who becomes inactive on or after the eighth day of the term but before the time when s/he will have completed 60 percent of the period of enrollment, will have their institutional charges and institutional aid adjusted based on a daily proration of attendance.
Refund Schedule for Fall 2021:
| Prior to classes and from 8/25 to 8/31 |
100% reduction in tuition charges |
| From 9/1 to 11/1 |
Pro-rated refund based on days of attendance |
| After 11/1 |
There will be NO refund of tuition |
Refund Schedule for Spring 2022:
| Prior to classes and from 1/12 to 1/18 |
100% reduction in tuition charges |
| From 1/18 to 3/23 |
Pro-rated refund based on days of attendance |
| After 3/23 |
There will be NO refund of tuition |
Tuition refunds for audits are not given once classes start.
Offices for Graduate and Postdoctoral Education defines the exact dates for each semester.
For tuition refunds when dropping a class while remaining enrolled:
- 15 calendar days from the course section start date, students receive a 100% tuition refund
- 25 calendar days from the course section start date, students receive a 75% tuition refund
- 35 calendar days from the course section start date, students receive a 50% tuition refund
- After 36th day from the course section start date, no tuition refund will be issued
To Drop A Course
To drop a course, students must complete an Add/Drop Form, obtain the required signatures, and submit to Grad_Registrar@URMC.rochester.edu. The Add/Drop Form must be submitted within one week of the first day of attendance when adding a course, or within one week of the last day of attendance with dropping a course. If submission is beyond the one week deadline, the date the form is received by SMD-GEPA will become the effective date unless approved by SMD Graduate Registrar.