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 tables below for prorated amounts based on calendar days (including weekends and holidays) beginning on the first day of instruction.
These fees* are nonrefundable, as of the first day of instruction:
- late fees
- Health Insurance
- Class Pass Transit Fee
- Document Management Fee
*In Fall 2023, the Instructional Resilience & Enhancement Fee (IREF) was not refundable as of the first day of instruction. Starting Spring 2024, this fee follows a refund schedule similar to other Course Materials & Services Fee (CMSF) — 100% refundable if withdrawn before the end of the 5th week of instruction.
All continuing and 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% |
*Undergraduate and Academic and Professional Graduate students, please review the Academic Calendar for the first date of instruction for each term. Law students and students in Self-Supporting Graduate Professional Degree Programs, please check with your program office.
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% |
*Undergraduate and Academic and Professional Graduate students, please review the Academic Calendar for the first day of instruction for each term. Law students and students in Self-Supporting Graduate Professional Degree Programs, please check with your program office.
Note: Some or all instruction for all or part of Academic Year 20-21 may be delivered remotely. 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.
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. You will be held responsible for all Housing and Dining charges prior to the first day of courses and after your effective date of withdrawal, if you are still in student housing.
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.