2022-23 Tuition and Fees for UC Davis In Absentia Student
In Absentia is a reduced-fee registration status for full-time, regularly enrolled students who find it necessary to undertake coursework or research related to their degree program outside of the designated local campus region for at least one full academic term. All students pursuing doctoral or master’s degrees in academic disciplines as well as those pursuing professional master’s or doctoral degrees are eligible for the tuition and fee reduction. Students in self-supporting graduate programs are not covered by this policy. More information about in absentia registration status, including local campus policies, is available on the Office of Graduate Studies website.
Fees [1] [3] |
Fall Quarter |
Winter Quarter |
Spring Quarter |
Annual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $584.00 | $584.00 | $584.00 | $1,752.00 |
| Student Services Fee | $56.00 | $56.00 | $56.00 | $168.00 |
| TOTAL, California Residents | $640.00 | $640.00 | $640.00 | $1,920.00 |
| Nonresident Supplemental Tuition | $5,034.00 | $5,034.00 | $5,034.00 | $15,102.00 |
| TOTAL, Nonresidents | $5,674.00 | $5,674.00 | $5,674.00 | $17,022.00 |
| UC Student Health Insurance Plan [2] | $1,824.00 | $1,824.00 | $1,824.00 | $5,472.00 |
[1] In addition to the fees in the schedule above, undergraduate students may be charged other fees such as the ones listed below:
Document Fee: All new undergraduate, graduate academic, and graduate professional students admitted for academic year 2022-23 will be charged a one-time, life-time document fee of $150. Graduate students in the strictly professional degrees programs (M.D., J.D., D.V.M. and M.B.A.) are excluded and will continue with pay-per-service charges. More information about the Document Fee.
International Student Administrative Fee: The $159 International Student Administrative Fee for graduate international students will be charged one-time to all newly admitted graduate international students who are either sponsored by UC Davis for F-1 or J-1 status or would be sponsored by UC Davis for F-1 or J-1 status if physically present in the United States. More information about the International Student Administrative Fee is available at Services for International Students and Scholars' Fees & Tuition page.
UC Graduate and Professional Council Systemwide Fee: Effective Fall 2022, all graduate students will be charged a UC Graduate and Professional Council (UCGPC) Systemwide Fee. The UCGPC Systemwide Fee is an annual, opt-out fee of $7 per graduate student to be charged at the beginning of each academic term. The fees will be assessed in the fall, winter, and spring terms only; the fees will not be assessed during summer sessions. $3 for the fall quarter, $2 for the winter quarter, and $2 for the spring quarter.
[2] All UC Davis students are required to have health insurance. In order to satisfy this requirement, all registered students are automatically enrolled in the University of California Student Health Insurance Plan (UC SHIP). If students have comparable insurance and do not want to be enrolled in UC SHIP, they must apply for a UC SHIP waiver by the date specified for their college or school. More information about UC SHIP, including costs, coverage and other insurance details
[3] Graduate students registered In Absentia are exempted from paying campus-based student fees. Consistent with Regents Policy, these students will continue to pay reduced tuition, reduced student services fee, the student health insurance premium (unless they waive out), nonresident supplemental tuition (if applicable) and professional degree supplemental tuition (if applicable). For more information, please contact Graduate Studies at (530) 752-0650.
Professional School students In Absentia pay different fees than those listed above.