UT Dallas offers two different tuition plans. The tuition rate plan is based on a traditional plan that only locks tuition rates in for one academic year at a time. The rates on the variable tuition plan are subject to change each academic year.
The tuition plan is a plan that locks tuition rates in for four consecutive years and protects the student against increases during those four years. This plan is designed to aid students and families in the budget and planning of college expenses.
All new incoming students will be automatically placed into the variable tuition rate plan but will have the option to lock in their tuition rates for four consecutive years with the guaranteed tuition plan. New admitted students for spring 2023 have until January 4, 2023, to make the tuition plan choice.
To make your tuition plan choice, please follow these instructions:
- Login to the Galaxy portal and then click on Orion Student Center
- On your “Tasks” tile, select “To Do List” and then click on the “Make One Time Tuition Plan Choice Due 1/4/2023.”
- Please thoroughly read the language explaining the tuition plan choice and either make your tuition plan choice* OR click “Exit” at the top of the page if you are not ready to make the choice. If you click “Exit”, the system will return you to the Orion Student Center. This will keep your Spring 2023 Tuition Plan “To Do List” active, until you make a decision or it expires as of January 4, 2023.
- Once you submit your tuition plan choice, the “To Do List” item and the hold for Tuition Plan Choice will be removed automatically and a confirmation email of your choice will be sent to you via email within 3 business days.
*If you choose the guaranteed tuition plan, the button does not change colors but you will see a message at the bottom of the page that says “declined” and an agreement date. Declined means you are declining the variable plan and choosing the guaranteed tuition plan.
The deadline to make a tuition plan choice is January 4, 2023. No changes can be made to your tuition plan once you make a decision or once the deadline has passed, so please choose carefully.
The following grid is an example of tuition expenses, comparing the variable tuition rate plan and the guaranteed tuition plan for a new incoming undergraduate resident student. The example enrollment of 15 hours per semester.
| New Incoming Student for the Academic Year: 2022 – 2023 | Guaranteed Tuition Plan | Variable Tuition Rate | Description of Calculation: Based on 120 hour degree plan for an undergraduate resident student taking 15hrs for 8 semesters (fall and spring sessions) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | $8,206 | $7,282 | Variable rate for fall 2022 only |
| Semester 2 | $8,206 | $7,500 | Variable rate could increase for spring 2023 |
| Semester 3 | $8,206 | $7,725 | Assuming an estimated 3.0% increase in the Variable Tuition Rate |
| Semester 4 | $8,206 | $7,725 | |
| Semester 5 | $8,206 | $7,957 | Assuming an estimated 3.0% increase in the Variable Tuition Rate |
| Semester 6 | $8,206 | $7,957 | |
| Semester 7 | $8,206 | $8,196 | Assuming an estimated 3.0% increase in the Variable Tuition Rate |
| Semester 8 | $8,206 | $8,196 | |
| TOTAL SUM | $65,648 | $62,537 |
Note: Example for undergraduate resident students only and does not include course-related fees, or other charges.
Continuing students have already made a tuition plan choice and are either on the Variable Tuition Plan or were locked into one of the active Guaranteed Tuition Plans. You may find out which tuition plan you are locked into by accessing your Tuition Estimate through the Galaxy portal.
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