University of Virginia Library

EXPENSES.

The university fee, tuition and laboratory fees, the contingent deposit,
rents of rooms in the university buildings, and charges for service in the
same, are payable upon entrance. Under special conditions the President
is authorized to allow credit, but these deferred payments are in all cases
to be properly secured.

Students permitted to register during a term are required to pay the
full fees for that term.

Under no circumstances will there be a return of fees except upon
certificate from the University Physician that withdrawal from the University
is necessary on account of ill health, which must not be due to
dissolute conduct. Upon receipt of the University Physician's certificate,
the President will return the fees pro rata.

A student's necessary expenses are as follows:

I. University Charges, which are the same for all students, except
Virginians in the College, the Department of Graduate Studies, and the
Department of Engineering;

II. Department Fees, which depend upon the course of study pursued;

III. Board and Lodging, the cost of which varies according to the
degree of economy the student is inclined to practice.

I. UNIVERSITY CHARGES.

Under the first head are included (a) the university fee, $40 ($10
for Virginians in the Academic Departments, $20 for Virginians in the
Department of Engineering), and (b) the contingent deposit, $10; as well
as (c) certain special fees which may or may not be incurred, namely:
1. The special entrance examination fee of five dollars, 2. The delayed
registration fee of three dollars, 3. The re-examination fee of five dollars.

(a) The university fee goes to the fund intended to defray the general
expenses of the University. Payment of this fee entitles the student, without
additional charge, to the use of the Library; to the privileges of the
Gymnasium, with baths, private lockers, etc., and the advice and aid of the
Instructor in Physical Culture; and to free medical attendance by the
University Physician in case of illness (see page 21). It also covers all
regular examination and diploma fees.

(b) The contingent deposit is intended to cover any damage to
university property for which the student is responsible, and any fines
incurred by violating the rules of the Library. It is returned at the end
of the session, less any charges that may have been made against it.

From this deposit there will be deducted the sum of $2 for the support
of the chapel services and general religious work of the University, unless
within one month after registration the student shall request the Bursar not
to deduct this amount. It will be observed that this sum (which is less
than the average contribution made by the students who have subscribed
to the chapel fund in past years) is not a necessary expense, as the support
of the religious work of the University is entirely optional. This method
of collection is intended merely as a substitute for the canvass formerly
made, and it is the desire of the Faculty that the students thus unite with
them in maintaining the religious work of the University.

(c) 1. The special entrance examination fee of five dollars is required
of any candidate admitted to a special entrance examination, under
the provision set forth on page 8.

2. The delayed registration fee of three dollars is required of any
student who fails to register promptly at the beginning of the session or
after the Christmas recess, under the provisions set forth on page 19.

3. The re-examination fee of five dollars is required of any student
admitted to re-examination.

II. DEPARTMENT FEES.

Under this head are comprised the charges for instruction, which include
the tuition fee, and laboratory fees. As these differ in different departments,
they are set forth below in tabular form, and for the sake of convenience
the university charges above specified are grouped with them.

Students from Virginia.—In accordance with the statute (Virginia
Code 1887, Ch. 68, Sec. 1554), the University remits to Virginia students
in the Academic Departments the tuition fee (except in Analytical
Chemistry) and all but $10 of the university fee, and to Virginia students
in the Department of Engineering the tuition fee in those courses (except
Analytical Chemistry) which are also offered in the College, and one-half
the university fee.

In order to be considered a Virginia student, it is necessary that the
applicant's parents be domiciled in the State if he be under twenty-one
years of age; if he has attained his majority, it is necessary that he himself
be domiciled here. One is domiciled in the State who is living in it at the
time the application is made and has no intention of removing therefrom
in the future, or who, though absent from the State, has not lost his former
domicile by acquiring one elsewhere. No other person can honestly avail
himself of this privilege.

White Male Teachers and Superintendents of the Public Schools of
Virginia will be admitted, during the last three months of the session, to
the Academic Schools of the University without payment of fees (except
those charged in laboratory courses), upon presentation of certificates

that they have been teachers in the public schools of the State during
the year.

At the beginning of the third term any of the following courses may
be entered upon with profit by an applicant prepared for them: Latin,
Greek, French, Spanish, Italian, German, English, English Literature and
Rhetoric, Biblical History and Literature, Public Speaking, History,
Economics, Political Science, Education, Philosophy, Mathematics, Astronomy,
Physics, Chemistry, Industrial Chemistry, Geology, Biology, Botany,
and Zoölogy. Special courses for teachers will be offered in English and
Mathematics, and perhaps in several other subjects during the approaching
spring term, if the demand for them is sufficient.

Applicants for admission as teachers are required to send in their
names to the President of the University not later than March fifth.

Ministerial Students.—Ministers of the gospel may attend any of the
Academic Schools of the University without payment of the tuition fee.
The same privilege will be extended to any young man who submits
testimonials that he is an approved candidate for the ministry, and unable
to meet without aid the expense of an education at the University.

TABULATED STATEMENTS OF UNIVERSITY CHARGES AND DEPARTMENT FEES.

A. The College:

         

	Students from Virginia	Students from Other States
University Fee	$10	$ 40
Tuition Fee	0	95
Contingent Deposit	10	10
	$20	$145

Students from other States than Virginia, who by special permission
of the Faculty, take courses aggregating less than fifteen session-hours
in any one session (see page 163), must pay for tuition, in one School $50,
in two Schools $60, in three Schools $75, in four Schools $95.

Laboratory Fees.—In addition to the charges above stated, students
taking certain courses pay for each course the following fees:

               

	Laboratory	Contingent
Biology	$ 5
Botany	5
Chemistry	10	$5
Geology, Term Course	3
Journalism	6
Physics	5
Zoölogy	5

B. The Department of Graduate Studies:

         

	Students from Virginia	Students from Other States
University Fee	$10	$ 40
Tuition Fee	0	75 (Average)[1]
Contingent Deposit	10	10
	$20	$125

Laboratory Fees.—In addition to the charges above stated, students
taking graduate courses in the natural sciences pay for each course the following
fees:

         

	Laboratory	Contingent
Botany	$ 5
Chemistry	10	$5
Physics	5
Zoölogy	5

C. Courses in Analytical Chemistry:

The courses in Analytical Chemistry, being professional courses, are
not provided for by the regular department fees in the Academic Departments,
nor are they included among the courses in which free tuition is
given to Virginians and other privileged students. The fees for each
course in Analytical Chemistry are:

       

Tuition	$40
Laboratory	10
Apparatus (contingent)	10 (for two courses, $15)
	$60

Students from other states than Virginia taking one or both courses
in Analytical Chemistry in connection with other courses in the College
or the Department of Graduate Studies pay a total tuition fee of $100.

D. Department of Law:

       

University Fee	$ 40
Tuition Fee	100
Contingent Fee	10
	$150

Students taking an irregular course pay for tuition according to the
relation which the amount of work taken bears to the regular course. For
such course the tuition fee may be estimated approximately in dollars as
three-tenths of the total number of lecture periods.

E. Department of Medicine:

       

University Fee	$ 40
Tuition Fee	100
Contingent Fee	10
	$150

Students taking courses in Organic and Physiological Chemistry are
required to deposit, in addition to the charges above stated, $10 as a
contingent laboratory fee.

F. Department of Engineering:

         

	Students from Virginia	Students from Other States
University Fee	$ 20	$ 40
Tuition and Laboratory Fee	65 (Average)	105 (Average)
Contingent Deposit	10	10
	$95	$155

The tuition fee for each collegiate course is $25, with the addition of
the prescribed laboratory charges, which are $5 for each course in Physics
and $15 for each course in Chemistry. For courses in Analytical Chemistry,
see above. Virginians are relieved of tuition in collegiate courses. The
fee for each technical lecture course is $30; for each practice course in
Drawing, $15; for each laboratory or practice course in Applied Mechanics,
Engineering, Shop-Work, or Field-Work, $5. These fees include all charges
for laboratory materials, but the student is held further responsible for
breakage.

III. BOARD AND LODGING.

A student may rent a room in one of the university dormitories, and
take his meals either in the University Commons or in an approved private
boarding-house; or he may take both room and board in such boardinghouse,
in which case he pays no room-rent or servant-hire to the University.
A list of private boarding- and lodging-houses, with rates, may be
had upon application to the Registrar.

The University Commons.

This building, conveniently situated near the center of the University,
provides an attractive dining hall, with accommodations for seating more
than two hundred and fifty students at one time. Board is now furnished
at $16.50 per month, and it is hoped that it will be possible to continue
this rate.

University Dormitories.

Rules.—The rules governing the rental and occupancy of rooms in the
university dormitories are as follows:

Students desiring rooms should apply to the Bursar, enclosing the
reservation fee of $5, which will be returned should there be no room to let.

The occupant of a room may reserve it for the next session, by
applying to the Bursar, and depositing $5 (which is in no case returnable),
not later than May first. The balance of the rent must be paid not later
than the first registration day of the session, otherwise such preference or
other right shall be forfeited.

No room may be sublet.

Two students may occupy a room together, each paying half of the
rent.

Rates.—All rooms are unfurnished. For a single room furniture can
be secured from the local dealers at a minimum cost of $15 for the session.

All rooms are provided with either steam or hot-water heat, electric
light, and janitor service, except where otherwise specified.

The rooms on East and West Lawn (with the exception of Bachelor's
Row), East and West Range, and Dawson's Row, are commodious, and
are frequently occupied by two students.

The rates given below are for the session of nine months.

Randall Building.

The rooms in this building are assigned only to students taking board
at the University Commons, and any student occupying one of these rooms,
who fails to remain at the Commons until the end of the session, will be
required to vacate the same. The single rooms are 10 × 14, 10 × 15, 10 × 16.
The double rooms are 14 × 15, 15 × 15, 15 × 17. The study is 9′ 6″ × 11′ 6″.
No janitor service is provided.

     

Single rooms (32)	$35.00
Double rooms (9)	40.00
Double room with study (1)	50.00

East Range.

   

Rooms in old gymnasium building (8)	$60.00
Other rooms (26)	72.00

West Range.

   

Rooms, no heat, but provided with grate (4)	$60.00
Other rooms (20)	72.00

East and West Lawns.

   

Rooms in Bachelor's Row (9)	$70.00
Other rooms (27)	75.00

Dawson's Row.

 

Rooms (56)

$75.00

Dawson's Row comprises seven detached 8-room houses, water closet
in each house, lavatory with running water in each room. Bath house
with shower is provided for the row.

APPROXIMATE SUMMARY OF ALL EXPENSES.

The figures in the following tables may be taken as fairly accurate
approximations of all necessary expenses for a session of nine months. As
necessary expenses are reckoned here university and tuition fees, laboratory
fees, lodging, board, laundry, and books, but not clothing, traveling expenses,
or pocket money. For each department three estimates are given,—
a low, an average, and a liberal, estimate. The difference in the three
depends on the difference of expenditure for board, lodging, books, and
laundry,—in other words, on the scale of living of the individual student.
By sharing a room with another student, and by practicing the strictest
economy, a student's expenses may possibly be reduced below the low
estimate.

A.
ESTIMATE OF NECESSARY EXPENSES IN THE COLLEGE.

                   

	VIRGINIANS			NON-VIRGINIANS
	Low	Average	Liberal	Low	Average	Liberal
University Fee	$ 10	$ 10	$ 10	$ 40	$ 40	$ 40
Tuition Fee				95	95	95
Laboratory Fees (Average 3 Years)	5	5	5	5	5	5
Room, Heat, Light, Furniture, and Service	50	90	105	50	90	105
Board	125	150	180	125	150	180
Books	15	25	30	15	25	30
Laundry	15	20	25	15	20	25
Total for Session of 9 Months.	$220	$300	$355	$345	$425	$480

B.
ESTIMATE OF NECESSARY EXPENSES IN THE GRADUATE DEPARTMENT.

                   

	VIRGINIANS			NON-VIRGINIANS
	Low	Average	Liberal	Low	Average	Liberal
University Fee	$ 10	$ 10	$ 10	$ 40	$ 40	$ 40
Tuition Fee				75	75	75
Laboratory Fees (Average 3 Years)	5	5	5	5	5	5
Room, Heat, Light, Furniture and Service	50	90	105	50	90	105
Board	125	150	180	125	150	180
Books	15	25	30	15	25	30
Laundry	15	20	25	15	20	25
Total for Session of 9 Months.	$220	$300	$355	$325	$405	$460

C.
ESTIMATE OF NECESSARY EXPENSES IN THE DEPARTMENTS OF LAW AND MEDICINE.

                 

	DEPT. OF LAW			DEPT. OF MEDICINE
	Low	Average	Liberal	Low	Average	Liberal
University Fee	$ 40	$ 40	$ 40	$ 40	$ 40	$ 40
Tuition Fee (regular course)	100	100	100	100	100	100
Room, Heat, Light, Furniture, and Service	50	90	105	50	90	105
Board	125	150	180	125	150	180
Books	45	55	65	25	30	35
Laundry	15	25	30	15	25	30
Total for Session of 9 Months.	$375	$460	$520	$355	$435	$490

D.
ESTIMATE OF NECESSARY EXPENSES IN THE DEPARTMENT OF ENGINEERING.

                 

	VIRGINIANS			NON-VIRGINIANS
	Low	Average	Liberal	Low	Average	Liberal
University Fee	$ 20	$ 20	$ 20	$ 40	$ 40	$ 40
Tuition and Laboratory Fees (Average 4 Years)	65	65	65	105	105	105
Room, Heat, Light, Furniture, and Service	50	90	105	50	90	105
Board	125	150	180	125	150	180
Books and Materials	15	20	25	15	20	25
Laundry	15	25	30	15	25	30
Total for Session of 9 Months.	$290	$370	$425	$350	$430	$485

Student Self-Help.—Every possible opportunity for obtaining remunerative
employment is afforded to students who are desirous of helping by
this means to pay their way through the University, and it may be safely
stated that any student with sufficient resources to carry him through the
first half of the session, can be reasonably sure of obtaining work which
will pay his living expenses and university charges for the remainder of
the academic year. While it is difficult for any student to be assured of
remunerative work before he reaches the University, information as to such
employment may be had from the Secretary of the Committee on Student
Self-Help, Madison Hall.

For Loan Funds for deserving students, see page 38.