Refunds for Drop/Withdrawal : University of Dayton, Ohio

Refunds for Drop or Partial or Complete Withdrawal

Tuition Refunds (Reduction in tuition assessment)

Students who need to drop any courses or withdraw from the University are encouraged to do so prior to the start of the term to ensure 100% reversal of the term's charges. Reducing credit hours to below full-time student status may reduce your financial aid eligibility.

Special refund rules apply for students who withdraw and have received Title IV federal financial aid.

Refund schedules apply to courses that meet the entire semester. School of Law, online programs and courses that meet for only part of a semester or in a part of term within a major term (fall, spring, summer) will have different refund deadlines.

The Intensive English Program follows the University of Dayton’s refund for student withdrawals policy and its policy on refunds for dropped courses and withdrawal. Specifically, the IEP follows the refund schedule for UD’s Summer I term. This is for all IEP terms.

Please view instructions on how to calculate refunds. Contact Flyer Student Services/Student Accounts for additional information.

Full Semester Course Tuition Refund Schedules

Summer 2025

Summer 2025 Refund Schedule
Summer 2025 Refund Schedule	Refund
*Full Summer Term*
May 19 - 25	100%
May 26 - June 1	75%
June 2 - 8	50%
June 9 - 15	25%
June 16 or After	0%
*Summer Session I*
May 19 - 25	65%
May 26 - June 1	30%
June 2 or After	0%
*Summer Session II*
June 30 - July 6	65%
July 7 - 13	30%
July 14 or After	0%

Fall 2025

Fall 2025 Refund Schedule
Fall 2025 Refund Schedule	Refund
August 25 - 31	100%
September 1 - 7	75%
September 8 - 14	50%
September 15 - 21	25%
September 22 or After	0%

Spring 2026

Spring 2026 Refund Schedule
Spring 2026 Refund Schedule	Refund
January 12 - 18	100%
January 19 - 25	75%
January 26 - February 1	50%
February 2 - 8	25%
February 9 or After	0%

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Summer 2026

Summer 2026 Refund Schedule
Summer 2026 Refund Schedule	Refund
*Full Summer Term*
May 18 - 24	100%
May 25 - 31	75%
June 1 - 7	50%
June 8 - 14	25%
June 15 or After	0%
*Summer Session I*
May 18 - 24	65%
May 25 - 31	30%
June 1 or After	0%
*Summer Session II*
June 22 - 28	65%
June 29 - July 5	30%
July 6 or After	0%

Refund Schedules for Online Programs

School of Education and Health Sciences 2U

Summer 2025

Summer 2025 Refund Schedule
100%	Through May 9
50%	Through May 23

Fall 2025

Fall 2025 Refund Schedule
100%	Through September 5
50%	Through September 19

Spring 2026

Spring 2026 Refund Schedule
100%	Through January 9
50%	Through January 23

Summer 2026

Summer 2026 Refund Schedule
100%	Through May 8
50%	Through May 22

How to Calculate

Student refunds for tuition are calculated based on the student's liable hours after the drop/withdrawal. Liable hours are calculated as the total hours for which a student remains registered PLUS the liable portion of the dropped/withdrawn course(s).

The liable portion is arrived at by taking the number of dropped hours times the liability rate (which is 100% minus the refund period percentage). The refund amount is the difference of the original assessment and the recalculated assessment based on the new liable hours.

Refunds are based on a percentage of the credit hours being dropped, not the dollar amount that has been paid.

Remember that dropping credit hours may result in a reduction of financial aid. Please check with a financial aid counselor for information on how your eligibility might be affected prior to drop/withdrawal.

Undergraduate Calculation Examples

The following examples are based on the refund schedule for a fall, spring or full summer term:

Example 1

Full-time undergraduate student taking 16 credit hours — complete withdrawal during the 75% refund period:

Calculation Example 1
Current Liable Credit Hours and Cost:	16 Liable Hours	$24,570
After Dropping 16 Credit Hours:	0 Liable *Registered* Hours
	4 Liable *Dropped* hours (16 dropped hours x 25%)
	Total New Liable Hours = 4 ($1,760 x 4)	$7,040
	*Refundable Tuition*	*$17,530*

Example 2

A.) Full-time undergraduate drops from 18 hours to 15 during the 50% refund period:

Calculation Example 2
Current Liable Credit Hours and Cost:	18 Liable Hours	$24,570
After Drop of 3 Credit Hours:	15 Liable *Registered* Hours
	1.5 Liable *Dropped* Hours (3 dropped hours x 50%)
	Total New Liable Hours = 16.5	$24,570*
*New Liable Hours remain in the 12 - 18 hour flat rate range, therefore tuition charge does not change.

B.) If the same student were to add 2 credit hours on a subsequent day, new liable hours would become 18.5. Hours above 18 are charged at the per hour rate of $1,760. As a result, the student would be billed for an additional $880, as shown below:

Calculation Example 2
Current Liable Credit Hours and Cost:	16.5 Liable Hours (15 registered + 1.5 liable dropped)	$24,570
After Adding 2 Credit Hours:	17 Liable *Registered* Hours
	1.5 Liable Previously *Dropped* Hours
	Total New Liable Hours = 18.5	$25,450*
*12-18 hour flat rate and .5 hours over 18: .5 x $1,760 = $880 $24,570 + $880 = $25,450

Example 3

In the following example, an undergraduate student registered for 7 credit hours drops 4 credit hours during the 25% refund period.

Calculation Example 3
Current Liable Credit Hours and Cost:	7 Liable Hours @ $1,760	$12,320

After Dropping 4 Credit Hours:	3 Liable *Registered* Hours
	3 Liable *Dropped* Hours (4 dropped hours x 75%)
	Total New Liable Hours = 6 ($1,760 x 6)	$10,560
	*Refundable Tuition*	*$1,760*

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