Downers Grove Tuition and Fees

Downers Grove Tuition and Fees (for academic year 2012-2013)

Please Note: Tuition rates will be subject to change each academic year for all enrolled students. Historically, tuition has increased between 4% and 7% annually.

For the 2012-2013 academic year, all programs (both full-time and part-time) have an annual student services fee of $575. Additional fees may be assessed including disability insurance, copy fees, or other charges as determined by each individual college. Students enrolled on a less than full-time basis will be charged tuition based on a per credit hour fee as determined by the University. If a student is given "advanced standing" and registered less than full-time in a given quarter, they will be charged on a per credit hour basis. All rates and fees are subject to correction if they are stated in error.

*The Chicago College of Pharmacy has a technology fee of $1,535.

**The College of Dental Medicine has the following additional fees:

• Technology fee -  first year students only - $1,500
• Surgical Atlas and Telescope fee -  first year students only - $1,747
• Supply fee - all students - $3,913
• Instrument rental fee -all students- $1,805
• Simulation Laboratory and clinic fee - all students- $4,696

Tuition for full-time students is an annual tuition and may be payable over 2, 3 or 4 quarters per year depending on the academic schedule of the student, except for DHS (Doctor of Health Sciences) and students who matriculated into the Doctor of Clinical Psychology Program in Fall 2009 or thereafter. Any student enrolled where the course load meets the full-time definition will pay full-time tuition. Students exceeding the maximum prescribed course load will pay overload charges. Students enrolled in an extended studies program will be charged the annual tuition rate for their extra year of enrollment. Students who extend their program for one quarter or less will be charged the quarterly tuition rate or per credit hourly rate depending on the program and their enrollment status.

We encourage all students to pay their bills via our secure website at https://online.midwestern.edu. If a student is receiving financial aid, the account should not be paid in full until the financial aid has posted. If the account is paid in full prior to financial aid posting, the payment will be returned to the credit card used. Options for payment include debit card, credit card or direct debit from your checking or savings account. MWU accepts American Express, Discover, MasterCard, and Visa for tuition payments. For those paying by mail or in person, all checks and money orders should be made payable to Midwestern University, with the MWU student ID number indicated on the front. Tuition due dates will be publicized on www.midwestern.edu. If tuition payments are made through the mail, please address the envelope as follows:

Midwestern University
Attn: Student Financial Services
555 31st Street
Downers Grove, IL 60515

Students who fail to pay tuition at the designated times will have their account processed according to Midwestern University's Overdue Accounts Policy.

The Office of Student Financial Services offers a payment plan that allows a student to divide his/her unpaid balance into equal monthly payments over the course of a quarter. The following are policies regarding the payment plan:

1. It will be mandatory for students to utilize MWU's electronic billing and payment system, available at https://online.midwestern.edu, to set up the payment plan.
2. Payment plans will be effective for the entire quarter.
3. A fee of $25 per quarter will be charged per quarter. This fee is to cover costs associated with payment plan enrollment, maintenance, billing, collections, and monthly follow-up on the plans.
4. The plan is interest free.
5. All financial aid must be applied toward the unpaid balance due first before accepting student payments.
6. A 1.5% late fee will be applied to accounts at 10 days late, and the balance will be accelerated to fully due.
7. The unpaid balance must be paid by the end of each quarter. Example: Student's balance due is $10,500 + $25 payment plan fee. The quarter is three months long. $10,500/3 = $3,500. Thus, the student's first payment will be $3,525, which includes the payment plan fee. The next two payments will be $3,500 per month.
8. Student must not have been late on any prior MWU payment plans.
9. A student's account must be paid in full from the previous quarter.

Prepayment Plans

Any student has the option to prepay the entire amount of tuition for his/her program at the tuition rate that is effective for the first year of study. Prepayment of the entire program's tuition must be paid in full by the first day of matriculation.

Any student may prepay a year at a time of tuition at the current rate. This tuition must be prepaid one full academic year in advance. For example, a student matriculating in the 2012-2013 academic year in September 2012 who wishes to prepay his/her 2013-2014 tuition must make this prepayment by the first day of matriculation in September 2012. For example, if this same student does not choose to prepay at matriculation but later decides to prepay year three at the current year two rate, this prepayment for year three must be made by the first day of year two classes. Any exceptions to this policy must be approved by the Director of Finance.

Credit Cards

The Student Financial Services Office does accept credit cards as payment of tuition, student services fees, disability/health insurance fees, and institutional housing; however, the following requirements do apply:

1. MasterCard, Visa, Discover and American Express are accepted.
2. All financial aid funds must be applied to the balance first before using a credit card for payment.
3. When using a parent's credit card, the Student Financial Services Office must receive a memo authorizing the charges or have phone authorization from the parent.
4. Credit card payments will not be accepted on accounts already paid in full unless the student provides written authorization to hold the prepayment for future quarters in which the student owes an outstanding balance after applying financial aid funds.