An Overview of Mandatory Student Support Fees
Did you know that your representatives on the Student Government Association (SGA) allocate the University and Student Support Fees that are charged to all students enrolled at Wichita State University?
The Student Services Support Fee (formally known as the Student Activity Fee) supports a variety of non-instructional student service activities, including services at the Heskett Center, Counseling and Prevention Services, Student Health Services, the Student Government Association, the Rhatigan Student Center, Student Engagement, Advocacy and Leadership, the Sunflower, YMCA membership, Athletics and many more organizations and departments, all of which provide extracurricular benefits and services for students. You should know that SGA advises on the Intercollegiate Ahtletic Fee and the Health and Wellness Fee (YMCA membership) but does not have final approval on the fees; but SGA does have policy authority over the entire fee. Addtionally, the Student Services Support Fee is charged to each degree-seeking student on the condition of enrollment on a tierd system based off of credit hours.The Student Services Support Fee is made up of three parts, but as as student, you will only see the overall fee on your bill:
- SGA Student Services Fee: 65%
- Intercollegiate Athletic Fee: 20%
- Health and Wellness Fee: 15%
Because the Student Services Fees budget is supported through a three-tiered semester fee, below depicts fees based on the Tier 1 - base rate for Fall/Spring. Based on the three potential tiers, the rate paid by a student is dependent on the type of student (undergraduate/graduate), number of enrolled credit hours, and in which semester classes are taken. For summer session, fees are half of the Fall/Spring rate. Please note that these numbers highlight fiscal year 2023.
| Student | Tier 1 | Tier 2 | Tier 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Undergraduate |
9.00 or more credit hours $682.91/semester $341.46 for summer |
6.00 to 8.75 credit hours $455.23/semester $227.61 for summer |
Up to 5.75 credit hours $227.64/semester $113.82 for summer |
| Graduate |
7.00 or more credit hours $682.91/semester $341.46 for summer |
4 to and including 6.75 hrs $455.23/semester $227.61 for summer |
0.5 and including 3.75 hrs $227.64/semester $113.82 for summer |
So what do your Student Support Fees go towards?
- Student Engagement, Advocacy and Leadership - $28.46
- Office of Diversity and Inclusion - $5.52
- Campus Activities and Recreation - $53.15
- Graduate Student Programming - $0.20
- Rhatigan Student Center - $104.73
- Rhatigan Renewal Bond - $82.72
- Health & Wellness - $95.00
- Child Development Center - $10.83
- Student Health Services - $42.73
- Counseling and Prevention Services - $16.15
- Student Affairs Assessment and Retention - $4.52
- Office of Disability Services - $0.40
- Ulrich Museum - $0.20
- Intercollegiate Athletics - $182.12
- The Sunflower - $5.99
- Shift Space Art Gallery - $0.93
- College of Fine Arts Programming - $1.80
- Tilford Commission - $0.41
- Educational Opportunity Fund - $9.49
- Student Government Association - $22.85
- Compensation Enhancements - $9.98
- Student Conduct and Community Standards - $4.93
This is based on Tier 1 students
An Overview of Mandatory University Fees
Did you know that your representatives on the Student Government Association (SGA) provide advice regarding University Fees and Tuition that are charged to all students enrolled at Wichita State University? These fees are charged per credit hour and include:
- Campus Infrastructure and Support Fee: $20.00
- The Campus Infrastructure and Support Fee supports registration costs and the OneStop service center which provides 24/7 support for students in the areas of admissions, financial aid, registration, advising and student accounts. This fee supports full time Instructional designers in Office of Instructional Resources, online academic advisors embedded in each college, a Blackboard systems administrator, online graduate and undergraduate admissions coordinators, full Blackboard package including 24/7 support, Panopto for video lectures, Brainshark, test proctoring services, Zoom licensing for the entire campus
- For FY23, SGA accepted a $1.00 increae to support the Student Succes Center renovation of Clinton Hall
- Technology Fee: $1.00
- The Technology Fee is assessed to all students to help offset the cost of technology upgrades and replacement.
- Transportation Fee: $0.75
- The Transportation Fee is assessed to all students to help offset the cost of the campus shuttle bus service.