application fee

Price to apply

An application fee is money paid when submitting a formal request—for college admission, apartment rental, a job, or a loan.

The fee typically covers administrative costs of processing the application and is usually nonrefundable regardless of outcome: The $75 application fee is due when you submit your materials.

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fee type/timing in enrollment process

application feetuition

Payment for instruction

tuition deposit · final payment · exit fee · registration fee · lab fee

financial direction

application feefee waiver

Release from required payment

scholarship · grant · stipend · waived fees · financial aid

fee direction

application feesigning bonus

Payment upon accepting employment

merit award · recruitment bonus

Family

application

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G