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Policy: Tuition fee setting

Purpose

To outline the principles which underpin the setting and administration of tuition fees for programs and courses at the Australian National University (ANU).

Scope

This policy is applicable to all University staff who hold delegations and/or have responsibilities for corporate management of college or University programs and courses.

Other fees such as the Student Services and Amenities Fee and accommodation fees are managed separately and independent from this policy.

Definitions

Definitions for terms laid out under this policy can be found under the Glossary - student policies and procedures.

Policy statement

  1. ANU program and course fees are set annually and include a two-year projection of indicative fees, which are subject to an annual rolling review to consider changes in the operating environment.
  2. Tuition fees are subject to whether students are full-time domestic or full-time international students.
  3. ANU tuition fees:
  1. align with strategic and operational priorities including market demand and recruitment strategies, competitor analysis, and market sensitivity.
  2. consider alongside accommodation pricing, student and revenue forecasts.
  3. maintain a small number of different pricing bands to ensure ease of communication to students.
  4. are set at the discipline (not course) level, ensuring that students are charged the same fee for a course in the same discipline regardless of where it is taught on campus.
  5. sufficiently cover the cost of delivering programs that meet monitored institutional quality levels, and comply with regulations, acts or other government requirements or changes relevant to the setting of fees.
  1. fees are applied at the individual discipline level. Program fees vary depending on an individual’s enrolment practice.
  2. All ANU domestic and international student indicative program fees are based on a standard study load of 1.0 Equivalent Full-Time Study Load (EFTSL), which corresponds to 48 credit points per calendar year.
  1. Students enrolled in more or less than 48 credit points per year will have their tuition fees adjusted accordingly. The fees will be invoiced in direct proportion to the student's study load relative to the standard 1.0 EFTSL.
  1. The annual schedule of tuition fees is published on the Tuition Fees Summary page.

Responsibilities

  1. The Tuition Fee-Setting Group comprises the:
  1. Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), Chair
  2. Provost
  3. Chief Operating Officer,
  4. University Registrar,
  5. Director of Planning and Service Performance,
  6. Chief Financial Officer.
  1. The fee-setting group recommends tuition fees for the University Executive.
  2. The University Executive endorses the proposed tuition fees for the ANU Finance Committee.
  3. ANU Finance Committee endorses the proposed tuition fees for approval by the Vice-Chancellor.
  4. The Vice-Chancellor approves proposed tuition fees by August of the preceding year of application. ANU Council notes the approval of the tuition fees annually.
  5. The Division of Student Administration and Academic Services publishes the approved tuition fees summary on the relevant webpage.

Information

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Title Tuition fee setting
Document Type Policy
Document Number ANUP_012607
Version
Purpose To outline the principles which underpin the setting of tuition fees for ANU programs and courses.
Audience Students, Staff
Category Administrative
Topic/ SubTopic Students - Finance & Fees
 
Effective Date 8 Oct 2024
Next Review Date 7 Oct 2029
 
Responsible Officer: Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic)
Approved By: Vice-Chancellor
Contact Area Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic)
Authority: Fees Rule 2017
Higher Education Support Act 2003
Delegations 33-34,286-294

Information generated and received by ANU staff in the course of conducting business on behalf of ANU is a record and should be captured by an authorised recordkeeping system. To learn more about University records and recordkeeping practice at ANU, see ANU recordkeeping and Policy: Records and archives management.