Differential Tuition at Mays Business School
What is differential tuition for business majors?
Differential tuition is an additional tuition charge that funds significant enhancements to the learning experience of Mays undergraduate business majors.
How much is differential tuition?
Beginning fall 2011, all Mays full-time students will pay differential tuition of $412.50 per fall and spring semester. The tuition amount will be prorated for part-time students. No differential tuition is charged for summer semesters.
Prior to fall 2011, all Mays all upper-division students paid $610 for each fall and spring semester.
How much does this add to the cost of a business major's education, compared to other majors that do not charge differential tuition?
Most students can expect to pay differential tuition of $825 per year for a total of four years, or an additional $3,300.
Does it matter how many business classes the student is taking during the semester?
No, differential tuition is a program charge based on your business degree; it is not a course fee.
Why is Mays charging differential tuition?
The cost of a business education is rising much faster than our resources, while at the same time demand for our program has grown. Through differential tuition we sustain quality and reduce the average class size of our business courses, especially upper-level ones. Mays is one of the most highly ranked undergraduate business schools in the nation because we have outstanding professors and exceptional facilities. Where we have not remained a leader, however, is in small class size. A poll of our students indicated that smaller classes should be a priority of differential tuition investment.
State of Texas support does not provide sufficient resources to maintain the quality of the undergraduate business program relative to competing institutions. We must continue to recruit and retain top faculty and students if we are to improve the quality of our program. With differential tuition, Mays can enhance the undergraduate academic experience with quality faculty and smaller classes.