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Find tuition and fee information for Continuing Education Evening Credit students.

CE Tuition Policy and Billing

You will be billed for your Continuing Education registration. Bills are available through Buff Portal.

A 1% finance charge is added to an unpaid balance after the tuition due date, and a financial stop is placed on your student record. All tuition and refund determinations are subject to audit.

Current CU Boulder Students:

Non-Degree Students:

CE Evening Credit Tuition Rates

CE Evening Credit tuition is determined by your class status (undergraduate or graduate) and residency. Graduate students are charged a higher tuition rate than undergraduate students. CE Evening Credit tuition is also assessed in addition to any tuition paid on campus. For main campus tuition rates, visit the Bursar’s website.

However, the in-state undergraduate tuition rate for CE Evening Credit is charged when a non-resident undergraduate degree student pays full CU Boulder out-of-state undergraduate tuition and also enrolls in additional CE Evening Credit courses.

Undergraduate Tuition Rates

Spring 2025

Credit HoursIn-StateOut-of-State
1$499$1,461
2$998$2,922
3$1,497$4,383
4$1,996$5,844
5$2,495$7,305
6+$2,994$20,160
7$3,493 
8$3,992 
9$4,491 
10$4,990 
11$5,489 
12$5,988 
13$6,487 
14+$6,986 

 

Graduate Tuition Rates

Spring 2025

Credit HoursIn-StateOut-of-State
1$744$1,973
2$1,488$3,946
3$2,232$5,919
4$2,976$7,892
5$3,720$9,865
6$4,464$11,838
7$5,208$13,811
8$5,952$15,784
9$6,696$17,757
10$7,440$19,730
11$8,184$21,703
12$8,928$23,676
13$9,672$25,649
14$10,416$27,622

 

The Board of Regents reserves the right to change the tuition and fee rates at any time.

Out-of-State Flat Rate CE Tuition Policy

Out-of-state students who are enrolled in a combination of classes including CE Evening Credit, ACCESS, Applied Music and Individualized Instruction will have their credits combined as a flat rate once they hit six (6) or more credits. To learn more about the tuition flat rate for 6+ credits, visit our Tuition and Fees section.

Residency

Tuition classification is based on your residency: Colorado resident or non-resident. If you have lived in Colorado for the past 12 months, you may be eligible for in-state tuition rates. You can find more detailed residency guidelines and exceptions on the Office of the Registrar’s website. The university is not free to make exceptions to the rules except as specifically permitted by state law. 

Cost of Attendance

Tuition and fees are just one part of the overall cost to attend CU Boulder. The full cost of attendance for an academic year could include expenses such as housing and food, books and supplies and items that are not billed by the university, such as personal expenses, transportation and medical insurance. View the full cost of attendance.

CE Evening Credit and CE Online Credit Student Fees

Denver-metro area non-degree students enrolled in CE Evening Credit or CE Online Credit courses may elect to purchase optional student fee packages to obtain additional resources. Main campus degree-seeking students enrolled in a combination of main campus and CE Evening Credit / CE Online Credit courses do not need to opt in or pay additional fees. However, main campus degree-seeking students exclusively enrolled in CE Evening Credit and CE Online Credits courses will be charged the student fees package if they have opted into CU health insurance and are enrolled in 6+ credits.

Complete the Student Fee Package Request Form. Please see the rates below for the current cost of the student fee package before submitting your request. You can call 303-492-2212 with questions or for more information.

Students with unpaid fees will incur a 1% monthly finance charge of the total remaining fee balance. In addition, students must also purchase a BuffOne ID card. BuffOne cards can be purchased for $30 in room N180 of the Center for Community (C4C), just east of Regent Hall. Visit the Buff OneCard website for more information.

Spring 2025: $520.94*

This includes:

  • Student Activity Fee
  • Transit Fee
  • Access to the Student Recreation Center

Students can elect to pay an additional $204.49 to add the Student Health Fee and Mental Health Resource Fee.

*Charged each semester

Discounts

Continuing Education offers the following discounts to University of Colorado staff:

Class Discounts

Current and retired staff from any of the CU campuses, including the CU System, are eligible for tuition discounts for classes offered through the following programs:

University of Colorado faculty, staff and professional researchers must be employed at least half-time and are required to provide a printed copy of their “job list” from Peoplesoft or some equivalent form of documentation when requesting a discount from Continuing Education.

For questions about, and to request a discount, please contact us at cebursar@colorado.edu or 303-492-5148. Once your discount status is approved, the Accounting team will apply the discount to your account. Please keep in mind that you must request the discount via email every semester.

Alumni receive a 10% discount off in-state tuition for one Continuing Education course per semester. For more information about how to obtain this discount, please contact us at cebursar@colorado.edu.

Offered in partnership with the University of Colorado’s Alumni Association. Members of the HERD and “New Graduate Members” are not eligible for this discount.

International English Center

The International English Center offers a 25% discount for the spouses and children of CU faculty, CU staff and current degree-seeking students. For more information about how to obtain this discount, please contact us at cebursar@colorado.edu.

Science Discovery

Science Discovery offers a 10% discount to the children of CU faculty, staff and students. For more information about how to obtain this discount, please contact us at cebursar@colorado.edu.