Save Student Services!
- Eighteen undergraduate and nine graduate student fees have not been increased in over a decade, some for two decades
- ‘Buying power’ of the fees in terms of services, programs, and grants has decreased.
- To sustain services, the fees need to adjust to inflation (i.e. today’s dollars), ~2-3% per year since originally passed or last point of increase.
- Adjustments will be covered for high need students via the inclusion of a 25% return to financial aid assessment.
- Inflationary adjustments would be made annually to avoid further stagnation and reduction in services.
Do you approve placing a referendum on the spring 2026 ballot to adjust for inflation the below listed 18 fees to today’s dollar equivalents (based on the US Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Consumer Price Index for Southern California)?
- You will be able to vote on each fee adjustment individually.
- Inflationary adjustments to the fees that pass will be covered for high need students by financial aid.
- Highlighted fees include graduate students
- See table below for details
Student Medical Emergency Relief Fund (SMERF) – 2005
University Children’s Center Support Fee – 2006
Recreation Programming Fee – 2006
The Green Initiative Fund (TGIF) – 2006
Student Health Support Fee – 2006
Student Engagement and Leadership (SEAL) Support Fee – 2006
AS Community Volunteer Foundation Fee – 2006
Events Center Support Fee – 2006
University Center Support Fee- 2006
Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) Student Services Fee – 2009
Health & Wellness Programs Fee – 2013
Women, Gender, and Sexual Equity Support Fee – 2013
MultiCultural Center Support Fee – 2014
Arts & Lectures – 2014
Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) Support Fee – 2014
Career Services Support Fee – 2015
Daily Nexus Independent Student Journalism Support – 2016
Isla Vista Arts Programming Fee – 2024
Student Financial Aid Contribution (Return to aid (RTA)), reserves 25% of the total amount of fees charged after RTA is added in for UCSB grants and scholarships, administered by the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships. This funding is typically enough to fully cover the cost of these fees for high need students.
**Final official dollar amounts are subject to change slightly and will be confirmed by the campus Budget Office.
| Year of Last Increase or Passage | Program & Population | Current Fee to Program (including RTA, if applicable) | Inflationary Catch Up | Additional Student Financial Aid Contribution (Return to Aid (RTA)) | Additional Administrative Assessment | Total Fee** |
| 2005 | Student Medical Emergency Relief Fund (UG/G) | $0.89 | $0.50 | $0.51 | $0.14 | $2.04 |
| 2006 | University Children’s Center Support Fee (UG/G) | $3.00 | $1.50 | $1.65 | $0.45 | $6.60 |
| 2006 | Recreation Programming (UG/G) | $7.00 | $3.52 | $3.85 | $1.05 | $15.42 |
| 2006 | The Green Initiative Fund (UG/G) | $3.47 | $1.31 | $0.46 | $0.39 | $5.63 |
| 2006 | Student Health Support Fee (UG) | $7.00 | $3.52 | $3.85 | $1.05 | $15.42 |
| 2006 | SEAL (UG) | $1.75 | $0.88 | $0.96 | $0.26 | $3.85 |
| 2006 | AS CoVo (UG) | $0.76 ($0.57 + $0.19) | $0.29 | $0.13 | $0.11 | $1.29 |
| 2006 | Events Center Support Fee (UG) | $4.00 | $2.01 | $2.20 | $0.60 | $8.81 |
| 2006 | Ucen Support Fee (UG) | $15.00 | $7.54 | $8.26 | $2.25 | $33.05 |
| 2009 | Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) Student Services Fee (UG) | $5.85 ($5.07 + $0.78) | $2.23 | $1.89 | $0.73 | $10.70 |
| 2013 | Health & Wellness Programs Fee (UG/G) | $7.13 | $1.84 | $0.85 | $0.72 | $10.54 |
| 2013 | Women, Gender, and Sexual Equity (WGSE) Support Fee (UG/G) | $8.17 | $2.29 | $2.49 | $0.95 | $13.90 |
| 2014 | MultiCultural Center (MCC) Support Fee (UG) | $8.52 ($6.83 + $1.69) | $2.28 | $1.65 | $0.91 | $13.36 |
| 2014 | Arts & Lectures (UG) | $11.92 | $3.51 | $2.02 | $0.55 | $18.00 |
| 2014 | CAPS Support Fee (UG/G) | $2.69 | $0.90 | $1.32 | $0.36 | $5.27 |
| 2015 | Career Services Support Fee (UG/G) | $3.16 | $0.97 | $1.51 | $0.41 | $6.05 |
| 2016 | Daily Nexus Independent Student Journalism Support (UG) | $2.93 ($2.20 + $0.73) | $0.62 | $0.30 | $0.28 | $4.13 |
| 2024 | Isla Vista Arts Programming Fee UG) | $2.14 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $2.14 |
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