Waiving the application fee is at the discretion of the Admissions counselor, and is based on the financial need of the student. Examples of fee waiver circumstances include, but are not limited to: Extreme financial difficulty in the family; personal tragedy or disaster in the family; the primary wage earner in the family loses a job; or the student has a College Board fee waiver. The school counselor should determine the need for the waiver and then contact either the Admissions Office at University Park or the local campus Admissions Office.

Students completing a Web application should complete the application up to the Summary and Review section. The high school counselor should then contact the Admissions Office to discuss the student's circumstances. If the fee is waived, the student will be contacted via e-mail and instructed on how to submit the application. Once waived, the student will not see the fee page of the application online.