Refund Policy
Notice to Students
Return of Title IV Financial Aid
If you withdraw or are dismissed from the University up through the 60 percent point in any payment period and received federal financial aid in the form of grants or loan funds, federal law requires that the University, and in some cases you, the student, return funds you did not earn to the U.S. Department of Education. In these situations, please refer to the Purdue Global Financial Aid Information Guide. The last date of attendance is used in calculating any refund amount.
All refunds due will be made within 45 days of the University determining you are no longer enrolled.
Tuition Refund Chart
If you have completed the Purdue Global Commitment period or are a continuing student, you are subject to the Purdue Global Refund Policy and the Tuition Refund Chart.
This policy applies to all students, including military students using tuition assistance, with the exception of deployed or mobilized servicemembers and their spouses with dependent children residing in Iowa. Iowa resident deployed or mobilized servicemembers and their spouses with dependent children should refer to the applicable policy below.
The institutional refund (tuition) is based on the same formula as the Title IV (R2T4) formula, which is based upon the actual daily percentage of the term attended: days completed (LDA) divided by the length (days) of the term. Days within the winter break are not counted toward the term period.
| Students Withdrawing | Refund |
|---|---|
| Through the first 7 calendar days of the term | 100% tuition for the term |
| With attendance posted after the first 7 calendar days of the term | Tuition will be prorated/refunded based upon the number of calendar days attended in the term/total days in the term. Attendance greater than 60% is considered fully earned tuition for that term, and no refund will be given. |
| With attendance posted after the first 7 calendar days of the term and an academic grade has been received for a traditional course or a passing grade has been received for a module course within the term | No tuition refund |
Non-Title IV Professional Studies Programs
| Students Withdrawing From an Independent Model Program | Refund |
|---|---|
| Prior to or within the first 6 days of the first payment period | 100% tuition |
| 1 day prior to the start of any subsequent month | 100% tuition for the next month |
| On or after the first day of any subsequent month | 0% tuition for that month |
Return of Unearned Tuition Assistance
Military Tuition Assistance (TA) is awarded under the assumption that you will attend school for the entire period for which the assistance is awarded.
If you withdraw or are dismissed, you may no longer be eligible for the full amount of TA funds originally awarded. The University will return any unearned TA funds on a proportional basis through at least the 60 percent point of the period for which the funds were provided, with unearned funds returned based upon your last date of attendance (LDA).
If you stop attending due to a military service obligation, and notify the University of that obligation, the University will work with you to identify solutions that will not result in a debt balance for the returned portion.
Calculation
When you officially withdraw or are administratively withdrawn from a course, the LDA will be used as the date of withdrawal. The LDA is the last date of academic attendance.
Once LDA has been determined, the University will recalculate your TA eligibility based on days attended in accordance with the Military Tuition Assistance Refund Chart.
Return of Funds
Determining eligibility for TA is course specific. The start and end dates will be used for each course to determine eligibility. Using the Military Tuition Assistance Refund Chart, the University will be required to return some or all of the TA awarded to you if you did not complete at least 60 percent of each course, possibly creating a debt balance on your Purdue Global ledger.
For Iowa Servicemembers and Their Spouses With Dependent Children
Iowa's Military Refund Policy under Iowa Code 256.183(1)(g) and Iowa Administrative Rule 283-21.3(5) state that the University shall offer not less than the following options to a student who is a member, or the spouse of a member if the member has a dependent child, of the Iowa national guard or reserve forces of the United States and who is ordered to national guard duty or federal active duty:
- Withdraw from the student's entire registration and receive a full refund of tuition and mandatory fees.
- Make arrangements with the student's instructors for course grades, or for incompletes that shall be completed by the student at a later date. If such arrangements are made, the student’s registration shall remain intact and tuition and mandatory fees shall be assessed for the courses in full.
- Make arrangements with only some of the student's instructors for grades, or for incompletes that shall be completed by the student at a later date. If such arrangements are made, the registration for those courses shall remain intact and tuition and mandatory fees shall be assessed for those courses. Any course for which arrangements cannot be made for grades or incompletes shall be considered dropped and the tuition and mandatory fees for the course refunded.