Fee Breakdown
and Impact
Student Fee Usage and Overview
University Park 2024-2025 Fee Breakdown
The Fee is used to better student life at University Park. The student initiated fee is broken into eight categories: basic needs; infrastructure and facilities; recreation and entertainment; diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging; environmental sustainability; student programming and involvement; special funds; and student government and wholly fee funded entities. The Fee Board gives students a broad authority to determine how their Student Fees are being spent at University Park and to allocate Fee funding to activities or resources that will have the greatest impact on student life.
One of the main advantages of the Fee Board system is that all aspects of the Student Fee are now transparent, and students have the ability to see how their funds are being utilized.
Below, you can find a summary of how your student fee is allocated to various offices at University Park. The Facilities Debt indicates funds that are necessary to pay off previous renovations for the HUB-Robeson Center and University Health Services. The HUB-Robeson Center debt will be paid after this year. The University Health Services debt runs through 2038.
An overview of our budgets and expenditures
Fiscal Year Appropriated Budgets
Fiscal Year 2024 - 2025
FY 24-25 – Standing Funding Appropriations – $289.00
| Description | Total Cost | Cost per Student |
|---|---|---|
| Student Programming and Involvement | ||
| Student Orientation and Transition Programs | $120,000 | $1.14 |
| University Park Allocation Committee | $4,500,000 | $42.63 |
| Student Leadership and Involvement | $2,161,036 | $20.47 |
| Recreation and Entertainment | ||
| Bryce Jordan Center | $200,000 | $1.89 |
| Campus Recreation | $5,236,809 | $49.61 |
| Center for Performing Arts | $235,000 | $2.23 |
| Basic Needs | ||
| Counseling and Psychological Services | $1,126,185 | $10.67 |
| Childcare Subsidy | $51,591 | $0.49 |
| Lion’s Pantry | $196,700 | $1.86 |
| University Health Services | $2,657,900 | $25.18 |
| Student Care and Advocacy – Basic Needs Support Center | $318,000 | $3.01 |
| Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging | ||
| Paul Robeson Cultural Center | $631,264 | $5.98 |
| Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity | $188,663 | $1.79 |
| Gender Equity Center | $117,181 | $1.11 |
| Office of Graduate Educational Equity Programs | $197,915 | $1.88 |
| Student Government and Wholly Fee-Funded Entities | ||
| Graduate and Professional Student Association | $59,542 | $0.56 |
| University Park Undergraduate Association | $139,629 | $1.32 |
| Council of Commonwealth Student Government | $5,000 | $0.05 |
| Student Legal Services | $525,000 | $4.97 |
| Environmental Sustainability | ||
| Penn State Sustainability Institute | $109,600 | $1.04 |
| Keiko Ross Student Farm | $236,319 | $2.24 |
| Infrastructure and Facilities Project | ||
| “Darker Skies on Park Avenue” | $15,000 | $0.14 |
| New Funding Proposals | ||
| Penn State Career Services – Professional Attire Closet | $51,800 | $0.49 |
| Penn State Student Media | $448,000 | $4.24 |
| Origin Labs | $167,981 | $1.59 |
| Special Projects | ||
| Organic Materials Processing and Education Center Expansion Composting Project | $1,150,000 | $10.89 |
| Debts | ||
| Health Care Center Payment | $268,595 | $2.54 |
| Equity Fund | ||
| DEI Community and Belonging Educators | $39,750 | $0.38 |
| Reserves | ||
| HUB-Robeson Reserve Contribution | $200,000 | $1.89 |
| Facilities Reserve Contribution | $8,660,413 | $82.05 |
| Compensation Modernization for Salaries | ||
| Contribution | $400,000 | $3.79 |
| UPFB Internal Operating Budget | ||
| Contribution | $90,000 | $0.85 |
| Total Appropriation: $30,504,873 | ||
| Fiscal Year 24-25 Total Revenue | |
| Spring/Fall Enrollment | 45,302 Students |
| Summer Enrollment | 5,505 Students |
| Total Revenue | $27,377,765 |
| Fiscal Year 24-25 Total Appropriation | |
| Total Appropriation | $30,518,873 |
| Variance & Carryforward from Reserves | |
| Variance | -$3,127,108 |
| Carryforward from Reserves | $3,127,108 |
Fiscal Year Final Expenditures
Fiscal Year 2023 - 2024
FY 23-24 – Standing Funding Appropriations – $281.00
| Description | Total Appropriation | Actual Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| Student Programming and Involvement | ||
| Student Orientation and Transition Programs | $100,000 | $101,064 |
| University Park Allocation Committee | $4,600,000 | $3,877,315.23 |
| Student Leadership and Involvement | $610,952.05 | $456,367.96 |
| Student Programming Association | $1,204,090 | $1,109,026.10 |
| Homecoming | $165,161 | $155,525.95 |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration | $69,050 | $69,050 |
| Recreation and Entertainment | ||
| Bryce Jordan Center | $200,000 | $260,000 |
| Campus Recreation | $5,145,309 | $5,059,559 |
| Center for Performing Arts | $235,000 | $235,000 |
| Basic Needs | ||
| Counseling and Psychological Services | $1,098,717 | $1,098,717 |
| Childcare Subsidy | $103,181 | $103,181 |
| Lion’s Pantry | $196,700 | $196,700 |
| University Health Services | $3,384,580 | $2,116,607.40 |
| Student Care and Advocacy – Basic Needs Support Center | $290,500 | $267,260 |
| Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging | ||
| Paul Robeson Cultural Center | $609,500 | $339,733.45 |
| Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity | $156,048 | $158,549 |
| Gender Equity Center | $117,181 | $117,136 |
| Office of Graduate Educational Equity Programs | $197,915 | $156,267 |
| Student Government and Wholly Fee-Funded Entities | ||
| Graduate and Professional Student Association | $59,542 | $59,805 |
| University Park Undergraduate Association | $139,629 | $115,597.15 |
| Council of Commonwealth Student Government | $5,000 | $5018.75 |
| Student Legal Services | $545,000 | $545,000 |
| Environmental Sustainability | ||
| Penn State Sustainability Institute | $76,500 | $76,500 |
| Keiko Ross Student Farm | $230,167 | $269,782.26 |
| Special Projects | ||
| Organic Materials Processing and Education Center Expansion Composting Project | $1,150,000 | $1,150,000 |
| Debts | ||
| Health Care Center Payment | $268,595 | $268,595 |
| Equity Fund | ||
| DEI Community and Belonging Educators | $40,750 | $40,750 |
| Graduate Student Community Space | $184,750 | $184,750 |
| Free Menstrual Product Access Initiative | $309,500 | $309,500 |
| Subsidized Laundry Program | $27,000 | $27,000 |
| Environmental Sustainability Fund | ||
| Zero Emissions Fleet | $125,000 | $125,000 |
| Reserves | ||
| HUB-Robeson Reserve Contribution | $200,000 | $200,000 |
| Facilities Reserve Contribution | $8,408,168 | $8,408,168 |
| TOTAL BUDGET | ||
| $27,356,107.36 | $26,512,525 | |
| Total Variance: $843,582 | ||
FY 24-25 – Projected Expenditures – $289.00
| Fiscal Year 24-25 Total Revenue | |
| Spring/Fall Enrollment | 45,302 Students |
| Summer Enrollment | 5,505 Students |
| Total Revenue | $27,377,765 |
| Fiscal Year 24-25 Total Appropriation | |
| Total Appropriation | $30,518,873 |
| Variance & Carryforward from Reserves | |
| Variance | -$3,127,108 |
| Carryforward from Reserves | $3,127,108 |
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