When withdrawing from YU, you must complete withdrawal arrangements with the registrar
and (if applicable) the residence hall manager. The following refund policies apply
to those who voluntarily withdraw and those requested to withdraw. York University
will refund room, board, and tuition per the following policy:
Refund and Return of Aid Policies
2025-26 Academic Year
All students who officially withdraw from York University will be refunded tuition based on the following schedule.
- Withdrawal on the first day of classes, August 20, 2025 or January 12, 2026 = 100% refund of tuition.
- Withdrawal during the time period between and including August 21, 2025 through September 3, 2025 or January 13, 2026 through January 26, 2026 = 75% refund of tuition.
- Withdrawal during the time period between and including September 4, 2025 through September 17, 2025 or January 27, 2026 through February 9, 2026 = 50% refund of tuition.
- Withdrawal during the time period between and including September 18, 20254 through October 1, 2025 or February 10, 2026 through February 23, 2026 = 25% refund of tuition.
- Withdrawal on or after October 2, 20254 or February 24, 2026 = no refund of tuition.
Fees will not be refunded. Room and board will be prorated based on the weeks on campus. Private fees and individual class fees will not be refunded after the first day of class. This refund policy is also applicable to students dropping individual classes outside of the block charges.
All students that officially withdraw from York University Online will be refunded based on the following schedule:
- 100% tuition will be refunded if the student withdraws before submission of the first assignment.
- 75% tuition will be refunded if the student withdraws after submitting their first assignment during the time period between and including Day 2 of classes through Day 5 of classes.
- 50% tuition will be refunded if the student withdraws during the time period between and including Day 6 through Day 10 of classes.
- 25% tuition will be refunded if the student withdraws during the time period between and including Day 11 of classes through Day 15 of classes.
- No tuition will be refunded on or after Day 16 of classes.
- 100% tuition will be refunded if the student withdraws before submission of the first assignment.
- 75% tuition will be refunded if the student withdraws after submitting their first assignment during the time period between and including Day 2 of classes through Day 5 of classes.
- 50% tuition will be refunded if the student withdraws during the time period between and including Day 6 through Day 10 of classes.
- 25% tuition will be refunded if the student withdraws during the time period between and including Day 11 of classes through Day 15 of classes.
- No tuition will be refunded on or after Day 16 of classes.
Please refer to your contract for withdrawal information.
Return of Aid Policies
Aid received by outside sources, excluding payments on account, York College, and
all Title IV programs will be returned to the sources they came from according to
the following policies. Please be aware that having financial aid to cover your charges
at the beginning of the term or semester does not ensure that your financial aid will
completely cover your charges at the time of withdrawal.
Title IV Programs: All aid received in the form of Pell grants, SEOG, State Grants, Perkins Loan, Stafford loans, PLUS loans, Robert Byrd scholarships, will be earned per day that student is enrolled at York College until the 60% point in the semester. After this 60% point in time, all aid is considered to have been earned by the student and repayment of funds will not be calculated.
York University Program: All aid received in the form of York University scholarships, YUSL, YU Need-Based loan, Endowed scholarships, institutional grants will be earned per day that the student is enrolled at York University until the 60% point in the semester. After this 60% point in time, all aid is considered to have been earned by the student and repayment of funds will not be calculated. The calculation for determining amount of earned funds will be to divide the number of days a student is enrolled in classes into the number of days in the semester. (Thanksgiving break and Spring break are not counted as days attended.) Summer school will be counted individually, as sessions require. The percentage of days will not be rounded, but used as is calculated. That percentage will be applied to each type of aid received by the student. Once the calculations are finished, the amount of unearned aid is determined per Title IV software. (See calculation worksheets in Student Consumer Information)
Outside Scholarships: Once an outside scholarship is validated and applied to a student's account, there will be no return of the funds. Unearned aid that is determined to be returned to the government through the Title IV programs will be the responsibility of the student.
Enrollment Fee: Your $150.00 enrollment fee serves as your commitment to York University. $100.00 of this fee will be used as a prepayment on your student account and is refundable until May 1 or December 1 prior to your first enrolled semester. The remaining $50.00 is non-refundable. Refund requests can be emailed to studentaccounts@york.edu.
Title IV Programs: All aid received in the form of Pell grants, SEOG, State Grants, Perkins Loan, Stafford loans, PLUS loans, Robert Byrd scholarships, will be earned per day that student is enrolled at York College until the 60% point in the semester. After this 60% point in time, all aid is considered to have been earned by the student and repayment of funds will not be calculated.
York University Program: All aid received in the form of York University scholarships, YUSL, YU Need-Based loan, Endowed scholarships, institutional grants will be earned per day that the student is enrolled at York University until the 60% point in the semester. After this 60% point in time, all aid is considered to have been earned by the student and repayment of funds will not be calculated. The calculation for determining amount of earned funds will be to divide the number of days a student is enrolled in classes into the number of days in the semester. (Thanksgiving break and Spring break are not counted as days attended.) Summer school will be counted individually, as sessions require. The percentage of days will not be rounded, but used as is calculated. That percentage will be applied to each type of aid received by the student. Once the calculations are finished, the amount of unearned aid is determined per Title IV software. (See calculation worksheets in Student Consumer Information)
Outside Scholarships: Once an outside scholarship is validated and applied to a student's account, there will be no return of the funds. Unearned aid that is determined to be returned to the government through the Title IV programs will be the responsibility of the student.
Enrollment Fee: Your $150.00 enrollment fee serves as your commitment to York University. $100.00 of this fee will be used as a prepayment on your student account and is refundable until May 1 or December 1 prior to your first enrolled semester. The remaining $50.00 is non-refundable. Refund requests can be emailed to studentaccounts@york.edu.