Tuition Refunds and Insurance
Tuition Refunds
Students must drop courses by the last day to drop listed on the academic calendar to avoid tuition charges. After that date, Westminster uses a pro-rated tuition refund schedule for the first few weeks of each semester for full-semester-length courses. Westminster also offers tuition insurance that supplements the university’s refund schedule to help students who are forced to withdraw from all courses due to physical or mental health conditions.
Tuition refunds are mailed to your address on file. You can verify that your address is current through Self-Service.
Tuition charges and refunds are determined by the date when the drop or withdrawal was processed by the Registrar's Office. Dropping courses can have an impact on financial aid as well as tuition charges. There are some courses that do not follow the refund schedule for the semester as they either do not meet for the entire semester or meet for only a few sessions.
Questions? Contact Student Account Services.
If a refund contains any federal loan or grant monies and has not been cashed after 240 days of issuance, Westminster University will return the funds to the Department of Education.
If a refund does not contain any federal loan or grant monies, Westminster University will attempt to locate the student for 3 years. After 3 years, the university will send the monies to the State Unclaimed Property Division.
Tuition Refund Schedules
The tuition refund schedule applies to regular credit-bearing courses, excluding May Term Study Experiences, IPSL Global Engagement programs, and other trip-based courses. The university’s refund schedule applies regardless of the reason for withdrawal and even if you are only dropping 1 or 2 courses. If you are withdrawing from all courses due to physical or mental health conditions and are enrolled in the tuition insurance program, you should additionally refer to the refund schedule for the insurance program, which supplements the university’s refund schedule.
First 4 Weeks (May Term)
- May 19–26, 2025: 100%
- May 27–June 2, 2025: 50%
- June 3–9, 2025: 25%
- After June 9, 2025: 0%
Full Summer Term
- May 19–26, 2025: 100%
- May 27–June 2, 2025: 80%
- June 3–9, 2025: 60%
- June 10–16, 2025: 30%
- After June 16, 2025: 0%
Final 8 Weeks
- June 17–24, 2025: 100%
- June 25–July 1, 2025: 50%
- July 2–8, 2025: 25%
- After July 8, 2025: 0%
- Aug. 20–29, 2025: 100%
- Aug. 30–Sept. 5 2025: 80%
- Sept. 6–12, 2025: 60%
- Sept. 13–19, 2025: 30%
- After Sept. 19, 2025: 0%
Tuition Insurance
Westminster University offers an opt-out tuition insurance program through A.W.G Dewar, Inc. All students will be automatically enrolled in the program and charged approximately 1.1% of their tuition, registration fees, and housing and meal plans unless they choose to waive this coverage. Tuition insurance is not available for IPSL programs.
Many Westminster students encounter unexpected physical or mental health challenges each year. This coverage provides students and their families needed protection for their educational investment. Westminster students with tuition insurance are eligible for a 75% refund should they face injury, sickness, or mental health issues that result in withdrawing from all their fall or spring courses. Students and families who do not want tuition insurance will need to complete a waiver each year to opt out of this coverage.
Opt-out Deadline for Academic Year 2025–26: August 29, 2025
2025–26 Tuition Insurance Refund Schedule
This table shows how tuition insurance supplements the university’s refund schedule to ensure students who are enrolled in the tuition insurance program receive up to 75% refunds when they are forced to withdraw from all courses for medical or mental health reasons.
| Withdrawal Occurs During | % University Refunds | % Tuition Insurance Refunds | Total Refund % Received |
| Aug. 20–29, 2025 | 100% | 0% | 100% |
| Aug. 30–Sept. 9, 2025 | 80% | 0% | 80% |
| Sept. 6–12, 2025 | 60% | 15% | 75% |
| Sept. 13–19, 2025 | 30% | 45% | 75% |
| After Sept. 19, 2025 | 0% | 75% | 75% |