Official Site of The State of New Jersey

Fee Schedule

NOTE: All fees are non-refundable and payable upon petition submission. Enrollment is based on Total Institution.

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Please email licensure.info@oshe.nj.gov to request changes or updates to institutions' contact information.

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Petition Submission Fees

In-State Independent or In-State Religious		Out-of-State Public, Independent or Religious
ENROLLMENT	FEE	ENROLLMENT	FEE
1,000 or LESS	$1,000	Programs designed as dual enrollment, high school bridge	$25
1,001 to 5000	$5,000	1,000 or LESS	$4,000
5,001 to 10,000	$10,000	1,001 to 5000	$8,000
10,001 and over	$15,000	5,001 to 10,000	$13,000
		10,001 and over	$18,000

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In-State Proprietary		Out-of-State Proprietary
ENROLLMENT	FEE	ENROLLMENT	FEE
1,000 or LESS	$7,000	1,000 or LESS	$10,000
1,001 to 5000	$11,000	1,001 to 5000	$13,000
5,001 to 10,000	$16,000	5,001 to 10,000	$19,000
10,001 and over	$21,000	10,001 and over	$24,000

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Academic Degree Program and Course Review Fees

PROGRAM	FEE
Programs designed as dual enrollment, high school bridge	$25
Per course if not offering entire program	$100
Certificate or Diploma	$500
Associate’s program	$750
Bachelor’s program	$1000
Master’s or Specialist program	$2,000
Doctoral program	$5,000

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Initial and Annual Licensing Fees

In-State Institutions/All Dual Enrollment
Fee Type	Enrollment	Fee
Programs designed as dual enrollment, high school bridge		$25 Initial licensure fee $25 Annual licensure fee
Initial licensure Fee – payable upon approval
	1,000 or less	$500
	1,001 or 5,000	$5,000
	5,001 to 10,000	$5,000
	10,001 and over	$10,000
Annual licensure Fee – payable annually beginning the second year of licensure period until the institution obtains full accreditation from an accrediting body recognized by the US Secretary of Education.
	1,000 or less	$250
	1,001 or 5,000	$500
	5,001 to 10,000	$2,500
	10,001 and over	$5,000
Initial and renewal licensure Fee – payable upon approval
	1,000 or less	$2,000
	1,001 or 5,000	$5,000
	5,001 to 10,000	$10,000
	10,001 and over	$15,000
Annual licensure Fee – payable annually beginning the second year of licensure period
	1,000 or less	$1,000
	1,001 or 5,000	$2,500
	5,001 to 10,000	$5,000
	10,001 and over	$7,500

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Reports and Miscellaneous Fees

Fee Type	Fee
Out of State Institution Annual report N.J.A.C. 9A:1-5.4	$500
Out of State Institution Formal request - Additional instructional sites N.J.A.C. 9A:1-5.5	$1,000
Out-of-state institutions with no physical presence, offering NJ residents no other programs except for college credit-bearing distance learning (non NC-SARA members only) N.J.A.C. 9A:1-7.4	$1,000 per course, or $10,000 per program
Petition to change programmatic mission N.J.A.C. 9A:1-2.9	$1,000
Expedited change of programmatic degree level/mission request N.J.A.C. (9A:1-2.9(d)	$500
Petition-of-Intent, Proposal for University Status N.J.A.C. 9A:1-3.5	$1,000
Notice - Name change N.J.A.C. 9A:1-1-3(l) Notice - Change of main campus location N.J.A.C. 9A:1-1.3(m) Notice – Change in ownership N.J.A.C. 9A:1-4.2	$500
Submission amendments and/or changes	$500

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Branch Campus Fees

BRANCH CAMPUS PUBLIC RESEARCH UNIVERSITY OR STATE COLLEGE WITHIN NEW JERSEY
FEE	$1,000

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BRANCH CAMPUS OR ADDITIONAL LOCATION PUBLIC RESEARCH UNIVERSITY OR STATE COLLEGE OUTSIDE NEW JERSEY
FEE	$2,000

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BRANCH CAMPUS OR ADDITIONAL LOCATION INDEPENDENT INTITUTION WITHIN NEW JERSEY
FEE	$500

All submissions are only considered complete once the appropriate fee(s) have been received. Fee submissions must be sent with tracking and the completed memo template attached. Please send all fee submissions to the address below.

Office of the Secretary of Higher Education (OSHE)
Attn: Licensure / Dr. Adrian Wright
1 John Fitch Plaza, 10th Floor
PO Box 542
Trenton, NJ 086025

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Consultant Fees

INITIAL & RENEWAL LICENSURE APPLICATIONS
FEE	$1,000
INCREMENTAL	$1,000

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CHANGING PROGRAMMATIC MISSION
FEE	$1,000

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EXCEEDING PROGRAMMATIC MISSION
FEE	$2,000 Virtual
FEE	$2,000 Virtual

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UNIVERSITY STATUS
FEE	$1,000

Base consultant fee of $5000 (Base fee rate includes consultant review of one (1) academic degree program, or one (1) certificate program, or courses, either offered separately or included within a program where the credential is not conferred in New Jersey.

Incremental consultant fee rate of $1000 for each additional academic degree program or certificate program.

All consultant fees are paid directly to the consultant by the institution once approved by the NJ Office of the Secretary of Higher Education (OSHE) through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).