All refund requests will be processed within 30 days and are done in the form of checks or wire transfers. To download the Refund Request Form, click here.

• Refunds are governed by the following regulations:

NOTE: For new students in the first semester of attendance, during Drop/Add week, 100% refund with the exception of the reservation and enrollment deposit of AED 5,000 (for undergraduate) and AED 2,000 (for graduate) which is nonrefundable.

Tuition (except IELP)

In the event that a student withdraws or is dismissed from all classes during the term, refunds of tuition and fees will be calculated according to the following schedule:

In the event that a student withdraws from partial classes during the term, refunds will be calculated according to the following schedule:

Tuition (IELP)

* Check the AUD Academic Calendar for Dates of Drop/Add

** Sunday-Thursday

The refund amount will be a credit to the student’s account and carried forward to the following semester. Non-returning students will receive a refund within 30 days of submitting a request form.

Housing Fees & Charges:

• Housing fees are non-refundable.
• The one-time, housing security deposit is refundable at the end of the semester if no housing damage has occurred.
• The housing reservation fee is non-refundable and nontransferable unless the student’s application for admission is rejected or the student cancels their admission (including conditional) one month prior to the start of the semester for which he or she has paid.

Withdrawal Penalty for Scholarship Students:

When an undergraduate student on scholarship exceeds the two-course limit for withdrawals, the following financial penalty will apply for each term the student withdraws from an additional course:

• If a student is enrolled full-time (15 credits and above in Fall and Spring ), the overload tuition rate per credit for the academic year is applicable and will be charged at the time of withdrawal
• If a student is enrolled full-time (12 to 14 credits in Fall and Spring ), the rate per credit is calculated by dividing the tuition charged by the number of registered credits and will be charged at the time of withdrawal
• If a student is enrolled part-time (less than 12 credits in Fall and Spring), the part-time tuition rate per credit for the academic year will be charged at the time of withdrawal.

In the summer sessions, the student will be charged the full tuition for the course(s) from which he or she withdraws.

When a graduate student on scholarship exceeds the two-course limit for withdrawals, he or she will be charged the full tuition for the course(s) from which he or she withdraws.