Tuition & Tuition Discounts – Finalsite Enrollment

Tuition and tuition discount amounts can be set up in Finalsite Enrollment and applied to student contracts through contract fee rules. Schools on the PRO plan can configure multiple tuitions, apply discounts, and override individual amounts as needed.

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What does a contract require for tuition? Exactly one active tuition fee. Zero or multiple tuitions cause a contract generation error.
What determines which tuition applies? Contract fee rules map each student to the right tuition (e.g., Lower School, Boarding, International, Default).
What's Tuition Override and where do I set it? It's a per-student field (tuition_override) on the contact record or via import. The override replaces the base tuition; other line items still apply.
Does a student still need a base tuition if I'm using override? Yes. Every student needs a default tuition assigned through fee rules for the contract to generate.
What are tuition discounts used for? Discounts targeted at specific student types (sibling, faculty-student, early enrollment, pay in full). They can be fixed amounts or percentages of tuition, fees, aid, or scholarships.
How are discounts applied to specific students? Through contract fee rules, just like tuitions.

Base Tuition Amount

All contracts require a single active tuition fee when generated. If there is no tuition applied or there are multiple tuitions applied, a contract generation error will appear. Contract fee rules are used to determine which tuition applies to a given contract.

The base tuition is a flat amount that can be modified through financial aid, scholarships, tuition discounts, and required fees to create a final amount.

Examples:

Lower School Tuition
Upper School Tuition
Day Tuition
Boarding Tuition
International Tuition
Default Tuition

Tuition Override

Tuition can be set manually by entering a value in the Tuition Override (tuition_override) field on a student’s contact record or via import. The tuition override works independently of the other line items which still apply based on the fee rules defined.

The amount entered into the tuition override field will become the new tuition amount for the student. For example, if you wanted the student's tuition amount to be $5,000, you would enter '5000' as the value in the tuition override field. Even if you plan to use tuition override, students still need to have a default tuition amount applied through contract fee rules in order for the contract to generate successfully.

Tuition Discounts

Tuition discounts are not required to be on a contract but are useful for assigning a discount to a specific type of student, as indicated by a contract fee rule. For example, you might give a discount to students with a parent/guardian who works for your school, or to students who are in a special program you offer. Tuition discounts can be a fixed amount or a percentage of any combination of tuition, required fees, financial aid, and scholarships.