<p>I was wondering if anybody knows what is included in the fees listed on the W&M website (William</a> & Mary - Tuition & Fees). I'm trying to figure out how you rack up $5624 per year in fees (yes, we're OOS), when most other colleges we've been looking at average under $1000 for the year.</p>
<p>Couldn’t you just ask … W&M themselves what their fees are for?</p>
<p>Just a thought. ;)</p>
<p>That would be the easy way… 
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<p>Good idea. I will. Thanks for the dose of common sense.</p>
<p>This might help to explain in more detail what and where the fees go!</p>
<p><a href=“https://www.wm.edu/offices/financialoperations/sa/tuition/index.php[/url]”>https://www.wm.edu/offices/financialoperations/sa/tuition/index.php</a></p>
<p>The site provided by @Cal1983 provides the breakdown of exactly where fees are allocated. Keep in mind that many of the fees help to reduce costs once students are on campus (for example students pay some athletic fees but can then use the Rec Center for free and go to any sporting event for free, the Student Activities fee helps to ensure that events put on by campus organizations are done at little or no cost to students).</p>
<p>Thank you, Cal1983 - a very informative link. OOS fees appear slightly higher (OOS students pay a $262 state building fee, which VA students do not, for example). This makes sense - though state taxpayers provide only a small percentage of W&M’s budget, they do provide some. </p>
<p>I think we do want our students to have access to a student health center, counseling center, intercollegiate sports, bus service, well-maintained common buildings such as the unions and W&M Hall, which offer programs and activities for all students, etc. It surprises me that other schools can offer that for under $1,000 in fees. It’s been my observation, as the parent of two OOS students, that W&M manages its money efficiently and well. Quality has a price.</p>