Tuition Refund Policy including Return to Title IV (Federal) Aid
The Finance office will disburse FSA credit balances to students within 14 days of the date it was created or within 14 days of the first day of class. Students with credit balances have two options to receive funds. The preferred method is an eRefund through Transact. The second option is to receive the refund by a paper check. To set up the electronic depositing of your check through Transact start by accessing your student account. For more information see Electronic Payments and Refunds. Paper checks will automatically be mailed to the student’s current address on file. Subsequent paper checks and eRefunds are disbursed every Friday.
Refund schedules
For Mitchell Hamline tuition purposes, liability starts on the first day of school, but we don’t charge liability until after the add/drop period.
Financial aid eligibility begins the first day of class. Withdrawals after the first day of class will result in a return to title IV calculation and the returning of unearned loan eligibility.
For Mitchell Hamline tuition purposes, liability starts on the first day of the term, but we don’t charge liability until after the add/drop period.
Financial aid eligibility begins the first day of class. Withdrawals after the first day of class will result in a return to title IV calculation and the returning of unearned loan eligibility.
Fall 2025
Day and Evening Students
| Date | Liability | Refund |
|---|---|---|
| 8/17/2025 | 0% | Add/Drop |
| 8/18/2025 | 0% | Add/Drop |
| 8/19/2025 | 0% | Add/Drop |
| 8/20/2025 | 0% | Add/Drop |
| 8/21/2025 | 0% | Add/Drop |
| 8/22/2025 | 0% | Add/Drop |
| 8/23/2025 | 6.20% | 93.80% |
| 8/24/2025 | 7.10% | 92.9% |
| 8/25/2025 | 8.00% | 92.0% |
| 8/26/2025 | 8.80% | 91.2% |
| 8/27/2025 | 9.70% | 90.3% |
| 8/28/2025 | 10.60% | 89.4% |
| 8/29/2025 | 11.50% | 88.5% |
| 8/30/2025 | 12.40% | 87.6% |
| 8/31/2025 | 13.30% | 86.7% |
| 9/1/2025 | 14.20% | 85.8% |
| 9/2/2025 | 15.00% | 85.0% |
| 9/3/2025 | 15.90% | 84.1% |
| 9/4/2025 | 16.80% | 83.2% |
| 9/5/2025 | 17.70% | 82.3% |
| 9/6/2025 | 18.60% | 81.4% |
| 9/7/2025 | 19.50% | 80.5% |
| 9/8/2025 | 20.40% | 79.6% |
| 9/9/2025 | 21.20% | 78.8% |
| 9/10/2025 | 22.10% | 77.9% |
| 9/11/2025 | 23.00% | 77.0% |
| 9/12/2025 | 23.90% | 76.1% |
| 9/13/2025 | 24.80% | 75.2% |
| 9/14/2025 | 25.70% | 74.3% |
| 9/15/2025 | 26.50% | 73.5% |
| 9/16/2025 | 27.40% | 72.6% |
| 9/17/2025 | 28.30% | 71.7% |
| 9/18/2025 | 29.20% | 70.8% |
| 9/19/2025 | 30.10% | 69.9% |
| 9/20/2025 | 31.00% | 69.0% |
| 9/21/2025 | 31.90% | 68.1% |
| 9/22/2025 | 32.70% | 67.3% |
| 9/23/2025 | 33.60% | 66.4% |
| 9/24/2025 | 34.50% | 65.5% |
| 9/25/2025 | 35.40% | 64.6% |
| 9/26/2025 | 36.30% | 63.7% |
| 9/27/2025 | 37.20% | 62.8% |
| 9/28/2025 | 38.10% | 61.9% |
| 9/29/2025 | 38.90% | 61.1% |
| 9/30/2025 | 39.80% | 60.2% |
| 10/1/2025 | 40.70% | 59.3% |
| 10/2/2025 | 41.60% | 58.4% |
| 10/3/2025 | 42.50% | 57.5% |
| 10/4/2025 | 43.40% | 56.6% |
| 10/5/2025 | 44.20% | 55.8% |
| 10/6/2025 | 45.10% | 54.9% |
| 10/7/2025 | 46.00% | 54.0% |
| 10/8/2025 | 46.90% | 53.1% |
| 10/9/2025 | 47.80% | 52.2% |
| 10/10/2025 | 48.70% | 51.3% |
| 10/11/2025 | 49.60% | 50.4% |
| 10/12/2025 | 50.40% | 49.6% |
| 10/13/2025 | 51.30% | 48.7% |
| 10/14/2025 | 52.20% | 47.8% |
| 10/15/2025 | 53.10% | 46.9% |
| 10/16/2025 | 54.00% | 46.0% |
| 10/17/2025 | 54.90% | 45.1% |
| 10/18/2025 | 55.80% | 44.2% |
| 10/19/2025 | 56.60% | 43.4% |
| 10/20/2025 | 57.50% | 42.5% |
| 10/21/2025 | 58.40% | 41.6% |
| 10/22/2025 | 59.30% | 40.7% |
| 10/23/2025 | 60.20% | 39.8% |
| 10/24/2025 | 61.10% | 0.0% |
Blended Students
| Date | Liability | Refund |
|---|---|---|
| 8/17/2025 | 0% | Add/Drop |
| 8/18/2025 | 0% | Add/Drop |
| 8/19/2025 | 0% | Add/Drop |
| 8/20/2025 | 0% | Add/Drop |
| 8/21/2025 | 0% | Add/Drop |
| 8/22/2025 | 0% | Add/Drop |
| 8/23/2025 | 6.20% | 93.80% |
| 8/24/2025 | 7.10% | 92.9% |
| 8/25/2025 | 8.00% | 92.0% |
| 8/26/2025 | 8.80% | 91.2% |
| 8/27/2025 | 9.70% | 90.3% |
| 8/28/2025 | 10.60% | 89.4% |
| 8/29/2025 | 11.50% | 88.5% |
| 8/30/2025 | 12.40% | 87.6% |
| 8/31/2025 | 13.30% | 86.7% |
| 9/1/2025 | 14.20% | 85.8% |
| 9/2/2025 | 15.00% | 85.0% |
| 9/3/2025 | 15.90% | 84.1% |
| 9/4/2025 | 16.80% | 83.2% |
| 9/5/2025 | 17.70% | 82.3% |
| 9/6/2025 | 18.60% | 81.4% |
| 9/7/2025 | 19.50% | 80.5% |
| 9/8/2025 | 20.40% | 79.6% |
| 9/9/2025 | 21.20% | 78.8% |
| 9/10/2025 | 22.10% | 77.9% |
| 9/11/2025 | 23.00% | 77.0% |
| 9/12/2025 | 23.90% | 76.1% |
| 9/13/2025 | 24.80% | 75.2% |
| 9/14/2025 | 25.70% | 74.3% |
| 9/15/2025 | 26.50% | 73.5% |
| 9/16/2025 | 27.40% | 72.6% |
| 9/17/2025 | 28.30% | 71.7% |
| 9/18/2025 | 29.20% | 70.8% |
| 9/19/2025 | 30.10% | 69.9% |
| 9/20/2025 | 31.00% | 69.0% |
| 9/21/2025 | 31.90% | 68.1% |
| 9/22/2025 | 32.70% | 67.3% |
| 9/23/2025 | 33.60% | 66.4% |
| 9/24/2025 | 34.50% | 65.5% |
| 9/25/2025 | 35.40% | 64.6% |
| 9/26/2025 | 36.30% | 63.7% |
| 9/27/2025 | 37.20% | 62.8% |
| 9/28/2025 | 38.10% | 61.9% |
| 9/29/2025 | 38.90% | 61.1% |
| 9/30/2025 | 39.80% | 60.2% |
| 10/1/2025 | 40.70% | 59.3% |
| 10/2/2025 | 41.60% | 58.4% |
| 10/3/2025 | 42.50% | 57.5% |
| 10/4/2025 | 43.40% | 56.6% |
| 10/5/2025 | 44.20% | 55.8% |
| 10/6/2025 | 45.10% | 54.9% |
| 10/7/2025 | 46.00% | 54.0% |
| 10/8/2025 | 46.90% | 53.1% |
| 10/9/2025 | 47.80% | 52.2% |
| 10/10/2025 | 48.70% | 51.3% |
| 10/11/2025 | 49.60% | 50.4% |
| 10/12/2025 | 50.40% | 49.6% |
| 10/13/2025 | 51.30% | 48.7% |
| 10/14/2025 | 52.20% | 47.8% |
| 10/15/2025 | 53.10% | 46.9% |
| 10/16/2025 | 54.00% | 46.0% |
| 10/17/2025 | 54.90% | 45.1% |
| 10/18/2025 | 55.80% | 44.2% |
| 10/19/2025 | 56.60% | 43.4% |
| 10/20/2025 | 57.50% | 42.5% |
| 10/21/2025 | 58.40% | 41.6% |
| 10/22/2025 | 59.30% | 40.7% |
| 10/23/2025 | 60.20% | 39.8% |
| 10/24/2025 | 61.10% | 0.0% |
J-Term 2026
- If you are registered for J-term courses, you may still drop them online through December 18.
- After December 18, you may still drop until the start of the course online or by completing a Request to Add/Withdraw Classes form and submitting it to the Office of the Registrar. Students who drop after December 18-January 4 will incur a $150 per credit penalty.
- If you drop a course(s) to switch it out for a course you prefer, you’ll still owe the drop fee for the dropped course.
- If you are waitlisted for a course, you’re not registered for it. Dropping a waitlisted course will not trigger the drop fee.
- Students may add a course until December 18, online or by completing the Request to Add/Withdraw classes form and submitting it to the Office of the Registrar.
- Please note that the Add/Withdraw request will not override holds, time conflicts, or credit maximums. Requests received to add a course after December 18 will not be processed. Be sure you can take the course before submitting the form. Students may not drop or add after the stated deadlines.
- Students who withdraw after the start of the course will owe full tuition.
- We realize things change. If an emergency prevents you from taking a class, reach out to Dean of Students, Lynn LeMoine. Be prepared to provide documentation. Due to ABA standards and federal credit hour regulations: during J-term, students may register for no more than 3 credits.
For more information go to: Office of the Registrar
Summer Term 2026
The last day to add or drop summer courses online is May 15, 2025. After May 15, students may still drop until one day before the start of the course by completing an Add/Drop form and submitting it to the Office of the Registrar. Students who drop after May 15 and before one before the start of class will incur a $150 per credit penalty. Students may add until the start of the course using an Add/Drop form. Please note that the Add/Drop request will not override holds, time conflicts, or credit maximums. Be sure you are able to take the course before submitting the form. Students may not drop after the start of the course. Students who withdraw after the start of the course will owe full tuition. To add or drop a course go to: Registration.
For more information go to: Office of the Registrar
Non-Payment
Mitchell Hamline School of Law does not suspend or withdraw a student from class attendance or resources during a period of instruction due to an unpaid student account balance unless the student is eligible for a full tuition and fee refund.
Withdrawal
Official Withdrawal. An official withdrawal from the law school is processed by the Dean of Students. It is the student’s responsibility to ensure that their withdrawal request has been approved and processed. The last date for which tuition is charged is the last date of attendance in an academically related activity. The Dean of Students communicates the official withdrawal date to the Finance Office. The official date may result in a tuition refund, no refund/nothing owed, or a remaining tuition liability amount to be paid to the school. Scholarship credits will be recalculated accordingly and if federal student loans were used to pay any portion of the semester’s tuition and fee charge, a Return to Title IV calculation will be performed. Student fees are mandatory and are not refunded to the student.
Unofficial (Administrative) Withdrawal. A student who stops attending all classes due to illness, accident, grievous personal loss or other circumstances beyond the student’s control will be reviewed by the Dean of Students to determine the appropriate withdrawal date. Students who stop attending all classes without notice to the Dean of Students or a mitigating event are considered to have withdrawn unofficially and will have tuition liability calculated based on the date approved by the Dean of Students, which is either the last date of attendance, the last date the student logged in, or the 50% mark of the semester, whichever is known.
A student may be administratively withdrawn from the law school if they fail to complete at least one credit of coursework for two semesters (fall or spring) consecutively.
Students who withdraw or are withdrawn from the law school prior to earning any academic credit must petition the Admissions Committee for readmission if they wish to return. Students who withdraw or are withdrawn from the law school after earning academic credit(s) must petition the Dean of Students for reinstatement if they wish to return.
Title IV Financial Aid Refund Calculation
Federal aid is considered to be “earned” throughout the semester. The refund percentage as of the date of withdrawal determines the earned and unearned portions of federal Title IV loans. After the 60% point in the semester, all certified federal loan are considered “earned”. The above tables calculate tuition liability and refund percentages based on the number of days in the semester, less any scheduled break of 5 or more days.
Students earn federal loans up to the date of withdrawal. To determine the calculated loan amounts that must be returned, the semester refund percentage is multiplied by the total federal loan funds that were originated for the semester, this calculation determines the amount of earned aid, and all unearned aid must be returned. Both the school and the student are responsible for returning funds. The school returns funds for which it is responsible while the student repays funds to loan holders based on the terms of the borrower’s promissory note. If an R2T4 calculation results in a credit balance on the students account, it will be disbursed to the student no later than 14 days after the calculation of the R2T4.
Originated but undisbursed loan amounts will be offered based on the completed portion of the semester. Funds that have been earned but have not yet been disbursed will be offered to a student within 30 days of the date the institution determines the student withdrew and the institution will allow the student 14 days to accept or decline the funds for a post withdrawal disbursement. Post withdrawal disbursements will be applied first to a student’s account. Any credit balance resulting from this disbursement will be handled in accordance with requirements for Title IV credit balances referenced in the above paragraph. Any unearned loan amount you’ve received must be returned to the Federal Government.
Tuition refunds from accounts paid with federal or state aid will be returned to programs in the order listed below. Fund returns will be completed within 45 days after the date the official withdrawal date was determined.
- Unsubsidized Federal Direct Loan
- Subsidized Federal Direct Loan
- Graduate Plus Direct Loans
- Other Federal Sources
- Institutional Aid
- Private Aid (private loans, outside scholarships, etc.)
- MN SELF Loans (or other state aid)
- Student Payments
Contact the Finance Office for information about your Student Account:
p: 651-290-6312, e: student.account@mitchellhamline.edu
Room 274 in the LEC Building: Hours Monday-Friday 8am-4:00pm
Contact the Financial Aid Office for information about federal aid
p: 651-290-6403, e: finaid@mitchellhamline.edu
Room 120: Hours Monday-Friday 8am-5pm