For United States citizens and permanent residents, the fee can only be waived if you received, or were eligible to receive, a GRE fee waiver through your undergraduate financial aid office. To qualify for a waiver of the GRE fee you must be (1) a U.S. citizen or resident alien and (2) a currently enrolled senior who meets the GRE Board financial-need guidelines.

The application fee helps defray the cost of processing applications. It is never waived and must be paid in dollars. We accept credit cards with the electronic online version and personal checks, bank checks, or money orders if a credit card is not available.

There is no application fee for students that apply for admission online. Students using the paper application should speak with an admissions counselor, high school counselor, or contact the Office of Admissions regarding an application fee waiver.

If you have received the type of state or federal assistance on the REQUEST FOR WAIVER OF EXAMINATION FEE form within the past 12 months, you may apply for a fee waiver. To have your fee waived, complete the form and submit it with your application. You must include appropriate supporting documentation verifying your eligibility under the program (s) you have checked on the form. These forms are available at many local City and Town Halls and at the human resources department.

Since the application fee is a part of the Graduate School application, we are unable to waive the fee.

The $25.00 individual program application is not waived under any circumstance, and in fact, has remained static since the inception of CLE in 1987. The $100.

Clemson University's Graduate School sets the application fee at a level that just covers processing costs. They will not waive the application fee. Tuition cannot be waived.

In order to be waived from paying the fee you must be living in the country where the application fee has been waived. The $100 (CAD) non-refundable application will be waived for applicant's whose correspondence address is located in the countries listed here.