Here is the results of my informal survey of college level
physics lab fees.
$0 Kenyon College
$0 UC Santa Barbara
$0 University of Delaware
$0 Randolph-Macon College Ashland, VA
$0 New Mexico State University
$5 Pima College, Tucson AZ
$5 Rice University
$12/lab/student fee/quarter University of Utah
$15 / quarter College of St. Scholastica Duluth MN
$15 Fall and spring quarter
$20 Winter quarter (electricity)
$15 / physics courses, Western Michigan University
($10 / astonomy course)
$15 / quarter Snow College Ephraim, U
$18 / course South Dakota State University
$19 /course South Dakota State University
$20 Coastal Carolina University Conway, SC
$25/student Syracuse
$25 Northern Arizona (typical)
$25/ course Northwestern College Saint Paul, MN,
$25 Michigan Technological University
$35 / course Citadel Charleston, SC
$40 University of Michigan (proposing raise
to $45)
$45 Centenary College of Louisiana
$50 / semester University of Alaska
I was a little surprised not to see clear difference in public vs.
private schools.
From comments:
Most everyone disliked imposing a fee
All liked the money if they had a fee
Many warned of letting the administration get the hands on the money.
Disclaimer: I made a reasonable effort to keep all of these
numbers correct. I used whatever numbers were provided to me by other
and cannot be certain that quoted fees are accurate. I apologize for any
errors.