Create Tuition Descriptions

This article provides instructions for adding Tuition Descriptions to the Profile Preview tab of the Transferology® Lab. School Administrators complete this step as part of the Transferology® onboarding process.

In this article:

Average Grants/Scholarships
Average Graduate School Costs
Custom Tuition Type
Expiration

Institutions can add three additional tuition values to the School Profile to help students better understand the cost of attending the college or university:

Average Grants/Scholarships
Average Graduate School Costs
Custom Tuition Type

Students will see headings for provided values when searching for matches in Transferology. Where information is not provided, the heading will be absent.

Callout highlights the tuition descriptions noted above.

To add Tuition Descriptions:

On the Profile Preview tab, select the Edit Profile button under the banner image.

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Select the Edit Tuition Descriptions button to the right of the Tuition Descriptions header.

The callout highlights the location of the Edit Tuition Descriptions button.

Fill in the following fields using the instructions below.

Tuition Description fields as described below.

Average Grants/Scholarships

Enter the Dollar Value of the tuition type.
Enter a Description.
- Where a description is provided, users can select the information icon to view additional details.
- Limit: 300 characters.

Note reads Transfer Scholarship.

Select Save.

Average Graduate School Costs

Enter the Dollar Value of the tuition type.
Enter a Description.
- Where a description is provided, users can select the information icon to view additional details.
- Limit: 300 characters.

Note reads Average includes graduate scholarships. Admissions for further information.

Select Save.

Custom Tuition Type

Enter the Title of the tuition type.
- Students and staff will see this title when viewing the School Profile after searching for matches.
- Limit: 25 characters.
Enter the Dollar Value.
Enter a Description.
- Where a description is provided, users can select the information icon to view additional details.
- Limit: 300 characters.

Note reads Additional Tuition Information - includes textbooks.

Select Save.

Expiration

Tuition Descriptions are valid for one year. After this time, they will stop displaying in Transferology until confirmed. 60 days prior, School Administrators will see text in the School Profile noting the upcoming expiry:

Three alerts show that the tuition description values are expiring in 57 days.

See Related Articles for instructions on renewing expiring Tuition Descriptions.