In-State Tuition

Through the USOPC, eligible Team USA athletes living and training in California, Colorado and Utah can receive in-state tuition at select public colleges and universities regardless of an individual’s resident status. Read about each state for individual details about eligibility and participating programs. We have a long-term goal of nationwide in-state tuition for Team USA athletes and are working diligently to expand the program to other states.  Refer to this page to see the most up-to-date list of states with Team USA in-state tuition programs.

 

Effective January 2023, CALIFORNIA ASSEMBLY BILL 2747 allows California State University, University of California, or California Community Colleges to offer in-state tuition to Team USA athletes who train in California, regardless of permanent residency. To be eligible, athletes must participate in a California-based elite-level training program that is approved by both the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee and a National Governing Body of an Olympic, Paralympic, Pan American or Parapan American sport.

How to Apply

• UC Regents Schools
• CSU Schools
• Community Colleges

Signed in April 2017, House Bill 1081 allows state-supported institutions to offer in-state tuition to Team USA athletes who train in Colorado, regardless of permanent residency. To be eligible, athletes must participate in a Colorado-based elite-level training program that is approved by both the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee and a National Governing Body of an Olympic, Paralympic, Pan American or Parapan American sport.

Participating Schools

• University of Colorado Boulder
• University of Colorado Colorado Springs
• Colorado Mountain College
• CSU – Pueblo
• Pikes Peak Community College
• Metropolitan State University Schools

How to Apply

• Colorado Schools

State-supported institutions offer in-state tuition to Team USA athletes who live and train in Utah, regardless of their permanent residency. To be eligible, athletes must participate in a Utah-based elite-level training program that is approved by both the USOPC and a national governing body.

Participating Schools

• University of Utah
• Utah State
• Salt Lake City Community College

How to Apply

• Utah Schools

To apply for in-state tuition, athletes must be current/recently retired, elite Team USA athletes who in the past two calendar years have represented the U.S. at an elite competition and in an event or discipline included on the Olympic, Paralympic, Pan American or Parapan American Games program. This includes:

• Any Olympic or Paralympic Games, regardless of last competition date
• Senior World Championships, World Cup, Grand Prix or equivalent in the past two (2) calendar years
• Received at least one support service from the USOPC in the past 12 months including:
  • Direct Athlete Support funding
  • Elite Athlete Health Insurance
  • Resident athlete housing at an Olympic & Paralympic Training Center or Site
  • Other
• Participate in an elite-level training program that is approved by both the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee and a National Governing Body of an Olympic, Paralympic, Pan American or Parapan American sport

In addition, athletes shall not be under a suspension or period of ineligibility—temporarily or otherwise—from WADA, USADA, the U.S. Center for SafeSport, the USOPC, a National Governing Body (NGB), a high-performance management organization (HPMO), or International Federation.

Questions? Contact ACE.edu@usopc.org